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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. A collection of the best of Gordon Burn's writing on art. Focusing on two principle generations - the Royal College pop art of Hockney and his contemporaries, and the YBA sensations of the 1990s, it explores how these artists rose to prominence with their friends and contemporaries, and what happened next. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229291
ISBN
9780571229291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.50

Num Pages: 240 pages, 273 color & 118 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJC; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AFF; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340543
ISBN
9780764340543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 54.12

A companion catalog to the exhibition of the same name, that explores the stimulating and productive relationship between painting and photography in American art. It includes interviews with artists Robert Bechtle, Barkley Hendricks, and Sherrie Levine, and documents the complex ways in which painting and photography have influenced one another. Editor(s): Lynes, Barbara Buhler; Weinberg, Jonathan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 color and 150 b/w, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; AGC; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269064
ISBN
9780520269064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 39.08

Paperback. In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This book provides an insight into the complex motivations and development of Hayes' projects. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 150 pages, 75 colour images + 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 278 x 7. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180374
ISBN
9780300180374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

paperback. A groundbreaking analysis of two movements of the historical avant-garde Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584659174
ISBN
9781584659174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Expanded anniversary edition of this 1990 classic by America s most provocative performance artist, as outrageous, insightful and relevant as ever." Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ5; AFKP; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866911
ISBN
9780872866911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Developes close and enduring professional relationships with the artistic community in China. In this title, the author tells their stories and depicts their work and personalities in an entirely distinct style, documenting a part of contemporary history and an immensely dynamic time in China. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3084.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214863
ISBN
9788857214863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 56.69

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive work on Surrealism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564663
ISBN
9781900564663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Royal College of Art, 2013) under the title: Purposes, poetics, and publics: the shifting dynamics of design criticism in the US and UK, 1955-2007. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 color illus., 69 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035989
ISBN
9780262035989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.11

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 88 pages, 16 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Afterall Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846381829
ISBN
9781846381829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.33

Hardcover. Offering the author's own twist on the Victorian art of silhouette portraits, this gift volume might look as if it's from the 1890s, its pages contain many favourite cult characters from movies, TV, comics and videogames. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781164129
ISBN
9781781164129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. First comprehensive monograph on the Turner-Prize-winning artist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 180 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714864198
ISBN
9780714864198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 109 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088827
ISBN
9780719088827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.04

Paperback. Featuring seventy-five countrys contemporary artists, and contributions by experts tracing the origins and history of artistic development in Singapore, this book offers insight on trends arising from the citys young artists and perspectives behind their work. Editor(s): Ciclitira, Serenella. Num Pages: 312 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224787
ISBN
9788857224787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.51

hardcover. Shaun Tan fans get to see his extraordinary talent applied to sculpture in this award-winning, lavishly presented collection of art based on fairy tales told by the Brothers Grimm. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 249 x 24. Weight in Grams: 978.
Number of pages
208
Publisher
United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781406370669
ISBN
9781406370669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardcover. Art, William Kentridge says, is its own form of knowledge. It does not simply supplement the real world, and cannot be purely understood in the rational terms of academic disciplines. The studio is where linear thinking is abandoned and the material processes of the eye, the hand, the charcoal and paper become themselves the guides of creativity. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674365803
ISBN
9780674365803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13

Hardcover. Brings together some well-known tales - Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin - with others that are less familiar. This title is informed by the art of the past, attuned to idiosyncrasies of character and incident. Num Pages: 72 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907533242
ISBN
9781907533242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Six Stories is a radically new look at the intersection of science and art through "failed" images. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 figures, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741484
ISBN
9780804741484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.10

Paperback. This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 104. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; ACXJ4; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210134
ISBN
9780520210134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.56

paperback. Shows the work of an exceptional and successful regional artist Num Pages: 239 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985602
ISBN
9780295985602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Hardcover. Introductions by Dice Tsutsumi and Gaerald Guerlais. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 305 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1238. 192 pages, Illustrations. Introductions by Dice Tsutsumi and Gaerald Guerlais. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF. Dimension: 213 x 305 x 22. Weight: 1246.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452112459
ISBN
9781452112459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 583.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464982
ISBN
9781905464982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Americans, on average, spend between six and ten seconds looking at individual artworks in museums or galleries. This book dwells upon various media-photography, painting, sculpture, "living pictures," film, video, digital and performance art - and even light, time, and space, from both the present and past. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 color photographs, 99 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285507
ISBN
9780520285507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 57.31

Hardcover. Erika Szivos places the fine arts and their practitioners in the political, cultural, and social context of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. She investigates the influence of European patterns on the public role of the arts and the changing status of the artist in fin-de-siecle Hungary.

Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJC; ACV; ACX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336703
ISBN
9780880336703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.98

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