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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. does drawing make one 'see things clearer, and clearer, and clearer still', as Hockney suggests? What significance do different media - from a Lascaux cave wall to an iPad - have for the way we see? What is the relationship between the images we make and the reality around us? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 181 illustrations, 174 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 269 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292259
ISBN
9780500292259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Offers a look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting from 1950 onwards. Moving through half a century of work in painting, video and photography, and including archival and documentary material, this book shows how performance art has challenged and energised the medium of painting for successive generations. Editor(s): Wood, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849760201
ISBN
9781849760201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 23.66

Hardcover. Focusing on the theme of collective nouns for animals, this title includes a charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. Illustrated with watercolours, it is a suitable gift for nature and art lovers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Ebury Press Longford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033889
ISBN
9781785033889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135429
ISBN
9781405135429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Hardcover. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107945
ISBN
9781405107945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.54

Hardcover. This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. Editor(s): Hopkins, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118476185
ISBN
9781118476185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.43

Hardback. Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. Editor(s): Salami, Gitti; Visona, Monica Blackmun. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338379
ISBN
9781444338379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.44

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.37
€ 53.53

Paperback. With radical formal innovations that scandalized the European art world, cubism revolutionized modern art and opened the path toward pure abstraction. Documenting the heady first years of this profoundly influential movement, this work presents a comprehensive collection of cubist primary sources. Editor(s): Antliff, Mark; Leighten, Patricia. Num Pages: 608 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 42. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021102
ISBN
9780226021102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACX; AFC; AGNB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927330050
ISBN
9781927330050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270978
ISBN
9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152938
ISBN
9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardcover. Since the 1990s, acclaimed Norwegian and London-based artist AK Dolven has produced a substantial body of work that explores the relationship between individuals and the perception of their environment, the connections that bind inner and outer realities. Coinciding with a solo exhibition at the Ikon Gallery, this book presents her oeuvre. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970190
ISBN
9781908970190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Includes 127 colour and 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221703
ISBN
9781848221703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.76

paperback. Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Bringing a fresh light to bear on the artist's sensationalised private life, this title presents a view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951566
ISBN
9781845951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

Hardcover. An unparalleled collection of postwar and contemporary art assembled by two gutsy collectors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 304 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1986.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849451
ISBN
9780847849451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.46

Hardback. Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 color photographs, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AB; ACX; AFKB; AGB; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294486
ISBN
9780520294486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Eschelbacher, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 248. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226218
ISBN
9780300226218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 168 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707803
ISBN
9780870707803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.63

Paperback. A memoir of Marcia Tucker, the first woman to be hired as a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the founder of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. It draws the reader directly into the burgeoning feminist movement and the excitement of the New York art world during that time. Editor(s): Lou, Liza. Num Pages: 226 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265950
ISBN
9780520265950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Hardback. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Num Pages: 270 pages, 220 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1364. The Art of Robert Arneson. 270 pages, illustrations. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight: 1364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273832
ISBN
9780520273832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fontanka Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906257170
ISBN
9781906257170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. A fun introduction to the world of modern artists, from Albers to Zox, via Basquiat, Kahlo, Warhol and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 portraits of the artists and up to 100 reproductions of the artists' key works. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Gift
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844037803
ISBN
9781844037803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.17

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