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Theory of art

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ABA; AGZ; AJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165. .
Publisher
Rocky Nook
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681981987
ISBN
9781681981987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. Num Pages: 386 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644. Representation, Power and Culture. 386 pages, b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight: 678.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077409
ISBN
9780520077409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Hardcover. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900052
ISBN
9781517900052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

paperback. Editor(s): Welchman, John C. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783905770964
ISBN
9783905770964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of design research methods, with particular focus on the social impacts of design. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 bw illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847885791
ISBN
9781847885791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; HBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 280 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781337296724
ISBN
9781337296724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 369.02

Paperback. Explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, bringing together philosophy, art theory, and many examples. This work discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. It is suitable for the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804631
ISBN
9780192804631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853677
ISBN
9780192853677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Postdigital Aesthetics is a contribution to questions raised by our newly computational everyday lives and the aesthetics which reflect both the postdigital nature of this age, but also critical perspectives of a post-internet world. Editor(s): Berry, David M.; Dieter, Michael. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137437198
ISBN
9781137437198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.67

Hardcover. Theory--an embattled discourse for decades--faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly disciplines on the sciences. What is urgently needed, says D. N. Rodowick, is a revitalized concept of theory that can assess the limits of scientific explanation and defend the unique character of humanistic understanding. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416673
ISBN
9780674416673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the high theory of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088153
ISBN
9780674088153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.78

Hardback. This argument in favour of subsidizing the arts offers a distinctly political rationale for government support: engaging the arts helps develop the intellectual faculties of judgement. For those who oppose subsidy, it maps arts subsidy onto the larger landscape of political liberalism. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362920
ISBN
9780792362920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Petersson, Dag; Steinskog, Erik. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nordisk sommeruniversitet NSU Press Sweden
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9789188484253
ISBN
9789188484253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854379078
ISBN
9781854379078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardback. What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? This title deals with these questions. Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 176 pages, 43 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151540
ISBN
9780691151540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328928
ISBN
9780226328928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804704502
ISBN
9780804704502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.18

Paperback. Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World presents a collection of 12 original essays that examine the circulation of objects across global regions and cultures from the 16th to 18th centuries. Essays reveal the importance of mobility for understanding the production, use, and meanings of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 265 x 17. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119217343
ISBN
9781119217343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Paperback. When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, thousands of people flocked to see where it had once been on display. What could have drawn these crowds to an empty space? Taking the intriguing story of the "Mona Lisa's" two year disappearance as his starting point, the author explores the psychology of looking at visual art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMAF; JMRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Darian Leader
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001874
ISBN
9780571212637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466382
ISBN
9781608466382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.14

Hardcover. Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts that reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art, and between different artistic disciplines. This book offers a view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116664
ISBN
9781405116664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.97

Paperback. * Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts. * Offers a provocative view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. * Reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116671
ISBN
9781405116671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history. Editor(s): Campany, David. Num Pages: 220 pages, 220. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714863924
ISBN
9780714863924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; APF; JFCA; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077876
ISBN
9780252077876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

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