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Theory of art

Contemporary artists discuss the avant-garde movement and how the Great War influenced art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour, 50 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lannoo Belgium
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401437660
ISBN
9789401437660
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new identity formations confront the conventional aesthetic production of meaning, and examines how art reinvents itself when dealing with unresolved issues of political, national and cultural belonging. Editor(s): Stavning Thomsen, Bodil Marie; Orjasoter, Kristin. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345720
ISBN
9788779345720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.80

Hardcover. Documents commissioned art for display on the Central Line between 2011 and 2012 which included Michael Landy's Acts of Kindness Anna Barham, Alice Channer and Bob and Roberta Smith's art on communication and exchange in the tube and the artworks produced by Hackney youth as part of A Lock is A Gate. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Num Pages: 88 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. Art on the Underground. 88 pages, 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907317903
ISBN
9781907317903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.51

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Concerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, this book raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system. Num Pages: 113 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 207 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410. The Ideology of the Gallery Space. 113 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. Concerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, this book raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Dimension: 202 x 207 x 12. Weight: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
113
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Expanded Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220409
ISBN
9780520220409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.76

Hardcover. It has become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in visual arts practice, and the emergence of a 'performative' arts writing over the decade or so. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232834
ISBN
9780631232834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.70

Hardback. This book examines charisma as the force in art, literature, and film that engages the reader's or viewer's consciousness and inspires admiration and imitation. Thirteen chapters analyze the workings of charisma and its effects, ranging from Homer to Woody Allen. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243291
ISBN
9780812243291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Villa, Carlos. Num Pages: 344 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACX; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883255466
ISBN
9781883255466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

Paperback. Exquisite, image-filled ruminations on efforts to capture fleeting moments and to comprehend the incomprehensible Num Pages: 216 pages, 113 illustrations, including 18 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380. The Bruising Passion of Camera Lucida, La Jetee, Sans Soleil, and Hiroshima Mon Amour. 216 pages, 113 illustrations, including 18 in colour. Exquisite, image-filled ruminations on efforts to capture fleeting moments and to comprehend the incomprehensible. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight: 380.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352716
ISBN
9780822352716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Distributed Art Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935202004
ISBN
9781935202004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; AFKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174503
ISBN
9780231174503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; AFKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174510
ISBN
9780231174510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Creative Writing and Art History considers the ways in which the writing of art history intersects with creative writing. Essays range from the analysis of historical examples of art historical writing that have a creative element to examinations of contemporary modes of creative writing about art. Editor(s): Grant, Andrew; Grant, Catherine; Rubin, Patricia. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350395
ISBN
9781444350395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628971
ISBN
9780816628971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Pontbriand, Chantal. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
Ringier
SKU
V9783037644188
ISBN
9783037644188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.59

Paperback. A multidisciplinary look at the role of color in contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 373 pages, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
UPNE
Edition
n Second printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517422
ISBN
9780874517422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Harrison, Charles; Wood, Paul J.; Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200642
ISBN
9780631200642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.57

Paperback. * New edition of this popular anthology of twentieth-century art-theoretical texts. * Now updated to include the results of new research, together with significant contributions from the 1990s. * Includes writings by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures. Editor(s): Harrison, Charles; Wood, Paul J. Num Pages: 1288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227083
ISBN
9780631227083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645398
ISBN
9780816645398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802392
ISBN
9780192802392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

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