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Theory of art

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whitechapel Art Gallery
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854881826
ISBN
9780854881826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.45

Hardback. "First published in Germany under the title Faces: Eine Geschichte des Gesichts." Translator(s): Hansen, Thomas S.; Hansen, Abby J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53 color illus. 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162355
ISBN
9780691162355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardcover. A provocative look at the contemporary art scene by one of the country's leading art critics. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055203
ISBN
9780465055203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.31

Paperback. An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of 'visual culture' that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618453
ISBN
9780748618453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Questions how we analyse works of art after the performative turn and shows how the interplay of performativity (textual action), space and topography, and the converging of genres and art forms is essential in modern drama, theatre, prose fiction, poetry and film. This book fosters a concern for the development of congenial theory. Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779344600
ISBN
9788779344600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.66

paperback. How do we appreciate a work of art? Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore connections between art, mind, and brain, Arthur Shimamura takes findings from psychological and brain sciences to address ways of understanding our aesthetic responses. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239077
ISBN
9780190239077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.41

Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322153
ISBN
9780822322153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Series: Afterall Exhibition Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863354480
ISBN
9783863354480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.70

Paperback. An overview of the theories of color from antiquity to the present. An indispensable study for all who work with color including artists, glazers, architects, decorators, designers, ceramic and textile artists, and the student of color theory. Num Pages: 88 pages, hundreds of b/w and color illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401435
ISBN
9780887401435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Sternberg Press United States
Number of pages
110
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933128252
ISBN
9781933128252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. A gripping and beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing which delves into the mysteries and meanings of Las Meninas, Velazquez's iconic masterpiece" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ABA; ACQB; AFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088086
ISBN
9781847088086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. The definitive introduction to this key area of philosophy Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 625.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688180
ISBN
9781851688180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

Paperback. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Num Pages: 297 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438. 297 pages, 17 b&w photos. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240797
ISBN
9780520240797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. This essay is an attempt to reconcile the disturbing contradiction between the striving for order in nature and in man and the principle of entropy implicit in the second law of thermodynamics - between the tendency toward greater organization and the general trend of the material universe toward death and disorder. Num Pages: 72 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. An Essay on Disorder and Order. 72 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
40th Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266001
ISBN
9780520266001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Ruf, Beatrix; Bechler, Christina; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643501
ISBN
9783037643501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.63

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

€ 76.18

Paperback. This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective" quality of art contributes to an understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751711
ISBN
9780804751711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

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

Hardcover. The book proposes a novel theorisation of what happened in art after the demise of postmodernism in the 1990s, exploring select instances in art's and theory's shift of emphasis from cultural to economic relations. Editor(s): Dimitrakaki, Angela; Lloyd, Kirsten. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381380
ISBN
9781781381380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472529404
ISBN
9781472529404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. The subject is the human imagination--and the mysterious interplay between the imagination and the spaces it has made for itself to live in: gardens, rooms, buildings, streets, museums and maps, fictional topographies, and architectures. The book is a lesson in seeing and sensing the manifold forms created by the mind for its own pleasure. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262581837
ISBN
9780262581837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783956791307
ISBN
9783956791307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621480105
ISBN
9781621480105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.85

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