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Theory of art

Paperback. The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture, dominating the look of its art and commodities as well as our ways of speaking about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this study Ngai offers an aesthetic theory for the hypercommodified, mass-mediated, performance-driven world of late capitalism. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTE; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088122
ISBN
9780674088122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Huddersfield United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862181014
ISBN
9781862181014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781484
ISBN
9781784781484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801439704
ISBN
9780801439704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.67

Paperback. Chapters on the structures of art historical writing are complemented by studies of Elizabeth Siddall, Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, which deal with themes of modernity, sexuality and repression. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415308502
ISBN
9780415308502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception. Newly available in paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643196
ISBN
9780748643196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective on the study of art, connecting and integrating ideas from across the humanities and sciences. Num Pages: 227 pages, 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; JMM; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521184793
ISBN
9780521184793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

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
€ 22.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934105795
ISBN
9781934105795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609874
ISBN
9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119328575
ISBN
9781119328575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Paperback. A new book from Reaktion best-selling author and artist, David Batchelor, The Luminous and the Grey is a unique study of the places where colour comes into being and where it fades away. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232805
ISBN
9781780232805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Hardback. Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design. Num Pages: 216 pages, 106 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition - First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139302
ISBN
9780691139302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262527569
ISBN
9780262527569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. A collection of 100 manifestos from the last 100 years is cacophony of voices from such diverse movements as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Destructivism, and Stuckism, taking in along the way film, architecture, fashion, and cookery. It gathers together an international array of artists of every stripe, including Kandinsky, Gilbert and George. Editor(s): Danchev, Alex. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191799
ISBN
9780141191799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

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

€ 95.07
€ 72.21

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Editor(s): Cook, Sarah. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882489
ISBN
9780854882489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.58

Hardback. Interdisciplinary Encounters is a unique collaboration between the subject and object of Rifkin's groundbreaking writing, opening up new vistas of interdisciplinary interaction for researchers of art history and cultural studies. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana. Series: International Library of Visual Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 51 integrated bw. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767024
ISBN
9781780767024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 135.76

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