Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. Uses the writing of Freud, Lacan, the Surrealists, and Roland Barthes to elaborate a theory of art beyond the pleasure principle. Lacan was in close contact with the Surrealists and, early in his career, exchanged ideas with Dali. This book offers a reading of Dali's "paranoiac-critical" tour de force, "The Tragic Myth of Millet's Angelus". Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 colour/12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029719
- ISBN
- 9780271029719
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Condition: New
€ 51.04€ 43.89
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Paperback. Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this title presents the author's personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 181 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979618
- ISBN
- 9780141979618
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880104975
- ISBN
- 9780880104975
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.71
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497940
- ISBN
- 9780801497940
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
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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
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. These essaysexplore the relationship between artistic and technological advances from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Together they provide a broad definition of technology for this period and address the influence of technological shifts on the history of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ABA; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119291688
- ISBN
- 9781119291688
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Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29
Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616895280
- ISBN
- 9781616895280
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.18
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Paperback. Editor(s): Slade, Kathy. Series: Documents. Num Pages: 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier
- Number of pages
- Ringier
- Edition
- Documents
- SKU
- V9783037641972
- ISBN
- 9783037641972
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.73
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Paperback. In addition to the 22 original essays, this edition includes 9 new ones as well as new introductory material. All help expand the book's scope while retaining its central goal of stimulating discussion of theoretical issues in art history and making it accessible. Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571683
- ISBN
- 9780226571683
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.46
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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
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.93
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Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067891
- ISBN
- 9780719067891
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Condition: New
€ 22.79
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Paperback. Fresh attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its political power through phenomenological attention to art and embodied experience, the senses and perception, affectivity and the emotions. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABA; ACX; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781384176
- ISBN
- 9781781384176
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
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Paperback. The classic work of art criticism, in a beautiful new edition Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298. 288 pages, illustrations. A work of art criticism that contains advice, critical comment and inspiration to a student of the arts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight: 294.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465002634
- ISBN
- 9780465002634
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
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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
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.12
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Paperback. A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. Editor(s): Newall, Diana. Series: Art and its Global Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526119926
- ISBN
- 9781526119926
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
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Paperback. Barasch expertly guides the reader from the interwoven traditions of antiquity, through the aesthetic values of the Middle Ages, to the branching out of art history, art criticism, abstract aesthetics in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415926256
- ISBN
- 9780415926256
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Condition: New
€ 49.78
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Paperback. From Francis Alys and Ursula Biemann to Vivan Sundaram, Allora & Calzadilla, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, some of the most compelling artists today are engaging with the politics of land use. This book brings together a range of international voices and artworks to illuminate this critical mass of practices. Editor(s): Scott, Emily Eliza; Swenson, Kirsten J. Num Pages: 272 pages, 63 b/w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AMV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285491
- ISBN
- 9780520285491
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 integrated bw. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763361
- ISBN
- 9781780763361
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Condition: New
€ 43.67
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859470
- ISBN
- 9781848859470
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
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