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Theory of art
Paperback. Contains 27 essays and reviews defining the contours of late modernism in the visual arts. Ranging from brief reviews to extended essays, the writings establish a set of basic terms for understanding key issues in high modernism. An extended introductory essay by the author clarifies his views. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 colour plates, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226263199
- ISBN
- 9780226263199
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.26
€ 47.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Translator(s): Underwood, J. A. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036199
- ISBN
- 9780141036199
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.42
€ 10.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Leading figures in the Deleuzean philosophy of art criticism field contribute chapters that explore the extensive writings on art, art history, and aesthetics in the realm of contemporary art, of Deleuze and Guattari. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Simon; Zepke, Stephen. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 336 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638383
- ISBN
- 9780748638383
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Wells, Liz. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415749206
- ISBN
- 9780415749206
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Condition: New
€ 48.70
€ 48.70
Hardcover. Today's artists have an unprecedented level of choice with regard to materials and methods available to them, yet the processes involved in making artworks are rarely addressed in books or exhibitions on art. This title sets out a history of trends in artistic production and the possible catalysts for the proliferation of production strategies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 329 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239339
- ISBN
- 9780500239339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.50
€ 33.99
€ 24.50
Paperback. Hegel's "Aesthetics" gives full expression to his theory of art. He considers the nature of art, surveys the history of art from the ancient world through to the romantic movement, criticizes major works, probing their meaning and significance and deals individually with different art forms. Translator(s): Knox, T. M. Num Pages: 690 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198238171
- ISBN
- 9780198238171
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Condition: New
€ 80.04
€ 80.04
Paperback. With help of carefully chosen illustrations and photographs, from Cezanne and Van Gogh to Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and the Osmond family, Nigel Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to art in a refreshingly jargon-free style. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photographs, 7 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415174909
- ISBN
- 9780415174909
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Condition: New
€ 32.20
€ 32.20
Paperback. An updated edition of the hugely successful original anthology that captures the essence and the edge of the contemporary art scene. Editor(s): Kocur, Zoya; Leung, Simon. Num Pages: 552 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338577
- ISBN
- 9781444338577
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Condition: New
€ 63.85
€ 63.85
Paperback. Discusses the place of art in human evolution and in the future Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295974798
- ISBN
- 9780295974798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn of aesthetics and politics. Translator(s): Corcoran, Steven. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366. On Politics and Aesthetics. 208 pages. A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn of aesthetics and politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS; JPA. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 23. Weight: 366. Translator(s): Corcoran, Steven.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064455
- ISBN
- 9781847064455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.45
€ 52.99
€ 37.45
Paperback. The Second edition of The Creative Mind has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author. Num Pages: 360 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415314534
- ISBN
- 9780415314534
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Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
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
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Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 102 figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262526708
- ISBN
- 9780262526708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Explores peoples attachment to their countries, and the planets role in forming ones identity, as well as the paths and consequences of human migrations. This book also discusses subjects ranging from Tuvaluans forced to leave their Pacific island, to a human cannonball who catapults himself over the US-Mexico border. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Actes Sud France
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- NS Around the World. ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782742789047
- ISBN
- 9782742789047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Hardback. Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. This title describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. It provides an original theory of art and architecture in the age of global networks. Series: Point: Essays on Architecture. Num Pages: 136 pages, 39 color illus. 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150444
- ISBN
- 9780691150444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.63
€ 24.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 95 b/w photographs, 62 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364. A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts. 250 pages, Illustrations. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 368.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261266
- ISBN
- 9780520261266
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.30
€ 40.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Visual Time offers a rare consideration of the idea of time in art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 illustrations, including 8 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353690
- ISBN
- 9780822353690
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.44
€ 27.99
€ 26.44
Paperback. Essays discuss poetry, communication, television, form, aesthetics, bad taste, and art. Translator(s): Cancogni, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674639768
- ISBN
- 9780674639768
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679570
- ISBN
- 9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.80
€ 15.80