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Art & Architecture: general issues
Hardback. Are the arts good for us? This work questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517400
- ISBN
- 9780742517400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27
Paperback. Analyzes major changes in the global art world that have emerged in the last twenty years including structural shifts in the global art market; the proliferation of international art fairs, biennials and blockbuster exhibitions; and the internationalization of the scope of contemporary art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black and white illustrations, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 3JM; ABQ; AC; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291539
- ISBN
- 9780520291539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. This new book is a fearless and passionate defense of the performing and visual arts at a time of increasing 'Pain in the Arts'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768175
- ISBN
- 9781780768175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.16€ 54.16
€ 59.16
€ 54.16
Hardcover. Series: Playful Thinking Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 43 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; UMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262029070
- ISBN
- 9780262029070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.72
€ 23.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. History and Culture in Italy is a scholarly, introductory survey of the history and culture of Italy, focusing on art and architecture, literature and philosophy, politics and historical events, and observations of daily life in modern Italy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761826286
- ISBN
- 9780761826286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Hardcover. Develops a framework for thinking about art through innovative readings of some of the most important philosophical writing on the subject by Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. This title exposes fresh layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734224
- ISBN
- 9780226734224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65€ 78.49
€ 94.65
€ 78.49
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168182
- ISBN
- 9780231168182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Why the avant-garde of art needs to be rehabilitated today Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781689134
- ISBN
- 9781781689134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.09
€ 31.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. The attraction of a wink, a nod, a discarded snapshot - such feelings permeate our lives, yet we usually dismiss them as insubstantial. Jean Paul Ricco argues through the medium of modern art that it is precisely such fleeting experiences that will create a queer aesthetic, and notion of ethics. Num Pages: 184 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226711010
- ISBN
- 9780226711010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. How do we do justice to art when we treat it as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? In this study, academics, curators, bibliographers and representatives of international organizations explain the ways they deal with the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express. Editor(s): Onians, John. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097900
- ISBN
- 9780300097900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.28
€ 23.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. A collection of essays written in affectionate tribute to Gombrich. Editor(s): Onians, John. Num Pages: 420 pages. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714829715
- ISBN
- 9780714829715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.02
€ 65.02
Paperback. The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zero Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782792093
- ISBN
- 9781782792093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.87
€ 24.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 163 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216844
- ISBN
- 9780300216844
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. This study argues that the meaning of colour lies in the particular historical contexts in which it is experienced. Three essays introduce the subject, and the remaining chapters follow themes of colour chronologically, from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 137 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 190 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500282151
- ISBN
- 9780500282151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.30
€ 33.99
€ 24.30
Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671023
- ISBN
- 9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.38
€ 207.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Power Publications Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780909952389
- ISBN
- 9780909952389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.31
€ 75.31
Paperback. Series: Rethinking Development. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138024724
- ISBN
- 9781138024724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Written by one of the country's most eminent reviewers and academics, this book presents a sceptical and an intelligent assessment of the true value of art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226030
- ISBN
- 9780571226030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak. But, there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. This is a book on art in various languages. Num Pages: 176 pages, Integrated illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780141035796
- ISBN
- 9780141035796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.16
€ 11.99
€ 11.16
Paperback. The follow-up to the seminal Ways of Seeing, one of the most influential books on art Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. 224 pages, Illustrations. The follow-up to the seminal Ways of Seeing, one of the most influential books on art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747599579
- ISBN
- 9780747599579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100. 112 pages. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; DNF. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight: 88.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747576914
- ISBN
- 9780747576914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Paul Virilio is one of the most challenging critics of art and technology. His work has produced substantial debate, compelling readers to ask if his criticism is out of touch or out in front of traditional perspectives. This title includes 13 original writings, that is suitable for students and researchers into contemporary visual culture. Editor(s): Armitage, John; Bishop, Ryan. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468. Series: Critical Connections. 256 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Armitage, John; Bishop, Ryan. Paul Virilio is one of the most challenging critics of art and technology. His work has produced substantial debate, compelling readers to ask if his criticism is out of touch or out in front of traditional perspectives. This title includes 13 original writings, that is suitable for students and researchers into contemporary visual culture. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight: 466.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748654444
- ISBN
- 9780748654444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. An invaluable introduction to the continuing debates between high art and low culture for students of media and cultural studies and art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 93 black and white photos. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317441
- ISBN
- 9780745317441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.71
€ 40.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Immanence is a theory of divine presence, in which the divine is found in the material world, not outside of it. This collection brings the major 20th century French philosopher Henri Bergson's work on immanence together with fresh ideas in art theory and the practice of immanent art as found in painting, photography and film. Editor(s): Mullarkey, John; De Mille, Charlotte. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 b&w illustrations 7 b&w line art. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC; AJ; APF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474404730
- ISBN
- 9781474404730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.08
€ 38.99
€ 35.08