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Art & Architecture: general issues

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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

Paperback. * A hilarious, fascinating and surprisingly moving memoir from KLF co-founder Bill Drummond Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112893
ISBN
9780349112893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND; AGC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219197
ISBN
9780300219197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 50.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880104975
ISBN
9780880104975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.71

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Series: Detail Green Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 colour illustrations, 90 farb. Abb., approx. 90 in color, 190 charts and drawings. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
DETAIL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783920034805
ISBN
9783920034805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.03

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 43.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Amended ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618037
ISBN
9783837618037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 41.99

Hardcover. A visual and oral history of the past twenty years of theater, On Broadway pulls back the curtain to reveal the creative process involved in bringing a Broadway show to the stage and into the public consciousness through the words of Broadway's most famous personalities and the art of SpotCo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 178. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848249
ISBN
9780847848249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 43.66

Paperback. "The texts by John McHale that comprise this volume were first published in a variety of different publications." Editor(s): Kitnick, Alex. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illus., b&w. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
GSAPP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883584702
ISBN
9781883584702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. White is not a book about colors. It is rather Kenya Haras attempt to explore the essence of "White," which he sees as being closely related to the origin of Japanese aesthetics - symbolizing simplicity and subtlety. The central concepts discussed by Kenya Hara in this publication are emptiness and the absolute void. Num Pages: 64 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037781838
ISBN
9783037781838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774534
ISBN
9780226774534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.30

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. Polychrome sculpture has come to be widely regarded as a watershed text on the making and meaning of European medieval and Baroque painted wood sculpture. The author played a pioneering role in combining the rigorous scientific analysis of materials with a fuller understanding of form and function. Num Pages: 216 pages, 240 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064337
ISBN
9781606064337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 361 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636246
ISBN
9783837636246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Compiles Johann Gottfried Herder's writings on music and nationalism, from his early volumes of Volkslieder through sacred song to the essays on aesthetics late in his life. The author uses the mode of translation to explore Herder's own interpretive practice as a translator of languages and cultures. Translator(s): Bohlman, Philip V. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234956
ISBN
9780520234956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Hardback. In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520231252
ISBN
9780520231252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.18
€ 64.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062414953
ISBN
9780062414953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138841000
ISBN
9781138841000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Ferreira, Gloria; Herkenhoff, Paulo. Series: MOMA Primary Documents. Num Pages: 464 pages, 72 illustrations, incl. 32 in color. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; AB; ACBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 252 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870709111
ISBN
9780870709111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Offers a way of understanding what art is and why human beings create it. This book asserts that humans create things in order to work out ideas. It draws on examples from several societies to argue that the art-making impulse is primarily cognitive and only secondarily aesthetic. It is intended for those who creates or thinks about works of art. Num Pages: 264 pages, 145 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 278 x 15. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706910
ISBN
9780292706910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

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