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Hardcover. The profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged. This book considers how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies transform the ways we think and act. Editor(s): Bartscherer, Thomas; Coover, Roderick. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226038308
ISBN
9780226038308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.90
€ 89.47

Paperback. The profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged. This title brings together American and European scholars, scientists, and artists to consider how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies transform the ways we think and act. Editor(s): Bartscherer, Thomas; Coover, Roderick. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038315
ISBN
9780226038315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263517
ISBN
9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173252
ISBN
9780691173252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Hardback. What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? This title deals with these questions. Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 176 pages, 43 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151540
ISBN
9780691151540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Designed to aid visual artists in furthering their careers through unfiltered information about the business practices and idiosyncrasies of the contemporary art world, this book demystifies practices through testimonials, interviews, and commentary from leading artists, curators, gallerists, collectors, critics, art consultants, and others. Editor(s): Nieves, Marysol. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: AB; JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234134
ISBN
9780823234134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Paperback. Designed to aid visual artists in furthering their careers through unfiltered information about the business practices and idiosyncrasies of the contemporary art world, this book demystifies practices through testimonials, interviews, and commentary from leading artists, curators, gallerists, collectors, critics, art consultants, and others. Editor(s): Nieves, Marysol. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823234141
ISBN
9780823234141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Andrew; Bickers, Patricia. Num Pages: 588 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Ridinghouse, Art Monthly
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464562
ISBN
9781905464562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. Examines the question of pricing contemporary art from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers, this book shows how art galleries juggle the contradictory logics of art and economics. In doing so, they rely on a highly ritualized business repertoire. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. 5 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JHMC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134031
ISBN
9780691134031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Body art or eyesore, tattoos provide fertile ground for philosophical discussion Whether seen as a celebration of individuality or as a conversation piece, tattoos raise intriguing philosophical questions, from aesthetics to feminism, from semiotics to the philosophy of the person. Editor(s): Arp, Robert. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470672068
ISBN
9780470672068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book tells the story of the history of the tattooed body on display in the Unites States while demonstrating how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Num Pages: 213 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; JHM; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369706
ISBN
9781349369706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Based on the premise that teaching artists have the ability to engage students as fellow artists, this book includes a collection of essays, stories, lists, examples, dialogues, and ideas, all offered with the aim of helping artists create and implement effective teaching based on their own expertise and strengths. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256887
ISBN
9780226256887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Long before e-mail and the Internet permeated society, Roy Ascott, a British artist and theorist, coined the term 'telematic art' to describe the use of online computer networks as an artistic medium. This book explores Ascott's ideas on how networked communication has shaped behavior and consciousness within and beyond the realm of art. Editor(s): Shanken, Edward A. Num Pages: 439 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222946
ISBN
9780520222946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Thaddeus Strode's vibrant large-scale paintings are universes unto themselves: wild mash-ups of California surf and skateboard culture, Zen philosophy, rock music, literature, film, and comic books. This title marks the artist's first major museum show. Series: Contemporary Projects. Num Pages: 80 pages, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780936316246
ISBN
9780936316246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.34

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVP; AB; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636291
ISBN
9783837636291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.93

Paperback. Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art. 304 pages, colour illustrations. Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABQ; KC. Dimension: 130 x 202 x 20. Weight: 228.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845134075
ISBN
9781845134075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.98

Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099614
ISBN
9780300099614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. An intriguing insight into the working practice of this Krzysztof Wodiczko and the political and social concepts infused throughout his work. With an extended essay by Wodiczko as the starting point for discussions on war and war-related history and memory, the book is further supported by texts from theorists and critics in the field. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344. 144 pages, 80 colour and b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; JP. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 13. Weight: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907317668
ISBN
9781907317668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Virilio discusses the relationship of war trauma and art and the failure of visual art to reinvent itself when confronted with technology. Translator(s): Taormina, Mike. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Edition
First US edition.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350200
ISBN
9781584350200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 214 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pomegranate Communications Inc,US United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764953880
ISBN
9780764953880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 26.93

Hardback. This text offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 577.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728423
ISBN
9780804728423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.23

Paperback. This book offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804728430
ISBN
9780804728430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.57

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