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Art & Architecture: general issues

hardcover. This is an analysis of art as a social and perceptual system by one of Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. It is intended to represent an intellectual step in discussions of art and an important advance in systems theory. Translator(s): Knodt, Eva M. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 755.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739061
ISBN
9780804739061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.26

Hardcover. Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts that reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art, and between different artistic disciplines. This book offers a view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116664
ISBN
9781405116664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.95

Paperback. * Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts. * Offers a provocative view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. * Reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116671
ISBN
9781405116671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. The political elite of Nazi Germany perceived itself as a cultural elite. This work explores their cultural aspirations by examining the content of art collections held by Nazis. The author demonstrates how they manipulated public policy and their collecting patterns to articulate Nazi ideology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 110 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ABA; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848098
ISBN
9780807848098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.50

Paperback. Editor(s): McNiff, Shaun. Num Pages: 145 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Intellect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
145
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783200016
ISBN
9781783200016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Creeger, C.E. Series: Vista S. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: AB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880103961
ISBN
9780880103961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.56

Paperback. Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872780
ISBN
9780714872780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Art is expanding into urban development and the design and tourism industries. Art practices based on objects are displaced by practices based on contexts. Aesthetic distinctions dissolve as artworks are inserted into the media, urban spaces, digital networks, and social forums. This book deals with this topic. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356233
ISBN
9780822356233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Hardback. Art is expanding into urban development and the design and tourism industries. Art practices based on objects are displaced by practices based on contexts. Aesthetic distinctions dissolve as artworks are inserted into the media, urban spaces, digital networks, and social forums. This book deals with this topic. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356097
ISBN
9780822356097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.20

Paperback. Series: Occasional Paper. Num Pages: 80 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: ABA; JMC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892361793
ISBN
9780892361793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. This book presents changes in the art world, art education, art theory, social theory, and aesthetics from the beginning of art education to the present in order to build a case for the combination of social theory and art education. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578867882
ISBN
9781578867882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.36

Hardcover. As prominent members of the Victorian cultural and artistic world, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, along with their nephew Charles Locke Eastlake, enjoyed the friendship and support of influential figures. This biography brings the personality of each of the Eastlakes into focus while exploring their important contributions. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations + 5 colour images. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACV; AGC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095074
ISBN
9781857095074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. Gathers a unique group of contributors from the worlds of sociology, musicology, literature, and communications - many of them practicing artists in their own right - to discuss how artists from jazz musicians to painters work: how they coordinate their efforts, how they think, how they start, and, of course, how they finish their productions. Editor(s): Becker, Howard Saul; Faulkner, Robert R.; Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040851
ISBN
9780226040851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Editor(s): English, Darby; Breslin, David. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 178. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218756
ISBN
9780300218756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for teaching, it provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within the subject Offers a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism by. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069598
ISBN
9780719069598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.60

paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
16
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928049
ISBN
9781869928049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. Van Alphen analyzes how art visually "thinks" about these difficult cultural issues, tapping into an understudied interpretation of art as the realm where ideas and values are actively created, given form, and mobilized. Num Pages: 250 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015293
ISBN
9780226015293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.65

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

€ 38.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Dimaggio, Paul; Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia. Series: Rutgers Series: The Public Life of the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 photographs & 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547589
ISBN
9780813547589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.98

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

€ 32.99
€ 24.23

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