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Making a strong case for a revaluation of Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), this collection argues that significant aspects of Lewis's writing, painting, and thinking have not yet received the attention th……続きを見る

Contemporary art sometimes pretends to have made a clean break with history. In The Perpetual Guest, poet and critic Barry Schwabsky demonstrates that any robust understanding of art's present must ……続きを見る

New York City was the site of a remarkable cultural and artistic renaissance during the 1950s and '60s. In the first monograph to treat all five major poets of the New York School-John Ashbery, Barb……続きを見る

Since the mid-1970s, the colloquial term zone has often been associated with the troubled post-war housing estates on the outskirts of large French cities. However, it once referred to a more circum……続きを見る

Raoul Wallenberg is remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews at the end of World War II, and as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. Th……続きを見る

This book offers a series of critical commentaries on, and forced encounters between, different thinkers. At stake in this philosophical and psychoanalytical enquiry is the drawing of a series of di……続きを見る

What is depiction? A new answer is given to this venerable question by providing a syncretistic theory of depiction that tries to combine the merits of the previous theories on the matter while drop……続きを見る

Unveiling the artistry and techniques behind traditional Japanese wood-block printing, this volume provides a deep appreciation for the timeless beauty of the craft. Featuring drawings and illustrat……続きを見る

Danish Modern explores the development of mid-century modernist design in Denmark from historical, analytical and theoretical perspectives. Mark Mussari explores the relationship between Danish desi……続きを見る

Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes' classic series of essays, Mythologies, Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine c……続きを見る

Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the ……続きを見る

The project of global art history calls for balanced treatment of artifacts and a unified approach. This volume emphasizes questions of transcultural encounters and exchanges as circulations. It pre……続きを見る

Video art emerged as an art form that from the 1960s and onwards challenged the concept of art - hence, art historical practices. From the perspective of artists, critics, and scholars engaged with ……続きを見る

In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale ……続きを見る

The Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian im……続きを見る

Where, how, by whom and for what were the first museums of contemporary art created? These are the key questions addressed by J. Pedro Lorente in this new book. In it he explores the concept and his……続きを見る

In The Rise and Fall of American Art, 1940s-1980s, Catherine Dossin challenges the now-mythic perception of New York as the undisputed center of the art world between the end of World War II and the……続きを見る

The authenticity of visual art has always commanded the attention of experts, dealers, collectors, and the art-minded public. Is it "real" or "original" is a way of asking what am I buying? What do ……続きを見る

C'era una volta una rivista che prendeva molti soldi dallo Stato e ha divorato se stessa perdendosi in un vortice di debiti e di assurdità, nella costernazione di sostenitori e collaboratori che ved……続きを見る

L'Histoire de l'art est une vaste fresque qui va de la préhistoire jusqu'aux premieres années de notre siecle. Commencée en 1909, terminée en 1927, plusieurs fois remaniée, la totale nouveauté de l'……続きを見る

Médecin érudit, Élie Faure compose en une vingtaine d'années (1909-1927) une monumentale Histoire de l'art, de la préhistoire au début du XXe siecle. Issu de conférences données a l'université popul……続きを見る

Médecin érudit, Élie Faure compose en une vingtaine d'années (1909-1927) une monumentale Histoire de l'art, de la préhistoire au début du XXe siecle. Issu de conférences données a l'université popul……続きを見る

While written sources on the history of Greece have been studied extensively, no systematic attempt has been made to examine photography as an important cultural and material process. This is surpri……続きを見る

Bringing together a diverse group of scholars representing the fields of cultural and literary studies, cultural politics and history, creative writing and photography, this collection examines the ……続きを見る

Using empathy, as established by the Vienna School of Art History, complemented by insights on how the mind processes visual stimuli, as demonstrated by late 19th-century psychologists and art theor……続きを見る

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A beautifully packaged full-color collection of literary tattoos and short personal essays, The Word Made Flesh is an intimate but anonymous confessional book, in the vein of thought-provoking antho……続きを見る

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