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First published in 1985, this book draws together the author’s artistic with analytical practices which had been developed over many years of sociological enquiry. It interprets a ‘work of art’ as a……続きを見る

In A Surrealist Stratigraphy of Dorothea Tanning’s Chasm, Catriona McAra offers the first critical study of the literary work of the celebrated American painter and sculptor Dorothea Tanning (1910–2……続きを見る

Comment certains artistes émergent-ils et deviennent-ils des stars mondiales ? Pourquoi une photographie, une toile, une installation peuvent-elles atteindre plusieurs millions d'euros ? Troisième é……続きを見る

Artists, designers and researchers are increasingly seeking new ways to understand and explore the creative and practical significance of the senses. This ground-breaking book brings art and design ……続きを見る

First published in 1977, this book presents a comprehensive and lucid guide through the labyrinths of semiology and structuralism ー perhaps the most significant systems of study to have been develo……続きを見る

Can any of us entirely banish from our hearts and minds grave misgivings about the condition of the culture we now inhabit? Expressions of those misgivings are mostly unheard in public forums, ignor……続きを見る

Place plays a fundamental role in the structuring of the discipline of Art History. And yet, place also limits the questions art historians can ask and impairs analysis of objects and locations in t……続きを見る

John Heskett was a pioneering British design historian, with a particular interest in design and economics. Design and the Creation of Value' publishes for the first time his groundbreaking seminar ……続きを見る

W.J.T. Mitchell – one of the founders of visual studies – has been at the forefront of many disciplines such as iconology, art history and media studies. His concept of the pictorial turn is known w……続きを見る

In this fascinating, informal approach to art appreciation, an eminent Indian scholar reveals the crucial difference between merely looking at and really seeing painting and sculpture, drawing and a……続きを見る

**Winner, Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title 2015** This Japanese design book presents the arts, aesthetics and culture of Japan with over 160 stunning color photos and extensive historical ……続きを見る

Comprenez et apprenez à apprécier l'art contemporain... " Pourquoi dépenser des millions pour avoir chez moi une croûte qu'on dirait peinte par mon fils de 3 ans ? " Voilà le genre d'incompréhension……続きを見る

Récit d'un enchantement, ce voyage à travers la civilisation baroque offre le bilan de douze années de ballades passionnées et de recherches érudites. De Naples à Saint-Pétersbourg, un lien très for……続きを見る

À la fin du XIXe siècle, avec Baudelaire et Rimbaud, Cézanne et Monet, une étonnante révolution de nos représentations et de notre manière de penser s'est opérée. Plus d'un siècle plus tard, l'art m……続きを見る

À fond la forme ! Le mot design est aujourd'hui employé à toutes les sauces. Nous le retrouvons aussi bien à la une des journaux de mode que des revues techniques, il est de bon ton de le sortir dan……続きを見る

For policy makers and policy implementers, design challenges abound. Every design challenge presents an opportunity for change and transformation. To get from policy intent to policy outcome, howeve……続きを見る

A rallying call for all those who have been disquieted or disgusted by the excesses of artistic modernism. This is a collection of ten provocative essays on the arts, by writers of varied orientatio……続きを見る

This volume aims to question, challenge, supplement, and revise current understandings of the relationship between aesthetic and political operations. The authors transcend disciplinary boundaries a……続きを見る

A Beautiful Anarchy is a vulnerable, honest, and insightful book about the human longing to create, whether you’re creating a family, a business, a book, or a photograph. Your greatest creation can ……続きを見る

How various mythologies challenge, enable, and inspire women artists and activists across the globe to communicate personal and historical experiences of violence is the central concern of this coll……続きを見る

Examining the extraordinary influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on French thought from 1875 to 1910, Rae Beth Gordon argues for a reconsideration of modernism both in time and in place that si……続きを見る

Sir James Stirling was arguably the greatest British architect of the twentieth century. This book provides the most comprehensive critical survey of Stirling's work to date, charting the developmen……続きを見る

Beginning with a subtle and persuasive analysis of the cultural context, Farebrother examines collage in modernist and Harlem Renaissance figurative art and unearths the collage sensibility attendan……続きを見る

Making the case that J. G. Ballard's fictional and non-fictional writings must be read within the framework of Surrealism, Jeannette Baxter argues for a radical revisioning of Ballard that takes acc……続きを見る

This anthology explores tensions between the individualistic artistic ideals and the collective industrial realities of contemporary cultural production with eighteen all-new chapters presenting pio……続きを見る

Art, Creativity, and Psychoanalysis: Perspectives from Analyst-Artists collects personal reflections by therapists who are also professional artists. It explores the relationship between art and ana……続きを見る

Museums and Photography combines a strong theoretical approach with international case studies to investigate the display of death in various types of museumsーhistory, anthropology, art, ethnograph……続きを見る

We dress to communicate who we are, or who we would like others to think we are, telling seductive fashion narratives through our adornment. Yet, today, fashion has been democratized through high-lo……続きを見る

Contemporary Art and Digital Culture analyses the impact of the internet and digital technologies upon art today. Art over the last fifteen years has been deeply inflected by the rise of the interne……続きを見る

Graffiti and street art images are ubiquitous, and they enjoy a very special place in collective imaginary due to their ambiguous nature. Sometimes enigmatic in meaning, often stylistically crude an……続きを見る