Art History 94

The 1980s was a critical decade in shaping today’s art production. While newly visible work concerned with power and identity hinted at a shift toward multiculturalism, the ‘80s were also a time of ……続きを見る

This book collection file includes: Mornings in Florence by John Ruskin, Val d'Arno by John Ruskin, History of Florence by Machiavelli, and the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini. 続きを見る

Throughout Western history, the societies that have made the greatest contributions to the spread of freedom have created iconic works of art to celebrate their achievements. Yet despite the endurin……続きを見る

Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People's Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rou……続きを見る

In this dazzling exploration of one of the most contradictory periods of literary and artistic achievement in modern history, journalist Andy McSmith evokes the lives of more than a dozen of the mos……続きを見る

This edition of E.J. Pratt’s letters is the final volume in the Collected Works series. Because of Pratt’s role in the making of Canadian culture between and after the World Wars, his correspondence……続きを見る

Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using b……続きを見る

In the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant statesーthe Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Em……続きを見る

Foreword by Burning Man founder Larry Harvey A stunning visual and narrative homage-featuring more than 100 black & white and color photographs, many never before seen-that captures the wonder and m……続きを見る

In the past fifty years, the study of indigenous and pre-Columbian art has evolved from a groundbreaking area of inquiry in the mid-1960s to an established field of research. This period also spans ……続きを見る

Critique has long been a central concept within art practice and theory. Since the emergence of Conceptual Art, artists have been expected by critics, curators, and art school faculty to focus their……続きを見る

Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that ……続きを見る

Deep underground, hidden from view, some of humanitys earliest artistic endeavours have lain buried for thousands of years. The most ancient artworks were portable objects, left on cave floors. Shel……続きを見る

Collectors, Scholars, and Forgers in the Ancient World focuses on the fascination which works of art, texts, and antiquarian objects inspired in Greeks and Romans in antiquity and draws parallels wi……続きを見る

At the heart of Michael Leunig's work lies the idea of the holy fool - a character who does not conform to social norms of behaviour because of a peculiar mental disposition or as a deliberate choic……続きを見る

Understanding Atrocities is a wide-ranging collection of essays bridging scholarly and community-based efforts to understand and respond to the global, transhistorical problem of genocide. The essay……続きを見る

Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disru……続きを見る

Many on the left lament an apathy or amnesia toward recent acts of war. Particularly during the George W. Bush administration's invasion of Iraq, opposition to war seemed to lack the heat and potenc……続きを見る

In A Saving Science, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the Han……続きを見る

The first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before available, a……続きを見る

Critical Practice is an ambitious work that blurs the boundaries between art history, museum studies, political science and applied ethics. Marstine demonstrates how convergences between institution……続きを見る

In many different parts of the world modern furniture elements have served as material expressions of power in the post-war era. They were often meant to express an international and in some respect……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de l'avant-garde avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Fermement opposée à tout statisme, la notion d'avant-garde se veut dynamique et de combat, presque ontologiquement vouée à……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de l'expressionnisme avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! En France, l'expressionnisme a longtemps été rejeté, comme une calamité germanique et brumeuse. Soulignant l'attractio……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte d'Edvard Munch avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Parallèlement aux grandes œuvres des écrivains scandinaves, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, la production d'Edvard Munch re……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte du mouvement dada avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! C'est miracle qu'on puisse aujourd'hui voir et lire des œuvres du mouvement dada, en dépit de sa persécution par le régim……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de la reliure avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! À l'époque du magazine et du livre de poche, abandonnés sitôt que lus, il est difficile de réaliser à quel point, pendant des……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de Caravage avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Michelangelo Merisi ou Merighi dit il Caravaggio est originaire de Caravaggio en Lombardie. On pense aujourd'hui que Caravage e……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte des graffiti avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! La signification profonde des graffiti réside non pas dans les moyens par lesquels ils sont effectués, qui ne diffèrent pas de……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de Jean-Louis Forain avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Peintre, dessinateur, graveur, témoin de la Belle Époque comme de la Première Guerre mondiale, Jean-Louis Forain a con……続きを見る