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Exploring key issues for the anthropology of art and art theory, this fascinating text provides the first in-depth study of community art from an anthropological perspective.The book focuses on the ……続きを見る

What is contemporary art? What makes it contemporary? What is it for? And why is it so expensive? The contemporary art world can be a baffling place, but Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi are on hand to b……続きを見る

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues……続きを見る

Analyzing the confluence between coloniality and activist art, Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future argues that there is much to gain from approaching contemporary politically committed art pract……続きを見る

Essays on media systems and contemporary art by a leading theorist of modern visual culture Tricks of the Light brings together essays by critic and art historian Jonathan Crary, internationally kno……続きを見る

In 'The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain,' Nathaniel Armstrong Wells explores the rich history and cultural heritage of Spain through vivid descriptions and illustrations of its ancient landmarks an……続きを見る

Luigi Lanzi's 'The History of Italian Painting' is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the evolution of Italian painting from its earliest manifestations to the Renaissance period. Lanzi s……続きを見る

Franz von Reber's 'History of Ancient Art' is a comprehensive exploration of the art forms and cultural significance of ancient civilizations. Delving into the artistic achievements of societies suc……続きを見る

Stewart Andrew McDowall's 'Beauty and the Beast' is a captivating retelling of the classic fairy tale with a modern twist. McDowall's literary style seamlessly merges the traditional elements of the……続きを見る

Comme un immense musée, mais en moins poussiéreux... et en plus amusant ! A METTRE ENTRE TOUTES LES MAINS ! 続きを見る

ARTE ESPAÑOL PARA EXTRANJEROS ofrece, en esta nueva edición, una síntesis actualizada de la historia del arte español destinada a los universitarios extranjeros estudiosos de la cultura española y, ……続きを見る

The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should……続きを見る

This Lanzi's work features the history of painting in Italy from the period of the revival of the fine arts to the end of the 18th century. The method that the author applies in treating of each sch……続きを見る

A new look at the interrelationship of architecture and sculpture during one of the richest periods of American modern design Alloys looks at a unique period of synergy and exchange in the postwar U……続きを見る

This is the first book to develop a postmigrant analytical perspective for the study of art, concentrating on how postmigration reopens the study of contemporary art and migration. The book introduc……続きを見る

Jan van Eyck was a fifteenth century Netherlandish painter of altarpieces, single-panel religious figures and commissioned portraits, who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. Pan……続きを見る

The classic book on the art and history of weavingーnow expanded and in full color Written by one of the twentieth century’s leading textile artists, this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous m……続きを見る

Saving Abstraction: Morton Feldman, the de Menils, and the Rothko Chapel tells the story of the 1972 premier of Morton Feldman's music for the Rothko Chapel in Houston. Built in 1971 for "people of ……続きを見る

A contemporary synthesis of the philosophical, theoretical and practical methodologies of illustration and its future development Illustration is contextualized visual communication; its purpose is ……続きを見る

'Modern Painting (Illustrated Edition)' serves as a vibrant anthology that spans the evolution and diversity of modern art, encapsulated through a literary lens. This collection brings together a wi……続きを見る

Saint Marks invokes and pluralizes the figure of Mark in order to explore relations between painting and writing. Emphasizing that the saint is not a singular biographical individual in the various ……続きを見る

Architectural discourse and practice are dominated by a false dichotomy between design and chance, and governed by the belief that the architect’s role is to defend against the indeterminate. In Arc……続きを見る

This substantial and ambitious dictionary explores the languages and cultures of visual studies. It provides the basis for understanding the foundations and motivations of current theoretical and ac……続きを見る

This book provides an in-depth and thematic analysis of socially engaged art in Mainland China, exploring its critical responses to and creative interventions in China’s top-down, pro-urban, and pro……続きを見る

This book contains over 100 original street art and graffiti photographs taken in the City of Seattle, Washington USA. It's an effort to help capture and preserve the temporary public expression tha……続きを見る

Visualizing Research guides postgraduate students in art and design through the development and implementation of a research project, using the metaphor of a 'journey of exploration'. For use with a……続きを見る

Volume 2 Book Introduction: This book contains over 100 original street art and graffiti photographs taken in the City of Portland, Oregon, located in the pacific northwestern United States. Portlan……続きを見る

Hans Memling was one of the greatest artists working in northern Europe in the late medieval period. He made his home and his name in the city of Bruges, Belgium, where he lived and worked for almos……続きを見る

The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the fo……続きを見る

Der Kunsthistoriker Werner Hofmann versteht es, auf knappstem Raum die Entwicklungslinien der Malerei von den Wegbereitern der Moderne im 19. Jahrhundert bis hin zu den wichtigsten Strömungen bis Mi……続きを見る