CK - Criticism 2

The history of modern art is often told through aesthetic breakthroughs that sync well with cultural and political change. From Courbet to Picasso, from Malevich to Warhol, it is accepted that art t……続きを見る

Why is everything that compromises greatness in art coded as 'feminine'? Has the feminist critique of Art History yet effected real change? With a new preface by Griselda Pollock, this edition of a ……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design & Scenography 2023 This book uses digital media theory to explore contemporary understandings of expanded scenography as spatial p……続きを見る

Hay un hilo secreto que conecta las pinturas rupestres de la cueva de Altamira, los bestiarios medievales, las campañas de reclutamiento de soldados durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, los posters ps……続きを見る

At a time where there are repeated claims of the impending demise of art criticism, The Ends of Art Criticism seeks to dispel these myths by arguing that the lack of a single dominant voice in criti……続きを見る

A collection of the New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America, including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more From the pages of the ……続きを見る

Arising from the 2019 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents essays from seven prominent public intellectuals on the theme of vision. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their o……続きを見る

Despite being one of the foremost American intellectuals of the mid-twentieth century, Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978) was utterly incapable of fitting inーand he liked it that way. Signature cane in o……続きを見る

Essays, speeches, and conversations by artist, arts administrator, and Vermont state legislator, John R. Killacky. Highlights include: Cultural, social, and political commentary on leadership, disa……続きを見る

WITH A FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY Carola Hicks sets out to solve the mystery of one of art history’s greatest paintings, The Arnolfini Portrait The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in……続きを見る

Fashionable Masculinities explores the expression of masculinities through constructions of fashion, identity, style and appearance as the third decade of the new millennium begins: a contradictory ……続きを見る

This book is a study of the history, role and significance of copying art. Copies have enjoyed a different status from authentic artworks and though often acknowledged, very rarely have they been co……続きを見る

First published in 1962, Hogarth and his Place in European Art attempts to convey the historical relevance, both in its native and European context, of perhaps the most outstanding English painter o……続きを見る

Herbert Bayer was one of the most extraordinary artists associated with the Bauhaus school. A true multimedia artist, he united graphic design, art, and architecture in a unique style that came to r……続きを見る

An exciting new reflection on the role of artistic collaboration, collectivism, and the politics of group formation in the neoliberal era. The artist and author Ethan Philbrick’s Group Works re-imag……続きを見る

Letterpress Printing: Past, Present, Future brings together scholars, curators, collectors and printers to assess the current state of letterpress printing. It acknowledges the decline of letterpres……続きを見る

'Incisive and provocative ... a sensitive and probing critique' The New York Times 'Essential reading ... gripping, inspirational, beautifully written and highly thought-provoking' Dr Helen Gørrill……続きを見る

The Performing Observer is a collection of short, critical writings on contemporary art, performance, and photography written over the course of the past two decades. These texts were originally pub……続きを見る

The term “network” is now applied to everything from the Internet to terrorist-cell systems. But the word’s ubiquity has also made it a cliché, a concept at once recognizable yet hard to explain. Ne……続きを見る

The pioneering composer and music theorist makes his final on the totality of his work and thought in these three wide-ranging dialogues. “I was obliged to find a radical way to work ー to get at th……続きを見る

Jacob Burckhardts Buch 'Griechische Kulturgeschichte' ist ein Meisterwerk in der Analyse und Darstellung der griechischen Kultur von den Mykenischen Anfängen bis zur hellenistischen Epoche. Burckhar……続きを見る

Transcultural things examines four sets of artefacts from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: maps pointing to Poland–Lithuania’s roots in the supposedly ‘Oriental’ land of Sarmatia, portrayals of f……続きを見る

Uwe Fleckner nähert sich dem »politischen« Picasso aus unterschiedlichen Richtungen: Von der Beschlagnahme seines frühen Gemäldes Die eingeschlafene Trinkerin durch die Nationalsozialisten bis zur ……続きを見る

This expanded second edition of Reclaiming Artistic Research explores artistic research in dialogue with 24 artists worldwide, reclaiming it from academic associations of the term. Embracing artists……続きを見る

Victorians’ views of water and its role in how the social fabric of Victorian Britain was imagined Water matters like few other substances in people’s daily lives. In the nineteenth century, it left……続きを見る

A. Clutton-Brock's 'Essays on Art' is a paramount collection of insightful reflections on various aspects of art, ranging from the definition of beauty to the role of the artist in society. The essa……続きを見る

In 'British Manufacturing Industries: Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork,' the editors present a comprehensive survey capturing the essence and diversification of British craftsman……続きを見る

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of al……続きを見る

Intersections of Value investigates the universal human need for aesthetic experience. It examines three appreciative contexts where aesthetic value plays a central role: art, nature, and the everyd……続きを見る

British culture is marked by indelible iconsーred double-decker buses, large oak wardrobes, and the compact sleekness of the Mini. But British industrial and product design have long lived in the sh……続きを見る