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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it within the context of western modernity and capitalist culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 13 black and white images. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199582730
ISBN
9780199582730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. This book does just that. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803641
ISBN
9780192803641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

paperback. Offers an account of art made in Hong Kong in the years leading up to the handover of British sovereignty to China. The author considers a range of media, including painting, sculpture and photography, as well as other kinds of visual production such as architecture, fashion and graphic design. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACXJ; AK; AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891129
ISBN
9781861891129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Houghton Hall
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993288203
ISBN
9780993288203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.60

Hardback. A study of the innovative pop artist Andy Warhol by his close friend and confidant, David Bourdon. Prepared during the artist's lifetime and with his co-operation, it is described as "an intimate look at the man behind the silkscreened image". Num Pages: 432 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 240 b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Abrams United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810926349
ISBN
9780810926349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.49

Paperback. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. Documents, Aesthetics, Memory. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 348 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight: 480.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135421
ISBN
9781571135421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09

Paperback. Discusses photography, offering various ways of approaching photography, showing how photographs circulate in an 'image world' that exists beyond their art and media origins. This book argues that these images permeate people's minds as much as the environment and that photography has affected our sense of time and its relationship to memory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845115029
ISBN
9781845115029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.78

Paperback. Aiming to re-evaluate the status and usage of the photographic image in historical surrealism, this book seeks to locate the use of photography by surrealists within the cultural discourses of that historical moment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643798
ISBN
9781860643798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Hardcover. Jackson Pollock's Mural, created early in his career in 1943, is a vast panorama spanning a 6-metre-long canvas. The author considers the manifold influences on Pollock that led to this landmark achievement - including the context of the American West, and his little-known relationship with Clyfford Still and the importance of wartime photography. Num Pages: 146 pages, 106 illustrations, 67 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239346
ISBN
9780500239346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Taking into account a wealth of scholarship, this book explores the movement in terms of its political implications and rich cultural contexts. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 176 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204276
ISBN
9780500204276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 412 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 295 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2512.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857229843
ISBN
9788857229843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.30

Hardcover. This book showcases a major exhibition of site-specific, multimedia installations and sculptures Ai Weiwei has created for the island. Featuring beautiful photographs and thought-provoking text, At Large is the essential document of this remarkable happening from one of today's most celebrated artists. Editor(s): Spalding, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452142760
ISBN
9781452142760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.61

Hardback. Andrew Wyeth is one of the best loved and most widely recognized artists in American history, yet for much of his career he was reviled by the art world's critical elite. This book reevaluates Wyeth and his place in American art, trying to reconcile these two opposing images of the man and his work. Editor(s): Cateforis, David. Num Pages: 248 pages, 110 color illsutrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280298
ISBN
9780520280298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226333151
ISBN
9780226333151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 137 colour illustrations, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025414
ISBN
9780271025414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.62

Hardback. Chronicles the emergence and migration of Pop art from an international perspective, focusing on the period from the 1950s through the early 1970s. This book features in-depth essays by a range of scholars examining developments in Britain, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Hungary as well as Western Europe and the US. Num Pages: 398 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2300.
Publisher
Walker Art Centre,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935963080
ISBN
9781935963080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.94
€ 74.80

hardcover. Editor(s): Thorpe, Patrick. Num Pages: 276 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLC; JFCA; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1842. Hyrule Historia. 276 pages, col. Illustrations. Editor(s): Thorpe, Patrick. A collection of historical information on "The Legend of Zelda" franchise. It contains concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and more. It also offers an introduction by the producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLC; JFCA; UDX. Dimension: 300 x 237 x 29. Weight: 1762.
Publisher
Dark Horse
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
5th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616550417
ISBN
9781616550417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.09

Paperback. An in-depth look at the work and career of this fascinating artist, who is having a profound impact on contemporary painting Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 291 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714870915
ISBN
9780714870915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.10

Num Pages: 272 pages, 717 b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVN; ACX; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 315 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344855
ISBN
9780764344855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.64
€ 63.10

hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226131054
ISBN
9780226131054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hyperion United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401307950
ISBN
9781401307950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.55

Hardcover. The art of Samuel Bak depicts a world destroyed and yet provisionally pieced back together. Across nearly seven decades of artistic production Samuel Bak has explored and reworked a set of metaphors, a visual grammar and vocabulary, that ultimately privileges questions. Editor(s): Fewell, Danna Nolan; Phillips, Gary A.; Sherwood, Yvonne M. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pucker Art Publications
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879985186
ISBN
9781879985186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857227580
ISBN
9788857227580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693412
ISBN
9780816693412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

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