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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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

Paperback. Investigating and documenting the histories, theories and forms of Conceptual Art, this book shows that Conceptual Art was a broad movement encompassing a range of artistic tendencies. Editor(s): Bird, Jon; Newman, Michael. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 264 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890528
ISBN
9781861890528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Hardback. The stature of the Dadaist, Marcel Duchamp, in the history of art has grown steadily since the 1950s, but he continues to be relatively unknown outside his narrow circle of followers. This book sets out to offer a careful explanation of the oeuvre which has been shrouded in mystery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 193 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1023.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890276
ISBN
9781861890276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.70

paperback. Placing individual works by the allegorical artist and sculptor Jasper Johns in their social context as well as in Johns's oeuvre, this book aims to get to terms with - and find terms for - a difficult and elusive body of work by one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948462580
ISBN
9780948462580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.84

paperback. According to most of the critical commentary on Francis Bacon, the paintings by this crucially important artist are about violence, torment, fragmentation and loss. This title argues that it is the violence done to the viewer that needs to be addressed if we are to understand how these works function. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948462344
ISBN
9780948462344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.89

Hardback. Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the greatest British artists of the twentieth century, first coming to international prominence with his famous 'white reliefs' of the 1930s. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he played a significant role in the European avantgarde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian and others. Series: Tate British Artist Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781849762755
ISBN
9781849762755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 5.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACXD5; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300104127
ISBN
9780300104127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.67

hardcover. Features armor and weapon designs, character concepts, creatures, locations, rough sketches, an exclusive interview with the game's creators, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; UDX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 223 x 306 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Udon Entertainment
Condition
New
SKU
9781927925560
ISBN
9781927925560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.30

paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dis Voir France
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9782914563635
ISBN
9782914563635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Explores how animal imagery has been used in modern and contemporary art and performance, and in postmodern philosophy and literature, to suggest and shape ideas about identity and creativity. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; JFC; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890603
ISBN
9781861890603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

hardcover. Featuring work from all periods of a internationally renowned filmmaker, this book documents David Lynch's museum exhibition in the United States, bringing together works held in American and European collections and from the artist's studio. It brings together ninety-five paintings, drawings, and prints from 1965 to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 Color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 276 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520283961
ISBN
9780520283961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 38.80

Paperback. Aims to challenge conventional theories of race and art in the period between 1920-40 by shedding light on the role early art critics had in marginalizing African American artists by characterizing them as sharing a primitive, ethnic essence. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; ACXD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032303
ISBN
9780472032303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74

Paperback. Taking the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet in 1959 as its starting point, this book offers an interpretation of the ways in which the idea of Tibet has been imagined by Tibetan artists in exile in India and in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890399
ISBN
9781861890399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

Paperback. Nathan Wyburn's celebrity portraits combine the pop-art sensibilities of Andy Warhol with non-traditional materials, creating art which is refreshing and unique. Featuring Twiggy crafted out of Twiglets, Michael McIntyre with Marmite and Rowan Atkinson from baked beans. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Candy Jar Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993322105
ISBN
9780993322105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.27

paperback. This treatise on modernism and postmodernism establishes that modernists' faith in the cult of novelty inevitably led to its destruction. Exploring the paradoxical nature of the modernist tradition in literature and the arts, the author considers its aesthetic and moral contradictions. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034332
ISBN
9780231075770
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Guy LaBree's connection to the Seminole Tribe of Florida began when he was an elementary school student in the 1940s living near the Dania (now Hollywood) reservation in Florida. This book features forty-two selections from this self-taught artist's output of more than 1,000 paintings. It also tells the intriguing story behind the white man. Num Pages: 232 pages, 42 colour plates, 8 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813034300
ISBN
9780813034300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

paperback. A catalog of highlights of American art drawn from the Samuel P Harn Museum of Art's permanent collection. It features eighty-eight works selected from the 2,490 American works in the museum's modern, contemporary, photography, and works on paper collections. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Samuel P Harn Museum of Art United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976255284
ISBN
9780976255284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.48

hardcover. Presents 59 examples of contemporary Cuban art drawn from the distinguished collection of Howard and Patty Farber (New York and Miami Beach). Created during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, these works represent the combination of utopian impulses and dystopian realities, the ruptures and new beginnings that have characterized Cuban art. Editor(s): Delson, Susan B. Translator(s): Lizarraga, Felix. Num Pages: 160 pages, 67 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1411.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Samuel P Harn Museum of Art United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976255246
ISBN
9780976255246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.90

Hardback. Miami Modernism, or MiMo, is the brand of mid-century architecture ubiquitous in the world-famous city. This book offers a look at the architecture of Norman M Giller, one of the early godfathers of MiMo. Discussing technologies, materials, and the key elements of MiMo, it offers an insider's view. It delves into Miami's architectural history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 77 colour & 80 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; ACXD2; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813030715
ISBN
9780813030715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 208 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
21 Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785036
ISBN
9781901785036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

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