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Theory of art

Hardback. Explores how art, design, and performance registered the changes in the Edwardian period (1901-1910) and helped to precipitate them. Acknowledging familiar divisions between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the slums of the East End, this title discusses the middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the city. Editor(s): O'Neill, Morna; Hatt, Michael. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations + colour images. BIC Classification: 3JJC; ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300163353
ISBN
9780300163353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.16
€ 41.17

Paperback. A survey of the thought about painting and sculpture from the early 18th to the mid-19th centuries. Barasch studies the opinions of the artists and treats the doctrines of philosophers, poets and critics of this period, thus tracing the development of modernism in art and art theory. Editor(s): Barasch, Moshe. Num Pages: 460 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814711767
ISBN
9780814711767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.79

Paperback. Barasch expertly guides the reader from the interwoven traditions of antiquity, through the aesthetic values of the Middle Ages, to the branching out of art history, art criticism, abstract aesthetics in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415926256
ISBN
9780415926256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.48

Paperback. A new reading of the philosophy of contemporary art by the author of The Politics of Time Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680940
ISBN
9781781680940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.22

Paperback. In this book, Murray Edelman continues his quest to understand the influence of perception on the political process by turning to the role of art. Num Pages: 162 pages, 5 halftones, references, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184012
ISBN
9780226184012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.35

Hardcover. Scruton's Aesthetics is a comprehensive critical evaluation of one of the major aestheticians of our age. The lead essay by Scruton is followed by fourteen essays by international commentators plus Scruton's reply. All discuss matters of enduring importance. Editor(s): Hamilton, Andy; Zangwill, Nick. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251687
ISBN
9780230251687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.24

Hardcover. A study of controversy in the arts, and the extent to which such controversies are socially rather than just aesthetically conditioned. The collection pays special attention to the vested interests and the social dynamics involved, including class, religion, culture, and - above all - power. Editor(s): Howells, Richard; Ritivoi, Andreea Deciu; Schachter, Judith. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230353978
ISBN
9780230353978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Hardcover. Ten leading commentators explore the interfaces between art and aesthetics in dialogue with a philosophical text (Theodor Adorno's draft introduction to Aesthetic Theory), a piece of literary writing (Franz Kafka's A Report to an Academy), and a major contemporary painting (Gerhard Richter's Betty, 1988). Editor(s): Regier, Alexander; De Bolla, Peter; Uhlig, Stefan H. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230549197
ISBN
9780230549197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary publication introduces a wealth of new theories and ideas on creativity, evolutionary computation, and the computational arts. Grounding theory through practical applications, it includes contributions from renowned researchers. Editor(s): McCormack, Jon; d'Inverno, Mark. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642317262
ISBN
9783642317262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.72

Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119328575
ISBN
9781119328575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.65

Paperback. "Languages of Art". Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780915144341
ISBN
9780915144341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 19.95

Paperback. A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150781
ISBN
9781405150781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

hardcover. A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405150774
ISBN
9781405150774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.03

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. How does contemporary art subvert the role of the artist/author? Series: International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534158
ISBN
9781784534158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 109 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933128429
ISBN
9781933128429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Santiago, Nicole L. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634820066
ISBN
9781634820066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.09
€ 142.08

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sala, Nicoletta. Num Pages: 178 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212321
ISBN
9781600212321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.52
€ 136.37

Paperback. With help of carefully chosen illustrations and photographs, from Cezanne and Van Gogh to Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and the Osmond family, Nigel Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to art in a refreshingly jargon-free style. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photographs, 7 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415174909
ISBN
9780415174909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.60

Hardback. This book examines the writings of Lawrence Alloway (1926-1990), one of the most influential and widely-respected art writers of the post-War years. It provides a close and critical reading of his writings, and sets his work in the cultural and political context of the London and New York art worlds of the 1950s to the early 1980s. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 510 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316456
ISBN
9781846316456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.26

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