Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. Examines art and censorship in the current political climate. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AN; JFCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326474
- ISBN
- 9780745326474
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.27
€ 38.99
€ 26.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 185.26
€ 185.26
Paperback. The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history. Editor(s): Campany, David. Num Pages: 220 pages, 220. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714863924
- ISBN
- 9780714863924
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Hardcover. Art for art's sake addresses the relationship between art and life. Although it has long been argued that aestheticism aims to de-humanize art, this volume seeks to consider the counterclaim that such de-humanization can also lead to re-humanization and to a deepened relationship between the aesthetic sphere and the world at large. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSBH; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551169
- ISBN
- 9780230551169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Paperback. A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. Editor(s): Newall, Diana. Series: Art and its Global Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526119926
- ISBN
- 9781526119926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.67
€ 36.67
Paperback. Details why the arts encourage us to show that we care about important things Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991962
- ISBN
- 9780295991962
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.06
€ 34.99
€ 31.06
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899828029
- ISBN
- 9781899828029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.55
€ 83.55
paperback. Examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 512 pages, 320 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691070001
- ISBN
- 9780691070001
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Condition: New
€ 67.08
€ 67.08
Paperback. A ground-breaking exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation. Num Pages: 402 pages. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714842080
- ISBN
- 9780714842080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.52
€ 26.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 53. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037342091
- ISBN
- 9783037342091
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.85
€ 30.99
€ 23.85
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.56
€ 19.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Wamberg, Jacob. Num Pages: 297 pages, 80 b/w & 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HRQX2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763502672
- ISBN
- 9788763502672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.57
€ 54.99
€ 39.57
Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280149
- ISBN
- 9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.91
€ 157.91
Hardcover. This title re-evaluates the emerging relationship between art, aesthetics and work, exploring its potential as both a medium of critical analysis, and as a site of conflict and resistance. Editor(s): Carr, Adrian N.; Hancock, Philip. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968635
- ISBN
- 9780333968635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212191
- ISBN
- 9780789212191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.06
€ 32.99
€ 28.06
Hardcover. Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This book presents an exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 343 illustrations, 338 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239162
- ISBN
- 9780500239162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.46
€ 38.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. Presented in a debate format, this collection presents a range of short introductions to each of the discussions which include: sentimentality, appreciation, interpretation, understanding, objectivity, nature, food, and, horror. It includes sections on pornography and erotica and societies without art. Editor(s): Neill, Alex; Ridley, Aaron. Series: Arguing About Philosophy. Num Pages: 504 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 39. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415424516
- ISBN
- 9780415424516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Paperback. Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writing on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance. He also examines the significance of Nietzsche's understanding of visual dimensions in the theatre and opera, Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750477
- ISBN
- 9780226750477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.34
€ 46.99
€ 36.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 285 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1065.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863353872
- ISBN
- 9783863353872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
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
€ 25.22