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Theory of art

Hardback. Bertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's "beauty and attraction" invisible. The author explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour plates, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226210261
ISBN
9780226210261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 79.17

Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616895280
ISBN
9781616895280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.18

Hardback. This book exposes our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616892180
ISBN
9781616892180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dartmouth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584657019
ISBN
9781584657019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiate various forms of intelligence, revealing the use of the idea of "the clever object" as an analytic tool of art-historical interpretation. Editor(s): Hunter, Matthew C.; Lucchini, Francesco. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118710760
ISBN
9781118710760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Lang, Berel. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801494390
ISBN
9780801494390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre of reality TV. Editor(s): Lotringer, Sylvere. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350286
ISBN
9781584350286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. The Second edition of The Creative Mind has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author. Num Pages: 360 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415314534
ISBN
9780415314534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. This anthology brings together material from 38 well-known writers, artists and scientists who attempt to describe the process by which original ideas come to them. Editor(s): Ghiselin, Brewster. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
F First Paperback Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520054530
ISBN
9780520054530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334. The Evolution of the Museum Concept from the French Revolution to the Present Day. 192 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Dimension: 214 x 153 x 13. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464203
ISBN
9781905464203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neill, Paul; Wilson, Mick; Steeds, Lucy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 178. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529105
ISBN
9780262529105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Willis, Anne-Marie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857853509
ISBN
9780857853509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 102 figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262526708
ISBN
9780262526708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

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

€ 53.24
€ 42.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155929
ISBN
9781903155929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Garrard, Mary. Num Pages: 528 pages, 290 photos, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780064302074
ISBN
9780064302074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.45

Paperback. "The texts by John McHale that comprise this volume were first published in a variety of different publications." Editor(s): Kitnick, Alex. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illus., b&w. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
GSAPP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883584702
ISBN
9781883584702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Series: Studies in Theology and the Arts. BIC Classification: ABA; AGR; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830850648
ISBN
9780830850648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609874
ISBN
9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801478987
ISBN
9780801478987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This book offers an original approach to avant-garde art and its transformative force. Presenting an alternative to the approaches to art developed in postmodern theory or cultural studies, Ziarek sees art's significance in its critique of power and the increasing technologization of social relations. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750110
ISBN
9780804750110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Features recipes for ice cream on the moon; candied atmospheric electricities; nocturnal love feasts; sculpted meats. Translator(s): Brill, Suzanne. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391649
ISBN
9780141391649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. This book is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103349
ISBN
9781843103349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Presents an overview of significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. This book explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. It explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220633
ISBN
9780631220633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.71

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