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Art & Architecture: general issues
Paperback. Frames the classic debates on objects and aims to generate fresh ones by reshaping the ways in which the object can be taught and studies, from a variety of disciplines and fields. This title elucidates objects in many of their diverse roles, dynamics and capacities. It comprises of numerous academic fields. Editor(s): Guins, Raiford; Candlin, Fiona. Series: In Sight: Visual Culture. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415452304
- ISBN
- 9780415452304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.73
€ 60.73
Paperback. Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new identity formations confront the conventional aesthetic production of meaning, and examines how art reinvents itself when dealing with unresolved issues of political, national and cultural belonging. Editor(s): Stavning Thomsen, Bodil Marie; Orjasoter, Kristin. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345720
- ISBN
- 9788779345720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.96
€ 21.96
Paperback. What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity in our culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910695043
- ISBN
- 9781910695043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.01
€ 17.99
€ 14.01
paperback. A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32pp colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140297966
- ISBN
- 9780140297966
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.94
€ 25.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Indispensable reading for both art lovers and students, Art Theory, 2nd Edition explores Western thought about art from ancient times to the post-modern period. Wide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis, Art History relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175531
- ISBN
- 9781405175531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Paperback. Divided into two parts, this book describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment in Part I, so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on museum exhibits may be minimised. Part II brings together and summarises information and data, which is suitable for workers in conservation research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 77 line illustrations, 36 b&w photographs, 16 colour illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750620413
- ISBN
- 9780750620413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.28
€ 107.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 444 color illus. 102 line illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 256 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3102.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165288
- ISBN
- 9780691165288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.25€ 49.49
€ 58.25
€ 49.49
Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745699875
- ISBN
- 9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.29
€ 30.99
€ 30.29
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. 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
€ 46.99€ 46.76
€ 46.99
€ 46.76
Paperback. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Lantern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590564899
- ISBN
- 9781590564899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.10
€ 26.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. 'The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts' offers theoretical & practical approaches to identifying, structuring & resolving some of the key issues in the debate about the nature of research in the arts which have surfaced during the establishment of this subject over the last decade. Editor(s): Biggs, Michael; Karlsson, Henrik. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AB; GPS; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415697941
- ISBN
- 9780415697941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback. Based on the premise that teaching artists have the ability to engage students as fellow artists, this book includes a collection of essays, stories, lists, examples, dialogues, and ideas, all offered with the aim of helping artists create and implement effective teaching based on their own expertise and strengths. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226256887
- ISBN
- 9780226256887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79
Hardback. Drawing on pioneering examples of doctoral research, this book offers postgraduate students with a guide to those methodologies most directly relevant to research in art and design which will enable readers to negotiate the challenges of their studies and reach a meaningful, fulfilling destination. Num Pages: 250 pages, Includes 46 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754635772
- ISBN
- 9780754635772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.68
€ 168.68
Hardback. This book reflects on the aftermath of shifts encountered in the maturing of digital culture in areas of critical theory and artistic practices, focusing on the awareness that contemporary subjectivity is one that dwells within both the virtual and the real. Editor(s): Causey, Matthew; Meehan, Emma; O'Dwyer, Neill. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438157
- ISBN
- 9781137438157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts. 200 pages, 60 illustrations. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. This work is one of the first books to examine the relationship between science and contemporary art and to chart the new work beginning to emerge from artist/scientist collaborations. Contributors include distinguished art historian Martin Kemp and artist Andrea Duncan. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319874
- ISBN
- 9780903319874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.28
€ 14.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. This work, originally published in 1994, reshapes the direction of landscape studies by considering landscape not simply as an object to be seen or a text to be read, but as an instrument of cultural force, a central tool in the creation of national and social identity. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532059
- ISBN
- 9780226532059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.18
€ 36.99
€ 29.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606065266
- ISBN
- 9781606065266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.41
€ 30.41
Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145183
- ISBN
- 9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847089076
- ISBN
- 9781847089076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; AFKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174510
- ISBN
- 9780231174510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Sukla, Ananta Chavana. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSK; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472575036
- ISBN
- 9781472575036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.34
€ 45.99
€ 38.34
Hardback. Presents a collection of essays on the continuing debates over medium specificity and the politics of the digital arts. This book stages debates across essays, creating dialogues that give different narrative accounts of what is historically and ideologically at stake in medium specificity and digital politics. Editor(s): Kinder, Marsha; McPherson, Tara. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b/w images. BIC Classification: AB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281851
- ISBN
- 9780520281851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21€ 71.30
€ 93.21
€ 71.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Kossak, Roman; Ording, Philip. Series: Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts. Num Pages: 390 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AB; PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319533834
- ISBN
- 9783319533834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62