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Sub-Categories of The Arts: General & Reference
The Arts: General & Reference
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George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City
Julia King
The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of architecture; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Paperback
During his lifetime, the work of architect George Hadfield (1763-1826) was highly regarded, both in England and the United... [more]
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Architecture, Arts...
Terence M. Russell
The Arts: General & Reference
Hardback
First published in 1997, this volume examines two of Sir Francis Bacon's civil essays, Sir Henry Wotton's The Elements of... [more]
Sweetness and Strength: The Reception of Michelangelo in Late Victorian...
Lene Ostermark-Johansen
The Arts: General & Reference
Hardback
This text explores the reinvention of Michelangelo in the Victorian era. Lene Ostermark-Johansen shows how the critical discussion... [more]
Looking at Men: Art, Anatomy and the Modern Male Body
Anthea Callen
The Arts: General & Reference
Hardback
Beginning in 1800, Looking at Men explores how the modern male body was forged through the intimately linked professions of... [more]
Architectures of Transversality: Paul Klee, Louis Kahn and the Persian Imagination...
Shima Mohajeri (University of Washington, USA)
Theory of art; Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture
Hardback
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Texas A & M University, 2013) under the title: On the dialectic of silence: Klee,... [more]
Dialogue on the Errors and Abuses of Painters
Givanni Andrea Gilio, Michael Bury, Lucinda Byatt, Carol M. Richardson
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Painting & paintings
Paperback
Essential - and engaging - reading for anyone interested in the issues that concerned artists and patrons in the sixteenth... [more]
Binding Space: The Book as Spatial Practice
Marian Macken
The Arts: General & Reference; Art styles not defined by date; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture
Paperback
Books orient, intrigue, provoke and direct the reader while editing, interpreting, encapsulating, constructing and revealing... [more]
Women Architects in India: Histories of Practice in Mumbai and Delhi
Mary N. Woods
The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Society & culture: general; Gender studies, gender groups
Paperback
With a study of how women have shaped the modern Indian built environment from the independence struggle, this book reveals... [more]
Deaccessioning and its Discontents: A Critical History
Martin Gammon (President, Pergamon Art Group)
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Museums & museology
Hardback
The first history of the deaccession of objects from museum collections that defends deaccession as an essential component... [more]
The Artist-Philosopher and New Philosophy
George Smith (Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, USA)
Theory of art; History of Western philosophy; Cultural studies
Hardback
In The Artist-Philosopher and New Philosophy, Smith argues that Western Metaphysics has indeed come to what Heidegger describes... [more]
Artangel and Financing British Art: Adapting to Social and Economic Change...
Charlotte Gould (Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Art: financial aspects; History of Art & Design Styles; Museums & museology
Hardback
The Artangel Trust has been credited with providing artists with all the money and logistics they need to create one-off dream... [more]
Jeremy Kirwan-Ward: You Can See It From Here
Margaret Moore
The Arts: General & Reference
Paperback
Jeremy Kirwan-Ward- You Can See It From Here is a stunning visual survey of one Australia's most loved multi-disciplinary... [more]
The Postconceptual Condition
Peter Osborne
Theory of art; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Tracking the postconceptual dimensions of contemporary art [more]
Visual Typologies from the Early Modern to the Contemporary: Local Contexts...
Tara Zanardi, Lynda Klich
The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Fashion & society
Hardback
Visual Typologies from the Early Modern to the Contemporary investigates the pictorial representation of types from the sixteenth... [more]
Academics, Artists, and Museums: 21st-Century Partnerships
Irina D. Costache, Clare Kunny
The Arts: General & Reference; Museums & museology
Hardback
Academics, Artists, and Museums examines twenty-first century partnerships between the museum and higher education sectors,... [more]
How to Talk to Children About Art
Francoise Barbe-Gall
The Arts: General & Reference; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Art & design
Paperback
All-new edition of this successful title offers a series of simple talking points - according to three age ranges - about... [more]
Creative Practices for Visual Artists: Time, Space, Process
Kenneth Steinbach (Bethel University, Minnesota, USA)
Theory of art
Paperback
Contrary to popular belief, the practice of art isn't just a product of innate talent or artistic vision; artwork emerges... [more]
Multidisciplinarity: Projects for Social Change in Art and Culture
Luisa Santos
The Arts: General & Reference; Cultural studies; Project management; Public ownership & nationalisation; Sport & leisure industries
Hardback
In Manifesto for an Independent Revolutionary Art Andre Breton and Diego Rivera, under the effects of German fascism and Russian... [more]
Art, EcoJustice, and Education: Intersecting Theories and Practices
Raisa Foster (University of Tampere, Finland), Jussi Makela (University of Tampere, Finland), Rebecca A. Martusewicz (Eastern Michigan University, USA)
The Arts: General & Reference; Philosophy & theory of education
Hardback
Emphasizing the importance of contemporary art forms in EcoJustice Education, this book examines the interconnections between... [more]
Photography and the Contemporary Cultural Condition: Commemorating the Present...
Peter D. Osborne (University of the Arts London, UK)
The Arts: General & Reference; Photography & photographs
Hardback
In this book, Osborne demonstrates why and how photography as photography has survived and flourished since the rise of digital... [more]
Jeppe Hein: Einatmen - Innehalten - Ausatmen
Jeppe Hein, Hirsch, Marie-Amelie Zu Salm-Salm
The Arts: General & Reference
Hardback
New from Jeppe Hein: Breath as an Artistic Theme [more]
Pop Art and Popular Music: Jukebox Modernism
Melissa L. Mednicov (Sam Houston State University)
Theory of art; Art & design styles: Pop art; Media studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Ethnic studies
Hardback
This book offers an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to Pop art scholarship through a recuperation of popular music... [more]
The Appeal of the Philippines: Spain, Cultural Representation and Politics...
Jose Luis Diaz Rodriguez
Art: financial aspects; Colonialism & imperialism; International relations
Hardback
This book examines the different means through which Spain has revisited its ex-colony - the Philippines - since 2000. Focusing... [more]
The Truth Is Always Grey: A History of Modernist Painting
Frances Guerin
Theory of art; Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus
Paperback
Frances Guerin argues that painters select grey to respond to a key question of modernist art: What is painting? Presenting... [more]
Superhumanity: Design of the Self
Nick Axel, Beatriz Colomina, Nikolaus Hirsch, Anton Vidokle, Mark Wigley
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; The self, ego, identity, personality
Paperback
Superhumanity seeks to explore and challenge our understanding of design by engaging with and departing from the concept... [more]
