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Examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. Examining key moments in the history of both technology and art from the beginning of industrialization, this work explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body.

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Examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. This book explores how the practice of art keeps our relation to time, history and even our own humanity open. It also explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body.

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A radical and original book showing how art can provide both practices of communing and a language of anti-capitalist critique.

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A radical and original book showing how art can provide both practices of communing and a language of anti-capitalist critique.

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Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch.

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Our understanding of art has undergone several major upheavals over the years. This book explores what art in its broadest sense - from Aboriginal work to the Western art market, from the role of museums to media interactivity, and from the mainstream to the radical. It is suitable for students, practicing artists and general readers alike.

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Examines various approaches to art as ritual, as a form of diagrammatic writing, as a symptom of a cultural moment, as a commodity, and as an agent of change. This book explores what art, in its broadest sense from Aboriginal work to the Western art market, from the role of museums to media interactivity, means today.

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Assesses the work of those thinkers (including artists) who have had a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art since the 1960s. This book presents a concise, critical appraisal of thinkers and their ideas about art and its place in the wider cultural context. It is a guide to the key thinkers who shape the world of art.

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Assesses the work of leading thinkers (including artists) who are having a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art. This is a guide to the key thinkers who shape world of art. It is a useful reference for those interested in modern and contemporary art, its history, theory, philosophy and practice.

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Founder of the Theatre of Cruelty and a strong influence on Peter Brook, Artaud dedicated his life and sanity to purging the French theatre of its enervating bourgeois tendencies. This book includes his major writings about theatre.

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Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is a frequently misunderstood concept. This study looks closely Artaud's work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Tracing the theatre of cruelty's earliest orgins, it examines Artaud's six plays for form and meaning.

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Produced by nabokov in association with the Bush Theatre, Artefacts by Mike Bartlett is published to coincide with the world premiere on 20 February, 2008.

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In the late 1980s, Japan's strong economic performance put it on a the verge of becoming a major player in regional and global affairs. But nearly a decade of economic stagnation, a mounting of bad debts, and a continuing stream of scandals have tarnished the country's distinctive economic model.

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Arthritis is a common and often debilitating ailment that strikes millions of people. Here, Naheed Ali offers a comprehensive overview of the topic that will help sufferers and their loved ones develop an approach to dealing with it that incorporates the latest research and treatment approaches.

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Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at Anglo-Celtic warfare between 410-1066, illustrating equipment, weapons and military encounters.

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Born in the segregated South in 1943, Ashe overcame racial prejudices and segregation to break into the world of tennis, which had traditionally been dominated by whites.