(Hardback, Third edition)

Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present.

(Paperback, Third edition)

Presents an overview that helps you make coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. This edition includes a new chapter on developments in contemporary art since 2000. It offers information on the evolution of art over the decades.

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The years since 1989 have seen a complete untethering of what art can be, who makes it and where it can be found, which has been matched by a reassessment of art's appropriate place in society. This title examines the themes in contemporary art, from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software, and more.

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(Paperback, Revised)

An updated edition of this hugely successful book, the most accessible history of world art ever assembled.

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The first publication to collect the work of more than 140 contemporary designers of the very best limited-edition studio furniture.

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The first-ever A-Z survey of the major modern and contemporary artists of the Middle East.

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An introductory guide to a prominent and expanding field of study: artists unique contribution to the art of the moving image in the 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Written by tutors at the Prince's School of Traditional Arts, a vital reference and practical resource for craftspeople, artists and students .

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An informative and beautifully produced guide to one of the worlds most spectacular collections of Hellenistic and Islamic silverwork, now available in paperback.

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The long-awaited monograph on the Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, gathering more than a decade of their groundbreaking collaborative work.

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An extraordinary monograph by one of the most revered and original image-makers at work today, now expanded and updated to include previously unpublished work.

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A beautiful and informative gift book devoted to the work of Aubrey Beardsley, one of the defining artists of the Art Nouveau style.

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A compact survey of the work of August Sander, the German portrait and documentary photographer.

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A historical tour in more than 100 images of the car as both subject and creative force in photography.

(Hardback)

Aviary presents a thought-provoking overview of contemporary bird photography, featuring the work of more than fifty internationally recognized photographers in an enthralling odyssey that is both a visual celebration of the wonders of nature and a stark reminder of its fragility.

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A stunning showcase of Azzedine Alaa's remarkable fashion collection, published here for the first time.

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The first title in a laugh-out-loud new series of picture books starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.

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Cristobal Balenciaga made his name in Paris in the 1940s and 1950s in the golden age of haute couture, and was hailed by Coco Chanel as the only true couturier amongst us, able to design, cut, assemble and sew a dress entirely by himself. This book intends to mark the inauguration of the Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain.

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An exquisite photography book featuring the collaborative work of fashion photographer Tom Kublin and renowned haute couture designer Cristbal Balenciaga.

(Paperback, Third edition)

A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the "World of Art" series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.