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Provides close readings of works by internationally renowned artists, including Rina Banerjee, Yinka Shonibare, Fred Wilson, Pat Ward Williams and Bharti Kher

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The acclaimed classic biography, fully revised, becomes the definitive.

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"It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a compos"

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Divided into two parts, this book provides a historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It also features a listings guide to major theatre companies, institutions, festivals, training schools and A-Z profiles of contemporary playwrights and directors.

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Fully updated and featuring brand new photographs of some of the world's hottest dancing talent, it covers all the most popular ballroom dances, from the four classics that should form the basis of any dancer's repertoire, Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Tango to the great Latin American dances that are so popular.

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Modern European cinema and love examines nine European directors working from the 1950s onwards whose films contain stories about and reflections on romantic love and marriage.

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Presenting an overview of different types and styles of contemporary drama, Modern Voice, guides actors, directors, lecturers, teachers, trainers and coaches through the challenges of voicing modern texts.

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In addition to analyzing the music in the context of the British youth culture of the early 1960s, the author analyzes the reasons that the British bands came to so thoroughly dominate the record charts and airwaves in the United States. It also includes examines contributions of Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, the Tornados, and Tony Sheridan.

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A narrative history of how Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous in the world.

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Saul Austerlitz's fascinating book tellsthe history of the music video, delving into its origins, function, stars, motifs, genres, conventions, and masterpieces

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Montage is an informed and highly original study in the styles and histories of film editing. Drawing on a wide range of directors and films, the book demonstrates the fundamental importance of montage aesthetics to the art of cinema and the practice of film criticism. -- .

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Montage is an informed and highly original study in the styles and histories of film editing. Drawing on a wide range of directors and films, the book demonstrates the fundamental importance of montage aesthetics to the art of cinema and the practice of film criticism. -- .

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Monumental cares links the monument debate of the last decade to the history of realism, showing how art can address problems like the climate crisis, migration and authoritarian politics. Case studies range from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to cardboard, graffiti and re-enactment.

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Monumental cares links the monument debate of the last decade to the history of realism, showing how art can address problems like the climate crisis, migration and authoritarian politics. Case studies range from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to cardboard, graffiti and re-enactment.

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Written to provide the actor with fresh and unusual Shakespearean audition material, this book provides fifty speeches with a guide to selecting, preparing and performing their selection.

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Barry Humphries has deliberately furnished his biographers with half- truths and fiction, but now he has written his own account of his life. He tells of his schooldays, his Australian adolescence, his indiscretions, his renunciations and his appetites.