(Paperback)

The traditional discipline of art history has been expanded and challenged by new insights and alternative perspectives, resulting in a series of wide-ranging debates on the status of art and its role in culture and history.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

In 2013, David Rennie won the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition, a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact that his love affair with photography only began in 2007 at the age of 47. In this, his first book, he reveals just some of the strikingly memorable images that now comprise his vast collection.

(Hardback)

Today's artists have an unprecedented level of choice with regard to materials and methods available to them, yet the processes involved in making artworks are rarely addressed in books or exhibitions on art. This title sets out a history of trends in artistic production and the possible catalysts for the proliferation of production strategies.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

How was Art Nouveau nouveau This richly illustrated overview explores the contexts and provocations of this vivid turn-of-the-century style, in which a symphony of flowing lines and organic forms advocated not only a new linear freedom and liberation from artistic tradition but also a return to handcraftsmanship and the synthesis of artistic...

(Hardback, New edition)

Focusing on two-dimensional Art Nouveau works, this coffee-table book features fascinating text on the movement in general, graphic art and fine art, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of work by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Gaud and Tiffany.

(Hardback)

This book delves into the diverse and expressive realm of mixed media, showcasing a collection of contemporary collage works that push the boundaries of artistic composition and visual storytelling.

(Paperback)

WithArt of Custom Sneakers, learn to make your own one-of-a-kind kicks from YouTube superstar Xavier Kickz.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

A wonderful collection that illustrates around 60 works from across the UK and shows how the game of golf has been depicted in European art from the seventeenth century to the present day.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A lavishly illustrated reference on a little-known chapter in art history--the art of the three Baltic States, covering a wide range of mediums, movements, and styles.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Art history acquires a new rhythm in this unique anthology of artists' record covers from the 1950s to today. More than 500 covers trace the interaction of music and visual art through modernism, Pop Art, conceptual practice, and beyond. Featured covers include Salvador Dal's skewered butterfly for Jackie Gleason and Damien Hirst's symbolic skull for the Hours.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

This unique anthology of artists' record covers, from the 1950s to today includes more than 450 covers, tracing the interaction between music and the visual arts. Featured covers include Salvador Dal's skewered butterfly for Jackie Gleason and Banksy's stenciled graffiti for Blur.

(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.

(Paperback)

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.

(Hardback)

A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to "read," understand, and get the most out of art.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback, Revised)

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

(Paperback)