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Unites solo and group interviews with five women artists, who for various reasons no longer live and work in their native countries. This work exposes section by section layers, which - viewed as a whole - reveal what is special about each artist's work as well as the links between them.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

An anthology of essays about beauty in art. It encompasses Meyer Schapiro's sceptical argument on perfection, contributions from artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Agnes Martin, and reflections of critics, curators and philosophers on the problems of beauty and relativism.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

In this publication artistic objects are presented as articulating function in the process of self-organisation, the quintessence of creativity, work methods and trigger events in design processes. An ideas bonanza.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Who Did It What is happening, how did it happen and most importantly who did it Well, Come and Find out.

(Paperback)

Shows us how we can refine analytical tools we already possess to understand and enjoy unfamiliar paintings and sculptures. This book helps viewers feel comfortable around art and see aspects of it they could otherwise miss. It discusses how nontraditional works of art are made, and thus how to talk about their composition and formal elements.

(Paperback)

"Originally published as Restlosigkeit. Weltprojekte um 1900. Copyright 2006 Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag in der S. Fisher Verlag HmbH, Frankfurt am Main"--Title page verso.

(Hardback)

A series of conversations held by Didier Eribon with Sir Ernst Gombrich, art historian, author of "The Story of Art" and former Director of the Warburg Institute. As undogmatic, sceptical and wide-ranging as ever, Gombrich continues to encourage fresh thoughts on fundamental issues.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

The most comprehensive, well-articulated, and jargon-free survey of contemporary art of the last three decades, Art and Today is an invaluable reference written by an authoritative insider of the international contemporary art scene.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Unlock the secrets of colour - learn how and why it has been used in art over the centuries

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

"Negrophilia" means love of black culture, a term used by the Parisian avant-garde in the 1920s as a provocative challenge to bourgeois values. The author explores the phenomenon and its effect upon the music, art, design, fashion, literature and journalism of that time.

(Hardback)

Objects: USA 2020 hails a new generation of artist-craftspeople by revisiting a groundbreaking event that redefined American art.

(Hardback)

A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles

(Hardback, 2nd ed. 1993)

An overview of theories and studies which contribute to the project of a sociology of art, ranging from sociology to art history, literary theory, feminism and media studies. The author addresses the key questions of the role of the reader/viewer, the nature of authorship, and the possibility of cultural politics.

(Hardback, Collector's Edition)

Nobuyoshi Araki is arguably Japans greatest living photographer, and certainly its most controversial. The more than 300 books he has published over the last four decades attest to his inexhaustible creative energy, while his work, which often challenges social taboos surrounding sex and death, has drawn critical attention both at home and abroad.

(Hardback, Collector's Edition)

Nobuyoshi Araki is arguably Japans greatest living photographer, and certainly its most controversial. The more than 300 books he has published over the last four decades attest to his inexhaustible creative energy, while his work, which often challenges social taboos surrounding sex and death, has drawn critical attention both at home and abroad.