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This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world.

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Designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam, this book will deepen understanding not only of Islamic art and architecture but also of Islam itself.

Art historical theory is a forum of intense, often passionate debate

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Provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today. In this book the author gives practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. It is a mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy.

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Contributions from current research in diverse fields uncover how secrecy comes into effect in different cultural settings, while in-depth portraits of arcane objects from the collections of the Museum der Kulturen Basel reveal that secrets not only have a hidden but very often also a visible, public dimension.

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Banish creative block with inspirational words from Hockney, Pollock and more.

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Everlasting art!everlasting responsibility On the proper handling of artists estates in the twenty-first century

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In the art world the way materials come together to mean something is fascinating. This book by three painting conservators explores the backs of 33 paintings held in the collections of Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

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The National Portrait Gallerys series of compact, fully illustrated, historical guides to literary and artistic personalities and themes. Written by well-known contemporary writers, they use works from the Gallerys Collection to examine the lives, thoughts and relationships within each selected group.

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The "European Digital Art and Science Network" collaborates with the Ars Electronica Futurelab to offer residencies for artists. The book presents the artistic projects and residencies in powerful images, and contributions by well-known scientists and artists analyse the challenges posed by art and science.

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A thought provoking essay critiquing contemporary culture's obsession with identity politics over and above aesthetics and older critical concerns.

This illustrated biography of Gloria Vanderbilt celebrates her long and productive life as an influential decorator, fashion designer, fashion icon, artist, and author.

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This study if children's art and how they go about it is based on the author's 25 years of teaching art to young children. Aimed at parents, early childhood and art teachers, psychologists, art therapists and art students, the book includes over a hundred examples from Jenny's collection of children's artwork. Aust author.

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Explores the evolution of a relatively new field of art restoration through critical contributions. This volume, culled from the lectures held in Turin at Castello di Rivoli in 1987 and in 2012, reveals the inner fragility of a modern work of art.

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Will create a portrait of Proctor, painter, printmaker and teacher, through a series of objects - paintings, drawings, magazines and personal items and a re-creation of her Burdekin House exhibit of 1929 - which was a hospital fund raiser of beautiful things - both antique and modern.

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We thrive on both the recognition of fashion's immediate ability to shape our self-images and our enlightened awareness of the way past examples of significant design affected the way women dressed. This book celebrates this power by citing those gowns, minis, muumuus, shifts, and more that are responsible for changing how women wanted to look.

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Everything you always wanted to know about the art market but were afraid to ask. A pioneering collector explains how to use passion and intuition to acquire key pieces or build a collection--even on a limited budget.

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A comprehensive study of beloved American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder sheds new light on his practice and its enduring influence on American Modernism.

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Ali Banisadr s first major monograph delves into the Iranian painter s influences and practice.

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The perfect antidote to the digital age. This book celebrates twenty artisans around the world who are breathing new life into traditional crafts.

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The first book to celebrate the dramatic Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, setting and renowned art collection of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and its historic homes, studios, and sites relating to three generations of the Wyeth family.