"Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art "features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in... Zobraziť viac
This groundbreaking book challenges conventional narratives of Surrealism, tracing its impact and legacy from the 1920s to the late 1970s in places as diverse as Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Romania, Syria, Thailand... Zobraziť viac
A wide-ranging look at surrealist and postsurrealist engagements with the culture and imagery of childhood We all have memories of the object-world of childhood. For many of us, playthings and images from those days continue to resonate. Rereading a swath Zobraziť viac
An overview of the work of illustrator and designer Milton Glaser during the 1960s and 70s... Zobraziť viac
The altarpiece is one of the most distinctive and remarkable art forms of the Renaissance period. It is difficult to imagine an artist of the time―whether painter or sculptor, major or minor―who did not produce at least one... Zobraziť viac
Comics have conquered America. From our cinemas, where Marvel and DC movies reign supreme, to our television screens, where comics-based shows like... Zobraziť viac
At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore... Zobraziť viac
The Moment of Cubism is one of John Berger's most important collections of art criticism. Whether considering Vermeer in his studio, Poussin's poignant meditation on death, or the complexities of Rodin's sculpture, Berger draws together the threads... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating insight into the lives and work of a remarkable range of contemporary artists. Conducted by Richard Cork, one of the UK’s most distinguished art writers,these intimate and revealing interviews provide a wealth of fascinating insights into... Zobraziť viac
A unique survey of 350 artworks by a global and diverse array of LGBTQ+ artists - many underrecognized and overlooked - from the last 50 years... Zobraziť viac
Vogue: The Editor’s Eye celebrates the pivotal role the fashion editor has played in shaping America’s sense of style since the magazine’s launch 120 years ago. Drawing on Vogue’s exceptional archive, ... Zobraziť viac
The politics and consolations of creativity as considered by much-loved critic John Berger. For fans of Susan Sontag's "On Photography" and Roland Barthes' "Mythologies". Zobraziť viac
The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world. The paintings of the Louvre constitute the richest and grandest collection of European art anywhere... Zobraziť viac
A man crashes in the desert and meets the little prince. Through his pictures and stories, the man learns about the important things in life - like love and friends... Zobraziť viac
After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of life's universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means ... Zobraziť viac
This important addition to our understanding of art history’s masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, ... Zobraziť viac
Belonging in the company of the works of Homer and Virgil, The Inferno is a moving human drama, a journey through the torment of Hell, an expression of the Middle Ages, and a protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. Zobraziť viac
The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. Two-thirds of it is irrevocably lost, since the earliest images known to us are from about 40,000 years ago. But what a 40,000 years, ... Zobraziť viac
Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic medium... Zobraziť viac
Sarah Symmonss fascinating account places Goya within the context of his Spanish heritage, traces the immense in?uence of his work throughout Europe and considers the continued relevance of his art in the twentieth century. Drawings, oil and fresco... Zobraziť viac
