Publikace je závěrečnou částí stejnojmenného pětiletého badatelského projektu UMPRUM, realizovaného pedagogy, absolventy a doktorskými studenty oboru teorie a dějin umění.<br> Výzkum sleduje architekturu a politiku v jejich vzájemných... Zobraziť viac
Sborník, který má v názvu vetknuté pouto přátelství, je věnován dvěma historičkám, jejichž přátelství a vzájemná badatelská spolupráce trvají mnoho let. Obě jsou mimořádnými osobnostmi na poli dějin kultury, vzdělanosti a... Zobraziť viac
In this classic survey, now updated and with full-colour images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900 to the present day. He discusses in detail major figures such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, as... Zobraziť viac
Specifické poměry v totalitním Československu zrodily kvalitativně novou střední třídu, lišící se od střední třídy první republiky, která pro nás zůstává symbolem prosperující moderní demokracie... Zobraziť viac
Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his death... Zobraziť viac
Legendary tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher takes us on a personal journey through the history of tattooing from the 1730s to the 1970s in this oversized book of stunning tattoo artifacts and... Zobraziť viac
Coinciding with a major refit of the medieval galleries at the British Museum, this book presents some of the highlights, concentrating on the period 1050-1500. The pieces are photographed superbly in full colour, each with a description... Zobraziť viac
Revolt against the straight line: The highly irregular architecture of a freethinking artist... Zobraziť viac
When Kunstwerke und Geräthschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852–1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a small printed museum of unusual treasures. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, ... Zobraziť viac
Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems... Zobraziť viac
This book is rough-cut, which means the pages would be unevenly cut to give a book a unique look. A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, ... Zobraziť viac
When it comes to viewing art, living in the information age is not necessarily a benefit. So argues Michael Findlay in this book that encourages a new way of looking at art. Much of this thinking involves stripping away what we have... Zobraziť viac
Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth, the most thorough Friedrich retrospective in many years... Zobraziť viac
This lively introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. Presenting 48 joints, selected from among ... Zobraziť viac
This book references all the artist's periods and media: sculpture (plaster, bronze), paintings, drawings, prints… It will allow a comprehensive view of Alberto Giacometti's creation, from early works to the surrealist period... Zobraziť viac
This fascinating study of Renaissance courtly art and culture in fifteenth and early sixteenth-century Italy encompasses the most recent scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. Alison Cole not only considers the role of artists, ... Zobraziť viac
A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present... Zobraziť viac
A new, narrative approach to the history of the Renaissance that takes in the whole of Europe, north as well as south, and its global context... Zobraziť viac
For the last ten years, Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann have traced the latest developments in illustration across the globe-and for all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era, they're here to set the record straight... Zobraziť viac
This standard introduction to visual art since 1945 has been revised, updated and redesigned for the first time since 2001. Movements, trends and individual artists from abstract expressionism to the present day are summarized, with... Zobraziť viac