History of art Books

Book SynopsisA selection of key essays by one of the most influential voices in art history, including seven previously unpublished pieces. This illustrated, edited collection of essays brings together for the first time some of the pioneering art historian Linda Nochlin's most important writings on modernism and modernity from across her six-decade career. Before the publication of her seminal tract on feminism in art, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?', Nochlin had already firmly established herself as a major practitioner of a politically sophisticated and class-conscious social art history, with her writings on modernism being transformative to the discipline. Nochlin embraced Charles Baudelaire's conviction that modernity meant to be of one's time - and that the role of an art historian was to understand the art of the past not only in its own historical context, but according to the urgencies of the contemporary world. From academic debates about the nude in the 18th cenTrade Review'An essential collection in the toolkit of all revolutionary thinkers' - The Art NewspaperTable of ContentsHow Linda Nochlin Made it Modern by Aruna D’Souza Revolutions in Art/History 1848: The Revolution in Art History Meyer Schapiro’s Modernism Courbet, David, and the Imaginative Afterlife of the French Revolution Bodies of Modernity Pissarro, Cézanne, and the Eternal Feminine Renoir’s Men: Constructing the Myth of the Natural Body Politics: Seurat’s Poseuses Camille Corot: The Nude without Qualities Abstracting the Body Bonnard’s Bathers The World According to Gober “Sex is so Abstract”: The Nudes of Andy Warhol Othering Art History Sex and the “Sepoy Mutiny”: The Intersections of Race and Gender in the Colonial Imaginary Learning from Black Male The Imaginary Orient Abstraction and Realism Kelly: Making Abstraction Anew The Realist Criminal and the Abstract Law The New Realists Picasso’s Color: Schemes and Gambits Museums and Vision Museums and Radicals: A History of Emergencies The Museum as Bildungsroman: My Life in Art, Trash, and Fashion Matisse and its Other The Naked and the Dread: Reviewing the Modern Nude Genre and Form Impressionist Portraits and the Construction of Modern Identity Francis Bacon and the Fear of Narrative Academic Art and the Death of Narrative Camille Pissarro: The Unassuming Eye Death and Gender in Manet’s Still Lifes Art as / and Work The Paterson Strike Pageant of 1913 Van Gogh, Renouard, and the Weaver’s Crisis in Lyons Seurat’s Grande Jatte: An Anti-Utopian Allegory The Cribleuses de blé: Courbet, Millet, Breton, Kollwitz, and the Image of the Working Woman

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Book SynopsisThe Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide (French language edition), by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Dublin, provides fascinating insights into the Book of Kells, revealing the astounding detail and richness of one of the greatest works of medieval art. The illustrations in the guide include reproductions of complete pages, and details that allow one to marvel at the intricacy of the decoration. The Book of Kells is explored through its historical background; its structure; its decorative elements, including the richness of its symbols and themes; the scribes and artists who worked on the manuscript; and the tools and pigments used in its creation.

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Book SynopsisA singular thinker and an uncompromising seeker after artistic truth, Cézanne channelled a large part of his wide-ranging intellect and ferocious wit into his letters. This translation by Alex Danchev is based on a thorough re-examination of Cézanne's correspondence with family, friends and major figures from the literary and art worlds. Danchev's great achievement is to allow readers in English to hear Cézanne's voice for the first time in his own idiomatic, idiosyncratic style. And he sounds rather different from the Cézanne we thought we knew richer, wittier, wiser, more philosophical, more irascible, above all more fully human. The letters offer fresh perspectives on his artistic vision, politics, friendships, psychology, philosophy, literary tastes and classical frame of reference. They provide an intimate insight into the preoccupations and personality of a legend.Trade Review'Poignant and powerful . . . for all his travails, Cézanne could use words with the same powerful effect with which he laid on patches of colour' - Sunday Times'The most riveting portrait of the artist yet' - Guardian'An outstanding – and gloriously readable – feat of scholarship' - Apollo

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Book SynopsisA reference guide to fifty of the most frequently occurring symbols in global art historyTrade Review'Masterly … the perfect introduction to a subject that can only heighten the general appreciation of art' - Christopher Lloyd, former Surveyor of The Queen’s PicturesTable of ContentsIntroduction • Land and Sky: Water; Mountain; Clouds; Rainbow; Lightning; Moon; Sun; Fire • Plants: Carnation; Cypress; Laurel; Lily; Lotus; Palm; Grapevine; Poppy; Sunflower • Birds: Dove; Eagle; Owl; Peacock; Phoenix; Falcon; Crane • Beasts: Cat; Deer/Stag; Dog; Fish; Lion; Monkey; Snake; Horse; Dragon • Bodies: Skeleton; Skull; Foot; Pose; Hand gestures; Blood; Eye; Angel; Halo • Possessions: Shell; Bow and arrow; Crown; Mask; Scales; Sword; Trumpet; Timepiece; Mirror

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Book SynopsisThe ScreamUstvedt conducts a thorough visual analysis of Munch?s paintings, examining how he painted emotions in a way that had not been seen before and unpacking why his images have remained so significant. This study is paired with a revealing discussion of Munch?s turbulent life?from a childhood marked by the death of his mother and sister, to his adult life spent in France and Germany, as well as the mysterious saga that left Munch with a gunshot wound after a breakup.Edvard MunchTrade Review'[A] hugely edifying biography ... fascinating' - Artists & IllustratorsTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Kristiania in the 1880s • 2. From the Modern Life of the Soul (1890–1900) • 3. The Artistic Renewal (1900–1916) • 4. Ekely (1916–1944)

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Book SynopsisTells the fascinating story of the journey taken by the Bauhaus both the concept behind the school and some of the individuals who represented it from Germany to Britain and the USA. Bauhaus Goes West is a story of cultural exchange, not only between the Bauhaus émigrés and the countries to which they moved, but also in the other direction, focusing in particular on Britain. Most significantly, perhaps, it considers in detail the presence in the UK during the 1930s of three of the school's most important figures Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy using meticulous research to tell for the first time the stories of their British experiences in parallel. After considering some of the lesser-known Bauhäusler who stayed in Britain for life, the book concludes by returning to the lives of the main protagonists and their continuation of the Bauhaus ideals in America. Taking as its starting point the cultural connection between Britain and Germany in the early part of thTrade Review'Sparky and rigorously researched' - New Statesman'A vigorously researched and rewarding investigation into what became of the Bauhaus as its prime movers left Nazi Germany and travelled west' - Art Review'Very good' - Financial TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. England and Germany • 2. Gropius Arrives • 3. Marcel Breuer • 4. Moholy-Nagy • 5. Finding English Modernism • 6. Other Bauhäusler in Britain • 7. O my America! • 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAn accessible guide to the finer details of 100 masterpieces of Western art.Trade Review'A potted history of some 800 years in 100 carefully and wisely selected paintings' - Art Book Review'This beautiful and very accessible book is invaluable, a joy to dip into' - Mature TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction • 100 paintings

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Book SynopsisA timely re-examination of European engagements with indigenous art and the presence of indigenous art in the contemporary art world. The arts of Africa, Oceania and native America famously inspired twentieth-century modernist artists such as Picasso, Matisse and Ernst. The politics of such stimulus, however, have long been highly contentious: was this a cross-cultural discovery to be celebrated, or just one more example of Western colonial appropriation? This revelatory book explores cross-cultural art through the lens of settler societies such as Australia and New Zealand, where Europeans made new nations, displacing and outnumbering but never eclipsing native peoples. In this dynamic of dispossession and resistance, visual art has loomed large. Settler artists and designers drew upon Indigenous motifs and styles in their search for distinctive identities. Yet powerful Indigenous art traditions have asserted the presence of First Nations peoples and their claims to place, hiTrade Review'One of the most interesting and articulate books written about art made in a non-Western, colonial site … This is not the view of an outsider, but of an insider … marvellous' - Svetlana Alpers'A pioneering text in postcolonial art history' - Rosalind Polly Blakesley, University of Cambridge'Possessions intelligently and sensitively navigates the relationship between indigenous and settler cultures in Australia and New Zealand' - Geoffrey Batchen, University of Oxford'In this re-issue of his ground-breaking book Possessions, Thomas provides what many of us in settler colonies are currently grappling with: the need to assess where we have been in the project of decolonising art and art history, and the need to re-think where we are now' - Peter Brunt, Victoria University, Wellington'[Thomas's] writing is spare, elegant and persuasive' - Marina Vaizey, The Art Newspaper'This book has implications that extend far beyond the anthropology of art... unusual and innovative' - American Anthropologist'Thomas operates at the mental border-post where art criticism, sociology, anthropology and history fade into each other … Civilised, judicious, at ease with uneasy perspectives, Thomas marks in 'Possessions' the apotheosis of modern anthropology' - The Australian'Possessions has ensured that settler-colonial and Indigenous histories from the eighteenth century onward can never again be separated but are perceived as entangled narratives... a major statement' - Tim Barringer, Yale University'A prescient, foundational study' - Ruth Phillips, Carleton University, Ottawa'An astute and dynamic analysis of colonialism [Thomas provides] a powerful, transdisciplinary theoretical and methodological model for understanding the varied practices—from appropriation to appreciation, from resistance to resilience—by which art mediates the colonial encounter for both settlers and Indigenous peoples' - Aaron Glass, Bard Graduate Centre, New York'Significantly reframes the old issue of the relationship between primitivism and modernism' - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism'[Thomas is] a writer of the rarest quality' - Simon Winchester

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Book SynopsisA concise, reader-friendly illustrated survey of Western art and architecture from prehistory to the present day. Acknowledging how architecture, painting, sculpture and the decorative arts reflect the culture and society of their time, this latest addition to the Art Essentials series invites the reader to experience and appreciate the entirety of Western art from prehistory to today. Focusing on the âhistoryâ in art history, each of the twelve chapters opens with a question to ponder, followed by a summary of the major historical developments of the period, touching on social structure, political organization, migration, race, religious beliefs, scientific advances and customs. An exploration of these themes in the visual arts reveals how architecture, sculpture and painting simultaneously shape, reflect, and document the culture of the time and place they were created. A secondary focus explores the constantly evolving aesthetic preferences that swing between naturalism Trade Review'As well as providing perceptive comments on key individual works of art and architecture, Janetta Rebold Benton gives us a very precise understanding of their historical contexts' - Richard CorkTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One Prehistoric through ancient Roman art Chapter 1. Antecedents of the Western Tradition: Prehistoric, Mesopotamian and Egyptian art Chapter 2. Aegean and Greek art Chapter 3. Etruscan and Roman art Part Two Early Christian through medieval art Chapter 4. Early Christian and Byzantine art Chapter 5. Early Medieval and Romanesque art Chapter 6. Gothic art Part Three Renaissance through Neoclassical art Chapter 7. Renaissance and Mannerist art Chapter 8. 17th-century Baroque art Chapter 9. 18th-century Rococo and Neoclassical art Part Four Romanticism to today Chapter 10. Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Chapter 11. Earlier 20th-century art Chapter 12. Later 20th- & early 21st-century art

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Book Synopsis'Benoy K. Behlâs remarkable photographs, painstakingly gathered and digitally restored over thirty years of hard labour, are probably the best and truest record of these fabulous treasures that will ever be created.' William Dalrymple A revised edition of a classic title, now with digitally restored photographs, showcasing the finest surviving examples of ancient Buddhist art. Since their chance re-discovery in 1819, the breathtaking paintings and sculptures of the Ajanta caves have inspired and delighted experts and amateurs alike. Ranging in date from the second century BCE to the sixth century CE, these ancient Buddhist artworks rank among the worldâs most important cultural treasures. Benoy K. Behl captured the beauty and luminosity of these works using long exposures and only natural light and now presents them here digitally restored to show the paintings closer to their original glory than ever before. The exquisite murals, depicting the tales of previous incarnations oTrade Review'The Ajanta paintings are reproduced truly for the first time in all their actual ravishing colours and incredible flowing, loving detail... the well-structured text genuinely illuminates the images ... one of the most gorgeous and stimulating books of Indian art ever produced' - Times Higher Education Supplement'Lavishly produced and magnificently illustrated ... the most successful photographic record of the cave and its paintings ever achieved' - Ancient'Benoy K. Behl’s remarkable photographs, painstakingly gathered and digitally restored over thirty years of hard labour, are probably the best and truest record of these fabulous treasures that will ever be created' - William Dalrymple

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Book SynopsisA new edition of this classic collection of letters, critical reviews and reminiscences by Impressionist artists and their contemporaries. The Impressionists â Monet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and others â are probably the most popular of all artistic schools. Their struggle to impose a new vision is one of the most absorbing in the whole history of art. With imagination and insight, art historian Bernard Denvir brings Impressionism into focus by showing it through the eyes of the artists themselves and their contemporaries, against the background of the time. Through letters, critical reviews, statements and reminiscences â whether explosive or appreciative, blinkered or perceptive â of the people who were there, the story of this ground-breaking art movement comes alive. This was the age of innovation, political liberalization, emergent photography and modern ideas about perception. The Impressionists had new ways of painting, but they also had a new worldTable of ContentsIntroduction Documents 1855–1871 Impressionist colour Documents 1. 1871–1873 2. 1874–1876 3. 1877–1881 4. 1882–1885 5. 1886–1894 6. 1895–1920 Biographies Chronology Bibliographical note List of illustrations

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Book SynopsisAn account of Vincent Van Gogh, together with a selection of his works.

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Book SynopsisLe CarceriPublished to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum, this volume explores Piranesi?s celebrated skill as a draftsman. While many studies are concerned with Piranesi?s activities as a printmaker, this beautifully illustrated book examines new dimensions of his art by focusing on his drawings. Curator and author Sarah Vowles establishes a clear relationship between his drawings and prints, discusses the involvement of studio hands in his late works, and examines how his style as a draftsman evolved.Piranesi DrawingsTrade Review'Piranesi’s detailed drawings reveal a mind enraptured by ancient Rome and a devotion to conjuring up its grandeur on paper' - Minerva'These glorious drawings open a window onto Piranesi’s soul. Like him, they are endlessly inventive, astonishingly original and ferocious' - Literary Review'Handsome' - ArtlystTable of ContentsPreface by Hugo Chapman • Introduction • Catalogue • Chronology • Notes • Bibliography

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Book SynopsisJean-Paul Goude is a modern legend in the world of commercial art. From his New York days with Esquire magazine to his latest work for Galeries Lafayette, he has consistently provoked and delighted those who have encountered his work. This title celebrates his creative zest and perfectionism, and his affinity for making fresh and engaging work.Trade Review'Brilliantly conceived … not just Goude, but great' - Harper’s Bazaar

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Book SynopsisThe story of Veniceâs Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, âthe Unfinished Palazzoâ, told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents â Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim.Trade Review'Rip-roaringly entertaining stories of three fascinating women' - The Times'Captivating, vivid and exquisitely gossipy … Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes … my favourite kind of social history' - Literary Review'The best gallimaufry of gossip and scandal I have read in years' - Lynn Barber, Sunday Times'I gorged on the decadence and drama' - Daily Telegraph'Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion' - Observer'Effortlessly evoking the spirits of three extraordinary women, [Mackrell] also captures the magical atmosphere of the house and city they each called home' - Country Life'An ambitious epic … Mackrell treats her intrinsically sensational material with elegant restraint and wit. Her writing is sharp and unflinching … A rich, exhilarating read' - Sydney Morning Herald'Admirable' - Times Literary Supplement'Very clever and entertaining … Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence' - Spectator'A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created' - Washington Post'Gossipy, revealing, terrifically entertaining … a Netflix series just waiting to be made' - Herald Scotland

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Book SynopsisAn engaging and authoritative overview of the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with rare and luxurious examples.Trade Review'An amazing and extensively researched volume' - New York Journal of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Medieval Gothic and the English Renaissance • 2. Heels, Buckles and Bows: The 17th Century • 3. Taste and Elegance: 1700 – 50 • 4. Fashion and Revolution: 1750 – 95 • 5. Form and Function: 1795 – 1836 • 6. Innovation and Experiment: 1837 – 1914 • 7. War and Glamour: 1914– 39 • 8. Street Style and Street Fashion: 1939 – 79 • 9. Style by Design: 1980 – 98 • 10. Contemporary Icons: 2000–The Present • Glossary • Selection Bibliography • Major Dress Collections Featuring Shoes • Authors’ Biographies • Acknowledgments • Index

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Book SynopsisA long overdue monograph on the life and work of artist Ruskin Spear.Trade Review'Engaging and impressively researched … There is much to praise in this book, owing to Harrod’s firm grasp of historical, political and artistic detail, and the intelligence and insight with which she writes' - Literary Review'A meticulous piece of art historical rescue … an important study of a neglected artist' - ApolloTable of ContentsPrologue: Why Spear? 1. Hammersmith: boy & man 2. At the College and after 3. A Pacifist’s War 4. Hammersmith in Darkness and Light: Making Life more complicated 5. A teacher among friends 6. An Academician entertains his Public: An Annunciation 7. Ruskin as peacenik: The Pleasures of Peace 8. Painting for money 9. Retrospective

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Book SynopsisOffers an understanding of how the European avant-garde was formed in dialogue with cultural difference. This book looks closely at the cities of Tunis, Sousse, Hammamet, and Kairouan to flesh out a profound confrontation between European high modernism and the wealth of Islamic lifeways and architecture.Trade Review"The sensitive exploration of the subject, the wide range of sources consulted, the fieldwork carried out, and Benjamin's captivating and accessible writing make this book essential reading for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of the art inspired by these two journeys and of the experiences and cultural encounters provided for the artists concerned." -- MAURICE RUMMENS Burlington MagazineTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Revisiting Kairouan Part 1: Kandinsky and Munter in Tunisia 1. "Ella" and "Wassi": The Lovers as Tourists 2. Kandinsky and the Ethno-Decorative: Working Negroes 3. Hotel Saint Georges and the Terrain Vague 4. Tunisian Decorative Art and the Belvedere Park 5. Modern Carthage 6. Carnivals and Fantasias 7. Open Space: Mosques and Marabouts 8. Compressed Space: Alleys and Arches 9. Arab City: Views of Sousse and Kairouan 10. Memories of the Maghreb and Arab Cemetery, 1909 Part 2: Klee, Macke, and Moilliet in Tunisia 11. Munich--Tunis: A Bildungsreise 12. Pictures of Tunis, April 1914 13. The "European Colony" of St. Germain 14. A Crystalline Hammamet 15. The Holy City of Kairouan 16. S idi Sahabi and L'art populaire 17. The Walls of Kairouan 18. Mosque of the Sabers 19. North African Resonances, 1914--1924 20. Conclusion: Navigating Colonial Cultures Notes Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Sea Change] is a work of art, and Gerhardt . . . weaves together quite a collection of essays, maps and poetry that invite us to rethink our relationship to these vanishing landscapes." -- Rosanna Xia * Los Angeles Times *"How often does an atlas command immediate attention, warranting a page-by-page perusal? . . . This unique approach documents dramatic climate change while mounting an impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities." * Booklist, starred review *"Each entry on each threatened island is rigorously scientific – maps, diagrams and statistics are there in abundance. . . . [A]longside all this, Gerhardt also offers poems from the communities and cultures under threat, as well as images of works of art and historical artefacts. . . . The overall result is a detailed and visually impactful inventory of all that we stand to lose." * The Scotsman *"The micro-chapters with their maps and timelines make this the kind of book that is easy to dip in and out of and experience in no particular order. You can island-hop just by flipping the page, and on every page you’ll encounter some scientific curiosity or historical factoid." * Sierra Magazine *"[Sea Change] gives far-flung places a voice, grounds them in our imaginations as real places with cultures of their own, places that people call home and have done for generations. There’s a strong climate justice angle to all of this of course." * The Earthbound Report *"[Sea Change's] essays, maps, art and poetry place small islands (vanishing under rising seas right now) at the centre of the climate story. This is a refreshingly different perspective." * New Scientist *“This is not just an Atlas but more an experience. As you turn the pages you realise that you are hearing life and death stories of communities that are in danger of disappearing.” * UK National Association for Environmental Education *"Gerhardt could have created a purely scientific report of what’s been happening to such far-flung places as Lnnui Mnukuk, the Mi’kmaq name for Lennox Island in Canada’s North Atlantic provinces, and the Republic of Nauru in the Pacific, the world’s smallest independent island nation. Instead, she considers her artfully designed book a 'transportive atlas' that incorporates maps, essays, poetry and images, along with brief histories outlining the impacts of colonialism and imperialism, providing more of a holistic and multi-media experience." * Berkeleyside *"[I]rresistible . . . The book covers 49 islands, island groups and island nations around the world, each with its own short chapter giving an overview of the location’s history, the present, and the impending dangerous future Each is also accompanied by a map. Most chapters are straightforward narrative, but there is also poetry and art sprinkled throughout. The effect is to both expand the view to every ocean around the world, but to also keep the focus on a very personal, human level." * Daily Kos *"Gerhardt’s book . . . feature[s], on each spread, a map of an island or island group; visualizations of the island’s sea level today and in 2050 and 2100; geographic data about each island; demographic data about its Indigenous inhabitants; a timeline of Indigenous, 'pre-contact,' and climate-related histories; and an essay on the island and its inhabitants. Each narrative . . . depict[s] various 'solutions' deployed both by global and national governments and by Indigenous peoples: from sea walls and geoengineering to preserving and restoring coral and oyster reefs, mangrove marshes, wetlands, and other natural buffers." -- Shannon Mattern * The Avery Review *"The most beautiful title on our list, Sea Change is also the most shocking. Atlases are being redrawn as islands vanish into the ocean. This remarkable hardback combines bold, slick and effective visualisations of those changes with factual information, cultural traditions and scientific research about the planet’s most vulnerable isles, and asks what might save them." * Environment Journal *"In this definitive and authoritative guide, Gerhardt fuses the poetic voices of the islanders themselves along with visual maps, highlighting where the issues are likely to be felt the most. The priority in this text, repeated throughout, is that of being a testimony to the cultures, histories and values that are in danger of being lost, as sea level rise continues." * Climate with Brian *"Christina Gerhardt has done an exceptional job of detailing the predicaments being faced by some of the world’s most vulnerable island communities . . . this is a highly respectable piece of journalistic work, and simultaneously a beautiful design object . . . Sea Change’s aesthetic allure will mean that it reaches the coffee tables of those who might not have ordinarily thought themselves interested in the topics being addressed, and that feels crucial right now." * Geographical Magazine *"[Sea Change] is an ode to islands large and small, north and south, and the many peoples who call them home. It is a book of science and stories and, yes, even hope amidst the rising waters. . . . I guarantee anyone who reads it will come away with a better understanding of the world’s many islands and a desire to do something about protecting them." * EcoLit *Table of ContentsCONTENTS FOREWORD Bill McKibben FOREWORDS Hilda Heine, Marshall Islands / Dessima Williams, Grenada INTRODUCTION Of Oceans and Islands ARCTIC OCEAN Greenland Sarichef Island ATLANTIC OCEAN Lennox Island Deal Island Republic of Cabo Verde Bissagos Islands Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe INDIAN OCEAN AND PERSIAN GULF Kingdom of Bahrain Union of the Comoros Republic of Mauritius Republic of Seychelles Republic of Maldives Bhasan Char and Sandwip Republic of Singapore PACIFIC OCEAN South China Sea Islands Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Guåhan Republic of Palau Federated States of Micronesia Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Kiribati Republic of Nauru Republic of Vanuatu Solomon Islands Independent State of Papua New Guinea Republic of Fiji Tuvalu Tokelau Independent State of Samoa Niue Cook Islands Kingdom of Tonga CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO Bonaire Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Saint Lucia Martinique Commonwealth of Dominica Antigua and Barbuda Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Republic of Cuba Commonwealth of The Bahamas Isle de Jean Charles ANTARCTIC OCEAN Pine Island GLOSSARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAP CITATIONS WORKS CITED CREDITS

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Book SynopsisThe only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) is the single most important work of architectural history in the Western world, having shaped humanist architecture and the image of the architect from the Renaissance to the present. This new, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a century. Expressing the range of Vitruvius' style, the translation, along with the critical commentary and illustrations, aims to shape a new image of the Vitruvius who emerges as an inventive and creative thinker, rather than the normative summarizer, as he was characterized in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.Trade Review' … this is an important publishing event in the study of architectural history. With Vitruvius now made less obscure, we can see with much greater clarity the inherent flexibility of the Classical system at the time when there was no such thing as Classical architecture - only architecture.' Architects Journal'As twentieth century translator of Vitruvius' treatise Ingrid D. Rowland has done a tremendous service to all those interested in classical architecture.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review'This book makes the Renaissance enthusiasm for Vitruvius understandable again, and it is an indispensable starting point for future work on him.' Preservation'Rowland and Howe have reconstructed Vitruvius's conception of architecture as a liberal art and an essential component of any civilized society, and made it accessible to us.' Archis'I would recommend anyone interested in ancient architecture to buy a copy of this volume for the commentary alone.' Ian Campbell, Burlington MagazineTable of ContentsPart I. Translator's Preface: List of manuscripts and printed editions; Illustrator's preface; Part II: The Translation: Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Book 5; Book 6; Book 7; Book 8; Book 9; Book 10; Part III. Commentary and Illustrations.

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Book SynopsisFaith C. Tibble completed her PhD and MA degrees in Art History at the University of Haifa in Israel, and has a BA in Classics from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.

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Book SynopsisWilliam Hogarth is a house-hold name across the country, his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books. He painted the great and good but also the common people. His art is comically exuberant, ''carried away by a passion for the ridiculous'', as Hazlitt said.Jenny Uglow, acclaimed author of Elizabeth Gaskell, Nature''s Engraver and In These Times, uncovers the man, but also the world he sprang from and the lives he pictured. He moved in the worlds of theatre, literature, journalism and politics, and found subjects for his work over the whole gamut of eighteenth century London, from street scenes to drawing rooms, and from churches to gambling halls and prisons. After striving years as an engraver and painter, Hogarth leapt into lasting fame with A Harlot''s Progress and A Rake''s Progress, but remained highly critical of the growing gulf between the luxurious lives of the ruling elite and the wretched poverty of t

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Book Synopsis''My whole life, it''s been assumed, Western civilisation is an old bitch gone in the teeth. And so people say, go to Israel. Because in Israel at least people are fighting. In Israel, they''re fighting for something they believe in.'' Via Dolorosa. In 1997, after many invitations, the 50-year-old British playwright resolved finally to visit the 50-year-old State of Israel. The resulting play, written to be performed by the author himself, offers a meditation on an extraordinary trip to both Israel and the Palestinian territory, which leaves Hare questioning his own values as searchingly as the powerful beliefs of those he met. Accompanying Via Dolorosa is the 1996 lecture When Shall We Live?, which also addresses questions of art and faith. Originally given in Westminster Abbey as the Eric Symes Memorial Lecture, it attracted record correspondence when an abridged version was published in the Daily Telegraph.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"As an artist, the most precious thing is what’s in the mind. Basquiat’s sentences in this book are so delicate and not wasted. They show his inner world truthfully and precisely, why he was a unique person and a unique artist. I love this book."---Ai Weiwei"[Warsh] makes the contents sound good, too: 'this book provides a glimpse into Basquiat’s incredible mind . . . . May his words and thoughts enliven your thinking today as much as they have inspired me for many decades.'" * Times Literary Supplement *"Basquiat-isms contains Basquiat’s most important quotes, which reveal much about his way of seeing and thinking. A great reference book that provides an intimate and personal glimpse into the ideas of one of the leading artists of our time."---Dieter Buchhart, The Art Newspaper

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Alongside the legacy of his work, Haring is remembered as a man of great bravery and compassion. . . . [Haring-isms] collects together the artist’s most illuminating quotes and observations."---Emily Dinsdale, Dazed"Haring-isms provides a blend of cultural context, artistic opinions, and autobiographical snippets that allows the reader to become instantly acquainted with the world of Keith Haring. His most famous works are explained in detail with words right from the artist’s mouth. At times, reading the book is like walking in a teeny-tiny museum and reading the captions of the artwork…You too may find the small yellow hard-cover packaging delightful. You can treat it almost like a pocket bible of art advice. It is portable, yet durable, and adorable…Those in the market for artistic wisdom will not be disappointed!"---Margaret Rose Smith, Picture this Post"Haring-isms, part diary, part chronology, is only 4x5 in. but packs an amazing punch about the life of [Keith] Haring."---Jean Bundy, Anchorage Press"[A] new cute yellow book, featuring [Haring’s] radiant baby tag on the cover, brings together short quotes from the artist drawn together from a wide variety of sources…Haring-isms is maybe not a book you read from cover to cover, but it’s a lovely ray of sunshine to drop on your coffee table for constant inspiration. - OutinPerth.com"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Futura-isms] is comprised of 176 pages that offer intimate insights into Futura’s decades-long career starting from his graffiti art and New York City’s 'subway school' back in the 1980s. . . . Highlights include the artist’s thoughts on legal and illegal art, his motivations and inspirations as well as reflections on his star-studded artist coterie including the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Rammellzee, Dondi White, and more."---Keith Estiler, Hypebeast"Futura-isms is very small in size but huge in value and insight. Featuring quotes by the artist Futura, Leonard Hilton McGurr, this document is a first person acknowledgement that the life of an artists is filled with ups and downs, but the truly great ones not only preserve, they rise to the challenge and grow as a creator over time. Longevity is powerful."---John C. Jay on Instagram

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Book SynopsisA superb visual introduction to what are undoubtedly some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of specially taken photographs of the British Museum's unrivalled collection of Assyrian sculptures.

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Book SynopsisIan Jenkins was senior curator at the British Museum, where he iwas responsible for the ancient Greek collections.

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Book SynopsisWonderfully preserved Greek vases are a unique source of information about the mythology, religion, drama and daily life of the ancient Greek world. This sumptuous photographic book offers a superb visual introduction to the artistry of ancient Greek vases, exploring them not merely as beautiful vessels to bear water and wine, but also as instruments of storytelling and bearers of meaning. Presenting the vases and their imagery in their full narrative glory, The Greek Vase interprets their forms and stories along a variety of themes, from the adventures of gods and mythological heroes, to expressive scenes of sexual intimacy and depictions of social, family and domestic life. This beautifully illustrated book highlights what these pictures would have meant to the people who lived with and used them, how they have been received by later generations, and the profound influence of their form, decoration and narrative on subsequent art, architecture and literature.

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Book SynopsisA beautiful and sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasures.

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Book SynopsisJapanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them.

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Book SynopsisBeautifully illustrated with an array of Chinese art, this book offers a closer look at the rich variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns and the sheer craftsmanship of Chinese culture.

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Book SynopsisSelection of classical and modern Chinese love poems, illustrated with brushwork calligraphy and scenes from rarely exhibited paintings and prints in the collection of the British Museum.

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Book SynopsisHandsomely illustrated' Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide The book is a resounding success a valuable guide to laypeople, students and scholars on the late Qing for years to come.' SEHEPUNKTE The exhibition catalogue's seven essaysare a guide to [a] re-reading of the past, threading the relics on display into a rich tapestry of what life entailed under the last century of Manchu reign.' Rhoda Kwan, The Mekong Review Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience at a time of intense external and internal warfare and socioeconomic turmoil. Innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour, silver, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences. 1796 the official end of the reign of the Qianlong emperor is viewed as the close of the high QingTable of ContentsForewordsChronologyIntroduction: China’s long 19th century – Julia LovellChapter 1: The court – Mei Mei RadoChapter 2: The military – Stephen R. PlattChapter 3: Elite art – Chia-ling YangChapter 4: Vernacular culture – Jessica Harrison-HallChapter 5: Global Qing – Anne GerritsenChapter 6: Reform to revolution – Jeffrey WasserstromBibliographyList of lendersAcknowledgements and image creditsIndex

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Book SynopsisNow available in paperback, this successful and beautiful book provides a unique introduction to the global phenomenon that is African art, and highlights the most striking aspects of craftsmanship, materials and design.

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Book SynopsisVisually stunning, entertaining and intriguing, this book explores humankindâs enduring curiosity about the animal world.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive overview and anthology of the artworks and writings associated with Arte Povera, the influential art movement that explored the relation between art and life, made manifest through natural materials and human artifacts, and experienced through the bodyTrade Review"This is now the definitive English-language sourcebook on Merz, Pistoletto, Paolini and company, thanks to its rich selection of images and texts."—Bookforum "Get hold of Arte Povera... It is both compendium and critique, with artists' statements, a chronology and commentary. It contextualizes the work, and the pictures are great."—Adrian Searle, Guardian "Phaidon's Themes and Movements series seeks to provide the late 20th-century art history books of the future."—Art Monthly

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Book SynopsisUpdated edition of the bestselling book on modern Viennese artTrade Review"Handsomely reproduces some of the work that so shocked the conservative Viennese public."—Observer "The continuing value of this seminal title is demonstrated by its publication as a fourth edition."—Library Journal "[T]he go-to volume for the artists of the Vienna Secession."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Book SynopsisThe first book to explore the fascinating career and fantasy-driven worlds created by the acclaimed Argentinean artistTrade Review"An artist quite unlike anyone else... He has created some of the most memorable, unusual pieces in the past two decades."—Trebuchet magazine

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Book SynopsisThe first true monograph on the work of celebrated French conceptual artist and sculptor Bernar Venet

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Book SynopsisBreakfast at Sotheby''s is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby''s''Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully functioning sense of humour. A real delight'' - Spectator ''Hook''s view of the art world is that of the professional auctioneer. In an A-Z format, it is an entire art education contained in under 350 pages. Wry, dry and completely beguiling'' - William Boyd, Guardian, Books of the Year ''How to nail the mad, bad, crazy contemporary art world in print? Sotheby''s senior director Hook draws on 35 years'' experience in this informal memoir. He unravels, with humour, piquancy and erudition, what drives the economics of taste'' - Financial Times, Books of the Year ''It''s very hard to write an amusing book about art that has some serious things to say. But Philip Hook has done it'' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year ''An auctioneer''s alphabet of quirky reflections and off-beat lists such as ''middle-brow artists'' and ''fictional artists'': an ideal volume for the art-lover''s bedside'' - Martin Gayford, Spectator, Books of the Year ''His delightful Breakfast at Sotheby''s is a house sale of a book, a chance for him to clear out 35 years of memories as an art dealer and auctioneer, first at Christie''s and then Sotheby''s, a rival auction house'' - Economist Philip Hook is a director and senior paintings specialist at Sotheby''s. He has worked in the art world for thirty-five years during which time he has also been a director of Christie''s and an international art dealer. He is the author of five novels and two works of art history, including The Ultimate Trophy, a history of the Impressionist Painting. Hook has appeared regularly on television, from 1978-2003 on the BBC''s Antiques Roadshow.Trade ReviewHook's view of the art world is that of the professional auctioneer. In an A-Z format, it is an entire art education contained in under 350 pages. Wry, dry and completely beguiling -- William Boyd * Guardian, Books of the Year 2013 *An auctioneer's alphabet of quirky reflections and off-beat lists such as 'middle-brow artists' and 'fictional artists': an ideal volume for the art-lover's bedside -- Martin Gayford * Spectator, Books of the Year *How to nail the mad, bad, crazy contemporary art world in print? Sotheby's senior director Hook draws on 35 years' experience in this informal memoir. He unravels, with humour, piquancy and erudition, what drives the economics of taste * Financial Times, Books of the Year *It's very hard to write an amusing book about art that has some serious things to say. But Philip Hook has done it. It's more a kind of Lonely Planet guide, written from the perspective of an auctioneer. In places it's a hoot, but it's also very wise here and there, and refreshingly irreverent. Sir William Russell Flint, for example, "painted like Augustus John commissioned by Playboy magazine" * Sunday Times, Books of the Year *Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully functioning sense of humour. A real delight -- William Boyd * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisJon Harris has lived, breathed and drawn Cambridge for over 50 years. His architect''s sense of structure and fabric, his draughtsman''s eye and vigorous use of pen and brush have produced an outstanding body of work. In 1997 the Fitzwilliam Museum honoured him with an exhibition of some 90 paintings and drawings. A great many of his best works are published for the fi rst time in Artist about Cambridge. They include drawings from the more than 40 sketchbooks which have been his constant companions over the past half century. Jon Harris''s text describes in compelling detail how the images came into being. Harris''s work is not a depiction of Cambridge as the tourist might like to have it, but is rather about his fascination with unregarded vistas, its back streets, crucial buildings lost to the wrecking ball, and with the city''s industrial past. The artist''s unrivalled knowledge and understanding of Cambridge and its environs inform every painting and drawing, helping you enjoy a thTrade Review"Citing - as he often did - Edgar Degas, my old Reading professor said, if you can't draw you can't paint. Jon Harris's art has gone that right way. Artist about Cambridge should reap every reward." Anthony DayTable of ContentsForeword, by Dame Fiona Reynolds Note on the Illustrations About the Artist The Singularity of a Questing Eye, by Patrick Carnegy 1. Home Base: Roofscapes from Green Street 2. The Kite and its Satellites 3. Around Midsummer Common 4. Mapping Town and Gown 5. Riverside and Industrial 6. The Mechanical Muse 7. The Wrecking Ball 8. Excursions 9. Scherzo and Finale List of Exhibitions Illustrations used in this Book Paintings and Some Sketchbook Pages by Jon Harris

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