History of art Books

Book SynopsisWhat is art history? Why, how, and where did it originate, and how have its methods changed over time? The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about art and its histories have intensified. Historians, philosophers, psychologists, and anthropologists among others have changed our notions of what art history has been, is, and might be. This anthology is a guide to understanding art history through critical reading of the field''s most innovative and influential texts, focusing on the past two centuries. Each section focuses on a key issue: art as history; aesthetics; form, content, and style; anthropology; meaning and interpretation; authorship and identity; and the phenomenon of globalization. More than thirty readings from writers as diverse as Winckelmann, Kant, Mary Kelly, and Michel Foucault are brought together, with editorial introductions to each topic providing background information, bibliographies, and critical elucidations of the issues at stake. This updated and expanded edition contains sixteen newly included extracts from key thinkers in the history of art, from Giorgio Vasari to Walter Benjamin and Satya Mohanty; a new section on globalization; and also a new concluding essay from Donald Preziosi on the tasks of the art historian today.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition vivid and inspiring... a flamboyant book * Johanne Lamoureux, University of Montreal *Definitely the best introduction to art history currently available * Norman Bryson, Havard University *Inspires productive debate and contemplation. What makes this anthology more than an arresting assemblage is the author's critical stance toward what he has wrought. Robert S. Nelson, Yale * Robert S. Nelson, Yale *Table of Contents1. ART AS HISTORY; 2. AESTHETICS; 3. FORM, CONTENT, AND STYLE; 4. ANTHROPOLOGY AND/OR ART HISTORY; 5. MECHANISMS OF MEANING; 6. THE LIMITS OF INTERPRETATION; 7. AUTHORSHIP AND IDENTITY; 8. GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS

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Book SynopsisIn 1505, Michelangelo began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. Repeated failures to complete the monument were characterized by Condivi, Michelangelo's authorized biographer, as "the tragedy of the tomb." This definitive book thoroughly documents the art of the tomb and each stage of its complicated evolution. Edited by Christoph Luitpold Frommel, who also acted as the lead consultant on tge recent restoration campaign, this volume offers new post-restoration photography that reveal the beauty of the tomb overall, its individual statues, and its myriad details. This book traces Michelangelo's stylistic evolution; documents the dialogue between the artist and his great friend and exacting patron, Pope Julius II (who died long before the work was completed); unravels the complicated relationship between the master and his assistants, who executed large parts of the design; and sheds new light on the importance of Neo-Platonism in Michelangelo's thinking, which gave shape to the tomb's most famous statue, the Moses, and the work as a whole. A rich trove of documents in the original Latin and archaic Italian-many unpublished-relates the story firsthand through letters, contracts, and other records covering Michelangelo's travels, the purchase of the marble, the concerns that arose as work progressed, and numerous disagreements and negotiations. The book also includes catalogues of fifteen sculptures designed for the tomb and more than 80 related drawings, as well as an extensive and up-to-date bibliography.Trade Review"An indispensable reference work, rich in documentation and interpretation." --Renaissance Quarterly "A superbly illustrated and meticulously documented volume."--Spectator

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Book SynopsisThe age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised.Trade Review"In Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque, George L. Hersey examines the era's scientific, musical and architectural lore of number, shape and proportion.... A beguiling book." - Kerry Downes, Times Literary Supplement "Learned and lucidly written.... Hersey demonstrates how, through geometry, architecture translated abstract ideas into visual, haptic forms. In chapters on music, optics, the cube, symmetry, circles and ovals, spirals and epicycles, Hersey explicitly shows the cross-fertilisation of science and art that scholars have hitherto assumed but never demonstrated." - Art Newspaper

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Book SynopsisDating from the 1600s, these rare views of celebrated Roman fountains and gardens represent some of the finest and most accurate landscape drawings of the Italian Baroque period. The full-page engravings demonstrate expert handling of perspective in a wealth of settings that incorporate architecture, details of topography and garden design, and portraits of seventeenth-century Romans at leisure. Featured sites include St. Peter''s Basilica within the Vatican, Piazza Barberini and the Piazza Farnese in the city''s historical center, and the Villa Ludovisi, a peaceful suburban retreat long since razed to make way for the fashionable Via Veneto.This compilation is the only edition in print of these outstanding engravings. Architectural historians, aficionados of the Eternal City, and lovers of art and architecture will prize this historically valuable collection, which offers rare glimpses of many now-vanished and much-altered Roman locales.

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Book Synopsis“To have the preeminent graphic designer in America—the leading proponent of the Modern—intelligently and forcefully speak out makes this a document for today and the ages. Rand’s book is a classic.”—Stephen Heller (1993)Trade Review"Paul Rand's Design, Form, and Chaos is a classic. Not because he was a classic Modern graphic designer but because he could articulate in brief yet dynamic prose the idea that new and old-classic and modern-lived together in the same work."-Steven Heller -- Steven Heller

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Book SynopsisSwiss artist, architect, designer, typographer, and theorist Max Bill (1908-94) was one of the most important exponents of concrete and constructive art and a key figure in the history of 20th-century European applied arts and design. Educated by such eminent teachers as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Bill immediately displayed a genius for work in fields as diverse as painting, sculpture, architecture, typography and design from the outset of his career in the 1930s. In the 1950s, he teamed up with Inge Scholl and Otl Aicher to found the legendary Ulm College of Design in Ulm, of which he became the first director. In his work, Max Bill carried on the Bauhaus legacy, both as an artist and a teacher, and made a decisive and lasting contribution to 20th-century cultural life. The new edition of this authoritative and much sought-after monograph displays Bill's wide-ranging work and sets him in the context of his cultural milieu by featuring works by his contemporaries, such as Kurt Schwitters, Wassily Kandinsky, and Donald Judd. Accompanying essays investigate Bill's influence on other artists and the lasting importance of his oeuvre in the present. Text in English and German.

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Book SynopsisA colourful showcase of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Inspired by Oxford’s unique architecture and historic university, over 50 artists have produced a unique collection of contemporary images illustrating all aspects of the city and surrounding area. Oxford is both a thriving city and a byword for one of the world’s best universities. Its ancient buildings are the wonder of the world, still used and inhabited by an energetic and passionate student community. From tightly-packed Cornmarket street catering for the shoppers of the busy city to Oxford’s lush riverside walks that provide an asylum from the bustle of everyday life, to traditional St Giles’s Fair and May Day that attract visitors from across Oxfordshire and beyond, this book represents them all, including: - Quirky hidden gems such as The Eagle and Child (the pub frequented by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) and the many cafes of the Covered Market - Innovative representations of classic tourist sites: the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre, Christ Church College, Magdalen College and many more... - The Mini Car Plant and Cowley Road transformed into artworks There is so much to wonder at in this lovely book. Its enthusiasm reveals a passion for both contemporary art and the lovely city of Oxford. It will renew memories and inspire visits and revisits to all its haunts.Trade ReviewOxford is a victim of its beauty: the pavements crammed with bemused tourists, filthy buses jamming the streets. But the artists behind these images have not been deterred: this is a treasury of new ways of seeing. -- Jeremy PaxmanWhat a nice idea, Oxford's so lovely, it makes me feel very nostalgic. -- Rick SteinOxford may well be the most consciously beautiful city in Europe, and I get a daily kick out of wandering round its streets. It’s a brilliant idea to let today’s artists show us the grand sights - and the intimate ones as well. -- John SimpsonThere’s a feast within these pages, celebrating the great city of Oxford and the artists it inspires; open your eyes and rejoice. -- Miriam MargolyesA dreamy, inspiring ode to the dreamy spires. -- Helen FieldingTable of ContentsForeword Introduction The Radcliffe Camera The Bodleian Library The Covered Market Christ Church and Tom Tower A stroll around Oxford’s Streets The Sheldonian Theatre Bridge of Sighs Museums of Oxford Around Oxford and its colleges The Botanic Garden The River and Parks Cowley Road The Headington Shark and outskirts Otmoor RSPB reserve Artists’ credits

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Book SynopsisWinner of 2019 British Book Design & Production Award for Scholarly, Academic & Reference BooksThis beautiful book charts the development of the circus as an art form around the world, from antiquity to the present day.Using over 200 circus related artworks from the French National Library's private collections, celebrated cultural historian Pascal Jacob tells the story of travelling entertainers and their art and trade. From nomadic animal tamers of the Dark Ages to European jugglers and acrobats of the 1800s, from the use of the circus as Soviet propaganda to the 20th-century Chinese performance art renaissance, this is an exhaustive history with a uniquely international scope.Jacob draws on both rare and famous artworks, including prints dating from the 13th century, and paintings by Picasso and Doré. In doing so he demonstrates the circus to be a visual and physical masterpiece, constantly moving and evolving, and just as exciting an experience for audiences now as it was 1,Trade ReviewLike the circus, this magnificent volume offers a cavalcade of color and dynamism, dizzying the eye with photographs, posters, and reproductions of ephemera from the “living spectacle.” Drawing heavily on the holdings at the French National Library, Jacob—a circus scholar, historian, and director—contextualizes the stunning kaleidoscope of images, many of which have never been previously published, with an accessible overview of circus development ... Ideal for both scholars and aficionados of the circus, as well as those looking for a vibrant, engaging introduction to the form, this text moves from the circus's origins through its integrations with equestrian forms, to its triumph as a major mode of entertainment in the 1800s. Twentieth-century excursions include the Soviet circus, Chinese performers, Fellini’s fascination with circus through cinema, and circus arts schools of today ... [This] brilliant volume (rendered at times poetic by Augusta Dörr’s translation from French) will be appreciated by all, regardless of their background. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. * CHOICE *The book is a wonderful romp through to the present day, richly illustrated with artworks, photographs, prints and posters, showing how this very particular form of entertainment continues to evolve. * Evening Standard *The Circus: A Visual History is 'one to watch' in August 2018 * The Guardian *The book is a beautiful object, brimming with archive images from the Bibliothèque nationale, it paints a world drenched in colours and filled with flying trapezes, leaping tigers and sumptuous costumes. Jacob's choice of illustrations proves that circus is above everything a visual art that constantly draws on tradition to reinvent itself... the book is a stunning and essential visual resource for anyone interested in the evolution of Western circus. * Times Literary Supplement *A distinguished circus promoter and cultural historian, Jacob has donated his vast private collection to the French National Library. Most of the illustrations in this beautiful book — vibrant posters, architectural drawings of circus buildings and group photographic portraits of performers — come from there ... [Jacob] herds his facts like a ringmaster in a series of fabulous stories loosely held together by the arresting and colourful images. * The Spectator *Spectators seated in circles stare up at trapeze artists who, as Pascal Jacob puts it in his new book, The Circus: A Visual History, re-enact the mythical flight of Icarus and hope to demonstrate that grounded human beings can enjoy the aerodynamic privileges of the gods. * The Observer *Stunning circus sights: Tom King recommend a visual history of one of the oldest forms of entertainment… a hefty and vibrant collection of images depicting the age-old spectacle… Immediately apparent in Jacob’s book is that the circus has been infinitely adaptable, with space in its cavernous tent for an endless variety of people. * The Morning Star *This book tells the story of both traditions, and it does so in impressive detail and with an infectious sense of fun. Examples tumble over each other like acrobats; big ideas are paraded around like elephants. * V&A Magazine *A rich, visual feast of archival wonders. Prepare to be amazed by this impressive performance history. * National Fairground and Circus Archive *The book has a 'mosaic effect', which Jacob also identifies as the defining trait of a circus performance. He herds his facts like a ringmaster in a series of fabulous stories loosely held together by the arresting and colourful images. * Oldie Magazine *An important and compelling tale of the international history of the circus, full of enchanting images and wonderful stories. * Professor Vanessa Toulmin, University of Sheffield, UK *With circus arts thriving and evolving internationally, the English-language publication of Jacob’s magnificent, authoritative survey is cause for celebration. * Dr Rolf Hughes, Newcastle University, UK *This book tells the story of both traditions [permanent and travelling circuses], and it does so in impressive detail and with an infectious sense of fun... [Jacob offers] an evocative account of a popular art form that has an unmatched ability to snag in our senses. * Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Professor of English Literature at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK *Are you looking for a Christmas present for yourself or a loved one? Look no further... it is without doubt one of the best of the new publications worldwide to celebrate [the 250th anniversary of the modern circus]. The author... is a renowned circus expert, famous for his collaborative work with the Big Apple Circus of New York, the mighty Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus and the French circus company Cirque Phenix... the book is printed on fine paper with exemplary hard overs and its 240 pages are jam-packed with circus history from around the world, along with a wealth of over 200 fine illustrations... Visually it is a sheer delight, and Augusta Dorr's translation into English from the original French is excellent... This is a formidable volume, well-worthy of your Christmas stocking wishlist. * Don Stacey, King Pole magazine (December 2018) *The magic of the circus is captured in this stunning book, along with its evolution from the 13th century to present day Cultural historian Pascal Jacob has plundered the French National Library's archives to collate more than 200 artworks which chart a story of travelling entertainers, jugglers, acrobats, nomadic animal tamers and the iconic clown. The result is a visual feast you'll return to again and again. -- Katie Ekberg * The Australian Women's Weekly *Table of ContentsForeword by Marius Kwint ORIGINS: ANTIQUITY - 1770 THE GRAND HIGHWAY A Day at the Circus The Foundations of the 'Grande Banque d’Occident' Jugglers, Entertainers and Acrobats Priests, Gypsies, Merchants: Travellers’ Tales Fairs, Construction Sites and Rostrums: The First Performance Venues Preparing the Ground and Codes for Western Acrobatics IMPACT AND DOMINATION: 1770-1880 THE WEST CONQUERS THE WORLD It All Began with a Circle Families and Troupes: The Great Dynastic Ventures The Franconi Dynasty A Huge Building Site: The Circus Joins the City Equestrians Triumph Throughout Europe Pauline Cuzent Pantomimes and the Emergence of Narrative in the Circus Circus Bodies: The Advent of Spectacular Gymnastics Jules Léotard Whiteface and Auguste Clowns Foottit and Chocolat CHANGES:1880-1930 OF MEN AND BEASTS Exoticism, Wild Beasts and Splendour, German-Style Hans Stosch-Sarrasini Men and Beasts Claire Héliot Setting a System for Mobility: The Big Top America, America The Towering Figure of America and its Influence in Europe Phineas Taylor Barnum “Monsieur Loyal”: The Spoken Word Enters the Circus Roger Lanzac INFLUENCES: 1930-2015 THE BIG PLUNGE The Soviet Circus: State Circus and Vehicle for Propaganda Margarita Nazarova Karandash The Chinese Acrobatic Theatre: a Renaissance Xia Ju Hua The End of a World: The American Circus in Turmoil John Ringling North The Circo Fellini: A Fresh Perspective on the Ring, In Italy and Elsewhere The Revival of the Circus Arts in France, Quebec and Belgium Annie Fratellini FINALE: A Circus for Today and Tomorrow Glossary Bibliography Index of Names

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Book SynopsisMeticulously researched and beautifully produced. Times Literary SupplementA big and beautiful book. Journal of British StudiesA definitive history of the sports shoe. Amber Butchart, fashion historianA necessary book [and] a great read. Samuel Smallidge, Archivist, ConverseBoth educational and entertaining. Scene Point BlankThe story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond.Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the sneaker of today, to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common percTrade ReviewPart of the charm of this meticulously researched and beautifully produced book is that, for many of us, our first sports shoes carry the same kind of emotional charges as our first movies or our first records. * Times Literary Supplement *No mere history of shoemaking in the modern world, what Turner provides is a novel angle on the history of globalization, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and the marketing of desire ... A big and beautiful book that is a valuable contribution to a cultural history of the modern world. * Journal of British Studies *Apart from the forensically researched history, the book is opulently illustrated with eye candy galore and insights that reveal why both certain stylistic abominations as well as enhancements have been implemented and sold over the years. The fact that the book pursues a holistic approach and goes beyond the realm of what collectors and athletes would look for in terms of looks, form and function; i.e. shedding light on societal contexts and interactions and thereby expanding its significance, makes it a both educational and entertaining addition for the bookshelf of anyone not only interested in fashion but anyone who has enjoyed a sports shoe in one form or another * Scene Point Blank *Beautifully chronicling over 100 years of the sports shoe, this is the most intricately detailed love letter to the sneaker ever written. * Jason Coles, author of 'Golden Kicks: The Shoes that Changed Sport' *With his thorough scholarship and wide-ranging research, Thomas has written a definitive history of the sports shoe. This a book to be enjoyed by historians of dress, economics, and technology, as well as sport enthusiasts and sneaker aficionados alike. * Amber Butchart, fashion historian and author, and presenter of the BBC's 'A Stitch in Time' *This is an enjoyable, absorbing and instructive book ... Indeed, Turner’s approach – his imaginative use of sources, his transdisciplinary approach and his focus on materiality and meaning – demonstrates that good sportswear history is simply ‘good history’. As such, I wholeheartedly recommend Thomas Turner’s book not only to sneakerheads and sports historians, but to scholars of all stripes. * Sport in History *A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched history ... If you want to know anything about the sport shoe, you must read this book. Just do it! * Giorgio Riello, author of 'Cotton: The Fabric That Made the Modern World' and 'A Foot in the Past: Consumers, Producers and Footwear in the Long Eighteenth Century', and University of Warwick, UK *We all wear them. How did the sports shoe become so ubiquitous? Telling the story of its rise and transformation, this is an original contribution to the study of material and popular culture. * Frank Trentmann, author of 'Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers' and 'Free Trade Nation: Consumption, Civil Society and Commerce in Modern Britain', and Birkbeck, University of London, UK *A highly readable book of interest to anyone who has ever laced up a trainer. Lavishly illustrated, meticulously researched, and fluidly written ... a rich and surprising history of modernity. * Marybeth Hamilton, author of 'In Search of the Blues' *Thomas Turner has written a necessary book on the cultural history and impact of sports shoes. This is a great read for anyone interested in how a piece of sports equipment could transcend its original purpose and become a staple of everyday life. * Samuel Smallidge, Archivist, Converse *Extremely well-researched, wide-ranging, and engaging, this tremendous new book explores one of today’s most important forms of footwear. * Elizabeth Semmelhack, author of 'Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture' and 'Shoes: The Meaning of Style', and Senior Curator, Bata Shoe Museum, Canada *Entertaining, passionate and wonderfully illustrated, this book places sports shoes within their wider social context so we can all truly appreciate their significance. * Rebecca Shawcross, author of 'Shoes: An Illustrated History', and Senior Shoe Curator, Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, UK *This engaging story of how the sports shoe went from functional to fashionable reveals how so many of us came to long for the latest in footwear. * Gary Cross, author of 'Consumed Nostalgia: Memory in the Age of Fast Capitalism' and 'An All Consuming Century: Why Commercialism Won in Modern America', and Penn State University, USA *Taking you on the fascinating journey of the sports shoe, this book provides sound insight into the essential relationship between form, function and innovation in design. Beyond sports shoe fans, it's a great read for anyone interested in fashion, product design, history or, frankly, anyone who has felt the liberation of wearing sports shoes in everyday life. * Claudine Rousseau, Head of Atelier, Rapha Racing *The rise of sports shoes is a fascinating story, told here with enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge. Whether you are a student of fashion, a sports enthusiast or a ‘sneakerhead’, you'll enjoy this excellent book. * Chris Hill, Northampton University, UK *For anyone who doubted the importance of the sports shoe to contemporary fashion, Thomas Turner's comprehensive study is essential reading ... The book is not only rigorous and intellectual, but also entertaining and accessible. * Janice Miller, author of 'Fashion and Music', and Kingston University London, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Lawn tennis and the origins of the modern sports shoe 2. Sports style, youth, and modernity 3. The sports shoe reborn 4. Skateboarding and the reimagined sports shoe 5. Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop 6. Trainers on the soccer terraces 7. Globalized production, athleisure, and the postmodern sports shoe Conclusion List of Illustrations Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Thief Who Stole My Heart offers an expansive and complete immersion in a community still accessible to us through its exquisite sacred art." * Desi News *

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Book SynopsisEquip your students to be creative and reflective artists with our brand new course book, the only resource fully matched to the Cambridge International AS and A Level Art & Design syllabus. The book promotes understanding of the key concepts, encourages critical practice, and builds confidence in practical skills and independent expression.Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2018 First examination: 2020- The only course book on the market with full coverage of the Cambridge International AS and A Level Art & Design 9479 syllabus for first examination from 2020- Guides students through the artistic process of observation and intention, context and concepts, development and refinement and audience and setting in all disciplines: fine art, graphic communication, three-dimensional design, and textiles and fashion- Activities throughout improve students' practical skills in a wide range of techniques- Developed by an experienced team of teachers and prac

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Book SynopsisThe 3rd edition of Color Studies introduces students from all concentrations of visual arts to color theory, the physiology and psychology of color perception, and the physics of color. This text discusses in detail the four dimensions of color - hue, value, intensity and temperature - with tips for putting knowledge into practice in a variety of disciplines, from painting and other fine arts to interior design, architecture, fashion design, textile design, and graphic design. Feisner and Reed provide an up-to-date discussion of sustainable color applications and green materials as the underlying component of colorants, dyes, and inks in textiles, printmaking and paints. A new chapter on color and digital technology discusses illuminating with color (LED), color tools and management (Pantone), as well as color consulting and marketing. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this lavishly illustrated edition balances traditional and modern perspectives and examples in all areas of fine art and design.Trade ReviewFinally a book on colour that is written with designers in mind, not just artists - highly comprehensive. -- Valerie Mace, London College of Communication, UKGood publication - wide range of colour applications and topics covered. Informative and knowledgeable about colour - recommended. -- Fiona Candy, University of Central Lancashire, UKI found this publication informative, visually pleasing and a useful discourse on not only the theory of colour but consideration of cultural value and interpretation. Easy to access and understand, I will certainly be recommending this to my students and as part of their recommended reading for their course. -- Patricia Woods, South Devon College, UKOne of the best books I have seen on this subject. -- Julie Brown, University of Bolton, UKTable of ContentsPart I: Color Foundations Chapter 1: What is Color? Chapter 2: Color Systems and Color Wheels Chapter 3: Color Theorists Chapter 4: Coloring Agents Chapter 5: Digital Color Media and Technology Part II Dimensions of Color Chapter 6: The Dimension of Hue Chapter 7: The Dimension of Value Chapter 8: The Dimension of Intensity Chapter 9: The Dimension of Temperature Part III: Color in Compositions Chapter 10: Color and the Principles of Design Chapter 11: Color and Elements of Design Chapter 12: Color Interactions Chapter 13: Color and the Effects of Illumination Part IV: The Influence of Color Chapter 14: Color Symbolism Chapter 15: Putting Color to Use— Past, Present, and Future Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index Credits

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Book SynopsisThe National Gallery in London houses one of the richest collections of Western European paintings in the world, ranging from the 13th to the 20th century. In this beautiful book, one hundred of the greatest works from the collection, each by a different artist, are presented in chronological order, and accompanied by a lively, informative text and full-page color reproductions. From the earliest—a remnant of an Italian altarpiece dating from around 1265—to the most recent—Paul Cézanne’s great Bathers, of about 1894–1905—each painting has been carefully chosen for the unique significance it holds; whether representing a particular artist, place or time, or simply for its beauty and the pleasure it provides to the viewer. The painters featured here include some of the most famous names in European art—Duccio, Giotto, Dürer, Holbein, van Eyck, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán, Goya, Caravaggio, Claude, Poussin, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Constable, Turner, Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Rousseau, and Van Gogh—and some of the most iconic paintings in the world—The Wilton Diptych, The Arnolfini Portrait, The Ambassadors, and Sunflowers. These selected highlights introduce some of the most inspiring paintings ever made. The reader can dip in to explore individual paintings, or read from cover to cover for a full survey.Published by the National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking look at the drawings of Giuseppe Penone and how the medium of drawing articulates the artist’s wide-ranging practice

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Book SynopsisJacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice, a woodcut first printed in the year 1500, presents a bird’s-eye portrait of Venice at its peak as an international hub of trade, art, and culture. An artistic and cartographic masterpiece of the Renaissance, the View depicts Venice as a vibrant, waterborne city interconnected by canals and bridges and filled with ornate buildings, elaborate gardens, and seafaring vessels. The contributors to A View of Venice: Portrait of a Renaissance City draw on a high-resolution digital scan of the over nine-foot-wide composite print to examine the complexities of this extraordinary woodcut and portrayal of early modern Venetian life. The essays show how the View constitutes an advanced material artifact of artistic, humanist, and scientific culture. They also outline the ways the print reveals information about the city’s economic and military power, religious and social infrastructures, and cosmopolitan resideTrade Review“This intriguing book guides the reader on a compelling journey around the physical and social milieu of Renaissance Venice. Its magisterial essays invite the viewer to take an imaginary walk through the city’s empty streets, as seen in Jacopo de’ Barbari’s celebrated bird's-eye view of 1500. The book guides us step-by-step from the map’s stunning artistic virtuosity into the cosmopolitan lives of the people who inhabited the fabric of the city.” -- Deborah Howard, Professor Emerita, University of Cambridge“A View of Venice offers an engaging consideration of the ideation, creation, historical significance, idiosyncrasies, and scholarly potential of Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View. A fascinating and valuable collection of research and analysis of de' Barbari’s remarkable print and of the Venice in which he lived and worked, this volume will greatly interest general readers and specialists alike.” -- Gary M. Radke, Professor Emeritus of Art History, Syracuse University"One of the most remarkable Venice books in decades, the kind of thorough and detailed study of a city caught in time that scholars can only dream about for most other hinge-points in history. De’ Barbari’s View cost the hefty sum of three florins, and as these scholars make clear, there were plenty of buyers for something that must have seemed borderline miraculous in an era before photography. A View of Venice is the definitive anatomy of that miracle." -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Abbreviations xvii Acknowledgments xix Prologue. Story of the Edited Volume / Kristin Love Huffman and Andrea Bellieni xxiii Plates xxvii Introduction. The View as an Urban Portrait / Kristin Love Huffman 1 I. The View as a Printed Cartographic and Artistic Visualization 1. The View of Venice in a Genealogy of City Views and Government Mapping / Karen-edis Barzman 25 2. A City as a World: Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View in 1500 / Piero Falchetta 40 3. A Perspectival Investigation of Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice / Cosimo Monteleone 50 4. An Artist’s Address Book: Notes on Venice’s Artistic Geography / Giorgio Tagliaferro 62 5. Beyond Venice: At the Margins of the View / Anna Christine Swartwood House 75 6. Vessels of Political Communication / Monique O’Connell 86 7. Navigating the Business of Print in Venice with Jacopo de’ Barbari / Bronwen Wilson 96 8. On the Collection History of the View’s Matrices / Valeria Cafá 107 9. The Graphic Inventions of Jacopo de’ Barbari / Kristin Love Huffman 119 10. Revisiting “lontani et altra fantaxia”: An Eyckian Perspective on Giovanni Bellini and Jacopo de’ Barbari / Mary Pardo 136 11. Jacopo de’ Barbari, a Wandering Court Artist in the North: Changing Perspectives on His Role in Northern Renaissance Art / Rangsook Yoon 150 II. The View as a Reflection of Venice and Venetian Life 12. Toward the Perfect City: Urban Development in the Quattrocento / Richard Goy 163 13. The Wellhead as an Amenity of Venetian Urban Space / Patricia Fortini Brown 176 14. Hidden in Plain Sight (and Hearing): Venetian Bells and Their Towers / Jonathan Glixon 189 15. Santa Lucia and Corpus Domini at the Turn of the Sixteenth Century: The View and Urban Patterns / Saundra Weddle 199 16. Monastic and Convent Life as a City Phenomenon / Ludovica Galeazzo 212 17. Gendered Space(s) and the View / Holly Hurlburt 226 18. Wifely Mobility in Renaissance Venice / Stanley Chojnacki 238 19. Two Palaces, a Chapel, and an Art Collection on the Grand Canal: The World of Domenico di Piero in Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice / Giada Damen 250 20. Luxury Goods in Jacopo de’ Barbari’s Venice / Blake de Maria 260 21. “Both by Sea and Land”: Venetian Trade and Retail in the View / Julia A. DeLancey 273 22. Imagining Social and Political Relations in the View: From Piazza San Marco to Murano / Maartje van Gelder and Claire Judde de Larivière 23. Cosmopolitanism in Venice and State Strategies / Martina Massaro 295 Epilogue. Venice Lost, and Found / Tracy E. Cooper 307 Appendix 1. The View and Its Relevance Today: Venice Then and Now / Kristen Love Huffman 315 Appendix 2. Anton Kolb’s Copyright Permission and Export License Request for the View of Venice 336 Appendix 3. Will of Anton Kolb, October 12, 1541 338 Bibliography 341 Contributors 381 Index 391 Image Credits 409

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Book SynopsisErwin Osen: Egon Schiele’s artist friend as a fascinating discovery As the charismatic artist friend of Egon Schiele, Erwin Osen also left his mark on the key early years of Expressionism in Vienna. His multi-faceted relationship with Schiele reached an intensity that inspired Egon Schiele’s radical creative work, resulting in masterpieces of Austrian art. Erwin Osen was forgotten, but is now waiting to be rediscovered. Erwin Osen (1891–1970) was a companion to Egon Schiele who provided him with stimuli. He reveals himself to have been a fascinating all-round artist. He was unique, an “It Man” of the modern age. Stage decor and set design, acting, pantomime, singing, cabaret, direction from theatre to silent and talking films and camera technology, as well as painting and graphics – there was no limit to the forms taken by Osen’s art. It was at his side that Egon Schiele developed his own expressive main works. This first publication on Erwin Osen describes a unique biography and focuses on the interaction with the art of Egon Schiele.

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Book SynopsisA new, expansive study on Futurism which explores for the first time its relationships with other European avant-gardes during 1912 to 1939

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Book SynopsisSince its small screen debut in 1982, Macross has remained one of most influential mecha anime of all time. Longtime franchise illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin captures the high-flying action of the series’ iconic “variable fighters” like no other artist through his hyper-realistic illustrations for model kits, magazines, promotional materials, and more. This volume gathers Tenjin’s illustrations from the eras of the Macross Frontier Films and Macross Delta, plus a special Archives section covering art from video games, manga, novels, and more. ©2009, 2011 BIGWEST/MACROSS F PROJECT·MBS ©2015, 2017, 2021 BIGWEST

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Book SynopsisThe Danish artists participating in the Cobra movement (1948-1951) are 10 to 15 years older than their Dutch and Belgian colleagues. They experienced in the ''30s and ''40s an intense artistic development, which later unmistakably influenced Cobra and is thus of great importance for the Dutch postwar visual art. With the Danish triptych exhibition, the Cobra Museum of Modern Art opens the anniversary year 2023, which is dedicated to the founding of the Cobra movement - 75 years ago.Text in English and Dutch.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Henrike Lange takes the reader on a tour through one of the most beloved and celebrated monuments in the world Giotto''s Arena Chapel. Paying close attention to previously overlooked details, Lange offers an entirely new reading of the stunning frescoes in their spatial configuration. The author also asks fundamental questions that define the chapel''s place in Western art history. Why did Giotto choose an ancient Roman architectural frame for his vision of Salvation? What is the role of painted reliefs in the representation of personal integrity, passion, and the human struggle between pride and humility familiar from Dante''sDivine Comedy? How can a new interpretation regarding the influence of ancient reliefs and architecture inform the famous Assisi controversy and cast new light on the debate around Giotto''s authorship of the Saint Francis cycle? Illustrated with almost 200 color plates, this volume invites scholars and students to rediscover a key monument of art Trade Review'Giotto's Paduan masterpiece, the Arena Chapel (ca. 1300–1307), has impressed, but also puzzled scholars since its modern fame began around 1800. Now, Henrike Lange has provided a masterly account of the Chapel as an artistic and theological reconfiguration of Roman triumphalism in the service of the Christian view of the Savior's triumph through humility. Calling on a wide range of historical and art-historical sources, as well as the theology of Saint Augustine, Lange analyzes the Chapel as a unified structure that constitutes 'a unique space of transformative painting.' This rich and challenging work will be of interest to all who are concerned with understanding one of the premier works of Western art.' Bernard McGinn, Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus, Divinity School, University of Chicago'Dr. Lange's subject, broadly speaking, is the very foundation of modern Western painting. Her writing grows from a distinctly historical approach and probes the Roman roots of Giotto's sense of history (which bears strong resemblances to Dante's thinking about Roman history in the Divine Comedy) … Lange has the rare ability to build bridges for the reader, for instance with her command of European languages that are indeed her metaphorical bridges and allow her to lay out the vast libraries of research on Giotto written in different linguistic and scholarly traditions. The very elegance and clarity of her writing suggest that Lange's will be a contribution of real significance and will have quite an impact on medieval and Renaissance studies.' Giuseppe Mazzotta, Sterling Professor of Italian Language and Literature, Yale University'A great reading experience … Lange delivers an ingenious treatment of Giotto's framing faux architecture and meaningful Rahmenbeiwerk. This absorbing book does not see its hero, Giotto, as liberated from ancient Rome, but rather demonstrates that it is exactly Giotto's resistance to the ghost of pagan antiquity which contributes to his greatest achievements. Lange shows how Giotto creates a Christian form of similitude and overcoming, as triumph - typologically, a triumph of humility as a critical form, and therefore as an argument for Giotto's modernity.' Wolfgang Kemp, Professor of History of Art, University of HamburgTable of Contents1. A Venetian dream of Rome and Jerusalem; 2. 1300: the moment of the Jubilee in Rome and in Padua; 3. The powers that were Scrovegni, Dalesmanini, Frangipani; 4. Giotto's painted reliefs; 5. Triumph and apotheosis from Augustine to Dante; Epilogue: Relief, triumph, transcendence.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Art History and Criticism, Association of American Publishers""[Chinese Art and Dynastic Time] frees us from the long-held belief that Chinese art could only be read through the lens of successive dynasties."---Xue Xuan, International Institute for Asian Studies

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The gorgeously illustrated catalog provides the first survey of the American grand tour to Venice combining fine and decorative arts." * Artfix Daily *"[A] lavishly illustrated, fascinating book."---Lauren Moya Ford, Hyperallergic"[A] beautifully illustrated catalog."---William Newton, The Federalist"The lush yet sensitive design of the more than 300-page volume echoes the sumptuousness of the art enshrined in it. Scholarly essays cover the marketing of artistic Venice, the process of regenerating Venetian crafts, and American participation in the story. Glass and lace terminology is clarified through glossaries containing such exquisite words as fragole, fenicio and reticella. Engaging biographies of key artists, critics and collectors appear as an appendix."---Kate Eagen Johnson, Antiques & The Arts

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Book SynopsisThis book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.A remarkable resource for the field of fashion studies suitable for both newcomers ... [and] seasoned practitioners. - Fashion HistoriaA precious source in the study of the subject ... inspiring. - The Journal of Dress HistoryThe last decade has seen the growing popularity and visibility of fashion as a cultural product, including its growing presence in museum exhibitions. This book explores the history of fashion displays, highlighting the continuity of past and present curatorial practices. Comparing and contrasting exhibitions from different museums and decadesfrom the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 to the Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2011, and beyondit makes connections between museum fashion and the wider fasTrade ReviewThe book serves as a valuable entry into the continually evolving field of fashion curation and would make a worthwhile purchase for any library with programs in art history, museum studies, fashion studies, or design history. * ARLIS/NA Reviews *[Contains] rich illustrations ... Moreover, with 20 pages of references, the book confirms itself as a precious source in the study of the subject. Perhaps more interestingly, it is possible that this publication will become the ever–present reference in future books ... Petrov’s work is inspiring for scholars not just for the contents but even for her disciplined writing. The quoted exhibitions are, without a doubt, the greatest strength in this study. * The Journal of Dress History *A remarkable resource for the field of fashion studies suitable for both newcomers who will appreciate the abundance of history and references, as well as seasoned practitioners that may see their own work in a different light ... One of the most striking aspects of this book [is] that the issues that seem to plague every fashion exhibition, from mannequin heads and wigs to gaps in the collection, have been with us from the start. Perhaps with the addition of this book, we can collectively start to sort out solutions. * Fashion Historia *Comprehensive, well-argued and original, this book includes invaluable insights from a practicing curator and historian, and places the museum exhibition in the larger discourse of fashion and its history. -- Hazel Clark, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, USAPetrov’s sharp and critical insights put the current worldwide rise of fashion exhibitions in an historic continuum, raising questions that should be on the mind of every fashion curator or museum working with fashion. By far the most thought provoking book on fashion curation of the past years. -- Kaat Debo, Director and Chief Curator, MoMu Fashion Museum, Antwerp, BelgiumThis is a valuable addition to the scholarship dedicated to the complex relationship between fashion and museums. Petrov retraces connections and highlights pivotal experiences, providing a thorough study – useful not only to consider history, but also to reflect on future practices. -- Maria Luisa Frisa, Università IUAV di Venezia, ItalyThis is an insightful addition to the growing field of fashion curating. Stretching over the last century and beyond, Petrov’s contribution is an original analysis of the museum as a site where fashion, commerce, art and history intertwine. [A] must-read for students of fashion and anyone interested in the field. -- Annamari Vänskä, co-editor of 'Fashion Curating' (Bloomsbury, 2017), and Aalto University, FinlandA welcome account of the key historical developments in establishing the display of dress and, in turn, the culture of fashion exhibitions; a useful contribution to fashion studies. -- Alistair O’Neill, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Fashion as Museum Object 1. Foundation Garments: Precedents for Fashion History Exhibitions in Museums 2. Window Shopping: Commercial Inspiration for Fashion in the Museum 3. The New Objectivity: Social Science Methods for the Display of Dress 4. Intervisuality: Displaying Fashion as Art 5. Tableaux Vivants: The Influence of Theatre 6. The Body in the Gallery: Revivifying Historical Fashion 7. The Way of All Flesh: Displaying the Historicity of Historical Fashion 8. The New Look: Contemporary Trends in Fashion Exhibitions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs its title suggests, Negative/Positive begins with the negative, a foundational element of analog photography that is nonetheless usually ignored, and uses this to tell a representative, rather than comprehensive, history of the medium. The fact that a photograph is split between negative and positive manifestations means that its identity is always simultaneously divided and multiplied. The interaction of these two components was often spread out over time and space and could involve more than one person, giving photography the capacity to produce multiple copies of a given image and for that image to have many different looks, sizes and makers. This book traces these complications for canonical images by such figures as William Henry Fox Talbot, Kusakabe Kimbei, Dorothea Lange, Man Ray, Seydou KeÃta, Richard Avedon, and Andreas Gursky. But it also considers a number of related issues crucial to any understanding of photography, from the business practices of profesTable of Contents1. Negatives and Positives ; 2. Inventing Negatives ; 3. Photographic Drawings ; 4. More of the Same ; 5. Control Methods ; 6. Created Worlds ; 7. Hiding in Plain Sight ; 8. The Cult of the Negative ; 9. Electricity Made Visible ; 10. Authorship and Ownership ; 11. Refashioning a Past ; 12. Return of the Repressed ; 13. Proper Names ; 14. Does Size Matter? ; 15. Ordering Things ; 16. Poses and Settings ; 17. Hidden Mothers ; 18. Collecting Things ; 19. Still Life ; 20. Repetition and Difference ; 21. Negative/Positive.

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Book SynopsisBOOKMARK The Warhol Dollar Bill Paper Bookmark is the perfect way to keep your place in your favorite book. Featuring Warhol's iconic Dollar Bill print, this bookmark is double sided and fits perfectly on the page so you can easily find your spot without losing your place. You can use our bookmarks to keep your place in sketchbooks, journals, books, and so much more. The iconic design is perfect for anyone who loves art and wants to add beauty to their reading experience. BRIGHT AND BOLD ARTWORK Andy Warhol's Dollar Bill print is a symbol of the intersection between art and commerce, reflecting Warhol's fascination with the consumer culture of post-war America. By transforming the everyday object of a dollar bill into a work of art, Warhol challenges traditional notions of value and authenticity, provoking thought and conversation about the nature of money, fame, and society. PERFECT FOR GIFTING Whether you're a fan of Warhol's iconic artwork, a collector of unique bookmarks,

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking work presents an alternative history of art that foregrounds the indispensable contributions of plants.

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Book SynopsisA major new survey of an internationally significant collection of Japanese woodblock prints.

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Book SynopsisGeometric abstraction as a worldview: artists like Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Sonia Delaunay played an essential part in the development of non-representational art. The volume presents an overview of the evolution of geometric abstract art and takes into account in addition to the applied arts the female perspective of the Global South with promising new discoveries. Geometric abstraction emerged around the turn of the last century from an attitude that was permeated by renewal, utopia and resistance, and that aimed at the unity of art and life. Colourful, geometric and highly attractive this comprehensive view of the time between 1914 and the 1970s is lavishly illustrated and relates the narrative from a female, global, historical and contemporary perspective, revealing the dense network between women artists and gallerists.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review "Fashion and Politics makes for an insightful and thorough investigation of the two for all those interested in exploring the way hard politics can play out in the soft power of culture."— Rena Niamh Smith, Socialist Review“The book features 120 colour images, making it a brilliant combination of both intensely academic scholarship and a visually interesting piece to have on display...Fashion and Politics is engaging and thought provoking, and could be read and reviewed multiple times yielding new insights upon repeated reading.”—Dr. Andrea J. Severson, The Journal of Dress History “Not only thought-provoking but also beautifully presented and integrated by a rich body of precious visual references, Fashion and Politics is undeniably an essential reading…It is a thorough, rigorous and insightful study of this crucial relationship from a variety of perspectives, which can open further and much needed conversations on the multi-faceted nature of fashion’s deep political dimension."—Flavia Loscialpo, Fashion Theory“Provides a primer on the major necessary considerations for a politically engaged fashion. Its uniqueness comes in the form of refraining from frontal attack on fashion’s well-known atrocities. Rather it focuses on the complex ways that fashion might help support hegemonic power or help us articulate agency to resist it.”—Maylin M. Hernandez, New Political Science

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Book Synopsis* A Times and New Statesman Book of the Year ** BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ** Illustrated with over 130 colour photographs and drawings *A masterpiece.' Edmund de WaalCommanding, intelligent, gripping.' The TimesFrom 1910 to 1930 Gropius was at the very centre of European modern art and design, as the founder of the German art school, the Bauhaus. Yet Gropius's beliefs and affiliations left him little choice but to leave Germany when Hitler came to power. In this riveting book, Fiona MacCarthy draws on new research to re-evaluate Gropius's work and life. From his shattering experiences in the First World War to his turbulent marriage to the notorious Alma Mahler and the tragic early death of their daughter, MacCarthy leads us through his disorientating years in London, to his final peaceful and productive life in America. This is biography at its finest and most vivid.

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Book SynopsisThe first major life of the outstanding British painter and Jack the Ripper suspect Walter Sickert (1860-1942), by the highly acclaimed biographer of Aubrey Beardsley.Walter Richard Sickert is perhaps the outstanding figure of British art during the last hundred years. Many contemporary painters, from Hodgkin and Bacon to Auerbach and Kossof, acknowledge a debt to his influence. His career spanned six decades of unceasing experiment and achievement. As a young artist, he was welcomed and encouraged by Degas. He was the disciple of Whistler and mentor of Beardsley. He founded the London Impressionists and the Camden Town Group. He was taken up by both the Woolfs and the Sitwells. He gave painting lessons to Winston Churchill.His energy was prodigious and his personality fascinating: he was also an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, polemicist, teacher and wit. He relished controversy: his early paintings of London music halls and his late works, based on 18th-century etchings and contemTrade Review‘[Sturgis] clearly has a profound sense of the paradoxes underlying the man and his work. Meticulous, heartfelt and thoroughly convincing.’ Times Literary Supplement ‘A truly comprehensive, grandsweep biography. Detailed, amusing and moving. Brilliantly done, an outstanding achievement. At last Sickert has the biography he deserves." Spectator ‘Excellent and authoritative, Sturgis's scholarship is exemplary.’ Guardian ‘A fine biography.’ Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday ‘A biography that is as sure in its chronicling of artistic movements and trends as in its acute attention to the life of its subject.’ Financial Times ‘Magisterial, taut and fresh, it is a measure of how impressive Sickert's life, career and influence is that it feels more apt to argue that the artist has been fortunate in his biographer.’ Independent

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Book SynopsisWhat do we mean when we call a work of art `beautiful`? How have artists responded to changing notions of the beautiful? Which works of art have been called beautiful, and why? Fundamental and intriguing questions to artists and art lovers, but ones that are all too often ignored in discussions of art today. Prettejohn argues that we simply cannot afford to ignore these questions. Charting over two hundred years of western art, she illuminates the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art, from the works of Kauffman to Whistler, Ingres to Rossetti, Cézanne to Jackson Pollock, and concludes with a challenging question for the future: why should we care about beauty in the twenty-first century?Trade ReviewSuperbly Written, * The Art Book, Volume 13 Issue 4 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Eighteenth-Century Germany ; 2. Early Nineteenth Century France ; 3. Victorian Aestheticism ; 4. Modernism ; Further Reading

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Book Synopsis''For as I look deeper into the mirror, I find myself a more curious person than I had thought.''John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a towering figure of the nineteenth century: an art critic who spoke up for J. M. W. Turner and for the art of the Italian Middle Ages; a social critic whose aspiration for, and disappointment in, the future of Great Britain was expressed in some of the most vibrant prose in the language. Ruskin''s incomplete autobiography was written between periods of serious mental illness at the end of his career, and is an eloquent analysis of the guiding powers of his life, both public and private. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin''s intense childhood, his time as an undergraduate at Oxford, and, most of all, his journeys across France, the Alps, and northern Italy. Attentive to the human or divine meaning of everything around him, Praeterita is an astonishing account of revelation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s ClassicsTrade Reviewa valuable addition to Ruskin studies ... Francis O'Gorman is a sensitive, intelligent and eloquent guide to Praeterita ... detailed and helpful endnotes. * The Companion *The editing and annotation are exemplary * Jan Marsh, Times Literary Supplement *Thanks to O'Gorman, the experience of reading Praeterita has achieved luminous transparency, and it is to be hoped that his new, very finely edited edition finds its way on to book shelves and into syllabuses ... O'Gorman's introduction deserves special praise ... The explanatory notes provide essential guidance and clarification, especially for the neophyte reader of Ruskin. * Carlyle Studies Annual *

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Book SynopsisThe avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade''s Surrealist deification, issues of quality (How good is Dali?), the idea of the ''readymade'', attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, attitudes to women, fetishism, and primitivism. The international nature of these movements is examined, covering the cities of Zurich, New York, Berlin, Cologne, Barcelona, Paris, London, and recenlty discovered examples in Eastern Europe. Hopkins explores the huge range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism (collage, painting, found objects, performance art, photography, film) , whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. He also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists'' return to the fetishized/eroticized body. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewIn a relatively small space Hopkins manages a stylish presentation and analysis of two of modernism's most famous isms. * Bear Books *Table of Contents1. Histories ; 2. Geographies ; 3. Art and Anti-Art ; 4. Actions ; 5. Politics ; 6. Minds ; 7. Bodies ; 8. Endings

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Book SynopsisChristian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the narrative and devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the radical new interpretations of the twenty-first century. This fascinating new book explores the changing nature of the representation of key themes and subjects found in Christian art, covering the Eucharist, the crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. Other sections deal with the changes to Christian art after the sixteenth-century Reformation, and with Christian art in the modern world.Within these themes, the book explores the work of major artists such as Memling, Holbein, El Greco and Rossetti, and well-known examples including the frescoes of St Francis at Assisi. Didactic and consciously devotional works are discussed alongside the controversial work of contemporary artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Images of the Eucharist and images of Christ's Passion ; 2. The Virgin and Child ; 3. The Saints ; 4. 'Bibles for the Illiterate': Old and New Testament Narrative Imagery ; 5. Icons ; 6. Conclusion: the Twentieth Century

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