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The New York Review of Books, Inc The Picture Not Taken
Book SynopsisAn ecologically minded collection of essays in the vein of Rebecca Solnit and Susan Sontag, covering everything from the equipment of photography to the difficulties of perception itself.In The Picture Not Taken, the photographer and writer Benjamin Swett considers the intersections between photography, memory, the natural world, and the course of life in essays on subjects that include family snapshots, images of racial violence, the shape of abiding love, and the experience of unforseen and irremediable loss. In these beautifully written, deeply affecting pages, Swett moves with a wonderful improvisatory freedom among his chosen themes. The Picture Not Taken is a book of transfixing pieces that possesses the intensity and integrity and heft of the wholly new.
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Insight Editions Wicked Elphaba Glinda Reversible Sculpted
Book SynopsisThis collectible, hardcover journal has an eye-catching, sculpted cover featuring intricate artwork from Universal Pictures' cinematic event, Wicked.
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Yale University Press The Artists Reality Philosophies of Art
Book SynopsisMark Rothko’s classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by Makoto FujimuraTrade ReviewPraise for Previous Editions of The Artist’s Reality: “I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that this publication—lovingly and discreetly edited by the artist’s son, Christopher Rothko—is a major event, for to open The Artist’s Reality is to discover buried treasure. This is a fully worked-out theory of art, written by an essential American painter at the very dawn of his artistic maturity.”—Jed Perl, New Republic “It is unusual to find an artist with such eloquence in words, and this voice from the past, especially from the pioneer of so influential an artistic movement is a rare find.”—Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times “The book broaches a poetics of space that would finally place Rothko’s art among the more uncommon visual achievements of the 20th century.”—David Anfam, Art Newspaper “A deceptively slender volume. . . . Reflects the author’s intense intellectual curiosity and ambition.”—Phoebe Hoban, New York Times “The book is an enormously important art history document because, oddly, it is unsurprising. It confirms what the best critics have always seen in Rothko’s work: the desire to go beyond the historical moment, beyond the accidental detail, beyond nation or culture, even the self, to arrive at a transcendent and universal experience, to arrive at, as he puts it, the myth.”—Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times Magazine (UK) “A wonderful gift on many levels, providing a unique insight into the worldview of one of the pivotal figures of 20th-century art. . . . Essential.”—Choice “The rediscovered book manuscript . . . adds an important document to the literature of modern American art.”—Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle “The Artist’s Reality . . . is a collection of 12 beautifully written and clearheaded essays from 1940–41. Addressing art in terms of tradition, myth, history, philosophy, form, politics, biology, and emotion, Rothko asserts the individuality and necessity of the artist, as he also reaffirms that the Abstract Expressionists were continuing an ancient tradition. This is one of the most important documents written by an Abstract Expressionist—or by an American painter.”—New York Sun “A document of extraordinary critical interest. Casting vivid light on its author’s intellectual outlook and motivations at a turning point in his career, it offers a framework for understanding the canonical works that he would begin to create nearly a decade later. . . . In addition to affording invaluable insight into the mind of its author, this volume is the most considerable single verbal text, in length and sustained argument, to have emerged from what we now call the New York School. . . . The text now made available as The Artist’s Reality will henceforward be indispensable to understanding the achievement of Mark Rothko from the viewpoint of its creator.”—Sheldon Nodelman, Art in America
£16.14
Phaidon Press Ltd Great Women Artists
Book SynopsisCelebrate five centuries of female creativity with this groundbreaking survey of women artists, now in a sleek compact format
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Rocky Nook Fujifilm X100VI Pocket Guide
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HarperCollins Publishers The Meaning Of Tango
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Rizzoli International Publications Max Weber and American Cubism
Book SynopsisCubism, widely regarded as the most influential style to emerge at the advent of modernism, had a home in New York and a leading figure in Max Weber.Max Weber studied under Matisse, associated with influential figures including Apollinaire, Picasso, and Delaunay, and is credited with bringing firsthand knowledge of the Parisian avant-garde to Alfred Stieglitz’s modernist circle in New York, inspiring a generation of artists. While his works are in important collections, they have not yet received the close study of the artist’s peers, such as Picasso, Braque, and Leger.William C. Agee, a veteran museum curator and renowned scholar of twentieth-century American art, and scholar Pamela N. Koob take up the challenge in a lavishly illustrated volume, gathering together a selection of Max Weber’s best cubist works. Close readings of Weber’s paintings open the most complete survey to date of American cubism, with entries on key cubist wor
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Rizzoli International Publications Sam Moyer
Book SynopsisThe first book on painter and sculptor Sam Moyer, best known for her unique practice of combining remnants of stone and natural materials inlaid into painted canvas, creating powerfully expressive works.
£36.00
Amazon Publishing Land of Dreams
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Goldsmiths, Unversity of London Familiar Faces
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the rich and varied relationship between photography and the most recent Argentine dictatorship.Familiar Faces offers a diverse, theoretically rich, and empirically informed exploration of photography in Argentina’s memorial, political, and artistic landscape. During the country’s most recent civic-military dictatorship (1976–1983), 30,000 people were disappeared or killed by the state. Over the decades, vernacular and professional photographs have been central to the Argentine struggle for justice. They were used not only to protest the disappearances under the dictatorship and to denounce the authorities, but also as tools of political and social activism, and for remembering the disappeared.With contributions from leading Argentina-based anthropologists, ethnographers, curators, art scholars, media researchers, and photographers, Familiar Faces moves beyond the traditional considerations of represe
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De Gruyter Silvia Gertsch: Licht und Gegenlicht / Lumière et
Book SynopsisDer Ausstellungskatalog bietet einen intimen Blick auf die Schweizer Gegenwartskünstlerin Silvia Gertsch und ihr beeindruckendes Werk. Durch die Augen langjähriger Wegbegleiter/-innen offenbart sich die persönliche und künstlerische Entwicklung Gertschs, die in der jahrhundertealten Technik der Hinterglasmalerei ihr bevorzugtes Medium gefunden hat. In ihren Malereien setzt sich Gertsch mit Gegensätzlichkeit wie der pulsierenden Stadt oder der in sich ruhenden Natur auseinander und nimmt die Gesellschaft kritisch in den Blick. Farbe und Hell-Dunkel-Kontraste faszinieren die Künstlerin; der Bildträger Glas ermöglicht es ihr, Licht und Schatten zu akzentuieren. Ihre Werke zeigen Emotionen und zwischenmenschliche Interaktionen, in einer von visuellen und akustischen Einflüssen übersättigten Welt. Le catalogue de l'exposition offre un regard intime sur l'artiste suisse contemporaine Silvia Gertsch et son œuvre impressionnante. A travers le regard de ses compagnons de longue date, on découvre l'évolution personnelle et artistique de Gertsch, qui a trouvé dans la technique ancestrale de la peinture sous verre son médium de prédilection. Dans ses peintures, Gertsch travaille sur des opposés tels que la ville trépidante ou la nature en paix et porte un regard critique sur la société. La couleur et les contrastes clair-obscur fascinent l'artiste ; et le support de verre lui permet d'accentuer les jeux de lumière et d'ombre. Ses œuvres montrent des émotions et des interactions humaines, dans un monde saturé d'influences visuelles et acoustiques.
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Orion Publishing Co The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art
Book SynopsisCats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty, grace, independence and air of mystery. Domesticated, but with a touch of the wild about them, they share our homes and endlessly fascinate us. The Book of the Cat is a cool and quirky collection of feline art and illustration by artists from around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are short texts about the artists and their subjects. Beautifully designed and packaged, the book will appeal to cat lovers of all ages.
£13.49
Open Ended Books Dorothy Wordsworths Grasmere Days
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Paris Grafik Homer: The Odyssey Map
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The University of Chicago Press The Art of Living in AvantGarde Paris
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theatre Studios
Book SynopsisTheatre Studios explores the history of the studio model in England, first established by Konstantin Stanislavsky, Jacques Copeau and others in the early twentieth century, and later developed in the UK primarily by Michel Saint-Denis, George Devine, Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood, whose studios are the focus of this study. Cornford offers in-depth accounts of the radical, collective work of these leading theatre companies of the mid-twentieth century, considering the models of ensemble theatre-making that they developed and their remnants in the newly publicly-funded UK theatre establishment of the 1960s. In the process, this book develops an approach to understanding the politics of artistic practices rooted in the work of John Dewey, Antonio Gramsci and the standpoint feminists. It concludes by considering the legacy of the studio movement for twenty-first-century theatre, partly by tracking its echoes in the work of Secret Theatre at the Lyric, Hammersmith (Trade Review‘This is a rigorously compelling examination of a long-neglected area of British theatrical history. With confidence and acuity Tom Cornford lays out the tangled strands of influence and achievement that constitute the Theatre Studio tradition in this country. His examination of the benefits and pitfalls of ensemble theatre-making is sharp, provocative and always surprising.’ – Sean Holmes, Associate Artistic Director, Shakespeare’s Globe and formerly Artistic Director of the Lyric, Hammersmith'This book recontextualises and critiques three fundamental strands of British theatre history through the lens of the theatre studios of Michel Saint-Denis, Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood. It is comprehensively researched, elegantly written, robustly argued and emphatically current.' – Jonathan Pitches, Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of LeedsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Ensemble Theatre-Making and the Theatre Studio Tradition; Section 1 The London Theatre Studio (1936-1939) and the Old Vic Theatre Centre (1947-1952); Chapter 1 Remnants of the London Theatre Studio and the Old Vic Theatre Centre Chapter 2 Practices of the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre; Chapter 3 Models of Practice in the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre; Section 2 The Chekhov Theatre Studio (1936-1942); Chapter 4 Remnants of the Chekhov Theatre Studio; Chapter 5 Practices of the Chekhov Theatre Studio; Chapter 6 Models of Practice in the Chekhov Theatre Studio; Section 3 Theatre Workshop (1945-63); Chapter 7 Remnants of Theatre Workshop; Chapter 8 Practices of Theatre Workshop, 1945-55; Chapter 9 Models of Practice in Theatre Workshop; Conclusion Why Do Theatre Studios Matter?
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Design Studio Press Framed Environment Design
Book Synopsis New from the animator and illustrator behind your favorite DreamWorks and Netflix films, the next installment of the Framed series will help creators design a world that comes to life. Framed Environment Design presents the artwork, wisdom, and philosophies behind designing environments for film, animation, graphic novels, and illustration so that they serve a narrative purpose and become part of the story. With informed methodology and special care for the smallest details, environment design can inspire script visualization, making it come alive in meaningful ways?together with the characters?as part of the same actions and emotions. From historical epic to futuristic architecture, and natural environments to fantasy scenarios, in this newest addition to his best-selling Framed series, Mateu-Mestre illuminates the full process in great detail. Starting with the early research stages and thought process all the way to the final design?employing hundreds of carefully created and never-before-seen illustrations and sketches?the reader can not only follow the detailed explanations but actually make sense of them through an incredible array of visual ideas and solutions.
£27.19
Taschen GmbH Astrology. The Library of Esoterica
Book SynopsisFrom the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN’s Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With wisdom from new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods, Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.Trade Review“…a vivid visual history and field guide to the esoteric practice featuring thousands of years of art.” * CNN.com *“A visually lush survey.” * The Art Newspaper *“...one comes away with an understanding of astrology’s place in history, pop culture, art, mythology, and psychology.” * Los Angeles Times *“The 'Library of Esoterica' acts as a bridge between the dark halls of history and the vast data at our fingertips.” * Los Angeles Times *“This book reminds us of our eternal and universal search for meaning, purpose, and the divine.” * itsnicethat.com *
£27.00
Paris Grafik Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Map
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Insight Editions Agatha All Along Tarot Deck and Guidebook
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Thames and Hudson Ltd The Artists Roadmap
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Rizzoli International Publications Regarding Ingres Fourteen Short Stories
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Austin Macauley Publishers Held by a Thread
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group The lady in Gold The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav
Book SynopsisNational BestsellerThe true story that inspired the movie Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds.Contributor to the Washington Post Anne-Marie O’Connor brilliantly regales us with the galvanizing story of Gustav Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece—the breathtaking portrait of a Viennese Jewish socialite, Adele Bloch-Bauer. The celebrated painting, stolen by Nazis during World War II, subsequently became the subject of a decade-long dispute between her heirs and the Austrian government.When the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case, its decision had profound ramifications in the art world. Expertly researched, masterfully told, The Lady in Gold is at once a stunning depiction of fin-de siècle Vienna, a riveting tale of Nazi war crimes, and a fascinating glimpse into the high-stakes workings of the contemporary art world.One of the Best Books of the Year: The Huff
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John Wiley & Sons Captain America For Dummies
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University of Toronto Press The Art of Being a Stranger
Book SynopsisA vividly illustrated family memoir told in the voices of father and daughter, The Art of Being a Stranger grapples with the challenges of displacement and historical memory across generations in the wake of the Holocaust.
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Redstone Press JUST LOOKING
Book SynopsisCulled from the Instagrams of notable artists, writers and other creatives, Just Looking encourages readers to find small delights in the world around themRedstone Press, the makers of the Redstone Diary, Surrealist Games, Seeing Things and many other unexpected titles, invite you to join us on a visual odyssey. Curated from the Instagram pages of writers, artists and other observers, Just Looking invites readers to pause and contemplate the extraordinary within the everyday. From city streets to country landscapes, Just Looking showcases the diverse perspectives of those who have mastered the art of observation, encouraging us to lift our gaze from the screens of our busy lives in order to appreciate the strange beauty that lies in plain sight all around us. Everyone possesses the capacity to be a keen observer, to see the world with fresh eyes and to find inspiration in the most unexpected places.Just Looking
£18.75
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. Redoute 2026 Square Wall Calendar
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Weldon Owen Welcome Aboard
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D Giles Limited Café Society
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Princeton University Press Barnett Newman
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Rocky Nook Morpho
Book SynopsisIn this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the human body--with drawing techniques from the corch (showing the musculature underneath the skin) to sketches of models in action. In more than 1000 illustrations, the human body is shown from a new perspective--from bone structure to musculature, fro
£22.50
PIE Books Bonsai
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3DTotal Publishing Ltd Creating Stylized Characters
Book SynopsisCreating Stylized Characters gives readers a valuable insight into the popular art of character design. Professional illustrators, animators and cartoonists, well versed in creating characters for video games, comics and film, guide the reader through accessible tutorial projects packed with images and advice. Any budding artist will soon be able to draw characters of all ages, shapes and sizes! This entertaining, beginner-friendly book is applicable to both digital and traditional media, and delves into many essential aspects of the character development process, from real-world research, to sketching gestures and poses, to exploring different genres, personalities and styles.
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Insight Editions Refuge: America's Untouched Wilderness
Book Synopsis“The book, a coffee table-like hardback with otherworldly photography, is visually arresting but also an educator about the wildest system in the country.” –CNN “…astonishing artwork exposing the undercover beauty of the nation’s hidden natural wonders that will move readers far beyond their familiarity with the Redwood forests or Half Dome Yosemite...promises to leave viewers gasping at every page.” –The Federalist “The National Parks get all the love, but if you really want to commune with nature and not a stampede of RVs, try a National Wildlife Refuge.” – The Wall Street Journal “His photographs of the islands are transporting, as are so many of his images of our refuges and the wildlife that make their home within them.” – Earth Island Journal “Among other adventures, the book captures the extraordinary marine life in the Pacific Remote Islands and Rose Atoll Marine National Monuments and Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument… readers will be inspired to put on not just their hiking boots but their snorkel fins, too!” – Marine Conservation Institute Ansel Adams Award–winning photographer Ian Shive shows you the largest network of protected lands and waters in the world, the National Wildlife Refuge System. From the rugged reaches of Kenai, Alaska, to the vibrant coral reefs of the Palmyra Atoll, the National Wildlife Refuge System is dedicated to the preservation of America’s natural habitats. Through the lens of Ian Shive, recipient of the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, Refuge will show you the greatest of these landscapes and wildlife, including the migratory birds of Midway Atoll, the golden prairies of the Rocky Flats, and more. · Learn from America’s leading experts. Includes essays from top environmental and conservation organizations such as the National Wildlife Refuge Association, Earth Island Institute, and the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign, giving you the context that you need to appreciate these natural wonders. · Plan your own journey. A refuge map and index of traversable locations allows you to start planning your trip of a lifetime to these hallowed refuges. · Over 300 awe-inspiring images will let you experience more than 40 refuges right from your coffee table, including Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Rachel Carson NWR, Bayou Sauvage NWR, Valle de Oro NWR, National Elk Refuge, and more. · The perfect addition to your home library, this large-format, deluxe book will make your coffee table or bookshelf shine. · Earth Aware Editions will plant two trees for each tree used in the manufacturing of Refuge, in association with our partnering organization Roots of Peace.
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Frances Lincoln Studios of Their Own
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Bonnier Books Ltd Culture: The surprising connections and
Book Synopsis'A writer of genius' - William Dalrymple'Remarkable' - Kwame Anthony Appiah'Utterly captivating' - Anthony DoerrCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry, Martin Puchner explores how contact between different peoples has driven artistic innovation in every era - whilst cultural policing and purism have more often undermined the very societies they tried to protect.Travelling through Classical Greece, Ashoka's India, Tang dynasty China, and many other epochs, this triumphal new history reveals the crossing points which have not only inspired the humanities, but which have made us human.Trade Review'Eminently readable ... The book's great strength lies in its ability to swoop deftly and lightly between things that may be familiar to us in themselves, but which we might be tempted to separate out in our attempts to form a picture of the world.' -- Edward Wilson-Lee * The Times Literary Supplement *'A breakneck, utterly captivating survey of threads of cultural transmission-how ideas, stories, and songs-survive, change, vanish, get borrowed, refined, coopted, and grafted through time ... I underlined sentences on every page.' -- Anthony Doerr'Compellingly written' * Financial Times *'A remarkable book.' -- Kwame Anthony Appiah'Martin Puchner has exceptional and invaluable gifts: intellectual fearlessness, dazzling erudition, trenchancy tempered by breadth of mind, and a humanist's eye for minute evidence that illumines huge problems.' -- Felipe Fernandez-Armesto'Well written, nuanced and light in style, spinning a series of historical narratives in an erudite and engaging way' -- Marguerite Johnson * The Conversation *'Fearless and exhilaratingly erudite, Martin Puchner's panoramic tour of human culture across the millennia is a riveting page-turner.' -- Amy Chua'A writer of genius' -- William Dalrymple'Elegantly written and full of erudite lore, this vibrant history illuminates the inveterate human yearning for expression.' * Publishers Weekly *'A thoughtful, generous vision of human creativity across centuries of culture.' * Kirkus *'Fluent and engaging.' -- Boyd Tonkin * Wall Street Journal *'A mighty, polymathic work . . . [by] a master storyteller -- Chris Vognar * Boston Globe *'A forceful rebuke to those who argue that culture can be owned by groups, nations, religions or races. . . . [by] an adept storyteller.' -- Ismail Muhammad * New York Times *'Jaunty and readable but never lacking in depth, Culture hops through countries and eras to deliver a resonant argument.' -- Lauren Puckett-Pope * Elle *'Cultures develop by sharing, borrowing, and collaborating--but also by conquest, appropriation, and theft. Martin Puchner's timely book takes us on a breathtaking tour of world history, reminding us that as we judge the past, one day we, too, will be judged, and that when we ignore or try to erase our cultural heritage, we are only impoverishing ourselves' -- Louis Menand * Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club *'Puchner creates a perfectly balanced and incisively abridged version of the story of human culture. Ultimately, this is an examination of the making and transport of ideas, which is always an interaction between old and new. Each chapter builds a new layer, adding to the depth and complexity, while Puchner also provides a global who's who of cultural diffusion' * Booklist *'So many books these days are described as being 'sweeping histories'; Culture, which promises in its subtitle to take us from our most primitive artistic impulses all the way to the machinery of modern-day fandom. But what intrigues me most about Puchner's latest isn't its scope - it's its driving question: 'What good are the arts?' In my more hopeless moments, this question bubbles up inside me, and I'm chomping at the bit to hear Puchner's answer, grounded in history and informed by cultures around the world' -- Sophia Stewart
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MIT Press Ltd Matthew Angelo Harrison
Book SynopsisThe first monograph on an important young American artist, generously illustrated with color images of his work.In his sculptures and installations, Matthew Angelo Harrison (b. 1989) engages with the legacies of racism and colonialism, parsing their contemporary connections to labor in the United States through an evolving visual language. With works that merge manufacturing technologies with the formal concerns of modernism and minimalism, the artist questions ideas of authorship and reproduction. Harrison's sculptures often include found objects--including traditional African figurines and auto industry ephemera--encased in resin blocks. Frozen and entombed, these sculptures appear as strangely haunted minimalist objects, both ancient and futuristic. This generously illustrated volume, published in conjunction with two major solo exhibitions, is the first monograph on an important young American artist. Another specter haunting Harrison's work is that of Detroi
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MIT Press Ltd An Alphabet for Dreamers
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Thames and Hudson Ltd Japan Art Revolution
Book SynopsisA unique survey of the explosion of avant-garde art in 1960s Japan. We've all heard of Paris 1968, but in Japan, a movement just as revolutionary, interesting and enduring was underway. The turbulent times of the post-war era inspired an artistic explosion in Japan, with the emergence of a revolutionary scene of avant-garde artists who pioneered many disciplines: experimental and erotic photography, 'Angura' theatre and underground street performances, apocalyptic Butoh dance, surreal illustrations and seminal graphic design. Taking design cues from Japanese luminaries Yokoo Tadanori and Awazu Kiyoshi, Japan Art Revolution features 400 captivating artworks, encompassing photographs, film stills, theatre posters and illustrations by visionary artists including Moriyama Daido, Hosoe Eikoh, Araki Nobuyoshi, Ishiuchi Miyako, Tanaami Keiichi, Yokoo Tadanori, Hijikata Tatsumi, Ohno Kazuo, Terayama Shuji, Tenjo, Sajiki, Kawada Kikuji, Neo-Dada Organizers, Hi-Red Center, Awazu Kiyoshi, Hanaga Mitsutoshi, Nakahira Takuma and Tanabe Santaro. Drawing on extensive interviews with these iconic artists, this comprehensive book offers readers a nuanced understanding of the thriving world of Japanese avant-garde art, complemented by insightful texts from esteemed experts, curators, academics and archivists. Japanese photobooks from this period are rare and expensive, so this book serves not only as a visual delight but also as an invaluable resource for scholars, art enthusiasts and those eager to discover the pioneers of Japanese avant garde.
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Women Artists
Book SynopsisSmall, smart, essential a chronological introduction to women artists through 500 years of history, providing a rich understanding of key female artists from the Baroque to today.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Literary Managers Toolkit
Book SynopsisThe Literary Manager's Toolkit is a clear and comprehensive guide to the role of the literary manager in theatre and beyond, focusing on the key skills, networks, and processes that underpin a successful career in this and associated roles.This book outlines the tasks and responsibilities of a literary manager in the selection, development, and production of new plays. In the first part, it outlines the how, when, and why of the literary manager's main activities, equipping the reader with everything that they will need when approaching this role's central challenges. The second part provides a selection of practical, accessible, and easy-to-follow materials and workshop suggestions for literary managers who will work with playwrights as they develop their creative writing and dramaturgy skills.This is the go-to resource for the working professional literary manager or dramaturg, and for students on dramaturgy courses in theatre degree programmes.Table of ContentsPart 1 1. An evolving and elusive job description 2. Attracting unsolicited scripts 3. Systems, structures, and approaches 4. Dramaturgy 5. Supporting and nurturing new writers 6. Diversity and inclusion 7. To issue of pay 8. Life after literary management Part 2: The literary manager as teacher Suggested workshops Workshop 1: Getting started Workshop 2: Getting started II Workshop 3: Giving meaning Workshop 4: Shaping story Workshop 5: Developing characters Workshop 6: Active dialogue Workshop 7: Setting - genre Workshop 8: Dialogue Workshop 9: Universal stories Useful teaching materials
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Special Special When You Make No Art
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Octopus Publishing Group Reflections
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£32.00
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. Klimt 2026 Square Wall Calendar
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Propolis Smiling At The Storm: East Anglian Folk Art
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