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  • Collected Writings on Velazquez Oxfordshire Arch

    Yale University Press Collected Writings on Velazquez Oxfordshire Arch

    Book SynopsisDiscusses the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez and explores the mysteries presented by his paintings. This title features essays that looks at the changing relationship between Velazquez and his patron Philip IV. It also explores the problem of attributions and the related issue of Velazquez's innovative technique.

    £33.25

  • Nobodys Property  Art Land Space 20002010

    Yale University Press Nobodys Property Art Land Space 20002010

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisSurveys a fresh chapter in the history of environmental art, one in which space, geopolitics, human relations, urbanism, and utopian dreamwork play as important a role as, if not more than, raw earth.Trade Review"Highly recommended."—J. Natal, Choice -- J. Natal * Choice *

    3 in stock

    £31.50

  • Gauguins Paradise Remembered  The Noa Noa Prints

    Yale University Press Gauguins Paradise Remembered The Noa Noa Prints

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as the island's exotic native culture. This book addresses both the artist's representation of Tahiti in the woodcut medium and the impact these works had on his artistic practice.

    2 in stock

    £24.00

  • Spanish Drawings in the Princeton University Art

    Yale University Press Spanish Drawings in the Princeton University Art

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Princeton University Art Museum's collection of Spanish drawings includes masterworks by artists such as Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652), Francisco Goya (1746-1828), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), and Salvador Dali (1904-1989). In this book, each of the 95 drawings is reproduced in colour, often accompanied by comparative illustrations.

    1 in stock

    £31.50

  • The Arts of India Southeast Asia and the

    Yale University Press The Arts of India Southeast Asia and the

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian Temple sculptures to nearly 500 works. This volume details the cultural and artistic significance of more than 140 featured works, which range from Tibetan thangkas and Indian miniature paintings to stone sculptures and bronzes.

    1 in stock

    £55.00

  • Time Out of Joint

    Yale University Press Time Out of Joint

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisExplores the artistic practices that employ evocation - the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories - as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of artists working in a variety of media, this book challenges the conventional approach to history whereby the past is kept at a distance as historical fact.

    3 in stock

    £10.99

  • Nineteenth Century Irish Sculpture  Native Genius

    Yale University Press Nineteenth Century Irish Sculpture Native Genius

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers a survey of the history of sculpture in Ireland in the nineteenth century, with focus on the large public works produced during the Victorian period. This title discusses the works of major figures as Patrick MacDowell, John Henry Foley, Thomas Kirk and Thomas Farrell.

    20 in stock

    £42.75

  • The Arts of Industry in the Age of Enlightenment

    Yale University Press The Arts of Industry in the Age of Enlightenment

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe arts of industry encompassed both liberal and mechanical realms. This title argues that mechanics and artisans used four principal means to describe and rationalize their work: drawing, model-making, societies and publications. It also examines the status of the mechanical arts from the medieval period to the seventeenth century.Trade Review“Fox’s study of the 18th century is thorough and impressive." — Choice * Choice *"[A] remarkable book . . . an original account of the representation of the mechanical arts by both 'liberal' and 'mechanical' artists that is of extraodinary scope and depth. Fox makes an important contribution to literature in the history of science and technology that highlights the interaction between artisans and scholars in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. . . . Such a short review cannot do justice to the richness of the visual and verbal feast Fox sets before the reader, studded as it is with fascinating nuggets of information and visual discoveries."—Pamela H. Smith, Technology and Culture -- Pamela H. Smith * Technology and Culture *Winner of the 2011 Historians of British Art Books Prize in the Pre-1800 category -- Art Books Prize * Historians of British Art *

    7 in stock

    £47.50

  • Johan Zoffany R.A.

    Yale University Press Johan Zoffany R.A.

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisUniversally recognised as a brilliant and gifted eighteenth-century artist, Zoffany was regarded by Horace Walpole as one of the three greatest painters in England, along with his friends Reynolds and Gainsborough. This title presents a detailed study of his life and works.Trade Review"[A] beautiful tome . . . overflowing with new information, insightful interpretations, and interesting arguments. . . . [a] definitive book on the artist."—C.A. Hanson, Choice -- C.A. Hanson * Choice *Shortlisted for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British History, as given by the Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal -- William M. B. Berger Prize * Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal *Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art. -- 2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category * Historians of British Art *

    15 in stock

    £67.50

  • Yale University Press Citizen Portrait

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    Book SynopsisFor much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England.Trade ReviewSelected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the Fine Arts Category. -- Outstanding Academic Title * Choice *

    Out of stock

    £999.99

  • The Edwardian Sense

    Yale University Press The Edwardian Sense

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisExplores how art, design, and performance registered the changes in the Edwardian period (1901-1910) and helped to precipitate them. Acknowledging familiar divisions between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the slums of the East End, this title discusses the middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the city.Trade Review“A handsome volume . . . in which a group of scholars and experts sift through a remarkable array of evidence . . . [in] many fine essays.” —Honoria St. Cyr, Open Letters Monthly -- Honoria St. Cyr * Open Letters Monthly *"The major cultural touchstones of the period are present here, interpreted in a manner that usefully acknowledges their significance while questioning their grip on people's, until now, limited perception of the period."—K. Rhodes, CHOICE -- K. Rhodes * CHOICE *"The attraction of The Edwardian Sense . . . reaches beyond an audience with interests in early twentieth-century Britain, speaking more broadly to scholars of visual studies, film history, music history, history of design, and urban studies."—Amy M. Von Lintel, Journal of British Studies -- Amy M. Von Lintel * Journal of British Studies *

    4 in stock

    £42.75

  • Contemporary Collecting  The Donna and Howard

    Yale University Press Contemporary Collecting The Donna and Howard

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisDonna and Howard Stone, two of Chicago's premier art patrons, have collected works of art in all media for more than 30 years, building one of the most distinguished private collections of contemporary art in the country. This title looks at the entire collection and highlights pieces included in the exhibit.

    1 in stock

    £38.00

  • Richard Hawkins

    Yale University Press Richard Hawkins

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers an important mid-career retrospective of the work of American artist Richard Hawkins (born 1961), whose paintings, collages, and mixed-media pieces are making a crucial contribution to the contemporary art scene.

    2 in stock

    £23.75

  • Gloria F. Ross and Modern Tapestry

    Yale University Press Gloria F. Ross and Modern Tapestry

    Book SynopsisGloria Ross (1923-1998) described her work as the translation of paint into wool. This book draws from archives to unravel the evolution of Ross' modern tapestries and to illuminate the significance of her creative partnerships. It also features the collaborative work of 28 acclaimed modernist painters and sculptors.Trade Review"It is certainly one of the best researched titles on the topic of modern tapestry. . . . It is an important addition to any academic library with programs in design. Public libraries with strong art collections and collectors interested in learning more about modern tapestry will find this title solid and well worth the $65.00 price tag."—Barbara Opar, ARLIS/NA Reviews -- Barbara Opar * ARLIS/NA Reviews *

    £42.75

  • Collector without Walls

    Yale University Press Collector without Walls

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe American art collector Norton Simon assembled his collection of more than 8,000 artworks in just thirty-five years. In 1966, with no permanent home for the growing collection, Simon created his 'museum without walls' programme - lending works to American museums. This book tells the history of Simon's art collection.Trade Review". . . an interesting addition to the growing body of work on private collections and collectors. Recommended."—K.E. Staab, Choice -- K.E. Staab * Choice *

    5 in stock

    £47.50

  • Juan Mu241oz at the Clark

    Yale University Press Juan Mu241oz at the Clark

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisThe celebrated Spanish sculptor Juan Munoz (1953-2001) died at the height of his powers, when he was considered 'one of the most complex artists. This title includes 30 photographs, documents a group of Munoz installations at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

    Out of stock

    £999.99

  • Kings Queens and Courtiers

    Yale University Press Kings Queens and Courtiers

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisProvides an overview of French art circa 1500, a dynamic, transitional period when the country, resurgent after the dislocations of the Hundred Years' War, invaded Italy and all media flourished.Trade Review"American readers are well served by the more compact, beautifully illustrated English version. Recommended."—W. Cahn, Choice -- W. Cahn * Choice *

    15 in stock

    £38.00

  • The Strawberry Hill Press and its Printing House

    Yale University Press The Strawberry Hill Press and its Printing House

    Book SynopsisHorace Walpole's Strawberry Hill Press, founded in 1757, is the most celebrated of the early English private presses. This title draws on a remarkable array of surviving images of the Printing House, many of them newly discovered and previously unstudied.

    £54.00

  • Yale University Press Sixteenth to NineteenthCentury British Painting

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisA catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace.

    1 in stock

    £72.00

  • Dieter Roth  Bjorn Roth

    Yale University Press Dieter Roth Bjorn Roth

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisDieter Roth's unique and eclectic Tischmatten ('Table Mats') incorporate drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemeral materials. This title offers an interpretation of these significant yet often misunderstood works, which Roth himself considered to have influenced the development of his painting in the late 1980s.Trade Review"A gorgeous new book."—Marina Cashdan, Huffington Post -- Marina Cashdan * Huffington Post *

    15 in stock

    £33.25

  • The Independent Eye  Contemporary British Art

    Yale University Press The Independent Eye Contemporary British Art

    3 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    3 in stock

    £28.50

  • Jitish Kallat

    Yale University Press Jitish Kallat

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Swami Vivekananda's speech to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 is the centrepiece of Indian artist. The installation went on view at the Art Institute of Chicago exactly 108 years after Vivekananda delivered his address calling for an end to 'bigotry and fanaticism'. This title documents the installation.

    3 in stock

    £17.10

  • New Jersey as NonSite

    Yale University Press New Jersey as NonSite

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisBetween 1950 and 1975, some of the postwar era's most innovative artists flocked to a very unexpected place: New Jersey. There they produced some of the most important work of their careers. This catalogue examines more than 100 works by sixteen artists, including Amiri Baraka, George Brecht, Dan Graham, Gordon Matta-Clark, and George Segal.

    2 in stock

    £31.50

  • C233zanne and the Modern  Masterpieces of

    Yale University Press C233zanne and the Modern Masterpieces of

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA beautiful presentation of fifty masterworks of late 19th- to mid-20th-century avant-garde European art from one of America's most distinguished private collections

    2 in stock

    £44.00

  • Empire to Nation  Art History and the

    Yale University Press Empire to Nation Art History and the

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers a fresh consideration of the image of the sea in British visual culture during a critical period for both the rise of the visual arts in Britain and the expansion of the nation's imperial power. This work begins in the year 1768, which marks the foundation of the Royal Academy and the launch of Captain Cook's first circumnavigation.Trade Review"[A] strikingly handsome book.”—Andrew Lambert, The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord -- Andrew Lambert * The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord *Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art. -- 2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category * Historians of British Art *

    15 in stock

    £38.00

  • Walter De Maria

    Yale University Press Walter De Maria

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisWalter De Maria (b 1935) is known for the expansive and perfectly ordered land art and installations he created in the 1970s. This book introduces the work, "The Bel Air Trilogy" (2000-11), in which the artist combines exacting geometry with the unexpected element of three 1955 "gypsy-red" Chevrolet Bel Airs.

    15 in stock

    £33.25

  • Kosta Alex

    Yale University Press Kosta Alex

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Greek-American artist Kosta Alex (1925-2005) initially trained in figure sculpture in Manhattan. In 1947 he moved to Paris, where he mingled with and exhibited alongside the avant-garde artists of his day. This is a monograph on this intriguing artist.

    3 in stock

    £38.00

  • Landscape Innovation and Nostalgia

    Yale University Press Landscape Innovation and Nostalgia

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisBusiness leader and arts patron Sir Edwin A G Manton (1909-2005) and his wife Florence, Lady Manton assembled a collection of 18th- and 19th-century British artwork. In this book, a series of essays by prominent scholars consider the major works and themes in the collection, relating them to larger issues within the field of British studies.

    7 in stock

    £42.75

  • Fire and Sand  Ancient Glass in the Princeton

    Princeton University Press Fire and Sand Ancient Glass in the Princeton

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisFeatures nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts.

    2 in stock

    £42.50

  • The Gift Tradition in Islamic Art

    Yale University Press The Gift Tradition in Islamic Art

    Book SynopsisThe offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts.

    £23.75

  • Weatherbeaten

    Yale University Press Weatherbeaten

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisA celebration of the American painter's life and work in the region he loved bestTrade Review"Wonderful."—Frank Wilson, Philadelphia Inquirer (Holiday Gift Guide selection)"A vivid survey of his work from those years when the Maine coast served as Homer’s muse."—Dana Jennings, New York TimesWinner of the Photography/Art category at the 2012 New England Book Festival"[A] gorgeous book." —American History

    5 in stock

    £30.88

  • Eye on a Century  Modern and Contemporary Art

    Yale University Press Eye on a Century Modern and Contemporary Art

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisCelebrates a cornerstone of the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings: the Charles B Benenson Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. This bequest includes works by a veritable pantheon of modern and contemporary artists - among them Jean-Michel Basquiat, Stuart Davis, Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, James Rosenquist, and David Smith.

    2 in stock

    £42.75

  • In the Olden Time Victorians and the British Past

    Yale University Press In the Olden Time Victorians and the British Past

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisStarting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual.Trade Review“Andrew Sanders’s book. . .as well as calling up a host of images from the Victoria era, challenges our own way of viewing, changing, cleansing and rose-tinting the past. It is an example of Yale University Press at its lavish best with superb colour illustrations”—A. N. Wilson, Times Literary Supplement -- A. N. Wilson * TLS *“Sanders explores the ways in which retro styles and subject were used to highlight the Victorian progress. . . This beautifully illustrated book focuses on both literary reception of literary forebears and on Victorian paintings of historical and literary subjects.“—Adela Pink, SEL -- Adela Pinch * Studies in English Literature *

    2 in stock

    £38.00

  • The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints

    Yale University Press The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literature, music, and the visual arts in new and captivating ways. Finding an eager audience in the growing number of educated middle-class collectors, printmakers experimented with modern technologies, such as lithography, and drew on the contemporary interest in regional folklore and traditional fairy tales to produce innovative compositions that both contributed to and reflected the dramatic cultural and political upheavals of the Romantic era. Featuring the work of more than 120 artists, including Casper David Friedrich, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Joseph Anton Koch, Philipp Otto Runge, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, this authoritative book contains many unique and never-before-published examples of prints from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's unrivaled collection. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtTrade Review“The book provides unique insights into a collection that has been wisely and selectively expanded since 1985” —Peter Prange, Print QuarterlyJohn Ittmann’s The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, 1770-1850 co-won the 2018 IFPDA Book Award.

    3 in stock

    £54.62

  • Queen Caroline Cultural Politics at the Early

    Yale University Press Queen Caroline Cultural Politics at the Early

    Book SynopsisAs the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society.Trade Review‘It is an admirable tribute to an admirable woman.’—Lucy Worsley, Country Life -- Lucy Worsley * Country Life *'Joanna Marschner’s meticulous study shows how the queen used her patronage to strengthen the new royal family’s libraries, also laying out gardens and in particular fostering the antiquarian ethos that was a distinctive feature of Georgian life. Voltaire wrote: “I must say that, despite all her titles and crowns, this princess was born to encourage the arts and the well-being of mankind.” This biography reinforces his judgement and throws interesting new light on Georgian England.’—John Martin Robinson, The Art Newspaper -- John Martin Robinson * The Art Newspaper *‘Splendidly illustrated, this book represents a major statement of the achievements of an overlooked figure, and contributes to the current reconsideration of the role of the queens consort. . .Queen Caroline furthers the ongoing reassessment of the cultural and intellectual role of women in Enlightenment Europe.’—Giles Waterfield, Apollo Magazine -- Giles Waterfield * Apollo Magazine *‘These new biographies are in keeping with this eighteenth-century drive to treat cultural history as seriously as political and military history. They are major advances – both in scholarship and human empathy – on the standard works’—Ophelia Field, TLS. -- Ophelia Field * TLS *Shortlisted for the Longman-History Today Book of the Year 2015 -- Longman-History Today Book Award * Longman-history *

    £38.00

  • The City Lost and Found  Capturing New York

    Princeton University Press The City Lost and Found Capturing New York

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisAn unprecedented exploration of the relationship between art, architecture, social history, and public policy in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70sTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians. -- Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue * Society of Architectural Historians *

    1 in stock

    £33.25

  • The Time We Share

    Yale University Press The Time We Share

    Book SynopsisMarking the 20th anniversary of Belgium's Kunstenfestivaldesartsa major international arts festivalthis ambitious book examines a wide range of critical perspectives on two decades of performing arts. The authors look closely at performing arts pieces from around the world to see what critiques and insights they reveal about society. Among the topics that these works address are the dialogue between history and memory, the development of a sense of community, the interplay between fiction and reality, and the fine line between a spectator and a witness. In addition to featuring images of the performances, the book includes texts by the artists themselves, sketches, photos, and writings by prominent figures in the fields of philosophy and sociology. The Time We Share attempts to build a global overview of the relationship between performing arts and society and determine how different performances helped shape international thought surrounding specific issues and ideas.Distributed for M

    £38.00

  • The Artist in Edo

    Yale University Press The Artist in Edo

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    £47.50

  • John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonne 19871993

    Yale University Press John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonne 19871993

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisA comprehensive look at works made by Baldessari between the years 1987 and 1993

    5 in stock

    £144.00

  • Written in Water

    Yale University Press Written in Water

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    15 in stock

    £30.00

  • Cuzco  Incas Spaniards and the Making of a

    Yale University Press Cuzco Incas Spaniards and the Making of a

    Book SynopsisA story of change in the Inca capital told through its artefacts, architecture, and historical documentsTrade Review“The book analyses the sources with great care. . . . This is a fine work of history and in particular of urban history, especially of its origins as an urbanity alien to the western concept of a city.”—Graham Kent, Journal of Historic Buildings and PlacesWinner of the Spiro Kostof Book Award, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians

    £45.12

  • Yale University Press Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant statesthe Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots between 700 and 1000 A.D. and established distinctive medieval artistic traditions, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity, though local meanings of these images varied greatly. Benjamin Anderson uses thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts to show how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals, especially the ruling elite, and communities, demonstrating how domestic and global politics informed the production and reception of these depictions. The first book to consider such imagery across the dramatically diverse cultures of Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art illuminates the distinctions between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres, and reasserts the centrality of astronomical imagery to the study of art history.Trade Review“Anderson should be commended for his ambitious and refreshing approach.… Well organized and clear in its thesis, Anderson’s book is a strong contribution.”—Dorothy Hoogland Verkerk, caa.reviewsWinner of the College Art Association's 2018 Charles Rufus Morey Book AwardWinner of the the 2020 Karen Gould Prize in Art History, sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America“Anderson has a serious achievement here: tightly focused and deeply learned, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art will set a new course, providing new pivots for our arguments.”—Glenn Peers, The University of Texas at Austin“Benjamin Anderson provides a richly textured sense of the degree to which aspects of princely exclusivity and scholarly community associated with this art depended on each other. No existing study attempts to explain the differences between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres in such a thoughtful way.”—Persis Berlekamp, The University of Chicago

    1 in stock

    £52.25

  • Bentu

    Yale University Press Bentu

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThrough a detailed look at twelve contemporary Chinese artists, this fascinating book offers a fresh assessment of the creative forces at work in a country whose economic, political, and cultural climates are of widespread and enduring interest. Viewed together, the featured artists, Cao Fei, Hao Liang, Hu Xiangqian, Liu Chang, Liu Shiyuan, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Qiu Zhijie, Tao Hui, Xu Qu, Xu Zhen, and Yang Fudong, reveal the complexities of their society. Their works, using a wide variety of techniques and media and drawn from local tradition and culture, highlight the current state of economy and ecology in China, as well as the transformation of the relationship between the city and the countryside. The word bentu means the native soil, but in reference to contemporary Chinese art, the term has come to signify the concept of a reconciliation between the local and the global, yielding a rediscovery of identity; this notion has become a central preoccupation among artists, curators, and academics in China today.Distributed for Editions Hazan, ParisExhibition Schedule:Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (01/22/1605/27/16)

    2 in stock

    £28.50

  • Becoming Property

    Yale University Press Becoming Property

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis original andrelevant book investigates the relationship between intellectual property and the visual arts in France from the 16th century to the French Revolution. It charts the early history of privilege legislation (today's copyright and patent) for books and inventions, and the translation of its legal terms by and for the image.Those terms are explored in their force of law and in relation to artistic discourse and creative practice in the early modern period. The consequences of commercially motivated law for art and its definitions, specifically its eventual separation from industry, are important aspects of the story. The artists who were caught up in disputes about intellectual property ranged from the officers of the Academy down to the lowest hacks of Grub Street. Lessons from this book may still apply in the 21st century; with the advent of inexpensive methods of reproduction, multiplication, and dissemination via digital channels, questions of intellectual property and the visual arts become important once more.

    7 in stock

    £54.62

  • Simulacra

    Yale University Press Simulacra

    Book SynopsisWinner of the 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets prizeTrade Review“Matthews’s writing is bold, innovative and complex.”—Washington Post“Matthews is virtuosic, frantic, and darkly, very darkly, funny.”—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker“[A] deft, shape-shifting debut. . . . Matthews surveys the possible responses to what seems ineluctable, offering a work of intrepid imagination, inquiry, and strength.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“There’s manic, witty energy throughout and delight in the play of form and language.”—Library JournalWinner of a 2016 Rona Jaffee Foundation Writer’s Award

    £15.99

  • Artists in Exile

    Yale University Press Artists in Exile

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisAn unprecedented survey of artists in exile from the 19th century through the present day, with notable attention to Asian, Latin American, African American, and female artists

    7 in stock

    £33.25

  • Henry van de Velde  Designing Modernism

    Yale University Press Henry van de Velde Designing Modernism

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review“[An] excellent critical study”—Anne Ceresole, Journal of the Decorative Arts Society“The fascinating story...posits a new interpretation of the artist and architect, one that weaves together the complexities of his work with the social, historical and artistic context in which it emerged.”—Claire Moran, Journal of Design History“Katherine Kuenzli offers an original portrait of van de Velde—his personality, ideals, and work—through exemplary research and superb illustrations.”—Harry Mallgrave, Illinois Institute of Technology“Kuenzli fills a major gap ambitiously and successfully, and she convincingly shows how existing narratives need to be revised as a result.”— Frederic J. Schwartz, University College London

    4 in stock

    £47.50

  • By the Pen and What They Write

    Yale University Press By the Pen and What They Write

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisConsidered by Muslims as the only true art, calligraphy has played a prominent role in Islamic culture since the time of the prophet Muhammad. Exploring this central role of the written word in Islam and how writing practices have evolved and adapted in different historical contexts, this book provides an overview of the enormous impact that writing in Arabic script has had on the visual arts of the Islamic world. Approaching the topic from a number of different perspectives, the essays in this volume include discussions on the relationship between orality and the written word; the materiality of the written word, ranging from the type of paper on which books were written to monumental inscriptions in stone and brick; and the development of Arabic typography and the printed book. Generously illustrated, By the Pen and What They Write is an engaging look at how writing has remained a foundational component of Islamic art throughout fourteen centuries. Distributed for the Qatar Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar

    20 in stock

    £57.00

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