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MER Paper Kunsthalle Sven Augustijnen: Spectropoetics
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£9.37
Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers Instagrammable
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£33.75
MER Paper Kunsthalle Paesaggio: (Penguin Issue)
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£15.00
MER Paper Kunsthalle Personally, I'm Most Interested in the Shapes and
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£23.75
Valiz Slow Reader: A Resource for Design Thinking and
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£19.00
Valiz Interrupting the City: Artistic Constitutions of
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£19.00
Valiz No Culture, No Europe: On the Foundations of
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£20.00
Valiz The Murmuring of the Artistic Multitude: Global
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£18.52
Valiz Mobile Autonomy: Exercises in Artists'
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£19.00
Valiz In-Between Dance Cultures: The Migratory Artistic
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£18.52
Valiz What's the Use?: Constellations of Art, History
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£24.70
Valiz Of Sponge, Stone and the Intertwinement with the
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£11.78
Valiz Lost and Living (In) Archives: Collectively
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£19.00
Valiz The Art of Civil Action: Political Space and
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£20.00
Valiz The Future of the New: Artistic Innovation in
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£19.90
Valiz Help Your Self: The Rise of Self-Design
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£23.75
Valiz Wicked Arts Assignments: Practising Creativity in
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£18.90
Valiz Forces of Art: Perspectives from a Changing World
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£26.12
Kontejner Extravagant Bodies: Extravagant Age Reader:
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£20.90
Termoelektrarna Sostanj Code: Red
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£25.65
GHOST Editions Complexity: At the Limit of the (Im)possible
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£11.78
The University of Chicago Press Art in Mind How Contemporary Images Shape Thought
Book SynopsisVan Alphen analyzes how art visually thinks about these difficult cultural issues, tapping into an understudied interpretation of art as the realm where ideas and values are actively created, given form, and mobilized.Trade Review"This book advances a strong and original claim: that art, in this case contemporary art, thinks. And in this study, thought is always visual. The style is clear, animated, and free of jargon. Anyone interested in contemporary art or philosophy will find this book informative, thought-provoking, and rewarding." - Norman Bryson, author of Looking at the Overlooked"
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Art and Truth after Plato
Book SynopsisDespite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato's famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers have assumed that Plato's challenge was resolved long ago. In this title, the author argues that Plato has in fact never been satisfactorily answered.Trade Review"Art and Truth after Plato is a highly important contribution to the philosophy of art, aesthetics, and the history of philosophy generally. Tom Rockmore successfully explores one of the fundamental problems in the history of philosophy, namely, appearance and reality, mimesis and representation, and their bearing on the question of truth, and he does so in a way that is engaging and highly readable. Indeed, his literary style is exceptionally lucid and clear. His work easily ranks with the best in contemporary philosophy." (Alan Olson, Boston University)"
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Art History after Modernism Emersion Emergent
Book SynopsisBelting examines how art is made, viewed, and interpreted today. Arguing that contemporary art has burst out of the frame that art history had built for it, Belting calls for an entirely new approach to thinking and writing about art.
£76.95
University of Chicago Press Art History after Modernism
Book SynopsisIn this title, Belting examines how art is made, viewed, and interpreted today. Arguing that contemporary art has burst out of the frame that art history had built for it, Belting calls for an entirely new approach to thinking and writing about art.
£27.00
The University of Chicago Press Two Thumbs Up
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Leading with a discussion of food and wine criticism, Ross shows how debates about objectivity of taste provide a clue to the role of critics in the appreciation of art. She demonstrates encyclopedic knowledge of the main figures and arguments regarding aesthetic properties and opens up the material with her accessible style and concise summaries of the central topics."--Alan Goldman, author of Life's Values: Pleasure, Happiness, Well-Being, and Meaning "At a time when philosophers of art are paying more attention to criticism, Two Thumbs Up offers an excellent contribution. It covers every aspect of the Humean tradition of criticism as well as pertinent debates, such as on the nature of aesthetic properties, supplementing the philosophical discussion with a valuable overview of the literature, all written in language clear to both general readers and philosophical specialists."--Noel Carroll, author of Beyond AestheticsTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter One: Taste and Preference Chapter Two: Aesthetic Qualities Chapter Three: Hume on the Standard of Taste Chapter Four: Identifying Critics Chapter Five: When Critics Disagree Chapter Six: Comparing and Sharing Taste Chapter Seven: Some Applications Appendix: A Checklist for Appreciation Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£37.05
The University of Chicago Press The Visible Word Experimental Typography and
Book SynopsisEarly in this century, Futurist and Dada artists developed brilliantly innovative uses of typography that blurred the boundaries between visual art and literature. In this text, Johanna Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of such works.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Geography of the Gaze Urban Rural Vision in
Book SynopsisFocusing on Western Europe from the 17th to 19th centuries, Geography of the Gaze offers a new history and theory of how the way we look at things influences what we see. Dubbino shows how developments in science and art affected the portrayal of landscapes.
£89.30
The University of Chicago Press Clement Greenberg Between the Lines
Book SynopsisClement Greenberg (1909-94), champion of abstract expressionism and modernism has been esteemed by many as the greatest art critic of the second half of the twentieth century, and possibly the greatest art critic of all time. This title assesses Greenberg's writings, and features the approaches to the man and his work.Trade Review"In this compelling study, Thierry de Duve reads Greenberg against the grain of the famous critic's critics - and sometimes against the grain of the critic himself. By reinterpreting Greenberg's interpretations of Pollock, Duchamp, and other canonical figures, de Duve establishes new theoretical co-ordinates by which to understand the uneasy complexities and importance of Greenberg's practice." - John O'Brian, editor of Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism. "De Duve is an expert on theoretical aesthetics and thus well suited to reassess the formalist tenets of the late American art critic's theory on art and culture.... De Duve's close readings of Greenberg... contain much of interest, and the author clearly enjoys matching wits with 'the world's best known art critic.'" - Library Journal.
£23.00
The University of Chicago Press The Beauty of a Social Problem Photography
Book SynopsisBertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's beauty and attraction invisible. The author explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy.
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Daguerreotypes Fugitive Subjects Contemporary
Book SynopsisIn the digital age, photography confronts its future under the competing signs of ubiquity and obsolescence. By examining the medium as articulated in literature, film, and the graphic novel, this book demonstrates how photography secures identity for figures with an unstable sense of self.
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Art and Truth after Plato
Book SynopsisPresents a fresh look at an ancient question, bringing it into contemporary relief. This volume offers a comprehensive account of Plato's influence through nearly the whole history of Western aesthetics.Trade Review"Art and Truth after Plato is a highly important contribution to the philosophy of art, aesthetics, and the history of philosophy generally. Rockmore successfully explores one of the fundamental problems in the history of philosophy, namely, appearance and reality, mimesis and representation, and their bearing on the question of truth, and he does so in a way that is engaging and highly readable. Indeed, the literary style of Rockmore is exceptionally lucid and clear. His work easily ranks with the best in contemporary philosophy." (Alan Olson, Boston University)
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Sculpture Some Observations on Shape Form from Pygmalions Creative Dream Some Observations on Shape and Form from Pygmalions Creative Dream ... Village resources for communities of faith
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£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Sculpture Some Observations on Shape and Form
Book SynopsisHerder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible - to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture.Trade Review"Herder on sculpture: "The eye that gathers impressions is no longer the eye that sees a depiction on a surface; it becomes a hand, the ray of light becomes a finger, and the imagination becomes a form of immediate touching.
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Making TheoryConstructing Art On the Authority of
Book SynopsisThis text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol.
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Network Aesthetics
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£24.00
University of Chicago Press Arts of Wonder
Book SynopsisThe fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by 'the disenchantment of the world.' Max Weber's statement remains a dominant interpretation of the modern condition: the increasing capabilities of knowledge and science have banished mysteries, leaving a world that can be mastered technically and intellectually. And though this idea seems empowering, many people have become disenchanted with modern disenchantment. Using intimate encounters with works of art to explore disenchantment and the possibilities of re-enchantment, Arts of Wonder addresses questions about the nature of humanity, the world, and God in the wake of Weber's diagnosis of modernity. Jeffrey L. Kosky focuses on a handful of artists Walter De Maria, Diller + Scofidio, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy to show how they introduce spaces hospitable to mystery and wonder, redemption and revelation, and transcendence and creation. What might be thought of as religious longings, he argues, are crucial aspects of enchanting secularity when developed through encounters with these works of art. Developing a model of religion that might be significant to secular culture, Kosky shows how this model can be employed to deepen interpretation of the art we usually view as representing secular modernity. A thoughtful dialogue between philosophy and art, Arts of Wonder will catch the eye of readers of art and religion, philosophy of religion, and art criticism.
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Outliers and American Vanguard Art
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£53.20
The University of Chicago Press Womens Culture American Philanthropy and Art
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£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Talking Art The Culture of Practice and the
Book SynopsisGary Fine opens up the contemporary art practice MFA and finds that it's mostly about theorizing and arguing about art, and very little about actually making it.
£67.50
The University of Chicago Press Talking Art The Culture of Practice and the
Book SynopsisGary Fine opens up the contemporary art practice MFA and finds that it's mostly about theorizing and arguing about art, and very little about actually making it.
£27.85
The University of Chicago Press Georg Simmel
Book SynopsisTrade Review“At long last a collection in English that does justice to the breadth, depth, and contemporary significance of Simmel’s writings on the arts! With many new translations and a wide-ranging introduction, Harrington’s volume portrays the influential modernist philosopher and pioneering cultural theorist in deep and critical engagement with a rapidly changing world. A powerful testament to Simmel’s conception of philosophical culture—and to the transdisciplinary significance of a thinker whose achievements continue to resist disciplinary categorization.” -- Elizabeth Goodstein, Emory University“Georg Simmel is known in sociology for many things: the structure of social groups, the philosophy of money, metaphysical essays on life, individuality and social forms, the metropolis, and social differentiation. However, apart from the publication of Rembrandt in 2005, Simmel’s fascinating studies of culture, literature, and art forms have been neglected. Therefore, we owe Austin Harrington a serious debt of gratitude for editing and translating Simmel’s diverse publications on the theatre, sculpture, style and representation, and aesthetics into a single volume. In addition, I strongly recommend Harrington’s modestly entitled ‘Introduction’ as a comprehensive and meticulous commentary on Simmel and contemporary evaluations of his oeuvre. This volume will deepen and expand our understanding of the Simmel legacy for years to come.” -- Bryan S. Turner, Australian Catholic University and the Graduate Centre CUNY"The long and detailed introduction that Harrington provides is probably one of the best introductions to Simmel's works. . . Harrington's goal of providing the reader with a complete and well-structured collection of the most important Simmel essays on art and aesthetics in just one book is fully achieved." * Simmel Studies *
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press Georg Simmel
Book SynopsisTrade Review“At long last a collection in English that does justice to the breadth, depth, and contemporary significance of Simmel’s writings on the arts! With many new translations and a wide-ranging introduction, Harrington’s volume portrays the influential modernist philosopher and pioneering cultural theorist in deep and critical engagement with a rapidly changing world. A powerful testament to Simmel’s conception of philosophical culture—and to the transdisciplinary significance of a thinker whose achievements continue to resist disciplinary categorization.” -- Elizabeth Goodstein, Emory University“Georg Simmel is known in sociology for many things: the structure of social groups, the philosophy of money, metaphysical essays on life, individuality and social forms, the metropolis, and social differentiation. However, apart from the publication of Rembrandt in 2005, Simmel’s fascinating studies of culture, literature, and art forms have been neglected. Therefore, we owe Austin Harrington a serious debt of gratitude for editing and translating Simmel’s diverse publications on the theatre, sculpture, style and representation, and aesthetics into a single volume. In addition, I strongly recommend Harrington’s modestly entitled ‘Introduction’ as a comprehensive and meticulous commentary on Simmel and contemporary evaluations of his oeuvre. This volume will deepen and expand our understanding of the Simmel legacy for years to come.” -- Bryan S. Turner, Australian Catholic University and the Graduate Centre CUNY"The long and detailed introduction that Harrington provides is probably one of the best introductions to Simmel's works. . . Harrington's goal of providing the reader with a complete and well-structured collection of the most important Simmel essays on art and aesthetics in just one book is fully achieved." * Simmel Studies *
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Seeing Silence
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Based on the synesthesia between seeing and hearing, Seeing Silence is an original and fascinating meditation on the origins of human experience, art, and language. Taylor argues eloquently for the significance of silence in the contemporary world, and he shows the value of reflecting on the work of artists and thinkers who have recognized this." --Graham Parkes, University of ViennaTable of Contents0. 1. Without 2. Before 3. From 4. 5. Beyond 6. Against 7. Within 8. 9. Between 10. Toward 11. Around 12. 13. With 14. In Acknowledgments Notes Index
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press The Logic of the Lure
Book SynopsisThe attraction of a wink, a nod, a discarded snapshot - such feelings permeate our lives, yet we usually dismiss them as insubstantial. Jean Paul Ricco argues through the medium of modern art that it is precisely such fleeting experiences that will create a queer aesthetic, and notion of ethics.Trade Review"This original and frequently dazzling work explores sites that might be defined as queer spaces, and in which we might think of a queer architecture being located. What results is an extremely fascinating effort to redefine notions of architectural space and identity, and to reimagine the spatial dimensions of subjectivity itself." - Leo Bersani, author of Homos
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press The DeDefinition of Art Phoenix Book
Book SynopsisLike the great German critic Walter Benjamin, Rosenberg is a master of dialectics whose sense of art is continuous with his sense of society, and (also like Benjamin) bears no taint of compromised, out-of-work radicalism. Instead, his radicalism is very much at work, enabling him to spot and skewer fallacies, false logic and the camouflaged nudity that is a large part of the art emperor's new wardrobe. [The De-definition of Art] detects with great sensitivity the forces that are deflecting and pressuring art in the direction of esthetic and moral nullity.Jack Kroll, Newsweek
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press Art on the Edge Creators and Situations
Book SynopsisAs a stylist, in his descriptions of art and movements and books, Rosenberg has no equal. . . . One is grateful for [this] essay collection. To my mind, his piece on art criticism and the distinction between it and art history is alone worth the price of the book. Corinne Robins, New York Times Book Review
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Distant Early Warning Marshall McLuhan and the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Each chapter puts McLuhan into context with individual artists... This is a good way to revisit McLuhan, particularly as his work is too often reduced to enigmatic bons mots... [Kitnick] makes a compelling case..." * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 The Age of Mechanical Production Chapter 2 What It Means to Be Avant-Garde Chapter 3 Lights On Chapter 4 Electronic Opera Chapter 5 Massage, ca. 1966 Chapter 6 Information Environment Chapter 7 Culture Was His Business Postscript: McLuhan’s Art Today Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£78.85
