Description

Book Synopsis
Van 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"

Art in Mind How Contemporary Images Shape Thought

    Product form

    £30.40

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £32.00 – you save £1.60 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Wed 24 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Ernst van Alphen


      View other formats and editions of Art in Mind How Contemporary Images Shape Thought by Ernst van Alphen

      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 10/03/2005
      ISBN13: 9780226015293, 978-0226015293
      ISBN10: 0226015297
      Also in:
      Theory of art Cognition and cognitive psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Van 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"

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account