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Assembling the Architect: The History and Theory of Professional Practice
George Barnett Johnston Softcover | 15.93 x 1.83 x 23.14 cm | 320 pp Bloomsbury | 2020 | 9781350126862 Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding...- £13.50
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Michelangelo's Design Principles, Particularly in Relation to Those of Raphael
Erwin Panofsky Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm | 408 pp Princeton University Press | 2020 | 9780691165264 The first English translation of Erwin Panofsky's long-lost work on Michelangelo.In 2012, a manuscript by renowned art historian Erwin Panofsky was rediscovered in a...- £20.00
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What Was Contemporary Art?
Richard Meyer Hardcover | 18.42 x 3.18 x 24.13 cm | 360 pp MIT Press | 2013 | 9780262135085 Contemporary art in the early twenty-first century is often discussed as if the very idea of art that is contemporary is new. Yet all works...- £15.00
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Spheres of Action: Art & Politics
Peter Osborne & Eric Alliez Softcover | 15.5 x 1.1 x 23.3 cm | 160 pp Tate Publishing | 2013 | 9781854379757 A snapshot of current debates about the relationship of politics to contemporary art, with original writings by major European thinkers. This collection of essays...- £10.00
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Top This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton
Softcover | 10.92 x 2.03 x 17.53 cm | 296 pp Cooper-Hewitt Museum | 2017 | 9781942303152 In September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton – prolific design writer, teacher and tantalising wordsmith. Patton’s insatiable curiosity, sense of humour and keen eye made for the...- £7.50
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The Dialectics of Art
John Molyneux Softcover | 15.24 x 2.03 x 22.61 cm | 300 pp Haymarket Books | 2020 | 9781642591316 To the question of "what is art?", it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly...- £12.00
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Methods & Theories of Art History (Second Edition)
Anne D'Alleva Softcover | 13.97 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm | 192 pp Laurence King | 2012 | 9781856698993 This book provides an accessible introduction to the range of critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments,...- £10.00
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Graphic Design: The New Basics
Ellen Lupton & Jennifer Cole Phillips Hardcover | 20.96 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm | 248 pp Princeton Architectural Press | 2008 | 9781568987705 How do designers get ideas? Many spend their time searching for clever combinations of forms, fonts, and colours inside the design...- £17.50
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Vendor:Museum Of Fine Arts Boston
Futurist Manifestos
Umbro Apollonio Softcover | 14.76 x 1.8 x 21.06 cm | 240 pp Museum of Fine Arts Boston | 2001 | 9780878466276 On February 20th, 1909, a belligerent manifesto announcing the birth of the Futurist movement appeared on the front page of the Paris newspaper Le...- £5.00
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Beyond the Face: New Perspectives on Portraiture
Wendy Wick Reaves Hardcover | 24.38 x 3.56 x 26.67 cm | 328 pp D Giles | 2018 | 9781911282204 Is there more to portraiture than eyes meeting eyes? Beyond the Face: New Perspectives on Portraiture presents sixteen essays by leading scholars who explore...- £15.00
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Contemporary Art Decoded
Jessica Cerasi Hardcover | 20.7 x 2.54 x 26.04 cm | 208 pp Tate Publishing/Ilex | 2021 | 9781781577455 What is contemporary art, and how did art come to be what it is today? How can we understand what a work of art means;...- £12.00
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What Comes After Farce?: Art and Criticism at a Time of Debacle
Hal Foster Hardcover | 14.73 x 1.78 x 21.84 cm | 224 pp Verso | 2020 | 9781788738118 Surveying the artistic and cultural scene in the era of Trump, What Comes After Farce? comments on shifts in art, criticism, and fiction in the face of...- £12.50
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The Artist as Economist: Art and Capitalism in the 1960s
Sophie Cras, Malcolm Debevoise & Cécile Whiting Hardcover | 18.29 x 2.03 x 25.91 cm | 244 pp Yale University Press | 2019 | 9780300232707 This timely and original study transforms our understanding of the relationship between art and economics. Bearing witness to the changing economic landscape...- £20.00
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Bleak Houses: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture
Timothy J. Brittain-catlin Hardcover | 23.24 x 16.92 x 1.75 cm | 192 pp MIT Press | 2014 | 9780262026697 PLEASE NOTE: This title has been remainder marked by the publisher - a marker pen dot or line on one edge. See images for...- £12.50
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Walker Evans: Kitchen Corner (One Work)
Oliver Richon & Mark Lewis Softcover | 14.91 x 1.04 x 21.11 cm | 88 pp Afterall | 2019 | 9781846381980 The One Work series is a library of small books, each title focusing on a single artwork that has significantly shaped the way we...- £10.00
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The Selected Letters of John Cage
Hardcover | 17 x 4.5 x 24.3 cm | 656 pp Wesleyan University Press | 2016 | 9780819575913 This selection of over five hundred letters gives us the life of John Cage with all the intelligence, wit, and inventiveness that made him such an...- £20.00
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Sturtevant: Warhol Marilyn (One Work)
Patricia Lee Softcover | 14.94 x 0.89 x 21.11 cm | 104 pp Afterall | 2016 | 9781846381638 The One Work series is a library of small books, each title focusing on a single artwork that has significantly shaped the way we understand art...- £8.00
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Alighiero e Boetti: Mappa (One Work)
Softcover | 15.09 x 1.02 x 21.11 cm | 112 pp Afterall | 2008 | 9781846380273 The One Work series is a library of small books, each title focusing on a single artwork that has significantly shaped the way we understand art and its history....- £8.00
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Look At This If You Love Great Art: A Critical Curation of 100 Essential Artworks
Chloë Ashby Hardcover | 17.15 x 2.54 x 23.11 cm | 224 pp Ivy Press | 2021 | 9780711256064 Look At This If You Love Great Art is a must read for anyone with a passion for exceptional art. Featuring 100 of the best artworks ever produced,...- £7.50
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Male Trouble: A Crisis in Representation
Abigail Solomon-Godeau Softcover | 15.7 x 2 x 23.5 cm | 264 pp Thames & Hudson | 1999 | 9780500280379 Why did the male nude dominate French art through the French Revolution and then largely disappear? In this pioneering book which challenges received ideas...- £12.50
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Helpful guidance on techniques used by master painters
I haven't used this book yet, but as a novice oil painter, it will be very helpful in learning techniques used by the masters, albeit quite basic approaches and styles. It gives step-by-step guidance via illustrated tutorials, basic information such as equipment and the colours to use in each exercise areprovided. What could possibly go wrong?
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This is a comprehensive overview of works of art from earliest times until the late 20th century. It's immediately accessible to read and engaging. My only grumble is that many of the photos are small and in black and white. The text and the works themselves merit better treatment, but that would make this already weighty tome unmanageable and prohibitively expensive. I'm very pleased with this book and will enjoy it.
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Fascinating and good comparative text and images
Fascinating and good comparative text and images.
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