Dumbarton Oaks houses the largest collection of Byzantine lead seals in the world, with approximately 17,000 specimens. ......more
Birmingham has always been a city of artists: inventors of Impressionism, Pre-Raphaelite painters, Arts and Craft embroi......more
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Celebrating the fourth centenary of the death of El Greco (c.1541-1614), this volume analyzes the state of scholarly res......more
Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of a......more
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Mainstream art often exists in an echo chamber. It spoon-feeds us what we want and what we expect. On the other hand, th......more
The 21st century’s first major academic reassessment of Impressionism, providing a new generation of scholars with a com......more
In-depth scholarship on the central artists, movements, and themes of Latin American art, from the Mexican revolution to......more
This is the story of two internationally famous photographers, the New Zealander George Silk and the American George Str......more
For all the challenges we face in the modern world, those of us in first world democracies live lives which have seemed ......more
Thaddeus was a fifteenth-century bishop of Cork who was honored in both Ireland and Italy. He led a remarkable life - he......more
Kathrin Linkersdorff’s (*1966) fascinating large-format works resonate between art and science. Plants or bacteria compr......more
The first English-language book to explore the history of the Korean moon jar and how leading potters now pay homage to ......more
Special printing techniques and paper stocks create a dazzling feat of book art in homage to a master printer Swiss prin......more
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A new edition of conversations between the artist Ai Wei Wei and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, coming up to the present da......more
Subversive Language and Contemporary Women Artists of Color presents the intersection of language and the female body in......more
This volume brings together scholars of Roman history, archaeology, history of political thought, Italian literature, an......more
The History and Theory of Cut-out Animation surveys the history, theory and philosophy of the cut-out animation techniqu......more
Bring the artistic legacy of TODD McFARLANE’s record-breaking independent comic home with this HARDCOVER COLLECTION of c......more
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The Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011 left Japan grappling with profound social, political, and environmental con......more
Learn how to model comic-style a la Pixar with the expert techniques found in 3ds Max Modeling for Games: An Insider s G......more
Learn how to model comic-style a la Pixar with the expert techniques found in 3ds Max Modeling for Games: An Insider s G......more
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This ground-breaking and extraordinary examination of the work of Abstract Expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler ove......more
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Franco "Bifo" Berardi is one of today’s most influential contemporary thinkers. The only anthology of his philosophical ......more
Franco "Bifo" Berardi is one of today’s most influential contemporary thinkers. The only anthology of his philosophical ......more
This crucial history explores the role of philosophical thought in transforming the way that artwork emerging from menta......more
This crucial history explores the role of philosophical thought in transforming the way that artwork emerging from menta......more
This book explores the vibrant intersection of sports and arts as a powerful medium for cultural exchange between the Un......more
What happens when a flatbed scanner is used for the photographic reproduction of three-dimensional objects? At first thi......more
From Bollywood to K-Pop, from Crazy Rich Asians to YouTube stars and Boys’ Love media, this book brings together leading......more
Beginning with the 1881 Itinerant Art Exhibition, this book examines the history of modern Russia through the paintings ......more
Beginning with the 1881 Itinerant Art Exhibition, this book examines the history of modern Russia through the paintings ......more
"200 stunning images in this companion book to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art exhibition celebrates mo......more
Divorce, Hollywood Style shares known and lesser-known stories of Hollywood split-ups, including Joan Crawford and Dougl......more
Endeavours to illuminate the role of figure drawings in the age of Rembrandt based on the exceptional Frits Lugt Collect......more
If you’ve ever been to a museum, you’ve seen lots of paintings and sculptures of women . . . but where are the women art......more
Contemporary theorists, including Walter Benjamin, Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Nancy, have identified that an essentia......more
Contemporary theorists, including Walter Benjamin, Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Nancy, have identified that an essentia......more
A gripping art history cold case: the previously untold story of Victorine Meurent, forgotten painter and famous muse to......more
A gripping art history cold case: the previously untold story of Victorine Meurent, forgotten painter and famous muse to......more
Polar bears and Arctic explorers, the lore of the loup-garou, the mischief of the Mari Lwyd, fighter-jets in desert skie......more
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One of the longest rivers in the world, the Nile played a critical role in the development of ancient Egypt. For millenn......more
An in-depth exploration of the work of Frederick Kiesler, the visionary architect, with a special focus on his Mobile Ho......more
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A retrospective of the polymath’s underexamined paintings and sculptures Frederick John Kiesler (1890-1965) was a polyma......more
Kelley’s kaleidoscopic career captured in three decades of essays and interviews In Stopgap Measures, art historian and ......more
The first major English monograph for a Chinese contemporary artist with wide-ranging influences This volume traces the ......more
The Encyclopedia of Phenomenology presents a comprehensive mapping of phenomenological thought on a global scale within ......more
On a seminal 1970s artist whose legacy has been largely lost to history American artist Charles Simonds (born 1945) is k......more
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A fresh and eye-catching book of useful, expert-led prompts and practices for artistically inclined women who seek to li......more
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Spotlights a treasured collection of objects from Carnegie Mellon’s special collections to mark the reopening of the Pos......more
Find Clarity and Connection in this Calming Coloring Book Imagine calling it a day and calming the emotional storm with ......more
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"Tribute: Kentaro Miura" - Creator of Berserk celebrates the life and legacy of one of manga’s most visionary storytelle......more
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A first look at a newly discovered work by one of the great artists of the Renaissance In January 2020, a previously unr......more
In the context of ongoing debates about memory practices in the public sphere, monuments and the collective processes ar......more
An experimental memoir from an acclaimed Bay Area social-practice artist and activist In this innovative rethinking of t......more
A groundbreaking cultural history of calamitous teacher-student relationships at the heart of nineteenth-century French ......more
This open access book presents the first critical analysis of the work of Stephen Dwoskin, groundbreaking filmmaker, art......more
This open access book presents the first critical analysis of the work of Stephen Dwoskin, groundbreaking filmmaker, art......more
Get started with gouache--the paint that’s hard to spell but easy to love. It’s a form of watercolor that dries fast, tr......more
Through 15 practical, skill-building lessons, learn how to paint trees, leaves and foliage in watercolor with renowned a......more
A bawdy, gimlet-eyed memoir-in-stories capturing a celebrated photographer’s avant-garde coming-of-age in the grit and g......more
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Without Borders focuses on the contributions of talented artists from across the Americas and world that all trace their......more
Funny, scurrilous, chilling and gloriously inventive, Tam o’ Shanter is widely regarded as Robert Burns’ masterpiece. Th......more
A powerfully evocative photographic chronicle of the high desert of the American West Spanning almost all of Nevada and ......more
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Explores Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture from the seventh to eleventh centuries, focusing on its production, context, and si......more