The Arts books

Explores stained and bloody cloth, textiles and materials in Ireland’s last 100 years, since partial independence...  Read More >>

A comparative history of aromatics, cosmetics and adornment and how they shaped civilisation across the Ancient...  Read More >>

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Reveals the subtle ways in which Roman patrons across the Mediterranean affected perception of change and continuity...  Read More >>

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A panoramic account of a single year uncommonly crowded with seminal works of performance. Surveying American drama,...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis how men and masculinity are represented in contemporary science fiction television.  Read More >>

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In this paradigm-shifting study, W. B. Worthen shows how the dynamics of obsolescence and affective nostalgia that...  Read More >>

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This Element is the first scholarly study of the theatre of Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced US playwrights...  Read More >>

This Element examines 'urban eco-performance', exploring how theatre and performance intersect with urbanisation...  Read More >>

The classic Guide to Baroque Rome was called ‘the greatest architectural guidebook ever written’. Over 300 entries...  Read More >>

Ask Haida artist and hereditary chief 7IDANsuu James Hart how long it took him to master the art of carving, and...  Read More >>

Explores a hip-hop pedagogy arising from the creative practices of Toronto artists whose insistence on originality...  Read More >>

""A biography of artist Oskar Stoessel""--  Read More >>

Here’s the definitive look at how fathers have been portrayed in the arts and how that reflects cultural and societal...  Read More >>

The first monograph on Jordan Casteel, one of the most critically acclaimed artists working today  Read More >>

A deep dive into this unique, murder-filled masterpiece—its slimy roots, original production, characters from killers...  Read More >>

Examines Chilean singer-songwriter, visual artist, poet and ethnographer Violeta Parra (1917–1967)  Read More >>

Forms and shapes multiply and mutate over time in Wray's biomorphic abstractions, which the artist views as ""living...  Read More >>

A unique collection of multi-generational contributions from up-and-coming, as well as established, actors on representation...  Read More >>

A one-of-a-kind look at Stephen Sondheim’s lifelong obsession with games and puzzles of all kinds.  Read More >>

An exploration of the ways in which masks and mirrors mediated encounters, enabled performances and effected visual...  Read More >>

Leading architectural theorists exchange ideas with the contemporary philosopher Jacques Rancière in order to debate...  Read More >>