Theory of art books

Transmodern examines the global dimension of modern art by tracing the crossroads of modernisms in Asia, Europe...  Read More >>

Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book breaks new ground by considering how Robert Motherwell’s abstract...  Read More >>

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This book puts images centre stage and argues for the agency of the visual in the construction of Europe’s east...  Read More >>

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No Going Back Skin in the Game follows on from the acclaimed fieldwork diary, The Metabolic Museum. In this new...  Read More >>

How does drawing shape the truth and our understanding of the visual world? Why has the act of reportage drawing...  Read More >>

Art, Observation, and an Anthropology of Illustration examines the role of sketches, drawings and other artworks...  Read More >>

How does drawing shape the truth and our understanding of the visual world? Why has the act of reportage drawing...  Read More >>

Edgar Wind (1900–1971) was a cosmopolitan scholar who made important contributions to many disciplines, including...  Read More >>

This book introduces the audience to philosophical concepts that broach the beginning of the history of Western...  Read More >>

The volume revisits the artistic, literary, and journalistic contributions of women worldwide, including France,...  Read More >>

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Nicht erst seit den Diskussionen um „Deepfakes"" und generative KI stehen digitale Bilder unter Manipulationsverdacht....  Read More >>

Unpicking the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals — from Mary, Queen of Scots to Lorina Bulwer...  Read More >>

Never before in conjunction with each other, the two movements Surrealism and Symbolism. For the first time in book...  Read More >>

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The essential Artist's Way programme on guiding ourselves back to creativity  Read More >>

This reader delves into the history of Richard Billingham's landmark photobook Ray's A Laugh (1996), tracing its...  Read More >>

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From the renowned poet, novelist and memoirist, and ingenious constellation of writings on light, image, seeing...  Read More >>

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The 18th century was the age of the connoisseur. It was also an era of an expanding global consciousness born of...  Read More >>

This book provides a thorough analysis focused on the sound expression produced by human-crafted musical instrument...  Read More >>