Theory of art books

Kelly Ives explores the worlds sexual representation in art and pornography, from a feminist viewpoint  Read More >>

George Santayana is remembered mostly by his theory of aesthetics, which is discussed in detail The Sense of Beauty...  Read More >>

Brings together key essays from the preeminent journal, Design Issues. Essays are structured to cover the life of...  Read More >>

Much as art history is in the process of being transformed by fresh information communication technologies, often...  Read More >>

Feminisms have played a crucial part in art, art history and curatorial practices over the last forty years. Hence,...  Read More >>

Prebles’ Artforms continues to lead the field with its steadfast focus on contemporary art, global artists, and...  Read More >>

A philosophical/conceptual aesthetics primer for artists, designers, and similarly inclined types.  Read More >>

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Art as ""Night"" proposes a type of a-historical dark knowledge (a-theology and theology, at once) crossing painting...  Read More >>

For almost twenty years Sidney Coleman has been giving review lectures on frontier topics in theoretical high-energy...  Read More >>

Relating to the current interest in the historiography of art history, this illuminating study offers a valuable...  Read More >>

How can aesthetic enquiry contribute to the study of visual culture? There seems to be little doubt that aesthetic...  Read More >>

Eine Pionierstudie: die umfassende Analyse der populären monarchisch-nationalen Militärmalerei des 19. Jahrhunderts,...  Read More >>

In Time Action Vision, Christian Höller, of the interdisciplinary Critical Curatorial Cybermedia program at the...  Read More >>

Working in a number of contexts and capacities has shown Maria Lind to be a curator who, over time, has engaged...  Read More >>

"Options with Nostrils brings together a collection of previously unpublished essays, both theoretical and visual,...  Read More >>

"Solution 196-213: United States of Palestine-Israel is an anthology of texts proposing a doable solution for the...  Read More >>

This book began as a two-part issue of e-flux journal devoted to the question- What is contemporary art? First,...  Read More >>

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In the slums of Nairobi, artist and volunteer DeSantis chronicles the creation and implementation of an art immersion...  Read More >>

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Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience and the interplay of...  Read More >>

Between Art and Anthropology explores the common set of practices and ethical concerns shared by artists and anthropologists....  Read More >>

Building on historical and contemporary literature in anthropology and art theory, this title treats pattern as...  Read More >>

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