Theory of art books

"""The A-B-C of Aesthetics"" considers the field of aesthetics not from a theoretical and discursive angle, not...  Read More >>

A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and its importance. A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and...  Read More >>

First global exploration of contemporary forms of filmmaking from political and cultural self-determination movements...  Read More >>

Twenty renowned international curators write about one of their exhibitions or projects that transformed their ideas...  Read More >>

What gets counted within the category of heritage, and who gets to do the counting? What gets counted within the...  Read More >>

A close examination of the realities of the current economic, microbiological, and ecological crises through political...  Read More >>

This book offers intriguing philosophical inquiries into biotechnological art and the life sciences, addressing...  Read More >>

First published in 1983, Cybernetics of Art uses the methodology and concepts of cybernetics to explore art and...  Read More >>

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The artwork of Maria Bussmann, a trained academic German philosopher and a significant visual artist, provides an...  Read More >>

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"Art and the Historical Film provides an important examination of fine art's impact on filmmaking, grappling with...  Read More >>

A fascination with the path not taken is a logical consequence of a world saturated with choices. Reinhuber theorises...  Read More >>

As the last generation of underground artists in the Soviet Union and the first on the post-Soviet scene, Moscow...  Read More >>

Pursuing a new and timely line of research in world art studies, Humor in Global Contemporary Art is the first edited...  Read More >>

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Power, Image, and Memory examines how leaders and societies have used works of art commemorating historical events...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on the unstudied geographic margins of Dada, delving into the roots of Dada in Israel, Romania,...  Read More >>

Drawing on material ecocriticism, this book argues that Victorian Britons were keenly aware of aquatic agency, recognizing...  Read More >>

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This book delves into the long-standing human aspiration to combine art and science. In six chapters, The Art-Science...  Read More >>

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A critical biography of artist Magda Stawarska via a series of journeys-from the streets of Istanbul to the canals...  Read More >>