Criticism

"This beautifully illustrated book. . . . [is] Both an ethnographic study and an homage to a culture." -Los Angeles Times "Text and pictures combine to giv...

An art critic discusses the works of modern artists, paying special attention to Rodin, Picasso, and Jasper Johns.Categories: Arts & Photography History...

Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations beh...

In an intimate talk with his protégé, the great sculptor offers candid, wide-ranging comments on a diverse range of topics: the meaning of art; other fame...

acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting Books In The History Of American Letters, This Modern Epic Became An Instant Bestseller Upon Publication In 1974, Tr...

Pierre Rosenberg, The Chardin Scholar And President-director Of The Mus+¬e Du Louvre, Had One Overriding Goal In Mind When Assembling The Exhibition Of Whi...

Heath Robinson (1872–1944) is Britain’s “Gadget King”—master of the art of creating madcap contraptions that made use of ropes, weights, and pulle...

Malcolm Budd. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-212).Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismCriticism

What Is Art History? Why, How And Where Did It Originate, And How Have Its Aims And Methods Changed Over Time? This Work Is A Guide To Understanding Art His...

The first book to celebrate the dramatic Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, setting and renowned art collection of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and its histo...

Few American artists are as enduringly popular as Frederic Remington (1861-1909). His bronzes and paintings of the American West have become iconic images,...

Featuring A Wide Array Of Iconic Rock Posters, Period Photographs, Music Memorabilia And Light Shows, Out-of-this-world Clothing, And Avant-garde Films, Thi...

In this technology-driven age, it’s tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sen...

The Desire To Move Viewers Out Of The Role Of Passive Observers And Into The Role Of Producers Is One Of The Hallmarks Of Twentieth-century Art. This Tenden...

More Than A Generation Before The Invention Of Gutenberg’s Celebrated Press, The New Technology Of Image Printing Emerged. In This Book, A Distinguished G...

Product Description New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him be...

American Art: History and Culture is a thorough and engaging chronology of American art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, phot...

Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depic...

Jazz Impresario George Wein And His Wife Joyce Have Established An Outstanding Art Collection That Represents An Excellent Survey Of The Accomplishments Of ...

How "drowned town" literature, road movies, energy landscape photography, and "death train" narratives represent the brutality of industrial infrastructures...

I Want To Be Healthy And Fit 52 Weeks Of The Year, But That Doesn't Mean I Have To Be Perfect Every Day. This Philosophy Is A Year-round Common-sense Approa...

This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts—from archery to flower arranging—is celebrated here in Dave L...

One of the first Western systematic studies on more than two thousand years of Chinese art by a premier expert in the field. Includes comments by noted land...

1. The State And Estate Of Nature. The Landscape Garden ; The Outdoor Conversation Piece ; Gainsborough's Rustic Landscapes -- 2. The Picturesque Decade. Th...

Joy Kogawa, internationally celebrated author of Obasan and The Rain Ascends, offers a feminist version of the biblical story of Lilith, the "first Eve." Il...

Portrays the idealistic, romantic artist, through first-hand accounts from his family and friends, and includes dozens of his works of artCategories: Arts &...

Stéphane Yerasimos. Translation Of Constantinople : De Byzance à Istanbul. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Arts & Photograph...

[by] Thomas E. Mails. Bibliography: P. 601-606.Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismCriticism

With bracing clarity, James Elkins explores why images are taken to be more intricate and hard to describe in the twentieth century than they had been in an...

Stop curating! And think what curating is all about. This book starts from this simple premise: thinking the activity of curating. To do that, it distinguis...

Through tremendous grit and research, Malcolm D. Gutter has been forming a remarkable porcelain collection over several decades, primarily on a professor’...

The definitive biography of a fascinating and paradoxical figure, one of the most influential artists of his--or any--age To this day, mention the name...

Wassily Kandinsky was a renowned Russian-born painter, wood-engraver and lithographer who is often regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of abstract art....

origami Art Is A Unique New Collection Of Origami Projects Featuring Folding Instructions For 15 Complex Origami Models. Intricate, Compelling And Often L...

There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist art—often seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive one—is no longe...

Through A Variety Of Lenses, This Book Examines Contemporary Artists' Use Of The Gift - The Distribution Of Goods And Services - As A Medium For Artistic Pr...

one Hundred Twenty Pages Of Illustrations, Accompanied By Descriptive Captions, Depict One-piece Strapless Bathing Suits And Dresses With Plunging Necklin...

Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright was an avid and important collector and dealer of Asian art. His personal collection included thousands of Japanese c...

Manet and his Critics is a closely-documented case study of the relationship of the artist to society. Mr. Hamilton draws on contemporary newspapers, perio...

In Iconology, W. J. T. Mitchell asked what images are, how they differ from words, and why these questions have been such a source of contention for centur...

Product Description New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him be...

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty...

here-in A Rich Interweaving Of Considerations Of Connoisseurship, Style, Iconography, Cultural And Social Background, And Historical Events-is The First Ex...

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consum...

As She Recovers From A Breakup With A Lover Who Had Meant Everything To Her, Trisha Low Grapples With The Meaning Of Everything, In Memoir Rich With Theory ...

For the past few decades Hal Foster’s critical gaze has encompassed the increasingly complex machinery of the culture industry. His observations push the...

“A protest against the wall and a forecast about its future.”—Allison Arieff, The New York Times "Rael’s courageous mixture of subversion and compr...