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History of the arts

  • Action Artby John Gray

    ABC-CLIO 1993; US$ 133.95

    This comprehensive international bibliography is the first to attempt documentation of this diverse field, covering the history of Artist's Performance. It focuses on its early twentieth-century antecedents in such movements as Futurism, Dada, Russian Constructivism, and the Bauhaus as well as its peak period in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with... more...

  • Afromodernismsby Fionnghuala Sweeney; Kate Marsh

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 104.00

    Persuasively argues for a black Atlantic literary renaissance and its impact on modernist studies. These 9 new chapters stretch current canonical configurations of modernism in two key ways: by considering the centrality of black artists, writers and intellectuals as key actors and core presences in the development of a modernist avant-garde; and by... more...

  • After Criticismby Gavin Butt

    Wiley 2008; US$ 135.95

    It has recently become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. Either commodification is deemed to have killed it off, or it has become institutionally routine. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in recent visual arts practice, and the emergence of... more...

  • Alienby Mendelson Joe

    ECW Press 2000; US$ 11.95

    Mendelson Joe believes that speaking out can make a difference, that women are the only hope for the future, and that there?s truth in a good blues song; he doesn't believe in God, compromise, or schmaltz. Bringing together some of the best of Joe?s artwo more...

  • American Salonsby Robert M. Crunden

    Oxford University Press 1993; US$ 99.99

    In American Salons, Robert Crunden provides a sweeping account of the American encounter with European Modernism up to the American entry into World War I. Crunden begins with deft portraits of the figures who were central to the birth of Modernism, including James Whistler, the eccentric expatriate American painter who became the archetypal artist... more...

  • Archaeologies of Presenceby Gabriella Giannachi; Nick Kaye; Michael Shanks

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 52.95

    Archaeologies of Presence is a brilliant exploration of how the performance of presence can be understood through the relationships between performance theory and archaeological thinking. Drawing together carefully commissioned contributions by leading international scholars and artists, this radical new work poses a number of essential questions:... more...

  • Art and Cultureby Clement Greenberg

    Beacon Press 1971; US$ 23.00

    "Clement Greenberg is, internationally, the best-known American art critic popularly considered to be the man who put American vanguard painting and sculpture on the world map. . . . An important book for everyone interested in modern painting and sculpture."? The New York Times more...

  • Art and Thoughtby Dana Arnold; Margaret Iversen

    Wiley 2008; US$ 134.95

    Art and Thought is a collection of newly commissioned essays that explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought. Brings together newly commissioned essays that explore the relationship between the discipline of art history and movements in the history of western thought.... more...

  • Artist, Researcher, Teacherby Alan Thornton

    Intellect 2013; US$ 20.00

    This book is aimed at all art practitioners, professionals and students who see their practices and identities embracing many aspects of the cultures of art, research and education. It may also be of interest to those in other fields who are concerned with identity formation and professional roles and practices. Challenging conventional wisdom about... more...

  • Arts and Culture in Rural, Regional and Remote Australiaby Ray Goodlass; Marion Bannister

    eContent Management Pty Ltd 2003; US$ 99.00

    This Special Issue of Rural Society explores arts and culture in rural, regional and remote Australia, documenting cultural history and asserting the centrality of the arts in both marginalised and dominant communities. more...