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Vendor:Continuum Books
Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise: Cultural Reception and Interpretation
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell Softcover | 15.24 x 1.23 x 22.86 cm | 230 pp Continuum | 2006 | 9780826415882 The Matrix films, along with the video games, animé and toys inspired by them, are rich with philosophical, religious and social references that cry out for interpretation. Here...- £12.50
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The Big Idea: Criticality and Practice in Contemporary Architecture
Scott Johnson Softcover | 16 x 1.8 x 21.3 cm | 120 pp Balcony Press | 2006 | 9781890449384 Taking an applied look at big theoretical ideas, this is an accessible read of complex philosophical ideas. It includes a bibliographic reference of critical architectural thinkers -...- £10.00
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Assembling the Architect: The History and Theory of Professional Practice
George Barnett Johnston Softcover | 15.93 x 1.83 x 23.14 cm | 320 pp Bloomsbury | 2020 | 9781350126862 Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding...- £13.50
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Vendor:Princeton University Press
Michelangelo's Design Principles, Particularly in Relation to Those of Raphael
Erwin Panofsky Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm | 408 pp Princeton University Press | 2020 | 9780691165264 The first English translation of Erwin Panofsky's long-lost work on Michelangelo.In 2012, a manuscript by renowned art historian Erwin Panofsky was rediscovered in a...- £20.00
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Vendor:MIT Press
What Was Contemporary Art?
Richard Meyer Hardcover | 18.42 x 3.18 x 24.13 cm | 360 pp MIT Press | 2013 | 9780262135085 Contemporary art in the early twenty-first century is often discussed as if the very idea of art that is contemporary is new. Yet all works...- £15.00
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Mysteries of the Mall and Other Essays (Non-mint)
Witold Rybczynski Hardcover | 14.7 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm | 336 pp Farrar, Straus & Giroux | 2015 | 9780374269937 A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes.In Mysteries of the Mall, Witold Rybczynski, the author of How Architecture Works,...- £12.00
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Vendor:MIT Press
Situation (Documents of Contemporary Art)
Edited by Claire Doherty Softcover | 15.24 x 2.34 x 18.42 cm | 238 pp MIT Press | 2009 | 9780262513050 Part of the acclaimed Whitechapel Documents of Contemporary Art series of anthologies which collect writing on major themes and ideas in contemporary art. A unique set of...- £12.00
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Vendor:Yale University Press
Fictions of Art History
Mark Ledbury Softcover | 256 pp Yale University Press | 2013 | 9780300191929 Fictions of Art History addresses art history’s complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians’ viewing practices and modes of writing. How, the...- £12.00
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Vendor:Tate
Spheres of Action: Art & Politics
Peter Osborne & Eric Alliez Softcover | 15.5 x 1.1 x 23.3 cm | 160 pp Tate Publishing | 2013 | 9781854379757 A snapshot of current debates about the relationship of politics to contemporary art, with original writings by major European thinkers. This collection of essays...- £10.00
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Vendor:Verso
Radio Benjamin
Walter Banjamin Softcover | 12.9 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm | 432 pp Verso | 2021 | 9781839764165 Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the impact of new technology on culture, an interest that extended beyond his renowned critical essays. From 1927-33, he wrote and presented...- £7.50
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Vendor:Haymarket Books
The Dialectics of Art
John Molyneux Softcover | 15.24 x 2.03 x 22.61 cm | 300 pp Haymarket Books | 2020 | 9781642591316 To the question of "what is art?", it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly...- £12.00
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Vendor:Laurence King
Methods & Theories of Art History (Second Edition)
Anne D'Alleva Softcover | 13.97 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm | 192 pp Laurence King | 2012 | 9781856698993 This book provides an accessible introduction to the range of critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments,...- £10.00
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Vendor:Museum Of Fine Arts Boston
Futurist Manifestos
Umbro Apollonio Softcover | 14.76 x 1.8 x 21.06 cm | 240 pp Museum of Fine Arts Boston | 2001 | 9780878466276 On February 20th, 1909, a belligerent manifesto announcing the birth of the Futurist movement appeared on the front page of the Paris newspaper Le...- £5.00
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Vendor:D Giles
Beyond the Face: New Perspectives on Portraiture
Wendy Wick Reaves Hardcover | 24.38 x 3.56 x 26.67 cm | 328 pp D Giles | 2018 | 9781911282204 Is there more to portraiture than eyes meeting eyes? Beyond the Face: New Perspectives on Portraiture presents sixteen essays by leading scholars who explore...- £15.00
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Vendor:MIT Press
Adjusted Margin: Xerography, Art, and Activism in the Late Twentieth Century
Kate Eichorn Hardcover | 14.94 x 2.01 x 22.38 cm | 216 pp MIT Press | 2016 | 9780262033961 This is the story of how the xerographic copier, or "Xerox machine," became a creative medium for artists and activists during the last few decades...- £8.00
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Contemporary Art Decoded
Jessica Cerasi Hardcover | 20.7 x 2.54 x 26.04 cm | 208 pp Tate Publishing/Ilex | 2021 | 9781781577455 What is contemporary art, and how did art come to be what it is today? How can we understand what a work of art means;...- £12.00
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Between the Lines: Critical Writings on Sean Scully – The Early Years
Faye Flemming, Oscar Humphries & Martin Gayford Hardcover | 19.56 x 5.08 x 26.42 cm | 536 pp Art/Books | 2021 | 9781908970565 Sean Scully is one of the most important and celebrated painters of our age. For half a century, he has explored with unwavering determination the...- £20.00
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Vendor:Verso
What Comes After Farce?: Art and Criticism at a Time of Debacle
Hal Foster Hardcover | 14.73 x 1.78 x 21.84 cm | 224 pp Verso | 2020 | 9781788738118 Surveying the artistic and cultural scene in the era of Trump, What Comes After Farce? comments on shifts in art, criticism, and fiction in the face of...- £12.50
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Vendor:Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Top This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton
Softcover | 10.92 x 2.03 x 17.53 cm | 296 pp Cooper-Hewitt Museum | 2017 | 9781942303152 In September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton – prolific design writer, teacher and tantalising wordsmith. Patton’s insatiable curiosity, sense of humour and keen eye made for the...- £7.50
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Vendor:Thames & Hudson
Has Modernism Failed? (Revised Edition)
Suzi Gablik Softcover | 15.75 x 1.27 x 23.62 cm | 168 pp Thames & Hudson | 2004 | 9780500284841 In 1984, Suzi Gablik's Has Modernism Failed? was one of the first books to confront the social situation of contemporary art. In describing a world whose central...- £12.00
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