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El Anatsui Art and Life (Revised and Expanded)
ISBN: HB: 9783791358253, Prestel Publishing, March 2021
320 pp., 30x25 cm, 190 colour illus.
An African artist who has garnered worldwide recognition while based permanently in Nigeria and whose work is in the permanent collections of many of the world's great museums, El Anatsui is best known for sumptuous tapestries made from used bottle t...
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£45,00
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Haegue Yang
ISBN: HB: 9783791359656, Prestel Publishing, March 2021
160 pp., 26x26 cm, 100 colour illus.
Haegue Yang is renowned for her multifaceted works that vary in form from collage to kinetic sculpture, perceptively evoking historical and contemporary narratives of migration, displacement, and cross-cultural translation. Using a language of abstra...
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£29,99
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Henry Scott Tuke
ISBN: HB: 9780300247589, Yale University Press, March 2021
160 pp., 25.4x19 cm, 130 colour illus.
Famed for his depictions of sun, sea, and sailing during a late Victorian and Edwardian golden age, the British painter Henry Scott Tuke RA (1858-1929) is an intriguing artistic anomaly. Moving between Cornish-based artist colonies and the London art...
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£30,00
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What is Contemporary Art?
ISBN: PB: 9783035801453, University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes, March 2021
104 pp., 16.9x11 cm, 8 halftones
Art today is often practiced in perfect conformity with the neoliberal zeitgeist, often even denying its own radical potential".What is Contemporary Art?" lucidly examines the relationship between art and politics in our time. Addressing the heart of...
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£14,00
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Aesthetics of the Commons
ISBN: PB: 9783035803457, University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes, March 2021
176 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
What do a feminist server, an art space located in a public park in North London, a so-called pirate library of high cultural value yet dubious legal status, and an art school that emphasizes collectivity have in common? They all demonstrate that art...
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£20,00
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Artist as Author Action and Intent in Late-Modernist American Painting
ISBN: HB: 9780226752952, University of Chicago Press, March 2021
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 15 colour plates, 45 halftones
With Artist as Author, Christa Noel Robbins provides the first extended study of authorship in mid-20th century abstract painting in the US. Taking a close look at this influential period of art history, Robbins describes how artists and critics used...
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£36,00
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Rome, 1630
ISBN: HB: 9780857425966, Seagull Books, March 2021
392 pp., 19x15.2 cm, 50 colour plates
Velazquez. Poussin. Carvaggio. Bernini. Despite their disparate backgrounds, these greats of European Baroque art converged at one remarkable place in time: Rome, 1630. In response to the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church turned to these ma...
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£30,00
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Mastering: Lighting & Flash Photography The Definitive Guide for Photographers
ISBN: PB: 9781781454190, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, March 2021
176 pp., 24.8x24.8 cm, colour illus.
Light is at the heart of photography and plays a fundamental role in creating successful images. Not only does light affect brightness, but it also determines tone, mood, atmosphere, texture, colour and luminosity. "Mastering: Lighting & Flash Photog...
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£19,99
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Complete Book of Photography
ISBN: PB: 9781781453780, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, March 2021
448 pp., 22.5x22.5 cm, colour illus.
This new edition of the comprehensive photographer's manual covers every aspect from concept and capture through to post-production and print. Fully updated with information on modern innovations such as drones and GoPro, it provides detailed instruc...
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National Gallery Technical Bulletin, Volume 41
ISBN: PB: 9781857096705, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, February 2021
104 pp., 29.9x21 cm, 200 illus.
The latest in this annual bulletin based on research carried out at the National Gallery, London, draws on the combined expertise of scientists, conservators, and curators, bringing together a wealth of information about artists' materials, practices...
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£40,00
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