Parallel Modernism: Koga Harue and Avant-Garde Art in Modern Japan (Wu Chinghsin)(Pevná vazba)

Parallel Modernism: Koga Harue and Avant-Garde Art in Modern Japan (Wu Chinghsin)(Pevná vazba)

The Nazarenes: Romantic Avant-Garde and the Art of the Concept (Grewe Cordula)(Pevná vazba)

Traces the Nazarene 'art of the concept' from its Romantic inception to its academic transformation in the 1830s. Arguing that the Nazarenes, despite their revivalist agenda, were a quintessentially modern movement, the book provides a revisionist understanding of modernity in nineteenth-century

LOGO Modernism (Mller Jens)(Pevná vazba)

Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art, and product design are familiar to many. In soaring glass structures or minimalist canvases, we recognize a time of vast technological advance which affirmed the power of human beings to reshape their environment and to break, radically, from the

Soviet Signs and Street Relics (Guilbeau Jason)(Pevná vazba)

Russia's forgotten world of avant-garde public signage--the latest in Fuel's collectible Soviet seriesFor this volume, French photographer Jason Guilbeau has used Google Street View to virtually navigate Russia and the former USSR, searching for examples of a forgotten Soviet empire. The subjects

Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure (Golia Maria)(Pevná vazba)

Ornette Coleman's career encompassed the glory years of jazz and the American avant-garde. Born in segregated Fort Worth, Texas, during the Great Depression, the African-American composer and musician was zeitgeist incarnate. Steeped in the Texas blues tradition, he and jazz grew up together, as

Art and Emergency: Modernism in Twentieth-Century India (Terracciano Emilia)(Pevná vazba)

During states of emergency, normal rules and rights are suspended, and force can often prevail. In these precarious intervals, when the human potential for violence can be released and rehearsed, images may also emerge. This book asks: what happens to art during a state of emergency? Investigating

Art Since 1900 - Modernism * Antimodernism * Postmodernism(Pevná vazba)

Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the

Impressionism in Russia: Dawn of the Avant-Garde (The Museum Barberini)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the influence of Impressionism on Russian painters at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. In the late 19th century, numerous Russian artists found inspiration in the style of French Impressionist painters. Often, a journey to Paris acted as a catalyst for their burgeoning

Yokai: Ghosts, Demons & Monsters of Japan (Katz-Harris Felicia)(Pevná vazba)

Vivid in Japanese art and imagination are creatures that are at once ghastly and humorous. The Japanese word yokai generally refers to a range of supernatural beings such as ghosts, demons, monsters, shapeshifters, tricksters, and other strange kinds of creatures. While their status is commonly

Men to Avoid in Art and Life (Tersigni Nicole)(Pevná vazba)

Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining.This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does.Situations include men

Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Criticism (Schwitters Kurt)(Pevná vazba)

Kurt Schwitters was a major protagonist in the histories of modern art and literature, whose response to the contradictions of modern life rivals that of Marcel Duchamp in its importance for artists working today. His celebrated Merz pictures--collaged and assembled from the scrap materials of

Ogata Korin: Art in Early Modern Japan (Feltens Frank)(Pevná vazba)

A lush portrait introducing one of the most important Japanese artists of the Edo period Best known for his paintings Irises and Red and White Plum Blossoms, Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716) was a highly successful artist who worked in many genres and media--including hanging scrolls, screen paintings,

Conchophilia: Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe (Bass Marisa Anne)(Pevná vazba)

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe Among nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship

Heritage and Debt: Art in Globalization (Joselit David)(Pevná vazba)

How global contemporary art reanimates the past as a resource for the present, combating modern art's legacy of Eurocentrism.If European modernism was premised on the new--on surpassing the past, often by assigning it to the 'traditional' societies of the Global South--global contemporary art

Art Boozel: Cocktails Inspired by Modern and Contemporary Artists (Croll Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

Raise a glass to the world's most exciting modern and contemporary artists in this inspired cocktail book with over 50 tribute recipes. Go on a boozy tour of art history with this collection of recipes for over 50 expertly crafted cocktails, each one a unique creation inspired by its namesake

Art Record Covers. 40th Anniversary Edition - Julius Wiedemann, Spampinato Francesco

Art history acquires a new rhythm in this unique anthology of artists’ record covers from the 1950s to today. More than 450 covers trace the thrilling interaction between music and visual art and the ways in which modernism, Pop Art, and conceptual practice have all informed the way we see the

Medicine, Magic and Art in Early Modern Norway: Conceptualizing Knowledge (Ohrvik Ane)(Pevná vazba)

Traces conceptual ideas of knowledge in Norway from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesAssesses how magic and medicine were viewed as practical and sacred in early modern Europe Utilises a wide range of early modern manuscripts from 1650 -1850, known as Black

Making Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Titan Books)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the stunning concept art and developer commentaries behind the latest game in the genre-defining Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

The Art of Robert E. McGinnis (McGinnis Robert E.)(Pevná vazba)

A Modern Master Robert E. McGinnis began his career in 1947 as a cartoonist, and produced his first cover illustrations for 1956 issues of the magazines True Detective and Master Detective. Then in 1958, he painted his first paperback book cover, and from that day forward his work was in demand

How to be a Gentlewoman - The Art of Soft Power in Hard Times (Jeffs Lotte)(Pevná vazba)

Gentlewoman A woman who blends old-fashioned values with a thoroughly modern and open-minded attitude; using her self-confidence to show up, not show off and her optimism to inspire others and build a happier life. Women today are under so much pressure to be everything to everyone: to be cool,

The Art Museum in Modern Times (Saumarez Smith Charles)(Pevná vazba)

The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith's leadership, making him uniquely qualified to explore the ways in which art museums have changed over the past