Saturation: Race, Art, and the Circulation of Value (Snorton C. Riley)(Pevná vazba)

Saturation: Race, Art, and the Circulation of Value (Snorton C. Riley)(Pevná vazba)

Essays, conversations, and artist portfolios confront questions at the intersection of race, institutional life, and representation.Controversies involving race and the art world are often discussed in terms of diversity and representation--as if having the right representative from a group or a

Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity (Snorton C. Riley)(Paperback)

Winner of the John Boswell Prize from the American Historical Association 2018 Winner of the William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association 2018 Winner of an American Library Association Stonewall Honor 2018 Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction 2018

Curationism - How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else (Balzer David)(Paperback / softback)

A criticism of the saturation of the 'curator' in art, business and everyday

Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond (Greenwald Bruce C.)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the modern extension of value investing in this essential text from the guru to Wall Street's gurus The substantially rewritten Second Edition of Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond delivers an incisive and refined approach to investing grounded on almost 100 years of

Food in Art: From Prehistory to the Renaissance (Riley Gillian)(Pevná vazba)

From Giuseppe Arcimboldo's painting of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II as a heap of fruits and vegetables to artists depicting lavish banquets for wealthy patrons, food and art are remarkably intertwined. In this richly illustrated book, Gillian Riley provides fresh insight into how the

Curatorial Activism: Towards an Ethics of Curating (Reilly Maura)(Pevná vazba)

Current art world statistics demonstrate that the fight for gender and race equality in the art world is far from over: only sixteen percent of this year's Venice Biennale artists were female; only fourteen percent of the work displayed at MoMA in 2016 was by nonwhite artists; only a third of

Art of Game of Thrones - The Official Book of Design from Season 1 to Season 8 (Riley Deborah)(Pevná vazba)

Filled with gorgeous illustrations and artwork from HBO's hit series, The Art of Game of Thrones is the definitive Game of Thrones art collection.The official collection of behind the scenes concept art and production design from HBO's landmark TV show Game of Thrones. Learn how BAFTA and Emmy

Missing Sister (Riley Lucinda)(Pevná vazba)

Taking in the vineyards of New Zealand and the majestic landscape of Ireland, The Story of the Missing Sister is the seventh instalment in Lucinda Riley's multimillion-selling epic series The Seven

Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Native Archive and the Circulation of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico (Brian Amber)(Pevná vazba)

Born between 1568 and 1580, Alva Ixtlilxochitl was a direct descendant of Ixtlilxochitl I and Ixtlilxochitl II, who had been rulers of Texcoco, one of the major city-states in pre-Conquest Mesoamerica. After a distinguished education and introduction into the life of the empire of New Spain in

The Art of Destiny (Bungie)(Pevná vazba)

Timed to the release year of the game, The Art of Destiny showcases the stunning art and design behind one of the most highly anticipated new franchises in gaming today. From the mysterious dunes of Mars to the jungles of Venus and the abandoned aerospace installations on the Moon, Destiny takes

The Art of the Vintage Motorcycle (Bueno Serge)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful and comprehensive celebration of the art and design of classic motorcycles, from the early twentieth century through the 1950s. This is the most beautiful book of its kind: celebrating the art and design of the luxury motorcycle by presenting forty of the best-designed and most

Polaroid Project - At the Intersection of Art and Technology (Ewing William A.)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive illustrated publication on the art and science of

Classic and Modern Fabrics - The Complete Illustrated Sourcebook (Wilson Janet)(Pevná vazba)

This encyclopaedia is a definitive reference guide to all the major types of fabric in circulation today, from abbot cloth to zibeline. In clear and engaging language, the author describes and illustrates more than 600 of the most important examples, from classic tweeds to state-of-the-art nano

Theory of Garden Art (Hirschfeld C. C. L.)(Pevná vazba)

C.C.L. Hirschfeld was perhaps the most important writer on gardens and landscape in eighteenth-century Germany. Acclaimed as the 'father of landscape garden art,' he was influential not just in Germany but also in France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Russia. Popular with both

The Art and Science of Sails (Whidden Tom)(Pevná vazba)

The Art and Science of Sails, Second Edition, is the bible of modern sail handling and selection. Tom Whiddenis CEO of North Marine Group, which includes North Sails, the largest sailmaker in the United States and theworld. Coauthor Michael Levitt has written more than a dozen books in thenautical

Assets of Community Value: Law and Practice (Adamyk Simon)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the provisions relating to assets of community value under the Localism Act 2011. It draws together in one place the relevant principles from the Act, the accompanying Regulations, other primary and secondary legislation,

Infinite Spaces - The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden(Pevná vazba)

Science and Art: The Painted Surface (Sgamellotti Antonio)(Pevná vazba)

Science and art are increasingly interconnected in the activities of the study and conservation of works of art. Science plays a key role in cultural heritage, from developing new analytical techniques for studying the art, to investigating new ways of preserving the materials for the future. For

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 of Looking: How to Read Modern and Contemporary Art (Esplund Lance)(Pevná vazba)

A veteran art critic helps us make sense of modern and contemporary art The landscape of contemporary art has changed dramatically during the last hundred years: from Malevich's 1915 painting of a single black square and Duchamp's 1917 signed porcelain urinal to Jackson Pollock's midcentury 'drip'

Mesopotamia - Ancient Art and Architecture (Bahrani Zainab)(Pevná vazba)

The only comprehensive survey in print of the art and architecture of ancient

Lionel Messi and the Art of Living (West Andy)(Pevná vazba)

Lionel Messi and the Art of Living is a bold and insightful examination of a world-famous sporting hero's career from an entirely new perspective, providing a context extending far beyond the soccer field. The idea that sports stars are role models is a clich , but it is also true in a way that is

Privatization: Nomos LX (Schwartzberg Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

A distinguished group of scholars explore the moral values and political consequences of privatization The 21st century has seen a proliferation of privatization across industries in the United States, from security and the military to public transportation and infrastructure. In shifting control

Feminist War Games?: Mechanisms of War, Feminist Values, and Interventional Games (Saklofske Jon)(Pevná vazba)

Feminist War Games? explores the critical intersections and collisions between feminist values and perceptions of war, by asking whether feminist values can be asserted as interventional approaches to the design, play, and analysis of games that focus on armed conflict and economies of violence