Theory of the Avant-Garde, 4 (Burger Peter)(Paperback)

Theory of the Avant-Garde, 4 (Burger Peter)(Paperback)

Suggests a theory of art, tests against the French and German avant-garde movements of the twenties, and discusses hermeneutics, ideology, aesthetic categories, and the autonomy of

The Politics of Kathy Acker: Revolution and the Avant-Garde (Borowska Emilia)(Paperback)

Exploring revolutionary politics in the work of one of America's most important avant-garde writers Situates Acker in broader social, political and historical contexts Offers an extensive analysis of the intersections between politics and literary form, asserting Acker's pivotal position in the

The Avant-Garde: A Very Short Introduction (Cottington David)(Paperback)

For over a hundred years, the idea of the 'avant-garde' has been perhaps the most important and influential force in modern culture, ruling the critical assessment of the significance of an artist or a work of art. If they have been judged to be 'avant-garde,' then they are worthy of consideration

The European Avant-Gardes, 1905-1935: A Portable Guide (Bru Sascha)(Paperback)

Introduces the full range and depth of the early 20th-century European avant-gardes This engaging introduction outlines the cultural and political contexts in which the avant-gardes operated, taking readers on a journey throughout the whole of Europe. It discusses the most salient features of the

My Life as a Fake (Carey Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Choosing as his target the most avant-garde of the literary magazines, he submits for publication the entire oeuvre of one Bob McCorkle, a working-class poet of raw power and sexual frankness, conveniently dead at twenty-four and entirely the product of Chubb's

The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths (Krauss Rosalind E.)(Paperback)

Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions (O'Pray Michael)(Paperback)

Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions examines the variety of concerns and practices that have comprised the long history of avant-garde film at a level appropriate for undergraduate study. It covers the developments of experimental film-making since the modernist explosion in the 1920s in

Re-Imagining the Avant-Garde: Revisiting the Architecture of the 1960s and 1970s (Pearson Luke C.)(Paperback)

Coma (Guyotat Pierre)(Paperback)

A poetic exploration of trauma and renewal from the last avant-garde visionary of the twentieth century.Long ago, in childhood, when Summer reverberates and feels and throbs all over, it begins to circumscribe my body along with my self, and my body gives it shape in turn: the 'joy' of living, of

Constantin Brancusi (Miller Sanda)(Paperback)

Acknowledged as one of the major sculptors and avant-garde artists of the twentieth century, Constantin Brancusi (1876 1957) was also one of the most elusive, despite his fame. His mysterious nature was not only due to his upbringing in Romania which, at the time, was still regarded by much of

Glasgow Girls (Burkhauser Jude)(Paperback)

At the turn of the 20th century, Glasgow was the centre for an avant-garde movement of art and design innovation in Europe, which we now refer to as The Glasgow Style. While the 'Glasgow Boys' group of painters has been widely written about, their female contemporaries have received far less

Joe Brainard's Art (Shamma Yasmine)(Paperback)

Examines the multiple angles of the avant-garde poetry and art of Joe Brainard Joe Brainard's work occupies the literal margins of New York school poetry, while also figuratively influencing its aesthetic margins, shaping the school from both within and without. Brainard was not only an important

Dada and Surrealism (Hopkins David)(Paperback)

The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these

Hubert Crackanthorpe, Wreckage: Seven Studies (Malcolm David)(Paperback)

A scholarly edition of a neglected and provocative masterpiece of the fin-de-si cle avant-garde Offers a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of Crackanthorpe's first volume of short stories Contextualizes the volume in terms of Crackanthorpe's other work, in terms of contemporary writers and

Henri Rousseau: The Dream (Rousseau Henri)(Paperback)

A singular figure in the avant garde of the early twentieth century, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught painter who turned to art after retiring as a customs inspector at the age of 49. Although he never left Paris, Rousseau painted a number of jungle scenes, drawing on images of the

Painting Like the Impressionists (Yardley Bruce)(Paperback)

Impressionism, an art movement pioneered by a handful of avant-garde painters based in Paris in the 1870s, gave academic oil painting a vivacity and spontaneity it had previously lacked, and remains to this day the single most popular style of art for gallery-goers and amateur painters alike. This

The Tennis Court Oath: A Book of Poems (Ashbery John)(Paperback)

Still a touchstone of contemporary avant-garde poetry today, this 35th anniversary edition of John Ashbery's second book celebrates an American poet who has won a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award. John Ashbery writes like no one else among contemporary

Absence in Cinema: The Art of Showing Nothing (Remes Justin)(Paperback)

Absence has played a crucial role in the history of avant-garde aesthetics, from the blank canvases of Robert Rauschenberg to Yves Klein's invisible paintings, from the 'silent' music of John Cage to Samuel Beckett's minimalist theater. Yet little attention has been given to the important role of

Leonora Carrington and the international avant-garde (Eburne Jonathan P.)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive examination of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), a major twentieth-century writer and multi-media artist. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary, and artistic currents that animate her relationships with avant-garde movements throughout the

The New Radical Theater Notebook (Sainer Arthur)(Paperback)

This book traces three tumultuous decades of avant-garde theatre in the U.S. It begins with the Living Theatre, and explores diverse ensembles such as The Open Theatre, The Performance Group, and Bread and Puppet Theatre. It also looks at the women's theatre movement, and examines the work of

Theory of the Modern Drama (Szondi Peter)(Paperback)

Theory of the Modern Drama is a brilliant analysis of the emergence and development of modern drama from the Renaissance to the present day. Szondi shows how the rise of modern drama was linked to broader social processes and expressed some of the beliefs characteristic of early modern Europe. This

Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde (Hays K. Michael)(Paperback)

Theorizes an architectural ethos of extreme self-reflection and finality from a Lacanian perspective.While it is widely recognized that the advanced architecture of the 1970s left a legacy of experimentation and theoretical speculation as intense as any in architecture's history, there has been no

Infinite Music: Imagining the Next Millennium of Human Music-Making (Harper Adam)(Paperback)

Bringing the ideas of 20th-century avant-garde composers Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage to their ultimate conclusion, this text proposes a system for imagining music based on its capacity for variation, redefining musical modernism and music itself in the

Butoh Dance Training: Secrets of Japanese Dance Through the Alishina Method (Alishina Juju)(Paperback)

Drawing on avant garde and classical Japanese dance traditions, the Alishina Method offers a systematized approach to Butoh dance training for the first time in its history. With practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, this book teaches readers: - basic body training and expression