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Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 -
The Birmingham Art Book is a tribute to a unique city whose
visionary scientists and inventors made it famous as a
manufacturing powerhouse. From heavy metal industry - here is where
the first steam trains were built- to heavy metal music - Black
Sabbath made their mark here, this is a place with a proud
heritage. Its handsome university is the original of the 'Redbrick'
universities, founded by a farsighted mayor in 1900 as a civic
place of learning, open to all, now with many world famous alumni
and staff, 10 of whom have won Nobel prizes. Local artists convey
the architectural glory of Victoria Square and the city centre
Museum and Art Gallery (which holds a sumptuous collection of
Pre-Raphaelite art). In their drawings, they echo the modern
vibrancy of buildings such as the iconic Selfridges department
store and the REP theatre. Collages and sketches depict a city
buzzing with vitality -from the world-renowned Hippodrome theatre,
to the shopping centres and legendary nightlife that are national
attractions. Quirky nooks like the Jewellery Quarter, the Electric
Cinema or the tranquil Botanic gardens hidden so close to the
centre are reflected in this lovely book. The green city with 8000
acres of public parks and many miles of canal paths dating from its
heyday in the Industrial Revolution is lovingly drawn and painted
by its artists. The Birmingham Art Book is where local artists
shine a light on the grand and the humdrum with equal affection.
Their love for the modern city is evident and their pride in its
heritage comes to the fore in this lovely book.
Discover hundreds of stormtrooper helmet designs with a deluxe art
book, and customize your own unique helmet with this collector's
set! In 2014, creatives from Lucasfilm, Disney, Industrial Light
& Magic, Pixar, and Marvel Studios joined forces for an
incredible artistic endeavor, the Star Wars Legion project. The
task was simple--decorate, adorn, or transform a blank, vinyl
stormtrooper helmet--but the result was extraordinary, with artists
creating more than 200 radically unique helmets that were put on
display at the Robert Vargas Gallery in 2014. Now, you can
experience the Star Wars Legion project through a deluxe art book
showcasing incredible helmet designs, and a customizable
stormtrooper helmet. - BE INSPIRED BY MORE THAN 200 HELMET DESIGNS:
Includes a deluxe, hardcover photography book that showcases the
hundreds of stunning helmet designs created for the Legion project.
- EXERCISE YOUR CREATIVITY: This collector's kit includes a blank
helmet, based on the stormtrooper design from the beloved
television show Star Wars Rebels, which is ready for customization,
display, or even signing at conventions. - THE PERFECT GIFT FOR
STAR WARS FANS: A great value for fans of any age, this kit is the
perfect way to celebrate the boundless inventiveness of the Star
Wars galaxy. - COMPLETE YOUR STAR WARS COLLECTION: This kit stands
alongside fan-favorite Star Wars books, including Star Wars: The
Life Day Cookbook, Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith, and Star
Wars: The Lightsaber Collection.
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Saying It
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Mieke Bal, Michelle Williams Gamaker, Renate Farro; Edited by Stefan van der Lecq
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Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance
profession impact mothers working in it. Ali Duffy introduces the
book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and
trends leading to the issues mothers in dance negotiate today. This
study then reveals perspectives from mothers in dance working in
areas such as performance choreography, dance education, writing,
and advocacy though survey and interview data. Based on participant
responses, recommendations for changes in policy, hiring,
evaluation, and other work practices to better support working
mothers in dance are outlined and discussed. Finally, essays from
five working mothers in dance offers more intimate, personal
stories and guidance geared to mothers, future mothers, and
colleagues and supervisors of mothers in the dance field. By
describing lived experiences and offering suggestions for improved
working conditions and self-advocacy, this book initiates expanded
discussion about women in dance and promotes change to positively
impact dancing mothers, their employers, and the dance field.
This unique book presents works that until now have only rarely
been seen, even in private collections. Paintings, drawings and
sculptures by well known outsider artists and new discoveries, all
of which express deeply personal interpretations of sexual desire
and activity. With texts by the world's leading academic experts in
this field, Raw Erotica presents an essential element in the rich
and varied world of outsider and self-taught art. With texts and
contributions from: * Colin Rhodes, Univ of Sydney, author of
Outsider Art: Spontanious Alternatives * Roger Cardinal, author of
the original book Outsider Art * Jenifer Borum, New York based
authority on self-taught art * Michale Bonesteel, Chicago based
writer and author of Henry Darger * Thomas Roske, Curator, The
Prinzhorn Collection, Heidelberg * Laurent Danchin, Paris author
and French authority on Art Brut * Francois Monin, editor of
Artension magazine, France.
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Lieven De Boeck
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Lisa Walker
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R893
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This 1000 piece puzzle features art from the best-selling video
game, Overwatch from Blizzard Entertainment!
This book offers a unique focus on the roles of women in
contemporary art, cultural production and arts institutions in the
Gulf. argues that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates have been largely excluded from the critical discourse
about, and display of, contemporary Middle Eastern art. addresses
this oversight by providing an examination of the work of several
contemporary women artists from the Gulf region. discusses the role
of women in museums and cultural institutions in the region, as
well as the education systems available to emerging women artists.
will be essential reading for scholars and students engaged in the
study of art history, visual culture, museums and heritage, and
women and gender studies
A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our
time, from the director of Human Flow In the course of making Human
Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis,
the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than
600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and
local authorities in twenty-three countries around the world. A
handful of those interviews were included in the film. This book
presents one hundred of these conversations in their entirety,
providing compelling first-person stories of the lives of those
affected by the crisis and those on the front lines of working to
address its immense challenges. Speaking in their own words,
refugees give voice to their experiences of migrating across
borders, living in refugee camps, and struggling to rebuild their
lives in unfamiliar and uncertain surroundings. They talk about the
dire circumstances that drove them to migrate, whether war, famine,
or persecution; and their hopes and fears for the future. A wide
range of related voices provides context for the historical
evolution of this crisis, the challenges for regions and states,
and the options for moving forward. Complete with photographs taken
by Ai Weiwei while filming Human Flow, this book provides a
powerful, personal, and moving account of the most urgent
humanitarian crisis of our time.
Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, Fifth Edition,
offers students and readers an introduction to recent art. The
primary focus is an examination of themes that are widespread in
contemporary artistic practice. Individual chapters analyze
thematic content in eight groupings: Identity, The Body, Time,
Memory, Place, Language, Science, and Spirituality. These eight
thematic categories provide a significant sample from which readers
can grasp influential concepts that stretch across much of the art
of our time. Profiles of key artists and works enhance student
understanding of these major themes and the individual approaches
and key movements in the world of contemporary art.
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I Hope So: Sane Wadu
(Hardcover)
Mukami Kuria; Interview of Sane Wadu, Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo; Contributions by Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI)
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I Hope So: Sane Wadu follows the expansion and development of
Wadu’s conceptual preoccupations, beginning with an early
interest in bucolic scenes of pastoral life which has evolved into
incisive social commentary, a complex exploration of the
intersection of faith and politics, and an ongoing critique of
societal contradictions. An illuminating essay by Mukami Kuria and
an interview with Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo offer readers multiple
entry points into Wadu’s penetrating vision. This catalogue is
published on the occasion of Sane Wadu’s first retrospective
exhibition at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute in 2022.
Four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set.
Includes Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Gucci and Little Book of Prada – telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses. With images of the four houses' most timeless and celebrated designs, plus captivating text on the personalities and lives of the creative geniuses behind the brands, The Little Guides to Style is the quintessential collection that will delight any fashion lover.
Melanie Smith: Farce and Artifice is the publication that takes up
the idea of the exhibition organised by the MACBA, jointly with the
MUAC Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo and UNAM, in Mexico
City, and the Museo Amparo, in Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest
organised to date in Europe about the work of an artist who defies
easy classification, born in England (Poole, 1965) but active on
the Mexican art scene since the nineties.
One of Britains foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has
spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British
Isles. A Shetland Notebook contains forty of his vivid landscape
sketches in watercolour. Made in the open air, often aboard a
pitching and tossing fishing boat, these lively, spontaneous works
capture the unique atmosphere of these remote and beautiful
islands. The notebooks unusual format is due entirely to the
artist, who uses sheets of various types of paper torn to fit into
a loose-leaf ring binder made from two pieces of wooden
picture-backing; this he tucks into his coat pocket, ready for use
whenever the need arises. His brief but engaging commentaries place
each sketch in its context. Following the success of A Line in the
Water , Ackroyds collaboration with the award-winning poet Douglas
Dunn OBE, published by the Royal Academy in 2009, A Shetland
Notebook is an essential purchase for all admirers of this most
characterful artists work.
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Modernologies
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Cornelia Klinger, Bartomeu Mari, Sabine Breitwieser
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It is evident that modernity is a popular mountain for analysis and
reflection of a largely controversial nature. Numerous theories
have also been written about the beginning as well as the end of
modernity. The aim of Modernologies is to achieve an account of the
state of artistic research and to discuss selected contributions to
the subject matter that appears central after two to three decades
of an ever intensely blazing conflict over the legacy of modernity
and modernism.
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