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Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Contemporary Chinese art is a subject of sustained and growing significance in present-day culture across the globe. This new volume in the World of Art series reframes Chinese art since the end of China's Cultural Revolution more than four decades ago, placing it in the context of the nation's unprecedented cultural, political, and urban transformation. Based on original research by writer, curator, and leading scholar in the field of contemporary...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980, and has helped to shape architectural practice and discourse worldwide. For this extensively revised and updated fifth edition, Kenneth Frampton has added a new section that explores in detail the modernist tradition in architecture across the globe in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He examines the varied...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice since 1950. They emphasize the particularly rich and varied art scenes of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia, extending their gaze at intervals to East Germany, Romania, the Baltic states and the rest of the Balkans....
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Lucie-Smith demystifies the work of dozens of artists and reveals how the art world has interacted with social, political, and environmental concerns. This book includes detailed coverage of major developments within the artistic community, such as pop art, conceptual and performance work, neo-expressionism, and minimalist art across the globe, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A new chapter on art since 2000 includes discussions of work...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A timely introduction to the fields of environmental art, art and ecology, art and climate change, art and activism, and art in the Anthropocene. Global awareness of climate change is increasing, and the scientific evidence is incontrovertible: an environmental crisis is upon us. Art and Climate Change presents an overview of ecologically conscious contemporary art that addresses the climate emergency, as artists across the world call for an active,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A history of textiles and their significance and use in cultures from prehistoric times to the present discusses materials, techniques, and design and considers the influences of the trade in textiles and technological changes.
12) Asian art
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Presents twelve examples of Asian art with each piece followed by discussion questions, information about the author, and details about artistic elements including themes, symbolism, and method of composition.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
One of Blake's most interesting and powerful creations - a parody of the book of Genesis in which the righteous figure of God is replaced by that of Urizen, the "dark power." Included are 27 hand-colored plates rich in energy and monumental grandeur, along with a printed transcription of the poem.
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