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William Kentridge William Kentridge Jane Taylor,Maria-Christina Villasenor,William Kentridge,Carolyn Christov Bakargiev,William Kentridge "William Kentridge (b. 1955, Johannesburg) has always addressed the more challenging and intimate aspects of contemporary life and of South Africa, both during Apartheid and in the post-Apartheid per… OL11636684W
The great debate about art The great debate about art Roy Harris Includes bibliography (p. [131-134]). OL15597683W
Creative Man Creative Man Erich Neumann This selection of essays by one of C. G. Jung's favorite and most creative students explores important connections between analytical psychology and the study of literature and art. Jordan B. Pet… OL1571364W
Surface encounters Surface encounters Ron Broglio What it is like to be an animal? Ron Broglio wants to know from the inside, from underneath the fur and feathers. In examining this question, he bypasses the perspectives of biology or natural histor… OL15947326W
Four honest outlaws Four honest outlaws Michael Fried "In this strongly argued and characteristically original book, Michael Fried considers the work of four contemporary artists--video artist and photographer Anri Sala, sculptor Charles Ray, painter Jo… OL16166952W
Contemporary art Contemporary art Terry Smith Contemporary Art: World Currents is the first comprehensive worldwide survey of contemporary art from the 1980s to the present day. Author Terry Smith argues that, in recent decades, a global… OL16317587W
Post-Partum Document Post-Partum Document Mary Kelly "Conceived as an installation in six consecutive sections, Mary Kelly's Post-Partum Document has been widely exhibited and intensely debated since its first scandalous appearance in the 1970s. Now, m… OL1642404W
Tiny surrealism Tiny surrealism Roger Rothman "Although one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Salvador Dali; has typically been considered no more than peripheral to the dominant practices of modernism. Roger Rothman's Tiny S… OL16705313W
What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Will Gompertz "We all know what Modern Art looks like. We've seen Monet's water lilies, we've admired Picasso's nudes, and we've gawked at Damien's shark, as well as the price tag. But what does it all mean? What … OL16769265W
Complete writings 1959-1975 Complete writings 1959-1975 Donald Judd "Donald Judd's uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with the styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. This book is not a mere survey of the art produced and … OL1695497W
Black Artists in British Art Black Artists in British Art Eddie Chambers Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the middle of the 20th century. Sometimes, these artists - with backgrounds in the countries of… OL17315869W
Art since 1900 Art since 1900 Rosalind Krauss,Yve-Alain Bois,Benjamin Buchloh,Hal Foster "Acclaimed as the definitive work on the subject, Art Since 1900 is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of art in the modern age. Conceived by four of the most influen… OL17943503W
Vanitas Vanitas John B. Ravenal p. cm OL1901639W
Artspeak Artspeak Robert Atkins "The leading lexicon of contemporary art returns in an expanded, full-color third edition. An indispensable guide for art-world neophytes and seasoned professionals alike, the best-selling ArtSpeak r… OL19707226W
ArtSpeak ArtSpeak Robert Atkins A dictionary of modern art - Academic art - Conceptual art - Graffiti art - High-tech art - Pop art - Post modernism - Studio art - Style - Surrealism. OL2649110W
Claves de las vanguardias artísticas en el siglo XX Claves de las vanguardias artísticas en el siglo XX Lourdes Cirlot Traces, through text and color plates, the origins, philosophies, developments, and artists of the modern movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture during the twentieth century. OL4780760W
Visual arts in the twentieth century Visual arts in the twentieth century Edward Lucie-Smith A history of architecture, painting, sculpture and photography for each decade in the twentieth century - Gauguin - Cult of the Primitive - Van Gogh - Rodin - Klimt - Picasso - Rousseau - Fauves - Ma… OL500913W
The assassination of experience by painting-Monoroy = The assassination of experience by painting-Monoroy = Sarah Wilson,Jeanne Bouniort,Jean-François Lyotard,Rachel Bowlby 239 p. : 23 cm OL566218W
Robert Willson Robert Willson Robert Wilson,Matthew Kangas "Robert Willson (1912-2000) was one of the most complex and contradictory American artists of the past century. Among the first American sculptors to use solid glass in a small factory setting, he wa… OL5821918W
Angus Fairhurst Angus Fairhurst Sacha Craddock First published on the occasion of the exhibition "Angus Fairhurst", at Arnolfini, Bristol, 31 January to 29 March 2009. OL8650209W
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