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Man and Images in the Ancient Near East Man and Images in the Ancient Near East Edith Porada Transcribed from a lecture which traces the ancient influences of Mesopotamia into a cultural context, this volume represents a lifelong study of Art & Culture. OL1246936W
The disappearance of objects The disappearance of objects Joshua Shannon "In the years around 1960, a rapid process of deindustrialization profoundly changed New York City. At the same time, massive highway construction, urban housing renewal, and the growth of the financ… OL13609286W
Outsiders Outsiders Steve Lazarides Includes artists 3D, Blu, Kelsey Brookes, David Choe, Miranda Donovan, Stanley Donwood, Faile, Ian Francis, Conor Harrington, Jamie Hewlett, Paul Insect, Invader, JR, Todd James, Mark Jenkins, Lucy M… OL13777035W
La costruzione dell'indianità. L'arte popolare di Ayacucho dall'indigenismo ai siti web La costruzione dell'indianità. L'arte popolare di Ayacucho dall'indigenismo ai siti web Stefania Sebastianis In a modern world of exotic and desirable image, where the trade of cultural differences is becoming increasingly important folk art from Ayacucho in Peru conveys visual representations that reflect … OL15193164W
Makings of the Sea Makings of the Sea John Baldacchino In Thodor Angelopoulos’s *Ulysses’s Gaze* it is poetically claimed that God’s first creation was the journey after which came doubt and nostalgia. Anyone who knows the Mediterranean will recognise th… OL15193444W
From Millet to Leger From Millet to Leger Herbert, Robert L. "A pre-eminent scholar of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French art, Robert L. Herbert has written extensively on aspects of this subject during his long career. This book brings together some of … OL15211013W
The Jew, the cathedral and the medieval city The Jew, the cathedral and the medieval city Nina Rowe "In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favored motif on cathedral façades in F… OL15444919W
Prajñādhara Prajñādhara G. Bhattacharya Gouriswar Bhattacharya, b. 1924, Indian epigraphist; contributed articles. OL15534179W
Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit Walter Benjamin One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedl… OL156203W
The Jew, the cathedral and the medieval city The Jew, the cathedral and the medieval city Nina Rowe In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favored motif on cathedral façades in Fr… OL15975864W
Red brick, Black Mountain, white clay Red brick, Black Mountain, white clay Christopher E. G. Benfey " An incandescent journey to unearth the beginnings of American art. An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay tells the s… OL16184357W
Culture Culture John Brockman "A short, cutting-edge master class covering everything you need to know about culture. Edited by John Brockman, with contributions by the world's leading thinkers"-- OL16412824W
Militant modernism Militant modernism Owen Hatherley "Militant Modernism argues for a Modernism of everyday life, immersed in questions of socialism, sexual politics and technology. It features new readings of some familiar names - Bertolt Brecht, Le C… OL16620167W
The Civil War and the material culture of Texas, the lower South, and the Southwest The Civil War and the material culture of Texas, the lower South, and the Southwest David B. Warren Symposium "This publication is based on papers delivered at the third David B. Warren Symposium, 'The Civil War and the Material Culture of Texas, the Lower South, and the Southwest,' presented by Bayou Bend C… OL16688666W
The power and the glorification The power and the glorification Jan L. de Jong "Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical ev… OL16714549W
Art and sustainability Art and sustainability Sacha Kagan 513 p. : 23 cm OL16768605W
Transfer Transfer Michael Lingner,Ernst Peter Fischer,Gernot Böhme,Max Hollein,Michael Bockemühl,Birger P. Priddat,Jürgen Wertheimer,Ruediger John,Klaus Heid,Karl-Heinz Kohl,Lothar Späth TRANSFER: ist das Ergebnis künstlerischer Forschungsarbeit und bietet eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme des praktischen Transfers sowie von Kooperationen zwischen Kunst, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Das… OL16816752W
A Guide To Democracy In America A Guide To Democracy In America Nato Thompson This essential document gathers more than 100 provocative artists, cultural critics, and activists to reflect on the historical roots and current manifestations of democracy in the United States. OL17406815W
Identity Theft The Cultural Colonization Of Contemporary Art Identity Theft The Cultural Colonization Of Contemporary Art Jonathan Harris "Identity Theft asks some tough questions about the use and place of art in the early twenty-first century: How has it been appropriated as a form of advertising or corporate identity? How is it made… OL17481355W
The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799: A Study in the History of Ideas The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799: A Study in the History of Ideas Leith JA 1 online resource (ix, 184 pages) OL18203975W
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