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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
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
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
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 possessions of a cardinal The possessions of a cardinal Mary Hollingsworth,Carol M. Richardson "A set of case studies exploring the tastes, passions, and possessions of cardinals in Renaissance and Baroque Rome"--Provided by publisher. OL18578753W
A Human Eye A Human Eye Adrienne Rich A collection of essays examining a diverse selection of writings and their place in past and present social disorders and transformations. OL1881387W
Sociology as an art form Sociology as an art form Robert A. Nisbet ""One of our most original social thinkers," according to the New York Times, Robert Nisbet offers a new approach to sociology. He shows that sociology is indeed an art form, one that has a strong ki… OL1921746W
Firewall: Jonas Dahlberg. Ausstellung, Ausstellungshalle Zeitgen ossischer Kunst, M unster, 27.6. -… Firewall: Jonas Dahlberg. Ausstellung, Ausstellungshalle Zeitgen ossischer Kunst, M unster, 27.6. -… Aernout Mik,Julie Mehretu,Ralf Christofori,Helmuth Gauczinski,Evrim Sen,Jonas Dahlberg,Andreas Kopnik,Julia Scher,David Lyon 118 pages : 24 x 25 cm OL19275532W
The Mongol century The Mongol century Shane McCausland Contains primary source material. The Mongol Century explores the visual world of China's Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), the spectacular but short-lived regime founded by Khubilai Khan, regarded as the p… OL19666849W
Signs of hope Signs of hope Matthew Chavez "In the days and weeks after the 2016 presidential election, Matthew Chavez showed up in the subway with stacks of brightly colored sticky notes. "Express yourself," he told passersby. The response w… OL19722154W
Who runs the artworld Who runs the artworld John Conomos,Brad Buckley "Who Runs the Artworld: Money, Power and Ethics examines the economics and mythologies of today's global artworld. It unmasks the complex web of relationships that now exist among high-profile curato… OL19736836W
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