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This authoritative, lively book, based on the BBC Time-Life television series, provides a comprehensive survey of the birth and development of modern ... More

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Current debates about the status of Modernism have led to an increasing interest in critical and aesthetic theories, and to a questioning of some of ... More

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An updated and enlarged edition of this book on twentieth-century art. Now Robert Hughes has written a major new chapter on the 1980's which brings ... More

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The artistic stagnation of Vienna at the end of the nineteenth century was rudely shaken by the artists of the Secession. Their works at first ... More

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Schjeldahl provides a sharp perspective on individual artists, their work, art-world events and ethics, and new, creative directions. Above all, he ... More

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In the domain of visual images, those of fine art form a tiny minority. This original and brilliant book calls upon art historians to look beyond ... More

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This companion volume to the author's "Learning to Look at Paintings" addresses some of the questions most commonly asked about modern art: why does ... More

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"The writing is superb, the insights come with astonishing and rich rapidity, and the moral and intellectual intelligence behind them strikes me as ... More

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Elkins begins by demonstrating the arbitrariness of current criteria used by art historians for selecting images for study. He urges scholars to ... More

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In Techniques of the Observer Jonathan Crary provides a dramatically new perspective on the visual culture of the nineteenth century, reassessing ... More

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A guide to decoding the vocabularies of 20th century art. The author guides readers step by step through the process of defining the physical ... More

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Magic Eye fans--veterans and newcomers alike--will relish delving into this brand-new collection of original, mind-bending, 3D creations. As always, ... More

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This is a wide-ranging and stimulating introduction to the history and theory of visual culture from painting to the computer and television screen. ... More

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This book reproduces many of the Bauhaus designs alongside writings of the group members themselves, including Klee, Kandinsky, Gropius and Breuer. ... More

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Picasso's name has become synonymous with creative genius, but who was he - a public figure who lived his life in the headlines, or a private person, ... More

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Products of modernity, postcards continue to provoke comment today as in the nineteenth century. With their unique status as interdisciplinary image ... More

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