About this title: Since it was first published in 1992, this book has become one of the leading anthologies of art theoretical texts in the English-speaking world. This expanded edition includes the fruits of recent research, involving a considerable amount of newly translated material from the entire period, together with additional texts from the last decades of the twentieth century.The features that made the first edition so successful have been retained:The volume provides comprehensive representation of the theories, which underpinned developments in the visual arts during the twentieth century.As well ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780631165750ISBN:0631165754
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Description: Near Fine; Blackwell Publishers; 1993; Paperback. 0631165754. "Beside the writings of the century's major artists, [this book] includes relevant texts by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures. " 1998 printing.; 8vo; 1189 pp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1993-01
ISBN-13:9780631165750ISBN:0631165754
Description: Like New. Clean, Unmarked Copy, Unbroken Spine, Minor Creasing and Minimal Edge Wear on Cover, Priority Shipping recommended for prompt delivery by USPS when offered, Delivery Confirmation on all domestic items where available. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, Oxford and Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780631165750ISBN:0631165754
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxv, 1189 pp., illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Tail edge lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Charles Harrison is Professor of History and Theory of Art and Staff Tutor in Arts at the Open University. He is the author of numerous books on modern art criticism and art theory. Paul Wood is Senior Lecturer in Art History at the Open University. He is co-editor, with Charles Harrison ... read more
Description: New. 0631165754. FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED 1189 pages--Interior text is clean, tight, and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. As summarized in a blurb on the back cover of the book: "The aim of this substantial anthology is to equip the student, teacher and interested general reader with the materials for an up-to-date understanding of twentieth-century art. " From a review by Michael Fried of Johns Hopkins University: "It's hard to imagine a more useful ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1993-01
ISBN-13:9780631165750ISBN:0631165754
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Edition: First Paperback Edition, 11th Printing
Binding: Original Wrappers
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, England, and Malden, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780631165750ISBN:0631165754
Description: Near Fine. Stated eleventh printing of first paperback edition of a book issued simultaneously in hardcover and paperback. Bound in original white wrappers lettered in black with title framed in red ruled borders on spine and front cover. Contents clean and fresh, binding sturdy and tight. NOTE: This volume's size and weight may require extra shipping. read more
Description: Softcover. Good condition but one signature is loose. Current debates about the status of Modernism have led to an increasing interest in critical and aesthetic theories, and to a questioning od some of the traditional assumptioins and limits of art history. The aim of this substantial anthology is to equip the student, teacher and interested general reader with the matierials for an up-to-date understanding of twentieth-century art. Includes an Index. read more
"I haven't read this whole book (it's like 2000 pages) but it is a really great reference for art historical essays, critical theory, and philosophy. Any seminal discussion of modern art is in here. I have read it for class and for fun."
"I doubt I will ever read this entire book, but it has been an excellent reference book over the years. A nice collection of primary sources, some very inspiring. I've used this both for school and while creating new pieces."
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