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Between Modernism and Conceptual Art : A Critical Response 9780786403325 Used / Pre-owned

Between Modernism and Conceptual Art : A Critical Response 9780786403325 Used / Pre-owned

Art criticism in the 1980s was highly influenced by market forces that somewhat changed the face of the art world. A mediocre show purchased by a wealthy investor or collector received disproportionate coverage in the New York press particularly... more

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Pre-Owned Bazaars of Chinese Turkestan: Life and Trade Along the Old Silk Road (Hardcover) 019590270X 9780195902709

Pre-Owned Bazaars of Chinese Turkestan: Life and Trade Along the Old Silk Road (Hardcover) 019590270X 9780195902709

The Silk Road was once the main artery for the exchange of goods culture and art between China the Middle East and Europe. It was along this timeless highway that the great religions of Buddhism and Islam were to enter China. In Bazaars of Chinese... more

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Pre-Owned An Introduction to Film 9780673393029

Pre-Owned An Introduction to Film 9780673393029

This text introduces students to the major aspects of film aesthetics criticism and history while emphasizing the relationship between art artists and the film industry itself. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good... more

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Pre-Owned Vision and Design 9780486400877

Pre-Owned Vision and Design 9780486400877

Noted critic s 25 art-related essays explore relationships between ancient and modern art and between art and life. Also includes Fry s Essay in Aesthetics. 13 black-and-white illustrations. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better... more

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Pre-Owned Designart (Paperback) 1854375202 9781854375209

Pre-Owned Designart (Paperback) 1854375202 9781854375209

For well over a hundred years certain artists have blurred the distinction between art and design creating works for which Alex Coles has coined the term DesignArt . In a pioneering study of this dynamic area of art-making he traces its course from... more

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Pre-Owned Art and Forbidden Fruit : Hidden Passion in the Life of William Morris 9780718830595

Pre-Owned Art and Forbidden Fruit : Hidden Passion in the Life of William Morris 9780718830595

A sharp and provocative study of the life and works of the 19th Century artist and designer William Morris revealing new insights into the links between his relationships and his artistic inspiration. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or... more

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Pre-Owned Chihuly: The George R. Stroemple Collection (Hardcover 9781883124069) by Donald B Kuspit Kathryn Kanjo

Pre-Owned Chihuly: The George R. Stroemple Collection (Hardcover 9781883124069) by Donald B Kuspit Kathryn Kanjo

9781883124069. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 148. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 148 p. Contains: Illustrations. As Marcel Duchamp said the creation of art restlessly oscillates between two poles: the artist and... more

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Pre-Owned Connections Vol. 25 : The Geometric Bridge Between Art and Science 9780070342514

Pre-Owned Connections Vol. 25 : The Geometric Bridge Between Art and Science 9780070342514

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

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Pre-Owned Modern Art 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation (Paperback) 019284220X 9780192842206

Pre-Owned Modern Art 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation (Paperback) 019284220X 9780192842206

The rise of the major European avant-garde groups -- the Realists Impressionists Post-Impressionists Symbolists Cubists and Surrealists -- between 1851 to 1929 was also a time of rapid social economic and political change encompassing a revolution... more

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Pre-Owned Women of Taste: A Collaboration Celebrating Quilt Artists and Chefs (Paperback) 1571200789 9781571200785

Pre-Owned Women of Taste: A Collaboration Celebrating Quilt Artists and Chefs (Paperback) 1571200789 9781571200785

This work focuses on coversations between 50 pairs of women quilt artists and women chefs and culinary entrepreneurs. Each pair s personal and professional ideas have been translated into 50 contemporary art quilts. more

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Pre-Owned The Awakening of Zen 9780877734239

Pre-Owned The Awakening of Zen 9780877734239

This collection of essays and lectures by D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966) covers a wide range from Mahayana Buddhism generally and the Zen school in particular to Japanese art and culture to the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Western psychology.... more

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Pre-Owned King of Hell Volume 11 (Paperback) 1598160591 9781598160598

Pre-Owned King of Hell Volume 11 (Paperback) 1598160591 9781598160598

An onslaught of zombies is released upon the warriors as the battle between the black and white martial arts sects continues. Rated for teens. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the... more

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Pre-Owned Professional Practice 101: A Compendium of Business and Management Strategies in Architecture (Paperback) 047113015X 9780471130154

Pre-Owned Professional Practice 101: A Compendium of Business and Management Strategies in Architecture (Paperback) 047113015X 9780471130154

Andy Pressman has effectively bridged the artificial gap that has developed between art science and professional practice in architecture. . . . This book is a crucial beginning in your search for excellence in professional practice. --From the... more

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Pre-Owned Dawn After Dark (Hardcover) 0834802384 9780834802384

Pre-Owned Dawn After Dark (Hardcover) 0834802384 9780834802384

This is a dialogue between Daisaku Ikeda President of Soka Gakkai International and Rene Huyghe an art critic and member of the Academie Francaise. more

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Pre-Owned Auden and Christianity (Hardcover) by Mr. Arthur Kirsch

Pre-Owned Auden and Christianity (Hardcover) by Mr. Arthur Kirsch

The first book to examine the profound relationship between Auden s faith and art CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding... more

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Pre-Owned The Two Cultures and a Second Look: An Expanded Version of the Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution (Hardcover) 0521065208 9780521065207

Pre-Owned The Two Cultures and a Second Look: An Expanded Version of the Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution (Hardcover) 0521065208 9780521065207

The notion that our society its education system and its intellectual life is characterised by a split between two cultures - the arts or humanities on one hand and the sciences on the other - has a long history. But it was C. P. Snow s Rede lecture... more

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Pre-Owned Wild Girls: Paris Sappho and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks (Hardcover) 0312343248 9780312343248

Pre-Owned Wild Girls: Paris Sappho and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks (Hardcover) 0312343248 9780312343248

Wild Girls is the critically acclaimed true story of two wealthy American heiresses---one an artist the other a writer---whose stormy passionate love affair captivated Paris s salon set between the wars. Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks were rich... more

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Pre-Owned Aldous Huxley - Between the Wars: Essays and Letters 9781566630559 Hardcover First Edition edition

Pre-Owned Aldous Huxley - Between the Wars: Essays and Letters 9781566630559 Hardcover First Edition edition

Newly published essays and letters edited and introduced by David Bradshaw showing Huxley s transformation from a scourge of the masses in the 1920s to their compassionate spokesman by the 1930s and including writings on art and literature and... more

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Pre-Owned Martial Law 9781416903987

Pre-Owned Martial Law 9781416903987

Frank and Joe investigate a possible connection between two unusually harsh accidents at a nearly martial arts school. They enroll to collect clues but soon discover the case is leading them dangerously close to their own circle of friends.... more

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Pre-Owned Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower: The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West Hardcover

Pre-Owned Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower: The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West Hardcover

This book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower s thoughts about the relation between European and Eastern civilizations through the examination of the artistic links between these regions. He shows the variety and compatibility of Eastern and Western... more

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Romanesque Art 9781844844609 Used / Pre-owned

Romanesque Art 9781844844609 Used / Pre-owned

The term of Roman art distinguishes in art history the period between the 11th and the 13th century. This era shows a great diversity of regional schools which were all specific in their own way. In architecture as well as in sculpture the Roman art... more

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Pre-Owned Physics for Poets (Hardcover) 0070402450 9780070402454

Pre-Owned Physics for Poets (Hardcover) 0070402450 9780070402454

Designed for one-term courses on physics for liberal arts majors this book aims to give an insight into the connections between physics and cultural history. The book uses no mathematics beyond basic high-school algebra. The author has twice won... more

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Pre-Owned The Eleven (Paperback) by Pierre Michon Elizabeth Deshays Jody Gladding

Pre-Owned The Eleven (Paperback) by Pierre Michon Elizabeth Deshays Jody Gladding

A Grand Prix du Roman-winning meditation on the relationship between art and power set during Louis XIV s reign. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be... more

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Pre-Owned Drop Like Stars (Paperback) 0062197282 9780062197283

Pre-Owned Drop Like Stars (Paperback) 0062197282 9780062197283

In Drops Like Stars the New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins explores the complex relationship between suffering and creativity. Rob Bell ( One of the country s most influential evangelical pastors --New York Times) suggests that art can... more

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Pre-Owned Langston Hughes and the Blues (Hardcover) 025201457X 9780252014574

Pre-Owned Langston Hughes and the Blues (Hardcover) 025201457X 9780252014574

Drawing on a deep understanding of the shades and structures of the blues Steven C. Tracy elucidates the vital relationship between this musical form and the art of Langston Hughes preeminent poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Tracy provides a cultural... more

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Pre-Owned Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples (Paperback) 0844247669 9780844247663

Pre-Owned Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples (Paperback) 0844247669 9780844247663

The great legacy of the ancient Khmer civilization the temples of Angkor cover an area of 77 square miles in central Cambodia. These monuments built between the ninth and 15th centuries -- the classic period of Khmer art -- are unrivaled in... more

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Pre-Owned Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest (Paperback) 0816504903 9780816504909

Pre-Owned Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest (Paperback) 0816504903 9780816504909

Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest explores traditions guiding the medical arts of Yaqui Anglo Black and Mexican American communities and points out the relationship between alternative and scientific medicine. Beliefs prevail that illness may be... more

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Pre-Owned The Museum of Doubt: A Modest Manifesto by a Science Curator (Paperback) 9401471800 9789401471800

Pre-Owned The Museum of Doubt: A Modest Manifesto by a Science Curator (Paperback) 9401471800 9789401471800

- A passionate plea for a better dialog between science and art but also for a revaluation of doubt If one wants to paint a realistic picture of the scientific practice one cannot only parade success stories and easily digestible results. But how to... more

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Pre-Owned Lannee Derniere a Marienbad (LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE) (Paperback) 2277115460 9782277115465

Pre-Owned Lannee Derniere a Marienbad (LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE) (Paperback) 2277115460 9782277115465

A quintessential work of 1960s European art cinema L Ann?e derni?re ? Marienbad (Last Year in Marienbad 1961) was a collaboration between director Alain Resnais and New Novel enfant terrible Alain Robbe-Grillet. Three people known only by their... more

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Pre-Owned The Living Wild 9780967591803

Pre-Owned The Living Wild 9780967591803

Art Wolfe has been photographing nature and wildlife to wide acclaim for 25 years but his most recent book takes a new approach. Recognizing the crucial interdependence between animal life and the environment Wolfe focuses on this relationship. As... more

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Pre-Owned Kahlil Gibran His Life and World (Hardcover) 051735750X 9780517357507

Pre-Owned Kahlil Gibran His Life and World (Hardcover) 051735750X 9780517357507

Exiled between the cultures and conflicts of the Middle East and the West painter and poet Kahlil Gibran s life and art retrace the emigrant s passage searching for home. From the rich spiritual inheritance and material poverty of his childhood in... more

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Pre-Owned A Chronology of Art : A Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present 9780500239810 Used

Pre-Owned A Chronology of Art : A Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present 9780500239810 Used

A fresh take on the history of art using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections and influences between artworks and artistic movements CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage... more

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Pre-Owned Between the Lines : How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery 9781481443876

Pre-Owned Between the Lines : How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery 9781481443876

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

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Pre-Owned - Complete Songs

Pre-Owned - Complete Songs

This is the first complete recording of MacDowell s art songs. Between 1883 and 1902 he composed a total of 42 songs which were however published out of chronological sequence. The earliest in opus number the Two Old Songs Opus 9 were actually the... more

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Pre-Owned Art Deco Chrome (Paperback) 0764307444 9780764307447

Pre-Owned Art Deco Chrome (Paperback) 0764307444 9780764307447

This dazzling text takes the reader on a journey through time rolling back the years revealing the elegant streamlined moderne art deco chrome wares received as gifts in decades past. Contained between these covers are no fewer than 600 photographs... more

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Pre-Owned The Fly-Fisher s Craft: The Art and History (Hardcover) 1592287220 9781592287222

Pre-Owned The Fly-Fisher s Craft: The Art and History (Hardcover) 1592287220 9781592287222

An artificial fly may be little more than a bit of fur or feather bead tinsel and thread wrapped around the shank of a fishing hook but for many fly fishers there is no better way to pass the time between fishing excursions than crafting one of... more

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Pre-Owned Overtime: Poems (Paperback) 0910055742 9780910055741

Pre-Owned Overtime: Poems (Paperback) 0910055742 9780910055741

Overtime Joseph Millar s first book of poetry both traditionally elegiac and formally unexpected--aims at the overlap between art and the everyday grind of work and single fatherhood. Here we find poems of loss and grief alongside poems of... more

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Pre-Owned Big Eye Little

Pre-Owned Big Eye Little

Skirting the line between ready-for-TV pop addictiveness and grimy knife s-edge guitar bombpast Canada s Golden Dogs seamlessly blend hooks and crunch into a bright art conscious swirl as catchy as it is cool. The Dogs are led by songwriter and... more

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Pre-Owned - Space in Between

Pre-Owned - Space in Between

Third album from UK singer/songwriter who s been favorably compared to Jeff Buckley Thom Yorke & Art Garfunkel. 11 tracks. Cooking Vinyl. 2004. UPC : 711297470024 more

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Pre-Owned - Rustling Flights of Wings

Pre-Owned - Rustling Flights of Wings

Rustling Flights of Wings introduces the vocal music of Stanley Grill. His work springs out of the centuries long tradition of classical art songs and epitomizes the composer s life-long fascination with the intersection between words and music.... more

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