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Modernism and Memory: Rhoda Pritzker and the Art of Collecting
ISBN: 9780300214871 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a glorious celebration of Rhoda Pritzker's collection of 20th-century British art, much of which has been donated to the Yale Center for British Art. Pritzker, who was born in Manchester in1914 and emigrated to the United States during the Blitz, was an avid and daring collector of paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Keen to support artists whose reputations were still emerging, and loyal to no single school or style, she developed a unique and impressively diverse collection. While Pritzker most actively purchased pieces in the 1950s and 1960s, her collection offers a...
This book is a glorious celebration of Rhoda Pritzker's collection of 20th-century British art, much of which has been donated to the Yale Center for ...
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231,05 zł |
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Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780300218381 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fresh look at the British Museum's celebrated and extensive ancient Egyptian collection from across three thousand years
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt introduces readers to three thousand years of Egypt's ancient history by unveiling its famous rulers--the pharaohs--using some of the finest objects from the vast holdings of the British Museum, along with masterworks from the collection fo the Cleveland Museum of Art.. In an introductory essay, Margaret Maitland looks at Egyptian kingship in terms of both ideology and practicality. Then Aude Semat considers the Egyptian... A fresh look at the British Museum's celebrated and extensive ancient Egyptian collection from across three thousand years
Pharaoh: Kin... |
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205,38 zł |
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Without Restraint: Works of Mexican Artists from the Daros Latin America Collection
ISBN: 9783775741040 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Works by Teresa Serrano, Ximena Cuevas, Betsabee Romero, Teresa Margolles, Claudia Fernandez, Melanie Smith and Maruch Santiz Gomez constitute the core of this publication, in which works from the Daros Latin America Collection in Zurich offer a subversive look at Mexico's national identity.
Works by Teresa Serrano, Ximena Cuevas, Betsabee Romero, Teresa Margolles, Claudia Fernandez, Melanie Smith and Maruch Santiz Gomez constitute the cor...
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156,92 zł |
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Paul Revere: Sons of Liberty Bowl
ISBN: 9780878468324 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American patriot Paul Revere is wrapped in the swirling mixture of myth and poetry through which history often descends, but as a craftsman and artist, he left behind more tangible traces as well. In this volume, esteemed art historian Gerald W.R. Ward tells the true story of Revere's most iconic creation, the Sons of Liberty bowl, bravely made and marked by the rebel and silversmith on the threshold of the Revolutionary War. John Singleton Copley's portrait of Revere, created the same year, 1768, helps introduce the man he was and the legend he became. The painting and the silver bowl are...
American patriot Paul Revere is wrapped in the swirling mixture of myth and poetry through which history often descends, but as a craftsman and artist...
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38,24 zł |
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Underage: An Award-Winning Photo Documentary of Young Male Prostitutes in Thailand
ISBN: 9783959852500 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Underage is an award-winning, deeply shocking and moving documentary photography book about underage male prostitutes in Thailand. Photographer Ohm Phanphiroj created it in order to raise awareness about sexual exploitation against minors. In his book, he juxtaposes street light lit portraits of boys with biographical facts such as their age, reason for working the streets, number of customers, and aspirations. The photographic project received multiple awards, i.e. Lightwork (2012), Newspace Center for Photography (2012), Documentary Arts Asia (2014), Columbia College fellowship (2015),...
Underage is an award-winning, deeply shocking and moving documentary photography book about underage male prostitutes in Thailand. Photographer Ohm Ph...
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345,83 zł |
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As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither
ISBN: 9780300218411 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This stunning book examines the collection of works by self-taught artists assembled by Stephanie and John Smither over the last thirty-odd years. A team of prominent curators, writers, critics, and art historians focuses on key works by twelve artists, including the boisterous assemblages of Thornton Dial; brightly colored visual interpretations of the Bible by Sister Gertrude Morgan; Oscar Hadwiger's detailed wood models of fantastical architecture; and Carlo Zinelli's narrative tableaus of stylized figures and animals. Also featured are works by the ceramicist Georgia Blizzard; drawings by...
This stunning book examines the collection of works by self-taught artists assembled by Stephanie and John Smither over the last thirty-odd years. A t...
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154,04 zł |
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Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Asian Art
ISBN: 9780939117796 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco's "Summer of Love," this art and design book showcases the expressive powers of flowers in Asian arts and cultures. Beginning in ancient times, a language of flowers, where certain blooms suggest specific themes, was communicated in art throughout Asia. Here forty artworks, all drawn from the Asian Art Museum's renowned collection, focus on six celebrated flowers--lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, tulip, and...
In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary o...
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77,99 zł |
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Permanent Collection Issue II
ISBN: 9780934324762 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second issue in the Aspen Art Museum's publication series, Permanent Collection, continues to draw from the institution's diverse exhibition program. The series brings together artists, writers and curators that the museum has worked with previously while also functioning as a platform for new voices. Centering on the idea of people or objects that have disappeared, Permanent Collection II features contributions from Heidi Zuckerman, Courtenay Finn, Peter Eleey, Raimundas Malasauskas, Jan Verwoert, Ryan Gander, Tacita Dean, Etel Adnan and Ana Mendieta.
This second issue in the Aspen Art Museum's publication series, Permanent Collection, continues to draw from the institution's diverse exhibiti...
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53,80 zł |
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Collecting and Displaying China's "Summer Palace" in the West: The Yuanmingyuan in Britain and France
ISBN: 9781138080553 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Holbein's Sir Thomas More
ISBN: 9781907804915 / Angielski / Twarda / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a vivid imagining by award-winnning author Hilary Mantel and an illuminating essay by noted scholar Xavier Salomon, this volume brings to life one of the most famous paintings in The Frick Collection, Hans Holbein's masterful portrait of Sir Thomas More. With a vivid imagining by award-winnning author Hilary Mantel and an illuminating essay by noted scholar Xavier Salomon, this volume brings to life... |
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100,63 zł |
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The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, 1770-1850
ISBN: 9780300197624 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literature, music, and the visual arts in new and captivating ways. Finding an eager audience in the growing number of educated middle-class collectors, printmakers experimented with modern technologies, such as lithography, and drew on the contemporary interest in regional folklore and traditional fairy tales to produce innovative compositions that both contributed to and reflected the dramatic cultural and political upheavals of the Romantic era....
From the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literatu...
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295,24 zł |
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The Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth-and-Seventeenth-Century Europe
ISBN: 9781910807194 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No other book exists to rival the continuing importance attached to this group of essays, written by many of the foremost scholars in their respective areas, brought together to explore common ground in the history of collecting.
No other book exists to rival the continuing importance attached to this group of essays, written by many of the foremost scholars in their respective...
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252,20 zł |
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The Best of Proctor's West: An In-Depth Study of Eleven of Proctor's Bronzes
ISBN: 9780931618710 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,08 zł |
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American Modernism: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
ISBN: 9780300233100 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Modern Times: American Art 1910-1950, Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 18-September 3, 2018."
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Modern Times: American Art 1910-1950, Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 18-September 3, 2018."
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141,20 zł |
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Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living
ISBN: 9780300232998 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A beautifully illustrated look at how Georg Jensen pushed the boundaries of modern domestic design
A beautifully illustrated look at how Georg Jensen pushed the boundaries of modern domestic design
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205,38 zł |
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Artists and Their Books / Books and Their Artists
ISBN: 9781606065730 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This stunning volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, presenting artists' books as an essential medium in contemporary art.
This stunning volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, presenting artists' books as an essential medium in contemporar...
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231,05 zł |
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Arts of Ancient Nubia: Mfa Highlights
ISBN: 9780878468539 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,47 zł |
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The Essential Duchamp
ISBN: 9780300233117 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An engaging and accessible introduction to one of the 20th century's greatest and most enigmatic artists
An engaging and accessible introduction to one of the 20th century's greatest and most enigmatic artists
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128,36 zł |
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Public Sculpture of Edinburgh: Volume 1: The Old Town and South Edinburgh
ISBN: 9781786941107 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first of two volumes documenting the entire spectrum of public sculpture in Edinburgh, including free-standing commemorative monuments, architectural sculptures, and contemporary site-specific interventions, all presented in both their art-historical and social contexts. The focus here is on the historic Old Town, and the suburbs to the south.
This is the first of two volumes documenting the entire spectrum of public sculpture in Edinburgh, including free-standing commemorative monuments, ar...
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166,88 zł |
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Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam: Highlights of the Collection
ISBN: 9789492371379 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,83 zł |