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Sociopolitical Aesthetics: Art, Crisis and Neoliberalism by Kim Charnley
RRP: $46.78$40.83Since the turn of the millennium, protests, meetings, schoolrooms, reading groups and many other social forms have been proposed as artworks or, more ambiguously, as interventions that are somewhere between art and politics. This book surveys the... -
The Art of Tekken: A Complete Visual History HC by Jerald Hull 9781524107734
RRP: $70.18$48.03Twenty-five years ago, Namco released Tekken and redefined the fighting game genre in three dimensions. Known for its deep gameplay, cutting edge graphics, and operatic lore, Tekken has become synonymous with the PlayStation brand while remaining one of... -
Zhang, Huan by Yilmaz Dziewior
RRP: $54.50$42.10Zhang Huan has emerged as one of the most important artists of the past decade, a fearless explorer of the limits of the human body and a key figure in the flourishing Chinese art scene. His earliest performances, including 12 Square Meters, 65... -
Creative Haven Rose Windows Coloring Book: Create Illuminated Stained Glass Special Effects by Joel Avren 9780486806426
RRP: $10.71$9.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486806426Author Joel AvrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 228gDimensions(mm) 280mm *... -
The Unicorn Handbook: A Spellbinding Collection of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects by Carolyn Turgeon
RRP: $48.75$33.60From Carolyn Turgeon, editor in chief of Enchanted Living and author of The Faerie Handbook and The Mermaid Handbook, comes this exquisitely illustrated and beautifully designed lifestyle compendium, a complete guide to the world of unicorns covering... -
Marlene Dumas: Myths & Mortals by Claire Messud
RRP: $107.25$71.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941701997Author Claire MessudFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 940g -
When Artists Curate: Contemporary Art and the Exhibition as Medium by Alison Green 9781780239330
RRP: $38.90$38.20An increasing proportion of exhibitions are curated by artists rather than professional curators. In this ground-breaking book Alison Green provides the first critical history of visual artists curating exhibitions. The artist emerges as someone who... -
John Wonnacott: A Biographical Study by Charles Saumarez Smith
RRP: $58.48$43.62In this first major study of the work of the painter John Wonnacott (b.1940), Charles Saumarez Smith has surveyed a body of work produced at a tangent to the orthodoxies of modernism. Exploring the artist's formative experiences at the Slade, which... -
A Closer Look: Faces by Alexander Sturgis 9781857094640
RRP: $19.48$16.75Faces are everywhere in the National Gallery's collection: in portraits and narrative scenes, in allegories and paintings of everyday life. It is often the faces shown that communicate most directly in a picture; their expressions may reveal the drama of... -
The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design by Graeme Brooker 9781350087392
$89.13The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design offers a compelling collection of original essays that seek to examine the shifting role of interior architecture and interior design, and their importance and meaning within the contemporary world. ... -
The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century by Tanya Harrod 9780300077803
RRP: $107.25$94.75From ceramics to silversmithing, calligraphy to textiles, hot glass to bookbinding, crafts have played a rich and complex role in the social, cultural, and artistic history of twentieth-century Britain. This all-encompassing book is the first to survey... -
Lives of the Great Modern Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith
$24.26In the era of celebrity culture, we are now more fascinated than ever with the lives of our leading artists. Creative personalities are always intriguing, and to learn something new about the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries - be they... -
Furusiyya: The Art of Chivalry between East and West by Snoeck Publishers, Exhibitions International
RRP: $79.95$52.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789461615954Author Snoek Publishers/Exhibitions InternationalFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Snoeck PublishersPublisher Snoeck PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Photography: Theoretical Snapshots by J. J. Long
RRP: $72.13$63.43Over the past twenty-five years, photography has moved to centre-stage in the study of visual culture and has established itself in numerous disciplines. This trend has brought with it a diversification in approaches to the study of the photographic... -
Your Sketchbook Your Self by Felicity Allen
$15.93The importance of a sketchbook for stimulating creative thinking for students studying art at GCSE and A-level is now widely recognised and is central to the curriculum. However, many students don't feel either comfortable with or inspired by their... -
Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement by Antoniette Le Normand-Romain 9781907372995
RRP: $58.50$41.63Rodin & Dance: The Essence of Movement is the first serious study of Rodin's late sculptural series known as the Dance Movements. Exploring the artist's fascination with dance and bodies in extreme acrobatic poses, the exhibition and accompanying... -
Nicholas Hilliard by Karen Hearn 9780906290828
$14.70Nicholas Hilliard's portrait miniatures opens a remarkable window on to the highest levels of English society in the later years of the sixteenth and the early years of the seventeenth centuries. Hilliard's images show us the features of many... -
David Nash: A Natural Gallery by Michelle Payne 9781842464632
RRP: $97.50$70.63This book celebrates Nash?s year-long exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Stunning colour photography documents the exhibition in its entirety, allowing outdoor works to be appreciated against a changing seasonal background and showcasing new... -
Idris Khan: A World Within by The New Art Gallery Walsall
RRP: $87.75$61.72If time were condensed into a single moment, the world might look like one of Idris Khan's works of art. Born in Birmingham in 1978, the artist, who's currently rising rapidly in the art world, works with photographs, sculptures, installations,... -
The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger 9781910263266
RRP: $31.20$31.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910263266Author Lion FeuchtwangerFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books Ltd -
member: Pope.L, 1978-2001 by Stuart Comer
RRP: $62.40$40.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450868Author Stuart ComerFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 640g -
Encounters in the Virtual Feminist Museum: Time, Space and the Archive by Griselda Pollock
RRP: $91.63$79.89Continuing her feminist reconceptualisation of the ways we can experience and study the visual arts, world renowned art historian and cultural analyst, Griselda Pollock proposes a series of new encounters through virtual exhibitions with art made by... -
Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for now by Florence Ostende 9783775755559
RRP: $58.50$37.83Power, Desire, Social Justice, Representation, Beauty and Compassion Widely considered to be one of the most influential American living artists, Carrie Mae Weems has developed a practice celebrated for her exploration of cultural identity, power... -
The Notebooks by Jean-Michel Basquiat 9780691167893
RRP: $58.50$48.48Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a... -
Politics in a Glass Case: Feminism, Exhibition Cultures and Curatorial Transgressions by Angela Dimitrakaki 9781781381700
RRP: $58.48$53.39What happens to art when feminism grips the curatorial imagination? How do sexual politics become realised as exhibits? Is the struggle against gender discrimination compatible with the aspirations of museums led by market values? Beginning with the... -
The Medieval Calendar Year by Bridget Ann Henisch 9780271019048
RRP: $68.15$60.82The Medieval Calendar Year celebrates the pictorial convention known as "The Labors of the Months" and the ways it was used in the Middle Ages. Richly illustrated and elegantly presented, it provides valuable insights into prevailing social attitudes and... -
Street Craft: Guerrilla Gardening / Yarnbombing / Light Graffiti Street Sculpture / and More by Riikka Kuittinen
RRP: $29.15$26.95Street Craft is the next chapter in the story of Street Art. Encompassing urban crochet, craftivism, yarnbombing, origami and lace graffiti, guerrilla gardening, street sculpture, light projections, miniature installations and more, this book reveals the... -
Anthony Green: A Painting Life by Martin Bailey
RRP: $58.40$40.91Anthony Green's idiosyncratic art is anchored in one central theme: family. It forms the core of his immediately recognisable work, revealing an intrinsic connection between his personal and artistic lives. The pictures in Green's mind have no edges, so... -
Danish Golden Age Painting by David Jackson
RRP: $78.00$65.50A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864) Following the disastrous outcome of the Napoleonic Wars and national bankruptcy, Denmark affected a remarkable cultural renaissance, spawning such major talents as Hans Christian... -
Pattern and Chaos in Art, Science and Everyday Life: Critical Intersections and Creative Practice by Sarah Horton 9781789387803
RRP: $77.90$68.62This collection explores critical and visual practices through the lens of interactions and intersections between pattern and chaos. The dynamic of the inter-relationship between pattern and chaos is such as to challenge disciplinary boundaries, critical... -
Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Criticism by Kurt Schwitters
RRP: $68.25$59.61Kurt Schwitters was a major protagonist in the histories of modern art and literature, whose response to the contradictions of modern life rivals that of Marcel Duchamp in its importance for artists working today. His celebrated Merz pictures--collaged... -
Mark Wallinger by Martin Herbert
RRP: $74.10$18.70A comprehensive study of Mark Wallinger's career that draws on extensive conversations with the artist, this book traces his development from early influences to winning the Turner Prize in 2007 and beyond. Over the past quarter-century Wallinger has... -
Sustainable Ceramics: A Practical Guide by Robert Harrison
RRP: $48.75$36.82An essential resource for ceramicists, studios or schools looking for inspiration to reclaim, reuse and recycle in their studio or work. Producing work that is not only beautifully designed and produced, but is also environmentally friendly and... -
Vik Muniz: Imaginaria by Stephane Ibars
RRP: $33.15$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782330127633Author Stephane IbarsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Actes SudPublisher Actes SudWeight(grams) 260g -
Elegant Pie: Transform Your Favorite Pies into Works of Art by Karin Pfeiff-Boschek
RRP: $33.13$23.56Enjoy 25 edible works of art with this step-by-step guide to creating the perfect pie. Everyone knows that serving a pie for dessert makes guests happy. And serving one with a beautifully designed crust that makes guests swoon is even better. Pies are... -
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Art of the Cards by Konami 9781772940350
RRP: $70.18$46.86The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME allows kids, teenagers, and adults to relive the exciting duels that take place in the animated Yu-Gi-Oh! series. Yu-Gi-Oh! THE ART OF THE CARDS collects the classic artwork of every real life playable card featured in... -
The Artemisia Files: Artemisia Gentileschi for Feminists and Other Thinking People by Mieke Bal
RRP: $46.80$44.91One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in the 1970s when feminist art historians "discovered" her and argued vehemently for a place for her in the canon of... -
When Home Won't Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art by Eva Respini
RRP: $82.88$72.56Insightful and interdisciplinary, this book considers the movement of people around the world and how contemporary artists contribute to our understanding of it In this timely volume, artists and thinkers join in conversation around the topic of global... -
A Chasm in Time: Scottish War Art and Artists in the Twentieth Century by Patricia R. Andrew
RRP: $58.50$14.51This is the first study of Scottish war art and artists of the twentieth century. A fascinating visual record of Scotland's experience of conflict, both on the home front and in theatres of war, it features over 200 works of art, many of which have never... -
Reflection on Color by Carlos Cruz-Diez 9780300272123
RRP: $48.75$40.79The seminal writing of Carlos Cruz-Diez, best known for his experiential works exploring color and its properties Trained as a painter, Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) developed a conceptual platform for his work based on optical and chromatic phenomena,...