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FRESH CREAM "CONTEMPORARY ART IN CULTURE"

A sequel to "Cream", this book presents new work by 100 new artists, selected by ten curators, providing a global overview of the contemporary ...

PIANO: RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP. COMPLET WORKS. V. 3

The publication of the third volume in this series of monographs marked a watershed in Pianos career. In 1995 the Building Workshop completed Kansai ...

USES OF IMAGES, THE. STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION *

In this volume Professor Gombrich returns to themes that have long preoccupied him in his study of visual imagery of all kinds. Central to ...

CANALETTO: CANALETTO

Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), known as Canaletto, is one of the most popular of all old master painters. His views of Venice and London ...

WEARING: GILLIAN WEARING

Artist Gillian Wearing uses photography and video to produce a portrait of the complexities of contemporary life. This book takes a look at all ...

IMPRESSIONISM

Celebrations of city streets; tranquil vistas of the countryside and seashore; enchanting images of the leisured classes in domestic interiors or at fashionable Parisian ...

EGYPTIAN ART.

Ancient Egyptian art has an enduring fascination. From the geometrical precision of the great pyramids at Giza to the golden treasures found in the ...

JERDE, JON: YOU ARE HERE: THE JERDE PARTNERSHIP INTERNATIONAL

Armed with a rare combination of talents, and a clear understanding of the ability of the retail programme, Jon Jerde has established himself not ...

PLACES OF WORSHIP ( WREN; PLECNIK; ANDO)

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers St Paul's Cathedral, Church of the Sacred Heart in Prague, ...

ARTS & CRAFTS HOUSES I. RED HOUSE. MELSETTER HOUSE. GODDARDS. WEBB, LETHABY, LUTYENS

Part of a series which aims to place noteworthy buildings within theiristorical context, this volume considers Philip Webb's Red House; Williamethaby's Melsetter House; and ...

ARTS & CRAFTS HOUSES II. HILL HOUSE. THE HOMESTEAD. GAMBLE HOUSE. MACKINTOSH, VOYSEY, GREENE & GREENE

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers three Arts and Crafts buildings: Hill House, Helensburgh in Scotland; ...

SIXTIES, THE. DECADE OF DESIGN REVOLUTION

Concentrates on the design and architecture of the 1960s, this book traces the transition from the "Contemporary" design of the 1950s to the pure ...

HISTORIA DEL ARTE

Sir Ernst Gombrich (1909-2001) ocupó una posición privilegiada en el mundo del arte y despertó una gran admiración entre los expertos y el público ...

MODERN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1900

This work on 20th-century architecture combines a clear general outline with analysis and interpretation of particular buildings. While technical, economic, social and intellectual developments ...

EDWARD PRIOR. ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, ROKER

Edward Prior's St Andrew's is a good example of an Arts and Crafts church. Prior saw it's creation as a collaborative work of art ...

STORY OF ART, THE

SYNAGOGUE, THE

Throughout the long and tortuous history of the Jews, the synagogue has been a constant presence and a source of spiritual strength. Playing a ...

DECORATIVE TILE IN ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS, THE

This text aims to integrate tiles and their design and manufacture, with the architectural and social environment in which they were used. It concentrates ...

MOSS: ERIC OWEN MOSS. LAWSON-WESTEN HOUSE

This text looks at the Lawson-Westen House - the first major residence that Eric Owen Moss has completed since the Petal House, also in ...

GAINSBOROUGH

homas Gainsborough was one of the most brilliant and original portraitainters of the 18th-century, surpassing his great rival Reynolds with hisbilty to capture a ...