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14-18 NOW

- Beautifully packaged book of the arts experiences that connect people with the First World War, showing both the artworks themselves and the public participation- Covers every commission of 14-18 NOW, including key pieces such as Paul Cummins and Tom Piper's Poppies and Jeremy Deller's We're Here Because We're Here- Features a detailed record of a national programme of fine art events that has r
May 13, 2019 | Paperback | Profile Books(GB) | 304 Pages |
$40.00
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OBJECTS: USA 2020

Written by Adamson, Glenn
Objects: USA 2020 hails a new generation of artist-craftspeople by revisiting a groundbreaking event that redefined and elevated American craft. In 1969, an exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution that defined the American studio craft movement. Objects: USA united a cohort of artists inventing new approaches to art-making by way of craft media.
October 27, 2020 | Hardcover | Monacelli Press | 256 Pages |
$50.00
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HUMAN STRIKE AND THE ART OF CREATING FREEDOM

Written by Fontaine, Claire
The first English-language publication of writings by the collective artist Claire Fontaine, addressing our complicity with anything that limits our freedom.This anthology presents, in chronological order, all the texts by collective artist Claire Fontaine from 2004 to today.
November 10, 2020 | Paperback | Semiotext(e) | 320 Pages |
$18.95
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DESERTING FROM THE CULTURE WARS

Artists and writers consider a tactical desertion from the "culture wars"--a refusal to be distracted, an embrace of the emancipatory understanding of culture.Deserting from the Culture Wars reflects upon and intervenes in our current moment of ever-more polarizing ideological combat, often seen as the return of the "culture wars." How are these culture wars defined and waged?
October 6, 2020 | Paperback | MIT Press | 150 Pages |
$19.95
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CRITICAL ZONES: THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS OF LANDING ON EARTH

Artists and writers portray the disorientation of a world facing climate change.This monumental volume, drawn from a 2020 exhibition at the ZKM Center for Art and Media, portrays the disorientation of life in world facing climate change.
October 6, 2020 | Hardcover | MIT Press | 560 Pages |
$65.00
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STORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Written by Godfrey, Tony
A lively introduction to contemporary art that stretches from Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes to Marina Abramovic's performance art to today's biennale circuit and million-dollar auctions.Encountering a work of contemporary art, a viewer might ask, "What does it mean?" "Is it really art?" and "Why does it cost so much?" These are not the questions that E. H.
November 10, 2020 | Hardcover | MIT Press | 280 Pages |
$39.95
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WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MODERN

Written by LaTour, Bruno
With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith.
October 15, 1993 | Paperback | Harvard University Press | 168 Pages |
$55.00
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FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES

Written by National Portrait Gallery
A gorgeous publication that reveals the historical importance of first ladies through portraiture. Each first lady has brought her own priorities and flair to the position that has never been officially defined. They have served as hostesses, trendsetters, activists, and political players.
February 9, 2021 | Paperback | Smithsonian Books | 192 Pages |
$19.95
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LITTLE DANCER AGED FOURTEEN: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND DEGAS'S MASTERPIECE

Written by Laurens, Camille
This absorbing, heartfelt work uncovers the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century Parisian life.
November 24, 2020 | Paperback | Other Press (NY) | 176 Pages |
$16.99
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FRANCIS BACON: REVELATIONS

Written by Swan, Annalyn
A decade in the making: the first comprehensive look at the life and art of Francis Bacon, one of the iconic painters of the twentieth century--from the Pulitzer-prize-winning authors of de Kooning: An American Master Francis Bacon created an indelible image of mankind in modern times, and played an outsized role in both twentieth century art and life--from his publ
November 17, 2020 | Hardcover | Knopf Publishing Group | 944 Pages |
$50.00
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