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Articles covering literary criticism and literary cultures of many different countries.
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This illustrated, edited collection of essays brings together for the first time some of the pioneering art historian Linda Nochlin's most important writings on modernism and modernity from across her six-decade career. Before the publication of her seminal tract on feminism in art, 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?', Nochlin had already firmly established herself as a major practitioner of a politically sophisticated and class-conscious...
Author
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy reflects the author's explorations into the workings of human perception and how they are reflected by gender bias, the mind-body challenge, and neurological disorders.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Shares observations about the subculture of contemporary art, in a narrative that tours such arenas as a Christie's auction and the Basel Art Fair to reveal how art has become an entertainment venue, luxury commodity, and lifestyle choice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pearson
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process. Students are shown how to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and are prepared with the tools they need to present their ideas through effective writing. For art courses where there is a writing component.
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this exuberant celebration of the world’s museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, and more tell us about their favorite museums, including the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York, the Musée Rodin in Paris, and the Prado in Madrid. These essays, collected from the pages of The Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine, reveal the special hold that some museums have over us all. Acclaimed novelist...
Author
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Whether at UFW picket lines in California's Central Valley or capturing summertime street life in East Harlem Latinx photographers have documented fights for dignity and justice as well as the daily lives of ordinary people. Their powerful, innovative photographic art touches on family, identity, protest, borders, and other themes, including the experiences of immigration and marginalization common to many of their communities. Yet the work of these...
Author
Series
Gender and archaeology volume 7
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Art is everywhere. It's in our galleries, on our streets and even in our homes. Under the playful guidance of Keith, a world-renowned art historian (who also happens to be an ostrich), this book encourages young readers to use the basic tools of visual analysis when studying art, giving them the eyes to see art outside of the restrictions of a gallery. This book aims to show that art isn't always about classical paintings and knowing the right answers....
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Feminist artists during the second wave movement wanted to gain the same rights as men in a historically male-dominated art world, a world that was being influenced more and more by modernist ideals. It was during this precise moment that postmodernists helped transform art, in addition to the fields of literature, music, architecture, law, and philosophy. The synthesis between postmodernism and feminism helped art evolve in non-traditional ways....
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