The Arts: General Issues

Widely considered to be the foundational text of the American landscape tradition, Ralph Waldo Emersons Nature urges Americans to value and immerse...

History didnt listen to women, but that never stopped them from speaking out A lot of history is made up of speeches. Speeches about big ideas, cel...

Before the 1970s, most information concerning the conservation and restoration of paintings, wood, and archaeological artefacts were focused on the...

The true story of the worlds most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession an...

Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of tel...

In this brilliant collection of diverse works-essays, short stories, poems, translations-which spans a lifetime's engagement with art, John Berge...

Since first published in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics has been the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics. I...

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicamentsIn this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first ...

The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways: bringing innovative ideas and the pleasures of beauty and emotion, but they can also confound. How T...

The absurd and surreal world of Yokai is back with full of stories to tell Following the success of Yokai Musuem and Yokai Wonderland, we are proud...

An intimate, revealing biography of a talented artist who lived life on her own terms.Pablo Picasso called Françoise Gilot The Woman Who Says No. T...

Art Essays is a passionate collection of the best essays on the visual arts written by contemporary novelists. This vibrant and diverse selection i...

Creating Professional Characters: Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts is an inspiring and informative exploration of how popular profes...

The first part of this essential handbook provides an art-business analysis of the market for art photography and explains how to navigate it; the ...

The final collection from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of ...

Curating Art Now is a timely reflection on the practice of curating and the role of the art curator during a period of rapid change. Curating h...

An original and breathtakingly beautiful perspective on how art developed through the ages, this book reveals how new materials and techniques insp...