Theory of Art

Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes and a...

This is the companion volume to the authors' groundbreaking Symmetries of Culture, the classic reference for symmetry analysis of pattern for anthr...

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philo...

The design arts -- from the design of buildings and machines to software and interfaces -- are associated with types of knowledge and performance t...

The design arts -- from the design of buildings and machines to software and interfaces -- are associated with types of knowledge and performance t...

Politics has taken a cultural turn in America, and the arts are at the center of today's culture wars. In this book, some of our most prominent cul...

Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorist...

The twelve essays in the collection address cultural theory, aesthetics, and policy issues related to the economics of art in the context of global...

A sequel to the pioneering volume, Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany, published in 1982, The Expanding Discourse contains 29 essays ...

Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorist...

In recent years there has been a growing interest in problems of theory and method in the field of art history. Semiology, phenomenology, feminism,...

Described by Kenneth Clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that I have ever read', Art and Illusion is a classic study of imag...

No work of Spanish philosopher and essayist Jose Ortega y Gasset has been more frequently cited, admired, or criticized than his defense of moderni...

It has recently become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. Either commodification is deemed to have killed it off, or it has become i...

Is colour just a physiological phenomenon? Does it have an effect on feelings? This vividly written book, the sequel to the award-winning Colour ...

When these essays first appeared in Artforum in 1976, their impact was immediate. They were discussed, annotated, cited, collected, and translated-...

It has recently become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. Either commodification is deemed to have killed it off, or it has become i...

Art and Thought is a collection of newly commissioned essays that explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important mov...

Art and Thought is a collection of newly commissioned essays that explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important mov...

How do we see art? How is it displayed? One hundred years ago, art was shown in a way intended to educate. Galleries reflected the curator’s view o...

This is a remarkable study of how Western culture has represented blindness, especially in that most visual of arts, painting. Moshe Barasch draws...

Allan Kaprow's 'happenings' and 'environments' were the precursors to contemporary performance art, and his essays are some of the most thoughtful,...