Theory of Art

A milestone work that examines the democratic idea of photography and its expansion in common culture, particularly in the United States; generousl...

Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. A timely and engaging set of writings for...

Contemporary art is the object of inflated and widely divergent claims. But what kind of discourse can open it up effectively to critical analysis?...

The definitive statement on aesthetics and the history of modernism from one of France's most renowned philosophers. Composed of a series of scenes...

We benefit from Saltz's rare ability to articulate the mysterious alchemy of great art. - New York TimesAn entertaining, informative, and, at times...

Following on the widely-read The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, which explored how museums are changing through conversations with todays gene...

The Italian colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer'Fresh and exciting, li...

The first major history of the bravura movement in European paintingThe painterly style known as bravura emerged in sixteenth-century Venice and sp...

In this sparkling, innovative, fully-illustrated work, world-renowned choreographer Annie-B Parson translates the components of dance-time, proximi...

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicamentsIn this authoritative book, the first of its kind in En...

Architecture and ekphrasis examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Usin...