Art : History

' This new journal from Brill makes many important promises to all scholars interested in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East and the interactions between them. ... By opening a regular avenue for cooperation and conversation among scholars from many disciplines and countries, AWE has a real potential for fulfilling the promises it makes. '// BMCR , 2003. more...

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Accompanied by thorough, explanatory text, some 500 original drawings and 70 photographs delineate the anatomy of common domestic animals as well as numerous wild species, focusing on the forms created by bones and muscles, for artists who use animal imagery in their work. Goldfinger, a sculptor and anatomist, developed the anatomy program at The N more...

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Aims to makes a major contribution to the debate on globalization, and more precisely to the question of how the "traffic in culture" is practiced, rationalized and experienced by visual artists. This book focuses on artistic practices in the appropriation of indigenous cultures, and the construction of Latin American identities. more...

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Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns.:.; Brings together essays that focus on the interface between the art object, its site of display, and the viewing public.; Tackles issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice.; Presents a cross-section of contemporary concerns with contributions from museum professionals as well as academics.; Part of the New Interventions in Art History series, published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians. more...

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Africa's religious and artistic traditions constitute a primary example of its intellectual and cultural vitality. Artistic works play a vital role - especially where oral traditions dominate - in communicating ideas about the relationship between the human, spiritual and natural worlds. This work is a comparative study of Africa's visual and performing arts, concentrating on their geographical, material and gendered diversity, and focusing on the relation of these arts to African religion. The author combines ethnographic and art-historical methodology but does not assume any prior knowledge of African art or African religion. The text seeks a greater understanding of the philosophical and religious aspects of African art, thus challenging western perceptions of what is "important" in terms of artistic representation. This approach reveals the transformative capacities and multi-dimensionality of African art. The work also highlights the changes brought about by Christianity, Islam and the newer religious movements in post-colonial Africa. more...

Price: $140.00