Modernism is used generally to convey a faith in progress and a healthy scepticism for received ideas and traditional values. Harrison looks at modernism in order to consider what the defining characteristics of this art form are.

Modern Art and Modernism offers first-hand material for the study of issues central to the development of modern art, its theory and criticism. The history of modern art is not simply a history of works of art, it is also a history of ideas and interpretations. The works of critics and theorists have not merely been influential in deciding how modern art is to be seen and understood, they have ...

A detailed history of the development of modern art in England in the early 20th century and a study of the evolution of the concept of modernism among English artists, critics and theorists. The paperback edition contains a new introduction and new colour plates.

Examines Cicely Mary's life and character, drawing on her worklists and letters and the recollections of relatives and friends. This book evaluates the artist's style and technique, using reproductions of sketches, watercolour drawings, pastels, book illustrations and devotional paintings.

Offers an analysis of the seismic shift that took place when the modernist formalism which had underpinned thinking about art in the first half of the late twentieth-century. This book shows how the diverse art of this period is to be understood and on what basis judgments are to be made about the merits of specific works.

John Sloan began his career as a newspaper artist in Philadelphia where he studied with Robert Henri. Following Henri to New York, Sloan joined a small circle of eight talented artists whose dissatisfaction with the dominating National Academy led to a protest exhibit in 1908. This title presents a perspective on New York and its people.

A new generation of graffiti artists has hit the streets of New York and is decorating neighbourhood walls with memorials to the tragic and untimely deaths of friends and loved ones. This book is a collection of photographs of the best of this art, as well as the stories behind them.

Permanently installed in a breathtaking new building opening in 2009, Germany's foremost contemporary private art collection is now brought together between the pages of this extraordinary volume.

Sarah Sze is an artist who uses humble materials to create strikingly original sculptures and astonishingly intricate site-specific installations. Her works, each of which she constructs by hand, transform everyday objects into gravity-defying works. Featuring images of her sculptures, this book includes works that span the course of her career.

Reinventing Colour 1950 to Today.

This box of 100 postcards is one of three sets based on The 20th Century Art Book . Two boxes each contain 25 greetings cards and envelopes. These 50 images are supplemented by 50 others to make this box of postcards, showing the most attractive works with corresponding text on the back.

Features a handpainted figurine of Andy Warhol, a beautiful 5-color display, base, and 3 double-sided background cards, and a 64 page book on his life and unconventional approach to creativity.

Port City: On Mobility and Exchange is a large-scale international touring project addressing issues of global migration, trade and contemporary slavery and coincides with Abolition 200, the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.

A collection of art images, which features art from cave renderings to contemporary masterpieces, Egyptian art to Picasso, and Russian icons to Chagall. It is presented in the format of double-page spreads, which features the art work's reproduction on the right and anecdotal information about the painting or quotations from the artist facing.

Part of the Korean anthology/art book series, this title lets you join dozens of Korean illustrators and animators as they present their fantasies through original stories and illustrations.

Showcases the work of 10 cutting-edge female Japanese artists whose art combined the pop charge of Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara with intimate personal experience and a thrilling mixture of sweetness and edgy power.

Paying homage to the American periodicals of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s that documented outrageous exploits, this guide offers colorful cover art, sample spreads, and essays. It describes the history, culture and artistry of men's adventure magazines. It examines not only the appeal of the magazines but also their social and political implications.

Adrian George provides an introduction to both Yoko Ono's life and her works in many media, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, film and video, billboards, advertisements and music. Individual chapters examine aspects of Ono's work in depth.