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by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst (Author)The Painter in Oil, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear. Number of Pages: 222 Dimensio...

Reading Mediated Life Narratives: Auto/Biographical Agency in the Book, Museum, Social Media, and Archives - Hardcover

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by Amy Carlson (Author), Kate Douglas (Editor), John David Zuern (Editor)Calling attention to the unseen mediation and re-mediation of life narratives in online and physical spaces, this ground-breaking exploration uncovers the ever-changing strategies that authors, artists, publishers, curators, archivists and social media corporations adopt to shape, control or resist the auto/biographical in these texts. Concentrating on contemporary life texts found in the material book, museums, on socia...

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by Thomas Franklin] 1841-1898 [Hunt (Created by), Salem Mass Essex Institute (Created by)A comprehensive guide to the historic city of Salem, Massachusetts, including information on local landmarks, museums, and events. Provides valuable context for visitors interested in exploring the city's rich cultural heritage.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the Uni...

Foot Fetish erotic coloring book for adults only: A naughty Coloring Book for Adults Fetish Coloring Book for Adults Erotic Gift sexy Feet Coloring Bo - Paperback

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by Monsoon Publishing (Author)★Foot Fetish Coloring Book★An extraordinary Foot Fetish coloring book for all feet loversThis naughty erotic Coloring Book includes a4 60 pages softcover white backsides (no pushing through, ideal for framing and hanging) different Feet and styles The coloring book is a great gift for fetish fans, foot lovers, a naughty coloring book to give away, coloring book for couples. Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.12 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: September 17, 2023

Robert Lepage's Original Stage Productions: Making Theatre Global - Paperback

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by Karen Fricker (Author)This book calls upon globalisation, queer, cinema, and affect studies to explore key Robert Lepage productions from 1984 to 2008, analysing the systems through which his work is produced and disseminated.Back JacketThis book explores the development of Robert Lepage's distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-94) and middle (1995-2008) stages of his career, arguing that globalisation had a defining effect on shaping his aesthetic and his professional ...

David Stewart: Production Line - Hardcover

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by David Stewart (Author)The first monograph on the first photographer to be awarded the Prize for Editorial, Advertising & Fashion Photography by the Royal Photographic Society, this extraordinary collection celebrates David Stewart's surreal eye and his literal focus on the unusual, the bizarre and the deadpan presentation of the unexpected. Meticulously composed tableaux create off-centre observations of everyday life that are simultaneously familiar and disturbing. This groundbreaking...

Illustrations of the Bible, by Westall and Martin. With Descriptions by H. Caunter - Hardcover

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by John Hobart Caunter (Author), John Martin (Author), Richard Westall (Author)Experience the beauty and power of the Bible through the stunning illustrations of John Martin and Richard Westall, accompanied by descriptions from John Hobart Caunter. This exquisite collection is a masterpiece of art and literature, and a valuable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the Bible.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowle...

Van Gogh: a Self-portrait; Letters Revealing His Life as a Painter - Paperback

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by Vincent Van Gogh (Author)A collection of letters written by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, offering a fascinating glimpse into the artist's life and creative process.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (indi...

Intimate Interiors: Sex, Politics, and Material Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Bedroom and Boudoir - Paperback

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by Tara Zanardi (Editor), Christopher M. S. Johns (Editor)A desire for intimacy in domestic spaces - motivated by a growing sense of individualistic expression, an incentive to conceal the labor or enslavement taking place, and an appetite for solace and comfort - led to interiors taking on more specific roles in the eighteenth century. By examining the architectural, visual, and material culture of eighteenth-century spaces, Intimate Interiors foregrounds the interrelated concepts of intimac...

Hello Winter Coloring Book: Frosty Fun and Cozy Scenes - Paperback

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by Laura Seidel (Author)Dive into the magical world of winter with our "Hello Winter Coloring Book," where each page brings a new frosty adventure! Designed specifically for kids, this coloring book combines playful scenes with easy-to-color designs, perfect for little hands. From snowmen to winter wildlife, each page is an opportunity for your child to express their creativity and enjoy the wonders of the season. Over 50 unique winter-themed coloring pages. Bold, simple lines ideal for young...

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by Luca Masia (Text by (Art/Photo Books))The true story of a tailor who became the friend and collector of Picasso, Miró and other artists along the Cotê d'AzurThis graphic novel is the true story of the Spanish artist's tailor Michele Sapone. Settling in Nice after the war, Sapone enjoyed a fraternal relationship with Picasso, Giacometti and Hartung, trading tailor-made clothes for artworks. As Sapone himself proudly declared: "I never accepted a penny from a painter." Number of Pages: 176 D...

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Chrysler Museum of Art: 40 Works - Paperback

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by Mark A. Castro (Editor), Lloyd DeWitt (Contribution by), Carolyn Swan Needell (Contribution by)An accessible, lightweight, and affordable guide showing the breadth of the Chrysler's collections through forty masterworks that are consistently on view in the museum's galleries. The Chrysler Museum of Art's expansive collection contains more than 30,000 objects across history and the globe. This compelling new guide offers a snapshot of the collection through forty key works consistently on v...

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by Alexander Streitberger (Author), Olivia Ardui (Author)- The Grid presents works by renowned artists including Max Bill, François Morellet, Vera Molnár, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Dennis Oppenheim, Esther Ferrer, Gina Pane, Christian Boltanski, Sherrie Levine, Claudia Andujar, Analívia Cordeiro and Anna Bella GeigerThe Grid examines the multiple uses of the grid in contemporary art. Textile weaves, graphic grids, framework for materials, typological systems, spatio-temporal frameworks, compute...

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by Eva Reifert (Editor), Kunstmuseum Basel (Editor)An exploration of Paula Rego's complex heroines and modern fairy-tale pictures. The female protagonists of the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego either come from real life or derive from the world's great legends, fairy tales, and myths. As complicated heroines of our time, they have endured illegal abortions or fought against the limitations of traditional gender roles instead of dragons. "My favorite themes are power games and hierarch...

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Queer Contemporary Art of Southwest Asia North Africa - Hardcover

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by Anne Marie Butler (Editor), Sascha Crasnow (Editor)New perspectives on queer visual culture in the SWANA region. With contributions from scholars and artists, this volume demonstrates that queer visual culture in Southwest Asia and the North Africa region is entering an era of exciting growth in its versatility and consciousness. The volume focuses on artworks produced in the contemporary era while recognizing historical and contextual connections to Islamic art and culture within localit...

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A Jew in Ramallah and Other Essays - Paperback

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by Carla Blank (Author)This wide-ranging collection of essays explores various milestones and landmarks of American music, theatre, dance--and life in general. From Elvis Presley to Kabuki, from dance to destruction, Blank dissects how culture, society and politics have intersected--sometimes for the better, often not. The title essay, written after the events of October 7, 2023, looks back on a three-month residency in Ramallah in 2013 and how this insight and experience has shaped Blank's u...

Writing to Heal: Self-Care for Creators - Paperback

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by Kendall Johnson (Author)"Blending lived experience of trauma, professional expertise, and a passion for poetry and painting, Kendall Johnson shows us how to use our creative gifts to process, express, connect, survive, and thrive." -Lorette C. Luzajic, founding editor of The Ekphrastic Review and The Mackinaw "This beautifully written and resonant book is a legacy of the heart, from its author to all those who create, be it through the written word, visual arts, movement, or music.... With...

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Roni Horn: Give Me Paradox or Give Me Death - Hardcover

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by Roni Horn (Artist), Isabel de Naver?n (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Andrew Maerkle (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Pairs, doubles and contradictions take center stage in Horn's biographical projectsWorking across sculpture, photography, drawing and artist's books, Roni Horn (born 1955) addresses identity, mutability and unease. The book's title is transposed from Patrick Henry's famous words: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" By replacing "liberty" with "paradox," Horn nods to her interest in...

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by Armando Testa (Artist), Elisabetta Barisoni (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Gemma Testa (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Over three decades of graphic design from the father of modern Italian advertisingFrom his beginnings at a Turin design school to his classic advertisements ingrained in Italian collective memory, this monograph reconstructs the artistic path of a legendary protagonist of Italian graphic design, animation and advertising: Armando Testa (1917-92). Number of Pages: 216 Dimensions: ...

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by Chie Yoshii (Author)This stunning volume features over a decade's worth of Chie Yoshii's vibrant and entrancing oil paintings.Dreams is the first book-length retrospective of Chie Yoshii's work, written in both English and her native Japanese. With over 100 paintings, additional enlarged details, drawings, and accompanying essays, this comprehensive 200 page book invites you into a mysterious sanctuary composed of delicate brushstrokes, luminous characters, and sumptuous, jewel-like colors...

David Diehl: Icons: A Directory of Canonizations Around the Turn of the Millenium - Hardcover

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by David Diehl (Artist), Andr?s Montenegro Rosero (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Asif Kapadia (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Saintlike portraits of soccer stars that play on the relationship between the church and sportsFew things are more exalted than a great athlete, and the Icons paintings by David Diehl (born 1976) emphasize this parareligious worship to fanatical effect. Comprising over 70 portraits of haloed soccer players from S?crates to Maradona, the series applies a hagiographical treatme...

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Mimetic Posthumanism: Homo Mimeticus 2.0 in Art, Philosophy and Technics - Hardcover

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by Nidesh Lawtoo (Volume Editor)It is tempting to affirm that on and about November 2022 (post)human character changed. The revolution in A.I. simulations certainly calls for an update of the ancient realization that humans are imitative animals, or homo mimeticus. But the mimetic turn in posthuman studies is not limited to A.I.: from simulation to identification, affective contagion to viral mimesis, robotics to hypermimesis, the essays collected in this volume articulate the multiple facets...

Flowers in Vases Coloring Book for Adults: Flowers Grayscale Coloring Book for Adults Black Background Vases Coloring Book Floral Coloring Book dark b - Paperback

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by Monsoon Publishing (Author)★Flowers in Vases Grayscale Coloring Book for Adults★A coloring book with beautiful flowers in different vases, with a dark background for great color contrasts.The coloring book contains 52 p. A4 White backs - no squeezing through Single flowers in vases Bouquets in vases Glass vases, ceramic vases dark background A perfect gift for all flowers and floral art fans. Number of Pages: 54 Dimensions: 0.11 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: April 20, 2024

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Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today - Hardcover

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by Denise Murrell (Author)An ambitious and revelatory investigation of the black female figure in modern art, tracing the legacy of Manet through to contemporary artAuthor BiographyDenise Murrell is curator, Posing Modernity exhibition, and Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.5 x 9.4 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 27, 2018

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The Social World of Galleries: Contemporary Art, the Market and Internationalization - Hardcover

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by Alain Quemin (Author), Kathryn Brown (Editor), Keara Engelhardt (Translator)This book presents the first detailed study of the place of contemporary art galleries and gallerists, especially within the art markets of Europe and the United States. Based on the author's field research carried out for over a decade, and combining ethnographic material with quantitative data, the book reveals the major role galleries play in the creation of art value. Despite being pillars of the art market, th...

Cowgirl Coloring Book For Girls: 45 Beautiful Western Country Cow Images for Young Girls, Teens and Adults - Paperback

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by Earl James (Author)Are you a coloring enthusiast who adores the Wild West theme and cute cowgirl portraits? If so, the Wild West Collection is perfect for you!Inside this book, you'll find 45 beautiful illustrations designed for teens and adults. Dive into the pages and unleash your creativity by adding color to these elegant images. This book offers a relaxing and entertaining way to enjoy coloring.Beyond stress relief, this book is a source of artistic inspiration and makes a wonderful g...

The History of the Katana: Exploring Japan's Culture - Paperback

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by Hermann Candahashi (Author)The katana, a symbol of Japanese culture and martial arts, is not merely a simple sword but a reflection of Japan's history, philosophy, and craftsmanship. In this book, we will delve into the fascinating world of the katana, explore its origins, trace its evolution over the centuries, and understand its significance for Japanese culture up to the present day. The history of the katana stretches far back into Japan's past, to a time when the sword was not just a ...

Cultivating Futures Thinking in Museums - Paperback

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by Kristin Alford (Editor)Cultivating Futures Thinking in Museums provides examples of the active and diverse roles that museums are taking to expand futures thinking in communities, including developing capabilities to envision and enact more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable futures.Presenting 21 examples that demonstrate how museums are cultivating futures capabilities in diverse global contexts, the volume acknowledges innovative practice, builds a foundation for growing futures work...

Napkin Doodles by Dennis Preston - Paperback

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by Dennis Preston (Author)OK... this is my first official "book" book. It's not a coloring book. It's a book of napkin doodles. Just a heads-up... if you're easily offended, you might not like this book... but maybe you know somebody that would. Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 20, 2023

Fungi Media: Performing Fungosexual Mutations - Paperback

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by Piotr Bockowski (Author)Fungi Media positions performance art of bodily mutations as a form of corporeal philosophy. Examining ecologies of rot and fungal decomposition, it outlines a theory of fungosexuality beyond sexual reproduction and binary gender roles. This theoretical perspective repositions queer sexualities in the context of the original meaning of the term 'queer', which is 'rot' - and which stands for a fungi-induced process of decomposition. With this, Fungi Media explores th...

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by Tanmay Gulabani (Author) As it is a photobook through its attractive and elegant cover it gives a very premium feel in the environment or the work place it is kept in. Through its captivating blend of pictures and poetry, "The Last Train to London" offers a profound and deeply moving tribute to the rich tapestry of London life . With every turn of the page, this project serves as a testament to the beauty and complexity of life in the city, reminding us of the humanity that thrives amidst ...

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by Benjamin Usakule Garba (Author)The poet, in these respective verses, manages reality and words in an exceptional, poetic manner that is simple and reflective. In this anthology lies the existential purview that strikes a note with philosophy, politics, romance, aesthetics, and didactics amongst others in the way the poet puts vibes and energy in every single line. The verses are nothing short of enthralling as one takes a perusal! - Moses Obochi Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9 x ...