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God in the Gallery: A Christian Embrace of Modern Art

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel A. Siedell (Author), Robert K. Johnston (Editor), William Dyrness (Editor)Is contemporary art a friend or foe of Christianity? Art historian, critic, and curator Daniel Siedell, addresses this question and presents a framework for interpreting art from a Christian worldview in God in the Gallery: A Christian Embrace of Modern Art. As such, it is an excellent companion to Francis Schaeffer's classic Art and the Bible. Divided into three parts--"Theology,"...

The Genesis 6 Conspiracy Part II: How Understanding Prehistory and Giants Helps Define End-Time Prophecy - Paperback

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by Gary Wayne (Author)As was graphically described in the first Genesis 6 Conspiracy book, there are giants among us, passing largely unnoticed, intent on carrying out a secret plan to enslave all humanity. They may not look like giants today, but their bloodlines and DNA extend all the way back to the Nephilim--the offspring of angels who mated with human women--described in Genesis 6 when Giants were roaming the land. Now, in this new work, The Genesis 6 Conspiracy Part II, author Gary Wayn...

Imperial Stewards: Chinese Art and the Making of America's Pacific Century

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Report copyright infringementby K. Ian Shin (Author)From the Gilded Age to World War II, elite collectors and museums in the United States transformed from owning a smattering of Chinese porcelain as curios to possessing some of the world's largest and most sophisticated collections of Chinese art. Imperial Stewards argues that, beyond aesthetic taste and economics, geopolitics were critical to this transformation. Collecting and studying Chinese art and antiquities honed Americans' belief th...

Caring Infrastructures: Transforming the Arts Through Feminist Curating

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Report copyright infringementby Sascia Bailer (Author), Finnegan Shannon (Photographer), Maja Smrekar (Photographer)Care has become a trend in the art field, but much of the recent curatorial focus seems to be limited to symbolic gestures through exhibitions and public programming. These efforts, however, have led to few (infra)structural changes. The need remains for bringing about fair working conditions, gender equity, and support structures for caregivers and care-receivers. In response, ...

Cities Beyond Crisis: Race, Affect, and Urban Culture in Twenty-First-Century Iberia

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Report copyright infringementby Catalina Iannone (Author)This book is freely available in an open-access edition thanks to the generous support of The Ohio State University Libraries. In Cities Beyond Crisis, Catalina Iannone studies the rapid evolution of Iberian urban centers in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, identifying how this event catalyzed a protracted period of unraveling and reorganization in the region. Arguing that the affects and effects of the crisis are best un...

Mapping Media Ecology: Introduction to the Field

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Report copyright infringementby Lance Strate (Editor), Dennis D. Cali (Author)Until now, the academic foundations of media ecology have been passed down primarily in the form of edited volumes, often by students of Neil Postman, or are limited to a focus on Marshall McLuhan and/or Postman or some other individual important to the field. Those volumes are invaluable in pointing to key ideas in the field; they provide an important and informed account of the fundamentals of media ecology as set...

Basketry Technology: A Guide to Identification and Analysis, Updated Edition

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Report copyright infringementby J. M. Adovasio (Author)A new edition of the classic guide for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and collectors for identifying and analyzing ancient baskets and basket fragments with an extensive new introduction summarizing the work done in this area over recent decades.Author BiographyJ. M. Adovasio, Edward Schumacherand, Rhonda, Andrews Number of Pages: 208 Dimensions: 0.6 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN Publication Date...

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Exchanging Objects: Nineteenth-Century Museum Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution

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Report copyright infringementby Catherine A. Nichols (Author)As an historical account of the exchange of "duplicate specimens" between anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution and museums, collectors, and schools around the world in the late nineteenth century, this book reveals connections between both well-known museums and little-known local institutions, created through the exchange of museum objects. It explores how anthropologists categorized some objects in their collections as "...

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Report copyright infringementby Lindiwe Dovey (Editor), Añulika Agina (Editor), Michael W. Thomas (Editor)Contemporary African Screen Worlds brings together a new generation of African screen media scholars who explore and theorize the dynamic, interactive screen worlds that have arisen in contemporary Africa due to dramatic global changes in technology. Drawing on long-term fieldwork, extensive interviews, and specific case studies, the contributors bring to life the complex materialities an...

Treasured Possessions: Indigenous Interventions into Cultural and Intellectual Property

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Report copyright infringementby Haidy Geismar (Author)What happens when ritual practitioners from a small Pacific nation make an intellectual property claim to bungee jumping? When a German company successfully sues to defend its trademark of a Māori name? Or when UNESCO deems ephemeral sand drawings to be "intangible cultural heritage"? In Treasured Possessions, Haidy Geismar examines how global forms of cultural and intellectual property are being redefined by everyday people and policymake...

The Myth of Marsyas in the Roman Visual Arts: An Iconographic Study

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Report copyright infringementby Piers B. Rawson (Author)The Phrygian flute-player Marsyas, characterised in Greek and Roman art as a satyr or silenos, was one of the protagonists in a popular mythological tradition which featured him, Athena and Apolloin the discovery, rejection and defeat of the flutes. Rawson here presents a detailed examination of the Roman iconography of Marsyas compositions, and a definitive catalogue of representations of the myth in Roman art. Number of Pa...

My Pen, My Statement!: A book on drawings and painting

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Report copyright infringementby I. K. Appiah (Author)Isaac Koﬁ Appiah has been a lecturer in book illustration, printing technology, product planning and estimation and production management in the Department of Publishing Studies, Faculty of Art, College of Art and Built Environment (CABE), KNUST-Kumasi for over twenty years.He had his education at SDA Secondary School at Bekwai, Ashanti and TI Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Kumasi forthe "O" and "A" levels certiﬁcates respectively. He subseq...

Talking with Pen: Mastering Pen Drawing Technique

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Report copyright infringementby I. K. Appiah (Author)Whenever and wherever drawing is mentioned, the first drawing tool that comes to mind may be a pencil. This makes sense because mistakes in pencil can easily be erased than in pen. So why draw with a pen? What if you make a mistake? If you wish to prevent making mistakes or are afraid of making those expected faults, why was the eraser created? These are common questions people ask whenever they see me draw with pen. This book offers a simp...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Thurmann-Jajes (Editor), Regine Beyer (Editor)Listen Up is the world's first publication to take a look at American radio art as a distinct sound art practice. Analytical essays by leading media art historians and practitioners discuss how the field took shape in the context of changing broadcast environments and sociopolitical realities, while manifestos and other original documents provide vivid glimpses into the concerns of artists seeking to insert the...

Zimbolicious Anthology Volume 9: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts

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Report copyright infringementby Tendai Rinos Mwanaka (Author)This anthology is open to any artist of Zimbabwean descent who works in literature and visual arts. In this anthology we have six prose pieces, several sculptures, installations and mixed media artworks from two artists, 12 poets with 49 poems and 12 photographs by one photographer. Zimbolicious Anthology Vol 9: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts is a potpourri of stories, poetry, art, photography, thoughts and intention...

Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art Collectors and Students

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Report copyright infringementby H. Inada (Author), A. J. Koop (Author)Long established as the standard reference tool for the identification of Japanese names on works of art, and is therefore essential for collectors, galleries, auction-houses, restorers and students. A reprint of the first (1923) edition.Author BiographyH. Inada OF KIOTO, A. J. Koop OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, HONORARY EDITOR, JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON Number of Pages: 572 Dimensions: 1.3 x 9.9 ...

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Report copyright infringementby George Thornton Emmons (Author)Explore the rich cultural heritage of the Chilkat people of Alaska in "The Whale House of the Chilkat" by George T. Emmons. This meticulously researched historical account delves into the traditions, art, and social structures of the Tlingit Native Americans, centering around the significance of the "Whale House." Emmons provides a detailed look at Chilkat society, offering insights into their customs and beliefs. Discover the art...

The Identification of Northern European Woods: A Guide for Archaeologists and Conservators

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Report copyright infringementby Jon G. Hather (Author)This technical and well-illustrated guide for archaeologists and conservators aims to provide a methodology for the identification of the woody taxa used to manufacture artefacts recovered from archaeological excavations in Northern Europe. Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.42 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN Publication Date: June 30, 2020

Concrete and Water: Documenta Fifteen as an Atmospheric Phenomenon

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Report copyright infringementby Jana Faßbender (Author), Luca Marie Tüshaus (Author)Organizations are not only functional structures but equally defined through their humans, objects, spaces and practices in relation with each other. From this perspective, Jana Fa bender and Luca Marie Tüshaus engage ethnographically and conceptually with the contemporary art exhibition documenta fifteen. Offering a deep dive into its preparation, execution, and impact through immersive fieldwork, they explor...

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Report copyright infringementby G K Publications (P) Ltd (Author)This book by GKP is designed for the Recruitment exam of Constable - General Duty for the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The contents of the book include the following sections - General Intelligence & Reasoning, Elementary Mathematics, English Language, General Knowledge & Awareness. The book also has two full-length practice sets which are designed in compliance with the latest exam pattern. This study guide will ce...

Restless Infections: Public Art and a Transforming City

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Report copyright infringementby Jay Pather (Editor)Restless Infections is a collection of critical essays exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. The writers examine seminal artworks by South African artists, addressing diverse forms of expression such as site-specific performances, immersive installations, film, photography, and online performances. The book is divided into three sections: The Restless City, Public...

Lionello Perera: An Italian Banker and Patron in New York (COLOR)

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Report copyright infringementby Diego Mantoan (Author)The book presents the long-lost biography of Lionello Perera, principal banker, patron, and philanthropist of the Italian American community in New York at the inception of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Venice, Lionello Perera took over his uncle's financial activity in Wall Street and developed the family business into a stronghold of the Italian American community. His remarkable career led him to become the Vice President of...

Lionello Perera: An Italian Banker and Patron in New York (B&W)

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Report copyright infringementby Chee Min Ng (Author)Australia, as an immigrant nation, has many migrant success stories. Each wave of migration generates its own migrant success stories. Many of the large corporations today are the results of the enterprising ingenuity of post-World War II migrants. The ending of the 'White Australia' immigration policy in the 1970s brings another set of success stories - this time from migrants of non-European backgrounds. The Ethnic Business Award entries f...

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Report copyright infringementby Hito Steyerl (Author)WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE IMAGE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? Hito Steyerl is one of the most celebrated artists of our time. Her work, both as an artist and a writer, has consistently challenged the political boundaries between art and technology. In this new collection of groundbreaking essays, she explores how AI, the use of large language models and the algorithmic creation of imagery transform our understan...

Art Above Everything: One Woman's Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Author)Meet queer, BIPOC, and women artists around the world as they discuss the gifts, costs, and redemptive power of pursuing a creative life Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artist worth the sacrifices it often requires? Throughout her 20s and 30s, Stephanie Elizondo Griest could not help worrying if constantly prioritizing her writing over everything else--from postponing children to living nomadically to ...

Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick McKelvey (Author)Winner, 2025 C.L.R. James Award, awarded by the Working-Class Studies Association Finalist, 2025 PROSE Awards: Music and the Performing ArtsA cultural history of disability, performance, and work in the modern United States In 1967, the US government funded the National Theatre of the Deaf, a groundbreaking rehabilitation initiative employing deaf actors. This project aligned with the postwar belief that transforming bodies, minds, aest...

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis Turco (Author)Nonfiction. Memoir. Poetry. Essays. Italian American Studies. Although it is true that I distanced myself from my youth, of course (everybody does), I never distanced myself from my ethnicity. I simply write poems and stories--and, of recent decades, essays and memoirs--as they occur to me, and if later on I feel that older material can be mined, transformed, or linked together to form longer works or sequences, so be it. That's what I have ...

Mothering Myths: An ABC of Art, Birth and Care

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Report copyright infringementby Laurie Cluitmans (Editor), Heske Ten Cate (Editor), Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Foreword by)A comprehensive, intersectional and transhistorical meditation on depictions of motherhood in art, from the Middle Ages to todayRooted in the visual arts, this book gathers a multitude of voices on the theme of motherhood. Though central to the core of all life, the topic of motherhood has long been relegated to the private domain. Within the art world, depictions of motherhoo...

Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Yve Chavez (Author), Laura Kina (Editor) Examines how native artists kept their culture alive by creatively adapting under colonial rule Between 1769 and 1823, the Franciscans established twenty-one missions in California, colonizing the ancestral territories of many Native communities between present-day Sonoma and San Diego. In Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture, Gabrieleno Tongva scholar Yve Chavez highlights how these communities preserve...

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Report copyright infringementby Britny Cordera (Author), David H. L. Burton (Illustrator)WINGMAKERS combines Britny Cordera's lyric and prose poems with David Burton's illustrations to create an imaginative world of animal lore. Through the eyes of the muse, Urania, and the creatures of the air embodied within the constellations-dove, owl, dragon, thunderbird, phoenix, and others-each poem relates stories and invokes the wisdom of our mythological pasts. The animals in Cordera's constellation...