This groundbreaking study offers a radical new reading of art since the Middle Ages. Moving across the familiar period lines set out in conventional histories, Alexander Nagel explores the deep connec
Setting out to celebrate, document and discuss the work and role of an international tapestry workshop, Dovecot Studios, since its foundation in Edinburgh in 1912, this groundbreaking publication uniq
In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This first comprehensive study
In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This first comprehensive study
The Art and Science of Modern Tattooing is one of the most comprehensive reference manuals ever written on the craft of tattooing. This book loaded with tips, tricks and techniques that would take yea
In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the first modern, public museums of art—civic, state, or national—appeared throughout Europe, setting a standard for the nature of such institutions th
A collection of essays that reflect the breadth of twentieth-century scholarship in art history. Kleinbauer has sought to illustrate the variety of methods scholars have developed for conveying the un
This anthology explores artistic practices and works from a diverse and vibrant region. Scholars, critics, and curators offer their perspectives on Southeast Asian art and artists, aiming not to defin
This anthology explores artistic practices and works from a diverse and vibrant region. Scholars, critics, and curators offer their perspectives on Southeast Asian art and artists, aiming not to defin
Ancestral Modern explores the extraordinary transformation in Australian Aboriginal art that began in the 1970s. Instead of making art primarily for each other-whether painted or inscribed on rock wal
Situated in the unlikely environs of a former power station on the banks of the River Thames in London, Tate Modern is the most-visited modern art museum in the world—and a global landmark. This revis
Willmott (English, Queen's U.) presents a fascinating study of Modernist and post-modernist representations of abundance and scarcity. He approaches both text-fiction and comics as a literary and art
With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity. In this unique hist
In this major study, Lillehof (DePaul U.) uses artistic patronage as the basis for an analysis of the shifts in power in Momoyama and early Edo Japan, tracing the political careers of emperors and war
Paul (art history, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) spent many years researching what he terms his "unexpected book"--spurred by curiosity pertaining to one portion of his completed disser
