Bridget Riley, one of the leading abstract painters of her generation, holds a unique position in contemporary art. She has developed and extended the range of her interests ever since her first success in the 1960s, creating a body of work which is both consistent and highly varied. This volume, now fully revised and updated, [...]

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Author: Robert Kudielka, Bridget Riley and Kudielka, English, Monograph, Softcover, 230x170mm, 352pp, ISBN: 9780500976999,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the wall. Michael Fried argues that this immediately compelled photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship between the photograph and the viewer standing before it that until then had been the province only of painting. Fried [...]

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Author: Michael Fried, English, Art General, Hardcover, 410pp, 280x218mm, ISBN: 978 0300136845,
Price: (ZA)R 495.00

The most comprehensive collection on Lichtenstein, from the earliest reviews to recent reassessments, including several hard-to-find and previously unpublished pieces.

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Author: Edited by Graham Bader, Monograph, Softcover, 202pp, 230x150mm, ISBN: 978 0262512312,
Price: (ZA)R 215

Co-published by MoMA and the Van Gogh Museum in conjunction with the first exhibition to focus on Vincent van Gogh’s depictions of nocturnal and twilight scenes, Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night examines the artist’s night landscapes, interior scenes, and representations of the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. [...]

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Author: Sjraar van Heugten, Joachim Pissarro and Chris Stolwijk, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 160pp, 280x225mm,, ISBN: 978 0870707360,
Price: (ZA)R 395.00

A seminal survey of the visual arts from the 1960s to the present, written by a leading authority on the subject
Navigates the reader through this period of extraordinary creativity and controversy
The work of more than 500 key artists is analyzed and illustrated in full colour
Internationally recognized as an indispensable introduction to contemporary art

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Author: Edward Lucie-Smith, English, Art General , softcover, 512 pages, 250 x 290 mm, 536 colour illustrations, ISBN: 978 0714838888,
Price: (ZA)R 520.00

From the 1970s to the early-1990s, the discourse surrounding aesthetics largely disappeared from the study of art history, theory and cultural studies. Claims for the aesthetic value of art-works were thought of as elitist and politically regressive. The 1990s witnessed a return to aesthetics, but one that stressed the independent claims of beauty, in reaction [...]

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Author: Edited by Diarmuid Costello and Dominic Willsdon, English, Art General , softcover, 256 pages, 234 x 156 mm, 40 black and white illustrations, ISBN: 978 1854376589,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

Major theoretical work that presents a fresh approach to thinking about art and its history
Replaces the notion of the ‘visual arts’ with that of the ’spatial arts’, comprising two fundamental categories: ‘real space’ and ‘virtual space’
Traces the development of human skill from the first hominid tools to the sophisticated universal three-dimensional grid of modern technology, [...]

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The Story of Art (Pocket Edition)
A new, compact edition of the most popular art book ever written.
Pocket Edition
E.H. Gombrich

A new pocket-sized edition of one of the world’s most famous and popular books on art
A worldwide bestseller for over half a century
Professor Gombrich’s text combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep [...]

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Searching for Sebald: Photography After W.G. Sebald, is a collection of original essays and visual projects inspired by the work of W.G. Sebald. The interest in Sebald has crossed disciplines, igniting passionate dialogues among and between scholars and practitioners.

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Author: Lise Patt, English, Softcover, 255x197mm, 632pp, photographs, ISBN: 978 1889 917115,
Price: (ZA)R 480.00

The subject of visual culture deals with acquiring the theoretical skills and critical framework for understanding what one sees. In this sense, visual culture makes a definite reference to understanding and discussing those aspects of culture and society that involve any type of visual media.

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Author: Jeanne Van Eeden, Amanda du Preez, English, Catalogue , Soft cover, 245x170mm, 269pp, illustrated, ISBN: 978 0627 025983,
Price: (ZA)R 240.00