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Primitive art : Pre-Columbian, North American Indian, African, Oceanic
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ISBN: 081091459X Year: 1978 Publisher: New York (N.Y.) : Abrams,


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Quelques impressions d'Afrique : exposition : Paris-Vence, Galerie Beaubourg, Chateau Notre-Dame des Fleurs, Juillet-octobre 1996 : catalogue
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ISBN: 2729111468 Year: 1996 Publisher: Paris-Vence E.L.A. La Différence


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The structurist
ISSN: 00816027 Year: 1969 Publisher: Saskatoon, Canada University of Saskatchewan


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Mathematics and art : a cultural history
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ISBN: 9780691165288 0691165289 Year: 2016 Publisher: Princeton Princeton University Press

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This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understand the physical world they see before them and the abstract objects they know by thought alone. Taking readers on a tour of the practice of mathematics and the philosophical ideas that drive the discipline, Lynn Gamwell points out the important ways mathematical concepts have been expressed by artists. Sumptuous illustrations of artworks and cogent math diagrams are featured in Gamwell's comprehensive exploration. Gamwell begins by describing mathematics from antiquity to the Enlightenment, including Greek, Islamic, and Asian mathematics. Then focusing on modern culture, Gamwell traces mathematicians' search for the foundations of their science, such as David Hilbert's conception of mathematics as an arrangement of meaning-free signs, as well as artists' search for the essence of their craft, such as Aleksandr Rodchenko's monochrome paintings. She shows that self-reflection is inherent to the practice of both modern mathematics and art, and that this introspection points to a deep resonance between the two fields: Kurt Gödel posed questions about the nature of mathematics in the language of mathematics and Jasper Johns asked "What is art?" in the vocabulary of art. Throughout, Gamwell describes the personalities and cultural environments of a multitude of mathematicians and artists, from Gottlob Frege and Benoît Mandelbrot to Max Bill and Xu Bing. Mathematics and Art demonstrates how mathematical ideas are embodied in the visual arts and will enlighten all who are interested in the complex intellectual pursuits, personalities, and cultural settings that connect these vast disciplines.


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The art of the erotic
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ISBN: 9780714874241 0714874248 Year: 2017 Publisher: London Phaidon Press Limited

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This book spotlights nearly 200 works from the world's most important artists, including Titian, Paul Cezanne, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Lucian Freud, Louise Bourgeois, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Gerhard Richter, Cecily Brown, Anselm Kiefer, George Condo, and Anish Kapoor. With its chronological organization, 'The Art of the Erotic' provides insights into human sexuality throughout the ages.


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Art : The way It is
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ISBN: 0810919117 Year: 1992 Publisher: New York Abrams


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Show time : the most influential exhibitions of contemporary art
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ISBN: 9780500292624 0500292620 Year: 2017 Publisher: London Thames & Hudson

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Jens Hoffmann's survey of groundbreaking exhibitions since 1989 explores the radical shifts that have taken place in the practice of curating contemporary art over the last 25 years. Nine thematic sections focus on a huge variety of exhibitions-- 53 in total, including those that have explored public space; reflected on globalization; engaged audiences in revolutionary ways; and brought into the gallery other disciplines such as theatre and architecture. Five new exhibitions have been added: Living as Form (New York, 2011), the first large-scale survey of social practice; 55th Venice Biennale (Venice, 2013), the first time that outsider art was presented alongside fine art in the most prestigious art exhibition of them all; When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 (Venice, 2013), a remake of arguably the most important exhibition of the last 50 years; The Other Story (1989-90, London), interesting as a critical response to the iconic exhibition Magiciens de la Terre; artevida (Rio de Janeiro, 2014), the first overview of artistic practices emerging in the 1960s and 1970s to focus on the Global South.


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Walking, finding, sharing : a graphic companion to documenta fifteen
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ISBN: 9783775752848 3775752846 Year: 2022 Publisher: Ostfildern Hatje Cantz

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Walking, Finding, Sharing offers visitors of the world's largest art exhibition a novel approach to experiencing art. Inspired by travel guides and museum tours, this richly illustrated book invites children and families, comic lovers, and seasoned exhibition visitors alike to see documenta fifteen with new eyes. Four international illustrators and four authors bring the universe of ruangrupa's documenta fifteen to life through graphic storytelling, stimulating readers' imaginations with their vivid imagery. Each of the five tours, Humor, Local Anchor, Independence, Generosity, and Transparency is based on the value system of the Indonesian curatorial team and offers ideas and perspectives that complement the exhibition. Walking, Finding, Sharing encourages visitors to find their own ways of approaching documenta fifteen: each path is a suggestion and can be explored spontaneously, in full or only in parts. This entertaining book serves as a reference, a joyful companion, and an innovative guide that will inspire both children and adults to engage with the exhibition.

The language of objects in the art of the Americas.
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ISBN: 9780300111064 Year: 2007 Publisher: New Haven Yale university press


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Aestheticizing public space : street visual politics in East Asian cities
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ISBN: 9781783204533 1783204532 9781783204540 1783204540 9781783204557 1783204559 Year: 2015 Publisher: Bristol Intellect Books

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