Art - Conceptual

Marcel Duchamp's 1919 readymade, L.H.O.O.Q., which he created by drawing a moustache and goatee on a commercial reproduction of the Mona Lisa, precipitated a radical reevaluation of the meaning of art, the process of art making, and the role of the artist. In Drawing...

Through conceptual artworks, such as sculptures made of coins from Balinese temples, Cassani assesses his years in Indonesia through the prism identity, labor and cultural translationDeeply shaped by his long-term residence in Indonesia, the conceptual practice of Italian artist Marco Cassani (born 1981) engages...

Bioart -- art that uses either living materials (such as bacteria or transgenic organisms) or more traditional materials to comment on, or even transform, biotechnological practice -- now receives enormous media attention. Yet despite this attention, bioart is frequently misunderstood. Bioart and the Vitality...

Drawing on unpublished documents and oral histories, an illustrated examination of an iconic artwork of an artist who has made a lifework of tactical evasion.Author: Elena FilipovicISBN-10: 184638186XISBN-13: 9781846381867Publisher: Afterall BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2017Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.50d

ARTHEMIST Lighthouse 48 documents a year of performance actions by Norwegian artist Bj rn Ven .Across 54 filmed gestures, 54 still images, and experimental poetry, the book becomes a ritual of transformation-an invitation to perceive beyond the surface of art and language.Shot and written...

How contemporary artist Glenn Ligon's expansive body of work mines American history and literature to ask critical questions about modern culture. OCTOBER Files: Glenn Ligon (b. 1960) presents the first compilation of critical discourse on the multimedia work of one of the most influential...

An artistic meditation on Mao's destruction of natural habitats in China to make way for agricultural expansionGerman artist Maximilian Prüfer (born 1986) documents the manual pollination of fruit trees in the Szechuan Province of China, a process necessitated by the wide-ranging ecological ramifications of...

This is the first ever book about Paul Dufficey's art. It includes his collages, oil paintings, book illustrations, new digital paintings and his landmark work in the cinema and the opera house. Paul Dufficey was first discovered by Derek Jarman in 1971 who saw...

The artwork of Antonio Dias (1944-2018) uniquely captures the interwoven histories of Brazilian postwar realism and of European conceptualism in the 1960s and 1970s. By tracking Dias's ever-shifting works and circulation as he moved from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, and then to Milan,...

A surprising look at what happens to the actual school buildings in the wake of school closures. School districts across the United States have closed thousands of schools since 2000 to cope with chronic underfunding and budget crises, declining enrollment, and poorly maintained buildings....

A decade of Ghislaine Leung's inventive "scores" and practices, revealing the fluid, rigorous, and evolving vision of a leading contemporary artist. Ghislaine Leung is an artist whose practice unfolds through concise "scores"--written instructions that indicate how a work is to be realized, interpreted, and...

This delightful zentangled birds coloring book has 30 beautiful birds to color, and is intended for adults and some children. It is good for relaxation and quite down time, and the drawings are fun and easy to color. Each drawing is on its own...

This is a revised ultra-premium color reprint of the original 2008 conceptual art book featuring magnificent images from the process user space generated by Dump2Picture. From the book Preface: "Imagine we disassemble a system and put its parts, components into a segment one by...

A macro lens is a type of camera lens that is specifically designed to focus close up to the subject with a 1:1 (life-size) reproduction. Macro lenses come in many different focal lengths, from 35mm up to 200mmMacro photography isn't just about insects. In...

TASK documents a burgeoning phenomenon begun in 2002 by artist Oliver Herring. Herring developed TASK as a self-generating, improvisational gathering in which a community engages in a collaborative art-making event. Using cardboard, tape, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, markers and other materials, participants follow a...

Quirky, fun, original black and white designs by Angela Treat Lyon. Seven collections of hand-drawn illustrative designs for fabric, tile, wall art and home decor. Unique, fun, bold, whimsical and delightful, these mini-depictions include both fantastic and mundane scenarios such as the Artist Splashing...

The definitive book on the theft of Hitler's favorite painting from the Neue Nationalgalerie and its importance to the history of art theft as well as the history of art. On 12 December 1976, German conceptual artist Ulay stole Hitler's favorite painting from the...

Do you love coloring or know someone that does? Then this coloring book is for you, or it will make a great gift idea for your family and friends.Coloring is an excellent way to relax and unwind. Recent studies have shown that adult coloring...

Lessons From Greek Pottery is a comprehensive book written by John Homer Huddilston that explores the history, art, and culture of Greek pottery. The book is divided into several sections that cover various aspects of Greek ceramics, including their production, decoration, and use in...

Ted Hahn created his own art genre called a "Hyperwork". Anemia poems is TH introducing himself and his work to the world by writing in clips that reflect the text message/comment section communication we all have become numb to. He accurately reflects societies methods...

This second volume of Theaters and Public Sphere in a Global and Digital Society offers several different case studies in their relationship with society. Also here, the focus is the fundamental contribution that artistic and cultural forms bring to social dynamics and how these...

Irreverent, political and always experimental, Rytka's photographs encapsulate the ethos of Poland's neo-avant-garde sceneZygmunt Rytka (1947-2018) was an associate of the 1970s Polish neo-avant-garde. The first English monograph on his photography includes early conceptual cycles and works focusing on the relationship between culture and...

Body - art - performance - philosophy This anthology is dedicated to the theme of bodies - in transition, on thresholds, and at the edges of life. They are discussed in terms of their artistic, political, and existential dimensions. The focus of this artistic-philosophical...

J. Shamma McShain is an artist with broad skills that transcend many forms and test the bounds of the usual conventions. To say that this is merely a book of poetry, or an art book, or even a book of poems with thought provoking...

Updated and newly illustrated edition of Francesco Bonami's Maurizio Cattelan: The Unauthorized Autobiography. First published in 2011 in Italian, and subsequently in 2013 in English, STUCK: Maurizio Cattelan: The Unauthorized Autobiography, charts the life of the Italian artist beginning with his childhood in Italy....

Started in 2008 in Brooklyn, this art project stimulates all senses, playfully involving analog-advertising-poetry with digital media technologies and the MeatWater(TM) flavor spectrum: Wiener Schnitzel, Beef Jerkey, Stuffed Quail, and many more. The virtual product MeatWater(TM) provides the essence of nutrition and the memory...

CREDIT by Mathew Timmons. Blanc Press, September 2009. "Almost all of America's wealthiest citizens are poorer this year." CREDIT is an 800 page, large format, full color, hardbound book, released by Blanc Press in Los Angeles-the longest, most expensive book publishable through the online...

I have lived quietly in this house for most of my life.Books accumulated and a space had to be cleared. 100s of volumes of fiction -- novels and tales -- were selected for the cull. Before I could dispose of the books I took...

An artist's book edited by Horn herself, A Dream Not Dreamt draws us as close as possible to the physical presence of her artThis artist's book weaves together multiple elements of New York-based artist Roni Horn's (born 1955) practice, including drawing, sculpture, photo installation...

Poems spanning and marking a specific time. It mirrors a time of absence from our normal lives in a time of the year when leaves are largely absent.Author: Caroline WayISBN-10: 1008976814ISBN-13: 9781008976818Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2021Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.17d

Springtime in Byzantium collects three distinct but related works by luke kurtis: a poem titled theodora, a series of conceptual photographs titled marble paintings, and a performance art/video art piece titled labyrinth. Structured around and inspired by the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna,...

Mathew Timmons Terrifying Photo Poetry $15 Publication Date: January 2015 "You'll never be the same again." Mathew Timmons' Terrifying Photo is a collection of texts that repurpose our most terrified language, from religious pamphlets warning against an omnipresent Satan to the aimless thoughts of...

Move Along is an instruction manual for open ended games, actions and interventions to untrain the body and recondition space.Author: Ilke GersISBN-10: 9491677845ISBN-13: 9789491677847Publisher: OnomatopeeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2018Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.80h x 4.90w x 0.50d

When the hummingbird shows up in your life, it's a reminder to embrace life's simple pleasures and take time to enjoy yourself. Coloring has been proven to reduce stress and calm the mind and spirit. Applying color to these sacred patterns inspires feelings of...

When the hummingbird shows up in your life, it's a reminder to embrace life's simple pleasures and take time to enjoy yourself. Coloring has been proven to reduce stress and calm the mind and spirit. Applying color to these sacred patterns inspires feelings of...

When the hummingbird shows up in your life, it's a reminder to embrace life's simple pleasures and take time to enjoy yourself. Coloring has been proven to reduce stress and calm the mind and spirit. Applying color to these sacred patterns inspires feelings of...

When the hummingbird shows up in your life, it's a reminder to embrace life's simple pleasures and take time to enjoy yourself. Coloring has been proven to reduce stress and calm the mind and spirit. Applying color to these sacred patterns inspires feelings of...

Discover the man who gave voice to color - Dive into the vibrant world of Wassily Kandinsky, a trailblazing artist whose bold experiments in abstraction forever changed the course of modern art. From his Russian childhood to his final days in Paris, this in-depth...

Exploring the Japanese tradition of hidden (or the secret transmission of) knowledge within a closed and often hereditary group, the author investigates how esoteric practices function, how people make meaning of their practices, and how this form of esotericism survived into the modern age....

This book investigates what happens to criminal evidence after the conclusion of legal proceedings. In its 'afterlife', criminal evidence continues to proliferate in cultural contexts; often arousing the interest of journalists, scholars, curators, writers or artists.Author: Katherine BiberISBN-10: 1138927112ISBN-13: 9781138927117Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2018Pages: 205Format:...

A study of controversy in the arts, and the extent to which such controversies are socially rather than just aesthetically conditioned. The collection pays special attention to the vested interests and the social dynamics involved, including class, religion, culture, and - above all -...

Zofia Kulik's photographs are a psychic collage of the self. Inspired by eroticism, feminism, and the political and social developments of postwar Poland, her work offers a radical critique of not only what it means to be an artist and a woman, but of...

What color would you paint the four walls of your mind? In this captivating, innovative book, fictional color swatches become the language of the soul, painting a poetic landscape of human experiences.Just as a painter selects shades to convey mood and meaning, each color...

"Like a cuddly Trojan horse, Chueh's work is pretty on the outside, but nice and macabre on the inside" so says Entertainment Weekly of LA-based artist Luke Chueh. Employing minimal color schemes, simple animal characters, and a seemingly endless list of ill-fated situations, Chueh...

Our world is saturated with images. Overwhelmed by this proliferation of visual stimuli, our gaze becomes increasingly bored and distracted. Do we ever really read and engage with images? Can they ever provide the sense of meaningfulness we crave? French-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas confronted...

Author: Cassie ThorntonISBN-10: 1732066663ISBN-13: 9781732066663Publisher: Thick PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2025Pages: 212Format: Paperback

Flow, one of the most important concepts in positive psychology shows that in a state of intense immersion can lead to a profoundly passionate creation of a work of art. How does the artist, the painter create and recreate? How do colors color the...

Rigorous research yielding sculptural and installation-type interventions and deep insight into an earlier era's sound experimentsThis volume ably documents the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum exhibition of the same name by acclaimed New York- and Vienna-based Austrian artist Martin Beck (born 1963). This work explores...

Space Becomes You―A Mythology is a nearly 300-page art book stuffed with album-cover worthy photography and an out-of-this-world narrative that reads like 2001: A Space Odyssey crossed with a UFO cult. This studio monograph evolves thematically as an introduction, initiation, and submission to an...

A rare classic of sound art from Brazilian avant-gardist and provocateur Antonio Dias, available in a limited editionIn 1971 Brazilian artist Antonio Dias (1944-2018) self-published Record: The Space Between, a vinyl LP audio project. Side A, titled "The Theory of Counting," features a ticking...