Katarzyna Zimna links the theory and history of 20th and 21st century art with ideas developed within play, game and leisure studies, and the philosophical...
Colour wreaks havoc with western expectations of biological determinism, objectivity and eugenics. Beyond the cracks of such discursive practice, colour...
This text features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. This ambitious...
PublishedFrankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Edition, 2016
New edition
Features essays that explore the phenomenon of the double in multiple aspects of German visual culture, from traditional art forms like painting and classical...
PublishedDurham, [N.C.]: Duke University Press, 1991
Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson's most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of "postmodernism". Jameson's inquiry looks at the postmodern...
Neil MacGregor's radio series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' has been a unique event that has set a benchmark for public service broadcasting...
Adopting a broad-based and systematic approach to its assessment of the market in contemporary art, this survey is rich in economic data and analysis...
Simians, Cyborgs and Women is a powerful collection of ten essays written between 1978 and 1989. Although on the surface, simians, cyborgs and women may...
Out of Time explores a bold idea: that western art music of the last four hundred years is better understood through the idea of musical modernity than...
Learning how to think through fashion is both exciting and challenging, being dependent on one's ability to critically engage with an array of theories...