The arts: general topics

Reclaiming the Roman Capitol Santa Maria in Aracoeli from the Altar of Augustus to the Franciscans, C. 500-1450

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Prominently located on the Arx, the northern summit of the Capitoline hill, S. Maria in Aracoeli is the most significant medieval church of Rome to…

Strike Art Contemporary Art and the Post-Occupy Condition

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What is the relation of art to the practice of radical politics today? Strike Art explores this question through the historical lens of Occupy, an…

The Art of Rivalry Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art

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Rivalry is at the heart of some of the most famous and fruitful relationships in history. The Art of Rivalry follows eight celebrated artists, each…

The Fujifilm X-T20 125 X-Pert Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Camera

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In this book, popular Fuji Rumors “X-Pert Corner” columnist Rico Pfirstinger teaches about the little-known capabilities of the X-T20, which he’s discovered through months of…

The Lonely City Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

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“You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of…

The Militant Muse Love, War and the Women of Surrealism

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The Militant Muse documents what it meant to be young, ambitious and female in the context of an avant-garde movement defined by celebrated men whose…

The Possibility of a World Conversations With Pierre-Philippe Jandin

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In this series of interviews, Jean-Luc Nancy reviews his life’s work. But like Schlegel’s historian-“a prophet facing backwards”-Nancy takes this opportunity to rummage through the…

Ways of Curating

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Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations – from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters with artists, exhibition…

Ways of Seeing

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“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled” — so opens John Berger’s revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at…

Weatherland Writers & Artists Under English Skies

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The story of English culture over a thousand years can be told as the story of changing ideas about the weather. Writers and artists across…

Weatherland Writers and Artists Under English Skies

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Writers and artists across the centuries, from Chaucer to Ian McEwan, and from the creator of the Luttrell Psalter in the 14th century to John…

Why Art Cannot Be Taught A Handbook for Art Students

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In this smart survival guide for students and teachers–the only book of its kind–James Elkins examines the “curious endeavor to teach the unteachable” that is…