Konsthistoria och stilbildning

Stilhistoria är en särskilt spännande sorts historia. En historia utan kungar och krig; en historia om föremålen vi omgett oss med och hur de ändrat sig under tidernas lopp. Följ med på en hisnande resa från Mesopotamiens och Egyptens kulturer gen...

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What is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? In A Theory of Craft, Howard Risatti examines these issues by comparing handmade ceramics, glass, metalwork, weaving, and furniture to painting, sculpture, photography, and machine-made d...

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Chanel's combination of tradition, originality and style has always made it the most seductive of brands. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, a...

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Fotografen och bildkonstnären Erik Johansson skapar surrealistiska världar genom ett helt eget tillvägagångssätt. I en process som ibland tar uppemot ett år kombinerar han sina fotografier så att helt nya platser bildas. Resultatet är fantasieggan...

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The democratic election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1994 marked the demise of apartheid and the beginning of a new struggle to define the nation's past. History after Apartheid analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shif...

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Self-inventor extraordinaire, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel revolutionized the lifestyle of her time by inventing a modern concept of luxury. She set her stamp on the 20th century, promoting a new feminine silhouette both sophisticated and dis...

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Hilma af Klints verk har tagit den internationella konstvärlden med storm, mer än hundra år sedan de första verken skapades. Kring det förra sekelskiftet påverkade ockulta religiösa rörelser som teosofi och antroposofi de tidiga modernisterna Kand...

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Belönad med Stora Fackbokspriset 2018 När Per I. Gedin planerade "När Sverige blev modernt" var hans avsikt att skriva en biografi över den framstående konsthistorikern Gregor Paulsson (1889-1977). Denne var dock inte bara verksam som ko...

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Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community. Carol Duncan l...

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Since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, questions of identity have dominated the culture not only of Russia, but of all the countries of the former Soviet bloc. This timely collection examines the ways in which cultural activities such as fictio...

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A revealing, interdisciplinary exploration of the brilliant visual quotations in the work of the celebrated grand-manner portraitist The work of portraitist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) has come to epitomize the glamour and anxiety of his age. ...

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In her first exhibition with Gagosian, Katharina Grosse presents both works on canvas and cast-metal sculpture. This catalogue documents the exhibition and related recent works, and introduces readers to several of her important in-situ paintings ...

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Swedish Modern är en form av modernism som återupptog traditionella drag, material och motiv, regionala eller nationella sådana. Estetiken etablerades under 1930-talet - samtidigt som moderniseringen av Sverige gick in i en ny, mer intensiv fas. D...

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In this newest edition of her bestselling book, Barbara H. Rosenwein integrates the history of European, Byzantine, and Islamic medieval cultures-as well as their Eurasian connections-in a dynamic narrative. The text has been significantly updated...

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A tribute to the renowned Picasso biographer Sir John Richardson (1924-2019), whose intimate account of the artist's life forever changed the understanding of Picasso's art. "The inspiration of nearly all his work comes from his daily life,&q...

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This new publication is a comprehensive study of Soviet Modernism in Ukraine. The authors and architects, Oleksiy Bykov and Ievgeniia Gubkina, have studied modernism in architecture in depth over many years. In this 250-page book, they explore the...

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Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures, such as the unicorn, siren and griffin; exotic beasts, including the ti...

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Mary Beards utgångspunkt i den här genomillustrerade boken är att själva sättet vi ser på konst är en minst lika viktig källa till kunskap om en civilisation som att läsa om den. Dessutom är inte betraktaren densamma över tid: antikens slavar, 180...

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Throughout this book we discover what our idea of memory would be without the moving image. This thought provoking analysis examines how the medium has informed modern and contemporary models of memory. The book examines the ways in which cinemati...

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This is a story about rivalry among artists. Not the kind of rivalry that grows out of hatred and dislike, but rather, rivalry that emerges from admiration, friendship, love. The kind of rivalry that existed between Degas and Manet, Picasso and Ma...

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When Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than a thousand paintings and works on paper that she kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready for her art, she stipulate...

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Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770) has suffered a curious fate: to have been so identified with the French Rococo as to have lost his visibility as an artist in his own right. "Rethinking Boucher" reclaims the artist's individuality, reveali...

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In Paik's Virtual Archive, Hanna B. Holling contemplates the identity of multimedia artworks by reconsidering the role of conservation in our understanding of what the artwork is and how it functions within and beyond a specific historical moment....

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The photographer and visual artist Erik Johansson creates surreal worlds through his own unique method. It often takes him months just to create one image, in a process where his photographs are combined so that an original place emerges. The resu...

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Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea offers a critical assessment of architecture and urbanism constructed in Eritrea during the Italian colonial period spanning from 1890-1941. Drawing together imperial projects, moderni...

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Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was a pioneer of modern design in France during the twentieth century. Her avant-garde vision was expressed in colour, organic forms, and streamlined functionality, elements which are still at the heart of contempora...

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Sommaren 1930 går Stockholmsutställningen av stapeln. Utställningen innebär genombrottet för den modernistiska arkitekturen i vårt land. Genombrottet skedde mitt i en period av en intensiv utbyggnad av Stockholms trädgårdsstäder. En av dem var Söd...

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A highly anticipated, complete, and beautifully illustrated book on the famed Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas The Chinati Foundation is widely considered one of the world's most important destinations for experiencing large-scale contemporary a...

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Dark Horse Books and Nintendo team up to bring you The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise. This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept a...

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