Framed from an artist’s perspective and spanning a diverse range of artworks that question how ideas of perfection shape our personal identities and our social and political systems, On Perfection considers the multifaceted nature of lens-based practices.
Created at the intersection of religion and ever-shifting political, economic, and social environments, Iranian cinema produces some of the most critically lauded films... Læs mere
An analysis of the hit television series Columbo specifically looking at the famous detective’s investigative method of rhetorical enquiry.... Læs mere
This book acknowledges the increasing cultural impact of the videogame industry. Topics include machinima, game console artwork, politically oriented videogame art and... Læs mere
This book is an ethnographic portrait of how graffiti writers see their city and how their city sees them.
In this thorough and accessible text, Richard Hickman rejects the current vogue for social and cultural accounts of the nature of art-making in favour of a largely... Læs mere
The first volume of The Idea of the Avant Garde – And What It Means Today provided a lively forum on radical art theory and partisan... Læs mere
Presents a series of papers concerned with the interrelations between the post modern and the state of art and design education. Spanning a range of... Læs mere
Bringing together contributors from dance, theatre, visual studies and art history, Perform, Repeat, Record addresses the conundrum of how live art is positioned within history.
Explores aspects of LGBT activist history. It covers educational activism, youth work activism and the history of the LGBT Centre in Manchester.
A documentation of the cultural meaning of the urban landscape of the Ancient City of Aleppo though the urban structures and characteristic courtyard houses, this is both a theoretical and practical handbook for architects, urban planners and restorers alike. 70 b/w illus.