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  • The Female Body in Art

    by Amy Dempsey ...
    From the Renaissance to the present day, this is the history of art told through the female form, with over 80 works of art.A cultural mirror of the times, the female body has captivated both artists and audiences for centuries. But what can we learn from these pieces of art? What are they trying to tell us about the world we live in? And how has that changed over time?Explore the luminous ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Recalculating

    Travels Along the Road Through Crisis

    by Amy Dempsey ...
    RECALCULATING: Travels Along the Road Through Crisis is offered as comfort for the faithlessly faithful who frequently doubt they will find their way through lifes challenges. Although Amy Dempsey had a strong family history of breast cancer, she was still shocked to receive the same news. Her direction soon changed again when her beloved brother, Garry, was diagnosed with ALS.Their detours became ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • What Are You Looking At?

    The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art

    by Will Gompertz ...
    For skeptics, art lovers, and the millions of us who visit art galleries every year—and are confused—What Are You Looking At? by former director of London’s Tate Gallery Will Gompertz is a wonderfully lively, accessible narrative history of Modern Art, from Impressionism to the present day.What is modern art? Who started it? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it such big money? Join ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Story of Art Without Men

    by Katy Hessel ...
    **Instant New York Times bestsellerOne of Vanity Fair's Favorite Books to Gift • One of PureWow's 42 Books to Gift This Year • One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2023The story of art as it’s never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day, with more than 300 works of art.**How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

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  • 50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know

    by Susie Hodge ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    A visit to an art gallery can be a baffling experience - a bewildering parade of paintings, sculptures, artists and movements with little perspective on how they all fit together. 50 Art Ideas you Really Need to Know is here to help. For all those who don't know their Degas from Dali or their Monet from their Mondrian, this informative and insightful guide discusses 50 of the most important and ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Nothing If Not Critical

    Essays on Art and Artists

    by Robert Hughes ...
    From Holbein to Hockney, from Norman Rockwell to Pablo Picasso, from sixteenth-century Rome to 1980s SoHo, Robert Hughes looks with love, loathing, warmth, wit and authority at a wide range of art and artists, good, bad, past and present.As art critic for Time magazine, internationally acclaimed for his study of modern art, The Shock of the New, he is perhaps America’s most widely read and admired ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Art Theory

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Cynthia Freeland ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Story of Contemporary Art

    by Tony Godfrey ...
    An introduction to the rich and diverse history of contemporary art over the past 60 years—from Modernism and minimalism to artists like Andy Warhol and Marina Abramović.Featuring lavish illustrations, this is the perfect gift for art history fans and anyone looking for a more inclusive perspective on ‘the old boys’ club.’Encountering a work of contemporary art, a viewer might ask, "What does it ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Art 101

    From Vincent van Gogh to Andy Warhol, Key People, Ideas, and Moments in the History of Art

    by Eric Grzymkowski ...
    Series series Adams 101 Series
    Explore the beautiful and complex world of art!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of fine art with tedious discourse that even Leonardo da Vinci would oppose. Art 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in artistic expression that keeps you engaged as you discover the world's greatest artists and their masterpieces.From color theory ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • See What You're Missing

    31 Ways Artists Notice the World – and How You Can Too

    by Will Gompertz ...
    How might we see ourselves more clearly? Consult Rembrandt.Who can encourage us to see more intimately? Tracey Emin is the expert.What about helping us see through pain? Look no further than Frida Kahlo.Too often we move through life on autopilot, blind to the life-affirming beauty of our strangeworld. But it doesn’t have to be this way.In this masterclass on how an appreciation of art can help us ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • The Wonderful World That Almost Was

    A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek

    by Andrew Durbin ...
    "A proper resurrection, fertile and vivacious." —Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times**“As official narratives everywhere strain and crack, Peter and Paul—and Durbin—offer a desperately needed alternative way of seeing and being.” —Benjamin Moser, author of Susan Sontag: Her Life and Work, winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A jam-packed poem in prose. It’s like a trip with these guys, without pulling ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • 50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know

    A complete introduction to the key concepts and movements in Art History

    by Susie Hodge ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    From Romanesque to Realism; Pop Art to Pluralism, in this series, Susie Hodge introduces the most important art ideas and concepts that form the foundations of Western art. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD