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Pages: 312
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Now available in paperback A major art historian reflects on a great tradition of European painting. "The Vexations of Art is an engrossing, passionate attempt
Domination of Nature
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: William Leiss
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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A revision of the author's thesis, University of California, San Diego. Bibliography: p. 223-231.
The Art of Civilization
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Authors: Didier Maleuvre
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Didier Maleuvre argues that works of art in Western societies from Ancient Greece to the interconnected worlds of the Digital Age have served to rationalize and
The Art of Joaquín Torres-García
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Authors: Aarnoud Rommens
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Art and Politics
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Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewier. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message.