這本生動的著作非常適合早熟的高中生、懶惰的大學生……以及任何希望更好地掌握這一主題的成年人……Mullins給讀者留下了對藝術和人類故事的廣泛、深刻的賞析。——《華爾街日報》梅根·科克斯·古爾登（Meghan Cox Gurdon） “這是對我們所知的藝術史的全新解讀。”——凱蒂·赫塞爾（Katy Hessel），《The Great Women Artists Podcast》 Charlotte Mullins通過創作者的故事將藝術栩栩如生地展現出來，重新詮釋了故事中的角色，創造出一個更多元化、更令人興奮的藝術風景。他展示了藝術如何幫助我們以不同的方式看待世界，並理解我們在其中的位置，它如何幫助我們表達自己，激發我們的創造力，並有助於我們的整體健康和積極心理健康。 我們的祖先為什麼要創作藝術？藝術對他們意味著什麼，而他們的藝術對我們今天又代表了什麼？甚至於藝術為何重要呢？ 本書向讀者介紹了兵馬俑和諾克雕塑，文藝復興時期的藝術家如喬托和米開朗基羅，包括凱特·科爾維茨、巴布羅·畢加索、弗里達·卡羅等開拓者，以及將藝術視為抵抗的當代藝術家，如艾未未和雪林·內沙特。作者也描述了諸多「被遺忘的藝術家」，如索菲娜斯巴·安圭索拉、關道生和雅各布·勞倫斯。他還前往尼日河谷、秘魯、爪哇、復活島和澳大利亞，拓寬我們對藝術是什麼以及應該是什麼的理解。 這次跨越10萬年的非凡旅程，再次凸顯了藝術對於理解我們的集體文化和歷史，至關重要的地位。A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today “This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater mastery of the subject. . . . Mullins leav[es] readers with an expansive, no-regrets appreciation of a
Winner of the Gordon Burn PrizeWinner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardFinalist for the Pen/Diamonstein-Spievogel Award for the Art of the EssayShortlisted for the National Book AwardA New York Times, Financial Times, New Statesman, TIME, Vulture, Chicago Tribune and Pitchfork Book of the Year 'Gorgeous' - Brit Bennett'Pure genius' - Jacqueline Woodson'One of the most dynamic books I have ever read' - Clint SmithAt the March on Washington, Josephine Baker reflected on her life and her legacy. She had spent decades as one of the most successful entertainers in the world, but, she told the crowd, "I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too". Inspired by these words, Hanif Abdurraqib has written a stirring meditation on Black performance in the modern age, in which culture, history and his own lived experience collide.With sharp insight, humour and heart, Abdurraqib explores a s
This all-new board book primer - from the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series - introduces the youngest dreamers to the world's best-loved artists. 'Hello little artist! Let's learn about painters, and sculptors, and designers. There's plenty of great artists who were once young like you.' In this board book compilation of the most fantastic artists from the series, introduce your baby to Andy Warhol, Vivienne Westwood, Frida Kahlo, Louise Bourgeois, Pablo Picasso, David Bowie, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O'Keeffe.Colourful, captivating illustrations are paired with age-appropriate text that is fun to read out loud to baby. Artists is the perfect first art history primer for babies and toddlers. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists.All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dre
From the author of Strapless and Guest of Honor, a “jaunty romp through American pop-art history” (TheWashington Post) about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took from New York to LA in 1963, and
The last century has seen a dramatic shift in gender and sexual identities for both men and women, reflected in a period of artistic experimentation as artists have sought to challenge social conventi
From the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, the Royal Academy of Arts in London has occupied a prominent, occasionally controversial and always individual position in the art world. Its Annual Ex
A short and pithy introduction to the most important feminist artworks from the late 1960s to the present Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to "de-gender" their work to compete in
Offering an extraordinary window into Korean culture, this magnificent volume brings a multidisciplinary approach to the history of Korean writing-from the earliest texts from the Three Kingdoms perio
Documents the history of homosexuality and its representation in art, using objects from the British Museum's collection that date from 9000 BC to the present to illustrate how same-sex love has alway
In this fascinating history, Collier (English, U. of Maryland) traces condoms back to Egyptian and even prehistoric times as evidenced by cave art purportedly depicting "safe sex." The author examines
Mao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of the most visible and ubiquitous symbols of twentieth-century radicalism. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the must-have accessory for Red Guards and revolutionaries from Berkeley to Bamako. Yet, despite its worldwide circulation and enduring presence there has, until now, been no serious scholarly effort to understand this seminal text as a global historical phenomenon. Mao's Little Red Book brings together a range of innovative scholars from around the world to explore the fascinating variety of uses and forms that Mao's Quotations has taken, from rhetoric, art and song, to talisman, badge, and weapon. The authors of this pioneering volume use Mao's Quotations as a medium through which to re-examine the history of the twentieth-century world, challenging established ideas about the book to reveal its remarkable global impact.
Mao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of the most visible and ubiquitous symbols of twentieth-century radicalism. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the must-have accessory for Red Guards and revolutionaries from Berkeley to Bamako. Yet, despite its worldwide circulation and enduring presence there has, until now, been no serious scholarly effort to understand this seminal text as a global historical phenomenon. Mao's Little Red Book brings together a range of innovative scholars from around the world to explore the fascinating variety of uses and forms that Mao's Quotations has taken, from rhetoric, art and song, to talisman, badge, and weapon. The authors of this pioneering volume use Mao's Quotations as a medium through which to re-examine the history of the twentieth-century world, challenging established ideas about the book to reveal its remarkable global impact.
Universally popular, uncommonly loud, a pyrotechnic spectacle that inspires laughter, delight and a healthy dose of frayed nerves—what else but the firecracker! These little sticks of paper
The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women. Pictorial Embroidery in England is the first academic study of both pictorial Berlin Work and it
Published in 1951, this book presents a continuous history of the art and practice of medicine in Persia (Iran), from the earliest times to the twentieth century. Elgood's prefatory chapter defines the scope of the History, and informs the reader of his extensive resources - due to his knowledge of Persian and Arabic, he was able to study original manuscripts of medical historians in the Middle East. He also draws upon his own experiences, having lived and practised in Iran for many years. Packed with medical curiosities and little-known facts, the book describes the impact of Western medicine on Persia from the seventeenth century, and includes discussion of the status and lifestyle of women, and the high status and great influence of Persian doctors. Placing the story of medicine against the background of general Persian history, Elgood demonstrates the important part played by Persia in the world's history of medicine.
Prints have played a unique and vital role in the history of art and image. Yet printmaking remains a mysterious discipline, often considered in terms of reproduction instead of as an innovative and highly considered creative process.Among the leading artists for whom printmaking has been an important and experimental part of their practice are William Hogarth, George Stubbs, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud, Bridget Riley, Paula Rego, William Kentridge and Kara Walker. This insightful publication explores the numerous ways these and many other notable artists have embraced printmaking over the course of three centuries.The 130 works showcased here reveal a fascinating spectrum of printmaking techniques and purposes, and provide a survey of Tate's extensive but little-known print collection, a remarkable and diverse grouping no previous book has considered as a whole.
A quick guide to the essentials of literature, history, art, music, science, sports, and more, along with how to win an argument and tell a joke-the ABCs of genius
