English Art, Music, Cinema

Traces the history of Rome from the time of the Etruscans to Mussolini, looks at the artists, intellectuals, and religious and political leaders who have [...]

In the fall of 1957 the University of California Press expanded Arnheim's 1933 book Film by four essays and brought that landmark work back into [...]

John Ruskin overturned Victorian society’s ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past [...]

Is a tower block, your unmade bed, your lavatory basin, or the bicycle chained to the gate next door a work of art? Why should [...]

This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. It discusses the challenge of [...]

Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its [...]

As public interest in modern art continues to grow, as witnessed by the spectacular success of Tate Modern and the Bilbao Guggenheim, there is a [...]

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 [...]

Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, [...]