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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful and hopeful account, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew reminds us that the art world has space not just for the elite, but for everyone"--
An arts writer, curator, and activist, Drew shows us that art and protest are inextricably linked. Drawing on her personal experience through art toward activism, she challenges us to create space for the change that we want to see in the world. -- adapted from jacket flap
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
You'll love this art book if: you want to learn about the Art Abandonment movement; you'd like ideas for monthly art prompts; you're looking for examples of abandoned art and the creative people who made it. The Art Abandonment Project by Michael deMeng and Andrea Matus deMeng explores the idea of expressing yourself through random acts of art. Art abandonment is creating something for the pleasure of making it, and then leaving it for an unsuspecting...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The established narrative of art history is traditionally narrated through national or cultural lenses that focus on specific artistic practices characteristic of a given nation or culture: bronze in ancient China, architecture in ancient Rome, or oil painting in early modern Europe, for instance. These practices accord with a modern Western frame of reference, which defines art as the fine arts and relegates other works to the category of craft....
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Through vibrant photographs and accessible text, this inviting title looks at the rich diversity of art forms in different places around the world. From decorative art forms such as basketweaving to painting, sculpture, and other visual arts, readers will understand how art is an expression of culture.
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
"Recognizing that a work of art is the product of a particular time and place as much as it is the creation of an individual, Duby provides a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as reflected in the art and architecture of the period"--Amazon.com.