Book Series
Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture
New & Published Titles:
Imagining the Present
Context, Content, and the Role of the Critic
Bringing together twenty-nine of Lawrence Alloway’s most influential essays in one volume, this fascinating collection provides valuable perspectives on the art and visual culture of…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39167-2 (Routledge)
In the Aftermath of Art
Ethics, Aesthetics and Politics
By juxtaposing issues and problems, Donald Preziosi's latest collection of essays, In the Aftermath of Art, opens up multiple interpretive possibilities by bringing to the… read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36231-3 (Routledge)
Art & Ventriloquism
This exciting collection of David Goldblatt's essays, available for the first time in one volume, uses the metaphor of ventriloquism to help understand a variety…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37060-8 (Routledge)
Information Subject
In this collection of essays and interviews, Mark Poster examines theoretical approaches and develops his own position on our information based society. He… read more2001 | Paperback: 978-9057012426 (Routledge)
Art History as Cultural History
Warburg's Projects
This book focuses on Aby Warburg (1866-1929), one of the legendary figures of twentieth century cultural history. His collection, which is now housed in the… read more2001 | Paperback: 978-9057010033 (Routledge)
Looking In
The Art of Viewing
Mieke Bal is one of Europe's leading theorists and critics. Her work within feminist art history and cultural studies provides a fascinating alternative to prevailing… read more2001 | Paperback: 978-9057011122 (Routledge)
Framing Formalism
Riegl's Work
Alois Riegl (1858-1905) was one of the founding fathers of modern formalist criticism. As a member of the Vienna School of Art Historians, he shared… read more2001 | Paperback: 978-9057013225 (Routledge)
Looking Back to the Future
1990-1970
In this selection of recent essays, Pollock insightfully engages all major areas of contemporary theory, especially focusing on sexed subjectivities, post-colonialism and Marxist-informed history. In… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-9057011320 (Routledge)
Practice
Architecture, Technique and Representation
This is a book of theoretical essays by architect Stan Allen, which examine the ways in which the modes of representation and techniques of realization… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-9057010729 (Routledge)
Music Inside Out
Going Too Far in Musical Essays
John Rahn's prolific activities as a composer-theorist-teacher, inventor of computer sound-synthesis software, editor of Perspectives of New Music during the 1980s and 90s, and author… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-9057013423 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
Art After Ideology: Edited and Introduced by Katy Siegel. Essays by Sidney Tillim
Edited by Katy Siegel
To be published May 1st 2009