Kunst og musikk

A revealing examination of how mental illness informs and connects the highly charged work of Edvard Munch and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner    The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch …

The first comprehensive account of the pioneering ceramic work of Julian Stair   Julian Stair (b. 1955) is one of the UK’s leading ceramic artists, with a prolific career spanning …

A survey of art from the lower Yangzi River delta that explores the region’s influential role in defining Chinese art throughout history   Focusing on the artistic production and …

An expansive look at ancient art and architecture over four centuries highlighting the diversity of makers and viewers within and beyond Rome’s ever-changing political boundaries …

An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement   Now available in paper, this crucial reassessment of Aldo …

Exploring the career and legacy of the artist Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, whose sculptural figures embody her uncompromising sovereignty over her work and life   This book offers a …

A wide-ranging exploration of the birth of impressionism centered around the landmark exhibition in Paris in 1874   Discover the origins of impressionism in this revelatory look at …

Women are an essential part of the history of the piano—but how many women pianists can you name?   Throughout most of the piano’s history, women pianists lacked access to formal …

An acclaimed sociologist's exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics In The Performer, Richard Sennett explores the relations between performing …

A new history of postwar painting that explores how the desire to look backward shaped some of the period’s most radical artmaking   This incisive account of modernism’s postwar …