1998, ISBN: 9780226791593

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1977. xxi, 57 pages, [7] leaves of plates, illustrations; 22 cm. Translation of Über das Geistige in der Kunst. "Unabridged republication of … Mehr…

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1977. xxi, 57 pages, [7] leaves of plates, illustrations; 22 cm. Translation of Über das Geistige in der Kunst. "Unabridged republication of the English translation first published by Constable and Company Limited, London, in 1914 under the title The art of spiritual harmony. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Another copy available. "Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. Kandinskys provocative thoughts on color theory, nature of art. Analysis of Picasso, Matisse, earlier masters. 12 illustrations." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., Dover Publications, Inc., 1977, 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 354 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Religion and Postmodernism Ser. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "The age of information, media, and virtuality is transforming every aspect of human experience. Questions that have long haunted the philosophical imagination are becoming urgent practical concerns: Where does the natural end and the artificial begin? Is there a difference between the material and the immaterial? In his new work, Mark C. Taylor extends his ongoing investigation of postmodern worlds by critically examining a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. Nothing defines postmodernism so well as its refusal of depth, its emphasis on appearance and spectacle, its tendency to collapse a three-dimensional world in which image and reality are distinct into a two-dimensional world in which they merge. The postmodern world, Taylor argues, is a world of surfaces, and the postmodern condition is one of profound superficiality. For many cultural commentators, postmodernism's inescapable play of surfaces is cause for despair. Taylor, on the other hand, shows that the disappearance of depth in postmodern culture is actually a liberation repleat with creative possibilities. Taylor introduces readers to a popular culture in which detectives--the postmodern heroes of Paul Auster and Dennis Potter--lift surfaces only to find more surfaces, and in which fashion advertising plays transparency against hiding. Taylor looks at the contemporary preoccupation with body piercing and tattooing, and asks whether these practices actually reveal or conceal. Phrenology and skin diseases, the 'religious' architecture of Las Vegas, the limitless spread of computer networks--all are brought within the scope of Taylor's brilliant analysis. Postmodernism, he shows, has given us a new sense of the superficial, one in which the issue is not the absence of meaning but its uncontrollable, ecstatic proliferation. Embodying the very tendencies it analyzes, Hiding is unique. Conceived and developed with well-known designers Michael Rock and Susan Sellars, this work transgresses the boundary that customarily separates graphic design from the story within a text. The product of nearly three decades of reflection and writing, Hiding opens a window on contemporary culture. To follow the remarkable course Taylor charts is to see both our present and past differently and to encounter a future as disorienting as it is alluring. / Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University. His most recent book is After God, also published by the University of Chicago Press." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., University of Chicago Press, 1998, 3<

1998, ISBN: 9780226791593

New York and London: Thames and Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1996. 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. Age toning. Another copy ava… Mehr…

New York and London: Thames and Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1996. 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. Age toning. Another copy available. "An examination of the wealth of art and architecture created by the different cultures of the ancient Andes. Illustrating the varied examples of sculpture, textiles and other media, the book discusses how the art provides a wider knowledge of the people that created it." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Early and Chavin art; Paracus and Nasca; Moche art and architecture; Tiwanaku and Wari imperial styles; late intermediate period styles; Inca art and architecture.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., Thames and Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1996, 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 354 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Religion and Postmodernism Ser. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "The age of information, media, and virtuality is transforming every aspect of human experience. Questions that have long haunted the philosophical imagination are becoming urgent practical concerns: Where does the natural end and the artificial begin? Is there a difference between the material and the immaterial? In his new work, Mark C. Taylor extends his ongoing investigation of postmodern worlds by critically examining a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. Nothing defines postmodernism so well as its refusal of depth, its emphasis on appearance and spectacle, its tendency to collapse a three-dimensional world in which image and reality are distinct into a two-dimensional world in which they merge. The postmodern world, Taylor argues, is a world of surfaces, and the postmodern condition is one of profound superficiality. For many cultural commentators, postmodernism's inescapable play of surfaces is cause for despair. Taylor, on the other hand, shows that the disappearance of depth in postmodern culture is actually a liberation repleat with creative possibilities. Taylor introduces readers to a popular culture in which detectives--the postmodern heroes of Paul Auster and Dennis Potter--lift surfaces only to find more surfaces, and in which fashion advertising plays transparency against hiding. Taylor looks at the contemporary preoccupation with body piercing and tattooing, and asks whether these practices actually reveal or conceal. Phrenology and skin diseases, the 'religious' architecture of Las Vegas, the limitless spread of computer networks--all are brought within the scope of Taylor's brilliant analysis. Postmodernism, he shows, has given us a new sense of the superficial, one in which the issue is not the absence of meaning but its uncontrollable, ecstatic proliferation. Embodying the very tendencies it analyzes, Hiding is unique. Conceived and developed with well-known designers Michael Rock and Susan Sellars, this work transgresses the boundary that customarily separates graphic design from the story within a text. The product of nearly three decades of reflection and writing, Hiding opens a window on contemporary culture. To follow the remarkable course Taylor charts is to see both our present and past differently and to encounter a future as disorienting as it is alluring. / Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University. His most recent book is After God, also published by the University of Chicago Press." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., University of Chicago Press, 1998, 3<

1998, ISBN: 9780226791593

1932. vg. Overall size: 10" tall x 8"; oval mat opening measures 6-7/8" x 4-7/8"; Sir Christopher drawn in black on a blue background; mat is dark grey; photo provided… Mehr…

1932. vg. Overall size: 10" tall x 8"; oval mat opening measures 6-7/8" x 4-7/8"; Sir Christopher drawn in black on a blue background; mat is dark grey; photo provided upon request ., 1932, 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 354 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Religion and Postmodernism Ser. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "The age of information, media, and virtuality is transforming every aspect of human experience. Questions that have long haunted the philosophical imagination are becoming urgent practical concerns: Where does the natural end and the artificial begin? Is there a difference between the material and the immaterial? In his new work, Mark C. Taylor extends his ongoing investigation of postmodern worlds by critically examining a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. Nothing defines postmodernism so well as its refusal of depth, its emphasis on appearance and spectacle, its tendency to collapse a three-dimensional world in which image and reality are distinct into a two-dimensional world in which they merge. The postmodern world, Taylor argues, is a world of surfaces, and the postmodern condition is one of profound superficiality. For many cultural commentators, postmodernism's inescapable play of surfaces is cause for despair. Taylor, on the other hand, shows that the disappearance of depth in postmodern culture is actually a liberation repleat with creative possibilities. Taylor introduces readers to a popular culture in which detectives--the postmodern heroes of Paul Auster and Dennis Potter--lift surfaces only to find more surfaces, and in which fashion advertising plays transparency against hiding. Taylor looks at the contemporary preoccupation with body piercing and tattooing, and asks whether these practices actually reveal or conceal. Phrenology and skin diseases, the 'religious' architecture of Las Vegas, the limitless spread of computer networks--all are brought within the scope of Taylor's brilliant analysis. Postmodernism, he shows, has given us a new sense of the superficial, one in which the issue is not the absence of meaning but its uncontrollable, ecstatic proliferation. Embodying the very tendencies it analyzes, Hiding is unique. Conceived and developed with well-known designers Michael Rock and Susan Sellars, this work transgresses the boundary that customarily separates graphic design from the story within a text. The product of nearly three decades of reflection and writing, Hiding opens a window on contemporary culture. To follow the remarkable course Taylor charts is to see both our present and past differently and to encounter a future as disorienting as it is alluring. / Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University. His most recent book is After God, also published by the University of Chicago Press." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., University of Chicago Press, 1998, 3<