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A broad illustrated survey for readers who want to connect individual artworks with the bigger picture. Follow movements, contexts and ideas across the history of art.
Readers exploring art history, with an interest in images, ideas and artistic practice.
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Publisher edition ISBN: 9780500031186
“The perfect present for someone preparing for an art-history course at university. It’s a bargain, …”
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A short book that asks you to look again. Berger considers how images, reproduction and context shape what we see, making it an inviting starting point for a curious art bookshelf.
Take a closer look ↗James Payne takes familiar masterpieces out of the museum hush and into lively conversation. A welcoming place to start asking what makes a work of art matter.
Take a closer look ↗Explore Aboriginal art through Wally Caruana’s account of its forms and cultural contexts. A starting point for looking beyond a narrow Western art-history bookshelf.
Take a closer look ↗A wider frame for Australian art history, bringing a long Indigenous artistic heritage into view. Read it when you want to rethink where a national art story begins.
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