Now revised and expanded, this essential survey presents the work of eighty of the most important artist-photographers in the world. The book is divided into seven sections—Portrait, Landscape, Narrative, Object, Fashion, Document, and City—that explore the diverse subjects, styles, and methods of the leading practitioners. Introductions to each section outline the genres and c...(展开全部)

In the previous century, photography helped shape art; in the current one, it has begun to dominate it. Not only are major international museums and galleries mounting blockbuster exhibitions, but art photographers are also being celebrated as contemporary masters and their work commands unprecedented prices. This indispensable survey presents the work of 76 of the most importa...(展开全部)

'An important work on an involved subject,, illustrated with more than 250 telling black-and-white pictures and written with admirable thoroughness and clarity... Now at last we have a full,, standard work... a mine of scholarly and stimulating information which has been needed for a long time' - The Times Literary Supplement

Contemporary art photography is paradoxical. Anyone can look at it and form an opinion about what they see, yet it represents critical positions that only a small minority of well-informed viewers can usually access. Why Art Photography? provides a lively, accessible introduction to the ideas behind today's striking photographic images. Exploring key issues such as ambiguity, o...(展开全部)

Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic medium Appeals to people interested in artist's use of photography and in contemporary art Tracks the efflorescence of photography as one of the most important mediums for contempor...(展开全部)

Contemporary art, continued Unless you regularly trawl the Chelsea galleries, hang out at the Tate Modern, peruse the Pompidou, attend every Biennale, and religiously read Artforum, you could probably use a primer on the art scene in the world today. Fortunately we've created our second Art Now volume to keep art fans abreast of the latest trends and hottest names. Featuring ov...(展开全部)

"Photography: Foundations for Art and Design" is the perfect introductory guide for those of you learning the basics of photography. Offering a clear and well-illustrated structured approach to the tools and techniques, it will also guide you through the important aspects of photography as a means of self-expression and communication. The main focus is setting a comprehensive l...(展开全部)

From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the wall. Michael Fried argues that this immediately compelled photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship between the photograph and the viewer standing before it that until then had been the province only of painting. Fried further demonstrates that certain philo...(展开全部)

作者：H. H. 阿纳森（H. H. Arnason，1909—1986年），美国杰出的艺术史家、教育家兼博物馆管理者，曾长年担任纽约所罗门·古根海姆博物馆艺术管理部的副主席。他曾执教于美国西北大学、芝加哥大学及夏威夷大学。1947—1961年，阿纳森担任明尼苏达大学艺术系教授兼系主任。获得过法兰西文学与艺术骑士勋章、挪威圣奥拉弗骑士头衔、冰岛白隼勋章。 第六版修订者：伊丽莎白·C. 曼斯菲尔德（Elizabeth C. Mansfield，1965— ），现为宾州州立大学艺术史系主任、教授。作为一位专攻现代欧洲艺术和艺术史学的学者，她出版了众多的著作和文章。在2008—2009年任美国国家人文中心研究员期间，她的论著《无以描绘的美丽：宙克西斯、神话及摹仿》（Too Beautiful to Picture: Zeuxis, Myth and Mim...(展开全部)

Five yeras after the first edition of Digital Nature Photography published, the team is ready to revise and revamp this best-selling book to help photographers, whether they are new to the practice or seasonsed professionals looking for inspiration and the latest updates from the field, master the craft of photographing nature and the outdoors.