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The power of art : a human history of art: from Babylon to New York City / Caroline Campbell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781639365494
  • 1639365494
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Babylon: Resilience -- Jerusalem: Faith -- Rome: Self-belief -- Baghdad: Innovation -- Kyoto: Identity -- Beijing: Resolve -- Florence: Competition -- Benin: Community -- Amsterdam: Tolerance -- Delhi: Envy -- London: Avarice -- Vienna: Freedom -- New York: Rebellion -- Brasília: Love -- Pyongyang: Control -- Conclusion
Summary: Unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art, the eminent curator, taking us from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, explains art's power to illuminate our lives and reveals how great art resonates powerfully by transcending the boundaries of time.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction New 709 C187 Available 33111011110950
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 709 C187 Available 33111011235419
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An epic work of art history that will transform our understanding of the world by unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art.

Taking readers from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, the eminent curator Caroline Campbell explains art's power to illuminate our lives--and inspires us to benefit from its transformative and regenerative power.

Unlike the majority of contemporary art history, this book is about much more than the cult of artists' personalities. Instead, each chapter is structured around a city at a particularly vibrant moment in its history, describing what propelled its creativity and innovation.

The emotions and societies she evokes are highly recognizable, revealing how great art resonates powerfully by transcending the boundaries of time.

Errata sheet includes QR code or URL link to view color plates: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7kyafgnpry6gvsedslbb9/The-Power-of-Art_INSERTS-COMBINED.pdf?rlkey=0wa24rkhn1orkt1zrroz6j4p2&dl=0

Unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art, the eminent curator, taking us from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, explains art's power to illuminate our lives and reveals how great art resonates powerfully by transcending the boundaries of time.

Introduction -- Babylon: Resilience -- Jerusalem: Faith -- Rome: Self-belief -- Baghdad: Innovation -- Kyoto: Identity -- Beijing: Resolve -- Florence: Competition -- Benin: Community -- Amsterdam: Tolerance -- Delhi: Envy -- London: Avarice -- Vienna: Freedom -- New York: Rebellion -- Brasília: Love -- Pyongyang: Control -- Conclusion

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-484) and index.

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