Ideal for students, specialists and anyone interested in the painting, sculpture and photography of the period, this text on 19th century art in Europe and America has been substantially updated and enlarged.

How does the stuff we see in art galleries or the middle of roundabouts come to be made and valued? Drawing on his life as an artist, Grayson Perry sets off to explore the boundaries and tensions at the heart of modern art, with many visual aids along the way. From the slippery subject of quality to the problem of rebelling in a world that thrives on rebellion to the tricky question of what can or can't be a work of art, 'Playing to the Gallery' hopes...

'Learning to Look at Modern Art' is richly illustrated with colour and black and white images by the artists, designers and architects discussed, ranging from Picasso and Matisse to Le Corbusier, Andy Warhol and Rachel Whiteread.

New Art includes work by more than 100 artists from around the globe. Most but not all of the artists are under the age of 50, and all of the works were made since 1990. Painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, installation and video are featured.

This text covers the key movements of modern art from the Impressionists, Expressionists and Surrealists through to contemporary artists such as David Hockney, Damien Hirst and Gilbert and George.

This series of books looks at the work of famous artists around the world throughout the 20th century. Each title covers the lives and works of artists from a certain decade, and discusses their influences and the art movements of the time.

A comprehensive look at emerging artists from one of the most exciting mediums in the fine art world today, that profiles some of the most daring and innovative examples of textiles in fine art.

David Blayney Brown takes a thematic approach to this period, relating it to the concurrent, more stylistic movements of Neoclassicism and Gothic Revival, and discussing its relationship with politics.

Focusing on the uses and abuses of art as propaganda in the 20th century, this volume starts by setting the scene with precedents from the past, before dealing with protest art of recent years - Vietnam war, feminism, AIDS and sexuality.

'Destination Art' serves as a guide to land and environmental works, sculpture parks and site-specific installations worldwide. Along with photographs, this book features 50 key destinations in substantial detail, and a further 150 sites giving concise descriptions.