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The Absence of Myths

by Georges Bataille
One of the most provocative and controversial writers of his time, these essays comprise George Bataille's most incisive study of surrealism.
1 post
Aesthetics and Politics

by Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, et al.
The most remarkable aesthetic debates in European cultural history, with an afterword by Fredric Jameson.
1 post
Aisthesis

by Jacques Rancière
Rancière’s magnum opus on the aesthetic
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Alien Zone

Edited by Annette Kuhn
Perhaps because of its popularity, science fiction has long suffered from critical neglect.

Alien Zone II

Edited by Annette Kuhn
New ways of thinking about the science fiction genre.
All Over the Map

by Michael Sorkin
Robert Hughes once described Michael Sorkin as “unique in America––brave, principled, highly informed and fiercely funny.” All Over the Map...
5 posts
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

by Marshall Berman
A kaleidoscopic journey into the experience of modernization.
1 post
Anywhere or Not at All

by Peter Osborne
A new reading of the philosophy of contemporary art by the author of The Politics of Time

An Argentine Passion

Edited by Rosa Bosch, John King, et al.
The first major study of Maria Luisa Bemberg’s work.
Art Has No History!

Edited by John Roberts
Lively essays on the role of intention and agency in understanding art.
The Art-Architecture Complex

by Hal Foster
A leading art theorist analyses the global style in art and architecture
4 posts
Artificial Hells

by Claire Bishop
A searing critique of participatory art by an iconoclastic historian.
5 posts

Atlas of Emotion

by Giuliana Bruno
An award-winning and highly original endeavor to map a cultural history of spatio-visual art.
Brecht and Method

by Fredric Jameson
“Elegant dissection of Brecht’s method, from estrangements to allegory and beyond.”—Modern Drama
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Building the New World

by Valerie Fraser
The progressive architecture of Brasilia, Caracas, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
A Child in Palestine

by Naji al-Ali
The first collection by the leading Palestinian political cartoonist, introduced by the author of Palestine.
2 posts

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