Art and the City

by Academy

With the link between the city and civilization in mind, this text describes the varied views of the metropolis, from the classical Greek city-state to London under Margaret Thatcher, and outlines the virtues and vices of the city compared with those of the surrounding countryside. It presents a contrasting array of contemporary views of the city by artists, architects and writers who, through image and text, offer their own dreams of urbanity in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854902342
• ISBN13: 9781854902344
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.8" x 12.0"