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|  | Assembly of Women by Robert Mayhew, Aristophanes
The women of Athens concoct a dating scheme: to infiltrate the male-dominated Assembly disguised as men and to vote themselves into power, after which they will overturn the old laws and inaugurate a new society where all are equal and where property - sex, too! - is shared. This new translation by Robert Mayhew of one of playwright Aristophanes` last surviving plays recaptures the spirit, the bawdiness, and the brilliance of this rollicking farce which is at the same time a profound critique of contemporary Greek customs and manners. A full introduction and explanatory notes provide important background material on communistic ideas current in fifth- and fourth-century B.C.E. Greek thought as well as on historical and other details relevant to the text. AUTHOR: Robert Mayhew, Aristophanes
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Rachel Whiteread's Water Tower by Louise Neri, Luc Sante, Molly Nesbitt, Neville Wakefield, Tom Eccles
Rachel Whiteread`s Water Tower began in 1994 with an invitation by New York`s Public Art Fund to visit New York City. After almost four years of planning, on June 7, 1998, the Water Tower was installed on a rooftop at West Broadway and Grand in the heart of SoHo. This book documents in words and pictures all stages of producing this complex, yet simple private sculpture in public space (Jerry Saltz, Village Voice art critic). We experience the early phase by taking a look into Whiteread`s private notebooks, we take part in tracing the site search through New York, we hear about the technical difficulties of producing a translucent glass-like resin tank, and we listen to numerous comments of art aficionados and passers-by from the street. Luc Sante tells us about the nature of water towers, Molly Nesbitt provides us with a social and art-historical perspective on the topic, Neville Wakefield reveals unknown facts on the nature of water and water towers, and Tom Eccles, director of the Public Art Fund, tells us the story of how Whiteread`s Water Tower came to life in detail. This comprehensive volume is a must for every contemporary art library. AUTHOR: Louise Neri, Luc Sante, Molly Nesbitt, Neville Wakefield, Tom Eccles
PUBLISHER: Scalo Verlag
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Radical Graphics/Graphic Radicals by Katherine McCoy, Laurel Harper, Marvin Scott Jarrett
A unique profile of the landmark designers who broke the rules, fractured the grid, and set new standards for the world of graphic arts. Full color. AUTHOR: Katherine McCoy, Laurel Harper, Marvin Scott Jarrett
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Selfish Giant by Dom Mansell, Katrien van der Grient, Lisbeth Zwerger, Oscar Wilde, Susan Saelig Gallagher
Oscar Wilde's tale of a selfish giant who learns the value of generosity, with color illustrations. AUTHOR: Dom Mansell, Katrien van der Grient, Lisbeth Zwerger, Oscar Wilde, Susan Saelig Gallagher
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Little Women by Ann Douglas, Anna Quindlen, Beth Moulton, D. H. Howe, Devra Newberger Speregen
Description not available.Jo, Beth, Meg, Amy and their mother endure the hardships of poverty while the girls' father is away fighting in the Civil War AUTHOR: Ann Douglas, Anna Quindlen, Beth Moulton, D. H. Howe, Devra Newberger Speregen
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Libertine Plays of the Restoration by Gillian Manning
While 17th-century drama in general is known for its portraits of rakish anti-heros, the rakes that appear in the plays collected here are even lewder and more licentious than the garden-variety. THE ROVER, by Behn, MARRAIGE-A-LA-MODE, by Dryden, and Southerne's THE WIVES' EXCUSE are among the works included. AUTHOR: Gillian Manning
PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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