"A winner for anyone fascinated with how these things take shape

of contemporary cultural theorists Fredric Jameson and Mike Davis whose absent center validates its postmodern vision

Illustrated by Gary Baseman

This volume presents for the first time selections from the J

Master Drawings Close-Up SPE25 "A winner for anyone fascinatedJulian Brooks The purpose of this volume is to introduce the reader to the pleasure of looking at master drawings. Through forty five spectacular works of art, each shown in full and with an enlarged detail, the book simulates the experience of looking at a drawing through a magnifying glass: we can see the techniques and materials used and get close to the artist's creativity. They are roughly ordered by date and were chosen for inclusion because, in