Art & Photography Books
Oxford University Press Inc Ornamentalism
Book SynopsisFocusing on the cultural and philosophic conflation between the oriental and the ornamental, Ornamentalism offers an original and sustained theory about Asiatic femininity in western culture. This study pushes our vocabulary about the woman of color past the usual platitudes about objectification and past the critique of Orientalism in order to formulate a fresher and sharper understanding of the representation, circulation, and ontology of Asiatic femininity. This book alters the foundational terms of racialized femininity by allowing us to conceptualize race and gender without being solely beholden to flesh or skin. Tracing a direct link between the making of Asiatic femininity and a technological history of synthetic personhood in the West from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, Ornamentalism demonstrates how the construction of modern personhood in the multiple realms of law, culture, and art has been surprisingly indebted to this very marginal figure and places Asian femininity at the center of an entire epistemology of race. Drawing from and speaking to the multiple fields of feminism, critical race theory, visual culture, performance studies, legal studies, Modernism, Orientalism, Object Studies and New Materialism, Ornamentalism will leave reader with a greater understanding of what it is to exist as a person-thing within the contradictions of American culture.Trade ReviewCheng's scholarship affectivizes theoretical approaches to subjectivity, to objectivity, and to their relation, by showing how...the ornaments ...of modernity are not additions to (adornment on) pre-existing subjects and objects, but instead bring these elements into ontological and phenomenological tangibility. * M. Gail Hamner, Syracuse University *Cheng offers no less than a thorough reworking of the dichotomies that have thus far structured racial thinking--self/other, subject/object, surface, depth, agency/injury. * Los Angeles Review of Books *What Anne Cheng looks to offer in her new monograph Ornamentalism is a heretofore-missing theory of Asiatic femininity ... Ornamentalism offers an alternative vision of agency as not resistance but resilience, of forms of living produced under impossible conditions -- providing, too, a much-needed concretization of post-humanism's rhetorical gestures. * Chalay Chalermkraivuth, Brink *Through a constellation of mesmerizing scenes- from the courtroom to the museum to the sushi bar, from early photographs to cyberfiction film- Anne Anlin Cheng reveals the drama of ornamentalism in Anglo-American culture: the ontological force with which Asiatic femininity resides in an aesthetics of ornamental personhood. Within the dynamics of this drama- conflating the abstract and the corporeal, the figural and the real- personhood and objecthood ineluctably converge. Above all Ornamentalism tracks new and essential questions for the study of racialized gender. * Bill Brown, University of Chicago *A worthy successor to Edward W. Said's Orientalism, Cheng's Ornamentalism contours the breadth of ornamentation's enmeshment with orientalist logics and poses socially pertinent questions regarding the distinctive ways in which Blackness and Asianness are visualized and adorned. * Rachel Lee, University of California, Los Angeles *This bold and astonishingly original book is many things at once. Attending to the ways in which race and beauty troublingly but also pleasurably intertwine, it begins as a study of comparative racialization that shows how the dehumanization of persons transpires differently: some by being reduced to flesh and biology, others, by being turned into artificial shells. A much needed theorization of Asiatic femininity in the Western imagination that thinks without moralizations, Ornamentalism is a brilliant, groundbreaking book that shows how the ideology of race renders subjects excessively visible but also simultaneously hard to see. * Sianne Ngai, University of Chicago *This is a stunning critical-historical unpacking of the figure of the 'Asiatic yellow woman' as a peripheral person/object, exotic/erotic, she/it. This haunted 'theory of being' nudges and advocates a fuller critique adding to #MeToo universalism and the shorthand of 'black and brown' women and fem bodies- opening a more decolonizing internationalist theory of raced, gendered, and sexualized intimacies, differentiation, and power. * John Kuo Wei Tchen, Rutgers University-Newark *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Borders and Embroidery Chapter 2: Gleaming Things Chapter 3: Blue Willow Chapter 4: Edible Pets Chapter 5: Dolls Coda: Chokecherry Credits Notes Index
£44.54
Phaidon Press Ltd JR
Book SynopsisAn inspiration for those trying to create socially engaged art and make a difference in marginalized communities. Smithsonian Magazine The most comprehensive monograph on the enigmatic French artist updated to include brand-new work Filled with stunning photography, this extraordinary monograph charts a range of JR's collaborative projects executed across the globe. Created in close collaboration with the artist, it features chapters on each of JR's major bodies of work fromExpo2Rue, using the street as his canvas to launch his career as an artist, toTheChronicles of Miami, which opened in November 2023. It also includes hiscollaborations with other artists and institutions such as the New York City Ballet, film director Agnès Varda, andTimemagazine. A foreword by Hollywood legend George Lucas, a specially commissioned graphic novel by comic artist Joseph Remnant, an updated survey essay by Nato Thompson, and a short piece by Italian film director Alice Rohrwacher all come together to tell JR's fascinating story.
£27.96
Cambridge University Press Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice
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£102.00
Taschen GmbH James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro. The Fire Next Time
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1963, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called Negro problem. As remarkable for its masterful prose as for its frank and personal account of the black experience in the United States, it is considered one of the most passionate and influential explorations of 1960s race relations, weaving thematic threads of love, faith, and family into a candid assault on the hypocrisy of the land of the free. Now, James Baldwin's rich, raw, and ever relevant prose is reprinted with more than 100 photographs from Steve Schapiro, who traveled the American South with Baldwin for Life magazine. The encounter thrust Schapiro into the thick of the movement, allowing for vital, often iconic, images both of civil rights leadersincluding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Jerome Smith
£11.04
Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Witches of the Craft Oracle Cards
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£17.58
Penguin Random House Group The Art of Dead Space
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£37.49
Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers Rietveld Schroder House
Book SynopsisTruus Schröder. I love you, Rietveld. In 1924, Truus Schröder asked well-known Utrecht furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld to design a new house for her. Never before Rietveld had been asked to design an entire house. Truus Schröder knew exactly what she wanted: simplicity and a space that freed rather than constrained her. It was a match made in heaven. This book highlights the dynamic partnership between Rietveld and Schröder, portraying them as an architect-duo. Schröder''s significant contributions to the design process are illuminated, emphasising her indispensable role in shaping their collaborative vision. It draws its essence from newly unpublished correspondences between Gerrit Rietveld and Truus Schröder, shedding fresh light on her life and legacy.Image Rietveld Schröder House
£55.25
3DTotal Publishing Ltd Sketch with Asia: Manga-inspired Art and
Book SynopsisSketch with Asia is the first major publication from online manga-inspired art phenomenon, Asia Ladowska. Asia blends her talent for hyper-realism with her passion for manga, creating the distinctive artistic style she is well-loved and recognized for. Further to her regular and inspirational #SketchwithAsia challenge on Instagram (where she has over 1 million followers), now explore this beautifully presented 168 page art book to discover an even more detailed exploration of Asia’s processes as she creates her art.From faces and expressions, to hair, hands, and more, learn how she draws both traditionally or digitally, and how she so successfully employs colored markers and pencils to complete her art. The fascinating book also includes a collection of Asia's finished artwork, including exciting pieces created especially for this publication. Presented in an entertaining and easy-to-read way, this book is a unique resource for fans of manga, for fans of Asia herself, and for any aspiring artist sharing their art in a modern world.
£21.59
Lars Müller Publishers The Anatomy of the Architectural Book
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£44.00
Lars Müller Publishers Jasper Morrison A Book of Things
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£25.50
RM Verlag SL Journey to the Center
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£47.50
Hoaki Fashion Patternmaking Techniques For Menswear
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£28.50
JOVIS Verlag Le Corbusier: Unité d’habitation „Typ Berlin“:
Book Synopsis Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation "Typ Berlin"—built 1957–58—is an exceptional testimony to Berlin’s post-war architecture. Although it follows the basic concept of a "vertical village" as envisioned by the architect, the gigantic block, containing 530 apartments, clearly differs from the Marseille original. However, as a result of modifications required by the client, the construction occupies the position of an outsider in Le Corbusier’s oeuvre. Authors from the fields of architecture, urbanism, art history, and cultural studies precisely set out the genesis of the listed building for the first time. In addition, they investigate the development of the "Unité d’habitation" model, the Berlin variant’s unique color concept, and carry out a comparison with the four typologically related buildings in France. In looking at the significance, ingenuity, and creative impact of Le Corbusier’s unique creation in Berlin, the so-called "Corbusierhaus," the publication fills a gap in the literature on post-war modernism and the architect’s body of work.
£26.60
Park Books Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac
Book SynopsisBuildings for People and Plants by WORKac is a thoughtfully curated architectural exploration by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the New York-based design firm's co-founders. The compelling volume, featuring ten of WORKac's most recent projects, such as Kew Gardens Hills Library and Museum Garage, navigates through the interconnected realms of architecture, environment, and social sustainability.The book is structured to present a singular narrative thread by Andraos and Wood that showcases how these projects engage with their specific cultural and environmental contexts to support both people and plants. It includes a critical essay by distinguished architecture critic and writer Nicolai Ouroussoff that contextualises WORKac's practice within the architectural landscape. With a focus on visual presentation, which is a hallmark of Andraos and Wood's approach, it is a critical and visual treat that extends the narrative of their previous monograph, WORKac: We'll Get There When We Cross That Bridge (2017) and showcases their latest explorations in architecture and community-centric design.
£29.75
Stanford University Press Creation and Anarchy: The Work of Art and the
Book SynopsisCreation and the giving of orders are closely entwined in Western culture, where God commands the world into existence and later issues the injunctions known as the Ten Commandments. The arche, or origin, is always also a command, and a beginning is always the first principle that governs and decrees. This is as true for theology, where God not only creates the world but governs and continues to govern through continuous creation, as it is for the philosophical and political tradition according to which beginning and creation, command and will, together form a strategic apparatus without which our society would fall apart. The five essays collected here aim to deactivate this apparatus through a patient archaeological inquiry into the concepts of work, creation, and command. Giorgio Agamben explores every nuance of the arche in search of an an-archic exit strategy. By the book's final chapter, anarchy appears as the secret center of power, brought to light so as to make possible a philosophical thought that might overthrow both the principle and its command.Trade Review"Adam Kotsko's lucid translation has continued his service to the field in making Agamben's texts accessible to a wider readership."—Devin Singh, Reading Religion
£15.29
Square Enix Final Fantasy Vii Poster Collection
Book SynopsisA new poster book featuring art from one of the greatest games of all time.
£20.39
The Crowood Press Ltd Art Nouveau Architecture
Book SynopsisDistinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouveau buildings are unique, audacious and inspirational. Rejecting historic styles, considered inappropriate for an era driven by progress, architects and designers sought a new vocabulary of architectural forms. Their vision was shaped by modern materials and innovative technologies, including iron, glass and ceramics. A truly democratic style, Art Nouveau transformed life on the eve of the twentieth century and still captivates our imaginations today. Beautifully illustrated, this book explains how the new style came into being, its rationale and why it is known by so many different names: French Art Nouveau, German Jugendstil, Viennese Secession, Catalan Modernisme, Italian Liberty and Portuguese Arte Nova. It covers the key architects and designers associated with the style; Victor Horta in Brussels, Hector Guimard in Paris, Antoni Gaudi on Barcelona, Otto Wagner in Vienna, Odon Lechner in Budapest and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow. There are detailed descriptions and stunning photographs of buildings to be found in Brussels, Paris, Nancy, Darmstadt, Vienna, Budapest, Barcelona, Milan, Turin and Aveiro. Finally, it covers the decorative arts, stained glass, tiles and metalwork that make Art Nouveau buildings so distinctive.
£21.60
Prestel Supersonic
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£28.00
Prestel Publishing Velázquez
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£10.44
Rocky Nook Canon EOS R8 Pocket Guide
Book SynopsisRocky Nook s Pocket Guides are handy, ultra-portable, and quick to reference to help you get the shot when you re out and about.
£12.71
Phaidon Press Ltd Look Good Feel Good Play Good
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£52.46
DK The Botanists Sticker Anthology
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£23.39
John Wiley & Sons Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces Advancing
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£27.75
RIBA Publishing Approved Document G Sanitation hot water safety
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£19.00
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Nier: Automata World Guide Volume 2
Book SynopsisDelve into the stunning world of the award-winning action RPG NieR: Automata!
£30.39
Little, Brown Book Group Spring Unfurled
Book SynopsisThe first in four beautiful gift books that take you through the rhythms of the seasons from beloved printmaker and illustrator, Angela Harding.
£11.69
Search Press Ltd The Modern Flower Painter
Book SynopsisLearn to paint stunningly realistic botanical watercolour flowers with award-winning artist Anna Mason. 'A fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while also drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.'My Weekly
£19.46
Princeton University Press Queer Moderns
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£35.70
Taschen GmbH Beatriz Milhazes
Book SynopsisIn her vibrant works, the Brazilian painter Beatriz Milhazes fuses two very different worldviews. Her abstract compositions, which can be seen in a line with modernist masters from Henri Matisse to Bridget Riley, are saturated with the colors and light of her native country. Her paintings are strewn with symbols of everyday life in Brazil, invoking carnival, traditional craftsmanship, and motifs from baroque to pop, all choreographed in an exuberant visual rhythm. The colorful atmosphere has an irresistible exotic allure, but as in the works of Paul Gauguin, we find a broken paradise in which darker, more melancholic tones resonate, both in the promises of tropical life and those of modernist abstraction. In seeking this balance, Milhazes developed a special transfer technique in the late eighties, painting her motifs onto plastic sheets, gluing these to the canvas and letting them dry, and then peeling away the plastic once dry so that the paint remains on the canvas. This method allows the artist to layer surface upon surface and to achieve an iridescence somewhere between radiant aura and shimmering melancholy. Since her breakthrough in the early 1990s, Milhazes has extended the scope of her work to other media, producing screen prints, collages made of chocolate and candy wrappers, sculptures such as giant mobiles made of carnival decorations, site-specific projects that transform building façades into stained glass windows, and experiments with body and rhythm in collaboration with her sister Marcia’s ballet ensemble. This updated edition, which has been expanded to include works made as recently as 2020, explores all of the artist’s creative phases, from her beginnings to the present, with over 300 of her works. The book was created in close collaboration with the artist, in both the selection of images and specially designed pages between chapters. It includes a conversation with editor Hans Werner Holzwarth in which the artist unravels her working methods and talks about the ideas and cultural background behind her work. An art historical essay by David Ebony, a poetic dictionary of Milhazes’s key motifs by Adriano Pedrosa, and a detailed, updated artist biography by Luiza Interlenghi round off this comprehensive work. Also available in an Art Edition with a silkscreen print signed by Beatriz MilhazesTrade Review“Painting is always about something else.” * Beatriz Milhazes *“Rhythm is an expression of culture. The compositions I create lead you to places in history, music you have listened to, memories from your own experiences in life.” * Beatriz Milhazes *
£60.00
Prestel Women Street Photographers
Book SynopsisTraditionally a male-dominated field, street photography is increasingly becoming the domain of women. This fantastic collection of images reflects that shift, showcasing 100 contemporary women street photographers working around the world today, accompanied by personal statements about their work. Variously joyful, unsettling and unexpected, the photographs capture a wide range of extraordinary moments. The volume is curated by Gulnara Samoilova, founder of the Women Street Photographers project: a website, social media platform and annual exhibition. Photographer Melissa Breyer's introductory essay explores how the genre has intersected with gender throughout history, looking at how cultural changes in gender roles have overlapped with technological developments in the camera to allow key historical figures to emerge. Her text is complemented by a foreword by renowned photojournalist Ami Vitale, whose career as a war photographer and, later, global travels with National Geographic have allowed a unique insight into the realities of working as a woman photographer in different countries. In turns intimate and candid, the photographs featured in this book offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse of what happens when women across the world are behind the camera.
£21.24
Nightboat Books Memories That Smell Like Gasoline
Book SynopsisWojnarowicz is a spokesman for the unspeakable. New YorkDavid Wojnarowicz, one of the most provocative artists of his generation, explores memory, violence, and the erotism of public spaceall under the specter of AIDS. Here are David Wojnarowicz's most intimate stories and sketches, from the full spectrum of his life as an artist and AIDS activist. Four sectionsInto the Drift and Sway, Doing Time in a Disposable Body, Spiral, and Memories that Smell like Gasolineare made of images and indictments of a precocious adolescence, and his later adventures in the streets of New York. Combining text and image, tenderness and rage, Wojnarowicz's Memories that Smell like Gasoline is a disavowal of the world that wanted him dead, and a radical insistence on life.
£14.24
Chronicle Books Everything She Touched
Book Synopsis Now in paperback! The definitive biography and inspiring story of American sculptor Ruth Asawa.“A fitting homage to this remarkable woman.” —The Wall Street JournalThis is the story of a woman who wielded imagination and hope in the face of intolerance and who transformed everything she touched into art. In this compelling biography, author Marilyn Chase brings Asawa's story to vivid life. She draws on Asawa's extensive archives and weaves together many voices—family, friends, teachers, and critics—to offer a complex and fascinating portrait of the artist. Born in California in 1926, Ruth Asawa grew from a farmer's daughter to a celebrated sculptor. She survived adolescence in the World War II Japanese American internment camps and attended the groundbreaking art school at Black Mountain College. She then went on to develop her signature hanging-wire sculptures, create iconic urban installations, revolutionize arts education in her adopted hometown of San Francisco, fight through lupus, and defy convention to nurture a multiracial family. This richly visual volume is illustrated with over 70 reproductions of Asawa's art and archival photos of her life, including portraits shot by celebrated photographer Imogen Cunningham. It documents Asawa's transformative touch, most notably the way she turned wire—the material of the internment camp fences—into sculptures. Additions to the paperback: a foreword by Jonathan Laib, director of the David Zwirner Gallery, and an author's note that charts the continued rise of Asawa's star in the art world and beyond. Ruth Asawa forged an unconventional path in everything she did. Her beloved fountains are now San Francisco icons, and her signature hanging-wire sculptures grace the MoMA, de Young, Getty, Whitney, and many more museums and galleries across America. Everything She Touched invites us to step into Asawa's story so “we can admire the magic of her sculpture and beauty as a person.' (Harry S. Parker III, former director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)Perfect for: Artists and art students Fans of contemporary sculpture Anyone interested in Asian American culture and history Feminists, mothers, teachers, and history buffs Readers of art biographies and retrospectives such as Ruth Asawa: Life's Work, The Art of Feminism, and Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art
£18.71
Princeton University Press Michelangelo Gods Architect
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the Marfield Prize (The National Award for Arts Writing), Arts Club of Washington""[Michelangelo, God’s Architect] paints a complex portrait of this tortured and talented Renaissance man and excavates a lesser-known but crucial final chapter of the artist’s approximately 75-year career….[An] extremely readable, engaging book. –Lauren Moya Ford, Hyperallergic""Michelangelo, God’s Architect represents the culmination of a career dedicated almost entirely to this single, engrossing figure. . . . Wallace’s book is a model of deep scholarship brought to life with lively prose through the integration of sixteenth century documents on almost every page. . . . A rollicking good story."---Cammy Brothers, Journal for the Society of Architectural Historians
£15.29
David & Charles How to Draw a River from the Source to the Sea
Book SynopsisA Step-by-Step course for the Nature ArtistThis compact guide to landscape drawing will show you how to capture the elements and detail of Rivers and create great artwork: from the Source to the Sea. structured in a step-by-step course format each section builds confidence understand the importance of detailed analysis build the quality of your artistic output Throughout the seasons - and in all weathers - How to Draw a Riveroffers a unique insight and understanding of the natural world around us and how to capture its beauty in a sketchbook.
£12.74
Edition Reuss Naked Dream Girls 2
Book SynopsisThe collection in this book is a small cross-section of my work showcasing some of my most intimate encounters with true beauty. These models were passionate and eager to show-off their exquisite bodies and their sizzling sensuality, uninhibited and unashamed. The magic of erotic photography is capturing such moments of beauty with one''s camera.
£50.24
Edition Reuss Bottomless Girls
Book SynopsisThe girls in this work are totally bottomless throughout no panties, no thongs, nothing. Their vaginas and gorgeous sculpted bottoms are revealed in all their glory. What could be better? It goes without saying that the explicit appearance of genitals in photography generally suggests a sexual nature, especially in glamour photography. Art nudes are typically more about form and soul than sexuality. Paramonov has found a sweet spot here where his models showcase their alluring nether regions with a sweetness and confidence but without necessarily triggering our sexual impulses, at least not in an obvious way.
£53.59
Portland Press Chihuly and Architecture
Book SynopsisInternationally acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly’s site-specific installations in the form of architectural commissions and exhibitions Forty years of Dale Chihuly’s spectacular site-specific glass installations are captured in this large-format publication examining architectural commissions, temporary art installations, and museum exhibitions around the world. Chihuly’s installations on walls, windows, ceilings, stairways, courtyards, and fountains are closely examined. Chihuly and Architecture explores entire rooms and galleries, glasshouses and castles, and travels from the canals of Venice to the Citadel in the Old City of Jerusalem, providing rare insight into Chihuly’s inspiration and global footprint.
£44.00
Edition Reuss Dressed Undressed 3
Book SynopsisMy wardrobe for the shoots are filled with crochet bikinis, terry cloth one-pieces and vintage ''70''s and ''80''s attire. The clothing is from the era in which I grew up and is the aesthetic that I love. Occasionally seeing pubic hair coming out of a bikini in one of the photos was exciting. Seeing the outline of a plump butt in a well-constructed outfit was also thrilling. Dave Naz.
£50.24
Pie International Co., Ltd. Haruhiko Mikimoto Character Design Archives
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£32.00
UPPERCASE publishing inc Yarn Thread String: Up Close with Fibre: Making
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£27.00
September Publishing North Korea: Like Nowhere Else: Two Years of
Book SynopsisAn extraordinary photographic exploration of North Korea, from a Westerner who lived in Pyongyang and explored the country beyond for nearly two years. What happens when you travel to a place where even basic truths are ambiguous? Where sometimes you can't trust your own eyes or feelings? Where the divide between real and imagined is never clear? For two years, Lindsey Miller lived in North Korea, long regarded as one of the most closed societies on earth. As one of Pyongyang's small community of resident foreigners, Lindsey was granted remarkable freedoms to experience the country without government minders. She had a front row seat as North Korea shot into the headlines during an unprecedented period of military tension with the US and the subsequent historic Singapore Summit. However, it was the connection with individuals and their families, and the day-to-day reality of control and repression, that delivered the real revelations of North Korean life, and which left Lindsey utterly changed from the woman who had nervously disembarked from her plane onto an empty runway just two years before. This is her extraordinary photographic account, a testament to the hidden humanity of North Korea.
£16.99
Triangle Books Yes I Am
Book SynopsisThis publication brings together for the first time a selection of drawings from the Yes I am series begun in 2020 by Soufiane Ababri. Through this gallery of portraits, Ababri weaves a queer community in which he recognizes himself, and which testifies as much to the kinship as to the singularity of each of its members. Some are close friends of the artist, others personalities from the worlds of art, literature, cinema and fashion... James Baldwin, Andy Warhol, Guillaume Dustan, Tom Ford, Jimmy Sommerville, Tarek Lakhrissi, John Waters and many other figures for whom Ababri declares not only his admiration but also his queer closeness. In her essay, art historian and activist Elisabeth Lebovici explores the semantic, historical and political resonances of the bed that serves as Ababri''s studio, and describes his work as bedworks.
£36.21
Thames & Hudson Ltd Marimekko The Art of Printmaking
Book SynopsisThe official 70th anniversary publication by Marimekko, celebrating the classic design collaborations, pattern designs and vibrant textiles from the much-loved Finnish lifestyle design house.Trade Review'Brilliant' - Daily Mail'Laird Borrelli-Persson … stitches together a compelling history of the design house that will appeal both to fans of the brand and anyone interested in modern textiles' - Homes & Interiors'This substantial appraisal will delight fans … an unashamedly joyous homage to the brand that always raises a smile' - World of Interiors'A welcome insight into the label’s crucial contribution to contemporary design. Laird Borrelli-Persson, editor at Vogue.com, stitches together a compelling history of the design house that will appeal both to fans of the brand and anyone interested in modern textiles, showcasing the incredible sourcebook of patterns and designs it has produced' - Homes & Interiors Scotland
£42.50
Tuttle Publishing Hokusai Prints Sticker Book
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£18.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Story of Colour in Textiles
Book SynopsisSusan Kay-Williams is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court. She has a long-term interest in textiles and was introduced to dyeing on a one-day workshop in the 1980s. Susan is constantly in demand as a speaker, especially for NADFAS in the UK, and internationally in the US and Japan. She is a fellow of the RSA.Trade ReviewThe Story of Colour in Textiles is an introduction to a broad, diverse and fascinating subject of how and why people dyed textiles. A fresh review of this topic, this book brings previous scholars' work to light again, alongside new discoveries and research. * Embroidery *A detailed and fascinating history of the dyeing of fabric and yarn, this is a great book for textiles students, history lovers and anybody interested in dyeing processes and history. Its subtitle is Imperial Purple to Denim Blue, which is a fabulously concise and intriguing description of the journey dyeing has taken over the centuries. The book looks at the symbolism of colour through the ages, the many natural dye sources and their origins and the impact of synthetic dyes on the textile industry. * Inside Crochet *The book covers an impressive range of material; The Arnolfini Marriage, the emergence of meanings in colour, The Plictho, selvedge colours and hierarchies of dyers are all clearly discussed... The Story of Colour in Textiles is well-researched and readable. It is engaging...has good colour reproduction, and satisfyingly extensive references at the end of each chapter. A great book for both the casual and the academic reader, it merits being kept for reference. I thoroughly recommend it. -- Lorna Lindfield, Avon Guild * Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers *Aimed equally at textile student and the craft dyer, [The Story of Colour in Textiles] is full of fascinating information for anyone interested in the history of decorative arts . . . For anyone who works with fabric, this is a very interesting read and an ideal way to gain an overview of fabric dyeing and its lengthy history. * Creative Life Magazine *This beautifully presented book with its superb illustrations will be greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all those with an interest in textiles and embroidery. As we follow the history of colour and dyeing from pre-history to the present day it is interwoven with politics, religion, social standing, wealth, trade, fashion and the exciting developments and challenges that came with the arrival of synthetic dyestuffs. It is a fascinating story on a subject that is part of our everyday life. * NADFAS Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter one: Fragments and glimpses - dyes from pre history Chapter two: The Dark Ages - surprising colour Chapter three: New skills, burgeoning trade - the Middle Ages Chapter four: Broadening horizons - the sixteenth century Chapter five: Mystery, art and science - the seventeenth century Chapter six: Analysis, understanding and invention - the eighteenth century Chapter seven: Ryots, rewards and handsome colours - the nineteenth century Chapter eight: A hundred yellows - the twentieth and twenty-first centuries References Photo credits Bibliography Index
£24.69
Die Gestalten Verlag Inspiring Family Homes: Family-friendly Interiors
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£32.00
Rizzoli International Publications Joy in the Little Things Finding Happiness in
Book SynopsisThe beloved fashion and lifestyle illustrator celebrates the best, most important joys of all--the little pleasures--in this guide full of ideas and inspiration for tapping into your own happiness and creativity. This delicious book begins with an invitation to discover joy every day, just as Kerrie Hess does. Her fabulously creative life has turned her into one of the most eagerly-watched influencers on Instagram. Kerrie's secret is that she's discovered the little things that make her heart sing, and now she wants to help you do the same. From the very first sparkling words to the charming illustrations of macarons, peonies, teacups, and jewelry to the images of strong, chic women who grace its pages, this book is a love letter and guide to what makes us truly happy. Weaving through pleasures, including relaxation, creative pursuits, time with family and friends--in person or virtually--as well as fashion, beauty, home, and travel, Kerrie
£23.76
Chartwell Books Oddities Curiosities Sticker Color Activity
Book Synopsis Immerse yourself in the curious and macabre with this treasure trove of ephemera—with 200+ stickers, 50+ activity and coloring pages, and instructions for tarot reading, phrenology, and more. If you’ve ever felt like the odd one out, this book is for you. Oddities & Curiosities Sticker, Color & Activity Book offers you a chance to celebrate your uniqueness with a journey through all things weird and wonderful.People on the periphery are often creative, and it’s this creativity that leads them into art, jewelry making, poetry, even taxidermy—anything that can make use of a mind filled with curiosity, empathy, and a unique outlook on life. A pursuit of oddities and curiosities often overlaps with an interest in the more macabre and weird elements that surround us. With this activity book, you, too, can partake in these curious and leisurely pastimes.Relax, explore your creativity, and add fun to your free time with:<
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