Art & Photography Books
Notting Hill Editions Fashion: A Manifesto
Book SynopsisOn the one hand clothes can supposedly help you out with embodied life by concealing the bits you feel ashamed of and accentuating the bits you're proud of. However, fashion isn't really about clothes in any practical sense, but rather the endless replacement of clothes by other clothes, and especially the vilification of certain styles and the extreme elevation of others. Like gambling, fashion is a system that keeps us captivated by treating us badly, trapping us in a cycle of promises and dashed hopes by suggesting that new clothes will help us to like ourselves more. And while it's easy to dismiss fashion as elitist and wasteful, isn't it also fascinating, exciting and perhaps sometimes even radical - not to mention surprisingly egalitarian? Rather than insisting we give up on the pleasures that clothes have to offer, this brilliant new book by psychoanalyst and writer Anouchka Grose puts forward a post-fashion logic that rejects the parade of manufactured novelties in favour of more idiosyncratic forms of sartorial imitation. Taking us on a journey from the court of Louis XIV to TikTok's avant apocalypse, Fashion: A Manifesto scrutinises fashion from a number of angles: historically, psychologically, politically, environmentally, even linguistically, to open up questions about the ways in which it works both for and against us and looks forward to a future where our clothes treat us - not to mention the planet - a great deal more kindly.Trade Review“Grose’s wry tone makes her manifesto a joy, but this small book (enticingly produced, with pink cloth covers) has a serious intent. In light of fashion’s egregious role in the climate emergency, Grose wants to change our approach—to revise it—so that we may retain our abiding joy in clothes without further destroying the planet.” —Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine
£15.19
Unicorn Publishing Group Beyond East and West: Memoirs, Portraits and
Book SynopsisBernard Leach (1887-1979) was as renowned in Japan and the East as in Europe and America, both as an artist-craftsman and as a thinker. His interpretation of the traditions of the Orient in the making of pots - and in evolving a philosophy of life - was a lodestar for many potters in the West. Beyond East and West, first published in 1978, is more than an autobiography. Full of sharply- etched and amusing recollections, it contains much of Leach’s deeper thought and a great deal too about the practical application of his ideas. Its recurrent theme is the meeting of East and West at all levels - artistic, cultural, social, political.
£28.00
Unicorn Publishing Group London the Metamorphosis
Book SynopsisAs London evolves into a Babylonian-style city of lofty towers, the artist Anna Keen has been inspired to paint this London Metamorphosis. While each new edifice heads to the heavens, the exposed entrails of these vast construction sites strangely resemble ruins. Her large canvases are enriched with details stemming from patient observation and on-the-spot sketches, and from voyages around the city made by helicopter, boat, road and on foot. Like the eighteenth-century artist J.M Gandy, who simultaneously painted London in ruins and in construction, Anna Keen takes us just beneath the surface of the metropolis, to where the emotional landscape lurks and to where the soul of London is heading. London-based art historian Edward Lucie-Smith has followed Anna Keen's painting since 1995 in Rome.
£18.75
Korero Press The Goblin Den
£40.00
Omnibus Press King's Road: The Rise and Fall of the Hippest
Book SynopsisThe King's Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one, but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new 'swinging' London, encompassing music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion and much more. It remained at the forefront of developing trends throughout the following decade until it became the breeding-ground for UK punk rock, helping inspire youthful rebellion the world over. In short, it was the place to be. In the time between the formation of the Rolling Stones and the demise of the Sex Pistols, the King's Road had the attention of the world. Just how this came to be is a classic rise-and-fall story of satisfaction and sedition, featuring some of the most famous people of the late twentieth century and many of the pivotal moments of the fifties, sixties and seventies. This revised and expanded edition of King's Road covers the cultural history of the King's Road, tracking many key figures who lived or spent time there, from Henry VIII to David Bowie, Margaret Thatcher to Vivienne Westwood, Karl Marx to The Beatles, and Mozart to Mary Quant.Trade Review'In Max Décharné's thoroughly researched and entertaining book, the ghosts of London’s past collide almost on every page.' Louder Than War; 'Razor-sharp history of London's coolest rock route. A towering feat... the threads linking the cultural hotspots and characters are so skilfully woven. Essential for swingers and squares alike.' 8* Classic Rock; 'As a trawl through the glitz and glamour of the King's Road, this is heard to beat. Décharné's research, which takes in everything from political weeklies to underground pop magazines, is impressive and unimpeachable, and he whisks the reader along in brisk and witty prose.' --Sunday Times; '[A] highly enjoyable book... Max Décharné uses the long spine of the road, and the ribs of the adjoining streets, as a skeleton which he fleshes out with the artistic, musical and sartorial developments flourishing in these few squares of the London A-Z.' --Independent; 'Exhilarating, informative, chatty and hip... Décharné 's frantic, fact-packed book superbly captures all the buzz and lunatic frivolity of a street that has consistently been at the cutting edge of all that is new in theatre, fashion and film'. --Daily Mail
£21.25
Scribe Publications TwentyTwo Impressions
Book SynopsisA poetic new essay collection in which the symbols of the tarot brush up against life in a changing world. The Tarot de Marseille is a 16th-century set of playing cards, the deck on which the occult use of tarot was originally based. When Jessica Friedmann bought her first pack, the unfamiliar images sparked a deep immersion in the art, symbols, myths, and misrepresentations of Renaissance-era tarot. Over the years that followed, and as tarot became a part of her daily rhythm, Friedmann's life was touched by floods and by drought, by devastating fires and a pandemic, creating an environment in which the only constant was change. Twenty-Two Impressions: notes from the Major Arcana uses the Tarot de Marseille as a touchstone, blending historical research, art history, and critical insights with personal reflections. In these essays, Friedmann demonstrates how the cards of the Major Arcana can be used as a lens through which to examine the unexpectedness and subtle beauty of 21st-
£11.69
Eyewear Publishing Drawn to Beauty The Life and Art of Vince Colletta
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£39.89
Rough Trade Books Salena Godden - Pessimism is for Lightweights
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£16.29
Little Toller Books King of Dust
Book SynopsisKing of Dust is a craftsman's personal journey through the landscapes of ancient sculpture which first inspired him to pick up tools. This journey through the Romanesque celebrates the lives of medieval carvers and contemporary stonemasons, interwoven with Alex's own life as he becomes a stonemason.
£10.80
Counter-Print Food & Drink Logos
Book SynopsisA compilation of food & drink logos, trademarks and symbols from around the world formed of elements such as fish, water, boats, lighthouses, seabirds, anchors and mermaids.
£9.50
Watkins Media Limited Sick Houses
Book SynopsisExplores the architecture of haunted houses, uncanny domestic spaces, and how the horror genre subverts and corrupts the sanctity of home. The history of horror begins with a house. From Otranto to Amityville, the haunted house story endures because it perverts what is equally the most universal and the most personal of realms: the home. Our home is an extension of our self, a manifestation of our identity, and a repository of our memories. It is a micro-universe of our own creation that we control. It is also where we are the most vulnerable because we are supposed to be the most safe. Whether it is a decrepit Victorian mansion, a modernist luxury high-rise, a little cottage in the woods, or a starter house in the suburbs, Sick Houses explores how the horror genre in film, television, and literature uses architecture and the ideology of the home against us. It looks at the mythology of the American Dream and how the lure of homeownership becomes a trap. It celebrates the witch house, the power of the crone, and the fear of aging women who live alone. It explores how concrete utopias became ready-made mise en scene for urban terror. From the betrayal of sentient shape-shifting houses to shadow-self dollhouse doppelgangers, Sick Houses examines how the horror genre subverts and corrupts that which is the most sacrosanct.
£12.71
Eiderdown Books Tirzah Garwood
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£10.44
Dewi Lewis Publishing Kehillah
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£27.00
Unicorn Publishing Group The Ends of Art Studies
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£21.25
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Relative Ties
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£19.00
Rizzoli International Publications Clayful
Book SynopsisA tiny book that showcases some of the world's tiniest ceramics. Often no taller than a few centimetres, miniature ceramics are much smaller than the hands that craft them. Perfectly formed, these minuscule pottery pieces can only hold a small sprig of tiny flowers at most, but they contain all the talent of larger works. Clayful showcases 32 international ceramicists whose miniature vessels invite you to lean in and marvel. With precise craftsmanship, these artists transform clay into joyful interpretations of classic forms and techniques, shrunk down to fit in the palm of your hand.
£13.50
Nooobooks Doodle 2 Intent: Book 2
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£16.46
Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers Limited Strata: a desert dwelling
Book SynopsisSTRATA celebrates modernist design in multiple ways. Its vast use of glass blurs the inside with the outside. Its deep overhanging eaves intersecting with each other at various angles recalls the best work of Wright. Its expansive glass calls to mind Neutra’s work and his insistence on architectural transparency. The house’s imaginative interiors bespeak comfort and solace needed for days spent in the unforgiving Arizona sun. Its construction required extensive work on the site before the first slab was poured, a testament to the talent of the construction team. Whenever and wherever possible, native stone and wood were used to give the house a sense of authenticity. The sliding glass doors located at multiple points allow the owners to have delightful dinner parties just as the sun is setting and the dry air is cooling – neither indoors nor outdoors, but a vivid combination of the two.
£56.25
Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers Limited Peter Braithwaite Studio
Book Synopsis The first monograph by an innovative young Canadian architecture and construction firm Presents original, stunning responses to the regional vernacular of the Canadian Atlantic Lavishly documented with architectural diagrams, models and images by Canada's leading architectural photographer Features 20 projects in various stages of completion from across the Canadian landscape Includes several introductory texts and essays by leading architectural critics
£40.00
Trope Publishing Co. London After Dark
Book SynopsisLondon in Transit captures commuters in motion, humanizing the daily grind of moving between work and home. As Bal Bhatla – better known online as Mr. Whisper – photographed his fellow Londoners, he fell in love with all the stories around him in the Underground, on buses, on foot. His photos are full of atmosphere, empathy, even nostalgia; London in Transit highlights this talented photographer’s mood-setting aesthetic, with a style all its own.
£27.54
McSweeney's Captioning the Archives: (Of the Diaspora - North
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£28.50
Tra Publishing A Hole in the Whole
£20.00
Oscar Riera Ojeda Oz Residence
Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of a masterpiece of contemporary architecture.
£32.00
Flammarion Marie Antoinettes Garden
Book SynopsisÉlisabeth de Feydeau, a fragrance specialist, advises luxury brands including Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, and Guerlain. She wrote The Story of Perfume: A Lavishly Illustrated Guide and A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer. Alain Baraton, head gardener of the park at Versailles since 1982, is a best-selling author and host of gardening programs on French radio and television.
£17.00
Lannoo Publishers This is Brussels
Book SynopsisDiscover the most beautiful views of Brussels that will captivate residents of the Belgian capital and tourists alike. With 12 itineraries to (re)discover the essence of each district. Text in English, French and Dutch.
£27.00
Taschen GmbH Niki de Saint Phalle
£13.50
Hatje Cantz Skin in the Game: Conversations on Risk and
Book SynopsisNo Going Back Skin in the Game follows on from the acclaimed fieldwork diary, The Metabolic Museum. In this new book written in a conversational style, Clémentine Deliss expands on how artists today understand the creativity to be found in historical research collections. Questions are raised on how to work with contentious collections, the law from the perspective of Indigenous artists, and the concept of the “prototype” that defines an artist’s career. Deliss speaks with leading women artists—Ruth Buchanan, Otobong Nkanga, Collier Schorr, Rosemarie Trockel, Joëlle Tuerlincx, and Andrea Zittel—, about their moment of “skin in the game,” when they knew there was no going back, and that art practice would become their Hades and paradise in one. What was the prototype that defined their practice and that like a revenant returns over the course of an artist’s lifetime?
£20.40
Hirmer Verlag Wall of Death: Motodrom: The Oldest Travelling
Book SynopsisRiding on the edge. The daredevil life of the Wall of Death drivers in the motordrome. Donald Ganslmeier and his colleagues on the Wall of Death of the motordrome are amongst the last of their kind. Their art is threatened with extinction. The photographer Florian Holzherr has created a powerful memorial to the action-packed life around the boards that signify the world. His black-and-white photos of the daredevil motorcyclists and the accompanying texts show the myth of the Wall of Death in a fascinating new way. For several years the Munich photographer Florian Holzherr accompanied the steep-wall motorcyclists around Donald Ganslmeier with his analogue camera while setting up the Wall of Death and riding and then dismantling it again, and then in their lives on the road. The result is images which show the story of an artistry that is threatened with extinction. In impressive, unfiltered black-and-white pictorial language accompanied by powerful texts, the volume enables the reader to learn of the fascination and passion, and also of the risk, as it provides an insight into the lives of the artists beyond the show.
£51.75
Hirmer Verlag Canova La Riconoscenza
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£33.60
Hirmer Body of Power
Book SynopsisStephan Koja was the Director of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and the sculpture collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and since 2023 is the Director of LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, VaduzVienna.
£36.00
Prestel Publishing Picasso
Book SynopsisFifty years after Picasso’s death, this magnificent collection of drawings offers a career-spanning tour of the artist’s brilliant and dynamic use of line and a window into the heart and soul of the most prolific aspect of his œuvre.From his early studies to his final works, drawing was, for Picasso, an ever-renewing exploration of the powers of the line. Comprising over three hundred reproductions from his massive oeuvre, this collection features both well-received and rarely seen works, as well as images from his extraordinary notebooks. It features fifty penetrating essays that examine the themes, symbols and techniques that echo throughout Picasso’s career— from monsters, crucifixions, and self-portraits to crayon, cross- hatching, and ink. It includes book illustrations and plans for sculptures; color and figure studies; collage and journal entries. Stunning full-color reproductions allow readers to appreciate the enormous inventiveness
£36.00
Prestel Chris Levine
£32.00
Prestel Iconic Hotels of the World
£999.99
Prestel Impressionism: Masters of Art
Book SynopsisArguably the most important movement in the history of modern art, Impressionism changed the way audiences perceived painting. This elegant and portable book overflows with images and information about the movement’s leading figures, tracing its development as different artists took up the challenge of redefining light and space in two dimensions, revealing the role of recent scientific discoveries, the changing landscape of Paris, and how audiences reacted to this seismic shift. The work of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Caillebotte, Degas, Morisot, Seurat and others are given special attention, with generous, full-page illustrations of their masterpieces. Chronologically arranged, the book provides important biographical detail on the aritsts and describes historic events in the context of the latest scholarship. It also includes suggestions for further reading.
£9.49
Prestel NYC Storefronts
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£16.19
Prestel Turner
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£10.44
Prestel VINYL NYC
£28.00
Prestel Mark Cohen
£32.00
Taschen GmbH Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987
Book SynopsisAndy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons, the famous, the obscure, the scenic, the fashionable, and himself. Created in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, this book features hundreds of these instant photos. Portraits of celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Nicholson, Yves Saint Laurent, Pelé, Debbie Harry are included alongside images of Warhol’s entourage and high life, landscapes, and still lifes from Cabbage Patch dolls to the iconic soup cans. Often raw and impromptu, the Polaroids document Warhol’s era like Instagram captures our own, offering a unique record of the life, world, and vision behind the Pop Art maestro and modernist giant. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.Trade Review“Bursting at the seams with hundreds of Warhol’s ethereal polaroids.” * huffpost.com *“A remarkable document that recounts the wide scope of people who intersected with Warhol.” * artnet.com *“The glam Grace Jones cover is a purchase incentive on its own.” * Evening Standard *“Free from likes, filters and double taps, a look into Warhol’s Polaroid series takes us beyond the screens of Instagram and into his very own visual diary.” * CNN Style *
£38.00
Taschen GmbH Surfing. 1778–Today
Book SynopsisThis tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy. The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today. Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world’s top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on fashion, film, art, and music. An unrivaled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared, “There has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again.”Trade Review“In this crowded world, the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, and be alone with the surf and his thoughts.” * John Severson *“The undisputed bible of surf culture.” * Vogue *“Visual historian Jim Heimann brings his keen eye to the waves, culture, sport, and style of surfing in this gorgeous book.” * The Los Angeles Times *“It’s all here – the clothes, the boards, the music, the contests, the rivalries, the surfer dudes...” * Tatler *
£57.00
Taschen GmbH The Little Book of Tom. Cops & Robbers
Book SynopsisTom’s taste for police officers and felons—and for sexual tension between the two—developed late in his career. “I’ve never been to prison,” he told a class at the California Institute of the Arts in 1985, “but I hear it’s a closed world where there are different roles and people behave different from when they walk free. It fascinates me. It is another subject I come back to again and again.” By which he meant fantasized about again and again, since only those subjects that aroused him sexually made it into his art. The uniforms of the California Highway Patrol motorcyclists were his favorite: tan and tight, with high boots and soft black leather gauntlet gloves. He created his own uniform variants as well, a cross between military and civilian police gear, and invented suitably butch criminals for his cops to apprehend, though once apprehended the power struggle could go either way. Tom was determined to show top and bottom as equally masculine roles, and his cops were as likely to end up happily speared by criminal cock as delivering corrective coitus. Though criticized by some for what appeared to be a glorification of power, Tom was always quick to remind that the world he created was a fantasy world, where anything was possible, and everything was consensual—even in prison. The Little Book of Tom: Cops & Robbers explores Tom’s fascination with criminal justice through a mixture of multi-panel comics and single-panel drawings and paintings, all in a compact and affordable 192 pages. Historic film stills and posters, personal photos of Tom, sketches, and Tom’s own reference photos make this far more than another Tom’s Comics re-tread.
£14.25
Taschen GmbH Modern Tree Houses
£37.50
Taschen GmbH The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.
Book SynopsisA full, faithful reproduction of the German 16th-century manuscript of supernatural phenomena, and one of the most spectacular discoveries in Renaissance art. Blending Bible stories, folklore, and apocalyptic visions in rich, luminous detail, this is a mesmerizing document of religious belief, mystery, foreboding, and visual imagination.
£22.50
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Damn Son Where Did You Find This?: A Book About
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£28.50
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Selected Works: The Collector's Edition
Book Synopsis"This elegant approach to his chosen medium is evident in an alluring new book from German luxury publisher teNeues, Vincent Peters: Selected Works" – Jared Paul Stern, Maxim "With his signature black-and-white photography and exquisite lighting, his portraits look like snapshots from classic movies." – Square Mile Vincent Peters’ photographs have left the fast-moving trends of fashion photography behind and become timeless works of art. Born in Bremen in 1969, Peters has been one of the most sought-after fashion and portrait photographers for over 25 years. With his signature black-and-white photography and exquisite lighting, his portraits look like snapshots from classic movies. Supermodels, stars, and legends have all stood before his camera — from Penélope Cruz and Rosamund Pike to Mickey Rourke and Matt Dillon. This new Collector’s Edition with luxurious linen finish expands on Peters’ bestselling book with 30 new images, all personally selected by Peters. A collection of astonishing portraits, in which the intimate urgency of the moment creates a timeless image. Trade Review"This elegant approach to his chosen medium is evident in an alluring new book from German luxury publisher teNeues, Vincent Peters: Selected Works" - Jared Paul Stern, Maxim"With his signature black-and-white photography and exquisite lighting, his portraits look like snapshots from classic movies." - Square Mile"This luxury collection features 200 fashion and fine art black & white portraits, each one personally selected by Peters from his stellar catalogue." - Kingsley Singleton, Black & White Photography"Selected Works: The Collector's Edition has been published by teNeues, showcasing his signature style (black and white, beautifully lit) across 190 examples, each one personally selected for publishing by Peters." - Air (A Magazine with Altitude)"Vincent Peters is one of the world's leading photographers of German descent who has been featured in many leading fashion magazines in many countries." - Pop Kampol, GQ Thailand"Eternal. Enduring. Quintessentially Vincent Peters. This edition includes 30 new images." - Indulge Magazine
£44.96
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Lilies
Book SynopsisA brand-new addition to the Floramour series is Floramour: Lilies. In this outstanding book of photographs, the author Till Hägele presents the varied beauty of this ornamental flower in an unprecedented way. For centuries, the lily has been cultivated in the most diverse cultures. Today, therefore, it appears in an almost unsurpassed splendour of colour and diversity of species. Throughout cultural history, the wonderful lily has not only exerted an optical fascination on people; since time immemorial it has also been an integral part of festivals and religious customs as a floral symbol. In ancient Greece, for example, it was the flower of Hera, the companion of the goddess of the gods, and in Hinduism it also occupies a central place in the world of the gods. In Christianity it stands for the purity and virginity of Mary and is a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. This beautifully designed coffee-table book Floramour: Lilies contains unique photographs as well as sketches and copious background knowledge about this aesthetic beauty of nature. Floramour: Lilies is a special gift for all flower lovers. Anyone who has always wanted to know everything about their favourite flower is well placed with this comprehensive book from the Floramour series. Whether as personal inspiration or simply for your own enjoyment, anyone who loves lilies simply must own this coffee-table book. Text in English and German.
£23.96
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Creation
Book SynopsisCreation is an impressive testament to the beauty and uniqueness of our planet and its inhabitants. Young photographic artist Harry Skeggs passionately dedicates himself to documenting the diversity of life on Earth. This visually stunning book, featuring over 100 photographs, movingly showcases the biodiversity of our planet.Skeggs aims to raise urgent awareness about the necessity of conservation and preserving the natural habitats of animals through his images. And he accomplishes this masterfully. In a time of increasing extinction of numerous species, Harry, through his creative work, provides an especially emotional connection to this issue.As one flips through the pages of this extraordinary book, the viewer is inevitably filled with profound respect for the power of nature, life, and its simultaneous vulnerability. That''s why, it bears the title Creation.The high-calibre photographs directly reflect th
£39.96
Die Gestalten Verlag Archdaily's Guide to Good Architecture: The Now
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£36.00
