Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books
Ediciones El Viso Spanish Masters in British Collections
Book SynopsisArtists of The Spanish Golden Age such as Murillo, Zurbaran and Velazquez were the key to instigating a truly passionate appreciation of Spanish art among the great collectors at the end of the Modern Age, as well as the public institutions or other institutions that sprang from private initiative after the Industrial Revolution. There are notable sets of works created by Spanish artists in the United Kingdom, from the Osonas to Joan Miro, such as the ones conserved in Apsley House, Pollok House and the Dulwich Picture Gallery. The collections owned by public institutions also include a significant number of masterpieces of Spanish art, including the National Gallery of London and the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. Other public and private collections, such as the Wallace Collection, the Duke of Stafford Collection, the Fitzwilliam Museum and Bowes Museum, also contain masterpieces.
£33.75
Silvana Andrea Pichl
Book SynopsisAndrea Pichl focuses on norms and standards in everyday architecture, working with the societal ideas reflected in these guidelines. In her exhibition Wertewirtschaft / Values of Economy, she examines the exchange of money and goods between East and West Germany during the German division and afterwards.Pichl removes items and spaces from their original context and scrutinises them: Which image of humanity and notion of social coexistence imbue them? How do invisible structures such as state power, flows of capital and historical upheaval manifest themselves? Where does the public sphere end and the private one begin? When does a utopian vision turn into dystopian reality?This is the ninth edition of a series of publications accompanying solo exhibitions of contemporary artists at Hamburger Bahnhof Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart. It comprises a curatorial essay by Sven Beckstette, an interview with the artist, and a contribution by Peter Richter that situates Andrea Pichl's work within a larger context.Text in English and German.
£14.12
Silvana Armando Testa
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£33.25
Skira Told - Untold - Retold: 23 Stories of Journeys
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£36.00
Skira The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting
Book SynopsisAn exquisite volume devoted to a distinguished collection of masterpieces from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection. This full-colour catalogue accompanies an international tour that features 70 twentieth-century paintings and sculptures from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection, including masterpieces by Salvador Dalí, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and many others. Rich in illustrations the volume emphasizes the remarkable vitality, salience, and subversiveness of the twentieth-century’s best art. Insightful essays by leading scholars of twentieth-century art are illustrated with archival imagery and superb works from other areas of the Albright-Knox collection.
£21.60
Skira Glasstress New York: New Art from the Venice
Book SynopsisAn original and entertaining catalogue for a travelling exhibition that has already been much talked about. The expressive power of glass emerges from the pages of the Glasstrees catalogue, which travelled from the Venice Biennale to the Museum of Art and Design of New York in February 2012. The excellent colour photographs illustrate the glass sculptures and installations by internationally-acclaimed artists and designers, some of the most important on the international scene, who for the occasion tackled one of the arts to have made Venice famous throughout the world. This catalogue will become a “must” for collectors, designers, students and connoisseurs.
£23.40
Skira A Window on the World: From Dürer to Mondrian and
Book SynopsisThrough more than 200 works, the representation and pictorial meaning of the window in the Western Art Since the Renaissance, the window has been both a metaphor and an essential conceptual tool in Western painting. A Window on the World seeks to thoroughly analyze the gradual changes which have occurred in the representation and pictorial meaning of the window, in particular in the course of the twentieth century. It explores the radical change in perspective whereby artists developed and offered us a “global vision”, a formal perception freed from the need to imitate the objective world. The catalogue is structured into four main sections: Historical introduction, Seeing through, Grids, From the Window to the Screen. These sections include specific analysis consecrated to artists who have chosen the window as the privileged means of their artistic research or to recurrent themes such as the fascinating relationship between window and still life.
£32.30
Skira Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an
Book SynopsisThe volume presents for the first time four seventeenth-century paintings commissioned by the Habsburg Ambassador Hans-Ludwig von Kuefstein after his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, accompanied by twelve gouache works from a collection in Austria. In spite of its diplomatic and political success in the Ottoman–Habsburg relations, the Kuefste in’s embassy is remembered first of all for its artistic legacy documented by the ambassador’s diary, the draft of a final report to the Emperor, diplomatic correspondence, a list of gifts presented and received, and last but not least, a series of gouaches, executed in Istanbul, and a series of oil paintings – which serve to illustrate various aspects of seventeenth-century Ottoman life, and provide a detailed account of the ambassador’s mission. The Orientalist Museum of Qatar curatorial and conservation departments, with the assistance of external scientific experts, have embarked upon a collaborative project to provide new insights in to the history of the Ottoman–Habsburg relations. The result is the exhibition and the volume Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an Ambassador– the culmination of two years’ restoration and research work aimed to provide a better understanding of the cultural heritage in respect to its aesthetic and historic significance and its physical integrity .
£29.71
Skira Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an
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£44.00
Skira Longing for Eternity: One Century of Modern and
Book SynopsisThe publication, edited and curated by Mary Angela Schroth, recounts the story of the acquisitions of the private collection of Hussain Ali Harba, which began with a painting executed in the 1970s by Fa’iq Hassan, one of the protagonists of Irachi modern art and ends with experimental contemporary artists such as Adel Abidin. Born in Babylon (Iraq) in 1961 and resident in Turin (Italy) since 1979, Harba received his first artwork from his father at the age of 15, and through the years has become one of the most impassioned Iraqi collectors in the world. Together with his family, he is building a private museum in Babylon that will one day permanently house this major collection. The book bears witness to Harba’s work of dedication and conservation related to the artistic patrimony of his native country.
£45.60
Skira The Trick Brain: Selections from the Tony and
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£44.00
Skira Korean Eye 2020: Contemporary Korean Art
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£40.00
Skira We Do Not Dream Alone: Asia Society Triennial
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£32.00
Skira The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire
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£32.30
Skira The Panza Collection: Villa Menafoglio Litta
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£32.00
Skira Los Angeles.: State of Mind
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£13.50
Skira Christoph Dahlhausen: Lightborn
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£32.00
Skira Aelita Andre: Prodigy of Colour
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£29.75
Skira Lahore Biennale 01: Reader
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£32.30
Skira Radiance. They Dream in Time (Bilingual edition):
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£21.25
Skira A Postcard for Floyd (Bilingual edition): A Blind
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£29.75
Skira The Vicky and Marcos Micha Levy Collection
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£36.00
Skira About African Art The ARAK Collection
Book SynopsisAshraf Jamal is a Senior Research Associate in the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. He is the former editor of Art South Africa and Art Africa. Nneoma Angela Okorie is a curator, writer and researcher currently based in Accra, Ghana. Her curatorial & research practice is centered around exploring new forms of displaying & debating using visual, textual, activations, audio or archival materials. Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti is a Cape Town based writer and art historian with research interests in the marginalised Black modern artists-cum-teachers in Zimbabwe, and the practices of contemporary artists based on the African continent and its diasporic communities.
£41.25
Skira 50 Moons of Saturn: T2 Torino Triennale 2008
Book Synopsis50 Moons of Saturn is the catalog of the exhibition curated by Daniel Birnbaum for T2 - the second Torino Triennale. It brings together works by fifty young international artists and presents two special projects by Paul Chan and Olafur Eliasson. “The Saturnine mind is gloomy and depressed, yet inspired and radiant; passive and fundamentally negative, yet rebellious and magnificently productive. Traditionally linked to the artist’s temperament, melancholy is the state of mind of inspiration” (Daniel Birnbaum).
£28.00
Skira The Henie Onstad Art Centre: The Art of Tomorrow
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£34.00
Damiani Martin Z. Margulies Collection Vol. 1
Book SynopsisThis beautifully crafted, thoughtfully-paced book will showcase selections from the renowned private collection of Margulies. The text will include essays and an interview by Michael Danoff. The book will feature full-color reproductions of the art as well as images of human interest items that add depth to the works and uncover the personality of the collector. The Martin Z. Margulies Collection is a two-volume hardcover book containing over six-hundred color reproductions. Volume I will feature the Private Collection of art in the collector’s home. Volume II will present the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse: a not for profit, open-to-the-public space, and will include vintage and contemporary photography, video, sculpture, and large-scale installation art, placing special emphasis on past exhibitions. Each volume will be sold separately, or together housed in a slipcase.
£33.15
Damiani Martin Z. Margulies Collection Vol. 2
Book SynopsisThe Margulies Collection at the Warehouse is a non-profit institution located in a 45,000 square foot retro-fitted warehouse in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami. The Warehouse presents seasonal exhibitions from the collection of renowned collector Martin Z. Margulies as well as educational programs, special exhibitions and an international loan program. With a stated mission of education in the arts, the Warehouse has welcomed thousands of students and visitors from all over the world. It is operated and funded by the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation, a thirty year resource for the study and enjoyment of the visual arts. The Martin Z. Margulies Collection Vol. 2 includes photography, video and installation works that have been shown at the Warehouse since it opened. The text includes essays by Barbara London, Marvin Heiferman and Mike Danoff. The catalogue is further illustrated with major works by artists from throughout the last century, such as Stephen Shore and William Eggleston, Anselm Kiefer, Doug Aitken, Tony Oursler, Richard Serra, Paola Pivi, Malick Sidibé and many others. Filled with countless insights and treasures, Martin Z. Margulies Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are a journey through one of the most exceptional collections of art in America.
£52.50
Damiani Namsa Leuba: Crossed Looks
Book SynopsisNamsa Leuba: Crossed Looks is the first artist monograph featuring the work of Swiss-Guinean artist Namsa Leuba. This publication accompanies the first solo exhibition of Namsa Leuba in the United States, at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, South Carolina on August 27 – December 11, 2021. Crossed Looks features Leuba’s major projects to date, including photography series in Guinea, South Africa, Nigeria, Benin, and the debut of a new series recently made in Tahiti. The exhibition and publication consider how Leuba’s photographic practice explores the representation of African identity and the cultural Other in the Western imagination. Over 90 photographs inspired by the visual culture and ceremonies of West Africa, contemporary fashion and design, and the history of photography and its colonizing gaze present Leuba’s unique perspective that straddles reality and fantasy. Through the adaptation of myths attributed to the Other, Leuba’s photographs acknowledge this double act of looking, a cross-dialogue of global cultures. The exhibition is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and from Pro Helvetia. The publication features essays contributed by exhibition curator Joseph Gergel; writer and art critic Emmanuel Iduma; and art historian Dr. Mary Trent. These essays examine the nuanced themes of identity and representation in Leuba’s multiple bodies of work.
£36.00
Skira Guidebook Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation: Villa
Book SynopsisThis is a guide to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation of Villa Favorita in Lugano. The Foundation's collection includes masterpieces of 19th- and 20th-century American painting and European and Soviet Avantgardes. Works range from the Hudson River School (Bierstadt, Church, Cole) to the major American Expressionists (Hawthorne, Hassam, Wadsworth, Thomson), to the periods of Cubism (Leger), German Expressionism (Nolde, Schmidt-Rortluff, Schiele), the Russian avant-garde (Larionov, Malevich), the Dada and Surrealist movements (Man Ray, Ernst), up to Action Painting (Pollock) and Hyper-realism (Estes). This brief guidebook displays the new installation of the Foundation and features a section devoted to the sculpture and old master paintings belonging to this collection, as well as an essay on the history of the Villa Favorita and its gardens on the shores of Lake Lugano.
£8.07
Mondadori Electa Naty Abascal: The Eternal Muse Inspiring Fashion
Book SynopsisThe publication presents a handpicked selection of designs by Cristobal Balenciaga, Oscar de la Renta, Eliee Saab, Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino, among others. Abascal has been part of the history of these haute couture masters, not only as a model, but also as a muse, inspiration, and companion of their most significant successes, in daily life and in the pages of fashion magazines. This book marks the occasion of the exhibition Naty Abascal and Fashion! organized by Museo Jumex, Mexico City, from November 7, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Like the exhibition, it aims to evoke the big ateliers or couture studios, whose mirrors have witnessed the evolution of fashion, along with designers and models. Their reflections highlight the unique details of the cut and the proportion of the outfits that contribute to the transformation of the female silhouette, which testifies to contemporary times like any other art form.Trade Review"Naty Abascal: The Eternal Muse offers the reader a rare look at not only the contents of Naty's closets but also of an unerring taste level that does not radiate from one specific point of view. She is always flawlessly turned out whether in the slickest and simplest of tailleurs or the most outrageous feathered and beaded couture pieces. Much of what is seen here might jar the reader's memory in terms of which designer created what and when they came about. Naty was/is a hoarder of sorts but in the most discerning of ways...The collective images are superbly and dramatically styled all by the hand of Naty herself! If her name and fame are unknown to you then this is certainly a great primer demonstrating the making of a fashion icon. Good taste is not learned or taught; it is innate and honed by its possessor. Even an astute and well-read fashionphile will find Naty Abascal: The Eternal Muse enlightening." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
£38.40
Rizzoli Ritual Figures of Congo
Book SynopsisA sophisticated publication dedicated to one of the most astonishing collections of African art.This book presents a variety of ritual figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Figurative sculpture is considered the best expression of African ritual arts and was one of the most important sources of inspiration for early twentieth-century artists, leaving a deep impact in the world history of art.Produced in different materials, from wood to stone and ivory, figurative sculpture has been produced in the Congo region for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The first official collection of these artworks is dated 1873.This publication is enriched by new, beautiful pictures of the collection with a contemporary and sophisticated touch.The texts are written by Marc Leo Felix, an international expert in African art as well as an organizer and curator of international exhibitions on African arts.
£37.56
Rizzoli Electa The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces
Book SynopsisLast published in a nineteenth-century catalogue, the distinguished Torlonia Collection of more than 600 priceless Greek and Roman works marbles and bronzes, reliefs and sarcophagi, depictions of gods, and portraits of emperors is one of the most important assemblages of classical sculptures still in private hands anywhere in the world. This eagerly awaited volume presents a selection of nearly 100 sculptures, which have been chosen for their quality and historic significance and which will be featured in an unprecedented exhibition designed by David Chipperfield and held in the Villa Caffarelli, near the Musei Capitolini in Rome, before touring globally. The legendary aura surrounding this, Rome s last princely collection, is due not only to its extraordinary scope and the high quality of the works, but also to the fact that the collection has not been available to the public for decades. This revelatory book features multiple essays by leading experts on the history of the collection and scholarly entries for the works detailing important discoveries made through archaeological research as well as the cleaning and conservation of the sculptures.Trade Review"Inaccessibility fueled its mystique, and the Torlonia Collection became the stuff of legend. After decades of negotiations and false starts, the public will be able to decide whether reality lives up to the myth when 96 statues go on display at the Palazzo Caffarelli, part of the Capitoline Museums here, in March. The exhibition, “The Torlonia Marbles. Collecting Masterpieces,” will be open for a nine-month stint, a prelude to a grand tour." — NEW YORK TIMES "The Torlonia Collection is one of the most important collections of classical sculpture still in private hands. Only a few people have ever glimpsed the 620 works in storage." —ARTNET.COM
£27.20
Produzioni Nero Non Riconciliati
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£16.15
Produzioni Nero Fucking Good Art: Italian Conversation. Art in
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£21.38
Produzioni Nero 7759. Bodies, Logistics, and Labor
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£17.10
Produzioni Nero My House is a le Corbusier: Broken English
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£19.00
Valiz Now - Time Travel: Tracks in the Making
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£18.05
Onomatopee Global Villaging: Stories of Cosmopolite
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£7.77
Onomatopee The Voice of -: Public Opinion-forming as
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£15.00
Onomatopee Krak: Workmanship and Mastership: Passing the
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£11.78
Vrijstaat O. vzw Freestate
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£19.00
MER Paper Kunsthalle Ensembles: A Way to Approach Art Today
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£14.20
MER Paper Kunsthalle Conversation Piece: Collection Mu.Zee Ostend.
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£14.95
MER Paper Kunsthalle Vermeersch family: Book
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£37.05
Meta4Books vzw The Bold and the Beautiful: In Flemish Portraits
Book SynopsisMen in stately black, women with huge ruffs, children with golden rattles, old women with wizened faces, and self-satisfied artists... These are the main players in just about every portrait ever painted in the Southern Netherlands. From the15th to the 17th centuries, the tract of land that we today call Flanders was the economic, cultural, intellectual and financial heart of Europe. And money flows - with everyone who could afford it investing in a portrait. Today, these cherished status symbols of the past have largely lost their original significance. But beyond their functional and emotional aspects, these portraits turn their subjects into gateways to the past. This book takes masterpieces from the collection of The Phoebus Foundation and outlines the broad context in which they came into being, peeling back levels of meaning like the layers of an onion. Whether captured in an impressive Rubens or Van Dyck, or an intimate portrait by a forgotten artist, the persons portrayed were once flesh and blood, each with their own peculiarities, hidden agendas and ambitions. Some portraits are very personal and hyper-individual. Others are a little dusty, the ladies and gentleman being children of their time. In most cases, however, their dreams and aspirations are surprisingly timeless and soberingly recognisable. The Bold and the Beautiful is an appointment with history: a meeting through portraiture with men and women from bygone centuries. But for those willing to look closely, the border between the present and the past is paper-thin. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Blind Date. Portretten met blikken en blozen, Autumn 2020, in Snijders&Rockoxhuis Antwerp, curated by Dr. Katharina Van Cauteren & Hildegard Van de Velde with a scenography by Walter Van Beirendonck.
£44.00
Meta4Books vzw Crazy about Dymphna: The Story of a Girl who
Book SynopsisAround 1505 Goossen Van der Weyden, Rogier's grandson, painted a monumental altarpiece depicting the various phases of Saint Dymphna's insane life. This Irish princess, who fled her incestuous father in the sixth century, was beheaded in the Kempen village of Geel. On account of her tragic end and uncompromising chastity, the princess was venerated from that moment on as the patron saint of the mentally ill. From the late Middle Ages, pilgrims flocked to Geel in large numbers to catch a glimpse of Saint Dymphna. They paid homage to the local celebrity in the hope that she would alleviate their mental problems. To this day, Geel is known for its unique treatment of the mentally ill, who are cared for at home by locals. Goossen Van der Weyden's altarpiece came into being at the height of Dymphna's popularity. The masterpiece was intended for the church of Tongerlo Abbey. Today this work is characterised by a remarkable iconography and an eventful history: a panel was lost and the triptych was even sawn into pieces. It ultimately came into the hands of a team of specialists from Belgium and abroad who subjected the altarpiece to a meticulous conservation over a period of three years, a colossal undertaking during which new techniques were used. This gave the conservators unprecedented insight into the mind, and workshop, of an early 16th century painter. This richly illustrated book is the result of years of research and contains essays by Till-Holger Borchert (Musea Brugge), Stephan Kemperdick (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin), Katharina Van Cauteren (The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp), Lucinda Timmermans (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), Patrick Allegaert (Dr. Guislain Museum, Ghent) and many others.
£44.00
Meta4Books vzw From Memling to Rubens: The Golden Age of
Book SynopsisWhy did Hans Memling paint everything in such minute detail? How did Rubens, in just a few brushstrokes, create special effects that Steven Spielberg would envy? And why was the Southern Netherlands the artistic centre of the world for three centuries? From Memling to Rubens: The Golden Age of Flanders tells the story of Flemish art from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, as you've never read it before. It's a rollercoaster ride through 300 years of cultural history. Leading the charge are breathtaking masterpieces from the collection of The Phoebus Foundation, unknown gems by the likes of Hans Memling, Quinten Metsys, Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck that plunge you into a world full of folly and sin, fascination and ambition. Along the way you'll bump into dukes and emperors, rich citizens and poor saints, picture galleries like wine cellars, and Antwerp as Hollywood on the Scheldt. This is a stirring tale about the image and its meaning, and the link between culture and society. Above all, it's about us, and about who we are today - as people. Published on the occasion of the exhibition From Memling to Ruben - The Golden Age of Flanders,during Autumn 2020, in the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn (Estonia).
£44.00
Meta4Books vzw Max Pinckers
Book SynopsisThis trilingual book marks the culmination of 10 years of collaboration between the photographer Max Pinckers and the writer Hans Theys, who was given permission to use a personal selection from all of Pinckers’ photographs to create a classic photobook without having to take into account their original context. The publication also contains an essay in which Theys discusses Pinckers’ oeuvre based on thoughts by Susan Sontag. The book is published to accompany a solo exhibition in the Photo Museum of Antwerp from November 2021 until March 2022. Text in English, Dutch and French.Table of ContentsPhotographs 1 List of photographs 213 The Weight of Photographs / essay 228 Het gewicht van foto’s / essay 265 Le poids des photos / essai 289
£999.99
