Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books
Yale University Press Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art
Book SynopsisExplores one aspect of the collection of furniture that Sir William Lever bequeathed to the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight: pieces designed for human support, primarily seat furniture, but also beds, footstools and a coach model. This book also reviews the use of decorative treatments, different textiles, and a range of protective covers.
£198.00
Yale University Press Gifts from The Ancestors Ancient Ivories of
Book SynopsisExamines ancient ivories from the coast of Bering Strait, western Alaska, and the islands in between - illuminating their sophisticated formal aesthetic, cultural complexity, and individual histories.
£36.00
Yale University Press Outside In Chinese American Contemporary Art
Book SynopsisArgues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work.
£31.50
Yale University Press John Talman
Book SynopsisOffers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad.
£42.75
Yale University Press Drawn to Enchant Original Childrens Book Art in
Book SynopsisPresents over 200 selected original artworks from the collection Betsy Beinecke Shirley bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. This volume offers to study the reading lives of children throughout American history. It invites reader to recollect images from the treasured books of his or her own childhood.
£28.50
Yale University Press The Modern Wing
Book SynopsisExamines the addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; this expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, adds galleries for modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as for photography, film and video, and architecture and design.
£33.25
Yale University Press American Moderns on Paper Masterworks from the
Book SynopsisA catalogue that presents a selection of approximately 100 of the finest watercolours, pastels, and drawings by American modernists from the Wadsworth Atheneum's renowned collection of American art. It features two essays exploring the historical significance of the collection and the importance to American modernists of working on paper.
£61.75
Yale University Press Contemporary Collecting The Donna and Howard
Book SynopsisDonna and Howard Stone, two of Chicago's premier art patrons, have collected works of art in all media for more than 30 years, building one of the most distinguished private collections of contemporary art in the country. This title looks at the entire collection and highlights pieces included in the exhibit.
£38.00
Yale University Press 100 Dresses
Book SynopsisWhat woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? This title presents 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, each of which is a reminder of the ways fashion reflects the broader culture that created it.Trade Review"Features page after page of swoon-worthy concoctions. . . ."—The Washington Post"This one's perfect as a fashionable primer of classic style. . . . Details on the pieces offer historical and cultural context and the whole package may send readers right over to the Met to see the collection in person."—New York Post"Features page after page of swoon-worthy concoctions from bold-faced names."—Holly E. Thomas, Washington Post magazine"100 Dresses will satisfy a broad audience of students and historians, fashion insiders and general consumers. The volume has great visual impact from the cover image...and equally startling pink endpapers; to insets of intricate hand-worked surface decorations; to fine art reproductions and fashion plates; to portrait photos of designers and shots taken on the runway. . . ."—Studio International
£999.99
Yale University Press Sixteenth to NineteenthCentury British Painting
Book SynopsisA catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace.
£999.99
Yale University Press New Jersey as NonSite
Book SynopsisBetween 1950 and 1975, some of the postwar era's most innovative artists flocked to a very unexpected place: New Jersey. There they produced some of the most important work of their careers. This catalogue examines more than 100 works by sixteen artists, including Amiri Baraka, George Brecht, Dan Graham, Gordon Matta-Clark, and George Segal.
£31.50
Yale University Press C233zanne and the Modern Masterpieces of
Book SynopsisA beautiful presentation of fifty masterworks of late 19th- to mid-20th-century avant-garde European art from one of America's most distinguished private collections
£44.00
Yale University Press Drawings by Rembrandt His Students and Circle
Book SynopsisOver the course of several decades, George and Maida Abrams amassed perhaps the finest private collection of Dutch Old Master drawings in the world. This title presents a selection of these works, and explores the role of drawing in the creative process in Rembrandt's studio and wider circle.Trade Review“[A] beautiful book . . . What makes these drawings so fascinating . . . is that with even minimal reflection one can follow the great artist’s creative process.”—John Linsenmeyer, Greenwich Patch -- John Linsenmeyer * Greenwich Patch *
£52.25
Yale University Press Landscape Innovation and Nostalgia
Book SynopsisBusiness leader and arts patron Sir Edwin A G Manton (1909-2005) and his wife Florence, Lady Manton assembled a collection of 18th- and 19th-century British artwork. In this book, a series of essays by prominent scholars consider the major works and themes in the collection, relating them to larger issues within the field of British studies.
£42.75
Princeton University Press Fire and Sand Ancient Glass in the Princeton
Book SynopsisFeatures nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts.
£42.50
Yale University Press The Search for Immortality Tomb Treasures of Han
Book SynopsisDuring the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics.
£61.75
Yale University Press The Gift Tradition in Islamic Art
Book SynopsisThe offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts.
£23.75
Yale University Press Richard Diebenkorn
Book SynopsisA four-volume definitive resource on the career and unique works of the postwar American artist Richard DiebenkornTrade Review"In [this] new luxe catalogue raisonné . . . there is something for anyone who cares at all for visual art. . . . Any fan—even a casual fan—would covet this gorgeous, slipcased edition."—Malcolm Jones, Daily Beast 'Throughout the four volumes Livingston provides brief, lucid essays on single works that betoken turning points in Diebenkorn’s art.’ — Kenneth Baker, the Burlington Magazine, Vol. CLIX, December 2017
£292.50
Yale University Press Eye on a Century Modern and Contemporary Art
Book SynopsisCelebrates a cornerstone of the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings: the Charles B Benenson Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. This bequest includes works by a veritable pantheon of modern and contemporary artists - among them Jean-Michel Basquiat, Stuart Davis, Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, James Rosenquist, and David Smith.
£42.75
Yale University Press Hotel Texas
Book SynopsisThe story of a bittersweet, impromptu art exhibition for President and Mrs. KennedyTrade Review“Hotel Texas offers a rewarding aesthetic experience, as well as a history lesson.”—Clare Griffiths, Times Literary Supplement -- Clare Griffiths * Times Literary Supplement *“[a] fascinating book.”—Martin Filler, New York Review of Books -- Martin Filler * New York Review of Books *“Given today's astronomical art prices and insurance costs, as well as increasingly restrictive standards for the handling and display of art, it's unlikely that even local collector-philanthropist Ruth Carter Johnson (later Stevenson). . . and her art friends would today be able to put together a hotel room display of this quality. But they rose to the challenge, and the cultural elite of Fort Worth were presumably also making a statement about their place in the city's longstanding competition with Dallas. That rivalry, as well as that moment in time at that place, are explored in several excellent essays by Olivier Meslay, David M. Lubin and others in the exhibition catalog.”—Wall Street Journal * Wall Street Journal *
£18.04
Yale University Press Paris 16501900 Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum
Book SynopsisFrom 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.Trade Review“Published to coincide with the much acclaimed reopening of the Rijksmuseum, this opulent book of over 600 pages presents a fascinating selection of the museum’s collections of more than 250 years of French decorative arts . . . this remains a magnificent contribution to scholarship on the subject.”—Bertrand Rondot, Apollo Magazine -- Bertrand Rondot * Apollo Magazine *“Handsome and beautifully illustrated, this catalogue provides the first in-depth study of the Rijksmuseum’s holdings in French early modern decorative arts. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice * Choice *"This opulent book displays its most important pieces, focusing on the exquisite craftsmanship that defined Paris for more than two centuries – from Boulle marquetry to Lalique glassware. Fascinating on technique, as well as on the historical Dutch taste for French work."—Apollo Magazine * Apollo Magazine *‘Despite the ambitious scale of the project, Baarsen has succeeded in producing a ravishing, scholarly and eminently readable book that will be enjoyed by anyone interested in the decorative arts.’—Helen Jacobsen, Burlington Magazine -- Helen Jacobsen * Burlington Magazine *
£189.00
Yale University Press The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints
Book SynopsisFrom the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literature, music, and the visual arts in new and captivating ways. Finding an eager audience in the growing number of educated middle-class collectors, printmakers experimented with modern technologies, such as lithography, and drew on the contemporary interest in regional folklore and traditional fairy tales to produce innovative compositions that both contributed to and reflected the dramatic cultural and political upheavals of the Romantic era. Featuring the work of more than 120 artists, including Casper David Friedrich, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Joseph Anton Koch, Philipp Otto Runge, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, this authoritative book contains many unique and never-before-published examples of prints from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's unrivaled collection. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtTrade Review“The book provides unique insights into a collection that has been wisely and selectively expanded since 1985” —Peter Prange, Print QuarterlyJohn Ittmann’s The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, 1770-1850 co-won the 2018 IFPDA Book Award.
£54.62
Yale University Press Of Green Leaf Bird and Flower
Book SynopsisHighlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists' books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world.Trade Review“A book in which science and art blissfully hold hands . . . [Its] wonderfully unruly heart . . . bolsters the notion that amateur field guides are living books . . . personal works, in the same way that Emily Dickinson’s poems are personal. . . . ‘Green Leaf’ is all about the joys of looking hard.”—Dana Jennings, New York Times -- Dana Jennings * New York Times *“Stunning . . . an astonishing array of works . . . showing us the ingenious ways artists observe and depict the natural world. The volume’s carefully orchestrated rhythm of images and words reveals Fairman’s fruitful collaboration with book designer Miko McGinty. Short texts, sprinkled throughout . . . offer lively commentary on the beautifully photographed plates.”—Brooke Hodge, Artforum -- Brooke Hodge * Artforum *‘The sheer beauty of some of the watercolours, prints and paper-cuts is astounding. They make me long to sit for days in the Yale library and leaf through the other pages. And the book is flawlessly produced, right down to the pocket at the back to tuck your own cuttings in, and ribbon markers in Farrow & Ball hues.’—Augusta Pownall, The Spectator -- Augusta Pownall * The Spectator *‘Of Green Leaf, Bird and Flower is more like an album: whimsical, eclectic and full of surprises.’—Susan Owens, World of Interiors -- Susan Owens * World of Interiors *‘There’s something charmingly retro about this volume, which is deliberately designed to evoke an old-fashioned fieldwork book, complete with a pocket in the back for your own notes and specimens.’—Caroline Bugler, V&A Magazine -- Caroline Bugler * V&A Magazine *'Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower is a lavishly illustrated compilation of essays about the Yale Center for British Art. . . This beautiful tome. . . is a fine overview of a truly magnificent British obsession.’—Louise Fabiani, TLS -- Louise Fabiani * TLS *Shortlisted for the 2014 Authors' Club Book Prize -- Authors' Club Book Prize * Authors' Club *“An example of exquisite bookmaking”—Sara Evans, Art of the Times -- Sara Evans * Art of the Times *“Elegantly designed . . . almost an artist’s book in itself . . . [and] an important contribution to the study of how artists see and depict nature through the medium of the book.”—Stephen J. Bury, Print Quarterly -- Stephen J. Bury * Print Quarterly *
£52.25
Yale University Press The Cobbe Cabinet of Curiosities An AngloIrish
Book SynopsisReveals the fascinating history of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the Cobbe family, who created it around 1750 at Newbridge House and developed it over the following century. In this book, the enormous range of surviving objects and specimens is illustrated by photographs and has been catalogued by scholars in the respective fields.Trade Review“The singularity of the book lies in the weight and breadth of specialist scholarship which has been marshalled”—Dora Thornton, Art Newspaper -- Dora Thornton * Art Newspaper *
£67.50
Yale University Press Four Centuries of Quilts
Book SynopsisAn exquisite and authoritative look at four centuries of quilts and quilting from around the worldTrade Review"A wonderful book, an enormous, fabulous overview devoted to the world-famous collection of Colonial Williamsburg. . . . The two textile conservators responsible for the collection offer us in this book a fabulous journey to a land of richly documented quilts and hundreds of photos of extraordinary pieces. Obviously, this is one to collect!"—Quiltmania"[A] landmark book . . . The book is a trove of information and inspiration, and one that any lover of antique quilts or quilt history must own."—Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting"Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come."—Quilt Scene Magazine, Winter 2015-16 issue"The book Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, by the curators Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey, . . . delves into the genealogies of craftswomen, including a Maine blueberry farmer, a Brooklyn philanthropist and an Alabama housekeeper."—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times"Quilts aren’t just for warmth. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways women reacted to the Civil War and how far-flung countries traded with each other at an early date. . . . The book catalogs nearly 180 quilts from the museum’s collection, dating back more than 400 years, and tells the stories of the quilt-makers . . . often left out of the historical record."—Alexandra Wolfe, Wall Street Journal"An important addition to any decorative arts library, for it contains the most recent quilt scholarship, carefully footnoted."—Lita Solis-Cohen, Maine Antiques Digest"[Four Centuries of Quilts] is a joint publication by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Yale University Press. With those credentials you know that this big, attractive book is the word on quilt making in America."—Danielle Arnet, syndicated columnist, "The Smart Collector," Chicago Tribune"An indispensable—and strikingly beautiful—addition to the study of historic American quilts."—Rhonda Sonnemburg, Selvedge
£54.62
Yale University Press A Golden Age of European Art Celebrating Fifty
Book SynopsisMarking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation's collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson's iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection. Distributed for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
£42.75
Yale University Press Cast for Eternity Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the
Book SynopsisShowcasing more than thirty ancient bronzes from the exceptional holdings of the Shanghai Museum, this illustrated book offers a compelling overview of the beauty of Chinese bronzes and the traditions surrounding them. It also features an essay that serves as an introduction to these masterpieces.
£28.50
Yale University Press Ireland
Book SynopsisA sweeping survey of the arts of Ireland spanning 150 years and an astonishing range of artists and mediaTrade Review"Timely and significant"—Cristin Leach Hughes, Sunday Times Ireland. -- Cristin Leach Hughes * Sunday Times Ireland *
£28.50
Yale University Press Modernism and Memory
Book SynopsisThis book is a glorious celebration of Rhoda Pritzker's collection of 20th-century British art, much of which has been donated to the Yale Center for British Art. Pritzker, whowas born in Manchester in1914 and emigrated to the UnitedStates during the Blitz,was an avid and daring collector of paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Keen to support artists whose reputations were still emerging, and loyal to no single school or style, she developed a unique and impressively diverse collection. While Pritzker most actively purchased pieces in the 1950s and 1960s, her collection offers a fascinating window onto postwar artistic production. Beautifully illustrated, this catalogue features a number of unpublished works and archival materials. Among the artists discussed are key figures, including L. S. Lowry, Barbara Hepworth,Anthony Caro, and Henry Moore, as well as lesser-known artists. The texts elucidate the factors that made Pritzker's method of collecting so singularnamely her relationship to an evolving transatlantic artistic community and the deeply personal nature of the works she procured. Distributed for the Yale Center for British ArtExhibition Schedule:Yale Center for British Art, New Haven (05/11/2016-08/21/2016)Trade Review“Her collection as a whole makes the good point that the story of art can be compelling in its byways as well as its highways.”—Patrick McCaughey, Times Literary Supplement -- Patrick McCaughey * Times Literary Supplement *
£42.75
Yale University Press The Wrath of the Gods
Book SynopsisPeter Paul Rubens (15771640) proudly described his monumental painting Prometheus Bound as firstamong the flower of my stock. This singular work demonstrates how Rubens engaged with and responded to his predecessors Michelangelo and Titian, with whom he shared an interest in depictions of physical torment. The Wrath of the Gods offers an in-depth case study of the Flemish artist's creative process and aesthetic, while also demonstrating why this particular painting has appealed to viewers over time. Many scholars have elaborated on Rubens's affinity for Titian, but his connection to Michelangelo has received far less attention. This study presents a new interpretation of Prometheus Bound, showing how Rubens created parallels between the pagan hero Prometheus and Michelangelo's Risen Christ from the Sistine Chapel's Last Judgment. Christopher D. M. Atkins expands our understanding of artistic transmission by elucidating how Rubens synthesized the works he saw in Italy, Spain, and his native Antwerp, and how Prometheus Bound in turn influenced Dutch, Flemish, and Italian artists. By emulating Rubens's composition, these artists circulated it throughout Europe, broadening its influence from his day to ours. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Philadelphia Museum of Art (09/12/1512/06/15)
£999.99
Yale University Press Keys to a Passion
Book SynopsisThis beautiful and authoritative book brings together a number of exceptional works of art whose audacity disrupted the course of art history at the beginning of the 20th century. Major artists including Monet, Mondrian, Malevich, Rothko, Bonnard, Picasso, Munch, Giacometti, Bacon, Léger, Picabia, Matisse, Kupka, and Kandinsky are each represented by a key piece from their oeuvre. The text comprises 20 essays on the individual artists by a team of internationally renowned experts. Additional essays grapple with important questions and current debates within the art world, such as which artists are now making art history, and what gives a work lasting iconic status. The book focuses on well-known, landmark works that are models of the passionate creation of art as well as staples of scholarship on art history. Distributed for Editions Hazan, ParisExhibition Schedule:Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (03/20/1507/06/15)
£33.25
Yale University Press Pietro Bembo and the Intellectual Pleasures of a
Book SynopsisOne of the most influential scholars of the Renaissance, Pietro Bembo (14701547) gained fame not only for his literary theory and poetry, but for his incredible collection of art and antiquities. Drawing on anecdotes from Bembo's letters and unpublished archival material, Susan Nalezyty analyzes how Bembo's collection functioned as a source of inspiration for artists like Titian and writers like Giovanni della Casa. As visitors to the collection marveled at the quality and variety of the displayed objects, Bembo encouraged investigations into the ways in which contemporary art compared with ancient objects. Often straddling the line between the visual and literary worlds, these critical discussions catalyzed artistic experiments that led to new modes of creative expression. This generously illustrated volume brings Bembo's collection to life and reveals its key role in the development of Renaissance artistic philosophy and historical study of the classical past. Trade Review‘Nalezyty’s analyses and many illustrations conjure a private museum which […] greatly enhances our understanding of Renaissance taste and collecting practice.’ — Sarah Blake McHam, Art Newspaper "Godere delle opere d’arte, discuterne con gli amici, trarne spunto per la scrittura, interagire con gli artisti: è un mondo che questo libro ci aiuta a ricostruire."— Lina Bolzoni, Il Sole 24 Ore"An accessible and beautifully-illustrated celebration of Renaissance material culture" – Martin T. Dinter, Journal of Roman Studies"[This book] provides a much needed, comprehensive study of an important Renaissance collection of antique and modern art and artifacts" – Joyce de Vries, Renaissance Quarterly “Susan Nalezyty has provided an accessible and beautifully-illustrated celebration of Renaissance material culture” —Martin T. Dinter, Journal of Roman StudiesWinner of the Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 award sponsored by Choice
£999.99
Yale University Press Thomas Wilmer Dewing Beauty into Art
Book SynopsisBest known for his interiors and landscapes featuring beautiful women in artful poses and subtly related color harmonies, Thomas Wilmer Dewing (18511938) lived and worked at the forefront of developments in modern American art. His paintings, which navigate a course between the bravura of John Singer Sargent and the attenuated aestheticism of James McNeill Whistler, convey a sensuous beauty that remains uniquely his and that represents an exceptional phase in American painting. Featuring a comprehensive biography and engaging, narrative commentaries, this elegant, 2-volume catalogue raisonné is an essential and much-needed reference. Included here are more than 550 works of art as well as previously unpublished photographs from the artist's own albums; each work is accompanied by a full provenance, exhibition histories, and literatureboth published and archival.
£225.00
Yale University Press Unorthodox
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging and thought-provoking compilation explores the idea of nonconformity in art, religion, and philosophy. The book features 55 contemporary artists who work outside the norms of current practice, alongsideboth newly commissioned and previously published texts which, taken together, provide an astute sampling of recent perspectives on art and ideas. Among the artists whose work is featured are Margit Anna, Clayton Bailey, Tony Cox, Abu Bakarr Mansaray, Birgit Megerle, Philip Smith, and Keiichi Tanaami. The accompanying texts include classic works by Sigmund Freud and Leo Steinberg, reprinted with new commentary by Mark Edmundson and Joshua Decter, respectively; a recent essay on unorthodoxy in Judaism by Alan T. Levenson with a response by Jack Wertheimer; and a previously unpublished meditation on Aby Warburg's art history by Georges Didi-Huberman.Distributed for the Jewish Museum, New YorkExhibition Schedule:Jewish Museum, New York 11/06/15-03/27/16
£15.00
Yale University Press Bentu
Book SynopsisThrough a detailed look at twelve contemporary Chinese artists, this fascinating book offers a fresh assessment of the creative forces at work in a country whose economic, political, and cultural climates are of widespread and enduring interest. Viewed together, the featured artists, Cao Fei, Hao Liang, Hu Xiangqian, Liu Chang, Liu Shiyuan, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Qiu Zhijie, Tao Hui, Xu Qu, Xu Zhen, and Yang Fudong, reveal the complexities of their society. Their works, using a wide variety of techniques and media and drawn from local tradition and culture, highlight the current state of economy and ecology in China, as well as the transformation of the relationship between the city and the countryside. The word bentu means the native soil, but in reference to contemporary Chinese art, the term has come to signify the concept of a reconciliation between the local and the global, yielding a rediscovery of identity; this notion has become a central preoccupation among artists, curators, and academics in China today.Distributed for Editions Hazan, ParisExhibition Schedule:Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (01/22/1605/27/16)
£28.50
Yale University Press John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné
Book SynopsisThe fourth volume of the John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné comprises approximately 370 works that represent the activity of this iconic conceptual artist between 1994 and 2004. Here, John Baldessari (b. 1931) continues to interrogate the possibilities of photographic appropriation, further developing his unique strategies for the production of meaning and narrative within the picture frame. Included in this crucial volume is the landmark Goya series, which shows the artist revisiting his characteristic photo-text pieces established early in his career. In the serial trio Overlap, Intersection,and Junction, produced between 2000 and 2002, Baldessari riffs on the notion of pictorial space, with each series building on the preceding one. Along with a full chronology, an essay contributed by the eminent critic Robert Storr closely examines a selection of these works, articulating their place within the evolution of the artist's career and their much broader historical climate.Published in association with Marian Goodman Gallery
£152.00
Yale University Press Artists in Exile
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented survey of artists in exile from the 19th century through the present day, with notable attention to Asian, Latin American, African American, and female artists
£33.25
Yale University Press Paris Refashioned 19571968 Fashion Institute of
Book SynopsisA captivating look at Parisian fashions of the 1960s and how the ready-to-wear revolution influenced haute couture
£35.62
Yale University Press The Thannhauser Gallery
Book SynopsisWhile legend has it that Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) sold only one work during his lifetime, it was not long after his death that sales of his paintings began to shatter auction house records. In this carefully researched book, leading Van Gogh scholars provide us with a glimpse into classified client files and illuminate the critical role that the Thannhauser Gallery occupied in cultivating and shaping an early clientele for the artist's works. Founded in Munich in 1909, the Thannhauser Gallery was Germany's preeminent promoter of the avant-garde in the decades before World War II. In other European cities and in New York, the business thrived, selling an impressive number of Van Gogh's oeuvre: roughly 110 works, including many masterpieces, now part of museum collections all over the world.Distributed for Mercatorfonds
£33.25
Yale University Press Technologies of the Image
Book SynopsisThe diverse and beautiful art of QajarIran (17791925) has long been understudied and underappreciated. This insightful publication reassesses Qajar art, particularly its four principal mediumslacquer, painting and drawing on paper, lithography, and photographyand their intertwined development. The Qajar era saw the rise of new technologies and the incorporation of mass-produced items imported from Europe, Russia, and India. These cultural changes sparked a shift in the Iranian art world, as artists produced printed and photographic images and also used these widely disseminated mediums as sources for their paintings on paper and in lacquer. Technologies of the Image illustrates dozens of Qajar works, including sketches and designs from Harvard's extraordinary album of artists' drawings, photographs by Ali Khan Vali, and stunning Persian lacquer from private collections. The book considers Qajar art as the product of a rapidly changing art world in which images moved across and between media, highlighting objects thatspan contexts of production and patronage, from royal to sub-royal. Distributed for the Harvard Art MuseumsExhibition Schedule:Harvard Art Museums (08/26/1701/07/18)
£38.00
Yale University Press The Condition of Being Here
Book SynopsisArguably the most important living artist in America, Jasper Johns (b. 1930) has been a leading advocate of drawing as an artistic genre in its own right, not just a preparatory medium for other works. This catalogue brings together 41 of Johns's drawings, spanning more than 60 years of his illustrious career and, beginning in 1954, the origin of his mature practice. It encompasses his most famous recurring motifs, including flags, targets, and numbers, and an essay by David Breslin contextualizes this reiterative aspect of Johns's career. Exquisite reproductions and large-scale details reveal the touch and process of this master draftsman, imparting to the reader a feeling of being in close contact with the artist himself. As this intimate book shows, Johns's art, at once simple and enigmatic, is above all a meditation on the world around him, a constant investigation of what he calls the condition of being here.Distributed for The Menil CollectionExhibition Schedule:The Menil Collection, Houston (11/03/1801/27/19)
£19.00
Yale University Press Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné of Drawing Menil
Book SynopsisThe definitive six-volume catalogue raisonné of the drawings of one of the most importantartists working today Six decades of both iconic and intimate works by Jasper Johns (b. 1930), who is still producing at the age of 88, are given their full due in this magnificent multi-volume publication. Featuring exquisite full-page illustrations of all 813 known drawings by Johns, more than 200 of which have not been published or exhibited, the volumes demonstrate how Johns has been instrumental in elevating and establishing drawing as a major medium in contemporary art, and his drawings chart his artistic interests and aesthetic evolution. Five volumes are dedicated to the drawings, documenting materials and listing exhibition and publication histories, and the large-scale reproductions feature special production details. These include the use of special inks, such as a combination with silver for graphite works and custom mixes to represent particular colors, ensuring that the reproducti
£585.00
Yale University Press Jasper Johns
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview of Jasper Johns's work in an innovative medium that the artist has singlehandedly redefined over the course of four decades
£108.00
Yale University Press William Kentridge
Book SynopsisSouth African artist William Kentridge (b. 1955) has become famous for his time-lapse animation movies and installations, as well as his activities as an opera and theater director. This book offers a unique selection of Kentridge's work curated for Sint-Janshospitaal in Brugesat 800 years one of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings organized around the themes of trauma,healing, and compassion. The book featuresan introduction by Margaret K. Koerner, and also includes essays by diverse distinguished contributors: Benjamin H. D. Buchloh considers Kentridge's alternate reception of the historical avant-garde from a perspective of exile;Joseph Leo Koernerexplores the artist's work as a self-styled process of working through in which the past simultaneously disfigures and redeems; andHarmon Siegel examines Kentridge's approach to film history. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Groeningemuseum, Bruges (10/21/17-02/25/18)
£38.00
Yale University Press The Royal Academy of Arts
Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Royal Academy of Arts, London Animated by an unprecedented study of its collections, this book tells the story of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and illuminates the history of art in Britain over the pasttwo and a half centuries. Thousands of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and engravings, as well as silver, furniture, medals, and historic photographs, make up this monumental collection, featured here in stunning illustrations, and including an array of little-studied works of art and other objects of the highest quality. The works of art complement an archive of 600,000 documents and the first library in Britain dedicated to the fine arts. This fresh history reveals the central role of the Royal Academy in British national life, especially during the 19th century. It also explores periods of turmoil in the 20th century, when the Academy sought either to defy or to come to terms with modernism, challenging linear histories and frequently held notions of progress and innovation. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Royal Academy of Arts, LondonTrade Review“Handsomely illuminating”—Michael Prodger, Sunday TimesAn “unprecedented study of [the Royal Academy] holdings” – RA Magazine “A landmark joint publication” – Country Life“Books have been written about the Royal Academy before, but none with the scope, ambition and sheer heft of this one.” – Susan Owens, Literary Review“In this enormous collaborative and definitive anthology, the Royal Academy’s history are portrayed in exhaustive detail”—V&A Magazine
£63.00
Yale University Press Thomas Gainsborough
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An essential work, as impressive as it is weighty” —Huon Mallalieu, CountryLife“This prodigious, long-gestated undertaking has been triumphantly accomplished, for which we must be most grateful to Hugh Belsey, who has been associated with Gainsborough for almost 40 years.”—Ian Robertson, The British Art Journal“[A] magnificent catalogue”— Robin Simon, The Art Newspaper
£135.00
Yale University Press Sophie Whettnall at Work Agrarian Studies
Book SynopsisThis unconventional publication explores the process of making art through the work and studio practice of Sophie Whettnall (b. 1973), a contemporary Belgian artist whose works range from video art, installation, and performance to sculpture and drawing. In addition to copious illustrations of Whettnall's artwork that highlight its relationship to the studio and the artist's creative process, the book features three conversations. The first, between Whettnall and fellow artist Marina Abramovic, explores transmission, violence, and femininity. The second, between Emiliano Battista and Scott Samuelson, situates Whettnall's work and practice in the broader context of contemporary art and the theoretical framework that shapes it. In the third, Carine Fol and Whettnall share with the reader the behind-the-scenes discussions and decisions that go into the mounting of an exhibition. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:CENTRALE for contemporary art, Brussels (04/04/1908/04/19)
£38.00
Yale University Press Tomma Abts
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£28.50
