Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books
Shanghai Press The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Calligraphy
Book SynopsisPerfect for beginners, this calligraphy book teaches over 100 Chinese paintings and calligraphies along with historical and cultural information.Chinese calligraphy is a unique visual art form that can be appreciated regardless of having previous knowledge of Chinese characters. While modern Chinese calligraphy consists of five styles, this book focuses on the semi-cursive script, a practical style that emphasizes the transition and structure between strokes.The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Calligraphy Semi-Cursive Script teaches how to write the practical and artistic semi-cursive script. Based on the style of Zhao Mengfu, a master of semi-cursive script, you will learn the distinct features of the script and what exemplifies the semi-cursive style. This guide, with step by step illustrations, reduces the difficulty for beginners to learn Chinese calligraphy and is truly a must for Chinese calligraphy amateurs.
£12.30
University of Alaska Press The Alutiit/Sugpiat
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£999.99
Grolier Club of New York French Book Arts – Manuscripts, Books, Bindings,
Book SynopsisCelebrating a thousand years of French Book Arts, this catalogue’s 159 entries are scrupulously annotated and contextualized by the award-winning scholar and curator H. George Fletcher. Drawn from the Grolier Club’s permanent collections, and representing artifacts from the libraries of such important figures as Madame Pompadour, Marie Antoinette, Count Hoym, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Adolf Hitler, the items make up a treasure trove—from a magnificent twelfth-century manuscript of Gregory the Great's commentary on Job to recent artists' books and designer book bindings. Highlights include manuscript and printed illuminated Books of Hours, early printed books, bindings from seven centuries, a letter from Jefferson to his Parisian bookseller, portrait prints of the great and the good, commemorative medals, and documents.Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionI. ManuscriptsII. IncunabulaIII. 16th CenturyIV. Jean GrolierV. 17th CenturyVI. 18th CenturyVII. 19th CenturyVIII. 20th CenturyIX. 21st CenturyX. Medallions, Trade Cards, and StatuaryXI. PrintsBibliographyIndex
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens - Spanish
Book SynopsisFilled with dazzling artistic treasures, distinctive flora, and panoramic views, this beautifully illustrated volume is a perfect souvenir for guests of the Getty Center and an enticing introduction for those who have yet to visit the site.
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens - Korean
Book SynopsisFilled with dazzling artistic treasures, distinctive flora, and panoramic views, this beautifully illustrated volume is a perfect souvenir for guests of the Getty Center and an enticing introduction for those who have yet to visit the site.
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens - French
Book SynopsisFeaturing stunning colour photographs throughout, these foreign-language editions-available in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish-take readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles's iconic Getty Center, from the monumental modernist architecture of Richard Meier to the dynamic Central Garden designed by Robert Irwin.
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens - Japanese
Book SynopsisFilled with dazzling artistic treasures, distinctive flora, and panoramic views, this beautifully illustrated volume is a perfect souvenir for guests of the Getty Center and an enticing introduction for those who have yet to visit the site.
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens English
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£999.99
J. Paul Getty Museum Lives of Rubens
£999.99
Maize Books Heidi Kumao: Real and Imagined
Book SynopsisHer work is in permanent and private collections including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Arizona State University Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
£999.99
Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon The First Metal: Arts and Crafts Copper
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£999.99
University of Washington Press Australian Symbolism The Art of Dreams
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£42.75
Art Gallery of New South Wales Drawing Out
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£37.00
Art Gallery of New South Wales The exhibitionists: A History of Sydney's Art
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£43.57
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the
Book SynopsisWhy does medieval art matter today? This beautifully illustrated book will examine this question through the lens of the magnificent objects in the Wyvern Collection of Medieval and Early Renaissance art, accompanying the collection's first exhibition in the United States. Works include exquisite examples of metalwork, stone and wood sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts from across Europe, as well as the Christian community of Ethiopia. Offering new photography and complementary text, this book will be an essential resource for one of the world's most important private collections of medieval art, and a fascinating read for all interested in the Middle Ages and the role of art history in exploring our world.
£26.96
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg:
Book SynopsisLatest volume (first in Canada) of Scala's successful series of walking guides. Invaluable companion to a museum whose focus is on an interactive experience. Guide to the world's first museum to be dedicated solely to human rights. Human rights is an especially pertinent subject in today's uncertain world. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the world's first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. It is Canada's first national museum to be built in nearly half a century, and the first outside the National Capital Region. This Director's Tour is the perfect companion to the immersive, interactive experience the Museum offers its visitors - Director John Young provides an engaging, personal guide to the structure, themes and philosophy of this unique institution.
£9.57
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy
Book SynopsisDuring a 19th century renovation of a confectioner's shop in the town of Colmar, France, workers chanced upon a precious hoard of medieval jewellery and coins hidden in a wall. The cache - known as the Colmar Treasure - is thought to have been concealed by a Jewish family prior to the outbreak of the Plague in 1348, when Jews across the region were tragically scapegoated and put to violent death. This exquisite volume, published to accompany an exhibition at The Met Cloisters, examines their legacy through the lens of the Colmar treasure, shedding light on what it reveals about the work, homes, worship and values of its owners. Accompanies an exhibition at The Met Cloisters from 22 July 2019 to 12 January 2020.Trade Review'In May 1863, builders carrying out works in a confectioner’s shop in Colmar broke through a wall where they discovered a hoard of medieval objects, mostly coins and jewellery... This book of essays that accompanies the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters branch in New York (until 12 January 2020) explores the historical context of this mixed bag.'-The Art Newspaper 2019Table of ContentsDirector's Foreword Acknowledgments Finding Treasure in Colmar Finding the Lost Jews of Colmar Unlocking a Medieval Jewel Box Catalogue Notes Bibliography Index
£18.95
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Denver Art Museums: Collection Highlights
Book SynopsisPublished to celebrate the opening of the Denver Art Museum’s newly renovated campus, this stunning volume highlights masterworks from the museum’s global art collection. Founded in 1893, the Denver Art Museum is now one of the largest art museums between Chicago and the West Coast. Featuring around 70,000 works, the collection represents cultures from Africa and Asia to Europe and Oceania, from the ancient past to the present day. Housed in landmark buildings by Daniel Libeskind and Gio Ponti, the museum also showcases work by regional artists, and provides invaluable ways for the community to learn about the world.Table of ContentsIntroduction Architecture and Design Asian Art European and American Art before 1900 The Mayer Center for Ancient and Latin American Art Modern and Contemporary Art Native Arts Indigenous Arts of North America African and Oceanic Art Petrie Institute of Western American Art Photography Textile Art and Fashion Publications on the Collection Contributors Index Credits
£42.75
Archaeopress A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings at
Book SynopsisThe collection of pictures at Wilton has been celebrated since the seventeenth century; and its historic arrangement is uniquely well documented in a series of catalogues of which the first, issued in 1731, was the earliest such publication about any private collection in England. Of successive owners of the house, three made significant contributions: William, 4th Earl of Pembroke, who commissioned van Dyck’s monumental portrait of his family that dominates the Double Cube Room he had created; his grandson, Thomas, 8th Earl of Pembroke who assembled what was in some respects a pioneering collection of old master pictures for the house; and his grandson, Henry, 10th Earl of Pembroke, patron of Reynolds and Wilson, among others. Such masterpieces as Lucas van Leyden’s Card Players, Cesare da Sesto’s Leda – long attributed to Leonardo – and Ribera’s Democritus are matched by remarkable portrait drawings by Raphael and Holbein. These are complemented by a substantial deposit of family portraits and other pictures that attest to the tastes and interests of successive generations of the Herbert family.
£999.99
Bodleian Library Prize Volumes: Catalogue for Designer Bookbinders
Book Synopsis‘Knowing I lov’d my books, he furnish’d me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.’ The Tempest, I, ii, 166 With Shakespeare as the inspiration for Designer Bookbinders second International Competition, this lavish catalogue features contemporary design on the subject of the Great Bard from some of the best binders worldwide. A sister volume to the previous Bound for Success catalogue in 2009, it beautifully illustrates over 300 entries from this prestigious competition held again by Designer Bookbinders at the Bodleian Library, Oxford in 2013. This publication is not only a celebration of the prizewinners and a companion to the exhibition at the Bodleian Library, but also an invaluable record and impressive showcase of the creativity, skill and craftsmanship of a thriving bookbinding community throughout the world in the twenty-first century.Trade Review'A wonderful record of current international designer bindings ... Perhaps more importantly, however, it is a book to browse through and simply enjoy and applaud the artistry and craft of designer bookbinders.' * CILIP RBSCG Newsletter *
£999.99
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Art in Landscape: Crystal Bridges Museum of
Book SynopsisFounded by philanthropist Alice Walton and opened to the public in 2011, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art welcomes all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of landscape. This beautifully designed, fully illustrated volume celebrates the first major museum devoted to American artwork to open in the United States in half a century. Exquisite, newly commissioned photography depicts Moshe Safdie's striking and graceful architecture, nestled in a creek bed fed by a natural spring. The connections between art and landscape are made through breathtaking views and vistas of the grounds and architecture, and intimate experiences with the artwork. Highlights from the Colonial to Contemporary periods of American art include Charles Wilson Peale's 'George Washington', Asher B. Durand's 'Kindred Spirits', John Singer Sargent's 'Capri Girl on a Rooftop' and Nick Cave's 'Sound Suit', each accompanied by accessibly written interpretations by the museum's curators.
£9.75
Acc Publishing Group Ltd Start with a House Finish with a Collection
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£47.50
Barrytown Ltd ,U.S. VIEWER: Gary Hill Projective Installation #3
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£12.56
Barrytown Ltd ,U.S. TALL SHIPS: Gary Hill Projective Installation #2
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£13.25
Little Bookroom,U.S. T.BOR A Book (To Keep) +30 Postcards (To Send)
Book SynopsisThe highly innovative works of Tibor Kalman incorporated elements never before associated with successful design, but his advertisements, objects, videos, and editorial projects have become visual icons: a racially altered Queen Elizabeth, revolutionary watchfaces, Times Square installations, and more.
£19.43
McMullen Museum of Art Rural Ireland: The Inside Story
Book Synopsis"Rural Ireland: The Inside Story" is the amply illustrated catalog of the McMullen Museum of Art's 2012 exhibition of Irish paintings and rural artifacts. Exploring the relationship between Ireland's visual arts and cultural history during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, fifteen contributors - including museum curators, art historians, social and cultural historians, literary critics, a historical archaeologist, and a folklorist - examine the paintings and artifacts of the country's rural interiors, many of them only recently discovered. A multidisciplinary approach reveals how economically marginalized tenant families arranged their homes, produced textiles and food, purchased goods, conducted business, worshipped, mourned, entertained, and educated themselves. This wide-ranging volume builds on the growing historical and literary exploration of material culture, and provides new insight into the power of physical objects to offer a deeper understanding of their owners' lives. A visually stunning and profoundly informative collection, "Rural Ireland: The Inside Story" is an important resource for anyone interested in the visual arts and their ability to illuminate the human condition.
£999.99
University of Hertfordshire Press The Wishing Ceremony: Sally Sheinman
Book SynopsisThis monograph of an innovative art installation documents not only the installation itself but also the visitors' interaction with it. The Wishing Ceremony consisted of six booths, each filled with wishing tokens and the wishes of past visitors; new viewers were encouraged to leave their wishes there as well, becoming part of the exhibit. The wishes, reproduced in this book, range from the mundane to the profound and allow an intimate glimpse at a common humanity.
£11.87
Piano Nobile Publications Aspects of Post-War Abstraction 1952-2002
Book SynopsisFirst published to accompany a group exhibition at Piano Nobile, Aspects of Post-War Abstraction 1952-2002, this fully colour illustrated catalogue showcases seminal works of abstract art produced in Britain over the course of five decades. The publication features the work of internationally renowned artists including Terry Frost, William Scott, William Turnbull, Joe Tilson, William Crozier, Jack Smith, John Golding, William Pye, Anthony Caro, John Hoyland, Bridget Riley, and Anish Kapoor. Lavishly illustrated throughout, the catalogue presents exceptional paintings and sculptures, created by artists in dialogue with contemporaries and predecessors in Britain, and diverse international centres of abstraction. Highlighting pivotal artistic moments of transition and transformation in abstraction over the course of a half century, the catalogue presents an innovative vision of the international contribution of post-war British abstract art.
£23.75
Archetype Publications Ltd Studying and Conserving Paintings: Occasional
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£73.38
Archetype Publications Ltd The Nebamun Wall Paintings: Conservation,
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£74.29
Irish Academic Press Ltd Irish Fine Art in the Early Modern Period: New
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£71.25
Irish Academic Press Ltd Irish Fine Art in the Early Modern Period: New
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£41.55
Sternberg Press Sahara: A Thousand Paths Into the Future
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£21.38
Medina Publishing Ltd In Praise of the Artisan
£33.25
Hallie Ford Museum of Art Rita Robillard: Time and Place
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£999.99
Quaid Publishing Earthlings: The Paintings of Tom Palmore
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£48.92
Msu Broad The Transported Man
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£999.99
Msu Broad David Lamelas: Fiction of a Production
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£999.99
Rutgers University Press Irina Nakhova: Museum on the Edge
Book SynopsisThroughout her extensive career, Russian conceptual artist Irina Nakhova has frequently pushed the limits of what constitutes art and how we experience the art museum. One of her famous early pieces, for instance, transformed a room in her very own Moscow apartment into an art installation. Released in conjunction with Nakhova’s first museum retrospective exhibition in the United States, this book includes many full-color illustrations of her work, spanning the entirety of her forty-year career and demonstrating her facility with a variety of media. It also includes essays by a variety of world-renowned curators and art historians, each cataloging Nakhova’s artistic innovations and exploring how she deals with themes of everyday life, memory, viewer engagement, and moral responsibility. It concludes with a new interview with Nakhova herself, giving new insight into her creative process and artistic goals. Irina Nakhova: Museum on the Edge provides a vivid look at the work of a visionary artist. Published in partnership with the Zimmerli Museum.Table of ContentsForeword and Acknowledgements 5 Thomas SokolowskiMuseum on the Edge 8Julia TulovskyIrina Nakhova’s Complexity: The Photograph and the Museum 14Jane SharpIrina Nakhova’s Battle of the Invalids 18Natalia SidlinaFirst Comes the Feeling: A Dialogue with Irina Nakhova 22Gabriella FerrariPlates 26 Seven Masterpieces: An Audioguide by Irina Nakhova 2013 70 Works in the Exhibition 74 Selected Exhibitions 76 Contributors 81
£999.99
Rutgers University Press Dialogues: Ilya Kabakov and Viktor Pivovarov,
Book SynopsisArtists in the Soviet Union faced a difficult choice: either join the official academies and make art that conformed to the state’s aesthetic and ideological dictates, or attempt to develop alternative artistic practices and spheres for exhibiting their work. In the early 1970s, conceptual artists Ilya Kabakov and Viktor Pivovarov chose the latter option, turning their limited resources into an asset by pioneering an entirely new artistic genre: the album. Somewhere between drawings and novels, Kabakov and Pivovarov’s albums were also the basis for unique performance pieces, as the artists invited select audiences to their Moscow apartments for private readings and viewings of the albums, helping to cultivate an alternative artistic community in the process. This exhibition catalog brings together Kabakov and Pivovarov’s key works for the first time, putting the two artists in dialogue and recreating their artistic community. It not only includes nearly hundred pages of full-color illustrations, but also provides complete English translations of the Russian texts that appear in the volume, plus new interviews with each artist. Taken together, they give viewers a new appreciation of the different aesthetic strategies each artist used to depict the absurdities of everyday life in the Soviet era. Published in partnership with the Zimmerli Museum.Table of ContentsContents Foreword Acknowledgments Ksenia NourilBetween the Lines: The Intermediality of Ilya Kabakov’s AlbumsKsenia NourilIlya Kabakov in Conversation with Ksenia Nouril KABAKOV PLATES The Beloved Agent in LoveTomáš GlancViktor Pivovarov in Conversation with Tomáš Glanc PIVOVAROV PLATES Catalogue of the Exhibition Selected Bibliography About the Authors
£999.99
Rutgers University Press Poetries - Politics: A Celebration of Language,
Book SynopsisPoetries – Politics: A Celebration of Language, Art, and Learning celebrates the best of innovative humanities pedagogy and creative graphic design. Designed and implemented during a time of political divisiveness, the Poetries – Politics project created a space of inviting, multilingual walls on the Rutgers campus, celebrating diversity, community, and cross-cultural exchange. This book, like the original project, provides a platform for the incredible generative power of student-led work. Essays feature the perspectives of three students and professors originally involved in the project, reflecting on their learning and exploring the works they selected for the original exhibition. The essays lead to a beautifully illustrated catalogue of the original student designs.Reproduced in full color and with the accompanying poems in both their original language and a translation, this catalogue commemorates the incredible creative spirit of the project and provides a new way of contemplating these great poetic works.Trade Review"As someone who has spent a career in collaborative endeavors, I cannot think of a more engaging, noble, and timely project than this. Empowering the minds and hands of students, the unique lens of this artistic and educational collaboration demonstrates the expressive potential of bringing together a community with all its talents. Bravo!""Poetries – Politics weaves a rich tapestry of trans-disciplinary collaboration between the arts and humanities and is a compelling testament to the power of project-based learning to unleash student creativity." -- Jason Geary * Dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Distinguished Professor of Music, Rutgers, The State *"Poetries – Politics weaves a rich tapestry of trans-disciplinary collaboration between the arts and humanities and is a compelling testament to the power of project-based learning to unleash student creativity." -- Jason Geary * Dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Distinguished Professor of Music, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey *Table of ContentsForeword by Susan LawrenceNote on TextIntroduction by Jenevieve DeLosSantosPart I: Reflections on the Poetries – Politics projectChapter 1: Why Poetries – Politics? by Mary ShawChapter 2: Languages in the Magic Lantern by François CornilliatChapter 3: Poetries, Politics and Practicum by Atif AtkinChapter 4: The Intricacy of Translating Poetries – Politics into Visual Art by Ouafaa DelegerChapter 5: Hope and Despair: Political Poets in Revolutionary Societies by Ian LovoulosChapter 6: Poetries – Politics from the Perspective of One Design Student by Devon MonaghanChapter 7: The Pedagogy of Poetries – Politics: How to Craft Your Own Project-Based Learning Course by Jenevieve DeLosSantosPart II: Catalogue of PostersAcknowledgmentsBibliographyAbout the ContributorsIndex
£999.99
Editions Flammarion Renoir: Father and Son / Painting and Cinema:
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£18.98
Jbe Books The Ocean Manifesto
£44.46
Other Publishers Brouhaha
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£23.28
Brepols N.V. Corpus of Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan
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£999.99
Brepols N.V. Corpus of Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan
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£999.99
Brepols N.V. Exhibiting the Past: Caspar Reuvens and the
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£999.99
Ifao Fustat II. Fouilles d'Istabl 'Antar: Ceramiques
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£65.55
