Sculpture Books
Skira Brad Howe: A Dance of Atoms
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£40.00
Skira Sofia Goscinski
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£27.20
Skira Roxy Paine: Dioramas
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£33.60
Skira Enrico Castellani: Catalogue Raisonné: Volume III
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£143.20
Skira Iran do Espiríto Santo
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£38.40
Skira Pablo Atchugarry: The Life of Matter
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£30.40
Skira Tony Tasset
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£33.60
Skira Feliza Bursztyn: Welding Madness
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£24.00
Skira Henri Beaufour (Bilingual edition)
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£32.00
Skira Otobong Nkanga (Bilingual edition): Of Cords
Book SynopsisCurator, researcher and scholar Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is the Director of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea. Art historian, curator and author of multiple publications, Marcella Beccaria is Chief Curator and Curator of Collections at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea. Marianna Vecellio is Curator at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea.
£29.75
Skira Julien Friedler (Multi-lingual edition): E'
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£20.00
Skira Ugo Rondinone (Bilingual edition): burn shine fly
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£25.50
Skira Chung Seoyoung: Wave
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£25.50
Skira A Picture of Poetry: The Artist's Books of Dia
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£41.25
Skira Editore Zhang Ruyi
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£24.00
Skira Canova e Venezia (Bilingual edition): Photographs
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£21.60
Skira Kazen Cecco Bonanotte Museum Multilingual edition
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£30.00
Skira Georgy Frangulyan: Off-Modern
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£32.00
Skira Arnaldo Pomodoro The Great Theatre of
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£60.00
Skira Masterpieces from the William Rubin Collection:
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£45.00
Skira Editore Reza Aramesh
Book SynopsisSerubiri Moses is an author and curator, adjunct assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Hunter College, New York. Recently he curated the Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2021. Bjorn Stern is an art historian, independent art advisor and artists manager. He is the founder of SternArts Stjarna, a bespoke fine art service based in London.
£30.00
Skira Editore Hans Josephsohn
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£45.00
Skira Amin Gulgee
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£41.25
Skira Editore Jiri Georg Dokoupil
Book SynopsisReiner Opoku is a Berlin based art consultant and international art agent. He has curated numerous international art exhibitions since the early 1980s, and is representing a variety of renowned contemporary artists.
£22.40
Skira Jaume Plensa
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£45.00
Skira Antony Gormley
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£33.75
Damiani El Anatsui: The Reinvention of Sculpture
Book SynopsisAuthored by two acclaimed scholars, Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative account yet on the work of El Anatsui, the world-renowned Ghanaian-born sculptor. The product of more than three decades of research and close collaboration with the artist, it shows how his early wood reliefs and terracottas, and the later monumental metal sculptures, express a search for alternative models of art-making. The authors argue that the pervasiveness of fragmentation as a compositional device in Anatsui’s oeuvre evokes the impact of colonization and postcolonial forces on African cultures. At the same time, the invocation of resilience and fragility invests his shape-shifting sculptures with iconic power. The authors also show how, in his critically acclaimed metal works, the manual labor of flattening, cutting, twisting and crushing bottle caps and using copper wires to suture and stitch the elements into one dazzling, reconfigurable epic piece serves as a powerful metaphor for human life. This book presents Anatsui as a visionary of incomparable imagination, also situating his work within a broader historical context—specifically, the postcolonial modernism of midcentury African artists and writers, the cultural ferment of post-independence Ghana and the intellectual environment of the 1970s Nsukka School. By recovering these histories, the authors show how and why Anatsui became one of the most formidable sculptors of our time.
£52.25
Mousse Publishing Michael Wilkinson In Reverse
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£36.00
Mousse Publishing Mirrored
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£22.50
Mousse Publishing Samara Scott Silks
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£31.50
Mousse Publishing Sam Anderson
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£27.00
Mousse Publishing Jessica Stockholder Stuff Matters
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£31.50
MOUSSE PUB Füsun Onur Once Upon a Time...
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£24.40
MOUSSE PUB A Kassen Dimensions Variable
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£24.00
MOUSSE PUB Vanessa Safavi Alien Armpit
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£22.46
Five Continents Editions Baroque Sculpture In Rome: The Art Gallery Series
Book SynopsisOn the whole, when one thinks of seventeenth-century sculpture in Rome, one has in mind the wonderful and famous works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, such as the Fountain of the Rivers or The Ecstasy of St. Theresa. The very idea of Roman baroque is commonly identified with the century's great genius. And indeed, the influence of Bernini's work on the sculpture and art in general of the period was, especially in Rome, decisive. However, this domination spread only during the second half of the seventeenth century, and less unequivocally than one might suppose. Other great sculptors, with personalities that were often very different form Bernini s, contributed to making the extraordinary proliferation of Roman statuary extremely complex and varied at that time. This book is aimed especially at students and museum visitors who would like to learn more about the topic and discusses the art in a straightforward and strictly chronological fashion. The narrative begins in the early decades of the seventeenth century with sculpture created by a motley and conspicuously cosmopolitan group of artists. Later, with the growing success of the great masters, commissions began to gravitate around Bernini, Alessandro Algardi, and Francois Duquesnoy. A new approach to Antiquity went hand in hand with a marked predilection for striking chromatic effects, borrowed from Venetian painting, and a desire to make a strong impact and achieve a particular tone, often with results of surprising originality. Taking the most up-to-date and best founded historiographic observations on the subject we have tried to highlight the workshop relationships between the great masters and the giovani, their pupils or occasional assistants, and in this way put into relief the experimental approach of some of these apprentices, such as Melchirro Caffa or Antonio Raggi, or the ability of certain others, for instance Ercole Ferrata, to fuse the most diverse influences. The book thus aims to show how marble and travertine were used throughout the century to create a whole army of statues that were positioned in the open and in churches, lending modern Rome its truly incomparable new face.
£13.46
Five Continents Editions Mythical Diary: Sculptures from the Farnese
Book SynopsisMythical Diary is a visual journey through the classical sculpture of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. It is a physical engagement with the marble bodies of myth. Through his black and white photography, Luigi Spina disassembles the limbs of the sculptures, emphasising their curves and hidden eroticism, humanising them to establish a dialogue with the observer. A sculpture is the sign of eternal, unchanging beauty: the only real evidence of the many lives that have passed and come to an end leaving a profound mark in the story of many other existences. For Spina, with his own vision of sculpture, a statue of Aphrodite is not merely a stereotypical portrayal of myth. In it are gathered the anxieties, dreams, hopes and joys of all those who have set eyes on her and dreamed or studied her. In a way, classical sculpture is profoundly present in our veins, in our very breath. The project takes the form of an imaginary diary covering fifteen days. But this is only an ephemeral period of time, a convention. The whole work developed over a period of days and months amounting to years, always in contact with the circumscribed space made of myriad lives and stories, which we call a museum. In Mythical Diary, Spina attempts to make classical sculpture interact with the viewer's desire to be a part of this ancient world that has always influenced our way of life, our culture and our society, proving itself to be contemporary with any period.
£37.50
Five Continents Editions The Decorative Arts: Volume 1: Sculptures,
Book SynopsisAesthetic seduction, superb workmanship, and historical interest are the three central themes in the collection of Fondation Gandur pour l'Art (Geneva), created in 2010 and still expanding. The aim of this first volume is to catalogue the works in the collection, whose decorative aspects are every bit as important as their narrative content. The works are for the most part sculptures - statuettes and ornamental reliefs - although two-dimensional decorations depicting figurative scenes associated with classical antiquity or Christianity are no less important. The periods represented by the sculptural works discussed in this book reflect the scope of the whole collection, which ranges from the 12th to the 18th century. And since the goal of the collection is to document centuries of cultural exchange between France and neighbouring countries, all the works included in the book come from these latter regions. The hybrid styles are closely linked, and this is an aspect of considerable importance, as is the originality certain pieces display and, last but not least, their aesthetic quality. The book is arranged by topic, which brings out the great originality and extraordinary richness of the collection, as well as the extremely varied nature of the subjects, narrative episodes, and figures portrayed. More specifically, the topics are divided into five sections: ancient gods and heroes; biblical and allegorical figures; scenes from the life of the Virgin; episodes from the life of Christ; and saints and intercessors. Each work has its own entry that describes the historical and geographical context in which it was made, analyses its iconographic content, and includes a bibliography and a list of the exhibitions where the work was exhibited.
£40.50
Five Continents Editions Matteo Pugliese
Book SynopsisThis book offers a review of Matteo Pugliese’s art over the past 20 years. The figures the Milanese sculptor creates are distinguished by their great power, revealing an inner torment that can no longer be disguised. The men depicted in his sculptures are all trying to break free of the wall that holds them, to throw off their limitations and assert their value as individuals in the hopes of escaping from dull uniformity and social and family expectations. These are people who are attempting to achieve a painful rebirth by struggling against materialised restraint — a wall — that seeks to prevent them expressing themselves, growing and therefore existing. The artist chooses to portray the moment of greatest effort, of supreme tension, the instant when a man regains control of his life and struggles against what is holding him trapped so as to restore a sense of purpose in his life. The carefully studied poses of his figures recall ancient models, in the same way as the material from which they are fashioned is also ancient. Luigi Spina’s lens knowingly lingers on these figures’ troubled birth and enables the reader, admirer, and art historian to acquire an intimate understanding of the sculpture and even to feel a part of the travails and manifest vulnerability that grip all of humanity. Text in English and Italian. Table of Contents2 | 13 CONTEMPORARY, THEREFORE ANCIENT CONTEMPORANEO, QUINDI ANTICO GABRIELLA BELLI 16 | 17 EXTRA MOENIA – OUTSIDE THE WALLS EXTRAMOENIA – FUORI DALLE MURA MATTEO PUGLIESE 166 | 167 THE HANDS OF THE SCULPTOR LE MANI DELLO SCULTORE LUIGI SPINA 168 | 168 WORKS OPERE 172 | 173 BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAFIA ELISA DEL MESE 175 | 175 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS MOSTRE PERSONALI SELEZIONA
£45.00
Five Continents Editions The Bari Statuary of the Upper Nile
Book SynopsisThe Bari people, who settled on the banks of the White Nile, remained closed off from the outside world until the dawn of the 19th century. The earliest contact dates back to the "scientific" expedition commissioned in 1840 by Ismail Pascha, followed by repeated forays by explorers in search of the sources of the Nile during the closing decades of the Ottoman period in Egypt, interspersed with the often competing efforts of slave hunters. This book places the collection of Bari statues known today in the historical context of the Egyptian Sudan, from the earliest contacts with explorers Joseph Pons d'Arnaud and Wilhelm Werne in 1841 to the final stages of the pre-colonial era described by Wilhelm Junker. Many museums founded during the 19th century embarked on a frantic scramble to collect ethnographic objects, relying in particular on explorers, but also on traders and adventurers. This book catalogues the roughly 63 Bari statues that are known today and offers a comprehensive overview of historical sources and current knowledge of the Egyptian Sudan that provide the context for these works, their use and stylistic diversity. Text in English and French.
£34.20
Five Continents Editions Éloge de la Lumière: Pierre Soulages - Tanabe
Book SynopsisThis catalogue documents an exhibition at the Baur Foundation that brings together work by the French painter Pierre Soulages (b.1919) and the Japanese master bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV (b. 1973). Soulages, still working at 102 years old, has painted almost exclusively in black since 1979 and is known as the “master of luminous blacks”. Tanabe Chikuunsai IV is a renowned bamboo artist, known for his twisting organic sculptures and room-sized installations made from tiger or black bamboo. The aim of this exhibition is to explore how their work resonates, despite different approaches, in the dark and light effects of their materials. Text in French and English. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Baur Foundation in Switzerland, a museum of Far Eastern Art, from November 2021–March 2022.Table of Contents6 In Praise of Light Pierre Soulages and Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 7 Éloge de la lumière Pierre Soulages et Tanabe Chikuunsai IV LAURE SCHWARTZ-ARENALES 24 A Container of Light. Soulages, from Japan to Sèvres... 25 Contenir la lumière. Soulages, du Japon à Sèvres… FABIENNE FRAVALO 32 Weaving the Void. The Art of Bamboo in Japan 33 Tresser le vide. L’art du bambou au Japon PHILIPPE BOUDIN 36 “The Perfect Cycle”, the Light and Shadow of Bamboo – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 37 « Le cycle parfait », la lumière et l’ombre du bambou – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV SHINYA MAEZAKI 48 In View of the Luminous Blacks 49 En regard des noirs lumière... TANABE CHIKUUNSAI IV 94 Acknowledgements 95 Remerciements
£17.00
Five Continents Editions Passage de témoins pour Luciano Fabro
Book SynopsisThis book, designed and edited by the Italian-Swiss artist Vivianne van Singer, is an ode to Italian sculptor Luciano Fabro (1936-2007), a well-known Informalist artist and one of the founders of the Arte Povera movement. Having been long acquainted with his work and then having met the artist in person, Van Singer reflects upon his untimely death and pays homage to his career in a collection of texts, images, and works. The starting point of the project is a letter Van Singer sent artists, critics, and prominent figures of the art world in which she invited them to submit a work of art or a text exemplifying what Luciano Fabro had represented for them. Among the contributors to this collection: Giovanni Anselmo, Izzo Arcangelo, Gianni Caravaggio, Rudi Fuchs, Von Fürstenberg, Giovanni Lista, Alessandra Lukinovic, Massimo Minini, Giulio Paolini, Margit Rowell, Sarkis, and Ettore Spalletti. Text in English, German, French, and Italian. Table of Contents6 Luciano Fabro. Passages de témoins Vivianne van Singer 8 Introduzione Antonella Trotta 9 Préface Vivianne van Singer AUTORI 15 Luciano Fabro 18 Giovanni Anselmo 20 Hidetoshi Nagasawa 22 Giulio Paolini 24 Ettore Spalletti 30 Maria Nordman 34 Werner OEchslin 38 Alessandra Lukinovich 44 Adelina von Fürstenberg 48 Sarkis 52 Arcangelo Izzo 56 Arianna Giorgi 60 Margit Rowell 64 Luciano Fabro 66 Luciano Fabro 70 Saskia Bos | Luciano Fabro 74 Rudi Fuchs 78 Jacinto Lageira 86 Didier Semin 94 Martin Schwander, Theodora Vischer | Luciano Fabro 100 Daniel Soutif 104 Marcello Maloberti 108 Luciano Fabro 109 Pascal Schwaighofer 112 Liliana Moro 114 Luciana Trombetta 118 Bernhard Rüdiger 132 Gianni Caravaggio 138 Luciano Fabro 142 Dieter Schwarz 148 Davide De Francesco 151 Luciano Fabro 152 Jan Hoet 156 Massimo Minini 161 Luciano Fabro 169 Luciano Fabro 170 Véronique Goudinoux 180 Jan Braet | Luciano Fabro 188 Thierry de Duve 204 Thérèse Legierse 210 Marie-Laure Bernadac 216 Franca Falletti 222 Giovanni Lista 226 Giovanni Lista | Luciano Fabro 234 Denys Zacharopoulos 244 Niele Toroni 248 Stefano Boccalini 250 Micheline Szwajcer-Tob 257 Biographie de Vivianne van Singer 259 English translations
£42.30
Mandragora A Laocoon by Filippo Della Valle
Book SynopsisDiscusses a bronze Laocoön recently sold at Bonham's. Della Valle helped interpret correctly the bronze and its attribution in the Doccia models' inventory.
£23.85
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Tessera Paemeiobrigensis: Un Nuovo Editto Di
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£88.35
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Apollodoro E La Colonna Traiana a Damasco: Dalla
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£32.00
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Opera Fatta Diligentissimamente: Restauri Di
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£177.65
Edizioni Musei Vaticani Precious Sculptures: Sacred Gold and Silver in
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£17.55
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Ermafroditi Dormienti: Tipo Borghese
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£82.65
