The arts: general topics Books
Crown Picassos War
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Art and Climate Change
Book SynopsisCurators and art historians Dr. Maja Fowkes and Dr. Reuben Fowkes are co-directors of Postsocialist Art Centre (PACT) at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, and co-founders of the Translocal Institute for Contemporary Art, a research centre in Budapest that operates at the intersection between ecological thought and contemporary art. They are co-founders of the Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative at Central European University and have curated contemporary art and ecology programmes for the Institute of Advanced Studies research streams on Turbulence and Waste (201920). They are the authors of several books, including Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950, also in the World of Art series.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Many Anthropocenes 1.1 Geological Records 1.2 Scars of Extraction 1.3 Crude Oil 1.4 Synthetic Environments 1.5 Expanses of Monoculture 2 Reconfiguring the Geosphere 2.1 Soil Reserves 2.2 Riverine Ecologies 2.3 Marine Permutations 2.4 Post-Glacial Landscapes 2.5 Golden Age of the Sky 3 Floral Collectivism 3.1 Vegetal Agency 3.2 Botanical Politics 3.3 Self-Management of Plants 3.4 Plants on the Move 3.5 Arboreal Worlds 4 Animal Solidarities 4.1 Animals in the Museum 4.2 Non-Human Persons 4.3 Countering Extinction 4.4 Political Ornithology 4.5 Magnified Natures 5 Pluriversal Ecologies 5.1 Entangled Terrestrials 5.2 Reparative Histories 5.3 Green Protocols 5.4 Climates of Transformation 5.5 Eco-futurisms Conclusion Further Reading
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Look Again
Book SynopsisAn approachable guide to Old Master painting from a new perspective that offers a simple aid to looking, demystifying the often obscure strategies of the greatest painters of all time.Trade Review'An illuminating, down-to-earth guide to the Old Masters – one which will have readers itching to get down to the National Gallery to put this new way of seeing into action' - Tatler'A thought-provoking and gorgeously illustrated book, striking the right balance between technical knowledge and accessibility' - The Lady'Go along to an art gallery – and take a look again' - Robert Elms, BBC Radio London'Brilliant … Read this and, next time you’re at an exhibition, you’ll sound like you know your art from your elbow' - Daily MailTable of ContentsForeword and notes on usage • Introduction: A New Way of Seeing the Old • 1. Art as Honesty • 2. Art as Philosophy • 3. Art as Drama • 4. Art as Beauty • 5. Art as Horror • 6. Art as Paradox • 7. Art as Folly • 8. Art as Vision
£11.66
Thames & Hudson Ltd Women Artists
Book SynopsisThe definitive anthology of writings on women in art by the late Linda Nochlin, one of the most influential and revolutionary voices in feminist art history.Trade Review'Linda was a pioneer … her writing is vivid and persuasive' - The Artist
£23.80
Harvard University Press The Shape of Content
£17.95
Princeton University Press Blue
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A miracle of poetry in the midst of academic rigidity." * Télérama *". . . a rich volume, intelligently illustrated. . . . With sure-footed scholarship, trenchant opinions, Michel Pastoureau goes beyond a perfunctory visit: he makes us realize the importance of this material and avoids the errors of a number of other historians." * Le Monde *". . . a delicious mix of erudition and lighthearted fun." * Livres *"Pastoureau's text moves us through one fascinating area of activity after another. . . . The jacket, cover and end-papers of this luscious book are appropriately blue; its double-columned text breathes easily in the space of its pages; it is so well sewn it opens flat at any place; and fascinating, aptly chosen color plates, not confined to the title color, will please even those eyes denied the good luck of being blue."---William Gass, Los Angeles Times Book Review"Blue is both prettily produced and whimsically enjoyable."---Julian Bell, Times Literary Supplement"Michel Pastoureau takes us into territory that could be made to feel impossibly dense and absurdly specialized. To his credit, the tour is brisk and challenging."---John Loughery, Washington Post Book World"A generous, gorgeous book full of nearly 100 historical and artistic plates, all illustrating the meaning and role of the color blue in Western history. . . . Pastoureau has created something rare: a coffee table book that is also a good read. And not just a good read, but a compelling read."---Brian Bouldrey, Chicago Tribune"Blue . . . is confident, stylish, well-turned out. . . . The book's sapphire glow will grace the most discriminating coffee tables."---Jane Gardam, Spectator"This beautifully illustrated book is well written and informative, and makes an important contribution to the social history of art." * Choice *"In this beguiling and beautiful mixture of art book and social history, the distinguished French scholar shows how the rarest of all colors became the commonest."---Emma Hagestadt and Boyd Tonkin, The Independent Magazine"The material history of a certain section of the spectrum, from the costly tones of the Virgin's cloak to uniforms, Picasso and jeans. History can make you blind, but some historians can make you see again."---James Davidson, Daily Telegraph"Taken together, the earlier volumes on blue (2001), black (2009), green (2013) and red (2017), plus the new book, [Yellow,] represent ‘an edifice’ that [Michel Pastoureau] has been working to build for half a century: a history of colours in (for the most part) Europe from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the 18th century and beyond. . . . [The books] amount to an ambitious project deserving not merely respect but even a touch of awe. There are very few comparable enterprises."---Kevin Jackson, Literary Review
£31.50
Rizzoli International Publications Conjuring the Spirit World
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Rizzoli International Publications Raqib Shaw
Book SynopsisThe first monograph on more than thirty years work by the Indian-born British artist Raqib Shaw, whose opulent, fantastical, and brightly colored paintings have made him one of the most extraordinary and sought-after artists working today.
£999.99
Orion Publishing Co Art Explained
Book SynopsisWhy did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What''s the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol''s soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to 100 of these fascinating questions. If you''ve ever looked at an art masterpiece in awe, but wondered just what it means, here is your guide.
£13.49
Blast Books,U.S. Deaths of Artists
Book SynopsisStarving Artist Knifed to Death in Village Room… Famous Artist Dies Penniless and All Alone… Deep in the archives of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are two strange scrapbooks packed with century-old newspaper obituaries of painters, illustrators, sculptors, and photographers, famous and forgotten alike. Somber death notices of luminaries like Claude Monet and Auguste Rodin are preserved on their crumbling pages, side by side with tragic and often grisly stories of obscure artists who met their demise as victims of accident, murder, poverty, and disease. Compiled from 1906 to 1929, the scrapbooks not only memorialize the subjects of these obituaries: they also record graphic and sensationalized news reporting from the heyday of yellow journalism. Who collected the artists’ obituaries? What was their purpose for the Met Museum? Were the scrapbooks assembled in a nod to Giorgio Vasari’s bestselling sixteenth-century magnum opus,
£26.09
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Aria Dean
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CRC Press Mastering UI Mockups and Frameworks
Book SynopsisMastering UI Mockups and Frameworks: A Beginner''s Guide sets the standard for studying wireframes, mockups, and different tools along with their unique features. This book comprehensively analyzes the design, portability, and efficiency of these tools. As a beginner's guide, Mastering UI Mockups and Frameworks addresses various methods to use these types of tools. This book will help you shape your understanding of UI and UX tools regardless of your skill level. Wireframes and mockups are standard tools used during the design process. A mockup is a visual presentation of a website or an app. Designers always use mockups to highlight their website's layout and functionality to their prospective clients. Choosing a particular tool at the right stage will help you ensure that the correct level of effort is invested so that you can deliver functionality that solves an actual customer requirement. Mastering UI Mockups and Frameworks helps you accomp
£106.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Music Technology Essentials
Book SynopsisMusic Technology Essentials provides an overview of the vocabulary, techniques, concepts, and devices used in contemporary music production and guides readers through the essential fundamentals of music technology so that they can create their own music productions at home.This highly accessible book covers sound fundamentals and theory, as well as practical topics like hardware, software, MIDI, digital audio, synthesis, computer notation, and audio-visual applications, to equip the reader with the principles they need to achieve professional-sounding results. Each chapter is accompanied by real-life examples and exercises that can be applied to any digital audio workstation software, to put the lessons into practice. This book will also help readers evaluate their requirements for home music production while working within a sensible budget. Music Technology Essentials is the ideal textbook for beginners inside and outside of the classroom, including tTrade Review'Music Technology Essentials methodically covers everything needed for developing music creators to build a home studio and get the best results out of their gear. Maz’s book provides historical context, clear but detailed explanations, and hands-on activities for each chapter.' Dr. Linda Antas, Associate Professor of Music, Montana State UniversityTable of Contents1. The Home Studio 2. What Is Sound 3. Digital Audio 4. Computers 5. Digital Audio Workstations 6. Audio Effects 7. Audio Hardware 8. MIDI 9. Synthesis and Sampling 10. Computer Music Notation 11. Growth and Development
£35.99
Taylor & Francis The Darkroom Cookbook
Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of this comprehensive guide to darkroom photography is fully revised and updated, placing analog and traditional methods into the context of a digital world and contemporary workflows.Including invaluable analog photography techniques, chemicals, and equipment, supported by visual examples. The DCB5 has 180 updated recipes for darkroom experiments, and tips for mastering the darkroom. It includes the chemicals used to develop, stop, fix, tone, and archivally process films and prints. DCB5 contains invaluable information on making enlarged digital negatives, planning a darkroom, and safely handling photographic chemicals. It features new sections on split-printing, solarization, and making your own gelatin emulsion. The fifth edition includes contributions and stunning black-and-white imagery by established artists such as Bruce Barnbaum, Tim Rudman, Christina Z. Anderson, John Sexton, and more.This is the essential guide for any practiti
£51.29
Taylor & Francis Ltd Opera a History of the Impossible Genre
Book SynopsisOpera, a History of the Impossible Genre offers an accessible and chronological survey of opera.Beginning in the 16th century, each chapter hones its focus on a representative opera and composer, and provides discussion on historical and political context. With further reading lists, key term definitions, and composer biographies to support learning, this book covers the fundamental elements of the genre, including: subject matter, musical structure, aria and ensemble forms, singing styles, orchestra, and the structure of the libretto. The book will also help readers develop an appreciation of opera as a form of musical entertainment, which, despite seemingly insurmountable financial, philosophical, and artistic hurdles, has overcome the impossible to become one of the most popular and thrilling types of music heard on stage today.Opera, a History of the Impossible Genre is an approachable undergraduate textbook for students of opera and survey courses.
£36.99
CRC Press The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics
Book SynopsisBlenderTM is a free Open-Source 3D Computer Modeling and Animation Suite incorporating Character Rigging, Particles, Real World Physics Simulation, Sculpting, Video Editing with Motion Tracking and 2D Animation within the 3D Environment.Blender is FREE to download and use by anyone for anything.The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling and Animation, Eighth Edition is a unified manual describing the operation of the program, updated with reference to the Graphical User Interface for Blender Version 3.2.2, including additional material covering Blender Assets, Geometry Nodes, and Non-Linear Animation.Divided into a two-volume set, the book introduces the program's Graphical User Interface and shows how to implement tools for modeling and animating characters and created scenes with the application of color, texture, and special lighting effects.Key Features:
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Taylor & Francis An Artistic Autoethnography on the Public Fetus
Book SynopsisAn Artistic Autoethnography on the Public Fetus explores artistic work with the iconic image of the fetus and the personal consequences of the image by analyzing the so-called public fetus within a feminist approach.This book develops a deeply interdisciplinary body of research, engaging with feminist debates on reproductive technology and imagery, art theory, visual histories of anatomical imagery, cultural critiques of the myth of the artistic genius, Gestalt understandings of perception and memory, and anthropological theories of liminality. Through blurring the artistic with the scientific, it explores the potential of autoethnography to serve as a form of consciousness raising through which to create new images and stories that counter the public fetus in support of reproductive autonomy and social justice.This book will be useful to feminist scholars who work with issues related to gender, reproduction, sexuality, and autoethnography. At the same time, the
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book
Book SynopsisIf you rush to Starbucks at the first hint of cool weather . . . If the Pumpkin Spice Latte is your fall drink of choice . . . If you need a way to recover from a busy summer and take a breath before a busy holiday season, this book is for you. Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book includes gorgeous illustrations featuring your favorite images of autumn. This one-of-a-kind adult coloring book has classic fall quotes, fun sayings, and Bible verses featured alongside 90 detailed coloring pages.Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book offers hours of enjoyment and reflection and makes the perfect gift for anyone who loves fall. The Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book includes: Inspirational verses, fall quotes, and classic fall sayings you can color Lovely illustrations ranging from autumn related scenery, pumpkins, leaves, trees, gourds, delightful fall drinks, and so much
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Headline Publishing Group Art Matters
Book SynopsisSeize the day in the name of art. This creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman combines his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. ''Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life, this is a book to live by. At its core, it''s about freeing ideas, shedding fear of failure, and learning that things can be different '' INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It matters.Neil Gaiman once said that ''the world always seems brighter when you''ve just made something that wasn''t there before''. This little book is the embodiment of that vision. Drawn together from speeches, poems and creative manifestos, Art Matters explores how reading, imagining and creating can change the world, and will be inspirational to young and old.THIS PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES BEAUTIFUL NEW ILLUSTRATIONS OF ''GOING WODWO''. What readers
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Taylor & Francis Inc Fluid Engine Development
Book SynopsisFrom the splash of breaking waves to turbulent swirling smoke, the mathematical dynamics of fluids are varied and continue to be one of the most challenging aspects in animation. Fluid Engine Development demonstrates how to create a working fluid engine through the use of particles and grids, and even a combination of the two. Core algorithms are explained from a developer's perspective in a practical, approachable way that will not overwhelm readers. The Code Repository offers further opportunity for growth and discussion with continuously changing content and source codes. This book helps to serve as the ultimate guide to navigating complex fluid animation and development. Explains how to create a fluid simulation engine from scratch Offers an approach that is code-oriented rather than math-oriented, allowing readers to learn how fluid dynamics works with code, with downloadable code available Explores various kindsTable of ContentsChapter 1 Basics. Chapter 2 Particle-Based Simulation Chapter 3 Grids Simulation Chapter 4 Hybrid Techniques
£59.84
Random House USA Inc Bill Cunningham: On the Street: Five Decades of
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£44.00
Yale University Press How to Read Portraits
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£18.95
No Starch Press,US Steampunk Lego
Book SynopsisFilled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO. Curated by award-winning LEGO builder and special effects master Guy Himber, this full-color coffee table book showcases an eclectic variety of models designed by dozens of the world s best LEGO artists. Grab your brass goggles and join fictional explorer Sir Herbert Jobson as he travels the world cataloguing its technological wonders for Queen Victoria. His entertaining descriptions of an imaginative alternate history bring these delightful LEGO models to swashbuckling life.
£24.64
Getty Trust Publications A Looking at Fashion
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£16.99
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc 100 Best Paintings In New York
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Pegasus Books The Rembrandt Heist
£24.30
She Writes Press Inc Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous
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£15.29
Idler Books Idler 96 The Right to Rest
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£9.02
New Holland Publishers Mammals
Book SynopsisA brand new title in the popular Luxe Nature' gift-line series from Reed New Holland, this is a beautiful collection of artworks and inspirational quotes about mammals from around the world, encompassing many amazing animals, from anteaters to zebras via koalas, lemurs, tigers and many more. Mammals have evolved to fill almost every ecological niche on the planet. With this diversity have come myriad forms, with more than 6,000 mammal species in existence today. These range from mighty whales swimming in the oceans to elephants and other huge herbivores, from fearsome apex predators both on land and at sea to tiny mice and shrews, and mammals have even conquered the skies via bats, gliders and others. This book is a celebration of the unbelievable variety and ongoing success of mammals. Beautiful watercolours and other artworks of mammals are coupled with quotes some old and some new, some thought-provoking or inspiring, others funny or just downright silly to make a volume that any nature lover will want to dip into again and again.
£9.49
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Solution Art: A textbook of art and
Book SynopsisCounselling, therapy, and coaching always work with the use of language. With art-oriented approaches, the limitations of language can be overcome.One of the most important works of expressive arts therapy, Lösungskunst is now available in English translation.The key concept of intermodality- the authors' term for oscillation between art-analog methods- combines with the primary focus on resources and strong emphasis on solutions to lay the groundwork for the method that is as vital now as it was originally. The importance of imagination, artistic and aesthetic experience to mental wellbeing is showcased, challenging the common focus on the cognitive and emotional facets of mental health.In-depth case studies and explanations illuminate the origins and use of the theoretical frameworks, helping experienced practitioners and trainees alike to engage with the fundamental methods and concepts of expressive arts therapy.Trade ReviewThe seminal Solution Art is a welcome translation for many reasons. Readers are treated to a rare glimpse into the foundations of expressive arts therapy. And it validates what many of us now understand about the arts -- that experiencing the senses are key to the healing process. -- Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, author, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing ProcessWhat a gift! This elegant, generous translation makes the wisdom of Lösungskunst available in English. As a helpful clarification and expansion of Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy (2005), it further supports keeping the arts at the center of helping practices. -- Ellen G. Levine, MSW, Ph.D, EGS Core Faculty MemberIn the translation of Solution Art, the spirit of the authors reaches back through time offering an invitation, an open door beckoning us beyond conditioned existence. To change the world, we must change our minds, our approach. We must de-center from who we think we are and remember who we really are and the resources that lie within. If we accept their invitation, we cross a threshold into the wilderness-unmapped, untamed, unknown. To live as awake and sensitive beings in these problem-saturated times, we must improvise, welcome back the marginalized aspects of ourselves-the vastness of the human imagination, our embodied curiosity and our capacity to make, to play, to love, to listen. And, what of unseen forces, the grace of surprise, the sudden shift of perception that redirects a life? As a therapist, educator, and poet I am grateful to stand on the shoulders of these elders whose spirited invitations have shaped my work and my Self. May we all be incorporated into the 'solution' the authors offer, one that is alchemical and transformational, decentralized and grounded in the very qualities that make us human. -- Melia Snyder, Ph.D., LPC, REAT, Education Director & Clinical Therapist at Open SkyThis book is a gift. First published in 2010 in German, this literal translation now offers readers of English the unique opportunity to glimpse a 30-year discursive journey about art, psychology, and change between two pioneers whose thinking is foundational to the development of expressive arts work in the world. With references to theoretical and philosophical underpinnings and numerous examples of application, the authors elaborate the emerging theories and practice from which developed the unique methodological practice of Intermodal Decentering for creating processes of change in therapy, coaching, supervision, and group work in a variety of settings. -- Sally Atkins, Ed.D., REAT, REACE, Licensed Psychologist Professor Emerita, Appalachian State University Core Faculty, The European Graduate SchoolThis textbook contains both the theoretical roots of the concept and many examples of advice in which we can look over the shoulders of the actors. They touch you with serious lightness. -- E. Kandziora, reviewing Lösungskunst in 2010, review extract translated by Margo Fuchs Knill
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Anthem Press Creativitry
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Pallas Athene Publishers Art Exposed
Book Synopsis"...his stories are always interesting, lively and well written, giving an insight to the art world as he experienced it." — Literary Review Julian Spalding's career as a curator and creator of museums was amongst the most controversial and effective of his time. In this collection of essays and memoirs he revisits some of the important events and battles of the last 40 years, when he spearheaded resistance to the cult of conceptual art being promoted from the centre. Witty, illuminating, coruscating and blazingly intelligent, this book is a vital guide to the ways in which we consume art today, for good or ill. Trade Review"Julian Spalding, former director of galleries in Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow, will include the research in his forthcoming book, Art Exposed, to be published by Pallas Athene Books in November. “This evidence absolutely disproves Duchamp’s authorship of the urinal,” he said. “It means that the whole foundation stone of conceptual art just collapses. A work of art is not a work of art just because somebody says it is." - Dalya Alberge"...his stories are always interesting, lively and well written, giving an insight to the art world as he experienced it." - Literary ReviewJulian was interviewed on Times Radio by Ed Vaizey standing in for Mariella Frostrup, on 21st November 2023 - Times Radio"In ‘Art Exposed’, Julian Spalding draws on his 40 years in the art world – as a museum director, curator, and critic – for his series of essays." - Wallpaper*"If you read one book on art this year, it must be this brilliant critique of art today seen through the lens of retired museum curator Julian Spalding." - International Property & Travel
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Tate Publishing WINTER
Book SynopsisAn elegant gift book, celebrating the joys (and sometimes the travails) of the winter season through art, spanning several centuries and featuring a variety of artists from J.M.W. Turner and John Everett Millais, to Barbara Hepworth, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Grayson Perry and Peter Doig. A selection of the most beautiful, touching, transformative and amusing expressions of the winter season drawn from Tate's collection. Divided into key themes – 'Landscape', 'Towns and Cities', 'From the Window', 'Work and Labour', 'Abstraction' and `Seasonal Festivities' – each of the works of art included has been individually selected for the particular way in which the artist has attempted to capture this special time of year. Works of art – including paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations and installations – are punctuated by brief captions adding background detail or additional information about the art, artists and their subjects. Featured artists: J.M.W Turner, Ruskin Spear, Norbert Goeneutte, Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky, Paul Nash, Carel Weight, Ben Nicholson, Lucien Pissarro, L.S. Lowry, Richard Hamilton, Peter Doig, Grayson Perry and David Shrigley. Sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often beautiful and occasionally telling, placed together these beautiful images create a fascinating and enlightening journey through the visual portrayal of winter and the holiday season in Western art.
£9.49
Apex Art Curatorial Program Not Going It Alone Collective Curatorial Curating
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Gagosian / Rizzoli Giuseppe Penone Alain Elkann 474 Answers
£36.00
JRP Ringier Lionel Bovier: 10 Years in Art Publishing
Book SynopsisThis A-Z memoir about art publishing celebrates the ten-year anniversary of JRPRingier, created in 2004 by Swiss art curator Lionel Bovier and Ringier AG owner Michael Ringier. With 632 books and 1,800 authors published, 20,000 printing hours, 4,000 tons of books transported and one million sold, JRPRingier continues to work collaboratively with contemporary artists to produce carefully curated, high-quality publications. The book goes from A for Art Publisher and B for Books to Y for Yellowpress and Z for Zombie Books (projects that are in the state of non-death: they are not officially stopped, so they weigh on you, on your program''s list, being revived every now and then by someone who does not want them to die, without being able to make them exist) and is illustrated with images of signings and on-press scenes. This volume is published in the Hapax series.
£8.22
Hirmer Verlag Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair
Book SynopsisTEXTURES synthesises research in history, fashion, art, and visual culture to reassess the “hair story” of peoples of African descent. A fraught topic for African-Americans and others in the Diaspora, artists, barbers, and activists address the topic of Black hair,both the historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today.TEXTURES explores the breadth of Black artists’ perspectives on hair vis-à-vis beauty, pride, and politics. Barbers and activists address Black hair, from historical perceptions to its challenges today. Combs, products, and implements from the collection of hair pioneer Willie Morrow are paired with masterworks from artists like David Hammons, Sonya Clark, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, and Alison Saar. The exhibition & catalogue are inspired by Drs. Ellington and Underwood who research preferential treatment of straight hair, the social hierarchies of skin, and the power and politics of display.
£31.96
Hirmer Paula Rego
Book SynopsisThe female protagonists of the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego either come from real life or derive from the world's great legends, fairy tales, and myths. As complicated heroines of our time they have endured illegal abortions or fight against the limitations of traditional gender roles instead of dragons. My favorite themes are power games and hierarchies. Rego's oeuvre is a tour de force of creativity. Endlessly versatile and inexhaustible, it is deeply rooted in pictorial worlds and stories from both past and present. This volume approaches the remarkable wealth of Rego's multi-faceted universe through a range of different perspectives and tells of the power of history and emotions, women's rights and invisible structures of domination.
£33.60
Hirmer Verlag Rembrandt as Inspiration
Book SynopsisMore than any other artist, the painter Rembrandt developed a charisma through the outstanding quality and originality of his works and through the organisation of his workshop. His pupils and successors continued his style as the Rembrandt brand with an appeal which has remained unbroken to this day. We ask: Why did Rembrandt's art affect contemporary painters as well as continuing to attract generations of collectors and present-day viewers? This magnificent volume examines not only the great master's remarkable talent for the portrayal of emotions and passions, his sketch-like openness and focus on essentials, but also his ability to pass on the particular features of his painting style while at the same time encouraging the artistic individuality of his pupils. Some 120 paintings, drawings and etchings by Rembrandt and his pupils afford a fascinating insight into Dutch painting in the 17th century. Artists include Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn, Carel Fabritius, Ferdinand Bol, Abraham Van Dijck, Govert Flinck, Aert De Gelder, Jan Lievens, et al.
£33.60
Prestel A Year in Impressionism
Book SynopsisA perfect gift for art lovers or anyone interested in Impressionism, this collection of 365 pictures gathers the best of the genre’s masterpieces from around the world. Covering a wide range of artists and countries associated with the movement, the book features double-page spreads with an Impressionist painting on one side and a blank page on the other, offering space for notes and reminders of significant events. The vibrant colors and dynamic brush strokes that characterize Impressionist art come fully to life in these beautifully reproduced pictures. Each day readers will encounter renowned works by Renoir, Gauguin, Degas, Cezanne, Monet, and Seurat as well as paintings by lesser- known practitioners such as Lovis Corinth, Childe Hassam, Lesser Ury, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Dame Laura Knight. Perfect for work, home, or studio this beautiful volume will brighten any room and offer inspiration every day.
£19.12
Pie International Co., Ltd. Fishes of Edo
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Tenov Books Earth Matter
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£32.30
Yale University Press Conceptual Art and other Essays by Art Language. 19652023
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£47.50
MIT Press Ltd Tony Smith Catalogue Raisonne
Book SynopsisDocumenting the extraordinary breadth of sculptural production by American artist Tony Smith (1912 1980), this comprehensive book reveals the depth and complexity of Smith s oeuvre as well as the vast range of his intellectual pursuits.
£163.50
MIT Press Ltd Peter Weibel
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview of Peter Weibel's visionary work, covering over half a century of artistic expression from material to machines to media. Peter Weibel: Art as an Act of Cognition presents the first comprehensive overview of the work of Peter Weibel (19442023), an influential artist who anticipated key developments in the art of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries and evolved new utopian visions of a free society and individual freedom. As one of the first artists to create VR installations, Weibel was also a leading figure in the expansion of the arts into other modes of reality. His work revealed the perceptual mechanisms by which reality is constructed not only socially, but also neurologically. This publication, insightfully edited by Jens Lutz and Philipp Ziegler, covers over half a century of his artistic expression, and traces his groundbreaking migration from material to machines to media. This book follows the trajectory of Weibel's work with vari
£54.75
Rockport Publishers Universal Principles of Storytelling for
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£23.80
Abrams Books Happy Medium
£14.27
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Art of Jazz: A Visual History
Book SynopsisA perfect gift for the musicians and artists in your life!The Art of Jazz explores how the expressionism and spontaneity of jazz spilled onto its album art, posters, and promotional photography, and even inspired standalone works of fine art.Everyone knows jazz is on the cutting edge of music, but how much do you know about its influence in the visual arts? With album covers that took inspiration from the avant-garde, jazz''s primarily African American musicians and their producers sought to challenge and inspire listeners both musically and visually.Arranged chronologically, each chapter covers a key period in jazz history, from the earliest days of the twentieth century to today''s postmodern jazz. Chapters begin with substantive introductions and present the evolution of jazz imagery in all its forms, mirroring the shifting nature of the music itself. With two authoritative features per chapter and over 300 images, The Art of Jazz is a significant contribution to the literature of this intrepid art form.
£25.60
