Taschen (1164 kníh )
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Mucha CZAlfons Mucha je jednou z najoslnivejších umeleckých osobností z prelomu minulých storočí. Jeho práce sú neoddeliteľne spojené so štýlom, ktorého meno je zároveň aj programom: Art Nouveau, nové umenie, secesia.
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Ulrich Bischoff Munch ENEdvard Munch (1863-1944) patrí k umelcom, pre ktorých je maľbav prvom rade prejavom vlastnej, vnútornej slobody. Divadelnosť jeho figúr, nádych smrti, tragiky a psychické pôsobenie diel ho spolu s Ensorom zaraďujú medzi najlepších expresionistov vôbec. Stačí si pozrieť jeho obraz Výkrik z r. 1893 a lepšie pochopíme jeho vlastné slová: Maľba môže vyjadrovať nedefinovateľné. AK však príde niekto a pokúsi sa o to,…
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Thomas Laird, Robert Thurman, Heather Stoddard, Jakob Winkler, Shigeru Ban Murals of TibetHidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the greatest treasures of Buddhist culture and Tibetan heritage.For more than a decade, photographer Thomas Lairdtraveled the length, breadth, and far-flung corners ...
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Josh Baker, Allen Jones Naomi Campbell ENSupermodel, entrepreneur, activist, provocateur. Since her teenage rise to stardom, Naomi Campbell has dazzled the world with her looks, her strength, and her irrepressible spirit. The first black model to grace the cover of French Vogue and TIME magazine, she has been the face of hundreds of magazine covers, countless editorials and advertising campaigns, and a favorite subject for some of the best photographers of…
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Richard Prince, Dian Hanson Naomi Harris: America Swings ENRichard Prince discovered Naomi Harris in TASCHEN's The New Erotic Photography and was so intrigued by her photos of American swingers that he tracked down the 34-year-old New Yorker, determined to make her his protégé. When he discovered TASCHEN had signed her to do America Swings he asked to do an interview with her, where he reveals part of what makes her work so unique: When I look at one of your swinger photos…
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Julius Wiedemann National Geographic Infographics ENBack in the days when the information age was a distant dream and the world a more mysterious place, National Geographic began its mission to reveal the wonders of history, popular science, and culture to eager audiences around the globe. Since that 1888 launch, the world has changed; empires have risen and crumbled and a galaxy of information is today only the click of a mouse away. But National Geographic endures;…
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Natural Flair ENThis title includes 28 inspiring projects in the countryside providing eco-friendly construction methods. In regard to the current discussions about global warming and a new green movement, ecological aspects in architecture are becoming more and more important. Home buyers and owners as well as builders, architects and designers are seeking for examples and inspiration.Eco Architecture is a book series showcasing…
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Neil Leifer Neil Leifer, Baseball ENThis title covers the golden age of America's favorite pastime. This superb collection of 60s and 70s baseball images commemorates the sport's finest moments via the lens of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer. Professional baseball of the 1960s and '70s decades belongs to Neil Leifer, the premier sports photographer of his generation. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor…
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Peter Walther New Deal Photography: USA 1935-1943 ENAmid the ravages of the Great Depression, the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) was first founded in 1935 to address the country’s rural poverty. Its efforts focused on improving the lives of sharecroppers, tenants, and very poor landowning farmers, with resettlement and collectivization programs, as well as modernized farming methods. In a parallel documentation program, the FSA hired a number of…
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New Media Art ENArtists have always been early adopters of emerging media technologies, from Albrecht Dürer and his use of the printing press in the 16th century to Nam June Paik’s experiments with video in the 1960s. In 1994, the advent of the Internet as a popular medium catalyzed a global art movement that began to explore the cultural, social, and aesthetic possibilities of such new communication technologies as the Web, video…
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New New York Interiors ENThis book takes readers inside the world's most energetic melting pot. It has been over ten years since TASCHEN's original New York Interiors was published and while much has changed in the Big Apple since then, the city is still bristling with an exciting and eclectic mix of cutting-edge movers and shakers - a fact that is quite perfectly reflected in its interiors. Since Manhattan has become overrun with luxury…
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New Paris Interiors ENFourteen years after the first volume in the highly acclaimed Interiors series comes the first of our all-new updated titles: New Paris Interiors. The city of light is a place of persistent beauty, from the Tuileries gardens to the banks of the Seine to the heights of Montmartre. But the restrained palette of beige and stone painted by the city’s noble architecture may leave one wondering if Parisians are color…
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New Seaside Interiors ENInhale deeply: no, that’s not the smell of a book, that’s the delicate scent of the ocean’s breeze. You have been whisked off on a journey through the world’s loveliest seaside homes and perhaps (no promises) you’re never coming back.... Relax into the lazy pace of living by the water while you soak up our selection of delectable coastal interiors from all five continents. Highlights include a Martha's Vineyard…
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New Small Apartments ENThis book offers 20 perfect solutions for maximum utilization of minimum space. It is a special challenge to every architect or designer to figure out maximum utilization of minimum space. Trying to make apartments seem brighter and bigger demands a high creativity and great imagination. This compilation of 20 new small apartments from all over the world will be of interest not only to architects and designers but…
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New Small Houses ENThis is a collection of 19 interesting examples demonstrating countless architectural solutions available for houses with minimal space. Owing to their proportions - often related to the budget - minimal houses tend to be based on a light structural system, generally based on wooden frames or thin metal sections, which also make the building easy to construct on isolated or inaccessible plots of land. These homes…
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Reinhart Wolf New York ENSky high view: A photographic homage to Manhattan heightsGerman photographer Reinhart Wolf (1930 1988) had a particular eye for architecture. In 1979, he turned his lens to some of the tallest buildings in the world, taking several trips to New York to photograph its most sky-soaring assets.With texts by Edward Albee and Sabina Lietzmann and an interview with Andy Warhol, TASCHEN s reprint of Reinhart Wolf New York,…
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Angelika Taschen, Beate Wedekind New York Interiors ENIt's a classic thing we've all heard: New York is great to visit, but I wouldn`t want to live there. New Yorkers laugh it off because they know the secret: it's even better when you live there. New York Interiors offers readers the chance to see the Big Apple`s most fabulous pads in all their eccentric splendor. The Hell's Angel who sleeps next to a coffin, the painter who makes art from trash, the woman who's…
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Angelika Taschen New York Style ENBeginning with archive images of the Big Apple over the past century and blooming with gorgeous photos of the city's most beautiful and unique interiors, this book explores the real New York inside and out. From high-rise luxury condos with stunning views to industrial lofts, art collectors' pads, and eccentric, funky apartments, the interiors featured here—in colorful full-page photos—are as amazing and diverse as…
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New York Style Vol. 2 ENThis book opens the doors on inspiring interiors that have been created in the Big Apple in recent years – from a masculine triplex apartment in a former hat factory in Noho and an artist's studio in a music school in the East Village to an apartment furnished with great sophistication high above Columbus Circle. Whole-page colour photos also present unconventional and charming addresses in Brooklyn and Harlem, as…
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Reuel Golden New York: Portrait of a CityTrace the epic story of New York through hundreds of atmospheric photographs, from the mid-19th century to the present day. This remarkable collection, now available in a popular edition, pays tribute to the extraordinary architecture, civic, social, and photographic heritage of the city that never sleeps. From the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island; from the slums of the…
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Boris Pofalla Night Falls on the Berlin of the Roaring TwentiesIt was the age of drag balls, Metropolis, and Josephine Baker. Of scientific breakthroughs, literary verve, and the political chaos of the Weimar Republic. After the best-selling Hollywood in the 30sand Jazz: New York in the Roaring Twenties, ...
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Philip Jodidio Nomadic HomesNomadic homes come in all shapes and sizes. They are for the wealthy and the poor, the trendy and the out-of-luck. Changing place of residence is an idea that is as old as humanity, for reasons of season, or, more recently, to better occupy leisure time. This illustrated volume, written and edited by Philip Jodidio contains some of the most remarkable examples of homes on the move. Starting with totally revamped…