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Alastair Duncan Art Deco Complete ENSumptuously illustrated with over 1,000 illustrations and written by one of the world’s leading experts, Art Deco Complete will be the definitive work on the subject for many years to come. In the most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled, Alastair Duncan celebrates the rich variety of form and diverse international roots that have made it a perennial favourite of…
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Évelyne Possémé, Laurence Mouillefarine Art Deco Jewelry ENThis superbly illustrated and produced survey presents some of the finest Art Deco jewelry made by the worlds leading designers and makers between 1910 and 1937. Not only does it feature famous names of the Art Deco period, it also restores other notable makers to their proper place in one of the most stylish and creative eras for beautiful jewelry. Everyone from specialist to general reader will be entranced and…
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Alastair Duncan Art Deco Sculpture ENThis book showcases and puts into historical context a host of sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative vernacular defined loosely today as “Art Deco.” The works shown demonstrate a broad range of styles and influences: from the chevrons, sunbursts, maidens, fountains, floral abstractions, and ubiquitous biche (doe) of the Parisian geometric style to the crisp, angular patterns of the zig-zag,…
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Susie Hodge Art in Detail ENGreat paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter; there is always more to be derived from them. Art lovers may revisit and reconsider the masterpieces throughout their lives, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analysing the painting in detail, be it the placement of the subject, the lighting, the style of brushstrokes or the themes.Art in Detail examines 100 iconic paintings from the…
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Edit Sasvári, Hedvig Turai, Sándor Hornyik Art in Hungary, 1956–1980A detailed study of contemporary art in Hungary from the period immediately following the Revolution of 1956 through 1980― a troubled yet fascinating period in the history of the country...
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Glenn Adamson, Julia Bryan-Wilson Art in the Making ENToday, artists are able to create using multiple methods of production from painting to digital technologies to crowdsourcing—some of which would have been unheard of just a few decades ago. Yet, even as our means of making art become more extraordinary and diverse, they are almost never addressed in their specificity. While critics and viewers tend to focus on the finished products we see in museums and galleries,…
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Rebecca R. Stone Art of the Andes ENThis wide-ranging survey, now established as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture on the market today, describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Chimu and Inca cultures, among others. For this fully revised third edition, Rebecca Stone has rewritten and expanded the text throughout, touching on many of the recent discoveries and advances…
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Susan Bright Art Photography Now ENPresents the work of over seventy international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography, among them Andreas Gursky, Cindy Sherman, Sophie Calle, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Matthew Barney and Sam Taylor-Wood.
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Michael Archer Art Since 1960 ENThis accessible overview is invaluable for the way in which it makes coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. Extensively revised and expanded since it was first published, Michael Archers acclaimed book is brought fully up to date in this new edition through the addition of a new chapter on developments in contemporary…
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Art Studio ENThis colouring book takes its inspiration from the most creative images imaginable – the world’s greatest paintings. Using carefully drawn line illustrations of famous masterpieces, avid colouring fans will relish not only the bold, bright lines of works such as Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but also mastering the intricacy of some of the world’s most renowned paintings. Among the 46 masterpieces featured are such…
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Artwear ENIn this richly illustrated history of wearable art, beautiful, imaginative, provocative, even surreal works of artwear are featured including examples from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Japan. The full spectrum of work ranges from pieces that are only technically wearable, to challenging garments created specifically for performance, to one-of-a-kind works that are as at home on one’s back…
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James Bent Asian Street Fashion ENThis is an inspiring visual journey through the fashions to be found on the streets of Asia, where young fashionistas are pushing the boundaries to make bold statements that scream individuality and yet are born out of assured traditions. In 280 carefully selected photographs, the culmination of several years of travelling throughout Asia in pursuit of the most innovative styles, James Bent gives a rare insight into…
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Roger Ballen Asylum of the Birds ENA masterful new monograph from one of the most revered and highly collectible contemporary art photographers in the world. Roger Ballen is one of the most original image makers of the twenty-first century. Asylum of the Birds showcases his iconic photographs, which were all taken entirely within the confines of a house in a Johannesburg suburb, the location of which remains a tightly guarded secret. The inhabitants…
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Solvi dos Santos, Berrin Torolsan At Home in Turkey ENThis stunning collection captures the soul of 25 contemporary Turkish homes in hundreds of photographs taken during each of the four seasons and all over Turkey, from Istanbul and the Black Sea to the Aegean and Cappadocia. The houses range from seaside retreats to modern city apartments, from wooden chalets to stone dwellings, but they all have one thing in common: they are not showcases, they are all homes, lived…
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Joscelyn Godwin Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World ENAthanasius Kircher (1602-80) was acknowledged to be the most learned man of his age. By profession a Jesuit priest, he made himself an authority on every subject under (and above) the sun and published the results of his researches in over thirty lavishly illustrated volumes in Latin. His museum in Rome was famous and visited by everybody in the world of learning. Inevitably, his work has been superseded in most…
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Geoffrey Ashe Atlantis ENWith more than two million copies sold in more than a dozen languages, the Art & Imagination series provides illustrated introductions by distinguished writers and scholars to the worlds of mythology, symbols, and sacred traditions. This classic series has now been redesigned and reformatted for a new generation of readers, and it launches with the following four titles. The mythical lost island of Atlantis has…
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August SanderAugust Sander (1876–1964) was a documentary photographer whose greatest project lasted his entire working life. His series of portrait studies of the German people spanned three eras – the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany ...
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Xavier Barral Autophoto ENAn exploration of photography’s longstanding and generative relationship to the automobile. Since its invention, the automobile has reshaped our landscape, extended our geographic horizons and radically altered our conception of space and time, influencing the practice of photographers worldwide. This book shows how the car provided photographers with new subject matter and a new way of exploring the world. It…
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Avant Gardeners (Hardcover) ENAvant Gardeners profiles the fifty most exciting contemporary landscape practices from around the world. With between four and six case studies for each designer, it presents an encyclopaedic look at the most advanced thinking in garden design and offers a rich archive for practitioners and enthusiasts alike.
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Tom Richardson Avant Gardeners (Paperback) ENThe leading edge of recent garden design has not only embraced the latest thinking in science and materials, but also appropriated ideas from related disciplines, such as architecture and product design, redefining and blurring the borders of nature and the man-made in the process. Avant Gardeners presents the fifty most exciting and innovative contemporary garden- and landscape-design practices from around the…
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Fia O Caoimh Aviation ENIn an incredible combination of personal passion and exhaustive research, Fia O Caoimh presents a visual encyclopaedia of aircraft, with special emphasis on obscure or forgotten planes. His exquisite illustrations of planes and helicopters, each accompanied by detailed technical specifications, re-create the progression of aircraft, beginning with the early days of flight. More than ten years in the making, and now…
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Christopher Bucklow Bacon and the MindThe Estate of Francis Bacon published the five-volume catalogue raisonné of Bacon’s paintings in 2016. In line with its intention to facilitate original research and writing on Bacon, The Estate will launch a series of books, ‘Francis Bacon Studies’, ...
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Claire Wilcox Bags ENIlluminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, the author explores early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, before looking at large work bags of the 18th century, and by contrast the small reticules that were designed to complement high-waisted Empire line dresses. Increased travel in the 19th century brought about the leather handbag as we know it…