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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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Writings on the Other AnimalsThe Spanish-language debut of Manuel Becerra's award-winning La escritura de los animales distintos, with Kathleen Archer's English translation, bound at the top in a reversible style. Manuel Becerra, a contemporary Mexican poet, has published six books of poetry and won six national poetry awards;...
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The Art Lover's Guide to Japanese MuseumsAn indispensable guide to Japan's most fascinating museums and galleries The Art Lover's Guide to Japanese Museums is a personal introduction to more than 100 of Japan's most distinctive and inspiring museums. In-depth information is given about each venue, including about its creation, collection,...
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Frank Auerbach: Drawings of PeopleThe first extended study of Frank Auerbach's remarkable portrait drawings reveals their complexity and ambition as works of graphic art This book offers an original approach to one of Britain's leading artists: Frank Auerbach (b. 1931). It looks in detail at his portrait drawings,...
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The Global Rules of Art: The Emergence and Divisions of a Cultural World EconomyA trailblazing look at the historical emergence of a global field in contemporary art and the diverse ways artists become valued worldwide Prior to the 1980s, the postwar canon of "international" contemporary art was made up almost exclusively of artists from North America and...
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Old Age in Greek and Roman ArtA comprehensive look at ancient sculptures, wall paintings, vases, and more depicting the elderly in Greek and Roman society Some of the most vivid portraits in ancient art depict older members of society. In marble and bronze sculptures, on coins and painted vases, and...
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Aleksandr Rodchenko: Photography in the Time of StalinThrough the lens of Aleksandr Rodchenko's photography, a new and provocative understanding emerges of the troubled relationship between technology, modernism, and state power in Stalin's Soviet Union Tracing the shifting meanings of photography in the early Soviet Union, Aglaya K. Glebova reconsiders the relationship...
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Athens Unveiled: A Portrait of Nineteenth Century Athens Through Her Streets and NeighborhoodsEvery year millions of travelers arrive in Athens eager to catch a glimpse of the ancient city and savor its classical heritage. But what about the late nineteenth century Athens with her neoclassical buildings, wide avenues and literary salons? An Athens where music wafted...
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Despite Ceaușescu: A Collection of Romanian ArtAn important survey of art from a little-studied period of Romanian art history"It is truly extraordinary to me that so much beauty has sprung from such dark times in Romania, and that is what this book wishes to capture. Art speaks its own language."--From...
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Lo poético cinematográfico: La imagen luciérnaga de Gustavo S. FontánLo poetico cinematografico: la imagen luciernaga de Gustavo S. Fontan se inserta en el creciente interes por las formas que adopta "lo poetico" en el cine. Dentro del panorama actual del cine argentino, Fontan se distingue por construir una trayectoria consecuente en su afan...
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NikeThis title focuses on the brand Nike and its influence on the streetwear world, while looking at the founders Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman, unique fashion lines, and the legacy it leaves for future generations. This hi-lo title is complete with colorful photographs, simple...
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Paula Modersohn-BeckerNineteenth-century German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) defied every convention of an artist at the time: she was a professional female artist, she painted everyday scenes of women's life and self-portraits--including during her pregnancy--and she used a rich, earthy palette, including many pinks. In this...
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Fortuny: Time, Space, LightUncovers the extraordinary breadth of designer Mariano Fortuny, including and beyond his fashion output, alongside the personal and political catalysts that inspired him Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949) was a polymath who experimented in a variety of media including electric lighting, stage design, photography,...
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The Little Street: The Neighborhood in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and CultureAn interdisciplinary study of the central role that the neighborhood played in seventeenth-century Dutch painting and culture The neighborhood was a principal organizing structure of Dutch cities in the seventeenth century, and each had its own regulations, administrators, social networks, events, and diverse population...
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The Effervescence of Painting in Contemporary Art: Jean-François Prat PrizeA spectacular overview of international contemporary art through 240 works by exceptional artists and winners of the Jean-François Prat Prize. Edited by Anaël Pigeat, this bilingual book explores the work of thirty artists selected by the Jean-François Prat Prize, which celebrates a decade of...
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Modern Calligraphy: Workbook for BeginnersThis book will help you learn all the basics of modern calligraphy while showing you how to create your own style. Remember, this is supposed to be fun! Sit back, relax, maybe even pour a glass, and enjoy the beauty of writing with your...
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Gathering of the Tribe: Acid: A Companion to Occult Music on Vinyl Volume 1The records discussed in GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: ACID explore the key aspects of the acid experience, these being principally the way in which psychedelic drugs intensify sensory impressions (sound and vision); the ability to experience different dimensions simultaneously and mystical dimensions where the...
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Pathways of Art: How Objects Get to the MuseumAn illustrated reader on the highly topical subject of non-European art in the museums of the global North. Non-European artworks in European and American museums have become the subject of controversial debate. How exactly these collections of art from Africa, North and South America,...
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Zimoun: A Selection of Installations 2009-2021This book documents for the first time the space-specific installations that Zimoun has realized since 2009. Swiss artist Zimoun enjoys significant international renown for an oeuvre that he has been creating over a period of some twenty years. Zimoun uses mechanical principles of rotation...
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Kiki in the MiddleKiki is a teen artist living with her Greek-American family in Queens. After a man with mental illness is killed by police, protests fill the streets. Kiki's into art, not activism, and would rather observe from the sidelines than participate, but she reluctantly joins...
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Greek and Roman SculptureGreek and Roman Sculpture: An Image Archive for Artists and Designers by Vault Editions is a brilliantly curated pictorial archive highlighting the incredibly detailed work of ancient Greek and Roman sculptors and the faithful depictions by 17th and 18th-century engravers. This book features an...
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