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Basquiat's "defacement": The Untold StoryPolice brutality, racism, graffiti and the art world of the early-1980s Lower East Side converge in one painting by Jean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel Basquiat painted Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart) on the wall of Keith Haring's studio in 1983 to commemorate the death of a...
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Overcoming the Problems of Art: The Writings of Yves KleinThe first complete collection of the writings of the visionary French conceptual artist Yves Klein (1928-1962) published in English translation.Author: Klaus Ottmann, Yves KleinPublisher: Spring PublicationsPublished: 07/01/2007Pages: 232Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.73dISBN: 9780882145686About the AuthorYves Klein (1928 1962) was the...
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Picasso SculptureThe most in-depth account of the lives of Picasso's sculpturesPublished in conjunction with the first large-scale retrospective of Picasso's sculpture in the US since The Museum of Modern Art's historic show of 1967, Picasso Sculpture is a sweeping survey of the artist's profoundly innovative...
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Letters on CézanneRilke's prayerful responses to the french master's beseeching art For a long time nothing, and then suddenly one has the right eyes. Virtually every day in the fall of 1907, Rainer Maria Rilke returned to a Paris gallery to view a Cezanne exhibition. Nearly...
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Daniel ArshamThe first comprehensive monograph on artist Daniel Arsham's genre-bending world. Daniel Arsham mines lusted-after consumer goods and iconic imagery to create his conceptual objects and sculptures. The artist then casts and refinishes his work to imitate the effects of erosion and subsidence, creating monuments...
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Mosques: Splendors of IslamFOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Awards -- 2017 GOLD Winner for Architecture One of the most important and authoritative books to celebrate mosque architecture and Islamic design, featuring many exquisite newly commissioned photographs. This visually striking volume illustrates over sixty of the most...
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Draw 50 Baby Animals: The Step-By-Step Way to Draw Kittens, Lambs, Chicks, Puppies, and Other Adorable OffspringRevisiting the animal theme that kicked off the series more than twenty-five years ago, Draw 50 Baby Animals brings you an amazing array of the most adorable critters on earth. This latest installment in the Lee J. Ames illustration dynasty features darling baby animals...
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Painting Portraits and Figures in WatercolorUsing clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps...
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Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color TheoryInternationally renowned artist and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "color sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own color styles. With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel,"...
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Ledger Narratives, 6: The Plains Indian Drawings in the Mark Lansburgh Collection at Dartmouth CollegeThe largest known collection of ledger art ever acquired by one individual is Mark Lansburgh's diverse assemblage of more than 140 drawings, now held by the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and catalogued in this important book. The Cheyennes, Crows, Kiowas, Lakotas,...
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New Expressions in Origami Art: Masterworks from 25 Leading Paper Artists**Winner of the 2017 Florence Temko Innovation Award** This origami art book features the work of 25 contemporary master folders who are among the most innovative origami artists working today. They are pushing the boundaries of origami vigorously in new directions concerning style, scale,...
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Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico"A rich source of inspiration." -- San Francisco Examiner"Couldn't be more practical . . . meets the highest standard." -- Interior Design and DecorationHere is an unusual collection of pictorial material for artists, commercial designers, handicraft workers, and at-home hobbyists -- 766 vigorous primitive...
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Looking at Mindfulness: Twenty-Five Paintings to Change the Way You LiveA book to help you achieve mindfulness and practice meditation while looking at the world's greatest works of art. Psychiatrist and leading meditation practitioner Christophe Andr guides you through the art of mindfulness, beginning with art itself. Looking at Mindfulness collects classic and esoteric...
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Andrew Henry's MeadowA classic reissued for a new generation Andrew Henry has two younger brothers, who are always together, and two older sisters, who are always together. But Andrew Henry is in the middle--and he's always with himself. He doesn't mind this very much, because he's...
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Mark Rothko: Toward ClarityA pioneering exploration of Rothko's deep and sustained engagement with the history of art While Mark Rothko (1903-1970) has long been considered a preeminent figure in 20th-century art, few publications have examined his work within the broader context of Western art, even though Rothko...
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Origami Paper 500 Sheets Rainbow Colors 4 (10 CM): Tuttle Origami Paper: Double-Sided Origami Sheets Printed with 12 Different Color CombinationsThis pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed in vibrant Rainbow Colors. These colorful papers were chosen to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 color combinations unique to this pack, and all of the papers are...
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Radicalism in the WildernessInnovative artists in 1960s Japan who made art in the "wilderness"--away from Tokyo, outside traditional norms, and with little institutional support--with global resonances.1960s Japan was one of the world's major frontiers of vanguard art. As Japanese artists developed diverse practices parallel to, and sometimes...
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary ArtWhy would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock's drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell for $140 million? Intriguing and entertaining, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark is a...
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The Art of Art History: A Critical AnthologyHere is a new edition of Donald Preziosi's masterful selection of the most influential and innovative writing on art history of the past two centuries. The book includes over thirty pieces by seminal thinkers and writers from Winckelmann, Kant, and Hegel to Foucault, Carol...
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Dada and SurrealismThe avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these...
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