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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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Andreas MuheAndreas Muhe (b. KarlMarxStadt, 1979; lives and works in Berlin), one of the most renowned German photographers, has come home: he is back in Germany's heart, in the collective memory of a nation that cannot escape the dark shadows of its past. Muhe went...
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David Smith: Origins & InnovationsOrigins & Innovations brings together David Smith's (1906-65) early paintings, drawings and sculptures, alongside seminal later works that reimagine the possibilities of abstraction in three dimensions. This presentation investigates the origins of a renowned artistic innovator, highlighting Smith's exploration and embrace of diverse sources...
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Arabesque 2: Graphic Design from the Arab World and PersiaCutting-edge graphic work from the Arab world and Iran that is emblematic of the cultural emancipation of this entire area. The wave of protests that started this year in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and other countries have made it clear just how much the...
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Gordon Matta-Clark: Moment to Moment: SpaceWith his astounding building cuts and intersects, Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978) opened up elegant geometries in the very structures that seem most substantial and most authoritative in urban existence, revealing the alienations of the urban fabric as convenient fictions and allowing life to flow into...
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Stroke: From Under the Mattress to Out in the OpenThis volume is a historic retrospective of the steamy illustrations published in US magazines from the 1950s to 1990s. Although they were freely available, their often closeted readers put them under their mattresses. Stroke rediscovers these treasures and puts them together with vividly told...
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Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramovic: Jeannette Fischer Meets ArtistIn the summer 2015, famous performance artist Marina Abramovic and psychanalyst Jeannette Fischer spent four days together at Abramovic's house in the Hudson Valley. Associating freely, they took a psychoanalytical perspective for a lengthy exploration of Abramovic's biography and art and their interrelation. Abramovic...
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King Tut. the Journey Through the UnderworldBuried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intricate picture of how the ancient Egyptian people viewed the perilous journey...
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ProuvéFrench-born Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was the 20th century's leading construction designer, a self-declared constructeur and member of the jury who oversaw the design of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. As a designer, he captured the midcentury spirit of innovation, expansion, and growth, developing techniques...
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El GrecoTo his contemporaries in late 16th-century Venice, El Greco (1541--1614) was a contrary fellow, an innate artist blessed with extraordinary talent, but stubborn in the pursuit of his own path. Throughout his career, as he progressed from Crete to Venice, to Rome and ultimately...
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RenoirOne of the leading lights of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) remains a towering figure in art history with enduring public appeal. Sun-kissed, charming, and sensual, his work shows painting at its most lighthearted and luminous, while championing the plein air and color...
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Le Livre Des Symboles. Réflexions Sur Des Images ArchétypalesLe Livre des symboles allie essais originaux et incisifs sur des symboles particuliers à des images représentatives provenant de tous les horizons et de toutes les époques de l'histoire. Les textes très accessibles s'associent de façon originale à près de 800 magnifiques images en...
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DadaïsmeÉmergeant de l'horreur de la Première Guerre mondiale, le révolutionnaire mouvement dada a pris pour point de départ son dégoût de l'ordre établi. De 1916 jusqu'à la moitié des années 1920, des artistes à Zurich, Cologne, Hanovre, Paris et New York sont radicalement montés...
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Emil Nolde: The South SeasIn October 1913 the German Expressionist artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) and his wife, Danish actress Ada Vilstrup, joined a government-sponsored expedition to German New Guinea, traveling by way of Siberia, Korea, Japan, China and the Philippines. Nolde had a lifelong fascination with the art...
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Lucian Freud HerbariumAs intimate and meticulous as his revered portraits, Lucian Freud's magnificent paintings and drawings of plant life are gathered for the first time in book form. Lucian Freud's portraits are known for their spectacular detail and unflinching gaze. Although Freud brought the same qualities...
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Albrecht DürerNow available in a new edition, this lavishly illustrated volume draws on the latest research to present an exciting new interpretation of Albrecht Dürer, both as a man and as an artist. Albrecht Dürer's prints and drawings have inspired hundreds of artists, both during...
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Outsider & Vernacular Art: The Victor Keen CollectionIn the last five decades, the popularity of outsider art--that is, pieces by artists working outside of the artistic establishment--has grown exponentially, to the point that these powerful works have been embraced by museums, galleries, and the public worldwide. Victor Keen's collection of more...
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Lockruf Der Décadence: Deutsche Malerei Und Bohème 1840-1920Taking their cue from the French writers of the D cadence Th ophile Gautier and Charles Baudelaire, a new generation of artists in Germany also liberated itself from the corset of the edifying and improving. Painters from Hans Markart and Anselm Feuerbach to Max...
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Marina Abramovic: The CleanerAt once radical, controversial and revered, Marina Abramovic is the progenitor of contemporary performance artAt once radical, controversial and revered, Marina Abramovic is one of the most discussed artists today. Famous for her groundbreaking performance works, she continues to expand the boundaries of art....
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Art AfricaThe common ground of these expressive objects is their African origin. However, little is known about the artists who created them. On their journey through space and time the context in which these works of art must be seen has changed and thus their...
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Michel Parmentier: December 1965-November 20, 1999: A RetrospectiveThe title of this long-overdue monograph references two key works by legendary French abstract painter Michel Parmentier (1938-2000): the one that the artist considered the origin of his oeuvre ("D cembre 1965"), and his last work, made on 20 November, 1999. In between those...
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