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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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Paul Chan: BreathersA handsomely designed overview of Chan's acclaimed Badlands imprint and his latest sculptural series exploring the metaphor of the "breather"This volume surveys Paul Chan's publications and works made between 2010 and 2022 following his return to artmaking. The exhibition takes as its organizing principle...
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Kyosai: The Israel Goldman CollectionSkeletons, demons and ghosts rub shoulders with classically rendered ukiyo-e courtesansThe Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) was celebrated for his exciting impromptu painting performances at calligraphy and painting parties. Described by British scholar Timothy Clark as "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last...
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Botanicals: Watercolor Paint SetDiscover a fresh, all-in-one introduction to modern watercolors, with this beginner's guide to all the essential techniques, plus 25 beautiful scenes to paint. Follow the simple, step-by-step instructions to learn everything from brush positions to blending colors, and adding fine detail. Use the brush...
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The Wild DuckWritten in 1884 and first performed in 1885, "The Wild Duck", by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, is the first modern tragicomedy to be embraced by critics and audiences alike. The play, titled "Vilanden" in its original Norwegian, is widely considered one of Ibsen's most...
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Starry Night: Van Gogh at the AsylumStarry Night is a fascinating, fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy, during which he created some of his most iconic pieces of art. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a...
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Joan Jonas: Next Move in a Mirror WorldA conceptually innovative take on Jonas' performances and installationsPublished in conjunction with the first major US museum show of Joan Jonas' art in nearly 15 years, this volume breaks new ground by contextualizing and expanding understandings of Jonas' body of work through three thematic...
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Dogs and PuppiesThe How to Draw series takes a highly visual and practical approach to drawing, featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. This comprehensive drawing handbook covers all aspects of drawing dogs and puppies, including essential concepts such as perspective, materials, and composition. It provides...
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The Beautiful Traditional Colors of Japan: A Beautiful Dictionary of Colors with Captivating VisualsA visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons.The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese...
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Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations Chicago to GuantánamoAccompanying the exhibition curated by artists Ginsburg and Hughes, this book brings together artwork and writing by torture survivors, artists, and scholars. Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, & Reparations Chicago to Guantánamo, published on the occasion of the exhibition at DePaul Art Museum, brings...
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The Shogun's Soldiers: Volume 1 - The Daily Life of Samurai and Soldiers in EDO Period Japan, 1603-1721Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at Sekigahara in 1600 concluded the civil wars, confirmed his position of military supremacy as shogun (generalissimo) of Japan, and inaugurated the Edo period (1600-1868), so named because Ieyasu after the battle established his capital in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). By...
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Beyond Art FundamentalsBuilding on the foundations set by our popular Art Fundamentals book, Beyond Fundamentals shows artists how to take their work a step beyond techniques and mechanics. A memorable, unique image requires more than just accurate anatomy and choosing the right tools, after all! This...
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A History of the 20th Century: Conflict, Technology and RevolutionFrom one of the world's leading historians comes an ambitious and sweeping history of the world in the 20th century. Spanning from the world wars to the space race and the birth of the internet, A History of the 20th Century documents the events,...
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The Art of Blade Runner: Black LotusThe Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into...
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Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics: Artists Reimagine the Arctic and AntarcticIn Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics, Lisa E. Bloom considers the ways artists, filmmakers, and activists engaged with the Arctic and Antarctic to represent our current environmental crises and reconstruct public understandings of them. Bloom engages feminist, Black, Indigenous, and non-Western perspectives...
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Chinese Propaganda PostersWith his smooth, warm, ruddy face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s.Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (aka the...
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An Evolving Vision: The James Collection, 1997-2022In 2022 the International Quilt Museum (IQM) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrates a quarter century of studying, preserving, and exhibiting the Ardis and Robert James Collection. The Jameses' donation of their unparalleled one-thousand-piece collection in 1997 established the IQM and formed the solid...
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Gio SwabyAccompanied by a traveling exhibition, this book on the Bahamian artist's textile portraits serves as a love letter to Black women: their style, strength, vulnerabilities, and beauty. This debut of the 29-year-old Bahamian-born artist aims to redefine the often-politicized Black body, with portraits made...
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Antony GormleyA new and updated edition of the definitive monograph on the British artist Antony Gormley, now available in an affordably priced format. This beautiful and comprehensive monograph, expanded and updated in a new affordably priced edition, examines the entirety of Gormley's career, from his...
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Alain Locke and the Visual ArtsA fresh perspective on the influential critic, offering new ways of understanding the art of the Harlem Renaissance Alain Locke (1885-1954), leading theorist of the Harlem Renaissance, maintained a lifelong commitment to the visual arts. Offering an in-depth study of Locke's writings and art...
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Dust II OnyxDust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot, is a deck created by multimedia artist Courtney Alexander. The cards feature 78 mixed media collage paintings accented with metallic and holographic foils, featuring cultural myths, symbolism, history, and icons within the Black Diaspora. This softcover guidebook features...
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