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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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Material Selves: Object Biographies and Identities in MotionWhat do Persian robes of honour, 20th-century still-life painting, fur garments, and 18th-century porcelain all have in common? Prized, possessed and modelled, they highlight the deep connections we share with cultural objects. Establishing new connections between people and things via artistic media and material...
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Mashya and Mashyana Unearthed: Myth, Metonymy and the Unknowing SubjectUsing Iran as an example of an ancient civilization with a sustained course of continuity all the way to the present time, this book moves towards a philosophical reflection on the relationship between what we see and feel today when engaging with art, literature...
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Making MobilesWhen observing an especially beautiful mobile, beginning artists often think, "Wow, I want to make one like THAT " If you have stood under a mobile by Alexander Calder and entertained such thoughts, this book will help you "make one like that." This guide...
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Make Your Own Movies: A Beginner's Guide to Filmmaking with Whatever Equipment You HaveA guide to making movies at home with whatever equipment you have, learning the basics of cinematographic and storytelling techniques.Filmmaking, we are told in the introduction, is the "reverse engineering of dreams... a spell that brings dreams and visions to life." This book is...
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Magic CompendiumThe gods are calling-will you answer?The Zodiac Legion needs you. Your training begins now. The gods have chosen only the most promising individuals to master the power of magic, and the guardians of Illuminaria have deemed you worthy to stand among them.Like every great...
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Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics: Volume 5, Issue 2Liberties is a quarterly journal of serious, stylish, and controversial essays on culture and politics.In the Winter 2025 issue: Tim Wu explains why the only way for capitalism to flourish in the future is by decentralizing; Marci Shore encounters Ukrainian thinkers under fire; John...
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Kate Heiss: Sunflower Fields (Foiled Blank Journal)New title in the Flame Tree Blank Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring blank pages, a pocket at the back and two ribbon bookmarks. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, note takers, travellers, students, and...
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Janet Leach: PotterJanet Leach's childhood in Texas through the Roaring Twenties and the Depression imbued her with resilience and numerous practical skills, initially acquired on her grandparents' self-sufficient farmstead. At nineteen she took a Greyhound bus to cosmopolitan New York and soon found work as a...
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Interrogative DesignA timely collection that shows how design can animate public space and catalyze democratic processes through vital discussion and public engagement. "Design thinking" emphasizes the production of solutions after a period of research. By contrast, interrogative design focuses on activating the public sphere and...
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Interdependencies: Perspectives on Care and ResilienceArtistic approaches based on collective care, whether traditional or institutionalIn the eponymous group exhibition held at Migros Museum f?r Gegenwartskunst, 14 artists explore mutual dependencies among people, societies and institutions, offering solution-oriented perspectives on power structures. Among the featured artists is Jesse Darling, winner...
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How to Paint It!: 100 Simple Watercolor Paintings in Six Steps or LesFrom a cup of coffee to a panda, this comprehensive directory of 100 step-by-step watercolor projects will teach you how to paint it, in six steps or less! Watercolor painting has never been easier or more fun with this super-accessible guide to painting animals,...
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How to Draw: Step by Step with Amy CurranFollow along, step by step, through over 60 Drawing tutorials grouped into three different levels. The first level begins with simple shapes, plants and cute characters, then you work your way through to the third level of more detailed animals, people and vehicles.The book...
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Hollywood Blackout: The Battle for Inclusion at the OscarsA Hollywood history told from the perspective of those that fought for diversity, inclusion and acknowledgement Are the Oscars (still) so white? Is it even possible to decolonize the film industry? Why is Hollywood's race problem everyone's problem? Ignoring the systemic racial inequalities in...
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Heritage, Tourism, and Race: The Other Side of LeisureHeritage, Tourism, and Race views heritage and leisure tourism in the Americas through the lens of race, and is especially concerned with redressing gaps in recognizing and critically accounting for African Americans as an underrepresented community in leisure. Fostering critical public discussions about heritage,...
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みやざき はやお (Hayao Miyazaki): Bilingual Japanese-English Children's Biography Book (Written in Hiragana,*** Bilingual Japanese-English Edition***Discover the life of Hayao Miyazaki, the little Japanese boy who became one of the world's most influential animators and film directors!Growing up in wartime Tokyo, Hayao Miyazaki found inspiration at his father's airplane parts plant and through his bright, courageous...
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Harvest Horizons: Perspectives on Contemporary Agrarian Experience, Art, and LiteratureReflecting on changes in agrarian landscapes and aesthetics he has witnessed since the 1960s, Richard Scheuerman reaches back to influences from his first-generation immigrant ancestors-whom he extensively recorded-who had settled in rural districts over the previous century. Scheuerman discusses works by contemporary artists and...
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Good Art Does Not Sell Itself: The Artist's Definitive Guide to Visibility and OpportunitiesOver the past decade, Shirley-Ann O'Neill and Laura O'Hare have worked with hundreds of artists to help successfully build their practices and sell their work. During the past two years they have built a community which focuses onsupporting artists in their professional lives. Now,...
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Gaza in My PhoneGaza in My Phone presents the powerful art of Lebanese cartoonist Mazen Kerbaj, drawn in response to social media images of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza.Gaza is the first genocide to be captured in real-time images on devices we hold in our hands. Two...
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Gabriel Orozco: Spacetime/Working TablesA singular look at Orozco's itinerant studio practice, from the materials he collects on his travels to the finished works pulled from gallery storagePublished in a dos-?-dos format, Spacetime/Working Tables simultaneously focuses on two different but related projects by Gabriel Orozco (born 1962). Orozco's...
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Funkadelic: The Vibrant Artistry of the '70sWith its use of bright colors, floral patterns and of typographic freedom, the 70's were a time of graphic experimentation heavily influenced by psychedelic imagery and the rise of hippie culture. Funkadelic invites readers to step back in time and witness the audacity and...
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