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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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Andere Ästhetik: Grundlagen - Fragen - PerspektivenThe CRC research project Different Aesthetics aims to change perspectives in aesthetic discussions by directing attention to the 2000-year history of European art and culture before the 18th century. This volume explains the benefit of this approach using contributions that range from the philologies...
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Van Dyck and the Making of English PortraitureA new account of painting in early modern England centered on the art and legacy of Anthony van Dyck As a courtier, figure of fashion, and object of erotic fascination, Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) transformed the professional identities available to English artists. By making...
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Discover Manet & Eva GonzalesThe extraordinary story behind Manet's portrait of his only pupil Eva Gonzalès, placed within the broader context of women painters of the period Edouard Manet (1832-1883) only ever had one formal pupil, Eva Gonzalès (1849-1883). The daughter of a prominent writer, she entered Manet's...
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Winterdanse: The Misplaced Art of Snow BalletThe story of ballet skiing is one of unrealized adulthood: a child of clashing influences became a mentor-deprived adolescent, ultimately orphaned and abandoned while searching for self. This wandering youngster answered to a mélange of shifting monikers - Trick, Exotic, Hotdog, Freestyle, Stunt, Ballet,...
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River of Forms: Giuseppe Penone's DrawingsA groundbreaking look at the drawings of Giuseppe Penone and how the medium of drawing articulates the artist's wide-ranging practice The youngest member of the Arte Povera movement, Giuseppe Penone (b. 1947) is well known for his sculptural works, yet he has maintained a...
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25 Projects for Art ExplorersWith schools emphasizing STEM activities for children to meet curriculum goals for standardized testing, nurturing children's artistic creativity is often given short shrift. Kirker's fun resource aims to restore the balance, offering more than two dozen projects that will spark children's interest in art...
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Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of EnlightenmentA New York Times best art book of 2022 An A to Z exploration of the Enlightenment's quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the era's prints and drawings Are volcanoes punishment from God? What do a fly and a mulberry have in...
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Mrs. H and Icelynn Discover Space in ArtMrs. H and Icelynn, her snowy owl, are getting ready for the new art students. Mrs. H loves teaching about the art elements: line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space. Today she wants to teach about how they use space in art, but...
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Playwriting in Europe: Mapping Ecosystems and Practices with FabulamundiThis book maps contemporary playwriting and theatre translation practices and ecologies in the European continent. Whether you are a scholar researching contemporary drama and translation, or a theatre practitioner looking for ways to navigate theatrical conventions in other countries, this book is for you....
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The NFT Handbook: 2 Books in 1 - The Complete Guide for Beginners and Intermediate to Start Your Online Business with Non-Fungible Token⭐BONUS: NFT ONLINE COURSE INCLUDED IN THE PAPERBACK VERSIONDo you want to discover the NFTs and how to make money with them?Are you afraid of missing another mega opportunity like Bitcoin or investing in Amazon?Do you want to change your destiny by having a...
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Suzani: Art of the Silk Road- Featuring many previously unseen antique suzanis with glorious colors - New research of interest to both novices and experts - A must-have for textile lovers Suzanis, the exquisite hand-embroidered panels from Central Asia, have captured the hearts and minds of collectors and decorators...
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Crowning Glory: A history of African hair traditionAfrican queens? Woven baskets? Indigo dyed Adire? Cupcakes ? Queenie has to figure out an exciting topic to present to her history class ! She accompanies Mummy to Mrs Ojo's Salon and is fascinated by the photographs of indigenous African hairstyles. Would the history...
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SupremeThis title focuses on the brand Supreme and its influence on the streetwear world, while looking at the founder James Jebbia, unique fashion lines, and the legacy it leaves for future generations. This hi-lo title is complete with colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and...
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Off-WhiteThis title focuses on the brand Off-White and its influence on the streetwear world, while looking at the founder Virgil Abloh, unique fashion lines, and the legacy it leaves for future generations. This hi-lo title is complete with colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and...
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Buddhist Art of Tibet: In Milarepa's FootstepsAn insightful look at the history of Tibet and Buddhism through historical narratives and striking art from the Alain Bordier collection. Fascinated by Buddhist art and Asian spirituality, Alain Bordier has spent more than forty years building a unique collection of religious objects from...
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The Spoken Object: A Collector's Journey in Fashion, Jewellery, Design and Architecture- This biographical account of Gene Sherman's life and work reveals many intimate stories and conversations with this leading Australian cultural figure and philanthropist. Included are personal essays by many internationally renowned and influential art world commentators, curators, fashion designers, and educators- This monograph...
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Curating Access: Disability Art Activism and Creative AccommodationThis book is an interdisciplinary collection of twenty-four essays which critically examine contemporary exhibitions and artistic practices that focus on conceptual and creative aspects of access.Oftentimes exhibitions tack on access once the artwork has already been executed and ready to be installed in the...
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Chiang Yee and His Circle: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Life in Britain, 1930-1950Tells the story of a Chinese intellectual community in London in the 1930s and '40s. Chiang Yee and His Circle celebrates the life and work of Chiang Yee (1903-1977), a Chinese writer, poet, and painter who made his home in London, England during the...
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Abe Frajndlich: Seventy Five at Seventy Five. Lives I've LivedThe most striking, iconic, and significant shots of Abe Frajndlich's long photography career. Seventy Five at Seventy Five is about the visual working life of American photographer Abe Frajndlich, starting from the 1970s and continuing to the present. The book covers his myriad themes...
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Georg Baselitz. 100 Drawings: From the Beginning Until the PresentA retrospective with one hundred works on paper, commemorating the eighty-fifth birthday of Georg Baselitz. To mark his eighty-fifth birthday, the famous international German artist Georg Baselitz donated a collection of works on paper to both the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the Morgan...
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