Andělé i démoni, světice i prostitutky, osamělí autoerotici i davy přicházejí z bohatého a složitého světa, ve kterém existuje láska, něha a laskavost, pronásledované násilím a smrtí. Erotiku viděnou tvůrci ze všech kontinentů, od Adama až po dnešní časy, představují...
How many times have you read the caption next to a work of art in a museum or gallery, or a review of an exhibition, and found yourself none the wiser? The language in which modern art is described can be even more mystifying than the art itself. Now, a fully...
Epic exploits. The intrepid voyages, bloody battles and heroic burials of the French Crusades. Completed circa 1474, Sebastien Mamerot's lavishly illustrated manuscript is the only contemporary document to describe several centuries of French crusades, when...
Billions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media. So here we go; it's time to back up because YouTube superstars, The Sidemen, are finally here in book form and they're dishing the dirt on each other as well as...
Mangificent: From Astro Boy to Akira, the superstars of the manga sceneSince the original TASCHEN edition of Manga Design, Japan s comic phenomenon has produced yet more captivating characters and a whole host of hot new talents. This revised and updated edition...
Calligraphy literally translates as `beautiful writing'; it is a traditional skill in many countries around the world, and it has had a contemporary resurgence as a stylish medium for creating artwork. The book starts with the basic techniques and helps the...
"Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it might be difficult for the reader ever to view those institutions in the same way again. " Financial Times 'A smart,...
Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. A timely and engaging set of writings for those wanting to critically reflect and build upon the relationships between science fiction and contemporary art....
In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice since 1950. They emphasize the...
Problematika životního prostředí dnes patří v českém umění k horkým tématům a stále zřetelněji ovlivňuje uvažování a jednání mnoha autorů a autorek, institucí i jejich návštěvníků. Není to však tak dávno, co zde environmentální rozprava hrála jen marginální...
Brimming with upbeat guidance, this accessible handbook shows how anyone can use art to enlighten, uplift, calm and ease stress and anxieties. Visual art is enlightening, challenging, informative and arresting; but it can also be therapeutic, reducing anxiety...
Šedesátá léta znamenala zemětřesení, které navždy proměnilo tvář moderní kultury. Jedním z jeho epicenter byl New York – a jednou z jeho vůdčích osobností byl Andy Warhol. V jeho studiu, legendární Factory, se pravidelně scházela společenská a kulturní smetánka...
The Vatican is one of the most popular destinations in the world, with more than 5 million visitors each year. It is also home to some of the world's greatest and most exquisite works of art. Its museums, palaces, and grounds house Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel...
This selection of vintage French botanical prints from Deyrolle showcases botany as science and art in an ode to the plant kingdom. From exotic fruit to strawberry blossoms, palm trees to conifers, and grains to aromatic herbs, this selection of exquisite drawings...
Az 1297. március 24-én Gyümölcsoltó Boldogasszony tiszteletére felszentelt Szent Márton-székesegyházat ilyen átfogóan meg senki sem tanulmányozta. A szerző nemcsak szakrális szempontból akarta bemutatni a dómot, hanem mint történelmi építményt, egy megtisztító...
Kniha Water has no hands shromažďuje, uchovává a sdílí obrazy a příběhy spojené s místy, procesy znečištění, ohněm, vzdálenými setkáními, vůlemi, původností, budoucností, pásy, chladem, barvou a přátelstvím – v určitých okamžicích a čase – ve formě sochy, mapující...
Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returned with the...