With the backdrop of 1950s New York and its burgeoning advertising industry, Adman focuses on the formative years of one of the twentieth century's most influential artists, Andy Warhol. Essays by Warhol scholars and other experts in their fields provide surprising...
Revolution: Russian Art, 1917-1932 encapsulates a momentous period in Russian history that is vividly expressed in the diversity of art produced between 1917, the year of the October Revolution, and 1932 when Stalin began to suppress the avant-garde and its...
The first monograph to present Roger Ballen's work in colour: a visual revelation that remains grounded in the chaotic, absurd psychological space of the Ballenesque. Having previously expressed no interest in colour photography, Roger Ballen was inspired to...
A unique survey of the explosion of avant-garde art in 1960s Japan. We've all heard of Paris 1968, but in Japan, a movement just as revolutionary, interesting and enduring was underway. The turbulent times of the post-war era inspired an artistic explosion...
Chromolitografie byla v době své slávy v druhé polovině 19. století exkluzivní a náročnou technikou vícebarevného soutisku, využívajícího principu sčítání barev a optického efektu tiskového bodu. Její role se však v průběhu vývoje proměňovala od reprodukční...
Elképesztő panoráma képek Budapest leglátványosabb és impozánsabb helyeiről és épületeiről. Egy könyvön belül nyolc nyelvű. Kiváló reprezentációs ajándék lehet külföldi partnereket vagy külföldön élő ismerősök, rokonok számára. A kiadványon belül az alábbi...
Published to accompany the first exhibition in Paris of highlights from The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Being Modern tells the stories behind 120 select artworks and design objects acquired by MoMA between the late 19th century and the present, providing...
A fascinating survey of the enduring human love affair with the exotic and the strange, and its impact on Western culture Exotic explores our obsession with the lure of distant lands and their promise of the weird and wonderful, the beautiful and grotesque....
One of the greatest Netherlandish artists, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30-1569) is best known today for his paintings of peasant life. Yet it was above all through his exceptional graphic work that he achieved widespread fame during the 16th century. This...
Dance is communication. From contemporary collaborations or the first happenings of the Japanese Butoh dancers and the pioneers of Modern dance, Global Groove explores the cultural history of contact between the West and the Far East. Global Groove is going...
Hokusai created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of ninety. Publications have hitherto presented his long career as a chronological sequence. This book takes a fresh approach based on innovative scholarship:...
Todays innovative architecture would be inconceivable and unbuildable without the rapid development of new building materials and technologies. Against this background Made of not only presents unconventional approaches to the use of materials in architecture...
In 2018 the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, is hosting exhibitons on two of the greatest artists of the 20th century - Egon Schiele, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Both exhibitions have the same curator, and are taking place at the same time. The shows illustrate...
Interest in art crime is at an all-time high. Academia is committing greater resources to it, lawyers are increasingly specialising in the field, and the public is enthralled. Belief that the art market's opaque and unregulated practices are indirectly to blame...
Od artefaktov staroveku po ikony súčasnosti Spoznajte históriu prostredníctvom najvzácnejších, najkultovejších a najslávnejších artefaktov, aké boli kedy vytvorené. Každá krajina a kultúra má poklady, ktoré si cení viac než všetky ostatné. Táto kniha spája...
In our high-technological post-industrial society people are increasingly moving back towards true craftsmanship. Passionate craftsmen, who work according to ancient traditions, are consequently also highly valued – except they are not always easy to find....
The historic value of their top pieces is no longer the one thing that counts for visionary antiques dealers: the ‘decorative’ meaning is also of essential importance. Valuable antique objects can give a major added value to a classical or ultramodern interior...
Innovation, exclusivity, and elegance define Patek Philippe, a family-owned company with a single and passionate calling: to perfect the watch. These lavishly-illustrated books present some of the most important timepieces from the more than 3,000 watches exhibited...