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New in paperback, this book presents Dieter Rams aesthetic philosophy through highlights from a forty-year career designing iconic consumer product...

The buildings constructed in East Germany after the Second World War are often dismissed as drab, Soviet-style, prefabricated blocks of cement. But...

Renowned for such powerful paintings as The Scream and Madonna, Munch continually reworked his monumental themes in the graphic arts. This publicat...

This groundbreaking graphic novel delves into the life of the acclaimed artist Edward Hopper, whose iconic works depict quintessentially American s...

El Anatsui: Art and Life by Susan Mullin Vogel is the essential resource on the Ghanaian artist known worldwide for spectacular tapestries of recla...

Emil Nolde created some of the most powerful works of the Expressionist movement. Despite the fact that his art was represented more prominently th...

Sustainability is in fashion right now and designers are taking note. With an ever-growing number of environmentally conscious consumers at hand, t...

Review "Make this a must read for those who are deeply involved and immersed in world of fashion as well for novices who want to use this book as ...

Candid and personal, dazzling with color and immediacy, this first and only monograph of a rising star of the photography scene features work from ...

Told for the first time in graphic novel form, the story of Francis Bacon’s life is as complex, colorful, and highly charged as his paintings. Draw...

This generously illustrated volume focuses on the poignant friendship of Franz Marc and August Macke, two innovative members of the Blue Rider grou...

Frida Kahlo is one of the art world's most enigmatic figures. Beautiful, talented, tragic and strong, she broke barriers as a woman and as an artis...

Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chrono...

For eight years before the First World War, a young Georges Braque and his friend Pablo Picasso shaped what was perhaps the most revolutionary stag...

Product Description Following the arc of Bellini's career, from his early devotional paintings to his later, occasionally secular works, this book...

While Gustav Klimt is largely revered for his opulent, symbol- laden portraits of the Viennese bourgeoisie, these works were just one aspect of his...

This generously illustrated volume examines Hammershoi's work as a whole and in relation to the artists of his generation. Hammershoi's enigmatic p...

World-renowned for her work during the Weimar period, Hannah Höch was a pioneer in many aspects, both artistic and cultural. She was the lone woman...

Reproduced in exquisite black and white, the images in this book range from Henri Cartier-Bresson's earliest work in France, Spain, and Mexico thro...

Self-taught and working in isolation until his death in 1973, Henry Darger realised an elaborate fantasy world of remarkable beauty and strangeness...

'Painting is to dream', said Hundertwasser. 'When the dream is over, I don't remember anything I dreamed about. The painting, however, remains. It ...

Photography has both manipulated and bolstered our appreciation of modern architecture. With beautiful photographs of private and public buildings ...

Historic India, which now encompasses the modern nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is celebrated for the richness of its architectural and...

James Tissot is best known for his paintings of fashionable women and society life in the late 19th century. Born in Nantes, France, he trained at ...