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Výtvarná škola Bauhaus sa zrodila v krátkom medzivojnovom období a pôsobila iba štrnásť rokov. Za ten čas sa jej však podarilo úplne premeniť tvár moderny. Priniesla odvážne umelecké vízie a novátorské prepojenie klasického umenia, remesiel a techniky,…
At the age of six, Hokusai was said to have painted his first picture, and a year after his death aged 89, his designs for illustrated books were posthumously published. Tracing a long, prolific career, this edition spans each of the artist’s creative…
All the grief, grit, and unassailable dignity of the civil rights movement are evoked in this centennial edition of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, with photographs by Steve Schapiro. Together, Baldwin’s frank account of the black experience and…
Karl Blossfeldt’s monochrome photographs present semiabstracted studies of diverse flora, bridging the 19th- and 20th-century worlds of image-making and bringing a distinctly sculptural aspect to a two-dimensional medium. This volume collects all known…
After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru, German botanist von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalogue of all known genera of palm. This exquisite encyclopedic treasury is a jewel of 19th-century botany, as remarkable for its meticulous…
Thor, Ant Man, the Wasp, Hulk, and Iron Man broke new ground when they joined forces to form the Avengers in 1963. They not only fought together, they occasionally fought each other! The first 20 Avengers stories are collected in this volume—a fine art…
Witness the creation of the world’s favorite web-slinger as dreamed up by comic book legends Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who redefined what it meant to be a hero. The first 21 Spider-Man stories are collected in an intimate view of the teen hero’s origin…
This volume documents the first exhibition curated by Peter Lindbergh himself shortly before his death. More than 100 photographs offer new and unexpected insights into the work of the legendary photographer. The selection is complemented by an interview…
Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the years since his death. With his paintings now breaking auction records (Egyptian Queen sold for $ 5.4 million in 2019) he’s long overdue for this…
The first major career retrospective of this remarkable midcentury street photographer, largely undiscovered beyond a prestigious collector and gallery circle. Some 170 photographs reveal Newman’s flawless technique and humanist sensibility through vivid…
Discover the world’s greatest artists, including Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Vincent van Gogh, and the stories of the real children who knew them. Now, for the first time, Laurence Anholt’s beloved children’s art book series, which has sold millions…
Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. In this book, George Lucas guides us through the original trilogy like never before, recounting the inspirations, experiences, and stories that created a modern…
The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. It was an age of peace, prosperity, and progress after a series of bruising wars and turmoil within the French Republic, culminating in the Franco-Prussian War, which had ended in 1871. From the…
The latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle: a two-volume project to complete his career-spanning anthology. Here, Good News picks up from Lost + Found, in a monumental curation of images. It marks a dramatic conclusion to LaChapelle’s…
TASCHEN presents David LaChapelle’s epic two-volume project that completes his five-book, career-spanning anthology. In Lost + Found, LaChapelle unveils a visual record of the times we live in. Together with Good News, it represents a sublime concluding…
This overview of Frank Lloyd Wright’s paradigm-shifting projects scours the length and breadth of his career to bring you all the gems of his genius in one compact edition. Based on TASCHEN’s previous monograph and unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd…
These extraordinary homes accentuate the cosmopolitan designs of such architectural talents as Gurjit Matharoo from India, Mohamed Amine Siana from Morrocco, and Mariko Mori from Japan. Building private houses, which can sometimes be quite small, they…
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. This book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist’s masterful paintings, both surviving and lost, including the showstopping…
The Avengers—Marvel’s dynamic ensemble of super heroes—return in a second volume of Marvel Age classics. Rediscover the glory years of Avengers legends Stan Lee and Don Heck with epic battles, new characters and the expansion of the Marvel universe in…
70 years of Dior history set against the bustle of Times Square: this was Peter Lindbergh’s concept, for which the fashion house allowed an unprecedented number of its most iconic garments to travel across the Atlantic. This volume is the legendary photographer’s…
Since 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 edition delivers the lowdown on the latest and the greatest makers and shapers…
Since her first photographs in the late ’70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), her work has…
Martin Luther’s Bible, first printed in 1534, was not only a milestone for the printing press, but also a momentous event in world history. A UNESCO world heritage masterpiece, Luther’s translation from Hebrew and ancient Greek into German made the Bible…
In early 1964, photographer Harry Benson received a call from the photo editor of London’s Daily Express, who asked him to cover the Beatles’ trip to Paris. It was the beginning of a career-defining relationship, which would both make Benson’s name and…
Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that…
In the imaginations of young and old alike, the word “pirate” resonates with spine-tingling fear and swashbuckling adventure. Over centuries, our cultural landscape has been populated by a host of famous real and fictional figures immortalized in literature…
Back in 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same. From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today’s super-slick print and online…
The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures with the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting…
Scandinavia is world famous for its inimitable, democratic designs which bridge the gap between craftsmanship and industrial production, organic forms and everyday functionality. This all-you-need guide includes a detailed look at Scandinavian furniture,…
In November 1936, publisher Henry R. Luce launched Life as a photo-led weekly news magazine with a clear purpose: “To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events.” Before readers’ attention was consumed by television, Life served as their…