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An extraordinary document in the history of photographic criticism.Perhaps more than any other text, A Little History of Photography by the German-Jewish thinker Walter Benjamin has shaped the way in which we understand early photography and the photographic…
An essential reference text from one of the most important abstract artists of all time.This slim but powerful text is required reading for anyone interested in the history of 20th century art. The book, which Kandinsky claimed had been gestating for…
It was not before the 1990s that Louise Bourgeois won global recognition for her artistic achievements, becoming famous for her monumental spider sculptures and room-sized cells. But it was in her early oil paintings that the artist first developed the…
In bicycles, design and technology are increasingly meld, as is particularly evident in the frame and its materials, but also in the drive system used, the suspension and the wheels. The highlights of bicycle design from 1817 to the present day can be…
A massive appraisal of a hitherto little-known aspect of Kapoor's prodigious outputThis 400-page volume is the first publication to explore in depth the painting of British artist Anish Kapoor (born 1934). It offers a unique insight into a language that…
An indispensable and fun guide to the contemporary art world.
The Book of Images tells the story of 310 scenography produced by Images Vevey from 2008 to 2018. Throughout 400 pages and almost 1000 pictures, the reader finds monumental and unexpected installations on façades, underwater, on roofs, in gardens, basements,…
A graphic-novel guide to the demented present from the authors of the bestselling The Age of EarthquakesIf you're wondering why the inside of your head feels so strange these days, this book has the answers. The Extreme Self is a new kind of graphic…
A miniature manifesto for the endless possibilities of the book form, from the world's most famous living book designerIn Book Manifest, world-renowned Dutch designer Irma Boom presents her vision on the essence, meaning and relevance of the book. Based…
A full-color appreciation of this much-loved and canonical ukiyo-e series Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-92) was the last great woodblock print master of the ukiyo-e tradition. With his distinctive dramatic line and use of gorgeous colors, Yoshitoshi was…
The first overview in a decade on Kubin's gothic pageant of dreamworld menaceThe art of the great Austrian draftsman, illustrator and author Alfred Kubin (1877-1959) appears more current today than ever before; wartime destruction, pandemics, natural…
A political history of the fabled institution and its intersections with feminist representation in artThe first women students to attend Yale University were members of its School of Art, who were present upon the school's inauguration in 1869. Despite…