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When Holbein died in 1543, exactly 450 years ago, he left behind him one of the most remarkable records of a royal court ever made. These portraits were executed while...

Pollock and After: The Critical Debate brings together key writings on Abstract Expressionism and Modernist art history. It is an essential resource for understanding post-war American art and culture. The...

The book titled Neshat Shirin by the author Ruth Noack. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

If, as the famous saying goes, you really are what you eat, then Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was a consummate painter of the human soul. This artist was a master draftsman...

The execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, in 1867, was the subject of a quartet of paintings by the French Impressionist and early Modernist Edouard Manet. These works are rarely...

Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger is a work of cultural history that situates the art works of one of the most important contemporary painters in relation to...

In a career spanning 60 years and thousands of paintings, Auguste Renoir ensured that his art communicated a sense of happiness and contentment. Through his sense of colour, he transformed...

The works of Gaugin, and the story of his bohemian exploits.

The book titled Words of Gilbert and George by the author Hans-Ulrich Obrist. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled A Forgotten Kingdom by the author Mike Nelson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Poussin's scenes of bacchanalian revelry, tripping maenads and skipping nymphs are often described as 'dancelike' and 'choreographed'. The artist's dancing pictures helped him develop a new approach to painting that...

This issue of Art & Design takes its theme from an important exhibition, proposed by the American conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth for the Camden Arts Centre in London. It brings...

Daniel Boyd (b 1982) is one of Australia's most acclaimed young artists. His practice is internationally recognised for its manifold engagement with the colonial history of the Australia-Great Ocean (Pacific)...

Bradford Collins has assembled here a collection of twelve essays that demonstrates, through the interpretation of a single work of art, the abundance and complexity of methodological approaches now available...

Marcel Duchamp is a founding figure of 20th-century art and culture, the common source to which many contemporary movements trace their roots. His career has often been celebrated for its...

Pablo Picasso turned the ephemera of everyday life into pioneering cubist collage, and reinvented the paintings of old masters for the 20th century. Does this make him an artistic genius?...

A landmark monograph on an unprecedented scale that allows all aspects of Mark Rothko's career to be heard in full voice, published in close collaboration with the artist's family and...

The book titled Dufy by the author Dora Perez-Tibi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Ian Burn: Minimal - Conceptual Work: Minimal Conceptual Work by the author Mel et al Rasmden. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

*One of The Village Voice 's Favourite Books for 2012* This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and...

'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?' Ai Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Great playwright and filmmaker, DAVID MAMET, just wrote an incredible new book, The Disenlightenment, Politics, Horror, and Entertainment . David is a special man...

In his short and eventful life Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) scandalized the conservative establishment with his paintings and lithographs depicting the music halls, circuses, brothels, and cabarets of Paris. He...

In the history of modern art the genius of one man has been almost universally agreed upon: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Like the birth and life of a mythological figure--a role...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2016 "As compelling and entertaining as a detective novel" ( The Economist ), the incredible true story--part...

An innovative analysis of Simone Forti's interdisciplinary art, viewing her influential 1960s "dance constructions" as negotiating the aesthetic strategies of John Cage and Anna Halprin.Simone Forti's art developed within the...

Ryan Gander reinterprets Edgar Degas' iconic Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (1880-1881), placing it in contemporary contexts. This book explores Gander's series of 22 ballerinas alongside Degas' famous work, offering...

John Hitchens achieved early acclaim in the 1960s and '70s. A series of successful exhibitions led to acquisitions of his work by numerous public and private collections in the UK...

A major monograph of the American realist artist, descendant of one of America's most revered artistic families, and painter of dark and uneasy subjects. This book traces a persistent vein...

Deeply committed to social justice, artist Tomashi Jackson creates vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles, and sculptures that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout US history. This is the first book...

Intended as a touchstone for all those interested in Nathaniel Mary Quinn's work for years to come, this monograph, dedicated to the artist, encapsulates over ten years of paintings and...

Featuring studio shots and a new interview between Jonas Wood and Tamarind master printer Ed Hamilton, Jonas Wood: Prints 2 provides an insightful view of the acclaimed artist's collaborative printmaking...

Known for installations exploring science, natural phenomena, and contemporary mythologies, French artist Laurent Grasso presents a visual journey of his avant-garde, conceptual work. Drawing on the visual possibilities of electromagnetic...

Kerry James Marshall is a monumental monograph covering the entire career of painter Kerry James Marshall, focusing on the last 35 years of work. Definitive monograph on contemporary African-American painter...

In SECONDARY , world-renowned artist and filmmaker Matthew Barney explores the spectacle of violence in American football and culture. This is the definitive two-volume companion to this important work. SECONDARY...

While exhibiting in London in 1934 as a young Australian sculptor Gerald Lewers was described as a pioneer, an artist "destined to become a powerful influence in the cause of...

Step into the studios of art's most iconic names An art gallery in book form, this fascinating volume showcases the works and lives of the greatest painters and sculptors the...

After the globally sold-out success of their first book Weird and Wonderful Post-Mortem Fairy Tales and the even more successful follow-up Dark and Dystopian Post-Mortem Fairy Tales, the artistic and...

The acclaimed Italian sculptor's newest series of redwood figures is the focus of this penetrating exhibition catalog. Celebrated for his profound exploration of the human condition through wood, the Italian...

A unique presentation of Irish country house interiors, combining well-preserved historic estates with adventurous contemporary restorations, celebrating some of the most characterful houses in Ireland. Forgoing the criteria of stateliness...

This beautiful book, of paintings by Alice Mumford and poems by Sue Leigh, brings together exciting new work from the two makers. Collaboration is perhaps not the right word for...

The painter and printmaker Emma Stibbon is fascinated by environments in flux. Her work often explores the impact of natural forces: the shifting tectonic plates, volcanic activity and powerful glaciers...

"The Multitude Diaries" presents 238 of Orr's drawings from the last twenty years. Best known as a printmaker, Chris Orr RA is also a prodigious draughtsman. His drawings introduce a...

"I have never read a text which goes even half as far as this one in expressing the particular poignancy which lay at the heart of the impressionist movement. I...