For more than 30 years, Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner have devoted themselves to contemporary art, and through their passion and acumen have assembled an extraordinary collection. This handsomely illustrated volume is the first to document t...

Tim Shaw R. A. is one of the UK's leading sculptors. He has had significant solo exhibitions throughout the UK, Ireland and internationally and has his work in many public and private art collections. Shaw has undertaken a number of major public comm...

Since its launch in 1999, "Afterall", a journal of art, context, and enquiry, has offered in-depth considerations of the work of contemporary artists, along with essays that broaden the context in which to understand it. Published three times a year,...

The interactive book object "Poemotion 2" is a color sequel to Takahiro Kurashima's popular title "Poemotion" from Lars Mu?ller Publishers. The abstract graphic patterns in this slim volume start to move as soon as the reader overlays them with the s...

This generously illustrated book offers the first comprehensive overview of the work of the Los Angeles–based interdisciplinary artist Francis Stark. Frances Stark deftly deploys text, image, and literary sources in her drawings, collages, paintings...

Original and theoretically astute, "Abstract Bodies" is the first book to apply the interdisciplinary field of transgender studies to the discipline of art history. It recasts debates around abstraction and figuration in 1960s art through a discussio...

This generously illustrated book examines the most significant period in the work of Lawren Harris, who was central to defining a distinctive Canadian art in the 20th century. Sparse landscapes of Lake Superior's northern shores, bold visions of the...

"The Art of American Still Life" reconsiders the development and cultural significance of still-life painting in America, exploring renowned treasures alongside recently discovered works-some previously unpublished-in unexpected ways. Taking an innov...

American sculptor Martin Puryear (b. 1941) creates work that combines the clean elegance of minimalism and the simplicity of traditional materials. His stunning sculptures explore themes of identity, ethnicity, and history, and are rich with social a...

The installations of the conceptual artist Barbara Bloom (b. 1951) have captivated audiences for decades. Since the 1970s, her work has consistently redefined the way in which viewers understand objects. Bloom siphons meaning from the things with whi...