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Georgia O'Keeffe Visions of Hawai'i
ISBN: HB: 9783791357270, Prestel Publishing, May 2018
144 pp., 28x23 cm, 80 colour illus., 24 black&white illus.
This book explores Georgia O'Keeffe's love for Hawai'i through more than 15 paintings inspired by the beautiful landscape. In 1939, Georgia O'Keeffe, who at 51 was among the most famous artists in the United States, accepted a commission from the Ha...
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£27,50
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3D Double Vision
ISBN: HB: 9783791356686, Prestel Publishing, April 2018
208 pp., 28x24 cm, 190 colour illus.
This book traces the rise of the 3D spectacle, from 19th-century stereoscopy to contemporary 3D filmmaking and artworks. This book follows the cyclical development of 3D media from the 1830s to the present, tracing an alternate history of modernism...
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£45,00
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50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know New Edition
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791384429, Prestel Publishing, April 2018
160 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 120 colour illus.
Now available in a new edition, this survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today. From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporar...
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£14,99
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2017 California-Pacific Triennial Building as Ever
ISBN: PB: 9783791356761, Prestel Publishing, March 2018
144 pp., 33x21.6 cm, 88 colour illus., 12 black&white illus.
Featuring the work of 25 artists from diverse backgrounds, this triennial addresses the topic of architecture and permanence by exploring history and preservation, the concept of home and displacement, and the influence of power, economics, and polit...
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£27,50
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Inventory of Shimmers Objects of Intimacy in Contemporary Art
ISBN: HB: 9783791356112, Prestel Publishing, March 2018
104 pp., 30.5x20 cm, 40 colour illus.
Compiling the work of 15 international artists, this generously illustrated book provides a multi-faceted lens through which to explore ideas of affect and intimacy. Affect is an essentially indefinable, largely non-conscious quality that correlate...
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£27,50
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Zoe Leonard Survey
ISBN: HB: 9783791357317, Prestel Publishing, March 2018
312 pp., 28x23 cm, 207 colour illus.
Accompanying a major museum survey of the work of Zoe Leonard, this gorgeous book offers an in-depth look at one of the most influential artists of her generation. From aerial landscapes to the Alaskan wilderness, American cities to natural history...
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£45,00
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Electra 1 In These Great Times
ISBN: PB: 9789728909598, Prestel Publishing, Monade, March 2018
181 pp., 27x20 cm, illus.
"In These Great Times" is the topic of the first edition file, published in March 2018. This topic unfolds from the quote of a famous text of the Viennese writer of early XX century, Karl Kraus. This "great times" gathers a number of texts that help...
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£14,00
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Howardena Pindell What Remains to Be Seen
ISBN: HB: 9783791357379, Prestel Publishing, February 2018
288 pp., 30.5x23 cm, 250 colour illus.
This retrospective volume celebrates five decades of Howardena Pindell's art, including works on paper, collage, photography, film, and video. Born in middle-class Philadelphia in the 1940s, Howardena Pindell came of age during the Civil Rights mov...
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£45,00
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Kiki Smith Procession
ISBN: HB: 9783791356266, Prestel Publishing, February 2018
224 pp., 27x23 cm, 110 colour illus.
Artist Kiki Smith has produced an astoundingly varied body of work that deals powerfully with the political, social, philosophical, and spiritual aspects of human nature – especially in the way they relate to women. Smith's earlier works reflect the...
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£45,00
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Mr Chow 50 Years
ISBN: HB: 9783791357362, Prestel Publishing, February 2018
192 pp., 28x23 cm, 160 colour illus.
Celebrating 50 years of fine food and great company, this sumptuously illustrated book takes readers on a fabulous journey through the Chow Dynasty. In the mid-sixties, armed with desire and passion, M (aka Michael Chow) established his vision of br...
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£35,00
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