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Inventing Downtown Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965
ISBN: HB: 9783791355580, Prestel Publishing, December 2016
296 pp., 30.5x24.8 cm, 225 colour illus.
While the achievements of New York City's most renowned postwar artists – de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko, Franz Kline – have been studied in depth, a large cadre of lesser-known but influential artists came of age between 1952 and 1965. Also understudie...
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£55,00
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Picasso and Rivera Conversations Across Time
ISBN: HB: 9783791355559, Prestel Publishing, December 2016
304 pp., 29x24.8 cm, 268 colour illus.
"Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time" explores the artistic dialogue between Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera that spanned most of their careers. The book showcases nearly 150 iconic paintings, sculptures, and prints by both artists, along wi...
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£45,00
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John McLaughlin Paintings Total Abstraction
ISBN: HB: 9783791355603, Prestel Publishing, November 2016
144 pp., 27x21.6 cm, 92 colour illus.
For decades before his death in 1976, John McLaughlin steadily produced some of the most fascinating paintings coming out of Southern California. Minimal geometric abstractions characterized by clean lines, bold colors, and flat, intersecting forms,...
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£39,99
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Sophie Calle And So Forth
ISBN: HB: 9783791382043, Prestel Publishing, October 2016
508 pp., 23.5x16.5 cm, 400 colour illus.
Throughout her career, the photographer and installation artist Sophie Calle has been creating tableaux that recreate her personal journeys. Projects from the past 10 years are explored in this magnificently illustrated volume. Following on the heels...
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£55,00
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Artist and Empire (En)Countering Colonial Legacies
ISBN: HB: 9789811106088, Prestel Publishing, National Gallery Singapore, September 2016
164 pp., 26.9x21 cm, illus.
Organised by National Gallery Singapore with Tate Britain, Artist and Empire critically examines the effects of the British Empire via the prism of art. Through essays, key artworks and comprehensive timelines, this catalogue underscores the fluidity...
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Cubism – Constructivism – FORM ART
ISBN: HB: 9783791355474, Prestel Publishing, September 2016
312 pp., 28.5x23 cm, 340 colour illus.
This volume presents for the first time the fundamental artistic circumstances from 1900 onward that led to the emergence of nonobjective art. For example, on the surface there are no obvious connections between the Formkunst (art of form) of Vienna...
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Doug Aitken Electric Earth
ISBN: HB: 9783791355696, Prestel Publishing, September 2016
264 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 253 colour illus.
From photography to architecture, and from video to spoken word, Doug Aitken has delved into a variety of art forms to create a provocative body of work. This volume surveys the full scope and depth of Aitken's work: sound pieces, sculpture, architec...
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Alex Da Corte Free Roses
ISBN: HB: 9783791355337, Prestel Publishing, August 2016
112 pp., 27x24 cm, 75 colour illus.
A generously illustrated book on the dynamic work of neo-pop artist Alex Da Corte, whose immersive installations and provocative objects seamlessly blend high and low culture as they explore themes of love, sex, family, death, and desire. For his la...
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£42,50
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Unfinished Business Paintings from the '70s and '80s by Ross Bleckerner, Eric Fischl and David Salle
ISBN: HB: 9783791355153, Prestel Publishing, July 2016
108 pp., 27x25 cm, 15 black&white illus.
From Los Angeles to Long Island, the creative journeys of painters, colleagues and friends Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, and David Salle are the focus of this book that charts their careers and reflects on what is to come. Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl,...
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£29,99
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Art Deco New Edition
ISBN: HB: 9783791382418, Prestel Publishing, April 2016
288 pp., 32x22.2 cm, 220 colour illus.
Now available in a new format, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Art Deco art and design from its origin to its present day influences. The Art Deco style is so recognizable and widespread that its original impact on the culture in which it...
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£35,00
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