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Contemporary Art

What Is a Museum Now? Snohetta and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Snohetta

ISBN: HB: 9783037785072, Lars Muller Publishers, June 2017
288 pp., 28x22 cm, 315 illus.

"What is a Museum Now?" asks for the role of a museum in contemporary society. This book contains a detailed and extensive documentation of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's expansion, conducted by Snohetta. The studio evolved the SFMOMA as a...

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Contemporary Art

Yayoi Kusama Life is the Heart of a Rainbow

Storer Russell

ISBN: PB: 9789811128554, Prestel Publishing, National Gallery Singapore, June 2017
116 pp., 27.8x19.6 cm

Yayoi Kusama is one of the world's most influential artists, having played a crucial role in key art movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Accompanying the first major survey of Kusama's work in Southeast Asia, this catalogue features essays by c...

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Contemporary Art

From Lens to Eye to Hand Photorealism 1969 to Today

Sultan Terrie

ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791356075, Prestel Publishing, June 2017
128 pp., 28x24 cm, 77 colour illus.

Photorealism reintroduced straightforward representation into an art world dominated by Pop Art, Minimalism, Land Art, and Performance Art. Often misunderstood as being overtly traditional, artists at the vanguard of this important movement were trai...

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History of Art

William Henry Hunt Country People

Selborne Joanna, Payne Christina

ISBN: PB: 9781911300236, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, June 2017
60 pp., 21x21 cm, 25 colour illus.

Taking its lead from W. H. Hunt's watercolour The Head Gardener, c. 1825, that is part of The Courtauld Gallery's permanent collection, this focused display will be first to investigate Hunt's depiction of rural figures in his work of the 1820s and 1...

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Decorative Arts

Rothschild Renaissance A New Look at the Waddesdon Bequest in the British Museum

Shirley Pippa, ? Thornton Dora

ISBN: PB: 9780861592128, Casemate, British Museum Press, June 2017
200 pp., 29.7x21 cm, 230 illus.

In 1898, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British Museum the contents from the New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor, a collection of nearly 300 objects to be known as the Waddesdon Bequest. The Bequest contains some of the most beautifu...

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Design

Unpack Me Again! Packaging Meets Creativity

Shaoqiang Wang

ISBN: PB: 9788416504534, Hoaki, May 2017
240 pp., 28x21 cm, richly illustrated

After the great success of our title Unpack Me! we present this new volume on international packaging design reminding that the presentation and look of a product can instantly upgrade its image and make the difference between a sales hit and a flop....

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History of Art

Polished to Perfection Japanese Cloisonne from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry

Singer Robert T.

ISBN: HB: 9783791356143, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
144 pp., 28x23 cm, 140 colour illus.

This stunning book features the finest examples of Japanese cloisonne – enameled objects that reflect the exquisite craftsmanship required ofthe technique as well as the Japanese culturalreverence for meticulous and exacting work. Cloisonne, the art...

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History of Art

Maiolica before Raphael

Sani Elisa P., Raccanello Justin

ISBN: PB: 9781911300205, Casemate, Sam Fogg, May 2017
220 pp., 30x24.5 cm, 160 colour illus.

High Renaissance maiolica, produced in Italy in the orbit of Raphael and other artists, is widely known and has been extensively studied. This istoriato, or narrative, maiolica graces the collections of many of the world's greatest museums. But not...

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History of Art

Age of Empires Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties

Sun Zhixin, Hsing I-tien, Liu Cary Y., Lu Pengliang, Lan-ying Tseng Lillian, Yates Robin D. S., Hong Yang, Yakina Zhang Zhonglin

ISBN: HB: 9781588396174, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2017
336 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 325 colour illus.

The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China's "classical" era. "Age of Empires" presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history – the four centuries from 221 B.C. to...

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Design

Food Futures Sensory Explorations in Food Design

Sweetapple Kate, Warriner Gemma

ISBN: HB: 9788416504657, Hoaki, April 2017
264 pp., 25.5x21 cm, fully illustrated in colour

"Food Futures" is a compilation of unique design projects that act as visual stimulus for designers and food enthusiasts alike, illustrating the possibilities that new technologies open up to designers and the different ways society perceives food. T...

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