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William Forsythe Choreographic Objects
ISBN: HB: 9783791357966, Prestel Publishing, October 2018
240 pp., 30.5x25 cm, 200 colour illus.
This stunning and comprehensive book presents acclaimed artist William Forsythe, whose work is at the intersection of performance, sculpture, and installation. Since the 1990s, parallel to his stage productions, Forsythe has developed a body of work...
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£39,99
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Jitish Kallat
ISBN: HB: 9783791384757, Prestel Publishing, October 2018
368 pp., 27x20.5 cm, 130 colour illus.
This illustrated monograph looks at the multimedia work of Jitish Kallat, one of India's most prominent and irreverent young artists. One of South Asia's most compelling artists, Jitish Kallat has built an immersive practice, ranging from ideas of t...
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£39,99
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One Day at a Time Manny Farber and Termite Art
ISBN: HB: 9783791357669, Prestel Publishing, October 2018
280 pp., 27x21 cm, colour illus.
A companion to an exhibition inspired by the work of celebrated American painter and critic Manny Farber, this book explores Farber's concept of "Termite Art", an argument for the vital importance of art drawn from the everyday. "Termite Art", in Fa...
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£45,00
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50 Art Movements You Should Know: From Impressionism to Performance Art New Edition
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791384573, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
144 pp., 24x19.5 cm, colour illus.
This beautifully produced book, available in a new edition, introduces readers to the major developments in the history of modern art – from Realism to the New Leipzig School. The story of modern art begins with a revolution – when the realists star...
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£14,99
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50 Bauhaus Icons You Should Know New Edition
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791384542, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
160 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 70 colour illus.
Published in a new edition, this book offers an introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most influential movements in modern architecture, art, and design. Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and ever...
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£14,99
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I Was Raised on the Internet
ISBN: PB: 9783791358024, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
184 pp., 22.5x16.8 cm, 34 colour illus., 52 black&white illus.
Coinciding with a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, this anthology of essays and reflections casts a discursive and critical light on the work of artists engaging with the internet and digital technologies today. Structured...
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£19,99
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William Cordova Now's the Time: Narratives of Southern Alchemy
ISBN: HB: 9783791357676, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
186 pp., 25.5x20 cm, 190 colour illus.
This gorgeously illustrated book explores the three main themes that have inspired William Cordova's work for decades: transmission, alchemy, and transcendence. Growing up in Miami, and of Afro-Peruvian descent, William Cordova's life has been marke...
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£35,00
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Jeffrey Gibson This is the Day
ISBN: HB: 9783791357652, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
224 pp., 35x26 cm, 205 colour illus.
This generously illustrated book explores new developments in Jeffrey Gibson's recent work. Through painting, sculpture, installation, and film, Jeffrey Gibson brings together overlapping and conflicting cultures, histories, and aesthetics. Most rec...
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£45,00
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Kay Sage Catalogue Raisonne
ISBN: HB: 9783791357850, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
520 pp., 26x24.8 cm, 179 colour illus.
Encompassing the entire career of the American surrealist painter Kay Sage, this catalogue raisonne features all her known mature works and the latest scholarship on a brilliant artist. While her career as a painter was often eclipsed during her lif...
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£120,00
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Progressive Revolution Modern Art for a New India
ISBN: HB: 9783791357683, Prestel Publishing, September 2018
208 pp., 28x23.5 cm, 120 colour illus.
Following the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Indian independence, this book focuses on the Progressive Artists Group, which included artists from different backgrounds and traditions who found common cause at a time of political and social up...
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£49,99
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