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Mudlarking' is the act of searching the riverbed for historical treasures. Mudlarks comb the river's foreshore, which is only accessible for a few hours a day at low tide, in their hunt for objects, untouched since they were lost hundreds or even...

This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the...

The exhibition catalogue Three Hundred Mountains comprises a select one hundred paintings by the Chinese artist Haiying Xu (b. 1975). In her work, Xu, who came to Germany more than two decades ago, continues to explore issues of personal identity at the...

The history of American ceramics is far better documented than that of other crafts, yet many untold stories remain. Unearthed: The NEHMA Ceramics Collection & the Woman Behind It tells some of those stories in the course of presenting a broader, richer...

This book examines British collectors of so-called Persian art (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late 19th century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets, textiles and woodwork.Based on a foundational event, the...

Vincent van Gogh boarded the last train from The Hague to Hoogeveen on Tuesday, September 11, 1883. He stays there for several weeks, then moves to Nieuw-Amsterdam/Veenoord and visits Zweeloo. The landscape makes a deep impression on him. Everywhere...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798875000126Author Peter MarescaFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Fantagraphics Sunday Press BooksPublisher Fantagraphics Sunday Press Books

For more than two decades, artist Antonio Lopez dragged his painting gear up and down a high tower to finish his panoramic painting of Madrid. It is typical of the Spaniard: the painting process is a way of getting to know the world better, he thinks. By...

This transatlantic study analyses a missing chapter in the history of art collecting, the first art market bubble in the United States. In the decades following the Civil War, French art monopolized art collections across the United States. During this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857252247Author Francesco GuzzettiFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint SkiraPublisher Skira

Idris Khan (b.1978) is internationally recognized for a poetic body of work, which draws inspiration from art history, music, and philosophical and theological texts. Idris Khan: Repeat After Me, is the first career survey to explore the arc of this...

Discovered in December 1994 and inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2014, the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. Far more than just a decorated cave, it boasts an exceptional state of preservation, breathtaking...

This informative guide to the most iconic works in The Frick Collection's holdings is published on the occasion of the fall 2024 reopening of the museum following its renovation. From paintings and sculpture to decorative arts, this publication...

Over the past six decades, Sean Scully has been connected with the most diverse geographical locations, be it his many years of living in London, New York, Barcelona, Mooseurach, Berlin or Aix-en-Provence. In addition, he is constantly inspired by...

A selection of rare British portrait miniatures from a collection housed at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Portrait miniatures were highly prized in Europe for nearly four hundred years, with artists based in Britain as the acknowledged masters of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887422246Author Noah SaterstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Mississippi Museum of ArtPublisher Mississippi Museum of ArtWeight(grams) 272g

For many people, ""western art"" immediately conjures images by Frederic Remington or Georgia O'Keeffe - but there's so much more. From early explorers' first sketches of the Rockies to the modern earth sculptures of Michael Heizer, images of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785935727413Author Sergey AndresovFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint State Hermitage Museum PublicationsPublisher State Hermitage Museum Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783864424342Author Matthia LubkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbHPublisher Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783864423956Author Michael BursFormat HardbackPage Count 608Imprint Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbHPublisher Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Amin Amer's 1999 study of the Gateway of Ramesses IX at Karnak, Egypt, is presented here in a facsimile reissue. The Gateway is a little-known major work, part of the great temple at Karnak, built by one of the last kings of the Egyptian empire after a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783864424311Author Jasmin MeinholdFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbHPublisher Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

From sculpture to woodcuts, glass design to poetry, the work of German artist Egon Altdorf crossed boundaries. ‘Making culture behind the barbed wire’ was how Altdorf endured wartime captivity, inspiring a life dedicated to art that was innovative,...

When Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965) bequeathed a significant part of his remarkable art collection - chiefly of French nineteenth-century painting but also containing a number of outstanding Old Masters - to the Swiss nation, he did so on condition that the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780905203928Author John WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Harvey Miller PublishersPublisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 2219g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955961328Author Elena Ochoa FosterFormat HardbackPage Count 131Imprint Ivory PressPublisher Ivory PressWeight(grams) 1040gDimensions(mm) 295mm * 240mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780902752887Author Katie BrucePage Count 108Imprint Glasgow Museums PublishingPublisher Glasgow Museums PublishingWeight(grams) 447g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780810955509Author Diana LandauFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.Publisher AbramsWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 159mm * 140mm * 13mm

A selection of 85 Flemish drawings gives an astonishing and representative overview of the art of drawing in the 16th and 17th centuries. The publication focusses on the drawings subjects and compositions but also on how and why they were created and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885923493Author I. SacaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Oriental Institute of the University of ChicagoPublisher Oriental Institute of the University...

It is not easy being a Museum Director in Malaysia - culture and history are seen as sensitive subjects, always viewed through ethnic and political lenses, and national narratives are highly contested. The post-colonial transformation of Malaysia's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881902351Author Florian KnotheFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art GalleryPublisher The University...

Earth Work, originally staged at the National Museum Art Gallery In 1980 by Singaporean artist Tang Da Wu, was one of the earliest exhibitions of land art in Singapore. Earth Work 1979, a restaging of selected works from the seminal 1980 exhibition,...

Tracy Mackenna & Edwin Janssen are interested in the relationship between conflict, looking and art. In War as Ever!, through visual reflection on images of war and violence they investigated the relationship between seventeenth century visual...

JR's triumphal march through the world goes on in an effort to create a new way of connecting the streets with the system. For the first time in the heart of America, in the City of the Angels, JR's unique way of operating devastates the mecca of youth...

An integral part of the work of An Order of Things II, presented by Petra Feriancova in the 55th Venice Biennale, the catalogue An Order of Things I forms the prelude, memory, inventory, extension and, above all, systematic organisation of that tangible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988002163Author Marc H ChokoFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Juniper PublishingPublisher Juniper PublishingWeight(grams) 1270gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783906915050Author Chiara Vecchiarelli, Douglas FogleFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Hauser & WirthPublisher Hauser & Wirth

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589801028Author Jeffrey EleyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing CoWeight(grams) 748g

Presents recent work by the Brooklyn-based artist known for unsettling works that contend with such topics as domesticity, the body, consumer culture, fashion, and violence.The boxing term "gloves off"-frequently used as a metaphor to characterize brutal...