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Negative/Positive: A History of Photography by Geoffrey Batchen
RRP: £36.99£32.53As its title suggests, Negative/Positive begins with the negative, a foundational element of analog photography that is nonetheless usually ignored, and uses this to tell a representative, rather than comprehensive, history of the medium. The fact that a... -
Forged: Why Fakes are the Great Art of Our Age by Jonathon Keats 9780199928354
RRP: £15.99£12.23According to Vasari, the young Michelangelo often borrowed drawings of past masters, which he copied, returning his imitations to the owners and keeping originals. Half a millennium later, Andy Warhol made a game of "forging" the Mona Lisa, questioning... -
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan by Chelsea Foxwell 9780300263572
RRP: £40.00£33.59Charting Japan's unique engagement with modernity during the Meiji era, through an extraordinary selection of objects in American collections This exhibition catalogue takes a fresh look at the art of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912), through a vivid... -
Theory of the Image by Thomas Nail 9780190050085
RRP: £30.49£28.44We live in an age of the mobile image. The world today is absolutely saturated with images of all kinds circulating around the world at an incredible rate. The movement of the image has never been more extraordinary than it is today. This recent kinetic... -
Montage and the Metropolis: Architecture, Modernity, and the Representation of Space by Martino Stierli
RRP: £35.00£34.31Montage has been hailed as one of the key structural principles of modernity, yet its importance to the history of modern thought about cities and their architecture has never been adequately explored. In this groundbreaking new work, Martino Stierli... -
Re-Orientations: Europe and Islamic Art from 1851 to Today by Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft 9783777441221
RRP: £55.00£40.24Inspiration Islam - European artists in dialogue with Islamic art and culture. The art and architecture of the Islamic world strongly influenced the development of Western modernism. Some 170 works from the mid-19th century to the present day... -
Rubens: The Two Great Landscapes by Lucy Davis
RRP: £20.00£15.32A handsomely illustrated monograph that examines in depth Rubens's two greatest landscape paintings: A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning and The Rainbow Landscape. Painted as pendants, the pair of paintings have been in London since 1803. This... -
Frame Work: Honour and Ornament in Italian Renaissance Art by Alison Wright
RRP: £57.50£49.30"My husband Jan finished me on 17 June 1439. . . . My age was 33 years." So speaks Margaret van Eyck from the frame of her portrait. This painted inscription honors its maker Jan van Eyck, even as it blurs the distinction between living subject and... -
Neo Rauch by Michael Glover 9781848222939
RRP: £49.99£38.65This comprehensive monograph offers a detailed examination of the paintings of the acclaimed German painter Neo Rauch (b.1960). Rauch's paintings deftly blend the iconography of Socialist Realism from his upbringing and art-school training in GDR-era... -
Herculaneum: Art of a Buried City Maria Paola Guidobaldi 9780789211460
RRP: £88.99£59.43Herculaneum, located on the picturesque Bay of Naples, was buried in the same volcanic eruption as its larger neighbour, Pompeii. But while Pompeii was covered by a relatively shallow layer of loose volcanic ash, Herculaneum was submerged in deep flows... -
Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939 Robyn Asleson 9780300273588
RRP: £45.00£34.11A scintillating account of the cultural freedom and empowerment that American women experienced as leaders in the avant-garde scene in early twentieth-century Paris For the American women who made Paris their home during the early decades of the... -
Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Criticism by Kurt Schwitters
RRP: £35.00£30.57Kurt Schwitters was a major protagonist in the histories of modern art and literature, whose response to the contradictions of modern life rivals that of Marcel Duchamp in its importance for artists working today. His celebrated Merz pictures--collaged... -
The Last Trojan Hero: A Cultural History of Virgil's Aeneid by Philip Hardie 9781784534837
RRP: £22.99£22.85"I sing of arms and of a man: his fate had made him fugitive: he was the first to journey from the coasts of Troy as far as Italy and the Lavinian shores." The resonant opening lines of Virgil's Aeneid rank among the most famous and... -
A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes by Alexa Griffith Winton
£41.02The first major publication devoted to weaver and designer Dorothy Liebes, reinstating her as one of the most influential American designers of the twentieth century At the time of her death, Dorothy Liebes (1897-1972) was called "the greatest modern... -
Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity by David W. Galenson
RRP: £30.00£23.29When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that... -
Introducing the Medieval Fox by Paul Wackers 9781786839886
RRP: £12.99£9.70This book is an entertaining, informative and enchanting introduction to its subject - just as those medieval banes of the farmyard, the Fox and the Vixen, were enchanting in escapades from fables and funny tales, from beastly epic poems and bestiaries,... -
William Bell Scott's Screen: A Pre-Raphaelite Romance Emily Learmont 9781911054429
RRP: £14.99£9.80William Bell Scott's screen, The King's Quair, was commissioned by James Leathart, an important collector of Pre-Raphaelite art. The beautifully decorated folding screen took as its inspiration The Kingis Quair, a 15th-century Scots poem attributed to... -
Rubens's Great Landscape with a Tempest by Gerlinde Gruber
RRP: £29.95£19.78The Great Landscape with a Tempest in Vienna is one of Peter Paul Rubens's largest and most dramatic landscapes. Starting from the far-reaching discoveries during the latest restoration, the volume provides a comprehensive insight into the process of... -
'A Student in Arms': Donald Hankey and Edwardian Society at War Ross Davies 9780754668664
RRP: £86.99£75.94Donald Hankey was a writer who saw himself as a 'student of human nature' and peacetime Edwardian Britain as a society at war with itself. Wounded in a murderous daylight infantry charge near Ypres, Hankey began sending despatches to The Spectator from... -
Irrational Judgments: Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt, and 1960s New York by Kirsten J. Swenson
RRP: £42.50£36.01An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New YorkIrrational Judgments examines the close friendship and significant exchange of ideas... -
Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City by Kathryn Milligan
RRP: £30.00£21.31Delving into a hitherto unexplored aspect of Irish art history, Painting Dublin, 1886-1949 examines the depiction of Dublin by artists from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Artists' representations of the city have long been markers of... -
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art Kristen Collins 9781606067857
RRP: £35.00£29.57This abundantly illustrated book examines the figure of Balthazar, one of the biblical magi, and explains how and why he came to be depicted as a Black African king. According to the Gospel of Matthew, magi from the East, following a star, traveled to... -
Thoughtful Images: Illustrating Philosophy Through Art by Thomas E. Wartenberg
RRP: £58.00£52.36Thoughtful Images demonstrates that there is a rich tradition of illustrations of philosophy that originated in Ancient Greece, spread throughout Europe, thrived in twentieth century America, and continues to this day. It is the first book to isolate... -
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into The Future by Juliet Bingham
RRP: £25.00£22.37Russian-born conceptual artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are among the most celebrated artists of their generation. Known for their pioneering large-scale environments and installations, the artists' work fuses the everyday with the conceptual. Deeply... -
Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis by Gerri Chanel 9781785784163
RRP: £20.00£13.86In August 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley as part of the biggest museum evacuation in history. As the Germans neared Paris in 1940, the... -
Japonisme and the Rise of the Modern Art Movement: The Arts of the Meiji Period by Gregory Irvine
RRP: £45.00£31.65From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects - lacquer,... -
Notre-Dame of Amiens: Life of the Gothic Cathedral by Stephen Murray
RRP: £35.00£28.14Notre-Dame of Amiens is one of the great Gothic cathedrals. Its construction began in 1220, and artistic production in the Gothic mode lasted well into the sixteenth century. In this magisterial chronicle, Stephen Murray invites readers to see the... -
Pareidolia: A Retrospective of Both Beloved and New Works by James Jean by PIE Books
RRP: £45.00£32.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756247131Author PIE BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books -
Francis Bacon Hugh Marlais Davies 9781558592452
RRP: £17.99£12.54During his 60-odd years as a painter Francis Bacon fearlessly tackled the unruly imagery of life, remaining defiantly committed to giving this purposeless existence a meaning. His insistence on depicting the mysteries of human experience had been rare in... -
Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg by Calvin Tomkins
RRP: £31.00£20.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312425852Author Calvin TompkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)... -
Derek Boshier: Reinventor by Helen Little 9781848226609
RRP: £39.99£30.33Providing a thematic overview of the multifarious work produced by Derek Boshier (b.1937) from the post-war period to the digital age, this fascinating publication reveals how Boshier’s deceptively playful imagery offers analytical commentaries on... -
Art and Its Publics: Museum Studies at the Millennium Andrew McClellan (Tufts University) 9780631230472
RRP: £37.95£33.36Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most... -
Fahrelnissa Zeid by Kerryn Greenberg
RRP: £19.99£13.49Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901-1991) was one of the most influential Turkish artists, best known for her large-scale abstract paintings. Marrying influences from Islamic, Byzantine and Eastern art with the bold colour of the Fauvists, the geometrical dissonance... -
Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Inca by Rebecca R. Stone 9780500204153
£24.73This wide-ranging survey, now established as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture on the market today, describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Chimu and Inca cultures,... -
Mackintosh by Tamsin Pickeral
RRP: £14.99£9.32Mackintosh is a celebration of the extraordinary career of one of the most intriguing and influential artists of his time, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This book follows his artistic development, from his early architectural and interior designs in... -
Van Gogh: A Life in Places by Juliet Heslewood
£7.54Early in his career, as he grappled with the idea of becoming an artist, Vincent van Gogh attempted portraiture, possibly with a mission in the religious sense. His models were impoverished miners, weavers and peasants. Later, his great achievement was... -
After the Crisis - Contemporary States of Photography by Donatien Grau
RRP: £20.00£19.40After the Crisis offers a platform for discussions between some of today's leading artists, writers, theorists, curators, and historians aimed at questioning the very status of photography today. Contributors come from the realms of critical theory,... -
Reuse Value: Spolia and Appropriation in Art and Architecture from Constantine to Sherrie Levine Richard Brilliant 9781138246768
RRP: £54.99£47.72This book offers a range of views on spolia and appropriation in art and architecture from fourth-century Rome to the late twentieth century. Using case studies from different historical moments and cultures, contributors test the limits of spolia as a... -
David Milne: Modern Painting by Sarah Milroy 9781781300619
RRP: £25.00£19.88This beautifully illustrated book documents the life and work of one of Canada's greatest modern painters. David Milne's (1882-1953), vast body of work shows him to be an artist of true originality and vision. Like the members of the Group of Seven,... -
Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide by Richard Appignanesi 9781840468496
RRP: £8.99£6.70What connects Marliyn Monroe, Disneyworld, "The Satanic Verses" and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This Graphic Guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world's...