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Gerhard Richter: Life and Work by Armin Zweite 9783791386515
RRP: $169.81$124.20One of the world's most revered visual artists, Gerhard Richter embraces many concepts in his work and continually thwarts categorisation. In this expansive and authoritative overview, Armin Zweite leads readers through every phase of Richter's... -
Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface by Robin Clark
RRP: $65.18$52.21During the 1960s and 1970s, a loosely affiliated group of Los Angeles artists--including Larry Bell, Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, and Doug Wheeler--more intrigued by questions of perception than by the crafting of discrete objects, embraced... -
Inside the invisible: Memorialising Slavery and Freedom in the Life and Works of Lubaina Himid by Celeste-Marie Bernier 9781789620948
$49.01Inside the Invisible provides the first examination of the work of Turner Prize-winning Black British artist and curator Professor Lubaina Himid CBE. This comprehensive volume breaks new ground by theorizing her development of an alternative visual and... -
The First Pop Age: Painting and Subjectivity in the Art of Hamilton, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Richter, and Ruscha by Hal Foster 9780691160986
RRP: $48.03$39.04Who branded painting in the Pop age more brazenly than Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha? And who probed the Pop revolution in image and identity more intensely than they? In The First Pop Age, leading critic... -
Roy Lichtenstein: Outdoor Painted Sculpture by Julie Wolfe
$60.41Vibrant colour was essential to the paintings of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), and when he began exploring outdoor sculpture in the late 1970s, vivid hues-often achieved through the use of recently developed industrial paints and... -
Understanding Photojournalism by Jennifer Good
RRP: $48.01$41.65Understanding Photojournalism explores the interface between theory and practice at the heart of photojournalism, mapping out the critical questions that photojournalists and picture editors consider in their daily practice and placing these in context... -
I Want to Be A Machine: Andy Warhol and Eduardo Paolozzi by Keith Hartley 9781911054306
RRP: $13.64$9.57Through the early works of Andy Warhol and Eduardo Paolozzi, this book traces the development of their deep obsession with the machine. Looking at the way that both artists began in the late 1940s and the years following, the book illustrates their... -
The Ecological Eye: Assembling an Ecocritical Art History by Andrew Patrizio 9781526121578
RRP: $51.46$45.34In the popular imagination, art history remains steeped in outmoded notions of tradition, material value and elitism. How can we awaken, define and orientate an ecological sensibility within the history of art? Building on the latest work in the... -
Post-Punk Then And Now by Sue Clayton
RRP: $18.85$12.69What were the conditions of possibility for art and music-making before the era of neoliberal capitalism? What role did punk play in turning artists to experiment with popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s? And why does the art and music of... -
ISA Genzken: Sculpture as World Receiver by Lisa Lee 9780226409979
RRP: $60.04$58.85The work of German sculptor Isa Genzken is brilliantly receptive to the ever-shifting conditions of modern life. In this first book devoted to the artist, Lisa Lee reflects on Genzken's tendency to think across media, attending to sculptures,... -
Louise Bourgeois, Freud's Daughter by Philip Larratt-Smith
RRP: $68.61$57.62An exploration of the art and writing of Louise Bourgeois through the lens of her relationship with Freudian psychoanalysis From 1952 to 1985, Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) underwent extensive Freudian analysis that probed her family history, marriage,... -
The Art of Science: The history of creativity and discovery in 40 artists by Heather Barnett
RRP: $51.46$36.02Art and science - they may seem like opposites, but throughout history there have been visionaries who have brought together these contrasting subjects.The Art of Science explores the work of 40 such artists and artist-scientists, uncovering how these... -
Frank Kunert: Wunderland by Thilo von Debschitz
RRP: $30.88$20.82Something strange is going on in the photographs by Frank Kunert (*1963 in Frankfurt am Main): the table set for two has been so cleverly built around a corner that neither of the diners has to see the other, yet they can both watch their own television... -
A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See by Tina M Campt
RRP: $46.31$29.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045872Author Tina M. CamptFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Suspending Modernity: The Architecture of Franco Albini by Kay Bea Jones 9780367738631
RRP: $68.59$60.14Franco Albini's works of architecture and design, produced between 1930 and 1977, have enjoyed a recent revival but to date have received only sporadic scholarly attention from historians and critics of the Modern Movement. A chorus of Italian voices has... -
Dennis Creffield by Richard Cork
RRP: $77.19$60.04Hugely admired by artists and writers from Henri Cartier Bresson to the Booker prize winner Howard Jacobson, the extraordinary life and work of painter Dennis Creffield (1931-2018) are explored in this, the first major monograph on the artist. The... -
Conrad Marca-Relli (Bilingual edition): Il Maestro Irascibile (The Irascible Master) by Emilie Ryan
RRP: $51.46$33.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857247328Author Emilie RyanFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 700g -
Pop Art: Create Your Own Striking Wall Art by Thomas Bohler
RRP: $15.42$9.98Pop Art is eye-catching, bold, recognisable and, best of all, it's easy to reproduce - making it fantastic for beginners. Thomas Boehler explains all the fundamentals including materials, tools and the basic techniques as well as everything you need to... -
Wolf Kahn: Painting and Pastels, 2010-2020 by William C. Agee
RRP: $72.90$54.38A celebration of the work of the beloved American artist Wolf Kahn (b. 1927), this volume focuses on the vivid colors of his luscious landscapes made in the past ten years. A refugee from Nazi Germany, Kahn immigrated to the U.S. in 1940, and after... -
The Geometries of Afro Asia: Art beyond Solidarity by Joan Kee
RRP: $51.46$39.83A groundbreaking method for writing art history, using the language of geometry. How do we embark on a history of art from the assumption of a global majority, outside of essentializing categories like race or hollow proclamations of solidarity? With... -
What is Black Art? by Alice Correia
RRP: $18.85$13.33A landmark anthology on British art history, bringing together overlooked and marginalized perspectives from 'the critical decade'What is Black art? This vital anthology gives voice to a generation of artists of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage who... -
Weaving at Black Mountain College: Anni Albers, Trude Guermonprez, and Their Students by Michael Beggs 9780300273564
RRP: $51.46$44.34A detailed study of the role and legacy of weaving at the legendary Black Mountain College In the mid-twentieth century, Black Mountain College attracted a remarkable roster of artists, architects, and musicians. Yet the weaving classes taught by Anni... -
Unposted Letters - Correspondence, Diaries, Drawings, Documents 1940-1942 by Franciszka Themerson
RRP: $51.46$44.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789076168760Author Franciszka ThemersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Harmonie, Uitgeverij DePublisher Harmonie, Uitgeverij DeWeight(grams) 1g -
Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars by Camille Paglia
RRP: $51.46$30.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307278029Author Camille PagliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 607gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Arte Povera (Abridged Edition) by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
RRP: $25.64$20.98The definitive overview and anthology of the artworks and writings associated with Arte Povera, the influential art movement that explored the relation between art and life, made manifest through natural materials and human artifacts, and experienced... -
William Turnbull: International Modern Artist by Jon Wood
RRP: $94.34$70.88William Turnbull (1922-2012) stands as one of Britain's foremost artists in the second half of the twentieth century. Both a sculptor and a painter, he explored the changing contemporary world and its ancient past, actively engaging with the shifting... -
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable by Jennifer R. Gross
RRP: $72.04$57.34A richly illustrated exploration of Mina Loy's art and writingsMina Loy (1882-1966) was one of the most iconoclastic figures in modernism. A groundbreaking poet, she also left an indelible mark in painting, drawing, prose, art criticism, and fashion... -
Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers
RRP: $39.43$38.18Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes these artists were regarded and embraced as practitioners of note. At other times they faced challenges of... -
Claudette Johnson: Presence by Dorothy Price 9781913645540
RRP: $51.46$32.26This catalogue accompanies a major exhibition of work by British artist Claudette Johnson (b. 1959) at The Courtauld Gallery. A founding member of the Black British Arts Movement, Johnson is considered one of the most significant figurative artists of... -
Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works by Germano Celant
RRP: $111.49$75.56A groundbreaking work edited by Germano Celant in collaboration with the artist and her New York studio that enriches our knowledge of Louise Bourgeois Louise Bourgeois, who has produced art since the 1930s, began in the 1990s to use her clothes and the... -
The Diver and The Lover by Jeremy Vine
RRP: $34.31$19.98'The lives of the characters get entangled in this powerful read' WOMAN'S OWN'A pacy, gripping tale of secrets, love and betrayal in 1950s Catalonia, written with skill and colour. It gave me enormous pleasure to read such a satisfying novel.' SANTA... -
Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning by Mary Schneider Enriquez 9780300222517
RRP: $60.04$52.44A compelling look at Doris Salcedo's works from the past fifteen years, exploring how the artist challenges not only the limits of the materials she uses but also the traditions of sculpture itself Colombian sculptor and installation artist Doris Salcedo... -
Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg: Art, Happenings, and Cultural Politics by Robert E. Haywood
RRP: $72.90$62.80This new interpretation of the structure and meaning of the Happenings produced by Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) and Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) in the late 1950s and 1960s sheds light on the context, theoretical framework, and working practice unique to this... -
Robert Rauschenberg by Carolyn Lanchner
RRP: $11.92$8.54Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns each made a tremendous impact on modern art in the 20th century. As pioneers of revolutionary movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Pop art, they are key figures in the... -
Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters by Aimee Ng 9781913875398
RRP: $51.37$36.95Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters is an exciting volume featuring the work of four New York based artists, each presenting a single new work in conversation with celebrated paintings in The Frick Collection, with particular emphasis on issues... -
Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look by Jonathan Walford
RRP: $34.22$24.58This is the definitive book on fashion in the 1940s, covering everything from French style under the Occupation and the 'make do and mend' mentality, through issues of dress, patriotism and propaganda and the development of faux fabrics and rationing, to... -
Francois Catroux by David Netto
RRP: $81.48$60.22Francois Catroux is an innovator and explorer in interior design, who has always been a master of contemporary style. From his early days as a design prodigy, creating space-age boutiques for a house of couture and apartments that drew from Art... -
The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context by Grant H. Kester
RRP: $42.87$36.42Collaborative and collective art practices have proliferated around the world over the past fifteen years. In The One and the Many, Grant H. Kester provides an overview of the broader continuum of collaborative art, ranging from the work of artists and... -
A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk by Peter Stanfield
RRP: $42.88$20.77'Ours is music with built-in hatred.' Pete Townshend A Band with Built-In Hate pictures The Who through the prism of pop art and the levelling of high and low culture it brought about. Peter Stanfield guides us through the British pop revolution as it... -
Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino 9781524101039
$61.75Atari is one of the most recognized names in the world. Since its formation in 1972, the company pioneered hundreds of iconic titles including Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command. In addition to hundreds of games created for arcades, home video...