Artists' Books

This timely follow-up to Conway's highly successful Marine Art of Geoff Hunt (2004) presents the considerable artistic output of Britain's leading marine painter since 2003. This new volume is heavily illustrated with images ranging from large paintings...

In answering the question posed by its title, and drawing on his twenty year relationship with the artists, Michael Bracewell is the first writer to engage directly with Gilbert & George to understand why they have devoted their lives exclusively and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646142002Author Shaun TanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Levine QueridoPublisher Levine QueridoWeight(grams) 1588gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 257mm * 41mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756248756Author Ilya KuvshinovFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

A dazzling yet little-known artist's book that distills the painter's seminal interests in abstraction and the unity of the arts Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian pioneer of abstract painting whose work has influenced generations of artists...

Every New Yorker has a favorite place to shop-whether it's for pizza or flowers, to grab a beer, or slurp down soup dumplings. When the coronavirus crisis hit in 2020, illustrator Joel Holland began drawing storefronts near his apartment as a way of...

After selling out his debut solo exhibition in New York City on opening night in 2010, Brad Kunkle has become internationally known for his unique use of gold and silver leaf in contemporary oil painting. His themes explore the shedding of dogmas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955277795Author James RussellFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone PressDimensions(mm) 250mm * 290mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958259016Author Elli MilanFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Cloud Road PublishingPublisher Cloud Road PublishingWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)...

Although Jim Jarmusch is best known for his storied career in independent cinema, over the years he has produced hundreds of pieces of collage art, the majority of which has been rarely seen by the public. Drawing inspiration from the largest medium of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954883338Author Color QuestopiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Color QuestopiaPublisher Color QuestopiaWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

An ingenious and collectible book-as-poster documenting Prince's half-century of image appropriation For aficionados of Richard Prince (born 1949) and of the possibilities of the book form, this unique exhibition catalog is an exclusive three-in-one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451582Author Grace Wales BonnerFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1160g

A major survey of the influential British artist famed for his psychologically charged labyrinthine installations. Mike Nelson (born 1967) is best known for his carefully assembled large-scale immersive environments that tell multilayered narratives...

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our timeAi Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the...

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our timeAi Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the...

'An incredibly honest tale of survival, escape and resilience' The Observer 'Roche is a charming, unflinchingly honest guide on a journey that's as funny as it is heart-breaking.' JUNO DAWSONHow does an untrained eye recognise the process of dying, when...

When David Hockney discovered the iPhone as an artistic medium, it opened up entirely new possibilities for his art. He made his first digital drawings in spring 2009, describing the morning landscape in broad lines and dazzling colors directly on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998939506Author Karen KinneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Winged Bird PressPublisher Winged Bird PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

'Delicate and devastating. Up there with the best of them.' HANNAH LOWE, WINNER OF THE COSTA PRIZE 'Roche is a charming, unflinchingly honest guide on a journey that's as funny as it is heart-breaking.' JUNO DAWSON How does an untrained eye recognise the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646900114Author Lisa AisatoFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint ArctisPublisher Arctis

Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262018777Author Jeff BrouwsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 930g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506717524Author Dave McKeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

1961, three years after meeting Jeanne-Claude in Paris, Christo made a study of a mammoth project that would wrap one of the city's most emblematic monuments. 60 years, 25,000 square meters of recyclable fabric, and 3,000 meters of rope later, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900565738Author Daniel SpoerriFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Atlas PressPublisher Atlas PressWeight(grams) 683g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915609175Author Chus MartinezFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 329g

The paintings, drawings, and mixed-media works of Joe Roberts are transportive in the cosmic sense. Through their intuitive blend of styles and subjects, they serve as portals into a welcomingly hallucinatory world: a place where gleeful mashups of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938221095Author Sophie CalleFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Siglio PressPublisher Siglio Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911339342Author ,Kurt OferFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Black Dog PressPublisher Black Dog Press

An unknown masterpiece of visionary art-as daring as Blake or Goya, but utterly different-reproduced in full color, with a commentary by one of our most original art historians Somewhere in Europe-we don't know where-around 1700. An artist is staring...

Abstract and expressive - the works of the colour virtuoso Annette Werndl (b. 1956 in Deggendorf, Bavaria) are internationally appreciated and exhibited. The monograph assembles her works from the past years which were inspired mainly by sojourns in the...

Jon Harris has lived, breathed and drawn Cambridge for over 50 years. His architect's sense of structure and fabric, his draughtsman's eye and vigorous use of pen and brush have produced an outstanding body of work. In 1997 the Fitzwilliam Museum...

Alice Stevenson is a Londoner who neither drives, runs nor cycles. Instead Alice walks, navigating the city's parks, pavements and paths daily, in all weathers. As the miles have mounted so too has her knowledge of the city - the thoroughfares and the...

Spanish visionary Santiago Calatrava is renowned around the world as an architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. Famed for bridges as much as buildings, he has made his name with neofuturistic structures that combine deft engineering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756243362Author PIE BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century, and the legacy he left. Shoji Hamada was one of the seminal figures in 20th century ceramics. Along with...

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997401714Author Erin LauFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Drawn to GardenPublisher Drawn to GardenWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 4mm

The Address Book, a key and controversial work in Sophie Calle's oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Having found a lost address book on the street in Paris, Calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its...