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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783906915333Author Piero ManzoniFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Hauser & WirthPublisher Hauser & Wirth

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455561452Author Andy WarholFormat HardbackPage Count 864Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 1724gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 208mm * 48mm

Higa's critical work on Asian American art history and the art of Japanese Americans imprisoned in World War II US internment camps provides a compelling view into the historical realities of racially marked identity and art-making Edited by artist,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909932296Author Nadia ChalbiFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint RidinghousePublisher Ridinghouse

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037641989Author Dan GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint JRP RingierPublisher JRP RingierWeight(grams) 251g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262034838Author Hans HaackeFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 24mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947016460Author Nicholas RoerichFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Nicholas Roerich MuseumPublisher Nicholas Roerich MuseumWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912759323Author Salim MujaisFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Black House PublishingPublisher Black House PublishingWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)...

From Yves Klein's spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol's denim to Martine Syms's joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and...

In the early 1960s, Claes Oldenburg redefined the concept of sculpture. Published in conjunction with a comprehensive exhibition of the artist's early work, Claes Oldenburg: Selected Writings 1956-1969 gathers together in a single volume the artist's key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788396864659Author Tone TemptressFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Tone TemptressPublisher Tone TemptressWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806165349Author Edward G LongacreFormat PaperbackPage Count 682Imprint University of Oklahoma PressPublisher University of Oklahoma PressWeight(grams)...

This striking gift book features luminous photos of world-renowned glass artist Paul Stankard's astonishing art paired with insightful writing for all who seek out and appreciate creative energy. Stunning, full-page photos of Stankard's paperweights show...

Designed to foster critical engagement and interest the specialist and non-specialist alike, each book in the Frick Diptych series illuminates a single work in the Frick's rich collection with an essay by a Frick curator paired with a contribution from a...

A major conference was heldin 2018 in Davos, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's elective home, to mark the 80thanniversary of the artist's death. The lavishly illustrated volume accompanying the event brings together international experts who present their approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783863354589Author William Nelson CopleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

Facing the monumental issues of our time.In a 2012 performance piece, Rebecca Belmore transformed an oak tree surrounded by monuments to colonialism in Toronto's Queens Park into a temporary "non-monument" to the Earth.For more than 30 years, she has...

The latent liability in energy is anarchy, but when it's working in a direction with a sense of purpose like the independence movement, and according to the priorities of the arts, and not violence, there's a lot you can do. There's a lot of self-respect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789609931489Author Elad LassryFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Kentro SynchronisPublisher Kentro Synchronis

John Leslie Breck (1860-1899) was one of the founders of the American art colony at Giverny and was among the earliest American artists to embrace the Impressionist style. He was also one of the first to exhibit his Impressionist paintings in America and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783868980035Author Vinay GuptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Pedia PressPublisher Pedia PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm

"Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite" is a major volume which throws new light on this important artist, who though never officially a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was however a central figure within it. The Madox Brown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262015219Author Weiwei AiFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 16mm

From the Bauhaus to Buckminster Fuller, from Elvis to ecology, the writings of John McHale (1922-1978) engage a diverse set of concerns. The Expendable Reader highlights McHale's theorization of technology and communication and their impact on...

A dynamic and far-reaching dialogue with one of Europe's most influential contemporary artists about his vision of unifying art and everyday life. In 2013, at the age of eighty, Michelangelo Pistoletto was the subject of a six-month exhibition at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095145Author Tom HolertFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 165mm * 117mm * 30mm

The first English collection of writings by Henry van de Velde, one of the most influential designers and theorists of the twentieth century. Belgian artist, architect, designer, and theorist Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) was a highly original and...

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Since 2008, Gander has reinterpreted Degas' sculpture Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (1880-1881) and placed it in contemporary contexts. His sculptures free the 14-year-old dancer from her pedestal and show her in different scenarios. The book and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885044479Author Kamar ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 259g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941753804Format PaperbackImprint Inventory PressPublisher Inventory Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088189375Author Alex FreundFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 345g

This timely and vibrant edition of essays about Roberto Benigni covers the bases of Benigni's foundations as a comedian, from his directing debut You Upset Me, his brilliant comedyJohnny Stecchino, the apex of his work as a comic actor in The Monster,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988456605Author Une Oak Lee-JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint Ulee PressPublisher Ulee PressWeight(grams) 581g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798330358816Author Ruehl MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Iskra BooksPublisher Iskra BooksWeight(grams) 916g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783950542714Author Sabina MesaricFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Yogart&soulPublisher Yogart&soulWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985969214Author Stacy RussoFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Nauset PressPublisher Nauset PressWeight(grams) 340g

Vanessa Baird is confrontational, morbidly funny, even infamous, with her sharp, oblique observations of herself and her times. Go Down with Me, the book accompanying MUNCH’s exhibition of the same name, is richly illustrated with works from her whole...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786185039011Author Urs FischerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Kentro SynchronisPublisher Kentro Synchronis

The film works of Silke Schönfeld (*1988) oscillate between installation, staged settings, and documentary. She engages with social media and the omnipresent flood of images: in this context, the artist highlights ambiguities, questions the authenticity...