An "e;immensely valuable"e; dual biography of the iconic American architect and the city that transformed his career in the early twentieth century (Francis Morrone, New Criterion).
Der selbst ernannte Wortführer der 1905 in Dresden gegründeten Künstlergruppe Die Brücke, Ernst-Ludwig Kirchner, war eine Schlüsselfigur des deutschen Expressionismus.
At a time when the dominant mode of painting, Abstract Expressionism, emphasised expressive drama through bold brushwork and largely abstract compositions, Johns' paintings of the American flag, targets, numbers and the alphabet demonstrated a decided departure from convention.
Three hundred years ago, an unprecedented explosion in inexpensive, disposable print--newspapers, pamphlets, informational publications, artistic prints--ushered in a media revolution that forever changed our relationship to information.
A striking account of Vasari's career, friendships, and contribution to the art of the Italian RenaissanceVasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Architects, Painters, and Sculptors, first published in 1550, fixed for three hundred years general European views about the art of the Renaissance, and its influence still lingers today.
This fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work identifies what it was that made him so unique, and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius who, 500 years on, still grips and inspires us.
An exploration of Crowley's relationship with the United States *; Details Crowley's travels, passions, literary and artistic endeavors, sex magick, and psychedelic experimentation *; Investigates Crowley's undercover intelligence adventures that actively promoted U.
Gustave Caillebotte was more than a painter: he collected and researched postage stamps; designed and built yachts; administered and participated in the sport of yachting; collected paintings; cultivated and collected rare orchids; designed and tended his gardens; and engaged in local politics.
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.
Dalí, Salvador (Figueras, 1904 – Torre-Galatea, 1989)Peintre, artiste, créateur d’objets, écrivain et cinéaste, il est connu du public comme un des représentants majeur du surréalisme.
Als Humanist, Geometer und Archäologe ein Mann von herausragender Intelligenz und Phantasie, übte Mantegna dank seiner imposanten Persönlichkeit eine starke Wirkung aus.
This is the story of Bill Mitchell's life - his career and his body of work from hospital at an early age to a life of art with commissions offered 80 years later.
'Exhilarating and fascinating' KATY HESSEL | 'Rich and detailed' CHLO ASHBY | 'Enlightening' TABISH KHAN | 'Sheds light on an uncharted area of art history' JENNY PERY | 'An essential read' EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHINGMeet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.
In this book Yousuf Karsh, whose great photographic portraits have revealed so vividly the outstanding personalities of our time, writes about his own life and work.
Canadian cartoonist Gregory Gallant, pen name Seth, emerged as a cartoonist in the fertile period of the 1980s, when the alternative comics market boomed.
Over the course of his 20-year career, Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) cast himself alternately as hard-drinking carouser and confrontational art-world jester, thrusting these personae to the forefront of his prodigious creativity.
