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• Author(s): Rainer Metzger • Publisher: MixBR • Publisher Imprint: MixBR • Subject: History • BISAC: Movements - ModernismVincent van Gogh's story is one of the most tragic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world over as one of the mos...

• Publisher: MixGD • Publisher Imprint: MixGD • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Individual Photographers - Artists' BooksSebastião Salgado's haunting black-and-white photographs from the GENESIS project record landscapes and people unchanged in...

• Author(s): Dian Hanson • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Science Fiction & FantasyFantasy art, that colorful blend of myth, muscle and sexy maidens, took off in 1923 with the launch of Weird ...

• Author(s): Alison Castle • Publisher: MixGD • Publisher Imprint: MixGD • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismIn 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A S...

• Author(s): Sebastiao Salgado • Publisher: MixBR • Publisher Imprint: MixBR • Subject: Photography • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - LandscapesSebastià £o Salgado's masterpiece Genesis is the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover...

• Author(s): Daniel Wildenstein • Publisher: MixIG • Publisher Imprint: MixIG • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Movements - ModernismNo other artist, apart from J. M. W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on can...

• Author(s): Peter Lindbergh • Publisher: MixBZ • Publisher Imprint: MixBZ • Subject: Fashion & Textile • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - FashionIt was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now kno...

• Author(s): Jutta Hendricks • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: FurniturePoised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthet...

• Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian id...

• Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - Artists' Books"Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste ... If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eatin...

• Author(s): Laurence Anholt • Publisher: MIXGD • Publisher Imprint: MIXGD • BISAC: ArtIt's been thirty years since Laurence Anholt began his beloved series about great artists and the real children who knew them. Since then, these classic tales ...

• Author(s): Rolf G. Renner • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - ModernismEdward Hopper (1882-1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a fail...

• Author(s): Johannes Nathan • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsOne of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Crea...

• Author(s): Jacob Baal-Teshuva • Publisher: MixGD • Publisher Imprint: MixGD • BISAC: History - 20th & 21st CenturyResisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist's consummate freed...

• Author(s): Robert Descharnes • Publisher: MixGD • Publisher Imprint: MixGD • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsPainter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhib...

• Author(s): Dan Nadel • Publisher: MIXGD • Publisher Imprint: MIXGD • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsFrank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the year...

• Author(s): Michael Ochs • Publisher: MixBR • Publisher Imprint: MixBR • BISAC: RecordsRecord covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music ...

• Author(s): Taschen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - GeneralFrom the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long...

• Author(s): David Batterham • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Decorative ArtsDiscover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history's most elegant patterns and ornamental designs. Once out of print, The Wor...

• Author(s): Fiell, Charlotte &. Peter • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: IndustrialIf you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of...

• Author(s): Christof Metzger | Julia Zaunbauer | Karl Schütz • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsAlbrecht D�rer is the undisputed genius of the Northern Renaissance, a visionary unbound by a ...

• Author(s): Claire Zimmerman | Peter Gössel • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Famed for his motto "less is more," Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding f...

• Author(s): Paul Duncan • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Film - Direction & ProductionFrom the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-m...

• Author(s): Pierre Borhan | Patrick Kinmonth | Mario Testino • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - Artists' Books"The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictu...

• Author(s): Anna Reuter | José Manuel Matilla • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsFrancisco de Goya was one of the most innovative peintre-graveurs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, ...

• Author(s): Marieke de Winkel • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - Baroque & RococoThe Dutch Golden Age of painting spawned some of history's greatest artists and artisans, but few can boast the genius and l...

• Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - RenaissanceBefore reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire hi...

• Author(s): Barbara Ireland • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Pictorials (see also Photography - Subjects & Themes - RegioSome travelers dig deep, with a sharp appetite for knowledge and minds wide open to what's old...

• Author(s): Kyoto Costume Institute (Kci) • Publisher: MixBR • Publisher Imprint: MixBR • BISAC: Fashion & AccessoriesClothes define people. A person's attire, whether it be a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or he...

• Author(s): H. Walter Lack • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Plants & AnimalsThe revered tradition of botanical illustration dates back to the Renaissance. It emerged from the desire to catalo...

• Author(s): Bill Buford • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsAt first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators J...

• Author(s): Taschen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Contemporary (1945 -)Jean Nouvel, winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize, is widely regarded as France's most original and important contemporary architect. From...

• Author(s): Philippe Garner • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - Artists' BooksHelmut Newton's unforgettable images, at once sophisticated and provocative, constitute a rich and ever-relevant arti...

• Author(s): Gilles Neret • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsItalian-born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renais...

• Author(s): Taschen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)With more than 280 entries, this architectural A-Z, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensabl...

• Author(s): Ralph Macchio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Superheroes (see also Fiction - Superheroes)When Stan Lee first pitched the idea of Spider-Man in 1962, his boss was full of objections: People hate spiders. Te...

• Author(s): Anita Lococo • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Buildings - ResidentialLoved by travelers for its lush tropical scenery and charming people, Bali is one of the most magnificent places on Earth. Spirituality an...

• Author(s): Taschen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - MonographsLike hardly any other artist of his generation, Wolfgang Tillmans has shaped our perception of the world. From early portraits of...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Buildings - GeneralNot so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Buildings - ResidentialDesigning private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: MIXGD • Publisher Imprint: MIXGD • BISAC: History - Contemporary (1945 -)Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building...

• Author(s): Tobias G. Natter • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - ModernismOver a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces,...

• Author(s): May • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: ClassicsIn the imaginations of young and old alike, the word "pirate" resonates with spine-tingling fear and swashbuckling adventure. Over centuries, our cultural landsca...

• Author(s): Mario Testino • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - FashionMario Testino is recognized as the ultimate fashion photographer of his generation but his pictures of Kate Moss transcend fashio...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Contemporary (1945 -)The contemporary architecture of Japan has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and in...

• Author(s): Maria Antonietta Crippa • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)From the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured façade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting ...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: ReferenceOver the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today,...

• Author(s): Frank Zöllner • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - RenaissanceOne of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The ...

• Author(s): Taschen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - Artists' BooksGerman photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that hi...

• Author(s): Philip Jodidio • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Architects & Firms - MonographsUntil his death at age 104, Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) was something of an unstoppable architectural force. Over ...

• Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Artists - MonographsAn encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintin...

• Author(s): Jean Claude Gautrand • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Photographers - GeneralA flâneur and photographer at once, Eugène Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his ...

• Author(s): Jean-Louis Cohen • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Individual Architects & Firms - MonographsBorn Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect...

• Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Plants & AnimalsErnst Haeckel (1834-1919) was a German-born biologist, naturalist, evolutionist, artist, philosopher, and doctor who spent his life researchin...

• Author(s): Alexander Braun • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Graphic Arts - IllustrationMeet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic narrative, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century. The master crea...

• Author(s): Janis Mink • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: GeneralWith a career spanning seven decades, Catalan-born Joan Miró (1893-1983) was a polymath giant of modern art, producing masterworks across painting, sculptu...

• Author(s): Fiell • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - SportsDream Rides: The most spectacular bikes on the planet. From the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller to the 2020 Aston Martin AMB 001, this b...

• Author(s): Xavier-Gilles Néret • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - ModernismToward the end of his monumental career as a painter, sculptor, and lithographer, an elderly, sickly Matisse was unable to stand and ...

• Author(s): David Gerstein • Publisher: MixGD • Publisher Imprint: MixGD • BISAC: GeneralOn November 18, 1928, the world's most famous Mouse made his very first public debut. Today, we celebrate 90+ years of Mickey in one of the most expansive i...

• Author(s): Hans Werner Holzwarth • Publisher: Taschen • Publisher Imprint: Taschen • BISAC: Movements - ModernismMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now kn...