Art

Building the New Ashmolean: A Unique Artist-in-Residence Project Weimin He's artist-in-residence project at the Ashmolean Museum offers an intimate look at the construction of the newly designed...

Elizabeth Osborne's paintings are a response to the grandeur and diversity of nature, conjuring its touch, taste, and scent through saturated pigment and evocative brush gestures. This subjective...

Canadian artist Brendan Fernandes presents a new monograph that chronicles his two recent exhibitions, Contract and Release at the Noguchi Museum (2019) and Master and Form commissioned by the Graham...

Claude Monet's Water Lilies are celebrated for their immersive quality and vivid color. However, it is also worth considering the social and political context in which they were created. During this...

The Renaissance by Walter Pater is a collection of essays that explore the artistic achievements of some of history's most renowned figures. Pater's writings delve into the works of Botticelli,...

Discover the rich history of drinking and socialising in Jersey through the ages. This engaging exploration delves into the island's unique cultural heritage, tracing the evolution of drinks and...

Cultures of International Exhibitions 1840-1940: Great Exhibitions in the Margins by Marta Filipová explores the lesser-known exhibitions that took place between 1840 and 1940, shedding light on...

Of bridges & borders brings together artists and writers in a unique book form, showcasing a diverse range of positions and contributions. Spanning from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the present...

Seven bronze figures unearthed in 2006 in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, have been acquired by the National Museum of Cambodia. These sixth- and seventh-century Buddhist sculptures, including two...

This book explores the lesser-known but pervasive erotic culture of Renaissance Italy, focusing on the 'middle ranks' of society and their role in rituals and social occasions.Through innovative...

Graffiti as art: a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that defies easy definition. This book explores the evolution of graffiti through the work of Tilt, a pioneering artist who has been active in...

Wp Wp Wp by Fiona Banner is a thought-provoking exploration of language and communication.The book presents a series of short texts, each consisting of three words: "Wp Wp Wp". These simple phrases...

Women and Contemporary Art in the Gulf explores the roles of women in contemporary art, cultural production, and arts institutions in the region.This book offers a unique perspective on the...

The Invention of the American Art Museum From Craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 by Kathleen Curran This groundbreaking work tells the story of how American art museums evolved from their European...

Sanford Schwartz's latest collection of essays presents large-scale views of artists' ambitions and offers engagingly detailed descriptions of artworks. Written in a conversational style, these...

Late Thoughts: Reflections on Artists and Composers at Work A fresh perspective on artistic maturity is offered in this collection of essays. The nonrepresentational arts of music, abstract painting,...

Jorinde Voigt On Reality presents a groundbreaking body of work that redefines the boundaries of drawing and representation. By employing surgical techniques to cut and layer paper, Voigt creates...

Blab World defies easy categorization as it exists outside the traditional boundaries of both book and magazine. Founded in 1986 by Monte Beauchamp, it has evolved from its humble beginnings as a...

The Phoenix Kingdoms: A Glimpse into Ancient China's Bronze Age This exhibition catalogue brings to life the remarkable art and historical legacy of two mysterious kingdoms in ancient China. The...

This Country by Rob Martin showcases the author's unique perspective on British life. Through his cartoons, Martin captures everyday characters in humorous and often bizarre situations.Featuring 158...

Nell Walden's impact on modern art is revealed through a feminist lens in this groundbreaking study. By examining archival material, the book sheds new light on Walden's role as a collector and...

Vincent van Gogh's artistic journey began in 1878 with a decision to leave his evangelist work behind and explore a new path. This book offers an in-depth look at Van Gogh's time in the Borinage,...

At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic by Andrew Zuckerman In March 2020, a global slowdown unfolded as Covid-19 emerged and lockdowns began. Amidst this sudden change, two individuals...

Discover the art of writing dialogue for television with insights from five Hollywood professionals. Creating Dialogue for TV: Screenwriters Talk Television presents interviews with industry experts...

This Is Man by Peter Slater is a thought-provoking photo book that challenges traditional notions of masculinity. Featuring stunning images, this book invites you to reconsider what it means to be a...

Samsara by Shinichiro Shiraishi is a thought-provoking exploration of art and its place in the world. This English translation of the original Japanese text offers a unique perspective on the nature...

Portraits of Remembrance: Painting, Memory and the First World War explores the relationship between war painting and collective memory in various countries affected by the conflict.The book examines...

Pixlebun's Book of Awesome is an adult colouring book featuring artwork created by Pixlebun, a professional Animator and Illustrator. This carefully curated collection includes some of the pieces...

Color American Indian Art by Mrinal Mitra is a unique coloring book that extends beyond traditional art forms. With thirty-eight pages filled with culturally rich and stunning images, this book...

Gary Hill's correspondence with Martin Cothren spans 20 years, bridging cultural and creative divides. Their unlikely bond, forged through shared artistic expression, is revealed in this latest...

Talking Bodies: Examining Representations of the Body in Media Cultures This publication explores how bodies are represented and perceived in various media cultures. It delves into the mechanisms...

Gert & Uwe Tobias Grisaille is a collection of large-format woodcuts, collages and typewriter drawings by renowned German artists. The duo's latest group of works, GRISAILLE, showcases their...

The term "no humans involved" emerged in response to the 1991 beating of Rodney King. It was initially used by the Los Angeles Police Department as shorthand for casework involving Black and Latino...

The Expressionist Figure: A Century of Artistic Experimentation This comprehensive volume brings together an extraordinary collection of drawings spanning over 60 years, featuring more than 80...

Exploring the end of both war and peace, Maintenant 17: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art delves into provocative outsider ideas that challenge our understanding of conflict and its...

The human form has never been more scrutinized. From the 1960s onwards, sculptors have employed hyperrealism to capture the complexities of our perception. This art movement uses traditional...

Andy Warhol's Queer Ecologies: A New Perspective This book offers a fresh and compelling study of Andy Warhol's lifelong interest in nonhuman life. Anthony E. Grudin explores how Warhol's artistic...

William Reid Dick: Sculptor is a long-overdue monograph that sheds new light on one of Britain's most overlooked sculptors. This in-depth study explores the life and work of William Reid Dick,...

Sequences: Contemporary Chronophotography and Experimental Digital Art explores how artists use sequences of images to explore ideas of space, time, movement, and duration. This concept has its roots...

Design by the Book: Chinese Ritual Objects and the Sanli Tu By François Louis The Sanli tu, or Illustrations to the Ritual Classics, is one of China's most fascinating medieval works. Produced around...

Leonardo's Holy Child chronicles the remarkable discovery of a long-lost drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. In 2006, art historian and dealer Fred Kline purchased a small drawing from...

Lights On: Norwegian Contemporary Art presents a vibrant and inventive collection of works by some of Norway's most exciting artists. The book features original essays that explore the phenomenon of...

Behind the scenes of America's cultural landscape in the 1930s, a new era of democratic modernism emerged. A. Joan Saab explores how institutions like the Federal Arts Project and the Museum of...

Art, Animals and Experience explores how animals in art prompt us to consider our relationships with the natural world. By examining artworks from different periods and cultures, including...

The Cycle of Life in the Paintings of Thai Artist Pichai Nirand by Philip Constable This book offers a unique insight into the works of contemporary Thai artist Pichai Nirand, whose paintings explore...

Tetsumi Kudo's sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s anticipate contemporary ecological anxieties with their depictions of ecological decay. Born in Osaka, Japan, after the atomic bomb in 1945 had a...

Raphael's Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn is a captivating painting that has long fascinated art lovers. This book delves into the enigmatic world of Renaissance portraiture, focusing on one of...

Develop your calligraphy skills with this 180-page sheet pad of slanted grid paper. Perfect for beginners and advanced practitioners alike, it features pre-printed guidelines to help you master...

John Baldessari: The Städel Paintings brings together seventy color images of the artist's latest large collages, created for an exhibition at the Städel Museum Frankfurt. These works draw on...

The Tattoo Apprentice Guide for Bringing Prison Ink to the Streets is a straightforward guide to learning the basics of tattooing. It covers topics such as building your own tattoo gun, creating ink...

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Paris: A Quick Immersion offers a fresh perspective on one of the world's most iconic structures. This engaging history explores the complex and multi-faceted building,...

Storytelling for Film and Television is a comprehensive guide to the art of narrative filmmaking and television production. Ken Dancyger provides a thorough explanation of the tools that underpin...

Energy Overlays: Melbourne Land Art Generator Initiative explores a future where energy infrastructure seamlessly integrates into urban landscapes as public art. Fifty innovative designs harness...

Learn to sketch with confidence and precision using the techniques outlined in Sketch Like a Pro. This comprehensive guide covers the basics of training, drawing, and creative expression, providing a...

Bettina Pousttchi: Metropolitan Life is a monograph that explores the work of German-Iranian artist Bettina Pousttchi. Her large-scale installations investigate the history and memory of places,...

Alexis Smith: A Comprehensive Monograph This elegantly designed volume presents the full range of Alexis Smith's dynamic artistic output, from intimate artist books and collages to large wall...

Faces of Power and Piety explores the fascinating world of medieval portraiture through captivating illustrations from the J. Paul Getty Museum and British Library collections. This volume delves...

Seventeenth-century Netherlands offers a unique glimpse into the past. This maritime country was marked by economic growth and social tolerance, creating an environment that welcomed people from...

Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination is a comprehensive exploration of the artist's diverse practice, spanning painting, poetry, printmaking, and criticism. Through his work, Ahmed Morsi engages in a...

Eamon Ore-Giron Competing with Lightning is the first comprehensive monograph on the artist's work. This catalogue brings together three pivotal chapters in Eamon Ore-Giron's career, showcasing his...

Painting in Excess: Kyiv's Art Revival, 1985-1993Between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the devastating Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Kyiv's art scene underwent a radical transformation. The...

The second National Indigenous Art Triennial, unDisclosed, presents a significant milestone in the trajectory of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in Australia. This publication brings...

Stanley Aronowitz examines some of the crucial cultural shifts associated with the crisis of modernity in these far-reaching essays. He argues that art is a kind of social knowledge.Aronowitz...

Eleanora Antinova's life was one of tragic beauty and untimely obscurity. Born into an art form that prized youth and classicism, she danced with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, but her talent was...

Studying British Cultures: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Britain, exploring key aspects of its culture and identity. This collection of essays examines the ways of...

A young woman is stranded on the Stuart Highway in remote Australia. Her situation raises questions about her presence there. Jeff Ridsdale stops to assist her and, in doing so, sets off a chain of...

Stanley Whitney's "Afternoon Paintings" presents a unique perspective on the artist's style, as he explores smaller-scale canvases with leftover paint from larger works.The resulting paintings,...

Relax and Color offers a serene escape from the stresses of everyday life. This beautiful adult coloring book is designed to help you unwind and recharge, with intricate designs and inspiring quotes...

Deconstructing the Myths of Islamic Art challenges common misconceptions about Islam and its artistic expressions. By examining existing stereotypes and their impact on our understanding, this book...

George Caleb Bingham's iconic river paintings reveal the cultural and economic significance of the Mississippi and Missouri waterways to mid-19th-century society. This book explores how Bingham's...

Gerhard Richter's art reflects his quest for belonging in a society increasingly driven by individualism. Fleeing East Germany in 1961, he found greater freedom under capitalism but struggled to find...

Artist, Audience, Accomplice: Ethics and Authorship in Art of the 1970s and 1980s by Sydney Stutterheim. A new perspective emerges in the history of performance art and related practices of the 1970s...

Film history has only recently begun to understand that new media forms are firmly embedded within the traditions of early film culture. This book presents a comparative examination of old and new...

Seven Days in the Art World explores the complex world of contemporary art, where creativity, taste, and status intersect. Sarah Thornton delves into the inner workings of the art market, revealing...

The Short! Guide to Producing is a practical and concise guide to producing short films. Charles Merzbacher shares his expertise on the essential skills, techniques, and logistics needed for line...

Myths and Monsters Grown-up Coloring Book, Volume 1 by M. Patrick Duggan is a unique collection of Art Nouveau style artwork featuring 30 mythological characters from around the world. This...

The Fran and Ray Stark Collection of 20th-century Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum is a comprehensive catalogue that celebrates the museum's new sculpture gardens and installations, featuring...

This collection of essays explores the life and work of English painter George Romney (1734-1802). Specialists from various disciplines examine the cultural context of his art, including its relation...

Urban Culture and the Modern City: Hungarian Case Studies This book offers in-depth analyses of the intriguing link between literature, the arts, and material culture in 20th and 21st century Hungary...

This book showcases artists who have transformed everyday objects into extraordinary works of art. From a plastic cup to an egg, and even a coin and a pencil, these ordinary items are reimagined as...

Drawing A Creative Process by Francis D.K. Ching is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles of drawing. To create effective drawings, one must first develop a clear vision and...

Leonardo by Daniel Kiecol is a collection of works that showcase the artistic and scientific genius of a universal master. The reproduced images allow readers to rediscover the full range of da...

Cinema has undergone a profound technological shift, with digital media replacing celluloid film in its production, distribution, and reception. Markos Hadjioannou explores this transition to...

The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art by Wendy Steiner In our era, the model has become an integral part of our culture. From high-fashion to social media, we are constantly surrounded...

The Dark Side Who's Afraid of the Dark? Danilo Eccher invites you to explore the lesser-known aspects of human experience. This thought-provoking project delves into the 'dark side' that lies within...

Raghav Babbar's Indian Summer presents a diverse group of figurative paintings in oil on canvas and linen. The works showcase intimate portraits alongside large-scale group compositions, featuring...

A Material World: Culture, Society and the Life of Things in Early Anglo-America This collection of essays explores how physical objects can reveal insights into the lives and values of individuals...

Revisualizing Slavery: A New Perspective on Asian Slavery through Visual Sources The traditional image of slavery in Asia is often shaped by terms such as 'mild', 'debt', and 'household'. However,...

A Picture Gallery of the Soul presents a vibrant and moving celebration of the ways that Black Americans have shaped and been shaped by photography. Over three centuries, this exhibition showcases...

Reconstructing Renaissance Rome: A Collection of Engravings and Etchings In 1540, Antonio Lafreri began publishing maps and printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. These...

William Kurelek: Jewish Life in Canada is a collection of 16 vibrant paintings created by Ukrainian-Canadian artist William Kurelek in 1975. These jewel-toned works pay tribute to his friend and art...

Ireland on Show: Art, Union, and Nationhood This book explores how Ireland displayed its art from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, revealing a complex story that has been largely...

Leslie Hewitt: A Monograph Surveying the Artist's Oeuvre. This first monograph is a rare insight into the work of New York-based artist Leslie Hewitt, whose practice explores the intersection of...

Shared Images: A Retrospective of Collaborative Artistry This book presents a comprehensive retrospective of the careers of two renowned Native American artists, Gail Bird and Yazzie Johnson. Since...

This collection brings together new and original critical essays by eleven established European American Studies scholars to explore the 1960s from a transatlantic perspective. It examines topics...

Titian's Hidden Double Portrait Unveiled After 500 Years For the first time in centuries, a long-lost masterpiece by Titian is on display in Venice. This remarkable painting, A Lady and her Daughter,...

Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together a History This extensively illustrated volume showcases the diversity of quilting in Georgia from the 19th century to the present. With over 120 examples, it reveals...

The intersection of art and state surveillance in Eastern Europe during the 20th century is explored in this unique study. Drawing on scientific essays and artistic contributions, the book examines...

Harvey Quaytman Against the Static is a retrospective exhibition and catalogue that reconsiders the influential work of American modern artist Harvey Quaytman. The publication brings together...

Christine Khonjie: Drawings, Books and Embroideries is a deeply personal artistic journey that spans five decades. This publication showcases Christine's diverse body of work, including drawings,...