Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Dan Graham is among the most influential of the Conceptual artists who emerged in America during the mid 1960s. A pioneer in performance and video art in the 1970s, Graham later turned his attention to architectural projects designed for social interaction in public spaces, among them The Children's Pavilion (1989) with Jeff […]
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) is one of the most important and controversial artists of the twentieth century. This book, the first to analyze the essence of his work, begins with Kiefer's arrival on the international art scene at the 1980 Venice Biennale, when he sparked heated debate and controversy over the […]
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Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
The recent exhibitions of Monet's work have centred on his Series paintings and then Water Lilies. David Joel has worked on this period over many years at Vetheuil. This work attempts to provide a new insight into the life of Claude Monet.
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Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
This text focuses on the body of criticism that has developed since the last major retrospective of Hesse's work, at the Yale University Art Gallery in 1992. The book's publication coincides with a major exhibition organized jointly by the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Wiesbaden Museum.
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Publisher: Phaidon Press
In the CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS MONOGRAPHS series. A study of the French artist, Boltanski, who became known in the 1980's. His works often combine found photographs, articles of clothing and storage media, lit by candles or flickering electric lights, creating magical spaces evoking little theatres and churches.
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Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Essay and diagrams by Tamara Jenkins.
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Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Chris Achilleo's science fiction/fantasy artwork ranges from his acclaimed Doctor Who and Star Trek covers to the erotic pin-ups that made him famous. In Amazona, Achilleos brings together previously uncollected and unseen artwork.
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Publisher: Kerber Verlag
Sculpture, Painting, Drawing
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Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Edited by John C. Welchman, Stefan Gronert, Christina Vegh.
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Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Over six decades, Lucian Freud has built up a reputation as one of the most distinctive contemporary figurative artists. Freuds startling and disconcerting portraits and nudes have a haunting quality that makes them impossible to forget. This stunning book brings together key works from Freuds entire career, including more than 140 paintings, drawings, […]
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