Founded in 1995 by the contemporary art collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, the Fondazione set up its first public gallery in 1997. Over the following years many of today''s international art
Gabriele Basilico (b.1944) is one of the most important Italian photographers. Coming from the long-established tradition of landscape art, his is an idiosyncratic representation of architecture and l
In 1975, a young art student named Jeff Koons (b. 1955) moved to Chicago, where he studied at the School of the Art Institute; worked as a studio assistant to his hero, painter Ed Paschke, for $1 an h
A book devoted to the Chinese artist famous for his photography work. Chen’s multimedia works toe the line between experimental illusion and the quotidian realities of contemporary society, focusing
Published on the occasion of Relics, Hirst’s first retrospective exhibition in Doha, Qatar, this richly illustrated book offers a different perspective on the work of one of the best-known artists wor
Since its inauguration in 1932, the Whitney Biennial has showcased contemporary artistic innovation, becoming a highly anticipated event in the art world. The 2010 Biennial is curated by Francesco Bon
Valentino: Mirabilia Romae brings readers into creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli’s extraordinary world of inspiration, revealing their vision of the Valentino woman, explo
The windows of Louis Vuitton’s storefronts are magnetic. Onlookers stand with eyes wide in wonder at such spectacles as a colossal roller coaster, a panoply of brightly colored hot-air balloons, or a
An Italian villa never before open to the public houses a trove of artistic creativity and design by one of the central figures of the Italian neo–avant garde. Not far from Milan, in the hills of th
Collection Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is a Turin-based collection owned by arts patron Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Founded in 1995, it has become one of the foremost collections of international co
Celebrated for his explorations of the process of painting and the "idea" of painting, Rudolf Stingel (b. 1956) combines minimalist, conceptual, and performative practices to create unexpected spaces.
Originally trained as a sculptor, Thomas Demand holds a unique place in contemporary art. He approaches photography as a means of preserving ephemeral paper constructions but inevitably the camera bec
With full-color plates of paintings and sculptures, this book was produced for "Damien Hirst: Forgotten Promises," the inaugural exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong, in 2011. It includes For Hea
With specially commissioned photography, this unprecedented volume celebrates a legacy of accessories design by the legendary couture house of Valentino. This lavish tribute to the couture house of Va
An extraordinary collectible, Kenzo creatively presents forty years of the Paris-based fashion house, founded by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and now in a resurgence under artistic director Antonio
The first monograph on important Franco-Chinese contemporary artist Yan Pei-Ming, whose work blends Eastern and Western cultural influences.Yan Pei-Ming is one of the most important
Since the 1990s, German "Neuen Wilden" painter Helmut Middendorf (born 1953)--renowned for his expressive paintings and drawings, photography and collage--has spent time living and producing experimen
This luxurious large-format book documents the work of the American designer Rick Owens, a transformational figure in contemporary fashion.????? Defiantly antifashion, Rick Owens’s honest and intensel
The definitive monograph on the celebrated Italian artist of the meta-spectacle. Francesco Vezzoli has become famous for a body of work that belies both a fascination for and a revulsion toward celebr
