An inside account of the creation of the rock band Roxy Music describes how the 1960s underground, Pop Art, and swinging London were transformed into a unique musical look and sound, in an illustrated
Richard Hamilton was the most influential British artist of his generation. Often described as ‘the father of Pop art’, he produced experimental and multilayered work in a range of media that both exp
Perhaps best known for hyper realistic portraits of subjects from Kate Moss to the heavily tattooed Mr. X and Zoe which take the process of portraiture beyond the photographic medium, Jason Brooks ros
Written with the assistance, of those involved, including Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera, this book gives an account of how pop art, the avant garde underground of the 1960s, a
A book documenting Michael Craig-Martin’s installation of twelve new large-scale works in the gardens at Chatsworth House. Each work is an immense, vibrantly colored line drawing in space, fabricated
A new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century.Re-make/Re-model tells the little known and fas
He's the only person to whom The Velvet Underground ever played as an audience of one, the first British writer to talk to Patti Smith after her seventeen-year hiatus from rock. One reviewer hailed hi
Nearly four decades of original, subversive, and beautiful Postcard Art is collected in this magnificently packaged two-volume set designed by Gilbert & George.
Over the years Ian Davenport has consistently employed intensely rigorous and unconventional painting processes. This book provides an examination of his production, from his electric fan paintings, t
The Conclave charts the first 30 years in the life of a suburban dilettante with aesthetic aspirations, who, in the 1980s, begins a lucrative career. The story roams from the edge of London to a well-
British artist Clare Woods is internationally regarded as one of the most significant painters working today. Her paintings and works on paper are found in important public and private collections aro
With this publication, Keith Coventry (*1958, Burnley, Great Britain) presents an overview of his oeuvre from its beginnings in the early 1990s to the present day, shedding light on his exploration of
This is the first significant publication on the work of British painter Neal Tait. This visually fascinating book takes ‘a studio approach’ to illustrate the range and focus of Tait̵
The most comprehensive monograph to date on the British artist and writer loved for his witty book-cover-inspired canvasesHarland Miller's creativity as both artist and novelist culminates in his icon
This volume is the first monograph on the two-decade-plus career of German painter Thilo Heinzmann (born 1969), who uses materials such as raw pigment, absorbent cotton, Styrofoam, fur and porcelain--
Edited by Suzanne Cotter, Robert Violette. Text by Michael Bracewell, Suzanne Cotter, Stephanie Jordan. Interviews with Charles Atlas, Michael Clark, Merce Cunningham, Kate Coyne, Sophie Fiennes, Ric