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Picture PerfectThe photo duo behind some of fashion’s glossiest shots Mert Alas, born in Turkey, and Marcus Piggott, born in Wales, met in 1994, at a party on a pier in Hastings, England. Piggott aske

The Mastaba on the LakeChristo and Jeanne-Claude’s 20-meter-high Mastaba in London’s Hyde Park From June 19 to September 23, 2018, London’s Hyde Park will host Christo and Jeanne-Claude's newest insta

The Origins of a Legendary PhotographerAnnie Leibovitz's photographic breakthrough and Rolling Stone reportageFor more than half a century, Annie Leibovitz has been taking culture-defining photographs

Worldy wisdom: The essential companion for our journey into the futureHuman beings are extraordinary creatures. Intelligent, agile, and curious, we have adapted and invented our way to becoming the mo

Two cameras, one couple: Helmut Newton and Alice Springs turn the lens on their love and their lifeUs and Them is an ode to partnership and art. First published in 1999, it gathers photographs byHelmu

The King of Rock ’n’ Roll is born: The making of Elvis, behind the scenes“Elvis who?” was photographer Alfred Wertheimer’s response when, in early 1956, an RCA Victor publicist asked him to photograph

Unmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: a peerless master of painting, sculpture, cartograph

Bringing It All Back Home Daniel Kramer’s classic Bob Dylan portfolio captures the artist’s transformative “big bang” year of 1964–65. Over the course of a year and a day, Kramer’s extraordinary acces

Amazing CrazeA guide to the world’s weirdest, most thrilling contestsWhether it’s flinging frozen rats or parading in holly evergreens, racing snails or carrying wives, human beings have long displaye

Catching the Perfect WaveAmerica’s most important surf photographer of the ’60s and ’70sAt a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it’s fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport

The Most Dramatic ReleaseVolume one of LaChapelle’s final project, 10 years in the making TASCHEN is proud to announce Lost + Found, Part I and Good News, Part II, the long-awaited, latest and final p

Anatomically correctAn unsurpassed treatise of the human bodyWe owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849) for his Atlas of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published.Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in 1830 in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782–1871), a student of the French painter Jacques Louis David. The first volumes were published the following year, but completion of the treatise required nearly two decades of dedication; Bourgery lived just long enough to finish his labor of love, but the last of the treatise’s eight volumes was not published in its entirety until five years after his death.The eight volumes of Bourgery’s treatise cover descriptive anatomy, surgical anatomy and techniques (exploring in detail nearly all the major operations that were performed during the first half of the 19th centur

Female warriors: When America's pop-sport met staged pornographyGet up close, personal, and sweatywith some of the most famous wrestlers of the 60s and 70s, as well as with the sport's feisty sub-phen

Life in motion: The forerunner of the moving image English photographer Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneer in visual studies of human and animal locomotion. In 1872, he famously helped settle a bet f

From hippie to disco to punk, this look book relives 1970s fashion via clothing advertisements from the decade. In between its covers youll find bell-bottoms and feathered hair mingling with platform

After Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and Fumihiko Maki, Kengo Kuma has breathed renewed vigor and lightness into Japanese architecture. Departing from the modernist skyscraper of the 20th century, Kuma traveled through his native Japan to develop a truly sustainable approach, translating local craftsmanship and resources into site-specific, timely buildings. Informed by tradition, and with both feet firmly planted in the present, this “materialist” heralds a new tactile architecture marked by its engaging surfaces, innovative structures, and fluid forms, reconnecting people with the physicality of a house.Kuma’s objective, above all else, is “just to respect the culture and environment of the place where I am working.” To this end, Kuma shaped the China Academy of Art’s Folk Art Museum partially from discarded roof tiles; created a Chapel out of birch and moss in Nagano; and worked with local craftsmen to sculpt the V&A Dundee into a twisted, layered reflection of the Scottish coastal cliff

Grand TourWeekend wonders across EuropeThrough ancient wonders, world capitals, and tiny places with infectious personalities, Europe packs some serious travel punches. The world’s second-smallest con

Best of BauhausThe definitive reference work, now in a compact formatIn a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With

History Marked by HandAn extraordinary collection of handwritten documents Handwriting works magic: it transports us back to defining moments in history, creativity, and everyday life, and intimately

Concrete HeightsThe most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trendConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is act

Perfect PanicUp close and suspenseful with Alfred Hitchcock The name Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-bogg

Best of BauhausThe best-selling reference work of Modernism’s most famous school in a revised and updated edition In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art a

The Last KnightThe legendary tales of Emperor Maximilian, the first ruler to employ the new possibilities of book printingThe amazing tales of the knight Theuerdank and his companion, Ehrenhold, comprise the last great epic verse of the late Middle Ages. The courageous knight’s journey to woo his future wife, Mary of Burgundy, and his triumph in battles and other perilous acts of bravery are the focus of this highly embellished "real-life" story of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519).A king of Germany before becoming Holy Roman Emperor in 1508, Maximilian was a great patron of the arts and commissioned a trilogy of luxurious illustrated books to immortalize his existence. Theuerdank, the only volume to be published during his lifetime, was composed by Melchior Pfinzing based on Maximilian’s rather fanciful draft. The 118 ornate, gold-adorned woodcuts—one for each chapter—were made by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, Hans Schäufelein, and Leonhard Beck, while the typeface (known as the Theuerdank

BienvenueThe textures and tones of dreamy ProvenceNestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, is a land renowned for its lavender fields, fine cuisine, golden sun, and dreamy land

Tuscan TreasuresGorgeous homes in the Italian countryside Under the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, and olive groves—all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling centuries-old towns, r

Modern MonomythStar Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical movies throughout the early 1970s, audiences enthusi

H.R. Giger’s multi-faceted career: From surrealistic dream landscapes to album cover designs and sculpturesFor decades H.R. Giger (1940—2014) reigned as one of the leading exponents of fan

Drawing with ScissorsMatisse’s revolutionary late-period workToward the end of his monumental career as a painter, sculptor, and lithographer, an elderly, sickly Matisse was unable to stand and use a

To Infinity and BeyondJourney through the U.S. space program’s fascinating pictorial history On October 1, 1958, the world’s first civilian space agency opened for business as an emergency response to

Updated with more than 200 new pages, this XXL-sized monograph is jam-packed with photographs, sketches, and plans that span the architect's entire career to date. It includes ongoing works like the A

There’s No Place Like HomePrivate dwellings of elegance and distinction from around the world

From Togas to Top HatsThe evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging

Reforming LensLewis W. Hine’s images of child labor and American working life Photographer, teacher, and sociologist Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940) shaped our consciousness of American working life in the

WanderlustBurton Holmes, the man who brought the world home It was the Belle Époque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography and filmmaking, when Burton Holmes

Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate, this book explores the artists’ complex personal and professional relationship through hundreds of photogra

Every Sneaker Story Worth Telling!A 15-year anthology of cult magazine Sneaker FreakerWhen self-acclaimed Sneakerhead Simon “Woody” Wood decided to pursue his love of sneakers—and freebie footwear—wit

Infallible EyeJohannes Vermeer, creator of life from oil paint Despite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; r

Spiraling IdeasFriedensreich Hundertwasser, hero of fluid forms and ecology Vivid color, organic forms, and a loathing of straight lines were just a few stalwart characteristics in the unique practice

Crumb, Crumb, and More CrumbVolume 4 of the celebrated sketchbook series from the incomparable R. Crumb The first three volumes of this series were met with fervent acclaim from our readers, most of w