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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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rising from the ashes: A meticulous record of the city that lay buried for 1,600 yearsFirst published by Fausto and Felice Niccolini between 1854 and 1896 in Naples, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei:

Life behind the Iron Curtain: The East German collection of the Wende Museum For 40 years, the Cold War dominated the world stage. East and West Germany stood at the frontlines of the global confro

Visual Spirit of the Ages How graphic design came about History is a complex business. Fortunes boom and bust, empires wax and wane, and change—whether s

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

“In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” —Sebastiao Salgado On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastiao Salgado held a camera for the

Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne

Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne

Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne

Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne W

Symmetry and opulence: Art and architecture of ancient Egypt An ardent admirer of the superb skills of the ancient Egyptian and Oriental artisans, the French Orientalist, author, and artist Emile Pr

Reflections on symbols and symbolic imageryThe Book of Symbols combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history.The Book of Symbols combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The highly readable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, the ways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolic image—all these factors are taken into consideration.Authored by writers from the fields of psychology, religion, art, literature and comparative myth, the essays flow into each other in ways that mirror the psyche's unexpected convergences. There a

A key figure in the Northern RenaissanceA key figure in the Northern Renaissance, Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8–1543) is most remembered for his religious commissions and the portraits he created during his later years in London, such as The French Ambassadors and the many paintings and drawings made of Henry VIII and his wives. His unfailing eye, vivid use of colors, and acute sense of psychological observation gave his paintings an uncommon depth and made him one of the most important German artists of his era.About the series:Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Innocence on the run: Sebastião Salgado’s focus series on child migrants and refugeesIn every crisis situation, children are the greatest victims. Physically weak, they are often the first to succumb to hunger, disease, and dehydration. Innocent to the workings and failings of the world, they are unable to understand why there is danger, why there are people who want to hurt them, or why they must leave, perhaps quite suddenly, and abandon their schools, their friends, and their home.In this companion series to Exodus, Sebastião Salgado presents 90 portraits of the youngest exiles, migrants, and refugees. His subjects are from different countries, victims to different crises, but they are all on the move, and all under the age of 15. Through his extensive refugee reportage, what struck Salgado about these boys and girls was not only the implicit innocence in their suffering but also their radiant reserves of energy and enthusiasm, even in the most miserable of circumstances. From roads

Flowers in the desert: Sensuality and color fuse with natureThe paintings by the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) enthrall us with their expressive color and latent sensuality. Famous for her iconic paintings of calla lilies and irises seen in magnified close-up, O’Keeffe painted not only flowers but also atmospheric images of Manhattan skyscrapers, sweeping desert landscapes and poetic, semi-abstract compositions akin to the color field painting of the 1950s and ’60s. O’Keeffe’s great popularity and her outstanding position in American art are rooted not just in her pictures, but equally in her remarkable personality.The present volume traces the idiosyncratic path of O’Keeffe’s career, which took her from the circle of modernist artists and photographers around Alfred Stieglitz—with whom she had a turbulent marriage—in 1920s New York to an independent and legendary life in the wilds of New Mexico. Tenaciously overcoming serious illness and the obstacles presented by a mal

Avedon and Baldwin's American Journey Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s landmark 1964 book finally back in printThis meticulous reprint of Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Nothing Person

Behind the Mask The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history’s most impr

Smoke and ShadowsClassic noir flicks, illustrated and examinedBeginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt poli

Between earthly passions and fear of God: The universal genius of the RenaissanceDuring the Renaissance, several great homosexual artists—from Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli to Michelangelo and Raph

Living well: The ultimate sourcebook for stylish interiorsMaking stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, this edition rounds up some oftoday’s most exceptional and inspir

From Cairo to Cape TownIn and out of Africa with National Geographic For over five generations, National Geographic magazine has dazzled and educated people with its incredible photographs and grippi

Come On In! A tour of contemporary home decor around the worldWith an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, these homes, residences, hideaways, and studios will astound and astonish, no

The Venetian VirtuosoTitian, Renaissance master of form and color Immerse yourself in the rich shades and textures of Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1490–1576), commonly known as Titian, and the figurehead of

We Are All Nomads Homes on the move around the world Nomadic homes come in all shapes and sizes. They are for the wealthy and the poor, the trendy and t

The masters of abstractionWith roots in early Cubism and Futurism and reaching maturity in Op art and Minimalism, Abstract Art encompasses all forms of non-figurative expression. This book explores th

The innovative and radical early Modernist: Life and work of an architect, cultural critic, and dandyWidely regarded as one of the most significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870–19