Everyday madness: we accompany the protagonists of 7 Days, a series of films by M+M, for an entire week. The artist duo’s two-channel installations, named for the days of the week, lead directly into
The end of the avant-gardists in the seventies was followed by the rediscovery of figurative painting in the eighties. The unbridled momentum and explosive power of the new was immense: in the early 1
Political Philosophy: The New Frontiers is a comprehensive overview of the most significant theories and contributions in the field of political philosophy of the last three decades. It is a journey t
The publication by Paul McCarthy (*1945 in Salt Lake City) is a new edition of Chocolate Factory: Pretext, which has been expanded by 128 pages. It is the striking documentation of the artists’ first
Jean Pagliuso is a world-class fashion photographer whose photographs of fashion models and film stars from Susan Sarandon to Sophia Loren filled the pages ofVogue and Rolling Stone for nearly three d
The activity of the most glorious Italian costume tailoring company of our time, founded by Umberto Tirelli in 1964. The book presents a portrait of Tirelli with the history of his apprentices
Coinciding with a touring exhibition of paintings and works on paper, this book is the first monograph on the acclaimed Israeli painter Gideon Rubin. After witnessing the events of 9/11 in New York fi
Ink, Silk, and Gold explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media, reproduced in full color and exquisite detail – manuscrip
Tatge’s eye is attentive, measured, both cultured and passionate. And the Italy that he photographs for us reveals the fascination and mystery of its magnificent and still so fragile equilibrium. “One
In his singular paintings, Niklaus Manuel Güdel (*1988 in Delémont, Switzerland) assigns a void to the actual pictorial subject. The people or animals he portrays are merely roughly outlined. Yet we r
Transparence: Calder/Picabia is the first publication to explore the important aspect of transparency in the oeuvres of the two artists. Alexander Calder (1898–1976) und Francis Picabia (1879–1953) ar
Tahmineh lives with her family in one of Iran’s Qashqai tribes. While minding the sheep, Tahmineh takes out her flute and plays a tune so beautiful that a bird sings along with it. Tahmineh longs to
The birthplace of Christianity lies on the Iranian slopes from Mount Ararat to Mount Lebanon. Since those ancient times, the rugged valleys and gorges have served as a refuge for monastic communities
Born in Antwerp in 1941 and a member of Magnum Photos since 1982, Harry Gruyaert revolutionized creative and experimental uses of color in the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by cinema and American photog
Square meters of empty toothpaste tubes and bottles of cleaning solution, pencils, balls of wool, or shoes―all of it in neat rows: Waste not, the spectacular installation by Song Dong (*1966) comprisi
The dome gets taller and taller, one balustrade spans the next―yet this spectacular tower was never built; it is merely the result of the collage technique applied by the South Korean artist Won Beoms
Surreal, avant-garde, and explicit are three keywords that are usually associated with Belgian fashion, which is internationally recognized. This exhibition catalogue provides a unique historic overvi
Performances, videos and installations―the American artist Joan Jonas belongs among the most influential pioneers in these genres. Newly popular in the nineties, these art forms have formed the core o
This unique book shows an album of photos taken in May & June 1913 when James Radley drove fromLondon to Vienna via Paris, Mont Cenis Pass, Brescia, Riva del Garda, Dolomites, & Loibl Pass. Hi
Pairing a selection of recent watercolors from2011 and 2012 by Thomas Schutte with a selection of previously unpublished poemsby Robert Walser, written between 1924 and 1933, this book is a deeply per
Drawing on pagan Celtic, Germanic, and early Christian rites and beliefs, British folklore is a vibrant aspect of Britain’s cultural heritage that continues to flourish today. Notable for their music,
From high starched towers to elaborately pinned, tucked, and embroidered confections of handmade lace, the creations captured here by Charles Freger are as delicate as they are distinctive. Freger has
Rumi was a thirteenth century poet, philosopher and mystic whose works have been studied for centuries, and still speak to us today. Some of his songs have been put to music by contemporary Western ar
Visually rich with fine reproductions and high-level production, this book tells the many stories of photography in Australia over the last 175 years. It will examine the sense of wonder which the pho
In his photographs, Olivo Barbieri (*1954 in Carpi) displays human living environments in such a way that the unknown facets of reality come to light. Urban centers in China or America dominate his ph
This two-volume edition presents an overview of mosaics through which Jan Fabre has created a great epic on terror in beauty as a reflection on our own dark being. Jan Fabre has created a monumental n
Three decades of fashion brought together in one Collection, worn as originally intended by the Collector herself, and developed over five years by established fashion and portrait photographer Freder
Stefano Cerio (*1962) directs his attention to alternative worlds: for his elaborate series he takes pictures of recreational paradises―ski arenas, cruises, water and fun parks. For the artist, Italia
The revised and expanded BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 236 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public―large and small, famous and still undiscovered. Succinct
Told with poetic simplicity, this book shows how creative imagination – through the use of colour and imagery – can change the world from bad to good. With a box of coloured crayons and an eraser
The first fashion monograph on Marcel Rochas, a key twentieth-century women’s wear designer, written by his daughter. Fashion designer Marcel Rochas (1902–1955) made considerable and enduring contribu
James Mollison''s photo projects are based on smart, original concepts applied to serious social and environmental themes. For his latest book, Playground, Mollison has photographed children at play i
This classic monograph, first issued as a hardcover in 1965, began its life in 1958 as a monographic issue of Aperture magazine published in celebration of Weston''s life. Drawing on a decades-long co
Open Source Architecture is a visionary manifesto for the architecture of tomorrow that argues for a paradigm shift from architecture as a means of supporting the ego-fueled grand visions of “starchit
Through the evocative images of one of the most illustrious Italian masters of photography, a journey back in time to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. This new monographic work on Mimmo
The images of the Japanese photographer accompany the reader on a fascinating trip around the world through the most important religious centers. The sophisticated art of Kenro Izu (Osaka, 1949) is th
