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Alice Rawsthorn Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. When deployed wisely, it can bring us pleasure, choice, strength, decency and more. But if its power is abused... | Barnaby Martin In October 2010, Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds appeared in the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern. In April 2011, he was arrested and held for over two months, in terrible... |
Tom Barringer; Edith Devaney; ... David Hockney (b 1937) has always been closely associated with Pop Art and California, where he has lived for much of his life. This study of his work redefines him... | Aileen Ribeiro Throughout the history of the Western world, countless attempts have been made to define beauty in art and life, especially with regard to women's bodies and faces. This title examines... |
| Christopher Breward; Ghislaine Wood This landmark book celebrates the best of British design between 1948 and 2012, in a comprehensive survey of over 350 of the finest examples of fashion and textiles, furniture, ceramics... |
A collection of 100 manifestos from the last 100 years is cacophony of voices from such diverse movements as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Destructivism, and Stuckism, taking in along the way... | Angela Thirlwell Madox Brown, who grew up in France and Belgium before he came to England and won fame with paintings like 'The Last of England', was always an outsider, and the... |
Paul Strathern The Republic of Venice was the first great economic and naval power of modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency against its bitter Genoese rivals in the late... | Karen Nicol A visually inspiring look-book, juxtaposing vintage pieces and techniques with contemporary elements to nourish the imagination with exciting creative possiblities. |
Jacky Klein; Suzy Klein Suitable for children and parents, as well as a support for school topic work on art history themes, this title features artworks from the world's leading collections of modern and... | Jane Alison Through a blend of art, film and architecture, this title presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder. Fusing house and dream, it probes the relationship between... |
Geoff Hunt Covers all of the artist's output over the last eight years A must for historians, sailors, fans of nautical fiction and all practical artists Includes twelve case studies explaining the... | Luke Syson; Larry Keith; Antonio... A catalogue that focuses on a crucial period in the 1480s and '90s when, as a salaried court artist to Duke Ludovico Sforza in the city-state of Milan, freed from... |
Susie Hodge Gives you an understanding of the ways in which modern art differs from realistic works of earlier centuries. This book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical... | Sheila Hale The first biography since 1877 of Venice's greatest artist - a towering work which captures the genius of Titian, beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour plates. |