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A Closer Look: Pictorial Space
For more than six centuries, European painters have been ambitious to depict objects as if they possessed volume, placing them in a space that seems equivalent to the real space of our world. This “fiction” was central to the...
Readings in Contemporary Poetry
An Anthology
This anthology offers a panoramic snapshot of poetic practice today, showcasing both leading and emerging poets connected through their appearances at Dia's reading series. For over three decades, Dia Art...
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
On the Way to The Gates, Central Park, New York City
An exciting and richly illustrated book presenting an accessible survey of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s career and celebrates the long-awaited Gates project for Central Park, New York City...
London 1900
The Imperial Metropolis
London in 1900 was the greatest city on earth—the capital of an empire on which the sun never set. This book is the first to examine this powerful and influential city at the turn of the century and to investigate its...
Devotion and Splendor
Medieval Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
This striking publication features important works of medieval art ranging from the early Christian era to the later Middle Ages, from both Western Europe and Byzantium. An introductory essay by Christina Nielsen focuses on...
British Painting
1700-1850
For many visitors to the National Gallery John Constable’s Hay Wain is an established and familiar painting, and it remains one of the most popular in the collection. But when it was first made, this harmonious scene was at...
Reconstructing the Renaissance
"Saint James Freeing Hermogenes" by Fra Angelico
Saint James Freeing Hermogenes, an important painting by one of the world’s most beloved Renaissance artists, was privately owned and rarely seen until two decades ago, when it was acquired by the Kimbell Art...
Jasper Johns
Drawings
One of the leading proponents of the Pop Art movement, Jasper Johns culled his source material from popular culture with a preoccupation for the enigmatic character of everyday objects, language and numeric systems. This...
The Prehistory of Nevis, a Small Island in the Lesser Antilles
Meet Rembrandt
Life and Work of the Master Painter
Rembrandt was a painter and draftsman of undisputed genius, but what was he like as a person? The mystery of the moody and inspired Rembrandt continues to fascinate. Gary Schwartz tells the story of Rembrandt the man, artist,...