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Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower
Artists' Books and the Natural World
Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists’ books. It examines the...
Fashioning the Body
An Intimate History of the Silhouette
A witty and stylish look into the mechanics employed by men and women to sculpt their figures for fashion This unique survey offers fascinating insights into the convoluted transformations employed by both...
Charles James
Beyond Fashion
"His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." —a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America’s first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting...
Berlinde de Bruyckere
Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere (b. 1964) is a star of the contemporary art world whose innovative practice focuses on sculpture. This publication, the first-ever monograph on de Bruyckere, offers a definitive and comprehensive...
Ravaged
Art and Culture in Times of Conflict
The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of the conflict that would become known as World War I. In addition to the devastating loss of human...
Tony Oursler / Vox Vernacular
American artist Tony Oursler (b. 1957) gathers inspiration from the way people’s desires are extended through interaction with mass media, specifically cinema, television, and the internet, and creates fascinating video...
Miró
The Experience of Seeing—Late Works, 1963–1981
A compelling new look at the late works by one of art history’s most renowned and inventive modern artists This groundbreaking publication offers a reassessment of renowned modernist Joan Miró’s late-career...
René Lalique
Enchanted by Glass
A visually stunning and informative survey of Lalique’s glasswork that includes hundreds of exquisite pieces and related archival material René Lalique, a master artist and designer of early 20th-century...
Richard Estes' Realism
A rich compendium of Estes’ virtuosic photorealist paintings, which capture light and reflections in brilliant detail Richard Estes (b. 1932) is one of the most celebrated adopters of Photorealism; his...
Remaking Tradition
Modern Art of Japan from the Tokyo National Museum
This catalogue presents over fifty works in different media—most notably sculpture, painting, and ceramics—assembled together for the first time to convey the impressive variety of Japanese art from the late 19th and early 20th...