This title offers an insightful exploration of the mission, history, theory, practice and future of museum education. At the heart of all good art museum teaching is an effort to bring people and artworks together in meaningful ways. But what constit...

Visual artists as well as writers have long extolled the presence of the tree. From the origins of photography to the present day, photographers have considered the tree, with its strong graphic form and evocative power, to be a popular subject. Thro...

Sun Ra (1914-1993) – self-proclaimed visionary extraterrestrial of the "Angel Race", prophetic jazz band leader and composer, and lyrical proponent of Afro-futurism – was one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century music. Though many of...

Art is often appreciated for its ability to delight our eyes and refresh our minds. But it can also serve as a powerful vehicle for exploring darker emotions, such as fear, sadness, and grief. And while these themes have an artistic history dating ba...

Named for the city in Greece where they were first discovered in the 1870s, Tanagra statuettes are an elegant example of ancient Greek terra-cotta sculpture from the fourth and third centuries BC. Mainly found in tombs in this city, the small statuet...

Christian Lutz continues his photographic study of power structures with "Tropical Gift". He took portraits in Nigeria of people who live by and with the economic force that dominates everything there, the oil and gas industry. The photographs observ...

These days, it seems like everybody – male, female, young and old – wants a tattoo. But choosing the right design isn't always easy. Tattoo Johnny to the rescue! Culled from the world's leading tattoo website, this in-depth resource offers more than...

This engaging publication explores the artistic practices that employ evocation – the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories – as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of emerging artists working in a...

For sale in Balkans only! This book is written by two designers with different nationalities and cultures. Stone Wen a lecturer with practical experiences at Wuyi University and his good friend Jordi Mila a famous designer who was the general manag...

The plans for the gigantic Monument to the Third International were completed in 1920 by Vladimir Tatlin, the Russian painter and visionary designer who was a key figure of Russian constructivism. Planned as the headquarters and monument of the Comin...