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Fact Has No Appearance Art Beyond the Object
ISBN: PB: 9789810984335, Prestel Publishing, National Gallery Singapore, April 2016
100 pp., 27.9x20.1 cm
The exhibition "A Fact Has No Appearance" explores the impact of new ideas on art in Southeast Asia during the 1970s through the case studies of three artists: Johnny Manahan, Redza Piyadasa, and Tan Teng-Kee, all of whom have been recognised for bre...
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Georgia O'Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791382364, Prestel Publishing, April 2016
128 pp., 27x18.5 cm, 30 black&white illus., colour illus.
Now available again, this book offers an illustrated portrait of a romance, partnership, and creative dialogue between Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz that continues to resonate today. Few creative alliances flourished as productively as that...
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Amedeo Modigliani Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791382067, Prestel Publishing, March 2016
226 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 113 black&white illus.
Now available in a new and beautifully produced edition, this important examination of Modigliani's art focuses on the enigmatic genius of the avant-garde. One of the most recognizable artists of his era, Amedeo Modigliani is also perhaps one of the...
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Style of Her Own
ISBN: HB: 9788416248483, Prestel Publishing, La Fabrica, March 2016
256 pp., 28.5x21 cm, illus.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe transformed and modernized the look of fashion magazines in the thirties, forties and fifties, the period during which she was active, and hence played a significant role in providing the world of fashion with a new image. Similarly...
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£43,00
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Alejandro Marote A: 2008 / 2013
ISBN: HB: 9788416282340, Prestel Publishing, Editorial RM, March 2016
216 pp., 17.8x12.7 cm, illus.
This evolution is articulated in four complementary blocks: the man, the city, the collapse of the straight line, and the return to nature. The man, uniformed in dark suits, possesses the creative power but remains subject to the very surroundings he...
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£35,00
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Bauhaus
ISBN: PB: 9783791382104, Prestel Publishing, March 2016
128 pp., 23.5x19.3 cm, 40 colour illus., 80 black&white illus.
Now available in an updated edition, this book examines the tumultuous history of Bauhaus art and design. This lively introduction to the Bauhaus tells the story of a radical concept of artistic expression that would transcend the boundaries among t...
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Artist's Notebook of Matador R.
ISBN: PB: 9788416248445, Prestel Publishing, La Fabrica, March 2016
24 pp., 40x30 cm, illus.
It is a sketched work which, just like life itself, does not stop and is constantly under construction; the solitude of the traveller, of explorers, within the solitude of the universe. The oeuvre of Usle, one of the most prestigious artists on the i...
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£44,00
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Golden Month Caring for the World's Mothers After Childbirth
ISBN: HB: 9780992264840, Prestel Publishing, Beatnik, February 2016
144 pp., 18x10 cm
Golden Month outlines a holistic approach towards postnatal care that amalgamates the best practices from different cultures throughout the world. An acupuncturist and teacher, Jenny Allison has spent a decade researching this book. "Golden Month" ai...
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50 Paintings You Should Know New Edition
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791381701, Prestel Publishing, February 2016
160 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 150 colour illus.
Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Spanning seven centuries, this selection of 50 iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art histo...
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Alejandro Marote B
ISBN: HB: 9788416282630, Prestel Publishing, Editorial RM, February 2016
96 pp., 30.5x24.6 cm, illus.
B by Alejandro Marote is the second, evolving stage in the study of the plastic transformation of matter. After abandoning the city (A), the author moves now toward the place where two fundamental coastal-planes the vertical one of the palm trees and...
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