One Christmas Eve, Prince Sanruddin Aga Khan gave to his wife a magnificent jeweled box made by Cartier in the 1930s. So began the making of perhaps the most remarkable jewelry collection of a...

The story of Venice’s “Unfinished Palazzo”— told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate, and fascinating residents: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse, and Peggy...

An imaginative collection of drawings for dog lovers who love design, design lovers who love dogsAt first glance, a Welsh corgi may not seem to have a lot in common with an Arne Jacobsen Grand Prix...

This inspiring volume assembles a remarkable global collection of 180 objects that showcase the human instinct to challenge authority.Across millennia, dissent has been an essential ingredient in the...

An entirely fresh perspective on the history of western art that uses timelines to trace cultural development from prehistory to the present. Most surveys of the history of art come neatly packaged...

“A masterpiece, a major work of modern art history.” —Wall Street Journal “Absorbing and lavishly illustrated.” —New Yorker “If you are interested in modern British art, the book is unputdownable. If...

"If all the portable artifacts of Ancient Egypt were kept in a single location, the lives of students, historians, and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler -- but the masterpieces are scattered...

Ravens & Red Lipstick provides a visually bold survey of Japanese photography's recent history. Drawing together extensive research and a succession of engaging dialogues with both emerging and...

When we look at the landscape, what do we see? Do we experience the view over a valley or dappled sunlight on a path in the same way as those who were there before us? We have altered the countryside...

A playful reintroduction to the artist within us all—including hands-on exercises—from the renowned and inspirational teachers.According to contemporary artist and activist Bob and Roberta Smith,...

In the late 1970s, after the artist's explosive Pop Art beginnings and a period of abstraction, representational objects made their way back into Jasper Johns' work. Supported by the artist's words...

In 'Misère', famed art historian Linda Nochlin reveals how, in the new form of civilization produced by the Industrial Revolution, in which the phenomenal growth of wealth occurred alongside an...

"Digital communication has seen the word as text permeate life in ways that the poets and artists of yesterday could never have imagined. Presenting a history of word- and book-based art, and...

C'est l'histoire fascinante de la façon dont l'Écosse s'est définie à travers son art au cours des 5000 dernières années, des premiers symboles néolithiques énigmatiques gravés dans le paysage de...

Zusammenfassung: Nearly 200 American prints, representing more than 100 artists, and dating from the colonial era to the present day, are brought together in this unprecedented volume from the...

"Which were the books that shaped art history as it developed in the twentieth century? This pioneering volume is a concise and brilliant study of the discipline of Art History and an invaluable...

"The years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 have seen the rise of a new freedom to define art - Who makes it? Where can it be found? What is its commercial value?--and,...

Whether adored or abhorred, graffiti and street art provoke passionate debate. This book is a comprehensive survey of the art movement around the world. Organized thematically, it explores the...

An accessible, concise, and beautifully written survey of American art and architecture from 1600 to the present. This new survey provides a complete history of American art and architecture from its...

"An overview of the life and work of Oliver Jeffers, the Belfast-raised illustrator, bookmaker, painter, designer, campaigner and global superstar of the world of visual communication A phenomenon of...