TASCHEN's Architecture Now! 7 features an arching overview of today's architecture, from modern to radically avant-garde. As with previous books in the series, Architecture Now! 7 includes a broad variety of projects from around the world,... Zobraziť viac
When Kunstwerke und Geräthschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852–1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a small printed museum of unusual treasures. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, ... Zobraziť viac
A celebration of "the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes" who have never stopped redefining the business of creative communications, this book marks the 60th birthday of the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity... Zobraziť viac
How do people respond to "how are you" on opposite sides of the pond? Do lunch breaks change over distant longitudes? Is the boss bigger in London or L.A.? ... Zobraziť viac
Since her first photographs in the late ’70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), ... Zobraziť viac
Harry Benson’s Beatles portfolio includes some of the most intimate photos ever taken of the band.This volume collects the best of his luminous Fab Four shots, from their 1964 Paris tour (pillow fight included) to George’s honeymoon in Barbados... Zobraziť viac
It was the decade of daring Expressionist canvases, of brilliant book design, of the Bauhaus total work of art, of pioneering psychology, of drag balls, cabaret, Metropolis, and Marlene Dietrich’s rising star in theater and silent film. Between the... Zobraziť viac
If you were to stand in one spot at an iconic location for 30 hours and simply observe, never closing your eyes, you still wouldn't be able to take in all the detail and emotion found in a Stephen Wilkes panoramic photograph.... Zobraziť viac
Beauty and the beach: The ultimate guide for Western weekendsWith its seasoned writers, original destinations, and expert eye for getting the most of a place on a tight schedule, The New York Times much-loved 36 Hours column has set ... Zobraziť viac
Daniel Kramer’s classic Bob Dylan portfolio captures the artist’s transformative “big bang” year of 1964-65. Nearly 200 images offer one of the most mesmerizing photographic series on any recording artist and a stunning document of Dylan... Zobraziť viac
Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions ... Zobraziť viac
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Within a year of arriving in Hollywood in 1914, British-born Charlie Chaplin had become the slapstick king of America. By the end of his second year on the silver screen, Chaplin's fame had spread worldwide. He was the first international film stae ... Zobraziť viac
Trees of paradise: Exquisite illustrations of the tropical palm On December 13, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden... Zobraziť viac
A flaneur and photographer at once, Eugène Atget (1857–1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, ... Zobraziť viac
More than 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual pieces trace the story of modern art’s innovation and adventure. With explanatory texts for each work and essays introducing each of the major modern movements, this... Zobraziť viac
Readymade man Changing the course of 20th-century art When is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887 1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist s Fountain (1917), ... Zobraziť viac
Viennese vision: An enterprise for craft, design, and total works of art The Wiener Werkstatte ( Vienna Workshop ) bears many hallmarks of a modern creative movement. Founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, ... Zobraziť viac
Painter, sculptor, writer, film-maker, and all-round showman Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was one of the twentieth century’s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics. One of the first artists to apply the insights of Freudian psychoanalysis to art, ... Zobraziť viac
In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience… I tried to create a visual experience, Zobraziť viac
