In The Critic as Artist—arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining—Oscar Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism... Zobraziť viac
Lehce i vesele o jiném pohledu na život a smrt, než jsme v naší kultuře zvyklí. O vyrovnání se s odchodem našich nejbližších. O cestě k sobě a možných proměnách. Nejen pro dcery, maminky a babičky... Zobraziť viac
David Zwirner Books: This publication focuses on the period from 1948 to 1964, during which Morandi developed and refined... Zobraziť viac
In 1303, Giotto, then considered the preeminent painter in Italy, was commissioned to paint the Arena Chapel in Padua. The... Zobraziť viac
In his 1989 book on Balthus-the storied and controversial artist who worked in Paris throughout the twentieth century-Guy Davenport gives one of the most nuanced, literary, and compelling readings of the work of this master... Zobraziť viac
From acclaimed poet and New Yorker writer Cynthia Zarin comes a deeply personal meditation on two cities, Venice and Rome-each a work of art, both a monument to the past-and on how love and loss shape places and spaces... Zobraziť viac
This new translation by French writer and academic Donatien Grau includes an introduction that situates the essay within Gauguin’s written oeuvre, as well as a selection of works to illustrate the text itself... Zobraziť viac
Long overlooked in Proust’s posthumously published writings, Chardin and Rembrandt , written when he was only twenty - four years old, not only reemphasizes the importance of visual art to his development, ... Zobraziť viac
The legendary Brooklyn Rail has been a platform for artists, academics, and writers in New York and abroad for almost twenty years. No other publication devotes as much space to the artist’s voice, allowing ideas to unfold through open discussion... Zobraziť viac
In her most personal book to date, Yayoi Kusama brings us into her private world through poetic recollections, giving insight into her creative process and the essential role language plays in her work and daily life... Zobraziť viac
Endless Enigma: Eight Centuries of Fantastic Art explores the ways in which artists have sought to explain their world in terms of an alternate reality, drawn from imagination, the subconscious, poetry, nature, myth and religion... Zobraziť viac
An openly lesbian, feminist writer, Vernon Lee―a pseudonym of Violet Paget―is the most important female aesthetician to come out of nineteenth century England. Though she was widely known for her supernatural fictions, ... Zobraziť viac
Summoning Pearl Harbor is famed art historian Alexander Nemerov’s mesmerizing display of linguistic force that redefines... Zobraziť viac
There are many myths about Edgar Degas—from Degas the misanthrope to Degas the deviant to Degas the obsessive. But there is... Zobraziť viac
Highlighting the rich diversity of effects Albers drew from a narrow range of colors, this publication is based around the groundbreaking Homage to the Square (A) (1950), the inaugural painting in the series that would occupy the artist... Zobraziť viac
At once comic, tragic, and erotic, Venus and Adonis (1593) is a poem by William Shakespeare based on passages from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. This new translation by Hafid Bouazza of Shakespeare’s text is illustrated by Marlene Dumas, ... Zobraziť viac
Never before translated into English, Rainer Maria Rilke’s fascinating Letters to a Young Painter, written between 1920 and... Zobraziť viac
Jean-Claude Lebensztejn’s history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280–2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry... Zobraziť viac
An exciting insight into the workings of artists and museums, Making a Great Exhibition is a colorful and playful introduction geared to children ages 3 to 7. How does an artist make a sculpture or a painting? What tools do they use? ... Zobraziť viac
