Clothes define people. A person's attire, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Founded in 1978, the Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance ... Zobraziť viac
The origin of the world for pocket change! Gustave Courbet got it right in 1866 when he painted a voluptuous woman’s furry cleft and titled it L’Origine du monde. We all come from the pussy and half of us spend our lives... Zobraziť viac
Photographer Frédéric Chaubin reveals 90 buildings sited in fourteen former Soviet Republics which express what he considers to be the fourth age of Soviet architecture. His poetic pictures reveal an unexpected rebirth of imagination... Zobraziť viac
Through ancient wonders, world capitals, and tiny places with infectious personalities, Europe packs some serious travel punches. The world's second-smallest continent makes up for size with its intricate cultures and abundant charms, .. Zobraziť viac
"It's dangerous to be an honest man." - Michael Corleone, Godfather IIIAs special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors... Zobraziť viac
The Dutch Golden Age of painting spawned some of history's greatest artists and artisans, but few can boast the genius and legacy of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669). Despite never leaving his native Netherlands, Rembrandt projected his ... Zobraziť viac
Yes is more is the title of an exhibition and a book presenting B.I.G. in solo format for the first time in Denmark at the... Zobraziť viac
Famed for his motto "less is more," Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience... Zobraziť viac
Prepare to embark on a journey through space and time with The NASA Archives, a visual celebration of humankind’s unstoppable urge to travel away from Earth to worlds beyond... Zobraziť viac
The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with New York in the 1980s, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag name SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented poems on the walls of the city... Zobraziť viac
A revolution in painting: The mysterious genius who transformed European art Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi daCaravaggio(1571 1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of ... Zobraziť viac
Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. From the Athens 2004 Olympic Sports Complex to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan, he exhibits a remarkable aesthetic and engineering ... Zobraziť viac
Kdo prochází katalánskou krajinou a jejími městy nemůže si nepovšimnout bizarní architektury, kterou zde zanechal Antonio... Zobraziť viac
Albrecht Dürer je najvýznamnejší nemecký maliar a grafik. Do jeho veľkolepého diela patrí viac ako 1 100 kresieb, 34 akvarelov, 108 medirytín a leptov, 246 drevorytín a 188 malieb... Zobraziť viac
Kniha pojednává o různých typech japonských zahrad a jejich vývoji od historického období přes období Heian, Kamakura,... Zobraziť viac
Výtvarný potenciál zdědil zřejmě po svých předcích, jejichž stopy se dají vysledovat až do 16. století. Svá učňovská léta... Zobraziť viac
Tizian (Tiziano Vecelli, 1488-1576), přední představitel vrcholné renesance, byl největším malířem benátské školy a jedním z... Zobraziť viac
S výstřední ironií a stylem připomínajícím staré mistry začal Fernando Botero (* 1932) malovat karikatury zvířat a... Zobraziť viac
Muzeum George Eastman House se sídlem v Rochesteru ve státě New York , je jednou z nejvýznamnějších světových institucí... Zobraziť viac
