This wonderful book traces the influences that brought about one of the Viennese greats at the turn of last century.
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There is no secret: if this book succeeds in capturing the magical surrealism of Mustang, it’s because it’s the fruit of over 20 years of a passionate love story.
Éric Valli, Academy Award nominated film director and photographer
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Ed. Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
Kandinsky
A Life in Letters 1889-1944Wassily Kandinsky was not only the inventor of abstract painting, but also its gifted propagandist. His letters reveal an artist who thought deeply and communicated and organised incessantly. He was also a straightforward and warm-hearted individual. ... -
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Ed. Stephanie Buhmann et al.
Roma Artist Ceija Stojka
What Should I Be Afraid of?This is the first English monograph on the artist Ceija Stojka (1933 –2013). Beginning in the 1980s, Stojka created over a thousand drawings and paintings, whose subjects range from landscapes and recollections of her happy, prewar existence ... -
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Ed. Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert et al.
Samia Halaby
Centers of EnergySamia Halaby (b. 1936) is widely recognised as a pioneer in twentieth-century abstraction and computer-generated art. The publication will bring together approximately thirty-five of Halaby’s paintings, prints and drawings in the first-ever ... -
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Ed. Marissa Del Toro et al.
"Xican-a.o.x. Body" centres the political and creative resistance of Xicanx artists from 1968 to the present. The publication presents new histories of Xicanx art, illustrating how artists foreground the Brown body to explore, expand, and ... -
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Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek
Fade Away
Eva-Maria Fahrner-TutsekConcealed, faded and rusting, the signs lie by the roadside. Their text and associative images have lost their connection with reality, as if they had been forgotten in the landscape. The photographer Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek has tracked down these ... -
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Ed. Beate Fricke
Holy Smoke
Censers Across Cultures"Holy Smoke: Censers Across Cultures" investigates the practice of incense – the use of material objects to communicate with the divine – in religious context as it has been used in cultures worldwide across historical ... -
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Ed. David Evans Frantz et al.
Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects
Hardcover EditionSurveying over four centuries, this volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of artworks and artefacts that highlight under-recognised histories of trans and gender-nonconforming communities. Through the contributions of artists, writers, ... -
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Ed. Klaus Albrecht Schröder et al.
Katharina Grosse
Why Three Tones Do Not Form a TriangleExpansion and the permanent crossing of boundaries, freedom and autonomy form the cornerstones of Grosse’s (* 1961) oeuvre. Her creative work is experimental and unpredictable. With many photos from the artist’s private archive this ... -
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Ed. Andreas Schumacher
Venezia 500
The Gentle Revolution of Venetian PaintingIn the Venice of the Renaissance, master artists like Bellini, Giorgione, Palma Vecchio and Titian explored the essence of mankind and nature and their relationship to each other with an unprecedented intensity. This attractive volume shows through ... -
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Ed. Elisabeth Leopold
Many artists share the desire for involvement with the self and their own appearance. In the oeuvre of Egon Schiele, self-portraits occupy a central role. Over a period of many years Schiele recorded himself in various poses and styles. This ... -
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Ed. Ingrid Pfeiffer
Lyonel Feininger
RetrospectiveLyonel Feininger (1871–1956) was a painter, graphic artist and caricaturist. From 1919 he served as one of the original masters at the Bauhaus in Weimar and later in Dessau. In 1937 he emigrated to New York, where he worked until the ... -
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Ed. Anna-Carola Krausse et al.
Lotte Laserstein
Ett delat livThe German-Swedish painter Lotte Laserstein (1898-1993) is one of the most exciting rediscoveries of recent years. The richly illustrated book with essays on Laserstein’s production in Berlin and her reception in Sweden as well as unpublished ... -
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Ed. Guido Messling et al.
Renaissance in the North
Holbein, Burgkmair, and the Age of the FuggersHans Holbein the Elder and Hans Burgkmair are regarded alongside Albrecht Dürer as the forerunners of Renaissance painting in Germany. The prosperous Imperial and trading city of Augsburg was an important centre during this artistic golden age. ... -
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Ed. Elsy Lahner et al.
Gottfried Helnwein’s (b. 1948) paintings of children are both touching and disturbing. The hyperrealistic character of his images serves to intensify this effect still further. The vulnerable and defenseless child serves as the central motif ... -
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Ed. Michael Duncan
Advance of the Rear Guard
Out of the Mainstream in 1960s California: Ceeje GalleryLos Angeles art of the past is a treasure trove, awaiting full excavation. Hiding in plain sight have been offbeat and lyrical works by an ethnically diverse group of artists who exhibited in a 1960s gallery with an alternative take on the ... -
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Kevin D. Dumouchelle
Heroes
Principles of African Greatness"Heroes: Principles of African Greatness" is a multilayered project that relays the stories of the key heroic principles and people in Africa’s arts and history, and considers the core values of leadership – justice, ... -
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Ed. Katharina Cibulka et al.
Let’s go equal
The Solange ProjectSince 2018, Katharina Cibulka and her team have been mounting hand-embroidered scaffolding nets on well-frequented, prominent construction sites, inviting the public to join the conversation on feminist issues. Each sentence begins with "As long as. ... -
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Josephine Gabler
Käthe Kollwitz
The Great Masters of ArtKäthe Kollwitz is the woman artist from 20th-century Germany whose works are best-known internationally. She also enjoys the highest esteem beyond the boundaries of Europe. The inimitable, touching language of her graphic and sculptural works ... -
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Florian Holzherr
Wall of Death
Motodrome. The Oldest Travelling Steep Wall in the World. Since 1928Donald Ganslmeier and his colleagues on the Wall of Death of the motordrome are amongst the last of their kind. Their art is threatened with extinction. The photographer Florian Holzherr has created a powerful memorial to the action-packed life ... -
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Ed. Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
Everything at Once
Postmodernity, 1967-1992In the postmodern era the conflicts of the present day, from right-wing populism to identity politics, were already in evidence. Spectacular examples from the fields of design, architecture, cinema, pop music, philosophy, art and literature tell of ... -
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Christiane Zeiller
Max Beckmann
The Great Masters of ArtMax Beckmann (1884–1950), the outstanding Expressionist painter, is regarded as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. His works, jostling with figures and full of colour, are packed with highly symbolic messages. They ... -
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Ed. Anna-Carola Krausse et al.
Lotte Laserstein
A Divided LifeThe German-Swedish painter Lotte Laserstein (1898-1993) is one of the most exciting rediscoveries of recent years. The richly illustrated book with essays on Laserstein’s production in Berlin and her reception in Sweden as well as unpublished ... -
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Ed. Daniel Blau et al.
The fish hook derives its form from its practical intention - to catch a fish. But in cultures where fishing is and always has been a main livelihood, the crafting of fish hooks becomes an art. "Fish Hooks of the Pacific islands Vol. II" ... -
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Ed. Anita Haldemann et al.
Jasper Johns - The Artist as Collector
From Cézanne to de KooningJasper Johns (b. 1930) ranks among the major American artists of the twentieth century. His accomplishments as a collector, however, have been little known until now. This beautifully produced volume features a selection of more than one hundred ... -
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Ed. Lauren Rosenblum et al.
A Model Workshop
Margaret Lowengrund and the Contemporaries"A Model Workshop" explores the understudied impact of Margaret Lowengrund (1902–1957) – a visionary leader, organiser and critic within the mid-twentieth century printmaking community – and the vibrant New York print ...