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Ed. Wiebke Steinmetz et al.

Ruth Baumgarte
Werde, die du bist! Lebenskunst / Become Who You Are! The Art of Living

During a period of radical change, Ruth Baumgarte (1923–2013) created an artistic oeuvre in which humankind and its fragile existence form the main area of focus. This volume introduces her as a passionate creator of drawings, a versatile ...

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Ed. Cheryl Sim

Relations
Diaspora and Painting / La diaspora et la peinture

This richly illustrated volume explores the multiple and evolving meanings of diaspora, its condition, and its experiences as expressed through painting. The book, based on an exhibition held at the Phi Foundation brings together artists who ...

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Ed. Ingo Clauß

Elina Brotherus
Why not?

Diary-like series, landscape photos and situational mood pictures – Elina Brotherus (*1972 in Helsinki) is constantly searching for new possibilities in photography. This lavishly illustrated volume with related essays pursues the latest ...

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Ed. David Evans Frantz et al.

Gerald Clarke
Falling Rock

This survey brings together three decades of work by contemporary Native American artist Gerald Clarke (Cahuilla). Utilising wit and humour to expose historical and present-day injustice, Clarke brings a decolonial perspective to urgent cultural ...

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Ed. Elsy Lahner et al.

Xenia Hausner
True Lies

Xenia Hausner ranks among the most important Austrian painters of our time. This splendid volume focuses on the aspect of stagecraft which characterizes all her works. Starting from the early paintings of the 1990s up to her moving Exiles series, ...

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Ed. Rafael Jablonka et al.

My Generation
The Jablonka Collection

The Jablonka Collection is regarded as one of the highest-profile holdings of American and German art of the 1980s. In this catalogue the art dealer, gallerist and curator Rafael Jablonka (*1951) provides for the first time an insight into his ...

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Ed. Annegret Laabs

Max Uhlig
Die Fenster der Johanniskirche / The Windows of the St. Johannis Church

The Dresden artist Max Uhlig (*1937) created one of the greatest window cycles of contemporary art for the Gothic Church of Saint John in Magdeburg. Vines and coloured foliage together with lines in expressive rhythms which are a revelation in ...

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Ed. Contempo Rotterdam et al.

Isabelle Dyckerhoff
on canvas / on paper

How can you paint colour? That is the question which the Munich artist Isabelle Dyckerhoff asks herself anew before every picture. The material presence of colour, its expressive power and spatial effect are characteristic for her works on canvas ...

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Ed. Hilti Art Foundation

Hilti Art Foundation. The Collection
Vol. 2: Art from 1950 to the Present Day

The private art collection of the Hilti Art Foundation includes over 200 top-quality paintings, sculptures and photographs from Classical Modernism to the present day. Volume 2 of the two-part catalogue of the collection presents 120 selected works ...

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Ed. Tameka Ellington et al.

Textures
The History and Art of Black Hair

The book synthesizes research in history, fashion, art and visual culture to reassess the hair story of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, Black hair is here addressed by artists, ...

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Ed. Markus Heinsdorff

Markus Heinsdorff
static + dynamic

The book presents the installation artist Markus Heinsdorff’s continuing study of the topics of space, the forces of nature and upcycling by means of over 40 works. The overview is completed by text contributions by famous authors who ...

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Ed. Thomas Köster

Mary Bauermeister
In a Fairytale World. House and Garden

Mary Bauermeister (*1934) is regarded as the “mother” of the Fluxus movement. During the 1960s she set out from the United States and conquered the art world with her lens boxes and stone spirals. Her works are represented in many major ...

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Ed. Beat Wyss

Heinz Mack
Skulpturen - Sculptures. 2003 - 2020

Steles, rotors, light sculptures and monumental works for the public space – over the past 20 years the range of Heinz Mack’s sculptures has remained as comprehensive as it is diverse. He has created spectacular works like "The Sky ...

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Ed. Thorsten Sadowsky

Yinka Shonibare CBE
End of Empire

Yinka Shonibare CBE makes colourful fabrics with presumed African origins into the trademark of his multimedia artworks. At the same time he examines complex themes like hybrid identities, colonialism and power structures with unique irony. This ...

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Ed. Bridget R. Cooks et al.

The Black Index

The artists featured in "The Black Index" – Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell and Lava Thomas – build upon the tradition of Black self-representation as an antidote to ...

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Ed. Damian Lentini

Phyllida Barlow
frontier

Phyllida Barlow (*1944) tests boundaries with her monumental sculptures in an eccentric yet humorous manner, reflecting on the relationship with our environment through her use of industrial and everyday materials. With impressive installation ...

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Ed. Gaetane Verna

Shuvinai Ashoona
Mapping Worlds

Shuvinai Ashoona (*1961) is a third-generation Inuit artist based in Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada. Best known for her highly personal and imaginative iconography, Shuvinai Ashoona’s imagery ranges from closely observed naturalistic scenes of her ...

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Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek et al.

About Us
Young Photography in China

What does photography tell us about the lifestyles and mentality in China in the face of the rapid social change? Artists in search of their identity explore the medium of photography experimentally and provide insight into the individual complex ...

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Ed. Stephanie Götsch et al.

Leif Trenkler
Beauty

Leif Trenkler (*1960) is regarded as one of the most important protagonists of New Figuration in Germany. He has played an important role in this contemporary movement and has achieved international success. His fascinating painting is created by ...

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Ed. Thomas Zuhr

All the Beauty at Hand
A Brief History of Hirmer Publishers

Founded in 1948, Hirmer Publishers soon established a name for art books produced to the highest standards. Over the past decade they have become equally well-known in English-speaking countries, with a reputation as one of the most prestigious ...

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Ed. Julie Decker et al.

Thought Experiments
The Art of Jonathan Keats

Jonathon Keats’ work as an artist and thinker is compelling for our time. Keats poses critical questions, asks us to fundamentally reconsider our assumptions, and proposes radical methods of response. In a time when the environment and human ...

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Ed. Dario Gamboni et al.

The Aesthetics of Marble
From Late Antiquity to the Present

This magnificent book sheds new light on the celebration and uses of marble in art and literature and on the iconic potential of the stone. With 240 color illustrations, it showcases the marble cladding of architecture, the carving of marble and ...

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Ed. Sadia Abbas et al.

Shahzia Sikander
Extraordinary Realities

Pioneering Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander is one of the most influential artists working today. Sikander is widely celebrated for expanding and subverting miniature painting to explore gender roles and sexuality, cultural identity, ...

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Ed. Wiebke Steinmetz et al.

Ruth Baumgarte

Werde, die du bist! Lebenskunst / Become Who You Are! The Art of Living

During a period of radical change, Ruth Baumgarte (1923–2013) created an artistic oeuvre in which humankind and its fragile existence form the main area of focus. This volume introduces her as a passionate creator of drawings, a versatile applied graphic artist and an expressive painter.

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Ed. Cheryl Sim

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Diaspora and Painting / La diaspora et la peinture

This richly illustrated volume explores the multiple and evolving meanings of diaspora, its condition, and its experiences as expressed through painting. The book, based on an exhibition held at the Phi Foundation brings together artists who address questions of diaspora from diverse perspectives, methodologies, and aesthetic languages.

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Ed. Ingo Clauß

Elina Brotherus

Why not?

Diary-like series, landscape photos and situational mood pictures – Elina Brotherus (*1972 in Helsinki) is constantly searching for new possibilities in photography. This lavishly illustrated volume with related essays pursues the latest developments. Here the Finnish photo artist combines a keen intellect with humorous lightness and technical precision with joyous spontaneity.

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Gerald Clarke

Falling Rock

This survey brings together three decades of work by contemporary Native American artist Gerald Clarke (Cahuilla). Utilising wit and humour to expose historical and present-day injustice, Clarke brings a decolonial perspective to urgent cultural and political issues facing our world.

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Xenia Hausner

True Lies Englische Ausgabe

Xenia Hausner ranks among the most important Austrian painters of our time. This splendid volume focuses on the aspect of stagecraft which characterizes all her works. Starting from the early paintings of the 1990s up to her moving Exiles series, the publication lures us into a female world filled with mysterious interpersonal relationships.

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Ed. Rafael Jablonka et al.

My Generation

The Jablonka Collection

The Jablonka Collection is regarded as one of the highest-profile holdings of American and German art of the 1980s. In this catalogue the art dealer, gallerist and curator Rafael Jablonka (*1951) provides for the first time an insight into his wide-ranging collection, which is dedicated primarily to artists of his own generation.

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Ed. Annegret Laabs

Max Uhlig

Die Fenster der Johanniskirche / The Windows of the St. Johannis Church

The Dresden artist Max Uhlig (*1937) created one of the greatest window cycles of contemporary art for the Gothic Church of Saint John in Magdeburg. Vines and coloured foliage together with lines in expressive rhythms which are a revelation in their incisiveness, fill a window area of some 350 square metres with colours and immerse the interior of the church in light.

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Isabelle Dyckerhoff

on canvas / on paper

How can you paint colour? That is the question which the Munich artist Isabelle Dyckerhoff asks herself anew before every picture. The material presence of colour, its expressive power and spatial effect are characteristic for her works on canvas and paper, which are presented together in this volume for book lovers.

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Hilti Art Foundation. The Collection

Vol. 2: Art from 1950 to the Present Day

The private art collection of the Hilti Art Foundation includes over 200 top-quality paintings, sculptures and photographs from Classical Modernism to the present day. Volume 2 of the two-part catalogue of the collection presents 120 selected works from the middle of the twentieth century to the present day, from Josef Albers to Thomas Struth.

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The History and Art of Black Hair

The book synthesizes research in history, fashion, art and visual culture to reassess the hair story of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, Black hair is here addressed by artists, barbers and activists in both its historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today.

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Ed. Wiebke Steinmetz et al.

Ed. Cheryl Sim

Ed. Ingo Clauß

Ed. David Evans Frantz et al.

Ed. Elsy Lahner et al.

Ed. Rafael Jablonka et al.

Ed. Annegret Laabs

Ed. Contempo Rotterdam et al.

Ed. Hilti Art Foundation

Ed. Tameka Ellington et al.

Ed. Markus Heinsdorff

Ed. Thomas Köster

Ed. Beat Wyss

Ed. Thorsten Sadowsky

Ed. Bridget R. Cooks et al.

Ed. Damian Lentini

Ed. Gaetane Verna

Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek et al.

Ed. Stephanie Götsch et al.

Ed. Thomas Zuhr

Ed. Julie Decker et al.

Ed. Dario Gamboni et al.

Ed. Sadia Abbas et al.

Ed. Wiebke Steinmetz et al.

Ed. Cheryl Sim

Ed. Ingo Clauß

Ed. David Evans Frantz et al.

Ed. Elsy Lahner et al.

Ed. Rafael Jablonka et al.

Ed. Annegret Laabs

Ed. Contempo Rotterdam et al.

Ed. Hilti Art Foundation

Ed. Tameka Ellington et al.