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There is nothing quite like Pelton’s paintings in 20th-century American art. It is the insouciant ease with which her images navigate between high and low, making that spirituality widely available, if not irresistible.
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Scholars of fashion will find this slim volume useful for understanding the development of the undergarment in modern Western society.
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Shahzia Sikander
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The Art of Orientation
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Ed. Stephan Koja
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Egon Schiele. Catalogue raisonné
Paintings, Watercolours, DrawingsThe monograph on Egon Schiele edited by Rudolf Leopold in 1972 forms the basis for Egon Schiele’s world fame. This important document of art-historical literature has long been out of print, but it is now available once more in a revised ... -
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Karin Althaus et al.
Florine Stettheimer
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Ed. Wiebke Steinmetz et al.
Ruth Baumgarte
Werde, die du bist! Lebenskunst / Become Who You Are! The Art of LivingDuring 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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Eva Bader et al.
A major conference was held in 2018 in Davos, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s elective home, to mark the 80th anniversary of the artist’s death. The lavishly illustrated volume accompanying the event brings together international experts who ... -
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Ed. Cheryl Sim
Relations
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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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Gerald Clarke
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Ed. Elsy Lahner et al.
Xenia Hausner
True LiesXenia 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. Judith W. Mann
Painting on Stone
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Ed. Christian Alandete et al.
Alberto Giacometti
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Ed. Rafael Jablonka et al.
My Generation
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Ed. Pia Dornacher et al.
Helmut Sturm
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Ed. Annegret Laabs
Max Uhlig
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Ed. Klaus Kinold
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Barcelona Pavillon / Haus TugendhatLudwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the outstanding representatives of the New Building. He achieved legendary fame as the director of the Bauhaus in Berlin and as a teacher at the IIT in Chicago. The pavilion built at the World Exhibition in ... -
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Isabelle Dyckerhoff
on canvas / on paperHow 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 DayThe 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. Helen Hirsch et al.
Johannes Itten and Thun
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Ed. Tameka Ellington et al.
Textures
The History and Art of Black HairThe 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. Katia Baudin et al.
Folklore & Avant-Garde
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