A folk-art movement emerges in the face of unchecked consumerism and waste management Dressed in masks and costumes made from garbage, a generation of Congolese...
Previously unseen early works and other unpublished material from the pioneering Bauhaus polymathThis publication considers Josef Albers' early development as an artist, beginning with the...
This book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework. Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an...
Inventor, painter, sculptor, scientist, architect, and engineerLeonardo da Vinci(1452–1519) was nothing short of a quintessential Renaissance genius. No other artist of his generation has left...
Picasso's ceramics express the restless, fluid ease of his late yearsIn 1946, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of ceramics in Vallauris, an area in southeastern...
Showcases the work of 38 truly innovative and inspirational artists who use low-cost, low-tech media and often totally original techniques to produce work that defies...
Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa brings together an extraordinary collection of work from the British Museum for the first time....
From Bessie Smith and The Supremes to Joan Baez, Madonna, Beyonce, Amy Winehouse, Dolly Parton, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift, and scores more, women have played an...
With his colourful spaceships, intricate machines and futuristic cities, Chris Foss revolutionised the science fiction book covers of the 1970s and the 1980s. This is...
Divided into three: 'Draw', 'Paint', 'Make', this book celebrates and discusses the work of forty-five urban artists, extraordinarily diverse but united by one basic principle:...
This richly diverse exploration of female artists and self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting variety. The two earliest...
This new official book tells the story, for the first time, of the Stones through their many radio and TV appearances as they rose to...
Today's artists have an unprecedented level of choice with regard to materials and methods available to them, yet the processes involved in making artworks are...
A stunning collection of botanical art, featuring nature’s most beautiful blooms.Biblioflora is a captivating compendium that brings together an exquisite collection of floral...
One of the common features of communist regimes is the use of art for revolutionary means. Posters in particular have served as beacons of propaganda...
With a foreword from Graham NortonLegends of Eurovision is the official 70th anniversary celebration and your ultimate backstage pass to the magic of Eurovision, the...
Rizzoli has had great success with cherry blossom books, and this third volume is sure to be a perennial backlist bestseller. Cherry blossoms are beloved...
n May 1970, The Stooges were in the middle of recording their celebrated album, Fun House at Elektra Records Recording Studio in Los Angeles. That...
A new collection of key texts from a leading critic of modern art The critic Michael Peppiatt has been described by Art Newspaper as ",the...
An authoritative account of the life and work of Francis Poulenc, one of the most prolific and striking figures in twentieth-century classical music",An assured overview...