Swedish Ecstacy
Hilma af Klint, August Strindberg and Other Visionaries
ISBN: PB: 9780300273052,
Yale University Press,
Mercatorfonds,
September 2024
208 pp., 27,0x21,0 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.
208 pp., 27,0x21,0 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.
This book explores the works of one of Sweden's most esteemed artists, Hilma af Klint, alongside others in her artistic circle – and examines their inspirational influence on contemporary artists working today.
"Swedish Ecstasy" tells the story of r...
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£45.00
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Overflow, Afterglow
New Work in Chromatic Figuration
ISBN: PB: 9780300275797,
Yale University Press,
July 2024
96 pp., 27,9x21,0 cm, 120 colour illus.
96 pp., 27,9x21,0 cm, 120 colour illus.
An investigation of how seven cutting-edge contemporary artists use high-key, kaleidoscopic color to express the hybrid and multiform nature of identity.
As contemporary artists reckon with the immense destructive forces of today's world, including...
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£25.00
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Petrit Halilaj
ISBN: PB: 9781588397768,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
July 2024
64 pp., 18,4x10,8 cm, 40 colour illus.
64 pp., 18,4x10,8 cm, 40 colour illus.
This exploration of Petrit Halilaj's site-specific installation reflects the artist's personal experience as a refugee of war and the universal hopes and fears captured in children's drawings.
Petrit Halilaj (b. 1986, Kosovo) is known for installat...
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£7.95
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Written in Water
The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art
ISBN: HB: 9780300215489,
Yale University Press,
July 2024
528 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 32 colour illus., 20 black&white illus.
528 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 32 colour illus., 20 black&white illus.
A deeply personal yet broadly relevant exploration of the ephemeral life of the classic in art, from the eighteenth century to our own day.
Is there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore an...
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£30.00
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Georgia O'Keeffe
"My New Yorks"
ISBN: HB: 9780300275759,
Yale University Press,
June 2024
216 pp., 30,5x22,9 cm, 140 colour illus.
216 pp., 30,5x22,9 cm, 140 colour illus.
A revelatory study of Georgia O'Keeffe's New York paintings of the late 1920s and their deep significance within the artist's development.
In 1924 Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) first moved to the Shelton Hotel in New York with her husband, the photo...
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Out of Paper
Drawing, Environment, and the Body in 1960s America
ISBN: HB: 9780300272239,
Yale University Press,
June 2024
256 pp., 25,4x17,8 cm, 57 colour illus., 54 black&white illus.
256 pp., 25,4x17,8 cm, 57 colour illus., 54 black&white illus.
A dynamic look at how artists used paper to radically redefine the relationship between the body and its surroundings, and to propose new conceptions of ecology.
From sketches created inside pants pockets to paper-strewn performances that took cues...
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£60.00
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Radical Print
ISBN: HB: 9781913107437,
Yale University Press,
June 2024
304 pp., 21,6x27,0 cm, 200 colour and black&white illus.
304 pp., 21,6x27,0 cm, 200 colour and black&white illus.
A groundbreaking account of printmaking in Britain that explores the medium's intersection with radical politics.
"The Radical Print" argues for printmaking in Britain as the most exciting, innovative, and critically engaged field of artistic produ...
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Whitney Biennial 2024
Even Better Than the Real Thing
ISBN: PB: 9780300275872,
Yale University Press,
June 2024
256 pp., 17,8x24,1 cm, 175 colour illus.
256 pp., 17,8x24,1 cm, 175 colour illus.
A companion to the Whitney's signature exhibition, featuring artists who are shaping the conversation about contemporary art in the United States today.
Since its introduction in 1932, the Whitney Biennial has charted new developments in contempora...
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£40.00
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David Hammons
Day's End
ISBN: HB: 9780300263909,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
128 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 60 colour illus.
128 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 60 colour illus.
An in-depth look at a public art project by David Hammons with an overview of the enigmatic artist's career.
Published to commemorate David Hammons's (b. 1943) public art project "Day's End", located in New York City, this book documents the sculpt...
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£35.00
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Christina Ramberg
A Retrospective
ISBN: HB: 9780300275742,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
256 pp., 27,9x21,0 cm, 255 colour illus.
256 pp., 27,9x21,0 cm, 255 colour illus.
A deep look at Christina Ramberg's life and work, the origins of her influential investigations of form and femininity, and the evolution of her artistic vision.
Christina Ramberg (1946-1995) first gained renown for her acrylic-on-board paintings f...
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