Art, Photography & Fashion

Until the 19th century, landscape was seen merely as a backdrop to a main subject, but with the rise of industrialization, natural settings became increasingly rare in urban life and, therefore, more valued and frequently represented. This book looks at the evolution of the landscape as photographic subject.

This exceptional collection of Islamic textiles published here ranges widely in region, material and technique. There are exquisite textiles and garments from North Africa, Syria, Arabia, Iran, Turkey and the Indian subcontinent, mainly from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which continue the traditions established in the medieval Islamic world.

Contributions by Lynda Forsha, Ronald Onorato. Text by Hugh Davies.

An exhilarating tour through Western artistic tradition

Throughout the ages, mankind has been fascinated by the ruins of previous societies. The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles that have vanished in an attempt to capture their mystique ...

Beautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned places in the USSR. Once thriving buildings now ravaged by nature and time are the subject of this fascinating, coffee table, photo book.

This visual history of photography from its inception to the present day is a treasure trove of 400 color and black-and-white images, carefully sequenced and profoundly evocative.

Rediscovering our forgotten heritage No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out; Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites. These warnings allude to potential dangers and prove an ineffective deterrent against thieves and vandals. ...

Beautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned places around the world. Once thriving buildings now ravaged by nature and time are the subject of this fascinating, coffee table book.

Bordeaux is not only the name of a worldwide, high-quality wine terroir, it has long been the center city of the countryside of France. A magnificent place founded in the third century B.C., Bordeaux boasts several golden periods of development, including its meteoric rise in the eighteeth century as ...

A fundamental reevaluation of how the Nazi past shaped postwar German art
and architecture. Paul B. Jaskot fundamentally reevaluates pivotal developments in postwar German art and architecture against the backdrop of
contentious contemporary debates over the Nazi past and the difficulty of determining who was or was not a Nazi perpetrator.

A fundamental reevaluation of how the Nazi past shaped postwar German art
and architecture. Paul B. Jaskot fundamentally reevaluates pivotal developments in postwar German art and architecture against the backdrop of
contentious contemporary debates over the Nazi past and the difficulty of determining who was or was not a Nazi perpetrator.

Discover highlights from one of the world's most diverse and prestigious drawing collections.

Explore art history through the lens of the liberal arts with this stunning look at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art's acclaimed collection.

This illustrated monograph looks at the multimedia work of Jitish Kallat, one of India's most prominent and irreverent young artists.

As multi-faceted as the artist herself, this stunningly illustrated book on Sophie Calle's recent installations displays her genius for entwining personal experience with universal truth.

This trenchant reconsideration of artist Emil Nolde's life and work deconstructs the myths that have surrounded Nolde's legacy until today.

In the spirit of Richard Avedon, this book contains striking photographic portraits of 10,000 people from across the US, bringing readers face to face with LGBTQ America.

This vibrant book tells the history of the Modernist design movement and how it completely revolutionized graphic design.

With Drawing: Faces & Expressions, learn to draw detailed, realistic human faces in graphite pencil from basic shapes. Perfect for beginning artists, Faces & Expressions offers a comprehensive introduction on how to draw faces and expressions—the most important aspects of an individual. First, learn ...