At the end of the nineteenth century, American artists demonstrated a preference for gardens as artistic motifs as well as a growing appreciation of the art of gardening itself. The range of color and the variation in form and silhouette made the garden a compelling subject for a large number […]
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The Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros announce the release of Tomás Maldonado in Conversation with María Amalia García, the second book in the Conversaciones/Conversations series. The 136-page bilingual (English-Spanish) book presents an extended dialogue between the Argentine-born artist, industrial designer and theorist, Tomás Maldonado, and writer and art historian […]
As the Birmingham Museum of Art enters its 60th year a a new collection handbook, Birmingham Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection has been published. This 272-page catalog is an outstanding survey of four hundred centuries of art from one of America’s leading regional museums. Published by D Giles […]
Contemporary figurative painter Eric Zener has produced a large collection of fine art works over the past decade, and gathered quite a patronage in the process. The artist can often be found in his Sausalito based studio, working between spending time with his children, and creating works of art that […]
In collaboration with Aperture Foundation, VMFA has published the first substantial scholarly exploration of this world-renowned artist’s work and the first study of her approach to the body. “Sally Mann: The Flesh and The Spirit” emphasizes new and recent work: previously unpublished self-portraits, nude figure studies of Mann’s husband, haunting […]
“An Open Mind” is the title of the new jubilee publication by the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein summarising the history of the institution and the exhibitions and events it has organ-ised in the first ten years of its existence. The prestigious volume, made possible by the generous support of the Centrum Bank […]
The Royal Ontario Museum has published a new book on Paul Kane. Paul Kane/the Artist/: Wilderness to Studio, covering the works of the Irish-born Canadian artist, Paul Kane (1810-1871). The book, published in the bicentennial of the artist’s birth, is written by Kenneth R. Lister, Assistant Curator of Anthropology in […]
The book Gabriel Metsu, containing a wealth of illustrations, will be published as a supplement to the exhibition. Edited by Adriaan E. Waiboer, the book also includes contributions by Bianca M. du Mortier, Pieter Roelofs and Marijn Schapelhouman. 212 pages; available in Dutch (paperback) and English (hardcov. Published by Yale […]
Paul McCarthy’s Low Life Slow Life: Tidebox Tidebook is a 640-page book that accompanies a two-part exhibition presented at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco in 2008 and 2009. The exhibition was curated by the Los Angeles-based artist Paul McCarthy and organized by Wattis director Jens […]
From 2nd – 4th September 2011 the Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany celebrates the premiere of the PHOTO+ART BOOK HAMBURG. This new fair focuses on the printed publication as an autonomous form of artistic expression. It accommodates not just a variety of exciting stalls but also offers exhibitions, workshops, […]