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R1350Great Women Painters is a groundbreaking book that reveals a richer and more varied telling of the story of painting. Featuring more than 300 artists from around the world, it includes both well-known women painters from history and today’s most exciting rising stars.
Covering nearly 500 years of skill and innovation, this survey continues Phaidon’s celebrated The Art Book series and reveals and champions a more diverse history of art, showcasing recently discovered and newly appreciated work and artists throughout its more than 300 pages and images.
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R1750This luxury guide to the highlights of the Tate Britain’s collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries, telling the story of the collection and presenting a selection of the stunning works on display. It’s a lavishly illustrated, beautiful collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years.
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R345Despite the growing importance of contemporary art from Latin America in the last two decades, no book exists that thoroughly explore this phenomenon.
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R320Exhibition Catalog; Published by The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, January 26-May 19, 2013; Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, February 6-May 1, 2014; and Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, June 24-October 12, 2014.
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R550Don McCullin (b. 1935) is an internationally acclaimed British photojournalist, best known for his war photography and images of urban strife.
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R300In My View is a collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. Among the artists are John Baldessari, Daniel Buren, Chuck Close, Michael Craig-Martin, Tacita Dean, Marlene Dumas, Antony Gormley, Susan Hiller, Thomas Hirschhorn, Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Jorge Pardo, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Bill Viola and Rachel Whiteread. The stories show the profound connections that exist between artists past and present and offer an alternative look at art history from the 15th century to the 1960s, through the eyes of contemporary artists themselves. Simon Grant’s introduction identifies themes that emerge and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others.
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R225The Violin charts the journey of the violin from its origins in the bow and arrow through to the legendary Stradivarius.
