Art, Design & Performance

Author: Sue Roe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 "Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed." -...

Author: Carol Bishop Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Carol Bishop made a pilgrimage across the United States in search of a way to express her deep connection to the...

Author: Professor John Szwed Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Kirkus Best Books of 2015 selection forBiography Published in celebration of Holiday s centenary, the first biography to focus on...

Author: Inc. LOFT Publications Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 Filled with beautiful full-color photographs and detailed illustrations, an irresistible collection profiling 150 of the latest trends in contemporary loft...

Author: Catherine McCormack Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 From the floating women and lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, first painted in the year 645, through to...

Author: Yolanda Zappaterra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Discover hundreds of the most interesting and memorable art experiences from around the world! Amazing Art Adventures offers us art and...

Author: Michael Stephenson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 In a continuously running stream of events, The History of Architecture pieces together humankind's building prowess from 10,000 BCE, when humans...

Author: Michael Bird Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Artists' Letters is a treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing the reader with a unique insight...

Author: Sean Smith Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon:...

Author: Meredith Ochs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Celebrate the women who rock, with this fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands. Award-winning radio personality Meredith...

Author: Caroline Young Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Fully illustrated, it delves into the stories behind the styles, what sets each of them apart, and looks at the influence...

Author: Amy Winehouse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Global icon Six-time Grammy winner Headline-maker The most talented recording artist of her generation Much has been said about Amy Winehouse...

Author: Gary Giddins (The Leon Levy Center for Biography) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 418 In his illuminating new work, Gary Giddins explores the evolution of film, from the first...

Author: Betty Edwards Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 From the author of the world's most popular drawing instruction manual Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this new...

Author: Senior Curator Jennifer Mundy (Tate) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 424 Man Ray (1890 -1976) was a pioneer of the Dada movement in the United States and France and...

Author: Dita Amory Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A new account of Cezanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic...

Author: Irving Singer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 An exploration of the sensuous and the passionate, as expressed in operas by Mozart and Beethoven. Music, language, and drama come...

Author: Allan Marett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Aboriginal musicians receive songs both from an eternal realm known as The Dreaming and from the ghosts of deceased ancestors. Songs,...

Author: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 With her canon of best-selling singles, electrifying stage performances and iconic music videos, Britney Spears is undoubtedly a...

Author: Ben Lewis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million-and...

Author: Alison M. Gingeras Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 This definitive book on the renowned post-war avant-garde artistic movement offers a comprehensive insight into Cobra's history and achievements, and...

Author: Madeline Stuart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Stuart is hailed as an icon in Los Angeles for her exceptional work. Architectural Digest wrote, "In a city driven by...

Author: Jenn Fujikawa Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 I Love Lucy's Lucy and Ethel are TV's original BFFs. This celebration of their friendship is the perfect way to share...

Author: Reader in Classical Art Michael Squire (King's College London UK) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 The classical human body is perhaps the single most important and wide-ranging legacy...

Author: Andrew Britton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Of all the major Hollywood stars, Katharine Hepburn was the least conventional, conforming to none of the stereotypes of female superstardom....

Author: Joe Garner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Broadcasting into family living rooms from the 1960s to the 1990s, this wildly creative art form wrought a beloved rite of...

Author: Julie Rodrigues Widholm Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Mexico City has emerged as a thriving center of contemporary art. Escultura Social features recent work by a group of...

Author: Mark Cooper Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later...' Nick Cave 'Later... is a...

Author: David Humphrey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 239 The art criticism of the painter David Humphrey merits an anthology. But neither Humphrey nor Periscope wanted to present his writing...

Author: Caroline Bruzelius Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Friars transformed the relationship of the church to laymen by taking religion outside to public and domestic spaces. Mendicant commitment to...

Author: Forrest McGill Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A huge number of artworks relating to the Rama legends have been made over the course of 1500 years in a...

Author: Ronald G. Knapp Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded...

Author: . Ciammitti Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Dosso Dossi has long been considered one of Renaissance Italy's most intriguing artists. A wealth of documents chronicle his life, but...

Author: Seth Casteel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 112 Photographer Seth Casteel's underwater photographs of dogs and babies have captivated an international audience. Now, Seth has found the perfect way...

Author: Christopher Griffin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Discover the joys and self-nurturing benefits of plant parenthood, from learning how to begin building your own lush plant family to...

Author: Ronald G. Knapp Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Over a period of several years, noted Chinese cultural historian Ronald G. Knapp traveled throughout Southeast Asia, searching out homes...

Author: Brian Walker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 An exciting look at the artistic evolution of the iconic style of Doonesbury on the 40th anniversary of its publication. Best...