Exquisite Dreams: The Art and Life of Dorothea Tanning MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Exquisite Dreams is the first full account of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012). Rather than only focusing on her well-known surrealist paintings, this book gives equal weight to Tanning’s lesser-known but equally powerful sculptures,... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was:
Kahlo Basic Art Series MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: The arresting paintings of Frida Kahlo were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, she transformed the afflictions into revolutionary... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was:
Pop-Up Surrealism MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Author: Gérard Lo Monaco Hardcover Publisher: Thames & Hudson, October 2024 MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Paul Klee: Life and Work MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Back in print, the most authoritative overview on the beloved Bauhaus Renaissance man and pioneer of abstraction, the first artist to "take a line for a walk" The many books on Paul Klee (1879-1940) published over the years should not obscure the fact... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
Giorgio de Chirico: The Changing Face of Metaphysical Art MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The first overview in decades of the eerie allegories of de Chirico, forefather of surrealism and genius of uncanny connections Giorgio de Chirico began to develop his Pittura Metafisica, or Metaphysical Painting, around 1911, painting brooding, dreamy... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was:
Giorgio de Chirico and the Myth of Ariadne MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: These “Metaphysical "works began around 1912, with a series of 8 Ariadne paintings in which the artist depicted a reclining statue of the Princess of Greek mythology in an empty, sun-drenched piazza. According to the legend, Ariadne was abandoned by her... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was:
Man Ray: When Objects Dream MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: The first in-depth study of Man Ray’s groundbreaking rayographs of the 1920s and their interconnections with his Dada and Surrealist works. This is the first in-depth study of the rayograph (or camera-less photograph) pioneered by Man Ray (1890–1976) in... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
Lee Miller & Man Ray: Fashion, Love, War MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: Lovers, collaborators, friends: the story of two inventive icons of 20th-century photography This volume pays homage to Lee Miller (1907–77)—pioneer of Surrealist photography, war correspondent, muse and icon—and places her emphatically... MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was:
Claude Cahun (Photofile Series) MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The perfect primer on the surrealist writer and photographer Claude Cahun. Claude Cahun (1894–1954), the chosen name of the artist Lucy Schwob, was best known in her lifetime as a writer but built up a remarkable body of photographic work that only came... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Joseph Cornell's Dreams MSRP: Now: $15.95 Was: A selection of dream epiphanies and reveries from Joseph Cornell's voluminous diaries Joseph Cornell is well known for the oneiric quality of his art and films. Many have tried, often in vain, to put into words the strange power of his boxes—toy-like... MSRP: Now: $15.95 Was:
Calder: Sculpting Time MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: A wide-ranging selection of works from Calder’s most prolific period highlights the role of time in his groundbreaking sculptural practice Francisco Goya claimed in 1801 that “time also paints.” More than 200 years later, this quote, now turned maxim,... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was:
Wifredo Lam MSRP: Now: $75.00 Was: A specialized monograph on the artist whose importance has finally been recognized, given clarity by recent biographical research. This beautifully illustrated book, the first monograph on Wifredo Lam since 1989, provides a comprehensive... MSRP: Now: $75.00 Was:
Magic Art MSRP: Now: $95.00 Was: Breton’s late treatise on magic and art appears for the first time in English, complete with citations, commentaries and a bibliography What is “Magic Art”? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the Surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French... MSRP: Now: $95.00 Was:
The Short Story of Queer Art: A Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes & Breakthroughs MSRP: Now: $23.99 Was: A new and innovative approach to the fascinating story of queer artists throughout art history. Part of the bestselling The Short Story series. The Short Story of Queer Art offers a fuller picture of the history of art - from the barriers broken... MSRP: Now: $23.99 Was:
Walter Gropius: New Works from Bauhaus Workshops - Bauhausbücher 7 MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Walter Gropius outlines the guiding principles of Bauhaus living, from household utensils to textiles and ceramics The Bauhaus sought to unite life, craftsmanship and art under one coherent ethos and aesthetic. In New Works from Bauhaus Workshops—the... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was:
Theo van Doesburg: Principles of Neo-Plastic Art - Bauhausbücher 6 MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The De Stijl protagonist’s elucidation of the basics of neoplasticism Painter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was:
Tschabalala Self - Make Room MSRP: Now: $83.00 Was: First monograph of the African-American artist, renowned for her representations of black femininity, whose spectacular pop patchworks deconstruct and recompose the everyday feminine/masculine relationship in its domestic dimension, with seven essays and... MSRP: Now: $83.00 Was:
D Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz Moving Backwards MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: The catalogue of the Swiss Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. At the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, artist duo Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz will transform the Swiss Pavilion into a... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was:
Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz: Stages MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Ten years of multimedia installations and performances from a Berlin-based duo. Berlin-based artist duo Pauline Boudry (born 1972) and Renate Lorenz (born 1963) work across film, installation, sculpture and dance to create their politically charged... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was:
Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: From his early self-portraits to his site-specific installations, this volume underscores Rashid Johnson's fearless engagement with the central themes, questions and aesthetics of the contemporary era Co-organized by the Guggenheim New York and the... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
