Art Books

Startling Photos from Pieter Hugo's New Retrospective

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Nollywood, Art Books, Photography, South Africa, Pieter Hugo, The Hyena and Other Men, Prestel Publishing, Slideexpand, This Must Be the Place, Video, Arts News

Pieter Hugo gained international recognition in 2007 for "The Hyena and Other Men," a photo series presenting a group of wandering minstrels who were ...

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“Draw It With Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment,” from Paper Monument

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Paul Thek, Art Books, N+1, Draw It With Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment, Art Theory, Paper Monument, Teaching Notes, Arts News

When the American painter, sculptor and installation artist Paul Thek (1933-88) taught art classes at Cooper Union in the late 1970s, he wrote and the...

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A Photography Book That Captures the Zeitgeist of Los Angeles

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Art Books, Photography, Arts, Los Angeles, Books, Photography Books, Frank Gehry, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

You'll travel through time with highlights of the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history.

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The Postcard as Literary Magazine and Unbound Art Book

Pamela Poole | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Art Books, Matthew-Rose, Postcards, Art Installations, Mobile Apps, Literary Magazines, Hoot, Arts News

In an era when the way we communicate has become so very virtual (e-mail, social media), and our attention spans are ever shorter, it's the perfect time for the postcard to experience a revival.

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They Wrote Too??!

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Andrew Wyeth, Art Books, Artist Autobiographies, Art History, Diego Rivera, Yayoi Kusama, Vincent Van Gogh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Slidepollajax, Artist Biographies, Amazon, Arts News

We know that you've probably read an artist's biography or two, but have you ever read artists' own account of their lives? Let us provide you with th...

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Fuzzy Bunnies, Doe-Eyed Dolls And Raw Meat

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Art Books, Pinxit, Ryden, Creepy, Taschen, Baroque, Kitsch, Pop Surrealism, Mark Ryden Pinxit, Taschen Books, Cute, Lowbrow, Mark Ryden, Arts News

If you have a sweet tooth, beware of Mark Ryden. He goes beyond kitsch and nosedives into the realm of the genuinely cute, with his doe-eyed cherubs a...

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The Perfect Art Book For Your Valentine

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Portraits of Paris, Matthew Barney, Vogue, Taschen, Kathy Acker, Valentines Books, The Artist's Body, Valentines Day, Theater, Phaidon, Mark Ryden, Art Books, Pinxit, Carolee Schneeman, Guy Bourdin, Valentine's Day, French Revolution, Implosion, Arts News

Nothing says "I love you... and I'm an intellectual, I swear!!!" like a thoughtful and stimulating book. Valentine's Day is stressful enough as it is,...

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More on Artists and the Future of Books: An Interview With Kirk Pedersen, Founder of Zero+ Publishing

Jane Chafin | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Zero+ Publishing, Coffee Table Book, Deluxe Books, Special Print Books, Deluxe Edition Books, Artistic Publishing, Zero + Publishing, Art Books, Book Art, Arts News

The good news is that the future of books, having lost their monopoly as conveyors of information, lies in aesthetics. There will always be a market for interesting, beautiful books -- and artists are, of course, leading the way.

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9 Books To Get Your Mom

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Book News, Art Books, Food Rules, Mom Holiday Gifts, Book Gifts, Design Sponge, Gift Books, Cook Book Gifts, Mom Book Gifts, Mom Gifts, Books News

When you were too restless to sleep, she read you the same story a million times, never wavering in her theatric enthusiasm. Instead of battling the m...

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Yuko Shimizu; A Phantasmagorical Graphic Novel

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Illustration, Japanese Calligraphy, Art Books, Yuko Shimizu, Drawings, Graphic, Arts News

The exceptional illustrator Yuko Shimizu creates work that melds traditional Japanese graphic prints with surreal comic art. Inspired by Matthew Barne...

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Modern Art Is Garbage

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Art Books, Sue Webster, Art Trash, Consumerism, Art Garbage, British Rubbish, Modern Art, Trash Art, Garbage Art, Rubbish-Collection, Tim Noble, Video, Books News

Trash doesn't have to be garbage. When examining human waste, artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster decided to make something out of what they call th...

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Education and the Visual Arts

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Art Books, Arts Education, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Arts News

Creativity is discovering patterns, relationships, connections, and beauty -- seeing itself is a creative act. The potential for creativity resides everywhere, in every subject, every decision, and every relationship.

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How Did Comic Book Art Reach Six Figures?

nytimes.com | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: New York Times Book Review, Art Books, Comic Books, Comic Book Movies, Comics, Books, The New York Times, New York Times, Comic Book Art, New York City, New York, Arts News

THE place of comic books at the cultural supper table has never been more secure. Summertime films have come to mean superhero movies. Comics-related ...

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Artistic Prophecies In Beautiful/Decay's 'Future Perfect'

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Art Books, Toyota Prius Projects, Art, Toyota, Future Perfect, Books, Beautiful/Decay Book, The Future, Future, Robin-Williams, Beautiful/Decay, Arts News

Art website Beautiful/Decay asked artists to “show us what your ideal future would look like”, and Book 6: Future Perfect is the result. The proje...

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Designers And Books: 50 Esteemed Designers Compile The Ultimate Book List

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Book Lists, Book-Lists, Reading-Lists, Reading Lists, Books, Graphic Design, Novels, Architecture, Design, Designers, Interior Design, Blogging, Arts News

Designers and Books is a new online book list, with over 600 books chosen by esteemed members of the design community. From art books, to novels, and...

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An Artist's Book With Bite -- From the Mighty Pen of Anthony Haden-Guest

Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Limited Editions, Art Books, Cartoons, Humor, Books, Freight and Volume, New Books, Anthony Haden-Guest, New York Art, Arts News

Anthony Haden-Guest Far from the right wing diatribe, Anthony Haden-Guest's new book is a hilarious and terrifying ride in words and pi...

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DIPLOMATIC ART: Putin Alledgedly Left Museum With AK47 Shaped Glass Sculpture, Detailed In New Book

The Australian | Will Pavia, New York | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Russia, The Hedonist's Guide to Art, United Nations, Guggenheim Museum, Sculpture, Art Theft, Masterpiece, Vladimir Putin, Vodka, Guns, ak47, Arts News

WAS it theft or a diplomatic misunderstanding? Either way, when Vladimir Putin left the Guggenheim Museum with a vodka-filled glass sculpture shaped ...

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Think Books Are Dead?

flavorwire.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Book as Art, Book Object, Robert The, Book Art, Jonathan Safran Foer, Sculpture, Cara Barer, Thomas Allen, Brian Dettmer, Books News

Even as our lives become ever more digitalized, the beauty of the printed page continues to hold sway. Take Jonathan Safran Foer's recent literary dis...

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Images and Ideas Fill Photographer's Posthumous Book

David Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenwood Springs-Colorado, Art Books, William Meriwether, People's Press, Photography Books, The Museum Collection, Denver News

William Meriwether was obsessed with composition. Piling cumulus clouds above Rio Grande Gorge. Light and shadow on Rancho de Taos Mission. A 1949 truck slowly decomposing.

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Great Art Books to Give This Holiday Season

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Holiday Gifts, Books, Holiday Books, Arts News

To make your life a little bit easier during the Christmas frenzy, here is a wonderful array of art books to give as holiday gifts. Trust me, your friends and family will be amused and entertained.

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ART BOOK: Steve Martin's New Book 'An Object Of Beauty'

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Steve Martin, Art, Edward Hopper, Larry Gagosian, New York, Ed Ruscha, Comedian, Books, Object of Beauty, Maxfield Parrish, John Currin, William Acquavella, Arts News

Walking down Madison Avenue on a sunny afternoon last week Steve Martin had the look of a movie star in thin disguise, wearing tinted glasses and a ch...

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Book Sex

Jan Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multimedia-Books, Art Books, MoMA P.S.1, Cunt, Books, Immanuel Kant, Sonorama, NY Art Book Fair, Books News

Kant was also born in 1724, a coincidence not lost on Editions Silverbridge, the publisher of Birth of the Cunt. The video was recorded Nov. 5, 2010...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Sol LeWitt's 2D+3D At The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, Models, Art Openings, Art Prints, Drawings, Sculpture, Walker Art Center, Works-on-Paper, Art Exhibitions, Minneapolis-Art, Sol Lewitt, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

WHO: Sol LeWitt WHAT: Sol LeWitt: 2D+3D WHEN: November 18, 2010 - April 24, 2011 WHERE: Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 554...

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To Read and Browse in LA

Hellin Kay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arcana Books on the Arts, Lee Kaplan, Rhino Records, The Strand, Bard College, The Apple Pan, Alias Books, Nuart Theatre, Arcana Books Santa Monica, Arcana, Used Books, Out of Print Books, Rare Books, Used Bookstores, Art Books, Photograph by Hellin Kay, Books News

Sadly the art of book selling is slowly on the decline.

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BLOGWATCH> The Boombox Project: New York, Music, And Community In The 70s On Planet Mag

PLANET Mag | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Books, New York Artists, Boombox, Photography Books, Books, Brooklyn, Lyle Owerko, Spike Lee, Musicians, Music, Mc's, New-York-Art, Arts News

Do you remember? It was an unforgettable time. The kind that, in hindsight, you can say, "something really unique was happening then". But the late 19...

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