Catalogues category: 882 books
Things to do in Amsterdam
Museums
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2018
Your all-in-one Guide to Amsterdam Museums: Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House & Hermitage Amsterdam**
If you go to Amsterdam (Holland) and want to pay a visit to its world-famous museums, then this digital set is for you. For people who like engaging, accessible guides without...
A Chosen Path
The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Renowned ceramic artist Karen Karnes has created some of the most iconic pottery of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The body of work she has produced in her more than sixty years in the studio is remarkable for its depth, personal voice, and consistent innovation. Many of her...
In Contemporary
The Collection of the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - CRT for Turin and Piedmont
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
A private art collection open to all: this is the ultimate aim of our Fondazione per l’Arte della Cassa di Risparmio di Torino.
For ten years now, intense acquisition operations have made it possible to endow two important museums, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea and GAM – Galleria...
by Michael David
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Join the journey into this volume of Book of Strangers and enjoy expressions of people, places, and still life. Prolific in composition with Robust Lines, and bold colors these compositions are sure to please the contemporary art lover in all of you. From a Luthier - master of the craft to a walk...
Museum Skepticism
A History of the Display of Art in Public Galleries
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2006
In Museum Skepticism, art historian David Carrier traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion. Carrier contends that since the inception of the public art museum during the French Revolution, its development has...
by Brian Bosselman
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2016
An art book. A collection of pictures. Whatever you want to call it, just look at them. They are beautiful children. Look at these magical and amazing pictures with your eyeballs. Some are done with crayon, some with paint. I used a marker at some point. It's art.
Shark
A Visual History
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
“The sharks, ancient or modern, real or imaginary, have always been with us, and will probably remain with us forever. They appear not only in movies and literature, but in countless permutations of size, shape, and materials, permeating our daily lives with their silent menace. In a sense, humans...
Cities of New York
Mostra fotografica in ricordo dell’11 settembre 2001 - decimo anniversario dell'attacco alle Twin Towers
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 21, 2015
La notizia dell’attentato alle Torri Gemelle, trasmessa in tempo reale, dalle televisioni di tutto il mondo, l’11 settembre 2001, ci tolse il fiato. La disperata richiesta di aiuto di chi sventolava i fazzoletti dalle finestre, intrappolato negli uffici, il gesto estremo di chi, invece, da quelle...
Baseball Americana
Treasures from the Library of Congress
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009
Foreword by George F. Will
With a new Preface by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
A lavishly illustrated history of America's game, from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress.
“One of the most seductively designed books about the sport to come our way. …...
by James Henry Duveen
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
by Maira Kalman
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
From Maira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and The Elements of Style, comes this beautiful pictorial and narrative exploration of the significance of objects in our lives, drawn from her personal artifacts, recollections, and selections from the collection of the...
Lucky Kunst
The Rise and Fall of Young British Art
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010
These days artists like Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin are major celebrities. But Gregor Muir knew them at the start; his unique memoir chronicles the birth of Young British Art. Muir, YBA’ s ‘ embedded journalist’ , happened to be in Shoreditch and Hoxton before Jay Jopling arrived with his White...
by Olinka Vistica, Drazen Grubisic
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
**"Leave[s] your heart feeling full and connected."**-- Frank Warren, PostSecret
In the spirit of Humans of New York and PostSecret, MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS is a gorgeous gift book celebrating the objects that outlast love: a poignant, funny, sometimes bizarre and always delightful...
Community Custodians of Popular Music's Past
A DIY Approach to Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
This book examines do-it-yourself (DIY) approaches to the collection, preservation, and display of popular music heritage being undertaken by volunteers in community archives, museums and halls of fame globally. DIY institutions of popular music heritage are much more than ‘unofficial’ versions...