Libros

Charting Picasso's journey from the bohemians of the Blue Period to the Rose Period's acrobats and ingenues, this book celebrates some of the 20th century's most beloved masterpiecesPublished for the most ambitious exhibition ever staged by the Fondation Beyeler, this book is devoted to the (...)

Las relaciones entre ciudad, consumo artístico, sociedad e ideología son un campo de investigación clave para la historia social, la historia cultural y la historiografía del arte. En los últimos treinta años se han producido aportaciones relevantes sobre esta materia. Cierto es que, en el contexto (...)

An elegantly produced double portrait of the affinities and differences between two of the 20th century's greatest artistsCoupling the works of Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) produces a thought-provoking discourse on the artists' formal and iconographic links. Inspired (...)

An unrivaled survey of the most exciting contemporary interior design across the globe, curated by the editors of ten international editions of Architectural Digest.Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents, innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration, (...)

An exquisite variety of African sculptures, masks, reliquaries and statuettes. An impressive collection combining sensitivity with quality. Remarkable art pieces from different African cultures.At the turn of the twentieth century, in particular Gauguin, Picasso, Matisse, and later the Surrealists, (...)

René Prou (1887-1947), ensemblier et décorateur, est, aux côtés de Ruhlmann, Leleu, Dunand, Subes ou Brandt, une figure centrale du mouvement Art déco. Dès 1919, il participe à la plupart des Salons d'automne et des Salons des artistes décorateurs avant de s'imposer à l'Exposition internationale (...)

From about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cultural exchange in the eastern Mediterranean, importing and exporting not just wares but also new artistic techniques and styles. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman craftsmen imitated one another's work, creating cultural and artistic (...)