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A crucial introduction to the origins of the German Expressionist movement and the influential Blue Rider group, focusing on their relationships and transcultural interests   Founded in Munich in the 1910s, the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) was a...

A wide-ranging exploration of the birth of impressionism centered around the landmark exhibition in Paris in 1874   "The catalogue, in unusual tall format, is particularly attractive and vivacious, full of fresh material and images, expanding the Impressionist cast...

A groundbreaking volume resituating the Harlem Renaissance as integral to the development of twentieth-century modernism   Beginning in the 1920s, Upper Manhattan became the center of an explosion of art, writing, and ideas that has since become legendary. But...

J.M.W. Turner and Ellen Gallagher, Joshua Reynolds and Yinka Shonibare. John Singleton Copley and Hew Locke, Past and present collide in this powerful mix of contemporary and historic artwork that examines art and its role in shaping narratives of empire, enslavement, resistance, abolition and...

Drawing Basics and Beyond provides the tools, techniques, and inspiration artists need to improve their sketchbook practice and use the information they gather to create imaginative artwork.

A leading art historian presents a new grammar for understanding the meaning and significance of print In process and technique, printmaking is an art of physical contact. From woodcut and engraving to lithography and screenprinting, every print is the record of a contact...

Tate Britain exhibition: 8 November 2023 - 7 April 2024 National Galleries Scotland: Modern, Edinburgh: 25 May 2024 - 26 January 2025 Whitworth Art Gallery, the University of Manchester: 7 March - 1 June 2025 A timely exploration of the work and lived...

A new study of Mary Cassatt that explores the centrality of work to both her inventive technical practice and her distinctive approach to modern subjects       Mary Cassatt's (1844-1926) sensitive depictions of the social, intellectual, and...

How modern and contemporary artists across the African and Caribbean diasporas transformed European Surrealism into a tool for Black expression On the centennial anniversary of André Breton's first Surrealist Manifesto, Surrealism and Us shines new light on...

The first major retrospective of Yoko Ono in a decade foregrounds her impact on activism and invites readers to engage dynamically with her work   Yoko Ono (b. 1933) firmly established herself as a leading figure in the Fluxus movement by the mid-1960s. Since...

A beautifully illustrated history of the many inventive, poetic, and alluring ways in which color swatches have been selected and staged The need to categorize and communicate color has mobilized practitioners and scholars for centuries. Color Charts describes the many...

'Excellent.' - The New Yorker The first publication dedicated to artists' zines in North America, a revelatory exploration of an unexamined but thriving aesthetic practice Copy Machine Manifestos captures the rich history of artists' zines as never before, placing them in...

This immersive publication explores the artistic journey of one of today's most prominent conceptual artists, with a specific focus on his groundbreaking series, "Children's Games." Whether he's moving a sand dune in Peru or pushing an enormous ice block through the streets of...

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is renowned as the Romantic painter par excellence, his works icons of an age of major social upheaval. His landscape paintings and drawings broke with traditional patterns of representation and paved new ways of both experiencing and reflecting on the...

'An encyclopedic necessity for anyone interested in contemporary art.' - Vanity Fair 'We want people to see themselves... We want you to see the giants on whose shoulders we stand.' - Alicia Keys The first book to showcase selections from the groundbreaking...

Winner of the 2023 Canadian Museum Association award for Outstanding Achievement in Research A landmark publication bringing together more than seventy voices illuminating the rich array of Indigenous art held by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Under...

A compelling exploration of trans history through art, activism, and unique objects of resistance. Surveying over four centuries, this volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of artworks and artefacts that highlight under-recognised histories of trans and gender...

 A book highlighting the work of pioneering Black printmaker, sculptor, and activist Elizabeth Catlett.    Accomplished printmaker and sculptor, avowed feminist, and lifelong activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) built a remarkable career around...

A unique survey of 350 artworks by a global and diverse array of LGBTQ+ artists - many underrecognized and overlooked - from the last 50 years Though the Stonewall Riots might now be shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, so much of art and culture has been 'queer' since the...

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A critical and celebratory counternarrative to what we know of Japanese photography today.  I'm So Happy You Are Here presents a much-needed counterpoint, complement, and challenge to historical precedents and the established canon of Japanese...

A monumental illustrated survey of the architecture of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century China The Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and stages. With a history...

Aperture Releases "Counter Histories," Produced with Magnum Foundation Spring Issue Presents Photographers Who Uncover Personal and Political Histories (New York--March 6, 2024) What creative possibilities are offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in...