Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated June 13, 2024
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death
Laura Cumming
Paper Book
From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of On Chapel Sands, shortlisted for the Costa Prize for Biography 'No one writes art like Laura Cumming' Philip Hoare, author of Albert and the Whale 'I will never look at any painting in...
The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft
Peter Bellerby
Paper Book
The beautiful illustrated story of our globe and the creations it has inspired, told by the only truly bespoke globemakers in the world, Bellerby & Co. Globemakers'The untold story of the globe, this book is a glorious spyhole into a forgotten art' - Lara Maiklem, author of Mudlarking<...
Art Firsts: The Story of Art in 30 Pioneering Works
Nick Trend
Paper Book
The story of art is not always the story of art-historical 'isms' and complex academic debate. The real history is often the story of some very simple firsts - the first time an artist painted themselves, the first time someone painted a smile, the first actual place to be depicted, the first...
Architecture: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
DK
Paper Book
From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world. Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and...

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