The painter, designer, and architect Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) played a crucial role in expanding modernist aesthetics beyond Paris and beyond painting. Opposing ...
A dazzling dual portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright and early twentieth-century New York, revealing the city's role in establishing the career of America's most ...
The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work One of the most important architects of the twentieth century, Lina Bo ...
The painter, draftsman, and illustrator Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is one of America's best-known and most frequently exhibited artists. Hotels, motels, and tourist homes are ...
Stunning satellite images of one hundred cities show our urbanizing planet in a new light to reveal the fragile relationship between humanity and Earth ...
The first major work in English on Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990), this book illuminates the artist's pivotal role within the landscape of twentieth-century modernism. Goeritz ...
A beautifully illustrated look at how Georg Jensen pushed the boundaries of modern domestic design In 1904 Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) founded one ...
The extravagant gardens of the 16th- and 17th-century British aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest gardens of the rural county gentry ...
Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent years, ...
A comprehensive new survey tracing the global history of urbanism and urban design from the industrial revolution to the present. Written with an international ...
This compact and accessible book is for anyone who would like to understand more about the architectural history of English churches. Clear and easy ...
An enthusiast's guide to exploring historic houses of England, this informative book, now in paperback, also enables readers to discover more about the history ...
An enlightening and overdue re-evaluation of the masterwork of a complex and under-appreciated artist Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) is renowned for a single, monumental, modernist ...
In this generously illustrated and lively book, Christopher Lloyd sets out and interprets the lifelong achievement of Picasso (1881-1973) as a draftsman. Although there ...
An insightful examination of Bruce Nauman's Contrapposto Studies, I through VII, Contrapposto Studies, i through vii, and related works, through both rigorous analysis and ...
A fresh and engaging look at the groundbreaking work of contemporary artist Mona Hatoum The work of London-based artist Mona Hatoum (b. 1952) addresses ...
