Individual Artist category: 1922 books

Isabel Samaras's quirky, sexy, pop-surrealist art has had a cult following for years and now at long last her first monograph, On Tender Hooks, is here. Drawing her influence from classic TV shows and paintings by the Old Masters—for example riffing on Gricault's Raft of the Medusa by replacing...

This all-new collection of David Shrigley's addictively strange and entertaining work reveals fresh, unsettling truths and anxious amusements in a format that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.

This refreshingly contemporary take on Tarot is equal parts gorgeous art piece and thought-provoking spiritual touchstone. All 78 classic Tarot cards are represented, beautifully depicted in ethereal watercolors by Michelle Blade and eloquently explained in text by Jen Altman. The Circadian Tarot...

Publication initially published in print on the occasion of the exhibition Brian Jungen at Witte de With, 2 Dec 2006 to 11 Feb 2007.

I started Ali Baba's Book Series on Artistic Flags in 2016. Along the way, I have used the colorful flags of different countries as a tool to convey my feelings and to express my thoughts. There are between 200-250 countries spread across all five continents. There is no doubt that each country has...

I depict the flags of different countries as a way to express my appreciation and respect to all nations. Also by drawing flags I convey my wishes, hopes and dreams for achieving friendship and cooperation among all nations. This has been the trend for all the books in the Ali Baba's book series. In...

Amazingly, one can arrange numbers 1 through 6 to arrive at so many different combinations of 6-digit numbers. Similarly, just a few colors such as blue, red, white, green, black, and yellow have been used to represent over 200 countries. All flags are distinct with respect to their colors and arrangements...

Enter The Universe According to Peter Max. A true Pop Art icon—one of the world’s most well-loved visual artists—Peter Max now offers us an intimate, unprecedented look at the inner workings of his imagination. Vibrantly colored artwork accompanies fifty evocative personal essays in which Max,...

‘The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.’ – Man Ray Welcome to the world of fringe movies. Here, artists have been busy putting queer shoulders to the wheels, or bending light to talk about First Nations rights (and making it funny, to boot), or demonstrating...

For exactly 5 years, The Gallery At The End Of The World in Altadena, CA was the center of the world for a ragtag group of young artists who met there and strode together into the wilderness of the L.A. "underground" art scene. There was nothing overly dramatic about how it all ended. The lease just...

Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is known first and foremost as a painter. His paintings, of which there are thousands around the world, explore the mythic origins, the natural beauty, and the spiritual strivings of humanity and of the world. But Nicholas Roerich was as prolific a writer as he was a painter....

Ever wondered how Tyrese Gibson rose to stardom? Journeys are never easy. Some journeys have many hurdles, several adventures, a few mishaps and if you’re lucky – a little success. The journey of Tyrese Darnell Gibson has all of that and more. Many American superstars had humble beginnings....

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Parmi les nombreux titres qui font de Théophile Thoré (1807-1869) l'un des critiques d'art français les plus importants de la monarchie de Juillet et du second Empire, l'ouvrage consacré à la redécouverte de Vermeer est...

La place éminente qu'occupe la représentation du nu dans l'œuvre d'Edgar Degas (1834-1917) a fait l'objet pour la première fois, au musée d'Orsay à Paris (du 13 mars au 1er juillet 2012), d'une exposition conçue par George T. M. Shackelford, alors conservateur au Museum of Fine Arts de... À...