Catalogues Exhibitions category: 673 books
David Smith, Sculptures 1933-1964 (Paris - 2006)
Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: October 5, 2016
On attendait depuis longtemps en France une exposition consacrée au sculpteur américain David Smith (1906-1965): le Musée national d'art moderne-Centre Georges-Pompidou l'a finalement présentée du 14 juin au 21 août 2006...
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Un siècle de sculpture anglaise (Paris - 1996)
Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Daniel Abadie, le commissaire de l'exposition présentée à la Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume en 1996, a opéré une sélection radicale des artistes et des œuvres pour mener à bien un projet ambitieux : montrer au public français un siècle de sculpture anglaise...
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Marie d'Orléans, 1813-1839, princesse et artiste romantique (Paris - 2008)
Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 1, 2016
L'exposition monographique consacrée à Marie d'Orléans, 1813-1839, princesse et artiste romantique, présentée conjointement au musée du Louvre à Paris (18 avril-21 juillet 2008) et au musée Condé à Chantilly (9 avril-21 juillet 2008), ne cherchait pas seulement à....
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by Camille Flammarion
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
The final book of the Bible, known both as The Book of Revelation and The Apocalypse of John, is a prophesy of the events that will occur at the end of time. During the Middle Ages, in a society which held a deep belief in God and was mainly ruled by religious authorities, this apocalyptic theme recurs...
Siting Michelangelo
Spectatorship, Site Specificity & Soundscape
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Michelangelo's originality as an artist lay not only in ideas about perfection and beauty, but also in his unique approach to the artistic process and art's site specificity. Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and the sculptures of the Medici chapel and Julius II's tomb should all be understood...
Will Gorlitz
nowhere if not here
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Will Gorlitz: nowhere if not here examines the art, background, and theoretical concerns of contemporary Canadian artist Will Gorlitz. Appreciated especially for his painting and drawing, Gorlitz produces imaginative and highly visual artwork that is further distinguished by its fundamentally restructured...
A Chosen Path
The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Renowned ceramic artist Karen Karnes has created some of the most iconic pottery of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The body of work she has produced in her more than sixty years in the studio is remarkable for its depth, personal voice, and consistent innovation. Many of her...
In Contemporary
The Collection of the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - CRT for Turin and Piedmont
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
A private art collection open to all: this is the ultimate aim of our Fondazione per l’Arte della Cassa di Risparmio di Torino.
For ten years now, intense acquisition operations have made it possible to endow two important museums, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea and GAM – Galleria...
by Michael David
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Join the journey into this volume of Book of Strangers and enjoy expressions of people, places, and still life. Prolific in composition with Robust Lines, and bold colors these compositions are sure to please the contemporary art lover in all of you. From a Luthier - master of the craft to a walk...
Museum Skepticism
A History of the Display of Art in Public Galleries
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2006
In Museum Skepticism, art historian David Carrier traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion. Carrier contends that since the inception of the public art museum during the French Revolution, its development has...
by Brian Bosselman
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2016
An art book. A collection of pictures. Whatever you want to call it, just look at them. They are beautiful children. Look at these magical and amazing pictures with your eyeballs. Some are done with crayon, some with paint. I used a marker at some point. It's art.
Shark
A Visual History
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
“The sharks, ancient or modern, real or imaginary, have always been with us, and will probably remain with us forever. They appear not only in movies and literature, but in countless permutations of size, shape, and materials, permeating our daily lives with their silent menace. In a sense, humans...
Cities of New York
Mostra fotografica in ricordo dell’11 settembre 2001 - decimo anniversario dell'attacco alle Twin Towers
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 21, 2015
La notizia dell’attentato alle Torri Gemelle, trasmessa in tempo reale, dalle televisioni di tutto il mondo, l’11 settembre 2001, ci tolse il fiato. La disperata richiesta di aiuto di chi sventolava i fazzoletti dalle finestre, intrappolato negli uffici, il gesto estremo di chi, invece, da quelle...
Baseball Americana
Treasures from the Library of Congress
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009
Foreword by George F. Will
With a new Preface by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
A lavishly illustrated history of America's game, from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress.
“One of the most seductively designed books about the sport to come our way. …...