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Apocalypse, the city, war, religion, the portrait, exile and existential trauma Ludwig Meidner (18841966) is regarded as one of the outstanding artists of German Expressionism. With the accuracy of a seismograph he recorded in his pictorial and literary works the shocks which reverberated through his time.

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This volume presents one of the most important private collections worldwide of Renaissance medals from the time of Albrecht Duerer. The medals provide a fascinating glimpse into the era of the Protestant reformation.

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Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt invited the young international group of artists et al to create an installation as an introduction to the exhibition "Surreale Dinge (Surreal Things)". This book offers a contemporary perspective on Surrealism.

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Eran Shakine works in different media: painting, drawing, sculpture and site-specific public art. This book introduces as his subjects artists, architects, fashion designers, scenes from the world of museums and art.

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Erwin Eisch, a pioneer of the international Studio Glass movement, has helped establish the medium in Europe. His distinctively distorted glass vessels and imaginative sculptures of mould-blown glass challenge the distinctions between art forms and between realism and abstraction. This book deals with his life and work.

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The exhibition You Are my Biggest Inspiration in the Muse dArt Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the first comprehensive solo show of the early work of the radical artist duo EVA & ADELE. In addition to their very first joint work, the video installation HELLAS, the publication shows for the first time early key works which focus attention on the Gesamtkunstwerk EVA & ADELE.

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Roland Fischers Faades are spectacular photographic pictures: a visual grammar of architectural structures, an alphabet of abstract forms full of art-historical references. Roland Fischer (b. 1958), whose work is exhibited worldwide in important museums, lives and works in Munich and Beijing.

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The fish hook derives its form from its practical intention - to catch a fish. But in cultures where fishing is and always has been a main livelihood, the crafting of fish hooks becomes an Art. This volume features more than 600 fish hooks used by the people of the Pacific Islands, with life-size illustrations and accompanying texts.

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Focusing on both professors at the Academy of Art in Hangzhou, this publication provides a comprehensive introduction to the works of the two artists, Xu Jiang and Shi Hui.

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Featuring a collection of international historical photographs, this title traces the development of photography from its beginnings as an artistic medium to the 1970s.

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Francesco Clemente's wide-eyed portraits and bold manipulations of images from art and popular culture have established him as one of today's foremost artists. This book focuses on his life and work.

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The work of painter Francesco Clemente has always drawn on many esoteric traditions. He finds inspiration in a variety of visual languages, ranging from the Tantric diagrams of India to the 'Candomble' ceremonial implements of Brazil. This book deals with his life and work.

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In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty. This book deals with this subject.

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In 1970 in Munich Gerhard Richter met Brigid Berlin alias Brigid Polk, Andy Warhols legendary muse and enfant terrible of New Yorks high society. This meeting gave rise to Richters important Brigid Polk series, based on Polaroid self-portraits by the eccentric artist: a dialogue between America and Europe, photography and painting, artist and muse.

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Practically no other artist today is as internationally acclaimed as Gerhard Richter. After relocating to Western Germany in the early 1960s, he began to interpret his new environment visually by creating large paintings which were based on photographs. This book deals with his life and work.

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For gardeners, Roaring Water Bay in West Cork in Ireland is a paradise: the Gulf Stream, long hours of sunshine and the prevailing micro-climate permit unique plants, even palm trees, to grow there. In this title, five photographers show the growth and development of the garden from their own personal point of view.

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