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Presents a selection of contemporary artists working in a figurative, hyperrealist style. This book includes work ranging from still lifes and extreme closeups to large scale cityscapes and landscape painting, and features a wide range of artists from around the world, who work in a meticulous fashion.

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A quirky, thought-provoking look at the curious afterlife of pop stars.

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Amid a frenzy of lurid color and distortion, discover a calm, authoritative overview of German Expressionism. From the leading collectives of Die Brcke and Der Blaue Reiter to regional schools and lesser known artists, Dietmar Elger leads us through the protagonists and principles of this vivid 20th-century movement-its stylistic cacophony,...

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With almost 500 illustrations, this book captures the most famous wrestlers of the 60s and 70s in action, as well as the amazonian, bikini-clad women who writhed around on staged photography sets in the little-known sub-genre of "apartment wrestling."

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Offers an overview of the collectible and daringly original contemporary art photography. Masterfully curated from over 10 years of content in the eponymous and innovative photography magazine, this book pushes boundaries and defies conventions.

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Talking Heads have achieved the status of rock legends. With hits including "Take Me to the River", and "Psycho Killer", and a Hollywood film of their live performances, the band, formed in New York, 1970, have always been musical pioneers. This work charts their early years, the worldwide success and eventual acrimonious break-up of the band.

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A collection of gift books for all to enjoy. Four unique titles, with a selection of poems and images of Anne Geddes

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An anthology exploring the complex dynamics of contemporary family life. It features forty international photographers whose pictures, albums and archives explore relationships between brothers and sisters, parents and children, step-families and in-laws, outcasts and adoptees.

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This exhibition seeks to balance the worlds in which Karin Catt now works: cinema and television, fashion and celebrity, and music in all of its contemporary manifestations. In one sense this exhibition marks a stage in a work in progress; it is an opportunity to assess a body of work that is impressive in its range and character.

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Written to appeal to both architects and a general readership, The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind brings together the architect's own thinking behind his houses along with the insights of his wife, colleagues, clients and the owners of Mark Mills houses.

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This text reveals the extravagent and ingenious creations resulting from the collaboration between fashion and Surrealism. It ranges from the shocking Surrealist dresses of Schiaparelli and Dali to the work of younger fashion designers, including Olivier Guillemin and Vivienne Westwood.

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Edited by Mario Lupano, Alessandra Vaccari.

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Offers an introduction to Chinese fashion, showcasing the work of 41 contemporary designers and labels, with some based in Mainland China and some in the West. In this book, interviews with each of the designers cover their training, inspirations, motivations, outlook and how they understand their work in the global fashion industry.

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Fashion highlights from the collection of the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Includes interviews with Fashion Makers, from famous designers, founders of fashion labels to key figures that unveil the process that creates an alluring design, collection and brand. This book is suitable for fashion students, fashion professionals and those who want to know what makes fashion function.

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In the FASHION SOURCEBOOKS series. Presents the costume drawings of Peacock charting the development of men's and women's clothing in a year-by-year format. Illustrations are accompanied by captions. Included is a chart on the evolution of fashion and biograhies of designers are given.

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(Hardback, 2nd edition)

Ubiquitous in the music world, Fender(R) guitars and amplifiers are also icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable. Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the company and its legendary instruments.

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Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, the book also lists TASCHEN's top 50 noir classics. A must for amateurs and aficionados alike.

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Warm, insightful, fresh, expert and richly illustrated, this handsome book sheds new light on Hodgkins' life, art and social milieu.