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Nobuyoshi Araki is arguably Japans greatest living photographer, and certainly its most controversial. The more than 300 books he has published over the last four decades attest to his inexhaustible creative energy, while his work, which often challenges social taboos surrounding sex and death, has drawn critical attention both at home and abroad.

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A discussion of works from recent exhibitions over the past several years. Works are drawn from the world of family and home, evoking a cosy domesticity that seems unpretentious and reassuring.

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A critical response to dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticizing art and aesthetics at a time when the art world is locked in an analysis of identity politics. The book addresses the question of how art can be an empowering and revolutionary force within the black community.

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Bestselling author Tristan Manco explores the many exciting new ways in which scale is being taken to new extremes in art.

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From Vanessa Bell and Charlotte Bront to Nina Simone and Jane Campion, here are over one hundred and forty female writers, painters, musicians, sculptors, poets, choreographers, and filmmakers on how they create and work.

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Following up on the best-selling cookbook Les dners de Gala, in this delightfully eccentric guide the surrealist master shares his passion for the gift of the gods. The book explores the many myths of the grape, in texts and sensuous, subversive works by the artist, always true to his maxim: "A real connoisseur does not drink wine but tastes of its secrets."

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Embraces the diverse artistic traditions of Polynesia and Melanesia from the Pacific Arts collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

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Following on from her bestselling book How to Survive Modern Art, Susie Hodge once again tackles a dauntingly complex subject: how can we evaluate, explore and respond to art In her characteristically engaging style, Susie Hodge shows us how to interpret and respond to a broad variety of artwork and artists' philosophies.

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A substantial new monograph on one of Americas most important artists, showcasing his paintings from the early 1980s to the present.

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A catalogue and personal history of how some of the artworks came together with black and white and colour illustrations.

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Designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam, this book will deepen understanding not only of Islamic art and architecture but also of Islam itself.

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Provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today. In this book the author gives practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. It is a mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy.

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Figurative art is currently riding high. Contemporary works depicting the human form grace the walls of public institutions and commercial galleries alike. This book explores the reasons behind this resurgence and considers what the figure means to the artists who depict it in their practice.

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In the art world the way materials come together to mean something is fascinating. This book by three painting conservators explores the backs of 33 paintings held in the collections of Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

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A thought provoking essay critiquing contemporary culture's obsession with identity politics over and above aesthetics and older critical concerns.

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This study if children's art and how they go about it is based on the author's 25 years of teaching art to young children. Aimed at parents, early childhood and art teachers, psychologists, art therapists and art students, the book includes over a hundred examples from Jenny's collection of children's artwork. Aust author.

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Explores the evolution of a relatively new field of art restoration through critical contributions. This volume, culled from the lectures held in Turin at Castello di Rivoli in 1987 and in 2012, reveals the inner fragility of a modern work of art.

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Will create a portrait of Proctor, painter, printmaker and teacher, through a series of objects - paintings, drawings, magazines and personal items and a re-creation of her Burdekin House exhibit of 1929 - which was a hospital fund raiser of beautiful things - both antique and modern.

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We thrive on both the recognition of fashion's immediate ability to shape our self-images and our enlightened awareness of the way past examples of significant design affected the way women dressed. This book celebrates this power by citing those gowns, minis, muumuus, shifts, and more that are responsible for changing how women wanted to look.

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Everything you always wanted to know about the art market but were afraid to ask. A pioneering collector explains how to use passion and intuition to acquire key pieces or build a collection--even on a limited budget.

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A comprehensive study of beloved American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder sheds new light on his practice and its enduring influence on American Modernism.

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