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Big Dots. Little Dots. the Elements of Art. - Paperback

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by Vivian Magarino-Gomez (Author), Vivian Magarino-Gomez (Illustrator)"But make no mistake, everything starts with a dot." The elements of art are part of everything from art making and math to the atom and the cosmos. Color, line, shape, form, texture, value, and space are simply defined and playfully illustrated. This book cleverly explores concepts relevant to art, math, and science. It appeals to parents, teachers, and children of all ages. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 8.5...

Big Dots. Little Dots. the Elements of Art. - Hardcover

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Anthony Caro: First Drawings Last Sculptures - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Caro (Artist), Lucy Mitchell-Innes (Foreword by), Julius Bryant (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Widely recognized as one of the most significant sculptors of the 20th century, Anthony Caro (1924-2013) rose to prominence in the 1960s with imposing painted steel sculptures. This catalog features work spanning the British artist's six-decade career.Author BiographyAnthony Caro played a pivotal role in the development of twentieth&hyphen;century sculpture. A...

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by Einar Baldvin (Author), Einar Baldvin (Artist)There are things best left, unseen, untouched, best forgotten and lost. This wretched tome is one such object, a reeking witness to the horror that consumed the once resplendent kingdom of Gyldenbrae. A scavenged collection of manuscripts, fables, etchings, scribbles and lies! Why would you want such a thing? The Crawling King is a fully-illustrated collection of horror stories by award winning independent animator, Einar Baldvin. This massive,...

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Wyatt Kahn: Object Paintings - Hardcover

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by Wyatt Kahn (Artist), Lisa Melandri (Foreword by), Robert Slifkin (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Hovering in the space between sculpture and painting, the work of New York-based Wyatt Kahn (born 1983) reinvigorates the legacy of minimalism.His large-scale paintings collapse figuration and abstraction, encapsulate dynamic energy into geometric form and embrace imperfections and raw surfaces in an entirely human way.Wyatt Kahn: Object Paintings features work from Kahn's first solo museum exhibiti...

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Samara Golden: The Flat Side of the Knife - Hardcover

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by Samara Golden (Artist), Mia Locks (Editor), Klaus Biesenbach (Foreword by)Los Angeles-based artist Samara Golden (born 1973) creates immersive installations that explore what she calls the sixth dimension, where a multitude of pasts, presents and futures exist concurrently. For The Flat Side of the Knife, curated by Mia Locks and organized by MoMA PS1, Golden presented her largest installation to date, filling the double height of MoMA PS1's Duplex Gallery with staircases, beds, couches, l...

Andy Warhol's Ridiculous Screenplays - Paperback

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by Ronald Tavel (Author)Andy Warhol's Ridiculous Screenplays is a fascinating first-person account of writer Ronald Tavel's experiences collaborating with the artist on his films from the winter of 1964 through the summer of 1967. During this period, Tavel wrote seventeen screenplays for Warhol, including some of the most significant works in the artist's filmography and in American underground film more broadly: "Screen Test #2," "The Life of Juanita Castro," "Horse," "Vinyl," "Kitchen" (all...

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In the Lion's Den: Daniel Macdonald, Ireland and Empire - Paperback

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by Niamh O'Sullivan (Author)In 1847, in the British Institution, there hung a harrowing painting 'An Irish Peasant Family Discovering the Blight of their Store', the first and the last known contemporaneous painting of the Great Irish Famine. The painter was Daniel Macdonald (1820-1853), a young Irish artist recently arrived in London. Niamh O'Sullivan's fascinating book reveals compelling new subtexts to the work of Macdonald and re-establishes him as a painter of national importance; it als...

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Maintenant 8: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art - Paperback

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by Peter Carlaftes (Editor), Kat Georges (Editor)A stunning annual collection of contemporary Dada writing and art by an international array of sensational artists. Provocative, disruptive and essential for collectors of contemporary radical art. Maintenant 8: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing & Art is the seventh edition of an annual collection of contemporary Dada work. It features art and visual poetry by a wide range of internationally recognized creators and provocateurs includi...

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by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz (Editor), Carter Mull (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Kenta Murakami (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Rare drawings by Fumio Yoshimura, paintings by Erik Schmidt and more, in the latest OSMOSFounder and editor of OSMOS Magazine Cay Sophie Rabinowitz (formerly of Parkett and Fantom) describes the publication as "an art magazine about the use and abuse of photography." The magazine is divided into thematic sections--some traditional, and others more idiosyncratic. OSMOS Magazine...

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Paper Airplanes: The Collections of Harry Smith: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I - Paperback

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by Harry Smith (Artist), John Klacsmann (Editor), Andrew Lampert (Editor)Filmmaker, painter, anthropologist, musicologist and occultist--Harry Smith (1923-1991) was an incomparable polymath and seminal figure in the realms of beat culture and avant-garde art. Smith's kaleidoscopic experimental films have influenced generations of artists and cinephiles, while his landmark three-volume compilation, the Anthology of American Folk Music (1952), laid the foundation for the folk music revival of t...

Soul Provider: Conversations with My Cat - Hardcover

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by Jody Sims (Author)Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Book Award. Jody presents an extraordinary visual and honest account of her experience with loss, filled with inspiration from someone who forged it for herself. Soul Provider showcases 20 paintings of her cat's face (her catalyst for healing) along with references to her personal journal as she struggled to survive both physically and emotionally from stage-three breast cancer. The book has been described as "both simple and deep; delightful a...

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by Wolf Vostell (Editor), Dick Higgins (Editor)Compiled by Fluxus artists Wolf Vostell and Dick Higgins, and first published by Higgins' legendary Something Else Press in 1970, Fantastic Architecture anticipated the critiques launched by a new generation of visionary architects in the 1970s. In his introduction, Higgins argued that "architects ... have only just begun to escape from the drawing board mentality," and articulated the need for "creating space, which may or may not be functional,...

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Darren Bader: 77 And/Or 58 And/Or 19 - Paperback

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by Darren Bader (Artist)Texts accompanying 77 works from the humorous and enigmatic Darren BaderThis volume of writings by New York conceptualist Darren Bader (born 1978) features texts for 77 artworks. Writing is at the core of Bader's work: he offers deceptively simple propositions for artworks to be carried out by gallerists, museums and collectors who then exhibit the works. Each time a work is sold, Bader produces a text that explains the parameters of the artwork. The propositions can b...

The Lost Art of Ray Willner: The Adventures of Robin Hood - Hardcover

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by Ray Willner (Illustrator), Reed Crandall (Illustrator), Joseph V. Procopio (Introduction by)Collected for the First Time All 14 Beautifully Restored Stories in an oversized format Ray Willner was a casualty of the culture wars. With a comics career dating to 1939, Willner produced impressive work for publishers small and large throughout the 1940s. By 1949 he landed one of the only steady gigs in his career for an unusual publisher: The Brown Shoe Company. While working initially on their ...

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by Nancy Davidson (Photographer), Jessica Brier (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Renee M. Laegrid (Text by (Art/Photo Books))In her sculpture and installation works, New York-based artist Nancy Davidson (born 1943), recipient of a 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship, celebrates and satirizes popular culture. A central example is the American cowgirl. This publication combines archival cowgirl photographs with images of Davidson's sculptures, photographs of photographs and installations. Nancy Davidson is ...

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Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe: Black Acid Co-Op/Bright White Underground/Stray Light Grey/Artichoke Underground - Hardcover

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by Jonah Freeman (Artist), Lauren Walsh (Editor), Glenn O'Brien (Author)Since 2007, artists Jonah Freeman (born 1975) and Justin Lowe (born 1976) have collaborated to create mazelike immersive installations. This is the very first monograph on the duo, printed in conjunction with their exhibition at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in East Hampton. This profusely illustrated volume--printed with full-bleed, double-page spreads and a gorgeous clothbound spine--spans their initial collaboration in Mar...

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by Jesse Ball (Author)A text for those curious about education as a context for creativity and collaboration, and for teachers who want to reconsider hierarchy in their classrooms, Jesse Ball's Notes on My Dunce Cap includes advisory material regarding the creation of syllabi and the manner in which groups may evaluate the work of an individual without harm. Ball is renowned for the unique courses he teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago, which are compiled in this volume along with extende...

Selling Art Online: The Creative Guide to Turning Your Artistic Work into Cash - Paperback

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by Dave Conrey (Author)Your Art Deserves to Be Seen If you're like most visual artists, at some point in your life, you were told you couldn't make a living from your work-very few people get rich as photographers, illustrators or designers-Get a real job instead. Many others of you were told there are only a handful of ways to become a successful artist; that galleries were hard to break into, and if you weren't in those trendy spaces, you weren't a real artist. All due respect to the famil...

Breaking New Ground in Art History - Paperback

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by Margaret a. Hanni (Editor)Written in honor of Alicia Craig Faxon, Ph.D., whose career as a scholar, professor, art critic and patron of the arts has contributed so much to the fields of art history and art criticism, this collection represents original research on a range of subjects from baroque to contemporary art. Many of the essays open new avenues through their interdisciplinary approach. Lavishly illustrated with many images that have not previously appeared in print, Breaking New Gr...

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by Tom Policano (Author)The book consists primarily of photographic images from 1970-71 detailing my impressions of east coast seasonal farm workers and glimpses of their lives in the fields and orchards, in camps, at home and in the news. The 309 photographs are Interspersed with sections of text from conversations with Reverend Peterson, Johnny Wilcox, conversational snippets remembered, and a brief section from my diary in which I document attempts to organize East Coast migrant farm worke...

Pastel Painting Is Transcendental - Paperback

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by Alexia Scott Mfa (Author)Pastel Painting Is Transcendental is an exploration of how plein air pastel painting can calm your nerves, brighten your day, and expand your knowledge of nature and color. The book covers the simple supplies you will need and artistic direction to get you started quickly painting in the field. This book is for anyone who needs a break in their daily life. No experience necessary. Learn as you proceed through the pages building on each chapter. You will be amazed a...

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by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz (Editor), Stefan Gronert (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Leila Grothe (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Writings and photography by Tom McDonough, Stephanie Snyder, Louis Jaffe and Horatiu Sava in the latest OSMOSThe latest issue of OSMOS features Stefan Gronert's essay exploring Thomas Struth's family portraits; Cay Sophie Rabinowitz on OSMOS artist-in-residence Kevin Claiborne; Leila Grothe on Cynthia Daignault's paintings reflecting on American life; Chilean artist Felipe Mu...

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by Title Tk (Artist), Cory Arcangel (Contribution by), Howie Chen (Contribution by)Comprised of the artists and musicians Cory Arcangel, Howie Chen and Alan Licht, Title TK is a "band" that performs in music or art contexts. While they appear on stage as a band, the members do not play live music. Instead the performances are conversations between the three artists about music, performance and the music industry, and their act plays with the tensions created by the audience's expectations and...

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Zaagi'idiwin: Silent, Unquestionable Act of Love - Paperback

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by Leanna Marshall (Artist), Suzanne Luke (Foreword by), Vera Wabegijig (Contribution by)Zaagi'idiwin: Silent, Unquestionable Act of Love, creates an intersection where viewers meet to understand and explore the essence of relationships, the meaning of connection/disconnection, and the pain of loss. Through the making and documentation of jingle dresses, Marshall explores the deeply personal stories that have shaped her perception of the complexities of her family history in the context of Ca...

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She Is Sitting in the Night: Re-Visioning Thea's Tarot - Paperback

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by Oliver Pickle (Author), Ruth West (Illustrator), Rima Athar (Foreword by)A contemporary queer re-visioning of a beautiful feminist tarot deck from the 80s--documenting a conversation across generations and mediums--She Is Sitting in the Night emerges as both a tool for tarot reading and a celebration of queer and feminist cultural production, past and present.By embracing an older deck and simultaneously developing current and re-visioned ways of interpreting its images and the cards' mean...

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by Nadia Myre (Artist)A Casual Reconstruction explores open conversation to examine the relationship between language, identity and human connection. Driven by the desire to have an honest discussion about Indigenous identity/mixed identity, artist Nadia Myre invites viewers on an intimate journey to probe the meaning of cultural distinctiveness. The interweaving of video projection and audio narratives serves as an intriguing rumination in understanding the meaning of belonging and the impor...

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by The School of Life (Author), Alain de Botton (Editor)What is culture really for? How to find compassion, hope and perspective in the arts. Many people search for the meaning of life through music, film, literature and the visual arts. But how can we synthesize the emotions we feel through art? This book looks at how works of culture were made - that is, to improve the way we live. Connecting a range of (Western) cultural masterpieces with our own pains and dilemmas, we learn to better see ...

A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside - Hardcover

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by Susan Branch (Illustrator)A thrilling ocean voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York City to Southampton culminating in a two-month ramble through the charming backroads and small villages of the pastoral English countryside in the spring of last year is the subject of this delicious travel journal that Susan has painstakingly hand-lettered and watercolored in the way many of us have grown to love over the years.Front JacketJoin Susan as she recounts her lighthearted ramble of discovery th...

Dream Streets: Art in Wilmington 1970-1990 - Paperback

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by Margaret Winslow (Author)A comprehensive catalogue for the exhibition brings together key artists, historians, and writers-Joyce Brabner, Dr. James E. Newton, and Rick Rothrock, among others-to document Wilmington's creative community during the 1970s and 1980s. Number of Pages: 102 Dimensions: 0.26 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 07, 2015

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Conversations: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, 2015 - Paperback

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by Ashley Holland (Editor), Jennifer Complo McNutt (Editor)Conversations: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, 2015, the ninth iteration of the Eiteljorg Museum's acclaimed biennial art series, documents the strength, drama, determination, and storytelling genius of contemporary Native art and the artists who create it. Celebrating the work of Invited Artist Mario Martinez (Yaqui Pascua) and Eiteljorg Fellows Luzene Hill (Eastern Band of Cherokee), Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation), Da-ka-x...

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William Kentridge: Notes Towards a Model Opera - Hardcover

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by William Kentridge (Artist), Karen Marta (Editor), Alfreda Murck (Text by (Art/Photo Books))To accompany William Kentridge's (born 1955) Notes Towards a Model Opera project in China, the artist's personal notebooks--filled with annotations, drawings and ideas--were meticulously reproduced in this eponymous publication to allow the reader into Kentridge's own thought process. With an in-depth profile of Kentridge by author Andrew Solomon, and essays by China art historian Alfreda Murck and U...