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A one-of-a-kind, over-the-top, one-stop-shopping overview of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century...

The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, ...

Na začiatku šesťdesiatych rokov začala Leni Riefenstahl často cestovať do Afriky, kde pracovala na rôznych filmových a fotografických projektoch. Jej obľúbeným miestom sa stal Sudán, kde pobudla dlhší čas...

From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons’s art is anything but conformist. Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s, Koons has been known as somewhat of a bad boy...

At first I thought strictly about a book of photographs on fashion...

Unlike most architecture encyclopedias, which tend to concentrate more on buildings and floor plans than their designers, this tome puts the architects in the spotlight, profiling individuals so that readers can get a clear overview of their bodies...

Imagine having an opulent compilation of history’s most elegant and beautiful patterns and designs at your fingertips—to use, peruse, admire, and be inspired by...

Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style.

Studio Olafur Eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in Berlin. Led by renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, it functions as an interdisciplinary space, generating fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings...

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist...

Magnum Magnum is a book of unparalleled scale and ambition and is set to be the photography book of 2007. It features over 400 images by many of the acknowledged greats of 20th-century photography as well as the modern masters and rising stars of today...

At a time when few women were educated or literate – and rarely travelled – German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) made history with her studies of insects in Surinam...

Kniha fotografií Jeroma Sansa, ktorá vychádza v limitovanom náklade 2 500 kusov.

Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic." Philip Drew calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth." He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes...

Kto je najväčšou fotografickou hviezdou hviezd? Je to nenapodobiteľný David LaChapelle s dokonalo jedinečným a nezameniteľným štýlom fotografovania...

For anyone who has ever wondered how the colors Nabokov heard might manifest themselves visually, Alphabet in Color is a remarkable journey of discovery...

Opera portrays pieces in their historical context and highlights key events in the history of music, as well as important performances and interpretations...

Kvalitne spracovaná monografia Leonarda da Vinciho v neobvykle velkom formate, ktorý dá vyniknúť všetkým detailom jeho diela.

A veritable folk hero in Latin America and Mexico’s most important artist - along with his wife, painter Frida Kahlo - Diego Rivera (1886-1957) led a passionate life devoted to art and communism...

When it was completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the world, measuring 300 meters (984 feet)...