A comprehensive compendium of contemporary art at the beginning of the 21st century This special two-volume edition compiles the 100 most exciting artists from the seminal TASCHEN title Art at the Turn of the Millenium as well as the renowned Art Now series, condensing them to a comprehensive compendium of contemporary art at the beginning of the 21st century. Our selection fea...(展开全部)

One the greatest architectural artists of all time, and certainly the most famous copper engraver of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is most known for his terrifyingly original series of etchings of labyrinthine and megalomaniac prisons, "Carceri d'Invenzione". In his own day, he was most celebrated for his "Vedute", 137 etchings of ancient and modern R...(展开全部)

Turner-prize winning Wolfgang Tillmans is a superstar of 1990s photography. This is the only book to cover his entire career, from the best-selling debut portraits in 1995 at the age of 24, to his most recent, abstract works. Large colour photographs such as Lutz and Alex Sitting in the Trees (1992), of a couple - naked save for their incongruous raincoats - perched in a tree a...(展开全部)

50多年来，宝丽莱公司收藏的相片集是世界上最棒的宝丽莱相片。本书是影像产品库Polaroid 宝丽莱的照片集，展示了Polaroid在过去50年摄影中的选出的400多件精美案例。当你第一次接触Polaroid收集时，那些图象的多样化以及它的 品质给人很深的印象。本书开始于Polaroid 宝丽莱的创始人埃德温·兰德（Edwin Land）和摄影师安塞尔·亚当斯（Ansel Adams），收集册广泛，全世界许许多多的摄影师，包含了许多艺术家如David Hockney、全世界最著名的时尚摄影大师赫尔穆特·牛顿（Helmut Newton），法国时尚摄影师杰鲁普.西埃（Jeanloup Sieff）以及罗伯特·劳森伯格（Robert Rauschenberg），创重要作品。在当代很多事情者是瞬间而逝的，尤其是图图片，数码相机永远改变了我们的生活，但是很有...(展开全部)

50多年来，宝丽莱公司收藏的相片集是世界上最棒的宝丽莱相片。本书是影像产品库Polaroid 宝丽莱的照片集，展示了Polaroid在过去50年摄影中的选出的400多件精美案例。当你第一次接触Polaroid收集时，那些图象的多样化以及它的 品质给人很深的印象。本书开始于Polaroid 宝丽莱的创始人埃德温·兰德（Edwin Land）和摄影师安塞尔·亚当斯（Ansel Adams），收集册广泛，全世界许许多多的摄影师，包含了许多艺术家如David Hockney、全世界最著名的时尚摄影大师赫尔穆特·牛顿（Helmut Newton），法国时尚摄影师杰鲁普.西埃（Jeanloup Sieff）以及罗伯特·劳森伯格（Robert Rauschenberg），创重要作品。在当代很多事情者是瞬间而逝的，尤其是图图片，数码相机永远改变了我们的生活，但是很有...(展开全部)

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, "Queer" is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, "Naked Lunch". Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, "Queer" follows William Lee's hopel...(展开全部)

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the prison. Du...(展开全部)

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the prison. Du...(展开全部)

At one time dismissed by many as inaccessible, elitist or even facile, contemporary art has since entered the realm of popular culture and is enjoyed by millions of gallery visitors every year. Public interest has grown dramatically since the 1990s, in part due to influential art collectors such as Charles Saatchi, whose promotion of contemporary art brought about the rise of T...(展开全部)

This handbook provides the definitive guide to commissioning contemporary art. Every step and stage is revealed and demystified from the initial invitation to an artist to the financing of a project, from the drafting of contracts to the final siting and installation of works, from the care and preservation of commissioned pieces to their interpretation and publicity. Combining...(展开全部)