General Art
SIGMAR POLKE
The artist who dared put into question the parameters of ordinary vision. One of the main exponents of Capitalist Realism-a current that arose in the 1970s in opposition to both the Socialist Realism widespread in the countries of Eastern Europe and Western pop art-Sigmar Polke was a tireless experimenter of techniques, art materials, and chemical-alchemical processes.
SPLENDOURS AND MISERIES: IMAGES OF PROSTITUTION IN FRANCE, 1850-1910
Written by Thomson, Richard
This work traces the artists and photographers who--whether fascinated or repelled by prostitution in all its forms--captured the realities and fantasies of this ambiguous world.
EGYPT: MILLENARY SPLENDOUR THE LEIDEN COLLECTION IN BOLOGNA
The Egyptian collections of two major European museums.
MARCUS JANSEN: DECADE
Written by Voytek, Lawrence
The first major monograph on the American artist. Marcus Jansen has been called a pioneer in redefining urban landscape painting for the last two decades, transforming landscapes into critical social commentary.
ANDREI SHAROV
The first volume dedicated to the complete works of Russian artist Andrei Sharov. Andrei Sharov is a multidisciplinary artist of international repute--enthralled by theatre and dance--and is a celebrated designer of costumes and stage sets. He is also a painter of note.
ARABIC HURUFIYA: ART AND IDENTITY
The history of a modern art movement in the Arab world called Hurufiya. Reinventing calligraphy and focusing on the formal elements of the Arabic letter, it is one of the most significant art movements that took place in the Arab world beginning in the fourteenth century and peaked again in the mid-twentieth century.
START: EMERGING ARTISTS, NEW ART SCENES
A volume testifying to an initiative that nurtures artistic talent worldwide, recognizing fresh art and helping launch the careers of emerging artists. This catalog was published for the inaugural START art fair, held at the Saatchi Gallery in London in September 2015.
IGOR & MARINA
Written by Kutik, Ilya
A husband-and-wife artistic team, Igor Kozlovsky and Marina Sharapova work together on the same canvas. This first monograph of Igor & Marina gathers the most important paintings made by the couple over the last twelve years. Igor & Marina combine modernity and historical heritage, forcing the viewer to enter their invented world and to experience a new world on his or her own.
UMBERTO MARIANI
A complete monograph on the post-World War II multimedia artist reminiscent of the three- dimensional spatialism of the Italian avant-garde. Best known for his complex draperies on irregular-shaped canvases, Umberto Mariani explores illusions of light and shadow created within the folds of fabric in his work.
FONTANA: CATALOGUE RAISONNE
The catalogue raisonné of the work of the Italian painter and sculptor presents a historical profile of the artist's complete body of work.