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100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design takes a fresh look at Swiss typography and photo-graphics, posters, corporate image design, book design, journali...

A photography book that documents the colonial houses in Wessex Estate and the hidden meaning behind the names printed on their facades. Previously...

From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a lo...

The allure of colour is undeniable, but its wholesale use in product design is a relatively recent development. Perhaps more than any other object,...

A History of Japanese Art offers readers a comprehensive view of Japanese art through Japanese eyes—a view that is the most revealing of all perspe...

Informed and energized by a lifetime of painting, drawing and making images with cameras, David Hockney, in collaboration with the art critic Marti...

In this collection of essays on the work of, and conversations with, John Berger, thirty-seven of his friends, artistic collaborators and followers...

Award-winning poet and playwright Alfian Sa'at calls for greater support for the arts in our city-state.Paperback: 48 PagesProduct Dimensions: 120 ...

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cat is a book of more than 20 influential artists reimagined as artistic felines. From Frida Catlo to Yayoi Cat...

In the last few decades, the world of contemporary art has become more globalized and visible than ever before. And yet this world has long been pe...

A must for letterpress enthusiasts and graphic designers, this is a covetable showcase of Alan Kitching's fount collection. Each page has been care...

Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted p...

From the thirty-two canvas Campbell's Soup Cans to the Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol's silk-screen prints are the epitome of Pop Art: witty, gimmick...

The question Are We Human? is both urgent and ancient. Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley offer a multilayered exploration of the intimate relationsh...

Showcasing all their work from Universe and New World Series, Around The World Across The Universe chronologically displays Phunk‘s evolution as a ...

Artistic labour was exemplary for Utopian Socialist theories of 'attractive labour', and Marxist theories of 'nonalienated labour', but the rise of...

Based on John Dewey’s lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be co...

This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful,...

Rosa Bonheur was the very antithesis of the feminine ideal of 19th-century society. She was educated, she shunned traditional 'womanly' pursuits, s...

Illustrated by Chris Riddell Drawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this ...

There is a distinct lack of art therapy literature on working with adults with autism spectrum disorders, and this book combats this dearth by look...

We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handba...

Cats, cats, and more cats! Expressive or aloof, affectionate or enigmatic, cats have complicated characters that make them compelling artists' muse...

Illustrated by Kate Lewis This charmingly illustrated book invites readers to peer behind the closed doors of 17 legendary and contemporary artists...

This an essential tool kit for understanding the world around us. It's about our obsession with collecting, the quest for authenticity and the crea...

One of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, Jean-Michel Basquiat explored the interplay of words and images throughout his car...

Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat's life is just as fascinating as the work he produced. Delve into 1980s New York as this viv...

'Art is theft,' Picasso once proclaimed, and much of the best and most 'original' new art involves an act or two of unequivocal, overt theft. Parad...

Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A. O. Scott shows in Better Living Through Criticism is that we are, in fact...

In Beyond Wilderness, photographer Chua Chye Teck explores the fast disappearing natural wilderness in Singapore through a series of black and whit...

Book Cover Design from East Asia is a compendium of more than 100 book covers from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The book features the work of Wa...

American artist Brice Marden (b.1938) has had a profound impact on painting today. While there has been a sea change in art movements, Marden has u...

The first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wea...

translated by Richard Howard Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography. Examining the themes of presence a...

Proposed in 1895 by Proust to the newspaper Revue hebdomadaire (it was rejected), this essay is much more than a straightforward piece of art criti...

A poetic, passionate and intensely personal exploration of colour written during the final year of Derek Jarman's life -- with a new introduction b...

Florence, Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance.  Its art, architectural heritage, culture and politics still has an influence in today’s worl...

There are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, characterised by bold col...

PHUNK is a contemporary art and design collective based in Singapore. Founded in 1994 by Alvin Tan, Melvin Chee, Jackson Tan and William Chan when ...

Societies worldwide are increasingly interconnected through trade, migration, education, and digitization. This has resulted in a profound new comp...

When it comes to foreign visitors or artists, North Korea must be one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Nevertheless, Belgian-born Ma...

Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bauhaus collects the unparalleled writings of legendary British wordsmith Janet Abrams for the first time. From pivotal fig...

Take an inspiring walk with legendary photographer Daido Moriyama while he explains his groundbreaking approach to street photography. For over hal...

Genius, eccentric, exhibitionist: there is no shortage of adjectives to describe the great surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Yet this iconic artist...

'The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public, between living people and art as a living thing' Bruno Muna...

Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial s...

In an age of globalization and connectivity, the idea of 'mainstream culture' has become quaint. Websites, magazines, books, and television have al...

Designing Japan presents renowned designer Kenya Hara's vision of how his industry can support Japan in crafting a future founded on a unique philo...