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The twenty women profiled in this collection are from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. One thing they all have in common is a deep desire for adventure. There’s Belén Castelló who left the comfort of a high-profile job to explore the world on her bike; Gina Johansen who skied solo across the..

Striking proof that a great artist is born every day, this perpetual calendar features 365 artists, from the oldest known creators to today’s contemporary stars. Each entry showcases a vibrant work of art, key biographical details and a brief, informative text explaining what makes that artist ..

In this stunning book, one of the world’s leading art dealers reveals her passion project—collecting French haute couture from the twentieth century and telling the stories of the women who wore them.Francesca Galloway’s collection, unique in concept, spans the great period of French ..

From neoclassical monuments to neon storefronts, Berlin is filled with beautiful typography. Over the past few years, the Berlin Typography project has been photographing the city s best examples of typography, both to celebrate the diversity of letterforms and to preserve its typographic heritage b..

This beautiful and inspirational portrait of a country garden shows how its owners created deep connections to the natural world with techniques and advice any gardener can use.In 2018, photographers Susann Probst and Yannic Schon left Berlin for the German countryside with the aim of growing wholes..

Artist and illustrator Elizabeth Gould is finally given the recognition she deserves in this gorgeous volume that includes hundreds of her stunning and scientifically precise illustrations of birds from nearly every continent. Published in association with the Natural History Museum, LondonFor ..

From the authors of NYC Storefronts comes a sprawling new collection of intimately-rendered shops that line the streets and sidewalks of the Big Apple’s most populous borough.Nowadays, Brooklyn is both destination and home to so many New Yorkers that shopping, eating out, doing errands, an..

From luxury apartment towers to offices, places of worship to museums, brutalist architecture is having a 21st-century moment-- and this book is here to explore the new interpretations of the style. Designed with the same bold aesthetic that informed Le Corbusier himself, this book features fifty re..

Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete.Emerging in the devastating aftermath of World War II, Brutalist architecture in Japan is characterized by its geom..

This elegant and mouthwatering journey through Japanese film offers a palate-pleasing array of recipes inspired by iconic movies.Tan-men soup from Midnight Diner; risotto from Princess Mononoké; ramen from Tampopo—these and other dishes are the stars of this unique cookbook that pairs the ..

Dynamic and accessible, this graphic novel explores the complex and multifaceted career of one of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries’ most influential and iconoclastic artists.David Hockney’s career is highlighted by his continuous pursuit of new mediums, even as he remained steadfastly true t..

David Lynch has always been in the spotlight as a filmmaker, directing some of the most iconic movies ever made, but as a visual artist, he is less widely known. Lynch delights in the physicality of painting and likes to stimulate all the senses in his work. This new paperback edition brings togethe..

This visually stunning homage to the most distinctive male dancer of his generation combines photography and personal essays to explore every facet of Ed Watson’s achievements both on stage and off.Ed Watson, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet for over 20 years is a unique talent; a widely celeb..

A rocky coast along the Sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and water—these are a few images from this remarka..

Few painters have been as celebrated and adopted into popular culture as Frida Kahlo―often to the detriment of her amazing achievements as a painter. In this striking volume, one of the world’s foremost scholars on Kahlo’s art looks past the hype to focus on the artist’s technique and motifs. Reprod..

This book focuses solely on the abstract strategies and processes contained in Gerhard Richter's body of work. In the early 1960s, the artist began to call painting into question, an exploration that continues to occupy him to this day. In the 1970s, he responded to the rejection of painting by crea..

Acclaimed photographers James and Karla Murray invite readers inside the doors of thirty legendary watering holes to discover how each has contributed to the social and cultural fabric of New York City.For nearly three centuries, people have been gathering in New York City taverns, bars, and pubs. C..

Filled with meticulously constructed photographs that blur the boundaries between reality and imagination, this sumptuously produced retrospective features more than thirty years of work by one of America’s most influential photographers.For more than three decades, Gregory Crewdson has been luring ..

This visually stunning collection of iconic and historic subway, light rail, and streetcar maps from fifty of the world’s most exciting cities is a map- and transit-lover’s dream.Transport maps are some of the most frequently consulted and memorized navigation tools on earth. Millions use them daily..

In dialogue with Edward Munch—discover the many ways the expressionist painter’s work has influenced modern and contemporary artists.While Munch’s pessimistic, melancholy world view crucially defines our understanding of his work, many important postwar and contemporary artists have drawn inspiratio..

Every New Yorker has a favorite place to shop―whether it’s for pizza or flowers, to grab a beer, or slurp down soup dumplings. When the coronavirus crisis hit in 2020, illustrator Joel Holland began drawing storefronts near his apartment as a way of memorializing an element of city life that seemed ..

This unique cookbook pairs artistic masterpieces with effortless recipes that will turn your dining room table into a feast for the eyes and the palate.Filled with gorgeous photography, high quality reproductions and fascinating anecdotes, this one-of-a-kind cookbook connects great art with the worl..

Peter Lindbergh's Images of Women is now available in this new unabridged compact edition. Lindbergh, who passed away in 2019, took a comprehensive look at his body of work from the 1980s and '90s and hand selected these black & white photographs of the most beautiful and famous women in the wor..

Made from prefabricated concrete panels, Plattenbauten rose from the ruins of Berlin, providing a quick and inexpensive solution to the severe housing shortage faced by the city after World War II. Although criticized in their day for their sterility and impersonal scale, they nonetheless became an ..