Best known for using light and sound to create immersive, interactive environments,? Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster is the ninth artist to be invited to transform the massive space of the Turbine Hall in
This wonderful book gives children a fresh and informal introduction to both 2-D and 3-D shapes, as well as to concepts such as tessellation, symmetry, and pattern. Superb photographs celebrate the we
A leading figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement, Mark Rothko (1903-1970) is widely seen as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. His paintings are famous for the intense, emotiona
The Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) first came to Britain in 1620 at the behest of King James. When James died in 1625, his successor, Charles I, recognized van Dyck's skill in ca
Ever since Dick Bruna created Miffy in 1955, she has endeared herself to generations of young children and has become one of the best-loved children’s book characters of all time. In this charming new
How many times have you read the caption next to a work of art or a review of a contemporary art exhibition and found yourself none the wiser? For many, the language in which modern art is described
Sparkling with humor and inventiveness, The Coloring Book is packed full of ideas. Absorbing and stimulating, it’ll motivate each reader not only to use color imaginatively, but also to think creative
Film and Video Art is an exciting, comprehensive volume that traces the history of artists’ involvement with the moving image from the earliest experiments with film to the latest digital and v
American artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is a master of creating art that is at once playful and profound. Ruscha's inimitable work frequently involves the setting of a single word or phrase against a stai
Without aligning himself fully to any particular art movement, Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923) has continued in his singular quest to create an original abstract vocabulary. Unlike many of his contemporari
Hervé Tullet has established an international reputation for his outstanding ability to create dynamic and enthralling books for young children. Already the author with Tate Publishing of the best- se
The Camden Town Group of British painters chronicled the changes in British society and the rapidly developing city of London in the years immediately before and during the First World War. Their pri
The street allows photographers to conceal cameras and catch subjects unaware, in informal settings. By contrast, the studio permits both photographers and subjects to present carefully composed imag
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) remains one of the most popular and influential artists of the 20th century. His ornate, sensual paintings, often charged with eroticism and embellished with gold, have
Widely regarded as one of the leading sculptors of the last twenty years, the works of Juan Muñoz (1953–2001), though strongly figurative, are not the usual stuff of classical sculpture. T
A humorous, enchanting book that draws out children’s inner artistsFeed scribbles to a hungry monster. Scribble water to put out a fire. Scribble flames bursting from a volcano. Scribble spaghetti for
Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968) was, without doubt, one of the most controversial artists of the twentieth century. Associated with cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, his invention of the “readymade
