Modern matters: A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernismThe modern art adventure began roughly 150 years ago in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began paintin
Gold, flowers, and female beauty: The work of the decadent Austrian symbolistThe unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but
Painting For Her Life Charlotte Salomon’s artistic feat under the Third Reich When German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943) handed her gouache series Life? or Theater? ov
The quintessential roundup of art from 1900-2000 Who could possibly have forecast on New Year's Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisi
Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often stagger
Concrete HeightsThe most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trendConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is act
Adventures in PajamasLittle Nemo up, up, and awayMeet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic narrative, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century. The master creation of Winsor McCay
Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim. Some even said her work was unbuildable. Yet over the
Harmony Between Man and NatureDiscover the artists who sought to capture utopiaIn a revolt against Rationalism, Romanticism sought to return to nature and the belief in the goodness of humanity, with
From the Land of the Pharaohs The finest treasures of ancient Egypt The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these un
The Venetian VirtuosoTitian, Renaissance master of form and color Immerse yourself in the rich shades and textures of Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1490–1576), commonly known as Titian, and the figurehead of
The avant-gardist: Life and work of Josef HoffmannThe influence of the Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) is extraordinary: for a period of over 60 years he kept up an aestheti
From a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, George Eastman's career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak died in 1932, and left his
All wrapped up An international guide to contemporary packaging design Packaging is a highly underrated art form. As the first thing a consumer sees when looking at a product, t
Loving the AlienBehind the scenes of Nic Roeg’s 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David BowieFirst advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who
From the dawn of time, ever since Adam and Eve, all artists of every age—whether the Egyptian, Greek and Roman artists of Antiquity, or more recent famous names as Rembrandt, Courbet, Degas or Picasso
Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century’s most interesting
Forms of feeling: The human body in distressLargely self-taught as an artist,Francis Bacon (1909–1992) developed a unique ability to transform interior and unconscious impulses into figurative forms a
Bouncing Bodies Fernando Botero’s fulsome and frolicking forms Fernando Botero is an artist with his own style. For more than six decades, the Colombian’s “Boterismo” tech
