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Caravaggio

Caravaggio's great work had the misfortune of enduring centuries of disrepute. It wasn't until the end of the 19th century that he was rediscovered and,

Cezanne

In Paris, but above all in Provence, Cezanne quested tirelessly for a harmony parallel to Nature—discovering it in still lifes of apples, in bathers, or

M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work

Escher is not a surrealist drawing us into his dream world, but an architect of perfectly impossible worlds who presents the structurally unthinkable as though

Brassai, Paris

With this book, priced very reasonably, the finest work of one of photography's giant figures is all yours

Hopper

Many of Hopper's pictures represent views of streets and roads, rooftops, and abandoned houses, depicted in a brilliant light that strangely belies the melancholy mood

Impressionism

The monograph also examines the Impressionist movements that emerged in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, Eastern and South-East Europe, Italy, Spain, Britain and North America.

Hundertwasser

This presentation of Hundertwasser's work in all of its different facets is guided by the artist's own view of himself and his purpose. And, because

Raphael

 This overview traces the life's work of this Renaissance master who achieved the height of greatness in only two decades of creation and whose influential

Francois Truffaut

From The 400 Blows to Jules and Jim to The Last Metro, Francois Truffaut (1932–1984) practically defined the French cinema of his era and was one of the founders of the New Wave which took the

Kandinsky

Together with Franz Marc and others he founded the group of artists known as the Blauer Reiter in Munich. His art then freed itself more

The Male Nude

It features the pioneer homoerotic nude photographs of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, posing nude youths in classical postures at Taormina in Sicily. It includes illustrations

Best Movies of the 70's

Thanks to directors like Spielberg and Lucas, American cinema gave birth to a new phenomenon: the blockbuster. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, while the Nouvelle Vague

O'Keeffe

Our Basic Art Series study traces the idiosyncratic of O'Keeffe's career, and numerous illustrations document the most important periods in her lengthy life in art

Atget, Paris

Eugene Atget (1857-1927) roamed the streets with his bulky large format camera, systematically cataloguing turn-of-the-century Old Paris down to the very smallest details. His skilled, wonderfully

Pop Art

Everything is beautiful, ? raved Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, and the world of the media and its

Schiele

Many contemporaries found Schiele's expressive nudes and self-portraits, with their strange movements and morbid colours, to be ugly and even morally objectionable—criticism which culminated in

Gaudi: The Complete Buildings

It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do

Horror Cinema

Depicting deep-rooted, even archetypal fears, while at the same time exploiting socially and culturally specific anxieties, cinematic horror is at once timeless and utterly of

Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954: Pain and Passion

Kahlo was one of the daughters of an immigrant German photographer and a Mexican woman of Indian origin. Her life and work were more inextricably

Keith Haring

Haring original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors, and graffiti-inspired cartoon-like figures, won him the appreciation of both the art

Living in China

Sneaking a peek at an array of different homes, from ancient to modern, Living in China brings you to places that most will never have a chance

Michelangelo

From his earliest youth Michelangelo transformed personal torment into exquisite creativity—attempting to reconcile the apparently conflicting forces that inhabited him: his earthly passions and his fear of

New Erotic Photography

The New Erotic Photography is the room, and dozens of photographers from various countries are the hosts of this intimate gathering. In this 320 page volume

Edward Weston

Through the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, Weston was a major force in pushing forward the art of photography. His photographs are monuments of sensual realism,

Jackson Pollock

A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912 1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting,

Renoir

I like pictures which make me want to wander through them when it's a landscape, he said, or pass my hand over breast or back

Turner

But to develop such a style, William Turner (1775-1851) first had to overcome the legacy of late rococo academic teachings. He was simultaneously a romantic and

Cubism

Pioneered by Picasso and Braque, Cubism was the first avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. Heavily influenced by the stark power of African and

HR Giger

His other celebrated film projects include Poltergeist II, Alien 3 and Species, for which he designed a deadly but beautiful half-extraterrestrial female creature and a

Klee

His Tunisian water-colours depicting landscape, architecture and, above all, the North African light of this Mediterranean land constitute the true beginning of Klee's painting career.

Industrial Design A-Z

Here, you'll find the likes of Enzo Ferrari, Philippe Starck, Zanussi and Apple Computer, among many others. Exploding with color, aesthetic, and style, Industrial Design

Leonardo

Leonardo also advanced numerous artistic techniques, and implicated a complex psychology into his paintings of The Last Supper and the enigmatic La Gioconda, or Mona Lisa. Famous horseman, rival to Michelangelo,

Living in Bali

When it comes to Balinese houses, walls are not compulsory, wood is everywhere, earth tones are dominant, and thatched roofs abound. Opening onto gorgeous green

Miro

From the mid-twenties onward, Miro strove to leave direct objective references behind and developed the pictograms that typify his style. The pictures of this period,

Amedeo Modigliani

His style had ancient roots that lay deep in classical antiquity or Africa. But his portraits of intellectual giants of the age, friends such as

Monet

In his endeavor to capture the ever-changing face of reality, Monet went beyond Impressionism and thereby beyond the confines of self-contained panel painting: in Giverny

Munch

The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify to myself my own

Best Movies of the 80's

Without a doubt, sci-fi was the most important genre of the decade, with non-human characters like E.T. winning the hearts of millions, while the slimy

Toulouse-Lautrec

More than any other artist, Toulouse-Lautrec captured the belle epoque's pursuit of fleeting pleasure: directly and without flattery, his paintings, lithographs, and posters offer a

Uwe Ommer: Black Ladies

Uwe Ommer, a sought-after commercial photographer based in New York and Paris, has made a name for himself with his own uncommissioned works, as this

Velazquez

Born in Seville but of Portuguese origin, Velazquez became Court Painter to Philip IV in 1623. A steady worker, using primarily sombre low-toned coloring, he

Living in Japan

Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting-edge apartment, the best Japanese homes share a love of cleverly designed spaces and warm materials

Living in Morocco

Digging a little deeper into the myth of Morocco, Barbara and Rene Stoeltie bring us this eclectic selection of homes that demonstrate all that is

Magritte

Magritte depicts the world of reality in such unsecretive superficiality that the beholder of his pictures is forced to reflect that the mystery of it

Jeanloup Sieff

I have been searching for time past all my life. —Jeanloup SieffIn this unique monograph, Jeanloup Sieff (1933-2000) retraces in words and images the course of 40

Bauhaus 1919-1933

The Bauhaus Archiv is dedicated to the study and presentation of the history of the Bauhaus, including the new Bauhaus in Chicago and the Hochschule

Federico Fellini

Forever a circus ringleader at heart, Federico Fellini (1920–1993) is remembered as one of cinema’s greatest storytellers. From bittersweet, heart wrenching tales (La Strada andNights of Cabiria) to semi-autobiographical

Great Yoga Retreats

TASCHEN has found the most exquisite and inspirational yoga retreats around the world choose from an exotic luxury hotel in Bhutan, a spiritual ashram in India, a

The Great American Pin-Up

Pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing

20th Century Photography

This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, all of the major movements and genres

Salvador Dali. The Paintings

He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting, approaching the subconscious with extraordinary sensitivity and

The Grand Tour

Including, of course, many of the world’s most famous architectural structures, Seidler’s photographs illustrate the history and style—country by country—of architecture in Europe, the Middle East,

Stieglitz, Camera Work

Highlights from Stieglitz's legendary photo journal (1903-1917)This has to be the 'must buy' book of the decade—no photographic library will be complete without it.  -

Decorative Art 50s

TASCHEN's Decorative Art 50s explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade. Technology and construction had been enervated by research during the war

Design of the 20th Century

From furniture to graphics, its all here - the work of artists who have shaped and recreated the modern world with a dizzying variety of

Scandinavian Design

This all-you-need guide includes a detailed look at Scandinavian furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, metalware and industrial design from 1900 to the present day, with

A History of Photography - From 1839 to the present

The continually expanding photography collection contains over 400,000 images and negatives - among them the work of Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Ansel Adams and others

Monet Or The Triumph Of Impressionism

It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of colour, and whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time in

Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings (2 Vol.)

* Part I explores Leonardo's life and work in ten chapters. All of his paintings are interpreted in depth, with The Annunciation and The Last Supper featured on large double-spreads.* Part

Green Architecture Now! Vol. 2

As always in the Architecture Now books, you can discover the latest realizations of “stars” like Peter Zumthor and Bernard Tschumi, but also catch up on the rising new generation

Architecture Now! Eat Shop Drink

But it is also the place to discover new talents like the designer of London’s Late Night Chameleon Cafe, Gary Card, to see how the director David

Shopping Architecture Now!

This book is full of the most recent retail spaces in the world, ranging from astonishing shopping centers by Daniel Libeskind or the young Swiss firm HHF to interactive

Architecture Now! Landscape

There are new names like the Lebanese landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic and well-known ones like Martha Schwartz. There are established firms like the Wirtz family

Brand Identity Now!

Featuring over 150 outstanding brand identities from more than 20 countries, including the Obama '08 Election Campaign, The Museum of Art and Design, and New

Architecture in the 20th Century

The chronologically organized chapters put it all into perspective, illustrated by hundreds of large-format photos as well as a plenitude of drawings and floor plans.

Great Escapes - Mediterranean

Highlights include the hotel Le Corbusier in the Cite Radieuse, a Le Corbusier building in the residential district of Marseille, built in 1952 Casadelmar on

Fashion of the 20th Century: 100 Years of Fashion Ads

 From full skirts to miniskirts and morning coats to leisure suits, men's and women's clothing design evolved so rapidly that it was all one could

Art of the 20th Century

Ranging across the full spectrum of disciplines available, including photography and new media, and thematically chaptered to highlight relationships between works and movements, this readable

The Architect's Home

If houses reflect their owners’ personalities, then architects’ own homes are like autobiographies. Location, layout, style, lighting, artwork, furnishings—every detail adds color to the story.

van Gogh

This comprehensive study of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) represents a rarity in art history: a detailed monograph on his life and art combined with a complete

100 Interiors Around the World (2 Vol.)

What unites these dwellings is authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion.Includes interiors in

100 Contemporary Houses: (2 Volume Set)

Conceiving living spaces is not without its own set of challenges, for which architects are forever looking for innovative solutions—rethinking the way we inhabit our

100 Contemporary Artists

This special two-volume edition compiles the 100 most exciting artists from the seminal TASCHEN title Art at the Turn of the Millenium as well as

The World of Ornament

Adapted from historical items dating from antiquity, including jewelry, tiles, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a wide range of

100 Contemporary Green Buildings

Well-known architects like Frank Gehry and Norman Foster are present right alongside young, up-and-coming creators from Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Asia. This

Bourgery: Atlas of Anatomy (2 Vol.)

In 1830, having received his doctorate in medicine three years prior, Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob

Fashion

Showcasing a vast selection from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins, Fashion History is a

Jazz Covers (2 Vol.)

Special features for jazz lovers include a top-10 favorite records list by leading jazz DJs such as King Britt, Michael McFadden, Gilles Peterson, Andre Torres, and Rainer Truby, as well

Mid Century Ads

These optimistic indicators paint a fascinating picture of the colorful capitalism that dominated the spirit of the 1950s and 60s, as concerns about the Cold War

Modern Art - 2 Vol.

Even in post-modernism and the contemporary works of Koons, Kelley, or Wool, this modernist urge to make something new is still very much alive.This publication

Sculpture: From Antiquity to the Present Day (2 Volume Set)

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this book is the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehensive approach. Taking

Piranesi

One the greatest architectural artists of all time, and certainly the most famous copper engraver of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is most known for

The Silver Age of DC Comics

The results were transformative, delivering the first-ever reboot of Golden Age greats with the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman as well as the hit TV

The New Erotic Photography 2

There are also several outstanding women introduced in this edition, including erotic film star Kimberly Kane, Colombian expat Alejandra Guerrero, skate-boarder and heavy metal rocker