Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. This book tells her life story.

An accessible and irreverent introduction to the art and art world of today, written by two curators at the heart of the contemporary art scene.

A fascinating rediscovery of the life and work of Eileen Gray, one of the twentieth century's most important designers.

Organized by 50 of the most essential questions about color across a variety of fields--physics, chemistry, biology, technology, and psychology--this book examines how and why we see color; how color relates to light; what the real primary colors are; how biology, language, and culture affect the colors that we see; and much more.

People collect to connect with the past, personal and historic, to exercise some small and perfect degree of control over a carefully chosen portion of the world. The Grain of the Clay is Allen S. Weiss's engaging exploration of the meaning and practice of collecting through his relationship with Japanese ceramics.

Featured in Christie’s list of ‘What to read in 2022: the best new art books to look out for'.

Discover the remarkable NASA spacecraft that have captured our imaginations for decades.

Discover the scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color that transformed the history of art. This overview of Impressionism explores the artists, subjects, and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the evanescent ebb and flow of modernity.

Der Katalog Monuments and Myths thematisiert erstmals die Überschneidungen zwischen den Laufbahnen der beiden führenden Bildhauer des US-amerikanischen Gilded Age: Augustus Saint-Gaudens und Daniel Chester French. Mit einer Fülle neuer Überlegungen und beeindruckenden Fotografien untersucht der Band die Rolle der bekanntesten und prägendsten öffentlichen Skulpturen der USA im Licht des komplexen Diskurses über nationale Identität.