Der Katalog betrachtet anhand von 89 Werken das OEuvre Eduardo Chillidas und zeigt seine künstlerische Entwicklung und Formensprache auf. Neben seinen Skulpturen und einige öffentlichen Arbeiten liegt der Fokus vor allem auf den hängenden Papierarbeiten des Künstlers - den "Gravitationen". Der in San Sebastián geborene baskische Künstler gilt als Meister der abstrakten Skulptur und zählt zu den bedeutendsten Bildhauern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Bekannt geworden ist er als Bildhauer der Mon...

The Ghent University library with its famous "Book Tower" was designed by Henry van de Velde in the 1930s. It re-opened recently after a long restoration process under the supervision of Robbrecht en Daem architecten.

Book Tower Images focuses on the rich artistic imagery of the monument. Over the years, leading artists and photographers such as Frans Masereel, Lucien Hervé, Candida Höfer, and Carl De Keyzer have visualized it abundantly. Jan De Cock, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Anne Teresa De Ke...

Victor Horta en de grammatica van de art nouveau biedt een vernieuwende en grondige analyse van de architecturale aanpak van Victor Horta, de Belgische architect wiens creaties tussen 1893 en 1905 baanbrekend waren voor de architectuur van de art nouveau. In dit boek, onder redactie van Iwan Strauven (professor architectuurgeschiedenis, ULB) en Benjamin Zurstrassen (directeur van het Hortamuseum in Brussel), is nieuw onderzoek samengebracht van nationale en internationale experts in het werk ...

A feast of colour and texture, Chila Burman's first major monograph celebrates one of Britain's most exciting contemporary artists and her extraordinary body of work from across four decades.

Chila Burman is a British Asian artist known for her radical feminist practice, her joyful neon light installations and her use of kaleidoscopic colours. Since the mid 1980s her work has explored the experiences and aesthetics of Asian femininity and female empowerment, and the impact of imperialism, col...

Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These are just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS in autumn 2023. The not-to-be-missed exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' brings a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list. Works of art you would otherwise have to travel all over Flanders to see, or which were never even publicly accessible, can now be temporarily admired in one museum hall. All in honour of the 20th anniversary of the 'Flemish Ma...

Pierre Culot (1938-2011) was een Belgische keramist/beeldhouwer.

Pierre Culot werd opgeleid door Antoine de Vinck en de Engelse meester-pottenbakker Bernard Leach. Hij behoorde tot de generatie keramisten uit de jaren 1950 die van hun ambacht een kunstvorm maakten. De klei die hij draaide, tot plakken vormde, afkrabde en verniste veranderde in courante gebruiksvoorwerpen met een majestueuze présence. Hij bleef zijn leven lang trouw aan zijn initiële pottenbakkerservaring, en liet zijn werk ...

The first publication about the building of the Academia Belgica in Rome, residential facility and research centre for Belgian artists and researchers in Rome. Constructed between 1937 and 1939 by both an Italian and Belgian architect, in a style both modernist and art déco, the building has preserved not only its exterior but also in large parts its original interior decorations and even furniture.

This book covers the various stages of the realization of the original building and its inte...

A mortal curse laid upon a baby princess, magic fairies, and true love's first kiss... Will Princess Aurora escape her tragic destiny? This magnificent paper cut-out book plunges us into the enchanting world of the famous ballet, Sleeping Beauty.

Eternal Moment is testament to transient beauty. Within these pages, Kazuhiro Sugimoto seeks to immortalize the fleeting beauty of some of Earth's most captivating flora - capturing the flowers' essence, their vivid colors and delicate blooms in all their glory before they fade away. Every petal and stem lovingly crafted and each design executed with care and in minute detail.

As a Japanese flower designer, Sugimoto's work incorporates the aesthetics and techniques of Japanese culture, emphas...