Step into the world of Frida Kahlo: behind the portraits and the surrealist art discover the fascinating woman who has transfixed the world. Fridamania has made Frida Kahlo's image ubiquitous: she has been reborn as a Halloween costume, Barbie doll, children's book character, textile print, phone cover and the inspiration for everything from cocktails to fashion shoots. But it is more difficult to get a clear vision of this bold and brilliant, foul-mouthed, heavy-drinking, hard-smoking, husba...

A rich and evocative visual celebration of Christmas, from its religious beginnings to global festive cultural touchstones

Profusely illustrated, Reza Abdoh is a major monograph on one of the most influential theater artists of the latter-20th century. The book contains new essays on Abdoh's works in theater, film, and video, published and unpublished interviews with the director, conversations with his friends and colleagues, scripts of Abdoh's plays, and contemporary reviews.

Kunst und Architektur der islamischen Welt prägten die Entwicklung der westlichen Moderne entscheidend. Rund 170 Werke von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis heute veranschaulichen diesen spannenden Kulturaustausch. Faszinierende Objekte aus bildender und angewandter Kunst spiegeln die Vielfalt dieses lebendigen Transfers.Im 19. Jahrhundert setzt in Europa neben dem Orientalismus eine regelrechte »Islamophilie« ein. Bedeutende Sammlungen islamischer Künste entstehen. Mit der aufkommenden ...

A celebration of Japanese printmaking, birds and their habitats, and the pleasures of nature, this magnificent boxed set features more than sixty impeccably reproduced images from masters of the form.