Edited by Tanya Barson and Peter Gorschluter.
With contributions by: Petrine Archer-Straw, Roberto Conduru, Manthia Diawara and Edouard Glissant, Courtney J Martin, Kobena Mercer, Huey Copeland with Thelma Golden and Glen Ligon.
This important new book addresses a key area of post-colonial studies coined by the British academic Paul Gilroy in 1993- the notion of ‘The Black [...]

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Author: Edited by Tanya Barson and Peter Gorschluter., English, Art General, Hardcover, Jacket, 258x224mm, full colour, 208pp, ISBN: 9781854379238

Arshile Gorky (1904-48) is a pivotal figure in mid twentieth century American painting, providing a bridge between European moderism and the generation who established the New York School. Coinciding with a major retrospective exhibition of his work at Tate Modern (3 February – 3 May 2010), this succinct and accessible survey examines a career that [...]

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Author: Matthew Gale, English, Monograph, Hardcover, Jacket, 231x231mm, full colour, 96pp, ISBN: 9781854378699

Constructing a New World

Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) is perhaps best known as a prime mover in De Stijl, the Dutch artistic movement that demanded an elemental, abstract vocabulary in both painting and architecture. Here, revealed for the first time, is the true extent of his involvement with Dada and Constructivist artists’ groups spread [...]

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Author: Edited by Gladys Fabre and Doris Wintgens Hötte, Consultant Editor: Michael White, English, Art General, Softcover, 270x210mm, full colour, 264pp, ISBN: 9781854378729

The new catalogue to accompany the Tate Britain retrospective exhibition: 27 January – 16 May 2010.
Edited by Judith Nesbitt with contributions by Okwui Enwezor, Ekow Eshun and Atillah Springer.
The British painter Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in 1968 and is one of the most notable painters of his generation. He lives and works in [...]

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Author: Edited by Judith Nesbitt with contributions by Okwui Enwezor, Ekow Eshun and Atillah Springer, English, Monograph, Softcover, 255x210mm, full colour, 176pp

For the first time, this book surveys the career of renowned British artist Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) through the artist’s own writings. Fully illustrating his most important works, from early representational paintings through to the abstract reliefs for which he is perhaps best known, Victor Pasmore:Writings and Interviews presents  an intimate account of the development of [...]

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Author: Alastair Grieve, English, Monograph, Softcover, 270x210mm, full colour, 160pp, ISBN: 9781854377913

“Good business is the best art.” Andy Warhols notorious statement provides a starting point for this book, which examines the legacy of Pop art and its most celebrated exponent in the lives and work of succeeding generations of artists. Rather than shying away from the limelight, these post-Warhol artists have wholeheartedly embraced both the cult [...]

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Author: Bankowsky, Gringeras, Wood, English, Art General, Softcover, 275x220mm, full colour, 208pp, ISBN: 9781854378330,
Price: (ZA)R 425

Modern art arouses many different responses: suspicion, controversy and misunderstanding are among the most frequent. But it doesn’t need to be like that. To help out, here is a clear, accessible, fully illustrated introduction to what can otherwise seem a daunting subject.
Covering everything from Impressionism to the Harlem Renaissance, from Cézanne to Postmodernism in clearly [...]

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Author: Susie Hodge, English, Art General, Softcover, 270 x 210mm, 128pp, ISBN: 9781854377494,
Price: (ZA)R 260.00

Through the centuries, people from all walks of life have heard the siren call of a pilgrimage, the lure to journey away from the familiar in search of understanding. But is a pilgrimage even possible these days for city-dwellers enmeshed in the pressures of work and family life? Or is there a way to be a pilgrim [...]

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Author: James Attlee, English, Art General, Hardcover, 217x141mm, 296pg, black and white illustrations and map, ISBN: 9780226030937,
Price: (ZA)R POR

On 20 February 1909, a belligerant manifesto appeared on the front page of the staid Paris newspaper Le Figaro and had immediate reprecussions throughout Europe. The author, a young poet named F.T. Marinetti, demanded that writers and artists reject the classic art of the past and celebrate the dynamism of modern city life. Joined by [...]

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Author: edited by Umbro Appollonio, English, Art General, Softcover, 205x145mm, 240pg, black and white illustrations, ISBN: 9781854378590,
Price: (ZA)R 200.00

In 1809 William Blake was an obscure poet and engraver with little or no reputation. When he held an exhibition of his work in a private house in Soho in the west end of London it was not a success; the only review in the press was extremely unfavourable and few of the public came. [...]

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Author: William Blake and Martin Mynroe, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 220x145mm, 128pg, full colour, ISBN: 9781854378637,
Price: (ZA)R 260.00