From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the wall. Michael Fried argues that this immediately compelled photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship between the photograph and the viewer standing before it that until then had been the province only of painting. Fried [...]

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Author: Michael Fried, English, Art General, Hardcover, 410pp, 280x218mm, ISBN: 978 0300136845,
Price: (ZA)R 495.00

The most comprehensive collection on Lichtenstein, from the earliest reviews to recent reassessments, including several hard-to-find and previously unpublished pieces.

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Author: Edited by Graham Bader, Monograph, Softcover, 202pp, 230x150mm, ISBN: 978 0262512312,
Price: (ZA)R 215

Co-published by MoMA and the Van Gogh Museum in conjunction with the first exhibition to focus on Vincent van Gogh’s depictions of nocturnal and twilight scenes, Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night examines the artist’s night landscapes, interior scenes, and representations of the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. [...]

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Author: Sjraar van Heugten, Joachim Pissarro and Chris Stolwijk, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 160pp, 280x225mm,, ISBN: 978 0870707360,
Price: (ZA)R 395.00

Kiernan examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on worldwide colonial exterminations and twentieth-century case studies including the Armenian genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin’s mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. He identifies connections, patterns, and features that in nearly every case gave early warning of the catastrophe [...]

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Author: Ben Kiernan, English, NonArt, Softcover, 724pp, 150.0x230.3mm, ISBN: 978-0-300-14425-3,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

In this book, Alan Male investigates the role of the illustrator in contemporary society by analysing theoretical and historical aspects of illustration in various social contexts. Male also offers an outline of the training and methods of the illustrator, which serve as guidance to those studying illustration at tertiary level.

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Verbalising the Visual: Translating art and design into words is an academic publication, which avoids the labels of textbook or ‘how to’ manual. Aimed at undergraduate students of visual culture studies, the book aims to provide a guide to efficiently expressing a visual experience in words.

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Searching for Sebald: Photography After W.G. Sebald, is a collection of original essays and visual projects inspired by the work of W.G. Sebald. The interest in Sebald has crossed disciplines, igniting passionate dialogues among and between scholars and practitioners.

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Author: Lise Patt, English, Softcover, 255x197mm, 632pp, photographs, ISBN: 978 1889 917115,
Price: (ZA)R 480.00

From A-line to yukata, from batik to yoke, The Visual Dictionary of Fashion explores and explains the many terms used in the fashion industry.

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Author: Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris, English, Multimedia , Soft cover, 160x125mm, 287pp, ISBN: 978 2940 373611,
Price: (ZA)R 250.00