Accompanying the Tate Liverpool exhibition, this book examines the intriguing relationship between renowned British artist Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely, one of the most subversive sculptors of the 20th century. Having seen Tate’s 1982 Tinguely retrospective while still a student, Landy has drawn inspiration from the artist for some of his most well known works, [...]

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Author: Laurence Sillars, English, Art General, Hardcover, Jacket, black and white, 260x220mm, 144pp, ISBN: 9781854379191,
Price: (ZA)R 320

David Koloane is an artist who grew up in the township of Alexandra and has worked in the arts in South Africa for more than 25 years.  During this time, Koloane has explored many different techniques to create highly emotive art pieces.  Focusing on painting in acrylic and water colour, and making prints using etching [...]

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How scientific research and technological innovation are becoming key to 21st century aesthetics.
A global overview of the ways in which contemporary artists are using science as a muse.
Some of the most dynamic contemporary art is now being produced not in the studio but in the laboratory, where artists probe cultural, philosophical and social questions connected [...]

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Author: Stephen Wilson, English, Art General, Softcover, 275x230mm, full colour, 208pp, ISBN: 9780500238684,
Price: (ZA)R 540

The first monograph on the female painters, photographers, architects, sculptors, and designers of the vanguard Bauhaus School, who helped shape the cultural history of the twentieth century.
“Although women formed the majority of the Bauhaus’s student body in its early years, the role they played in shaping the school’s radical agenda has been largely ignored. Now [...]

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Author: Ulrike Muller, English, Art General, Hardcover, Jacket, 280x220mm, full colour, 152pp, ISBN: 9782080301208,
Price: (ZA)R 425

Alastair Whitton’s Patmos and the War at Sea exhibition ended its run last month at David Krut Projects, Jan Smuts and has since moved onto to two new locales, Art on Main and the Bamako Biennale. It is an exhibition that places a lot of emphasis on the viewer’s willingness to engage with the work and subject matter. [...]

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This book successfully conveys a portrait of Korean graphic art in its entirety, and in doing so gives the reader a feeling for Korean culture and history not found in ordinary histories. It is both visually attractive and interesting to read. It is filled with stories about the artists and their milieu, and discusses the [...]

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Author: Park Youngdale, English, Art General, Softcover, 420pp, 225 x 150mm, ISBN: 893 231259103650,
Price: (ZA)R 200.00

Victoria Finlay has worked for Reuters and was the arts editor of the South China Morning Post for four and a half years before leaving to write this book.  She writes regularly about arts and travel for Hong Kong newspapers and international media.

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Author: Victoria Finaly, English, NonArt, Softcover, 448pp, 205x140mm, ISBN: 978 0812971422,
Price: (ZA)R 160.00

Judy Chicago’s international acclaimed installation The Dinner Party is a monumental work of art conceived as a symbolic historyof women in Western civilization. Strategically countering the traditional erasure of women’s achievements, this epic work honors 1038 iconic, mythical, archetypal and historical women.

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Author: Judy Chicago, English, Art General, Hardcover, 308pp, 285 x 245mm,, ISBN: 978 1858943701,
Price: (ZA)R 495.00

In this remarkable book of discovery, art historian Ruth Butler coaxes three shadowy women out of obscurity and introduces them for the first time as individuals. Through unprecedented research, Butler has been able to create portraits of Hortense Fiquet, Camille Doncieux, and Rose Beuret—the models, and later the wives, respectively, of Cézanne, Monet, and Rodin, [...]

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Author: Ruth Butler, English, Art General, Hardcover, 354pp, 250x160mm, ISBN: 978-0-300-12624-2,
Price: (ZA)R 350.00

Making art is quite therapeutic, Tracey Moffatt once said of herself. This brief statement reveals much of the artist’s personality and above all about her manner of interpreting the artistic experience, a practice that frequently refers to her personal episodes and events. An Aborigine by birth, Tracey Moffatt grew up as a foster child in [...]

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Author: Filippo Maggia, English, Art General, Softcover,142pp, 28 x 24cm,, ISBN: 978 887624932,
Price: (ZA)R 375.00