Gabriel Orozco was born in Veracruz in Mexico in 1962. Since the early 1990s, his career has been characterised by constant surprise and innovation. He roams freely and fluently between drawing, photography, sculpture, installation and painting, creating a body of work that resists categorisation. Ranging from subtle interventions in the landscape to meticulously executed sculptures [...]

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Author: Ann Temkin, English, Monograph, Softcover, full colour, 241x305mm, 256pp, ISBN: 9781854379214,
Price: (ZA)R 450

Billing itself as “an homage to the photographers who elevated the use of color to an art form,” this oversized coffee-table book mainly comprises meticulously printed, full-page reproductions of 150 images created by many of the premier photographers working in the color medium during the 20th century. These illustrations are divided into eight thematic sections, [...]

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Author: Gabriel Bauret, English, NonArt, Hardcover, 176x158mm, full colour, 80pp, ISBN: 9782843236976

With fifteen special events captured on film by the celebrated photographer Jessica Craig-Martin, Be my guest is a detailed, original and practical guide to building a successful theme party written by renowned party-giver Rena Sindi. Invitations, table settings, recipes, cocktails, decorations, music–this book will show you how to make your parties unforgettable. The fifteen theme [...]

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Author: Rena Kirdar Sindi, English, NonArt, Hardcover, 279x197mm, full colour, 196pp, ISBN: 9782843233456,
Price: (ZA)R 480

Weaving together elegance, delicacy and femininity, Carolina Herrera has defined a graceful aesthetic that is all her own. Born into an aristocratic family, Herrera’s fashion sensibilities developed at the age of 13 when she attended her first fashion show. From her emergence as a renowned beauty surrounded by royals and artists like Andy Warhol, to [...]

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Author: Alexandra Kotur, English, NonArt, Hardcover, Jacket, 340x260mm, full colour, 208pp, ISBN: 9782843236235,
Price: (ZA)R 550

From pictures of London streets during the blackout and people sleeping in the Underground during the Blitz, from images of high society in pre-war Britain to moody, pared-down landscapes and elegant abstracted nudes, Bill Brandt’s photographs are imbued with strangeness and mystery, with a Surrealist touch, with rich connotations. This rich presentation is the perfect [...]

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Author: Introduction by Ian Jeffrey, English, Art General, Softcover, 190x125mm, full colour, 144pp, ISBN: 9780500410882,
Price: (ZA)R 160

From his early work for Vogue to his portraits of the rich and famous, Helmut Newton (1920–2004) conveys a unique vision of a wealthy and glamorous world that often shocks but never ceases to fascinate. He lived and worked all over the world and was one of the most internationally famous and controversial photographers of [...]

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If David Bailey was the quintessential London photographer during the Swinging Sixties, the photographs he produced in the 1970s reflect a radical reorientation. As can be seen in this superb and comprehensive selection, his subject matter became truly international.
On a major assignment for Vogue in January 1970, Bailey photographed fashion against the dramatic mountain backdrops [...]

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Author: Martin Harrison, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 330x260mm, full colour, 260pp, ISBN: 9780500542736,
Price: (ZA)R 720

Luminous photographs by Brassai reveal the mysterious allure of nocturnal Paris in a new edition of this classic volume. Beautifully presented, Paris by Night is a stunning portrait of nighttime in the City of Light, as captured by its most articulate observer.

One of the most important and influential photographers of the twentieth century, Brassaï (1899-1984) [...]

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Author: Paul Morand, English, Monograph, Hardcover, Jacket, 320x276mm, black and white and duotone, 96pp, ISBN: 9782080105914,
Price: (ZA)R 500

Ask people who have been there, and they will all tell you India is like no other place in the world, a land that stirs every one of the five senses and stays in your heart forever. It is this India that brought together three friends, Waris Ahluwalia, Mortimer Singer and Tina Bhojwani to raise [...]

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Author: Waris Ahluwalia, English, Art General, Hardcover, 275x195mm, 159pp, full colour, ISBN: 9782759404216,
Price: (ZA)R 480.00

“Ever genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.” – Henry Miller.
“My frien’s mom told her, about being her big brothers, ‘if you want to [...]

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Author: Pamela Hanson, English, NonArt, Softcover, 250x185mm, full colour, ISBN: 9782843238338,
Price: (ZA)R 480.00