Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was arguably the most influential British sculptor of the twentieth century. Brought up in Castleford in Yorkshire, Moore ended his life fabulously wealthy, completing commissions for large-scale public sculptures in countries around the world.
The scale of Moore’s success in later life has tended to obscure the radical nature of his achievement. [...]

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Author: Chris Stephens, English, Monograph, Softcover, full colour, 265x215mm, 240pp, ISBN: 9781854378361,
Price: (ZA)R 450

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

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

Written by Henry Moore in the 1930s, these powerful, polemical texts lay out his ideas about sculpture, calling for truth to materials, openness to artistic traditions in other cultures and understanding of the importance of scale. Illustrated with archival photographs showing Moore at work, this book gives new insights into the working methods and inspiration [...]

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Author: Henry Moore, English, Monograph, Softcover, 189x125mm, black and white, 48pp, ISBN: 9781854379061

Piero Fornasetti is often described as a visionary. A Milan artist, Fornasetti was at the same time a painter, sculptor, designer, craftsman, and an engraver of art books. In his lifetime, he created more than 11,000 items, most of which are one-of-a kind. It is actually said that his production of objects and furniture is [...]

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Author: Brigitte Fitoussi and Phillipe Starck, English, NonArt, Hardcover, Jacket, 217x158mm, full colour, 80pp, ISBN: 9782843236792,
Price: (ZA)R 190

Straddling two World Wars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of the automobile and skyscraper, fomenting in the great cities of Europe and America and shaping everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of our modern world. [...]

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Author: Alastair Duncan, English, Art General, Harcover, 310x245mm, colour, black and white, 544pp, ISBN: 9780500238554

Anish Kapoor is one of the foremost artists of his generation. His majestic sculptures demand a physical response and suggest a metaphysical realm. This richly illustrated book traces Kapoor’s artistic development during a career spanning 30 years. Eminent scholars explore the philosophical issues pertinent to his work and examine its place in the history of [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Monograph, Hard cover, 310x250mm, colour Illustrations, 189 pg, ISBN: 9781905711505,
Price: (ZA)R 720.00

A vast and impressive collection of art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
From sculptures to utilitarian utensils, architectural ornaments to revered totems, and ceremonial masks to matrimonial costumes, this museum celebrates the world’s rich cultural diversity. The comprehensive volume includes three hundred masterpieces and incisive essays from thirty-seven international art experts.

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Author: Yves Le Fur, English, Collectible, Harcover, 305x245mm,colour, black and white,479p, ISBN: 9782081225794,
Price: (ZA)R 850.00

William Turnbull is one of Britain’s most distinguished sculptors and painters. In the late 1940s he studied art in London and then spent time in Paris, and ever since he has rigorously explored a limited number of archetypal forms as well the fundamentals of art’s languages.
Over more than fifty years William Turnbull has returned again [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD, PAL, 26 minutes, ISBN: 5060033833698,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

Norman Catherine was born in East London in September 1949. In 1969 he held his first solo exhbition consisting of oil paintings on wood, bone, wire and an assortment of found objects.
His art has since undergone several metamorphses, from the pristine airbrush paintings of the 70s to the frenzied, ritualistic mixed media works of the early [...]

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Author: David Bowie, Hazel Friedman, Ashraf Jamal, English, Monograph, Softcover, 285x250mm, 182pp, full colour, ISBN: 9780620249706, LOC: JHB,
Price: (ZA)R 350.00