A thought-provoking exploration of monogamy's benefits and limitations, and a look at the merits of other relationship models
Ian Baker's memoir of his journey to the long-hidden source of the Shangri-La myth - 'one of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever told' (San Francisco Chronicle)
A new edition of the definitive affordable title for students and teachers in the field of contemporary art photography.
An updated edition of a classic volume in the World of Art series.
A new translation of Giorgio Vasari's Life of Raphael, fully illustrated, and edited by leading scholars.
A plain speaking, jargon-free account of contemporary art that identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made today. Since the 1960s contemporary art has overturned the accepted historical categorizations of what constitutes art, who creates it, and how it is represented and validated.
From the daguerreotype to the digital age, Face Time is an accessible introduction to one of photography's most popular subjects: ourselves.
The first in a trilogy of books that seeks to illuminate Francis Bacon's art and motivations, and to open up fresh and stimulating ways of understanding his paintings.
A compendium of the most innovative and influential residential buildings in the United States since 1900.
The complete retrospective of Japan's ingenious master of three-dimensional typography.
Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international art world insider. Praised by the Art Newspaper as 'the best art writer of his generation', Michael Peppiatt has encountered many European modern artists over more than fifty years.
A vibrant survey of the trends and talents across the globe fuelling street photography today and a fresh take of what street photography is and can be.