BOOKS

Annette Messager, "La Femme et ..."
Born in 1943, Annette Messager is one of the French contemporary artist the most famous internationally. She was awarded in 2005 the Gold Lion of the Venice Biennal. The Centre Pompidou in Paris decicate a large retrospective to her until September 17th, 2007. Play and singular, the work of Annette Messager mixes very different techniques together ( cutting out, collage, painting, writing, embroidery ...) and presents the different facets of the artist: Annette Messager collector, tricker, handywoman, practical woman ...
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"Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures" by Pierre-Henri Verlhac
The latest addition in the highly acclaimed A Life in Pictures series, this luxurious volume honors the legacy of one of the world's most beloved movie stars. "Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures" is the only book to bring together all of the most iconic images of the legendary bombshell. Glamorous shots by celebrity photographers mix with casual snapshots and childhood portraits to span Marilyn's luminous but too-short life.
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Yves Klein, "Les Fondements du Judo"
The "Fondements du judo" is a rare book: first because it was initially published in 1954 by Grasset and out of print since a long time and out of reach of the public up to now, and also because it discloses, through the lightning personality of Yves Klein, an original combination: creation and jûdô - the "way of flexibility" - the martial art qualification of which takes suddenly another meaning. Back from Japan in 1954, glorified with a 4th dan, Yves Klein, we know above all as the father of the Klein Blue and the visionary herald of immetarial, undertakes to publish, with the help of Master Igor Correa, a treatise on the 6 Judo katas, the "foundations". One the major artists of the 20th Century was thus also a big judoka.
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"Bulgari" by Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi
"Bulgari" is a lavishly illustrated exploration of Italy's greatest jeweler. New photography and archival pictures trace the development of the Bulgari style, a distinctive look that has captivated royalty, movie stars, and others for more than a century. Since its start in Rome in 1884 - and throughout its years of expansion through shops from Los Angeles to New York, from Madrid and Athens to Jeddah and Hong Kong - the Bulgari firm has launched trends and revivals.
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"Sustainable Construction" by Charles J. Kibert
Focusing on green building as it applies to larger commercial, institutional buildings, "Sustainable Construction" provides a complete introduction to the design and construction of high-performance green buildings. By providing a thorough grounding on the subject, this insightful guide encourages you to realize the ecological and economic benefits of green building.
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"British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum" by Christophe Hartop
The Fogg Art Museum’s silver collection is one of the most significant in America and includes objects that range from Elizabethan cups to works by such celebrated artists as Paul de Lamerie. This elegant book features over three hundred pieces from the collection––many previously unpublished––that together offer a survey of silverware across three centuries.
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"Lucian Freud" by William Feaver
Now in his eightieth year, Lucian Freud is widely regarded as one of the greatest living painters. Over six decades, he has redefined portraiture and the nude, producing works of extraordinary vitality and presence. His subjects are often friends, family, fellow painters, lovers, and children. "I paint people," he has said, "not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be."
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"The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family" by Richard Avedon
Printed in four-color black and white on heavy matte art stock, this book presents for the first time, over 100 gorgeous pictures of the John F. Kennedys taken by Richard Avedon on the eve of John F. Kennedy's inauguration. Of these images, more than 75 have never been published in any form.
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"The Unfinished City" by Thomas Bender
One of the nation's leading historians makes the most compelling case yet for why we should care about American cities. Throughout American history, cities have been a powerful source of inspiration and energy, nourishing the spirit of invention and the world of intellect, and fueling movements for innovation and reform. In "The Unfinished City", the nationally renowned urban scholar Thomas Bender uses New York City to plumb the source of the city's power over American life. "The Unfinished City" traces the history of New York from its humble regional beginnings to its glittering present status on the global map.
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