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| Friday, August 28, 2009 | |
 | "Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" by Zaha Hadid With an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, "Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring paintings, and the classical architectural works of one of the greatest artists of all time. Including everything from his sculptures Pietàs and David to his beautiful paintings of the Sistine Chapel and the Doni Tondo, the book provides an opportunity to view Michelangelo’s work as never before, and to more fully understand the artist who, through his work, spoke of his life and times.(view more...) |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | |
 | "A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory" by Eric Mantle Whenever art professor Eric Mantle talks art with his students, he likes to send them home with a drawing that also provides a visual explanation of the idea. One student collected so many of the professor’s sketched lessons; he told Mantle there were enough to make a book.(view more...) |
| Monday, August 24, 2009 | |
 | "Art for Obama" by Shepard Fairey Few events in recent memory have captivated the world’s attention like that of Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign. Not only did it stir passionate political momentum, but it also inspired the creative talents of a world of artists, illustrators, and graphic designers.(view more...) |
| Thursday, August 20, 2009 | |
 | "Shoot: Photography of the Moment" by Salman Rushdie "Shoot" gathers over 20 photographers whose work focuses on capturing a moment rather than elaborate lighting setups or controlled, manufactured scenarios. Employing the most basic photographic tools—a single-lens reflex camera and natural light—they must rely on their instincts and their ability to interact with a situation to create a dynamic image. This freewheeling approach reflects an era in which we are increasingly bombarded by images, and the emotional resonance of images has become an important part of our visual vocabulary.(view more...) |
| Monday, August 17, 2009 | |
 | "Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape" by Lynden B. Miller An inspirational and practical book about the benefits of enhancing cities with well-planted gardens, parks, and streets. (view more...) |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | |
 | "Daring to Look" by Anne Whiston Spirn "Daring to Look" presents never-before-published photos and captions from Dorothea Lange’s fieldwork in California, the Pacific Northwest, and North Carolina during 1939. Lange’s images of squatter camps, benighted farmers, and stark landscapes are stunning, and her captions—which range from simple explanations of settings to historical notes and biographical sketches—add unexpected depth, bringing her subjects and their struggles unforgettably to life, often in their own words.(view more...) |
| Sunday, August 09, 2009 | |
 | "Swedish Country Interiors" by Rhonda Eleish and Edie Van Breems "Swedish Country Interiors" showcases homes that have a wide spectrum of interpretations of Swedish country style-rustic, rural, urban, comfortable, family friendly, elegant, simple, complex, grand, humble, and eclectic. Also found are numerous examples of Swedish country living that the homeowners have embraced and derived inspiration from including wall decorations, functional furnishings, natural upholstery materials, light, and indoor-outdoor living.(view more...) |
| Friday, August 07, 2009 | |
 | "Don't look at me" Ryan Mendoza Repères, Cahiers d'art contemporain n° 137. Preface by Jean Frémon, Text by Milan Kundera, Touchés par les doigts du néant, Translation into English "Touched by the hand of oblivion" (view more...) |
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 | |
 | "Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra" by Bill Buford Painted with the deft technique of a technical artist, Walton Ford's works vibrate with an intensity of uncanny familiarity; they are both reassuring in style and disturbing in content.(view more...) |
| Monday, August 03, 2009 | |
 | "Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life" by Todd Oldham Charley Harper was an American original. For over six decades he painted colorful and graphic illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people alike, from his home studio in Cincinnati, Ohio until he passed away in 2007 at the age of 84. Renowned New York based designer Todd Oldham rediscovered Charley's work in 2001, and collaborated closely with him in the ensuing years; combing through his extensive archive to edit and design this stunning monograph. This coffee table tome is popularly priced, beautiful tribute to Charley Harper's singular style, which he referred to as Minimal Realism.(view more...) |
| Saturday, August 01, 2009 | |
 | "Interieurs (Interiors) 1987-1988" Gérard Titus-Carmel Repères, Cahiers d'art comtemporain n° 54. Preface par Daniel Abadie. Text in French translated into English by Joan C. Robinson 'Titus-Carmel beyond the Image' (view more...) |
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