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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In October 1913 the German Expressionist artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) and his wife, Danish actress Ada Vilstrup, joined a government-sponsored expedition to German New Guinea, travelling by way of Siberia, Korea, Japan, China and the Philippines. Nolde had a lifelong fascination with the art of non-European cultures, admiring in particular qualities of directness and expressiveness that he found in their arts.During this yearlong trip Nolde constantly drew and painted what he saw around him, principally lush, intensely colorful tropical scenes and portraits of indigenous peoples. This little gift book presents around 40 of the now famous landscapes and portraits that Nolde created during his travels. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A charming gift-book homage to artist Emil Nolde's dogs as they appear in his workThe great love story between the painter Emile Nolde (1867-1956) and his wife Ada began with a dog in Copenhagen, when Ada met the poor painter taking a walk. The farmer's son and the pastor's daughter married in 1902, and the first mutual dog came into the house in 1904--brought in so that Ada would have some company, while the painter locked himself away in his studio. The many dogs that lived with the couple also featured in Nolde's work, appearing in loving portraits, vividly-colored oil paintings, endearing watercolors and striking pen-and-ink drawings. Emil Nolde: Dogs explores the importance of this theme in the painter's work in a charming gift-book format, featuring paintings, writings by the artist about animals and photographs documenting the Noldes' idyllic rural life in Germany and Denmark. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Taking collaged newspaper for his canvas, Tony Swain paints landscapes and abstracted patterns, fastening his works directly onto the gallery walls, to create an effect that verges on newsprint sculpture. The layers of newspaper text and imagery blend and interlock with Swain's acrylic strokes, creating wonderfully elusive images that oscillate in and out of comprehension. This elegantly produced monograph surveys recent works. The first in-dept study of Swain's work, featuring 40 of his surreal collages. Texts on his influences are also included. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A bricoleur of cosmologies, cities and signs, a hypnosis subject, a collaborator and a collector of art and ethnographic objects, Matt Mullican has embodied and redefined the wilder horizons of conceptual art over the course of his 40-year career. From the start, Mullican has tackled only the big themes: the self, which with some courage he has dismantled under hypnosis, performing and making art as another Matt Mullican named "That Person"; and the universe, which he has imagined as a proliferating cosmology of signs, taking form under his "Five Worlds" concept or as a city. In this bilingual volume of conversations with Koen Brams and Dirk Pueltau, Mullican also proves himself an articulate, generous talker. The conversations are themed in five chapters: "Collaboration," "Cosmologies," "Hypnosis," "City" and "Collections." Across these seemingly diverse topics, what emerges as the unifying principle throughout Mullican's activities is his exemplariness as a true "cosmonaut of inner space." Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Emil Nolde kept close ties to Berlin: from 1905 on, he usually spent the winter months in the capital. The painter had his own live-in studio first on Tauentzienstrasse and then later on Bayernallee, in a building that was later destroyed, in a bombing raid in 1944. In the late 1920s, Nolde even asked van der Rohe build a house for him in Dahlem. This plan was never realized, but in many of his paintings, Berlin's character plays an important role. In gathering works by Nolde around a particular theme, this large monograph revives a DuMont tradition. Nolde's vivid pictorial creations are accompanied by numerous documents relating to his various stays in Berlin and the importance of the "Deutsches Theater" and Expressionist dance for his art. Includes a stunning selection of Noldes paintings, watercolours and prints depicting the nightlife of Berlin in the early twentieth century. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. German design is famous the world over for its exceptional quality. The Bauhaus, established in Weimar in 1919, was probably the most influential school of design of the twentieth century, counting among its teachers and pupils such talents as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Marianne Brandt. After the Second World War, the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Ulm gained a reputation for setting new standards in Modernist interior and industrial design, and today a new generation of designers continues to offer an innovative approach to modern living.Illustrated with 1000 images, this encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to the classics of German design, from Michael Thonet's bentwood chairs of the nineteenth century and Wilhelm Wagenfeld's famous Bauhaus table lamp to Dieter Rams' stereo equipment for Braun and Werner Aisslinger's modular furniture systems. Featuring detailed profiles of more than 150 classic products, it is an essential reference for students and anyone interested in modern design. "German Design for Modern Living" provides the first broad overview of Germany's ever-evolving tradition of design excellence, from the nineteenth century to the present, in more than 150 detailed product portraits of furniture, lamps, wallpapers, carpets and fireplaces, right down to door handles. This hefty and definitive volume is not only a unique reference book but also a source of inspiration for modern living. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Published in association with the Nolde Foundation, this is the sixth volume in DuMont's series devoted to painter Emil Nolde (1867-1956). As a member of Die Bruecke (The Bridge), Nolde was known for his vigorous brushwork, rhythmic compositions and extraordinary use of color. A farmer's son from the German-Danish frontier, Nolde traveled widely throughout Europe: Switzerland, Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, England, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Spain. While the artist is usually associated with paintings and watercolors of his native gardens in Germany, this latest edition focuses on his European travels and how he translated his wanderlust onto canvas. Guided by imagination, Nolde created an integrated vision of the world that celebrated a love of nature and all that was around him. Featuring mountain panoramas and studies of the people he encountered, Emil Nolde: Wanderlust gives new perspectives on this leading figure in German Expressionism. Published in association with the Nolde Foundation, this is the sixth volume in DuMont's series devoted to painter Emil Nolde (1867-1956). As a member of "Die Brucke "(The Bridge), Nolde was known for his vigorous brushwork, rhythmic compositions and extraordinary use of color. A farmer's son from the German-Danish frontier, Nolde traveled widely throughout Europe: Switzerland, Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, England, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Spain. While the artist is usually associated with paintings and watercolors of his native gardens in Germany, this latest edition focuses on his European travels and how he translated his wanderlust onto canvas. Guided by imagination, Nolde created an integrated vision of the world that celebrated a love of nature and all that was around him. Featuring mountain panoramas and studies of the people he encountered, "Emil Nolde: Wanderlust" gives new perspectives on this leading figure in German Expressionism. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG 1st ed 2010 hardback, English language, many photos. Light natural aging, a little corner wear to boards, VG and unmarked otherwise. Size: 210\nx 130\nx 17.78mm. 200 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; Product Design; ISBN: 3832192980. ISBN/EAN: 9783832192983. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 085963.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "Some forty-odd years after Bruce Nauman began tweaking the conventions of studio practice and the hallowed persona of the 'artist-as-seer, '" Pamela M. Lee wrote in Artforum not long ago, "his station in postwar art history rests secure. His influence--whether through his affectless, task-based performances, his sculptural castings of negative space, or his intermedia mash-ups of language, video and noise--is everywhere apparent in contemporary art." Indeed, from the American artist's early work in sculpture and video, made in the 1960s, through his famous spiral of neon letters spelling out "the true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths," which at once summarized and opened to critique the perennial mystique of the artist, up through his three-venue Golden Lion Award-winning exhibition at the 2009 Venice Biennale, Nauman's work has long been an indispensable part of the narrative of recent American art. This essential volume, published in DuMont's fantastic Collector's Choice series, treats these and other recurrent themes of his oeuvre, such as sound, language, corporeality and dance, reproducing works from across his career and and providing a new standard overview of this ever-popular artist. Why is Bruce Nauman numbered among the best-known artists in the world? What it is about his many-sided oeuvre that has fascinated viewers for decades? Eugen Blume discusses these questions dealing with the works produced to date by one of the most outstanding living artist personalities. The text begins with Bruce Nauman's own recognition that his works development derives from a disappointment in the 'conditio humana.' The author therefore inquires about the conditions of human existence in the nineteen sixties and seventies and what test assemblies Nauman developed to assure himself of this. In his performances, the artist investigates elemental movements in terms of their significance for art as well as for human existence per se. It is an antiillusionist procedure, a disappointment of references of reality that are also understood as an antiform. Nauman does without aesthetic or narrative dimensions in his works, playing instead with the willingness of the viewer to deal with this work by means of his own actions. Starting with the conversations he carried out with Meredith Monk in 1967 and his encounter with John Cage and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, the informative, 'descriptive' role of dance and the body is examined as one of the central themes in Nauman's work. Aside from dance movements, sound also takes on particular significance throughout his work. This interest in sound deriving from Nauman's own intense relationship to music is joined here by his language-oriented work. Since his days as a student, his dealings with puns promoted by his reading of the works of Wittgenstein are of considerable significance in his oeuvre and are also analysed in the text. . Exhibition: Hamburger Bahnhof from May 2010 . Biennale award winner 2009, one of the most significant artists of the present day . Extraordinary series to collect The artist Bruce Nauman (born 1941 Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) is one of the most famous artists in the world. His works were shown in the United States Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale which was decorated as the best of the 53rd Biennale. Nauman dealings with photography, video, sculpture, neon lights and installations; sound and language are always also key elements of his work. Links: Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Thomas Schtte has frequently cast himself into the role of a maverick--remained remote from the work of his artistic mentor, distanced himself from the statements of each ephemeral Zeitgeist and increasingly contradicted his own positions--and in so doing has become one of the most influential artists of his generation. Shifting from text to image to object to book, his work juxtaposes biographical moments with contemporary events, oscillates between the aspiration to shape the public reception of architecture and monumental sculpture and the conjunctive of model-maker, and projects avant-garde ideas onto traditional forms of art. With meticulous rigor, Ulrich Loock has observed the evolution of Schtte's output over the past 25 years. Underpinning his lucid overview is a series of intensive discussions between the author and artist on the genesis and history of particular works. This well-designed book is the most comprehensive monograph of the artist's work to date, and provides profound insight into Schtte's work through detailed discussions of the pieces. Essay by Ulrich Loock. Foreword by Friedrich Christian Flick. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A pre-eminent master among Austrian painters, Arnulf Rainer (born 1929) has made a metier of exploring the form of the cross, in countless permutations--from Greek cross to anthropomorphic cross to crucifix--and in photography, painting, works on paper and sculpture. This volume surveys this defining theme across Rainer's 50-year career. A pre-eminent master among Austrian painters, Arnulf Rainer (born 1929) has made a m xE9;tier of exploring the form of the cross, in countless permutations—from Greek cross to anthropomorphic cross to crucifix—and in photography, painting, works on paper and sculpture. This volume surveys this defining theme across Rainer's 50-year career. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In the wake of Abstract Expressionism, exponents of drawing found the limits of their art blown wide open. Beuys and Twombly provide two instances of this new freedom, and The More I Draw opens its assessment with works by both artists. Fifty artists participate in this overview, among them Ryoko Aoki, Silvia Baechli, Jimmie Durham, Tracey Emin, Dan Perjovschi, Raymond Pettibon, David Shrigley, Sandra Vasquez de la Horra, Jorinde Voigt and many others. In the wake of Abstract Expressionism, exponents of drawing found the limits of their art blown wide open. Beuys and Twombly provide two instances of this new freedom, and "The More I Draw" opens its assessment with works by both artists. Fifty artists participate in this overview, among them Ryoko Aoki, Silvia B xE4;chli, Jimmie Durham, Tracey Emin, Dan Perjovschi, Raymond Pettibon, David Shrigley, Sandra V xE1;squez de la Horra, Jorinde Voigt and many others. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Guided by the principle that throughout the world artists are independently working through the same problems and themes, this publication seeks to convene these artists to examine the diversity of formal vocabularies brought to bear upon those problems. Personal Structures includes over 35 artist interviews on the topics of time, space and existence within their work, plus transcripts from four symposia in different cities: "Time" in Amsterdam, "Space" in New York, "Existence" in Tokyo and "Time-Space-Existence" at the 53rd Venice Biennale. Personal Structures presents the work of 60 artists between the ages of 20 and 90 from 17 countries on four continents. Among the artists represented are Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Carl Andre, Christian Boltanski, Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Liam Gillick, Antony Gormley, Dan Graham, Tehching Hsieh, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Giuseppe Penone, Jessica Stockholder, Richard Tuttle, Lawrence Weiner and Fred Wilson. Guided by the principle that throughout the world artists are independently working through the same problems and themes, this publication seeks to convene these artists to examine the diversity of formal vocabularies brought to bear upon those problems. "Personal Structures" includes over 35 artist interviews on the topics of time, space and existence within their work, plus transcripts from four symposia in different cities: "Time" in Amsterdam, "Space" in New York, "Existence" in Tokyo and "Time-Space-Existence" at the 53rd Venice Biennale. "Personal Structures" presents the work of 60 artists between the ages of 20 and 90 from 17 countries on four continents. Among the artists represented are Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Carl Andre, Christian Boltanski, Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Liam Gillick, Antony Gormley, Dan Graham, Tehching Hsieh, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Giuseppe Penone, Jessica Stockholder, Richard Tuttle, Lawrence Weiner and Fred Wilson. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Arnulf Rainer (born 1929) attained international recognition by painting over his own works and those of others, the first artist to affirm this practice as a form. Published on the occasion of the opening of the Arnulf Rainer Museum in Baden, this monograph is the first volume to cast light on Rainer's influential early work. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This survey examines the state of drawing in Germany through the lens of 19 artists working in the medium, among them Irina Baschlakow, Marc Brandenburg, Monika Brandmeier, Fernando Bryce, Marcel van Eeden, Pia Linz, Theresa Luekenwerk, Nanne Meyer, Christian Pilz, Alexander Roob, Malte Spohr, German Stegmaier, Markus Vater, Jorinde Voigt and Ralf Ziervogel. This survey examines the state of drawing in Germany through the lens of 19 artists working in the medium, among them Irina Baschlakow, Marc Brandenburg, Monika Brandmeier, Fernando Bryce, Marcel van Eeden, Pia Linz, Theresa Lukenwerk, Nanne Meyer, Christian Pilz, Alexander Roob, Malte Spohr, German Stegmaier, Markus Vater, Jorinde Voigt and Ralf Ziervogel. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. One of today's most influential Conceptual artists, Dan Graham (born 1942) is one of that generation's most eclectic practitioners, in the range of materials and disciplines he has requisitioned for his art. Graham is also an autodidact who has turned his hand and mind to many disciplines: photography, performance, audio, film and video installations, sculptures and architecture have all played a role in his activities. Graham has also authored numerous articles on music and art. In this superb survey of several decades' worth of activity, replete with color illustrations and commentary by the artist, Gregor Stemmrich traces the fascinating unfolding of Graham's career. An authoritative account of the career of innovative conceptual artist and leading cultural commentator, Dan Graham. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Emil Nolde (1867-1956) and Emil Schumacher (1912-1999) shared an expressionistic relish of bold line, brash color and emphatic contrast, and applied this style respectively to modernist figuration and mid-century abstraction and figuration. This volume unites these kindred souls for the first time. Emil Nolde (1867-1956) and Emil Schumacher (1912-1999) shared an expressionistic relish of bold line, brash color and emphatic contrast, and applied this style respectively to modernist figuration and mid-century abstraction and figuration. This volume unites these kindred souls for the first time. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Volume 1 in the Collector's Choice Artists' Monographs from the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection features the work of Canadian artist Rodney Graham as he strolls, via his works, through Modernism. On Graham's meandering itinerary through photography, literature, music, art, film, psychology, and linguistics, we encounter Richard Wagner, Stphane Mallarm, Edgar Allen Poe, Sigmund Freud, and Donald Judd, not to mention the prevalence of cinema and popular music. The contradictions in his work--gravity and play, reverential homage and scenarized self-presentation--show Graham to be a contemporary melancholic. This is the most comprehensive and insightful monograph of the artist's work to date. Essay by Dorothea Zwirner. Foreword by Friedrich Christian Flick. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A second-generation student of Bernd and Hilla Becher, photographer Boris Becker organizes his serial works by formal motifs and color accents. His encyclopedic compendium of Second World War German bunkers encompasses 700 images; others document apartment blocks, and more recent series include Fakes, photographs of objects designed to smuggle drugs. Text by Siegfried Gohr. Afterword by Gabriele Conrath-Scholl. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Cofounder of Germany's Zero Movement, sculptor Heinz Mack (born 1931) has helped to define and extend the vocabularies of kinetic and light art over the past 50 years. This comprehensive publication casts light upon all phases of Mack's development, and is accompanied by commentary from the artist himself and some of his most esteemed critics. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.