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‘Any fool can paint, but drawing is the thing and drawing is the test. If you are a good draughtsman you are ipso facto a good painter’ Walter Sickert The drawings included in this publication reveal the working practice of Walter Sickert (1860–1942), an...

How do the most diverse and relevant voices of contemporary photography respond to the urgent issues of today?  Henry Carroll, the bestselling photography writer of the last decade, unpacks the ideas behind images to reflect on race, gender, faith, inequality, beauty, politics, and our...

Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? This is the fascinating cultural history of cuteness, and a revealing look at how...

From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography's enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to stage pictures for the camera. Photography as Fiction opens with a short introductory essay summarising the history of staged photography, highlighting key debates on the...

In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal in America’s Pacific Northwest. From the sludge metal of Melvins and the noise punk of Mudhoney, to the point where Nirvana blew the...

Legal or illegal graffiti. It’s sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly, but given time it can breathtaking in it’s skill of execution. Mural graffiti, although it may be unfashionable to say so – is impressive at least in part because it’s really bloody difficult to do...

Considered the world's most popular cult novelist, Haruki Murakami has written books that have galvanised millions around the world. Many of his fans know about his 10,000-vinyl-record collection, and his obsession with running, but few have heard about a more intimate, and perhaps more...

A Field Guide to Britpop explores a scene fuelled by north–south rivalries, tribal fashion and a good cup of tea. Author Steve Wide documents the artists and albums, the who’s who and hangabouts that defined the era. From Blur’s jaunty pop, Pulp’s working-class poetry...

Between the late '60s and early '80s, design house Hipgnosis created some of the most iconic and ubiquitous album artwork of all time. Their original lifespan coincided with the golden age of the 12-inch LP, beginning just as the Beatles' Sgt Pepper made the record sleeve...

This pocket-sized visual history of the ground-breaking and ground-shaking street style brand presents the story of Dr. Martens, from its beginnings in 1901 as a producer of sturdy work boots to its position as a cultural icon synonymous with individuality and self-expression. Packed with photographs...

On a late spring night in 1732, a boisterous group of friends set out from their local pub. They are beginning a journey, a 'peregrination' that will take them through the gritty streets of Georgian London and along the River Thames as far as...

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears. This collection follows John’s journey from the late 1970s, when he was first caught up in punk’s high-octane...

Drawing Techniques encourages you to think of drawing as a form of communication. Gesticulating, touching, feeling, doodling, and moving are just some of the actions the author takes as starting points for putting pen to paper. Following a short essay are twenty-two exercises, lasting...

Award-winning contemporary quilt artist Sandra Meech explains how to harness your own creativity to add innovation and depth to your quilt and embroidery work. In Creative Quilts, she shows you how to take inspiration from a wealth of sources, including art, textiles and architecture,...

Ever since he made his debut on the international scene in the early 1990s, the originality of Olafur Eliasson's visual language has been clear. Viewers play a major role in his art, and each work is made in relation to them. Drawing on a...

In recent years, the boundaries between art and design have become more and more blurred. It is not the object itself, but rather its economic functionality that determines where design stops and art begins and this functionality is reassessed at every link in the...

This book gathers the essential writings and declarations that defined this movement, offering readers an insightful look into the minds of those who sought to break free from tradition and reshape the future of art. After an introduction setting aspects of Futurism in the...

Featuring 100 of the coolest artists from the last five decades, A Guide to Music's Cult Artists reveals the influencers and tastemakers who have helped to shape the contemporary music scene. Award-winning illustrator and comic artist John Riordan profiles cult musicians from genres including punk, indie,...

Coinciding with the iconic magazine’s fiftieth anniversary, Time Out: 50 years, 50 covers draws on Time Out’s incredible archive of front pages and the stories behind them. Via 50 stunning, arresting, beautiful and bizarre magazine covers, from its first issue in 1968 to 2018, this book...

The On Track series examines an artist’s entire output, track by track – or that within a specified date range – the series brings together expert analysis with both fact and opinion. Bursting out of industrial Birmingham in the late 1970s and hitching a...