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Part of Phaidon's popular Cream series, Creamier is an exhibition-in-a-book both for those in the art world and for those who are new to the subject.Ten international curators each selected the ten emerging artists who, they believed, would change the future of contemporary art....

Harland Miller's creativity as both artist and novelist culminates in his iconic paintings of battered book covers with cleverly invented titles. Initially appropriating the classic Penguin paperback before devising his own unique designs, Miller combines aspects of pop art, abstraction, and figurative painting to...

This is a fabulous showcase of ground-breaking photography of fashion magazines over the last century. Acclaimed photography critic Vince Aletti has selected 100 significant magazine issues from his expansive personal archive, revealing images by photographers rarely seen outside their original context. With his characteristic élan...

An updated edition of the first - and still most authoritative - book on the legendary American iconoclast. This edition brought this important book up to date, tracing Durham's remarkable life from his experiences in the US, Mexico, and Europe - including his early...

More Paperwork explores the myriad number of everyday and specialised objects that utilise the considerable strengths, diversity, adaptability and versatility of paper. The author’s selection of paper-based products have been chosen both for their inherent aesthetic qualities and to demonstrate the sheer mind-blowing versatility...

The ecstatic face of a disco dancer in Berlin; a rural panorama in Derry, where a country road has been made into a Pollock-like canvas of red, white and blue; an ashtray, framed by a lacy spray of blood in a Barcelona toilet. Paul...

Philip Treacy (b.1967) is one of the world's most famous and influential milliners. Hat maker to top fashion houses, celebrities and international royalty, his unique creations are hand-made feats of craftsmanship. Milliner of choice for designers including Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino and Chanel,...

Stephen Shore is a pioneering photographer and influential teacher. From Galilee to the Negev is an intimate portrait of a multi-faceted place, exploring the landscape of Israel and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank; its complexities and its contradictions. Shore travelled the length and breadth...

25 greetings cards with envelopes in a drawer-box This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidon's iconic best-seller, The Art Book. Each card has its accompanying text on the back and is blank inside. Features Artists:Alma-TademaAudubonBasquiatBonnardCaravaggioDegasDelvauxVan EyckFantin-LatourGilbert and GeorgeGoyaHomerKleinKlimtMorisotPissarroRichterRodchenkoSeuratThiebaudTissotTurnerWaterhouseVan der Weyden

A complement to the landmark The Art Book, The 21st-Century Art Book is an accessible guide to best contemporary art made since 2000. Showcasing over 280 artists in alphabetical order, it place established figures like Jeff Wall, Marlene Dumas and Maurizio Cattelan alongside the rising stars...

Born in Germany and based in London, Tomma Abts has received considerable acclaim for her paintings and drawings. In 2006 she was awarded the Turner Prize. Each Tomma Abts painting is the result of an intuitive process, a complex operation of addition and substraction....

In collaboration with IKEA, this inspirational study explores how to live more sustainably and well based on the experience of both ordinary and extraordinary lives, showing how small changes at home will work positively towards sustainability for our planet. Ever since the 1950s, IKEA...

In this monograph, from Phaidon's Art and Ideas series, Wayne Franits examines the work of Vermeer within the framework of his times, one of the most intellectually creative periods in this history of art. Written in a lively and accessible style, and incorporating recent scholarship on...