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this book is a masterpiece by Hirst and Barnbrook
What a tour de force! This is one of the most beautifully designed books money can buy. Jonathan Barnbrook created (together with Damien Hirst) a timeless masterpiece of book design. If you want to see what is possible in this medium, you want to own this book. It is hauntingly beautiful, filled with amazing interactive pieces bringing you as close to Hirst's thinking and work as printed matter can get you. The Daring Realm of Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst is one of the most creative and influential contemporary artists.This is a wonderful book that examines the whole of Damien Hirst's career and all of his beautifully shcoking ideas.This book itself is an amazing work of art.It contains not only many wonderful full color panels, but it has all kinds of extremely interesting interactive pages that mimic some of Hirst's work.I highly suggest this wonderful book that does justice to this incredible artist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Contemporary Art    4. Individual Artist    5. Art / Individual Artist    6. Art styles: c 1960 -    7. Individual artists   

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Recollections: Three decades of Photography
"Recollections" is a must have book for everyone interested in the magic of elegant black and white photography.
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Subjects:  1. Individual Artist    2. Individual Photographer    3. Landscape    4. Photo Techniques    5. Photography    6. Subjects & Themes - Landscapes   

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Calendars & Diaries    3. Calendars - Photography    4. Individual Photographer    5. Non-Classifiable    6. Photography / General   

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A thought-provoking collection of Mapplethorpe's sex picture
This collection of pictures is bound in a good quality cover and printed on a glossy paper of reasonable quality. One word: Ouch
You can always debate whether this book is "art" or not, but thefact is I am worried about what happened to some of the subjects. Helmut? Are you okay?I think Mapplethorpe wanted to shock, and he did, but Ifound the pictures had too much pain in them to be appreciated.I wasdeadened to what Mapplethorpe wanted to say, if he wanted to say anythingat all.Ouch, ouch, ouch.

very good book
artistic and powerful,i recommend it ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    2. Gay Studies    3. Individual Photographer    4. Nudes & Erotic    5. Photography    6. Subjects & Themes - Erotica    7. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    8. Erotic art    9. Gay studies (Gay men)    10. Individual photographers    11. Photographs: collections   

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I agree with "A reader": This book is sublime.
This should be considered indispensable to anyone interested in this artist, Romanticism, or landscape painting in general. As well as offering a carefully considered account of the artist's life and work, the text is careful to separate the myths that have grown around some of these paintings, carefully placing the artist within the context of his own time andcovering the manner in which these images have been misappropriated up to the present day.
Sublime
Werner Hofmann's new monograph on Caspar David Friedrich benefits from superb colour reproductions as well as Hofmann's own discursive brilliance.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1774-1840    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Criticism and interpretation    5. European    6. Friedrich, Caspar David,    7. Germany    8. History - Romantic    9. Individual Artist    10. Individual Painters - 19th Century    11. Landscape in art    12. Romanticism in art    13. Art / General    14. Individual artists    15. Painting & paintings    16. Romanticism   

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Only God can create life
This book is truly a celebration of life.If you read this book and still think that allowing abortions on demand is okay, then your heart has grown too hard.dls

Miracle:A Celebration of New Life
The book filled with unbelievable moving pictures of babies and the lovely songs on the CD make this book choice one of my favorites.

some almost ghoulish
Some of the Geddes photos in this book are a bit extreme - almost ghoulish - with babies under stretched sheer fabric - giving a weird, almost preborn appearance to the infant. Most of the photos, though, are beautiful and creative and just what we have come to expect from this photographer. The audio CD by Celine Dion is absolute perfection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    2. Family/Marriage    3. Flowers    4. Geddes, Anne    5. General    6. Individual Photographer    7. Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/Infants    8. Parenting - Motherhood    9. Photo Techniques    10. Photography    11. Photography Of Specific Subjects    12. Photography of infants    13. Pictorial works    14. Subjects & Themes - Children    15. Gift books    16. Photographs: portraits    17. Photography / Individual Photographer   

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Quite simply, brilliant...
The life of the scheming fraudster is by its very nature more interesting than that of the natural genius. Everyone loves an underdog, and Han van Meegeren was that most unusual of underdogs: a winner.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art forgers    4. Artists, Architects, Photographers    5. Biography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Criminals & Outlaws    8. History - General    9. Netherlands    10. Painters    11. Art / History / General   

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Endless supply of inspiration
Whenever I need to reset my thinking about a particular problem, this is the book I reach for. It is essentially an entire book of prompts to get your mind moving again. I find it an irreplaceable source of inspiration for new ideas.
A Unique Look at Art
The Art of Looking Sideways is fascinating.A Potpourri of different treasures, from written words to visual art.After buying a copy used, I was so impressed that I bought seven more new copies, one for each of my adult kids.I'm sorry I can't describe the book in more detail, but each page is a different detail.If you want a wealth of ... well, just a wealth--I recommend this book.

A right hemisphere brain stimulant, an excellent book
The Art of Looking Sideways [Alan Fletcher] is inspirational, intelligent, invigorating, and stimulating. This book is a collage of witty text, images, metaphors, idioms, paradoxes, and humor.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design    4. Design - General    5. Graphic Arts - General    6. Individual Artist    7. Popular Culture - General    8. Reference    9. Visual communication    10. Art / Design / General    11. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms    12. Graphic design   

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Artist and Dog
This book presents a charming side of Picasso, demonstrating his affection for a sweet dachshund named Lump. The photos show Picasso's universal, gullible side in allowing himself to be wonderfully manipulated by a dog ! The images of them together are unforgettable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1881-1973    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Dachshunds    5. Dogs - General    6. European    7. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)    8. Individual Artist    9. Modern Art    10. Pets    11. Picasso, Pablo,    12. Pictorial works    13. Art / General   

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Of course it's brilliant, and it's b.s., which is why it's brilliant...
Seriously, at a certain point when I was around 18 or 19, this was my Bible, or my Little Red Book - I and a handful of friends (Warhol died at about the same time) took every syllable here very, very seriously.
At worst, amusing and entertaining.At best, brilliant.
When viewing a piece of famous art, a person might ask themselves, "what exactly was the artist thinking?" or they might wonder what the artist was like to be able to produce the work that they do.In the case of Andy Warhol, the biggest art star of the last 100 years, these questions are answered in his autobiographical work, "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol : (From A to B and Back Again)".
Warhol....WHO?????
This is an excellent book to read if you want to take a look into the life and mind of the man himself, Andy Warhol. It is an entertaining book that will get you through the boring days at home or the long bus rides, yet it is not a repeat reader.The clever relevancy of the stories directly relating to the chapter titles makes you want to read further to see what exactly he is talking about. The book contains some material that seems completely irrelevant and dim-witted, making me wonder why I am reading it. Warhol has his moments though, creating a few laughs here and there, but nothing that would make the book justifiably great.
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Subjects:  1. 1928-    2. 1928-1987    3. Artists, Architects, Photographers    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Individual Artist    7. Warhol, Andy    8. Warhol, Andy,    9. Art styles: c 1960 -    10. Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers    11. Individual artists   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Individual Artist    4. Art / Individual Artist    5. The Arts: General Issues   

Editorial Review

It looks like a gorgeous nostalgia trip to judge by the cover imagealone. The photo is of an old school record player that lies unplugged, awhite label test-pressing waiting on the turntable, while a band of paperwrapped around the cover announces the title in ye olde woodblock-lookingtype, Read more

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An intimate collection
I just saw this exhibit at our MoMA, and the work is outstanding. Some of the images are color, some black and white. There are a number of styles and artists, ranging from the very famous to those unknown outside of their small communities. The point is that these are images of musicians--it's that simple.
Spectacular Photos!
The catalog is gorgeous, the photographs are indeed spectacular.While the written entries were wonderful, they were too few and left me wanting more.I guess that's a good thing!

This is a photography book, not a music anthology
It seems to me that the other reviewers have mistakenly criticized the book for its choice of music artists. Such decisions are secondary to the nature of this work of art. Annie Leibovitz is a photographer of surpassing quality and her ability to capture the latent stories of her subjects is on full display in this book. The idea is not so much to produce stunning or provocative photographs as it is to make manifest the character and circumstances of the various pictured musical artists. Seen in this light, Leibovitz's book should be lauded for its ability to tell a story without getting in the way, and to highlight subtleties without resorting to contrivance. "American Music" is a wonderful work of art, as should be expected from such a distinguished artist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Individual Photographer    2. Musicians    3. Photo Essays    4. Photoessays & Documentaries    5. Photography    6. Photography As An Art    7. Pictorial works    8. Popular music    9. Portraits    10. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    11. United States    12. Photography / Portraits   

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Praise For Lono!
Once again HST delves deep into the dark side of the human mind. Whether it's fishing for drugs in an airplane toilet or running over stray dogs in a drunken stupor, Hunter takes his reader on a wild ride through mysterious Hawaii. If you want to take a trip without the airfare (or the acid) crack open this oversized volume and enjoy.

Amazing visual collectors item
This book is so big that it won't fit on my flippin' book shelf, and the reason for that is because of Ralph Steadman's full size color pictures throughout. As a matter of fact, there's more to the pictures than to the actual writings of the good doctor. It's an interesting read, all in all, but the book itself is only 200 some odd pages and a little less than half of these pages are dedicated to Ralphs artwork. The actual read only takes about an hour, and during the read, one can't help but think that there is whole chapters missing from the text. Anyways, I consider this an essential "collectors item" from the king of Gonzo, but not quite essential reading. Just because of the unique book design and layout (and artwork) it is a real treasure to own, but it is not the "Fear and Loathing in Hawaii", as some have called it. It is worth the money (36$)and if you find one cheaper (not hardcover) I would not buy it. This is an essential hardcover buy, and if it was reduced to anything less than it is, I would have been disappointed.

great release
this is a fantastic release of one of HST's least known works. not as crazy as fear and loathing in las vegas or as well written as the rum diaries, but still a fine read. ralph steadman's artwork infull color and at the large size they are printed in for this book are simply amazing ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Editors, Journalists, Publishers    4. Individual Artist    5. Popular Culture - General    6. Hawaii    7. Travel writing   

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Killer Cowboy Kate, Beauty and Art have never been so mutually exclusive.
Buy this book now, It's going to be devoured by those in the know and it will cost you a fortune! Ethereal and magical are one way to describe Sam Haskins photos, also sexy and fabulous are good adjectives. It would be hard to choose. I ordered this book knowing that it was, and is, a classic, but had no idea of the impact these photos would have. You can tell by the cover that you are in for an emotionally charged ride that you will never forget. There is a slim narrative running throughout these photos, but you as the viewer are allowedto create your own story , and what a story it is. Kate and her cohorts are iconic babes that transcend the 60's. The girl's sheer beauty and playfulness will make you gasp, and even chuckle at their bodaciousness. I won't give away any secrets, but the photo's are remastered and gloriouslybeautiful.You..must...order...now! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Individual Photographer    2. Photo Techniques    3. Photography    4. Individual photographers    5. Photography / Individual Photographer   

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Shades of Walker Evans
Christenberry photgraphs and crafts replicas of the landscapes in Hale County, AL. This is the same area in which Walker Evans photographed the people and places in the 1930's for the US Gov't and the classic "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men."
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Subjects:  1. 1936-    2. Christenberry, William,    3. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Exhibitions    6. Individual Artist    7. Individual Photographer    8. Individual Photographers And Their Work    9. Photo Techniques    10. Photography    11. Photography Of Specific Subjects    12. Photography, Artistic    13. Subjects & Themes - Travel - General    14. Central Southern states    15. Individual photographers    16. Photographs: collections   

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Gorgeous Western Art
Bev Doolittle's definitive collection (you don't need anything else of hers if you have this one) is a glorious compendium of richly detailed full-color reproductions of her paintings.The optical tricks alone are worth the book's price tag, and the minuteness and authenticity of Doolittle's details rival the paintings of Frank C. McCarthy (another favorite of mine).Anyone who loves illustrations of horses, American Indians, or both cannot call their collection complete without this title.

A Combination of Wonderful Art and Love
Those unfamiliar with Bev Doolittle's work miss the opportunity to discover a true artist's blending combination of technical skill, and understanding of nature, and a love for her work which leaps from everypage.She beautifully weaves nature, man, and its animals in a mysticalmanner.A wonderful choice for anyone who appreciates great talent. Also awonderful experience for children in examining and finding the hidden sointricately involved.

I was great
I think it is the most astonishing book I have ever rea ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Criticism and interpretation    5. Doolittle, Bev    6. Individual Artist    7. Techniques - Painting    8. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    9. Individual artists   

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Wondorous Pictures
Turgid German scholarship locked into tracing classical sources cannot conceive the creativebrilliance which is such a feature of Florentine Renaissance art, surpassing all others.Moreover, thoroughness is a means, not a virtue. The illustrations, by contrast, are brilliant. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. European    4. History - Renaissance    5. History Of Fine Arts    6. Individual Artist    7. Individual Painters - Renaissance    8. Techniques - Painting    9. Europe    10. Individual artists    11. Painting & paintings    12. Renaissance art   

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What a treasure.
This is a wonderful coffee table bookfull of Tony's (Anthony Benedetto's) beautiful art and lots of personal "asides" that we fans all appreciate.Well done! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1926-    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Bennett, Tony,    5. Catalogs    6. History - General    7. Individual Artist    8. Individual Painters - Contemporary    9. Musicians as artists    10. United States    11. Art / Individual Artist    12. Bennett, Tony    13. Biography: film, television & music    14. Individual artists    15. Light orchestral, dance & big band music    16. USA   

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artistic insights
i got this book during his retrospective a couple of years ago, and i still go back to refer to its brilliant insights. i appreciate how richter, in his journal writings, or interviews found in this book offers ideas as to the how, why, and what of his art. it really helps make sense of his art, and thus further assists in ones appreciation of his art (and art and contemporary art in general). among several great ideas and quotes ('ever since i have been able to think, i have known that every rule and every opinion- insofar as either is ideologically motivated- is false, a hinderance, a menace, or a crime.'), there are great black and white photos of the artist, and his studio. speaking as an avid fan of richter's i cannot say how much this would appeal to a nonfan, but i assume that it would still be great to such a person who does care about art and artists in today's world ('It would be interesting to find out the total sum expended for these [art and cultural] purposes over the past ten years. Whatever it might turn out to be, it would strikingly confirm our natural lack of compassion for the poor.')

A must have.
buy this book.
A genius.
I really enjoyed this book. I bought it at the Ricther exhibit I just saw at the SFMOMA a few weeks ago. I wasn't familiar with his work until then. I was awed at the different themes and usage of what would seem to be everyday normal moments caught with an unearthly feel. He's even using music and video installations now. This book does uses his collected notes, interviews and letters as an insight into the thinking behind the artist. Richter's philosophy of not subscribing to any ideaology is very evident here. He seems especially disdainfull of Communism as it does not afford the freedom for individual creation. He's been grasping to make sense of his art all his life and its what has been driving him. You can see it in his paintings. The work itself becomes a question. Why this subject. What is relevant? What is the importance. Why this style of painting? What is the meaning of the photograph it's based on? The book is chock full of interesting ideas on art, art history and the current state of society and the culture. Even if you don't agree with it all - it's still a very interesting read. I do recommend that you first familiarize yourself with Richter's various works first. You'll enjoy the book all the more. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1932-    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Artists    5. Germany    6. History - General    7. Individual Artist    8. Individual Painters - Contemporary    9. Interviews    10. Philosophy    11. Richter, Gerhard,    12. Techniques - Painting    13. Art / Individual Artist    14. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    15. Individual artists    16. Painting & paintings    17. Richter, Gerhard   

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The Beauty Of Wyeth's Recent Work
Andrew Wyeth is an American master and his works shine with not only an inner light, but an inner glory. Several dozen of his (mostly recent) paintings are to be found in this collection, along with notes, comments, and background histories. A truly great collection by an artist whose talents speak of genius.

A superb and well deserved homage!
The imagination is more important than knowledge!
AMERICAN MASTER
This is a wonderful book on America's greatest living painter.I have alway loved Andrew Wyeth's art, it so singular to him, totally unique.You can tell he was influenced by Whistler, but his work is his own.This book has vivid images of Wyeth's best work and the text is highly informative.I was thrilled when I saw this book, it is the best I have seen on Wyeth's vast catalog of paintings.Wyeth is truly an American Master, thank you Ms. Knutson for a job well done. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1917-    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Exhibitions    5. History - General    6. Individual Artist    7. Individual Painters - Contemporary    8. Themes, motives    9. Wyeth, Andrew,    10. Art / Individual Artist    11. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    12. Individual artists    13. Painting & paintings