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(H/B) YOUTH AND BEAUTY
Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties provides a fresh perspective on the strikingly original modern imagery from the Jazz Age. The first wide-ranging look at American art of the twenties-a period bounded by the aftermath of the Great War and the onset of the Great Depression-this richly illustrated volume captures a glimpse into American life during a decade when urbanization, industrialization, and mechanization were revolutionizing the United States. With more than 200 illustrations, the book brings together an array of artists...
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(H/B) SHIRIN NESHAT
Internationally acclaimed photographer, videographer, and filmmaker Shirin Neshat first came to prominence in the mid-1990s when she exhibited her series the Women of Allah, an extraordinary body of work exploring women in Islamic culture. Since then, the Iranian-born artist has continued to explore difficult subjects: the boundaries between East and West, men and women, the sacred and the profane, exile and belonging. Her work is marked by its graphic boldness and stirring imagery: photographs of women cloaked in black veils with excerpts...
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(H/B) SOUND ART
Over the past century, an art form has emerged that draws from the worlds of visual art and music. Sound art's roots can be found in the experimental work of Italian Futurism, Dada, and later the Fluxus group and the pioneering efforts of the American composer and artist John Cage. In the wake of this groundbreaking work, sound art began to mature into a movement, and artists explored the interactive possibilities of sound and in turn created entirely new modes of experiencing and engaging with art. In this volume, the complete story of so...
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(H/B) MODERNIST PARADISE

(H/B) THE INFINITY OF LISTS
Best-selling author and philosopher Umberto Eco is currently resident at the Louvre, and his chosen theme of study is "the vertigo of lists." Reflecting on this enormous trove of human achievements, in his lyrical intellectual style he has embarked on an investigation of the phenomenon of cataloging and collecting. This book, featuring lavish reproductions of artworks from the Louvre and other world-famous collections, is a philosophical and artistic sequel to Eco's recent acclaimed books, History of Beauty and On Ugliness, books in which ...
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(P/B) PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA

(P/B) CARAVAGGIO (ART CLASSICS / SERIES)

(P/B) KAHN

(H/B) THINK WITH THE SENSES FEEL WITH THE MIND

(H/B) LUCIAN FREUD

(P/B) BORIS VIAN'S MANUAL OF SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES

PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE (H/B)

VAN GOGH

(P/B) TITIAN

(H/B) THE RAGE AND THE PRIDE

RENOIR

(H/B) VINCENT VAN GOGH

(P/B) RAPHAEL

VISIONS OF HEAVEN AND HELL

(H/B) THE FORCE OF REASON