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La historia les dio la espalda. Es hora de devolverles la luz Dime el nombre de una artista griega. Solo uno. Lo sé, es difícil. Sus nombres han sido eclipsados. Es un hecho probado que las mujeres

Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A New Yorker Book of the Year Some called it a craze To others it was a cult Join prize winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era Smart gorgeously written cultural history TLS Delightful Guardian Excellent Spectator Joyous cultural history The Times He invented a whole cat world declared H G Wells of Louis Wain the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination It was an attitude a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need Cats were no longer basement dwelling pest controllers but stylish cultural subversives more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia Wherever you found old conventions breaking down there was a cat at the centre of the st

Published in association with the Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris to coincide with their major 2025 David Hockney exhibition this vivid book charts the life and work of one of Britain s most popular and significant artists Expertly written by preeminent curatorial experts art historians and critics including Sir Norman Rosenthal Sir Simon Schama and Fiona Maddocks this definitive survey combines a curated selection of archival photographs and eye catching artworks presented in a lavish large format book to offer a visually engaging and detailed journey through Hockney s remarkable life and career Following an introduction that offers an overview of Hockney s life and work a series of chapters explore in detail the important moments and signature styles and preoccupations of the artist s varied career from his early life in Bradford and London through his years in California to his later life in Bridlington Yorkshire and Normandy Several of the chapters are arranged thematically according to artistic subject matter and medium ranging from still lifes and portraits to his much loved landscapes and stunning designs for opera A final chapter explores Hockney s engagement with new technology particularly the iPad demonstrating the endless inventiveness cur

Flower is a book of realistic confessions likes dislikes memories and no brainer observations It treats personal truth as unavailable something that must be made up and convincing

Imbuidas de un ingenio irreverente y moldeadas por su amor por el lenguaje, las pinturas divertidas y gráficamente vernáculas de Harland Miller tienen un atractivo perdurable. Con referencias que abarcan musica, literatura, manuales de autoayuda e iconografia medieval, su obra de arte ha ganado seguidores entusiastas. XXX, el primer libro que se centra exclusivamente en la popular serie de "Letter Paintings" de Miller, incluye mas de 100 obras de arte junto con nuevas fotografias del artista en su estudio, ofreciendo una vision unica del mundo de Miller.

New edition of the classic authorised biography of one of the late twentieth century s most celebrated cultural figures

One of Britain s most radical and influential artists working in the first decades of the twentieth century Vanessa Bell was a pioneer for professional women Vanessa Bell was a leading figure within the Bloomsbury Group and known for her unconventional lifestyle but her work as a painter designer and decorator has often been overlooked and relegated within the bombastic male dominated field of British modernism With new research including previously unpublished letters Wendy Hitchmough explores the ways in which Bell 1879 1961 forged new pathways as a modernist woman Writing openly about depression and mental health at a time when the subject was stigmatised as well as challenging taboos surrounding women s bodies Bell exploited the patriarchal society that oppressed her She responded to the nudes and pastoral scenes of Cezanne Gauguin Picasso and Matisse with themes of miscarriage and motherhood She exhibited with her partner Duncan Grant and comparisons between their parallel careers highlight the gender disparities that shaped her life and work Vanessa Bell The Life and Art of a Bloomsbury Radical celebrates the artist s trailblazing approach to art as well as life her rejection of conventions and the challenge she posed to the structures of

Portraits by and of Munch offer insight into the vibrant bohemian world of one of the great artists of the 19th and 20th centuries Norwegian painter Edvard Munch 1863 1944 whose 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art s most acclaimed images and who is widely regarded as one of the great artists of the 19th and 20th centuries is less known for his portraiture but his portraits are central to his art and vision Edvard Munch Portraits edited by Alison Smith former chief curator at London s National Portrait Gallery brings together more than 60 of Munch s most significant portraits showcasing the wide array of styles techniques and mediums that he employed During the course of Munch s long life and working in a range of mediums that encompassed painting drawing and print he made hundreds of portraits of friends patrons models and above all and unsparingly himself This book places his work in the cultural and historical background of his period providing readers with a greater understanding of the time in which these portraits were produced This publication offers deep insight into the artist s family and bohemian social circles along with his German and Norwegian patrons and the friends who helped establish his reputation

A towering and luminous monograph on the boundary pushing career of artist performer model TV personality club promoter fashion designer and musician Leigh Bowery Leigh Bowery 1961 1994 used performance to explore questions around the politics of the body and its use as both material and a site of transformation He was also fascinated by the subversive potential of costume as sculpture Published to accompany a major exhibition Leigh Bowery features over two hundred images by and of the artist spanning an eclectic and dynamic career which included fashion photography club polaroids film stills paintings postcards and ephemera In addition to Bowery s own works the book also includes paintings of the artist by Lucian Freud and works made with and about Bowery by Stephen Willats and Trojan Barnes among others A visual inventory of all of Bowery s costumes held by the artist s estate has been newly photographed published here for the first time

Jane Robinson is brilliant at putting the women back into history and her biography of Barbara Leigh Bodichon a Victorian feminist we should all be grateful to is as entertaining as it is necessary Daisy GoodwinYou have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done Name any modern human rights movement and she was a pioneer feminism equal opportunities diversity inclusion mental health awareness Black Lives Matter While her name has been omitted from too many history books it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did people loved her for her robust sense of humour cheerfulness and indiscriminate acts of kindness This is a celebration of the life of the founder of Britain s suffrage movement campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace the law at home and beyond Co founder of Girton the first university college for women a committed activist for human rights fervently anti slavery she was also one of Victorian England s finest female painters Jane Robinson s brilliant new book shines a light on a remarkable woman who lived on her own terms and to whom we owe a huge debt Skillful storytelling and a wa

An insightful and much needed introduction to the life and work of Magorzata Mirga Tas a textile artist dedicated to celebrating the vibrant heritage of the Romani community Magorzata Mirga Tas b 1978 is a Romani artist and activist who is best known for her colourful textile collages Made from materials gathered from family and friends and often created in collaboration with other women these works depict the everyday life of the Romani people to challenge stereotypical representations and form what she calls microcarriers of history This fascinating introduction explores the life and work of Mirga Tas contextualising her practice within Romani culture and the community in which she was raised Bringing attention to the Romani people their relationships alliances and shared activities through her visual storytelling she also re imagines artworks from across the centuries that have presented Romani identity in negative ways and transforms them into vibrant images imbued with strength and dignity These works informed by her feminist perspective and a sustained engagement with her community combine realism with visual motifs of Romani culture and offer a rare opportunity to see and celebrate the Roma on their own terms both as a contemporary comm

Each month of Farmer s Market 2025 Wall Calendar features exquisitely detailed and hand colored renderings of seasonal produce such as cherries eggplants and winter squash herbs and spices such as basil and grilling spices or delectable artisan foods found at greenmarkets across the country such as chocolate and holiday breads Includes beautiful images of seasonal produce and artisanal fare such as tropical fruit and blue cheeses Generous grids for adding appointments and reminders Includes major official world holidays Opens to 12 inches x 24 inches Perfect for both gift giving and self purchase

With dark delicate whimsy gothic aesthetics You Have the Magic 12 Month 2025 Weekly Planner Calendar is the perfect tool to keep you organized and empowered It s possible to carry both light and darkness with the You Have the Magic 12 Month 2025 Weekly Planner Calendar Tying a dark whimsy gothic aesthetic with genuinely warm and uplifting messaging this planner will lead you through the year with beauty and mindfulness Features include 7 x 9 14 x 9 open Spiral bound Printed on FSC certified paper with soy based ink Removable product info tab band Calendar lays flat when open 12 month planner January December 2025 Generous grid space for notes appointments and reminders Extra pages at back for notes goals and more Year at a glance pages for 2024 2025 and 2026 Includes a sticker sheet Features beautiful illustrations from U K based artist Viki Lester Official major world holidays and observances Moon phases based on Universal Time

Each whimsical illustration in this weekly coloring planner from best selling author Johanna Basford can be enjoyed for its intricate line art and charming detail or colored with ink or pencil Create a totally original work of creative expression whilst also managing your schedule throughout the year Features include 7 1 2 x 8 1 2 15 x 8 1 2 open Spiral bound Gold foil accented softcover Calendar lays flat when open Printed on FSC certified paper with soy based ink High quality paper stock specially selected by the artist Removable product info band 12 month planner January December 2025 Generous grid space for notes appointments and reminders Weekly spreads include beautifully illustrated artwork and plenty of room to write Planning spread for 2026 Year at a glance pages for 2024 2025 and 2026 Extra pages at back for notes goals and more Detailed illustrations throughout from Johanna s best selling books including her latest Small Victories

Mary Engelbreit s Live Like You Mean It 2025 Calendar is filled with full color imagery and motivational quotes reminding us to always live our best lives and to live it with meaning Take time for yourself and for others and make those moments special Features include 5 3 x 4 4 page size No single use plastic Recyclable chipboard easel backer for desk or tabletop display Printed on FSC certified paper with soy based ink Full color tear off pages Back of pages are blank for notes or shopping lists Day Date reference on each page Combined weekend pages Official major world holidays and observances Full color artwork on each page

Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times Dwight Garner The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus John Szwed allows different sides of Smith s personality to catch blades of sun He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task Dwight Garner The New York Times Grammy Award winning music scholar and celebrated biographer John Szwed presents the first biography of Harry Smith the brilliant eccentric who transformed twentieth century art and culture He was an anthropologist filmmaker painter folklorist mystic and walking encyclopedia He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult swapped drugs with Timothy Leary had a front row seat to a young Thelonious Monk lived with and tortured Allen Ginsberg was admired by Susan Sontag and was one of the first artists funded by Guggenheim Foundation He was always broke generally intoxicated compulsively irascible and unimpeachably authentic Harry Smith was in the words of Robert Frank the only person I met in my life that transcended everything In Cosmic Scholar the Grammy Award winning music scholar and celebrated biographer John Szwed patches together for the first time the life of one of the twenti

Discover the must read coming of age queer memoir about learning how to love yourself in a world that doesn t want you to A beautiful celebration of being different TOM ALLEN An important story told with a sharp wit and disarming humour MOHSIN ZAIDI author of A Dutiful Boy Brilliant spectacularly witty and genuinely moving I loved it MATTHEW TODD author of Straight JacketI m just a man standing in front of a salad asking it to be a cake What do you do when you re too gay for Pakistan too Pakistani to be gay in America and you re ashamed of your body everywhere Even as a young child in Lahore Komail Aijazuddin knew he was different Other boys didn t pirouette off their desks get bullied for their manboobs or spontaneously burst into songs from The Little Mermaid Other boys didn t play together like that Starved of a crucial part of himself he ate And ate Before long his own body became another burden to carry everywhere and to hide Komail began to believe his only chance at a happy meaningful life would be found elsewhere in America land of the free home of the gays But he would soon learn that finding happiness takes a lot more than a plane ticket This is Aijazuddin s riotous intelligent memoir of searching for his place between two w

A critical and celebratory counter narrative to what we know of Japanese photography today

Jaio eta mende bat geroago, Eduardo Chillidak oso presente jarraitzen du gure artean. Haren obrek ez dute gaurkotasun eta interesik galdu, eta haren idazkiek arteaz, filosofiaz, infinituaz, denboraz edo espazioaz aritzen diren gogoeten bidez inarrosten gaituzte oraindik. Chillidak bere buruaz zioen galderetan aditua zela, baina erantzunak ez zituen bere obran bakarrik ematen. Bere pentsamenduak gordetzen dituzten eta liburu honetan bildu diren hainbat testutan ere egin zuen.Chillidaren mendeurrena ospatu nahi duen haren idazkien edizio berezi honek Bernardo Atxagaren alegia eder bat ere biltzen du, eskultoreari eskainia, hala nola kronologia oso bat, haren bizitzako eta obretako irudi ugariz hornitua. XX. mendeko artista handienetako bat izan zena omentzeko eta haren pentsamenduaren eta obraren erabateko modernitatea gogoratzeko liburu bat.

A collection of legendary British artist David Hockney s insights into art life nature creativity and much more I ve always been a looker that s what artists do This anthology of quotations by David Hockney follows in the successful format of The World According to series Ranging across topics including drawing photography nature creativity the internet and much more The World According to David Hockney offers a delightful and engaging overview of the artist s inimitable spirit personality and opinions From everyday observations The eye is always moving if it isn t moving you are dead to artistic insights such as painted colour always will be better than printed colour because it is the pigment itself as well as musings on other image makers including Caravaggio Cezanne and Hokusai Hockney has a knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements Born in Bradford England in 1937 Hockney attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s There he painted his famous swimming pool paintings and since then has embraced a range of media including photocollage video and digital technologies In a 2011 poll of more than 1 000 British artists Hockney was voted the most influential British artist of all time P