Director Adrian Maben helms this retrospective on the Belgian surrealist who made the ordinary seem strange. Monsieur René Magritte, found that his emphasis was on subject rather than technique. A grand collector of unusually contrasting subject matter, this program takes you to places that fired Magritte's wild imagination. Using footage of Rene Magritte's home, left untouched after his death, as well as archival footage of the artist himself discussing his life and art, MAGRITTE is an illuminating portrait of one of the 20th century's most beloved and original artists.

Chromophobia - a fear of corruption or contamination through colour - has lurked within Western culture since ancient times. This is apparent in the many attempts to purge colour from art, literature and architecture, either by making it the property of some "foreign" body - the oriental, the feminine, the infantile the vulgar or the pathological - or by relegating it to the realm of the superficial, the inessential or the cosmetic, which in many cases amounts to the same thing. In Chromophobia , David Batchelor analyzes the history of, and motivations behind, chromophobia, from its beginnings through examples of nineteenth-century literature, twentieth-century architecture and film, to Pop art, minimalism and the art and architecture of the present day. Batchelor suggests how colour fits, or fails to fit, into the cultural imagination of the West, exploring such diverse themes as Melville's "great white whale," Le Corbusier's "journey to the East," Huxley's experiments with mescaline. Dorothy's travels in the Land of Oz and the implication of modern artists' experiments with industrial paints and materials.

好莱坞御用概念设计师耗时两年倾力打造 纪念达·芬奇逝世五百周年，卢浮宫博物馆官方监修 中世纪文艺复兴精神融合尖新科技幻想，一出浪漫瑰奇的太空歌剧 五百年前他复兴文艺，一万年后地球陷落，他能否凭一己之力复兴人类？ 原版忠实复刻，巨幅开本珍藏之选 “它即是艺术品本身！” ▼编辑推荐 ◇纪念达·芬奇逝世500周年，卢浮宫博物馆官方监修出品漫画 为纪念达·芬奇逝世500周年，卢浮宫钦点年轻的天才漫画家斯特凡纳·勒瓦卢瓦进行纪念漫画的创作，并向他开放超6000页从未公之于众的达·芬奇手稿和原作。 斯特凡纳潜心创作两年，亲手临摹、复制了160幅达·芬奇原画，最终创作了这部令人震撼的漫画：它是达·芬奇超前的天才和高科技科幻的完美结合，中世纪文艺复兴人和未来人类星河太空征途的无缝衔接。 ◇好莱坞御用概念设计师耗时两年倾力打造，硬核画工“克隆”达·芬奇。 斯特凡纳·勒瓦卢瓦不仅是享誉全球的漫画家，还是是好莱坞御用概念设计师、分镜师和电子游戏原画设计师。他参与制作的电影包括：《加勒比海盗4：惊涛怪浪》《超人：钢铁之躯》《明日边缘》《普罗米修斯》《银河护卫队》《X战警：逆转未来》《诸神之怒》《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》等。 为了创作此书，斯特凡纳·勒瓦卢瓦花费了整整两年时间，全身心沉浸于达·芬奇其人和艺术当中，甚至改变了饮食习惯，像达·芬奇一样吃素。 众所周知，达·芬奇是左撇子，斯特凡纳惯用右手作画，却逼迫自己改变了绘画技巧，练习达·芬奇的左手排线效果。 他不仅以画笔克隆出了达·芬奇的肉身，亦于图像中复活了大师绘画的神韵。即便是在故事情节的走向上，作者也试图以达·芬奇的思维去预判和推动故事的发展，某种程度上，这甚至像是达·芬奇本人创作的一部漫画。 ◇达·芬奇手稿的超前设定藉漫画成为现实 ◇来自1508年的想象和对15018年的想象于太空相遇 达·芬奇6000页手稿中藏着众多极为超前的发明设想：机械、机器人、太阳能聚焦设备…… 他是典型的“文艺复兴人”：完美人类的缩影，精通天文地理，完美结合艺术与科学，对一切充满好奇，以自身观照宇宙万物，对人类命运充满信心。 斯特凡纳让达·芬奇手稿中的人、怪物、武器和建筑以全新的面貌升上了星际空间；熟悉达·芬奇作品的读者会在他笔下人物的姿态和容颜中发现达·芬奇人物独有的神采：淡淡的哀愁、极有辨识度的身体语言、宗教式的庄严、纯洁和虔信。 《维特鲁威人》《最后的晚餐》《岩间圣母》等诸多名画悉数登场，熟悉而又陌生，在太空射线中焕发出全新的光彩。 ◇好莱坞科幻大片式的分镜，两种画风交织展现两段时空。 这部漫画运用了电影式的分镜和场景设计，画面极具电影感。达·芬奇回忆部分采用褐色水墨画法，科幻故事部分采用黑色钢笔素描画法——都是达·芬奇本人用过的画法。 两种画风，展现两段截然不同的时空，再配以电影蒙太奇手法，无缝衔接，回忆与现实水乳交融。 ◇不仅仅是一部科幻漫画，更是对达·芬奇一生的温柔回顾 “原谅我吧，主啊，我有罪。” 私生子、文盲、挖掘尸体用于解剖、傲慢虚伪、诅咒人类、偷奸耍滑…… 达·芬奇近乎完美的天才背后，隐藏着不那么光辉的一面，他也有人性固有的弱点。 一个完整的人，一个复杂而立体的人物。 不仅仅是科幻，也是一部未竟的达·芬奇回忆录。 ◇中文版忠实复刻引进，原版特8开精装超大开本，不差毫厘 ◇采用157克加厚太空哑粉纸，精心印刷，每一页都犹如观赏名画 ▼内容简介 15018年，人类为了对抗外星生物的进攻而挣扎求存。 他们在卢浮宫的废墟中发现了留有达·芬奇指纹的名画，并从指纹中提取了他的DNA，由此克隆出一个达·芬奇2号，希望这位拥有天才发明家基因的复制人可以发明出足以打败外星侵略者的武器。 ▼媒体推荐 达·芬奇仅凭一己之力就诠释了文艺复兴的全部精神，这本漫画向大师表达了崇高的敬意。——《费加罗报》 一趟从两个维度走进天才达·芬奇内心的旅行，既有深度又具有极高的艺术性。—— 《巴黎诺曼底报》 整本书的图像都借鉴了大师的绘画风格，里面既有对原画直接的临摹，也有为适应“星际环境”而做的演绎。斯特凡纳·勒瓦卢瓦将美术与漫画相融合，在卢浮宫团队的鼎力支持下，成功地完成了一部令人惊艳的作品。——《法兰西西部报》 引人的剧情，绝妙的图画！一切都以详实的档案资料为背景。对于达·芬奇的粉丝，这是一部不容错过的作品。—— Fnac书店读者 这是一个非一般的科幻故事，它从形而上的角度论述了巨匠达·芬奇的重要和不朽。图像令人惊艳。—— BDfugue 一次野心勃勃的尝试，一本非凡的画册。它提醒着我们：漫画的星空还有广阔的领域留待开发。——BDGest 一个大胆的编剧构想，被融入一个令人目眩神迷的图像漩涡。斯特凡纳·勒瓦卢瓦精湛的画技正是这本大开本漫画的亮点。——BoDoi 斯特凡纳的漫画中充满了他自己的各种疑问，它引导我们从许多难得的角度重新认识达·芬奇其人。——BDZoom

2020 documentary film directed by Barry Avrich

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

2007 documentary film directed by Gary Hustwit

One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age Illustration, J.C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the twentieth century. With a signature style that possessed great warmth and imagination, Leyendecker is perhaps best known for his creation of the archetype of the fashionable male with his advertisements for Arrow Collar in the 1910s through the 1920s. These images sold to an eager public the idea of a glamorous lifestyle, the bedrock upon which modern advertising was built. He also was the creator instantly recognizable icons, such as Santa Claus (conceived as a portly, white-haired man clad in red velvet), that are to this day an integral part of the lexicon of society.An important influence on Norman Rockwell, Leyendecker was commissioned to paint more "Saturday Evening Post" covers than any other artist. Leyendecker lived for much of his adult life with Charles Beach, on whom the stylish men in his artwork was modelled, and while he kept his homosexuality hidden from public scrutiny, he nevertheless gathered a strong following in the gay-interest community. In the first book about the artist in more than twenty years, J.C. Leyendecker features his masterworks, rare paintings and other artwork, including the 322 covers he did for the "Post", as well as other magazines, including Harper's and Collier's. Accompained by a revealing text that delves into both his artistic evolution and personal life, J.C. Leyendecker restores his rightful position in the pantheon of great American illustrators.

This remarkable volume features and analyzes a private collection of some 130 textiles, mainly from the period between 1900 and 1940. An introduction explains the place of the kimono in Japanese society, including the essential cultural and historical background, but the heart of the book is formed by the photographs of the individual textiles, focusing on the decoration techniques and other main characteristics. No doubt women’s kimono are the most artistic ones as a result of their bold and colorful designs. But probably the most surprising garments are the men’s under kimono’s, since little has been published about them. Some designs show a longing for the past, but others are decorated with contemporary motifs, such as the popular baseball game and the beginning of the Second World War. The children’s section features the contrasting expectations for girls and boys in Japanese society: "sweet" decorations on girls’ kimono’s, strong animals or samurai on boys’ textiles. The book is generously illustrated with three hundred full-color photographs taken especially for this book and all never before published.

A third-generation traditional bookbinder gives easy-to-follow instructions for making all the major, historically important styles of Japanese bindings as well as traditional book cases—the custom-made folding boxes that afford handsome protection for Japan's exquisite books. The authoritative text, written by one of Japan's leading professional bookbinders, has been fully adapted for Western readers. Both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional tools and materials are provided and substitutes are recommended for items not readily available. For centuries the West has admired Japanese books, but only now can we make them ourselves and take full advantage of their creative possibilities. Stunning and practical, these bindings are ideal for preserving calligraphy, letters, artwork, and poems, for adding a distinctive touch to limited-edition books, and for use as diaries or gifts.

在本书中，雅克・朗西埃探讨了十四个事件或说十四个时刻，从温克尔曼笔下的赫拉克勒斯残躯，到詹姆斯・艾吉所摄的阿拉巴马州农户，间有黑格尔对美术馆的一次造访，爱默生在波士顿的一段演说，马拉美在女神游乐厅的一晚观赏，举办于巴黎或纽约的一场展出，上演于莫斯科的一幕戏剧，建在柏林的一座厂房，通过这些或闻名或隐秘的场景，我们可以探询何为艺术，以及何是艺术所为。 在各章中我们可以看到，一个感悟、阐发艺术的体制，消除了各类艺术的专门性以及艺术与日常经验间的界限，由此得以成立并转型。我们可以知道，一座缺损的雕像，如何成为一件完美的作品；一幅贫民孩子的画像，如何达成一种理想的呈现；一群杂耍艺人的翻腾，如何飞入诗意的天空；一件家具，如何被尊为一座神庙；一道台阶，如何被塑为一个人物；一件补丁累累的工装，如何像是王子的羽衣；一面轻纱的旋回，如何暗示宇宙的源起；一段加速的蒙太奇，如何表达共产主义的可感现实：这是一段艺术现代性的历史，它绝不同于现代主义的正统。

在《一幅画开启的世界》中，日本国宝级动画电影大师、吉卜力三驾马车之一髙畑勋，凭着六十多年来对艺术的喜爱流连于世界各地的美术馆，并甄选出31幅作品，与我们分享和它们相逢的乐趣，呈现其背后的故事。其中既有享誉世界的名画，如马蒂斯的《舞蹈》、波提切利的《持石榴的圣母》等，也有不为人熟知的画作，如印度民俗画《舂米的人》等。这些作品皆是从这些私人的选择和介绍里，我们不仅可以丰富艺术的相关知识，提高自身对画作的鉴赏力，更重要的是，我们得以从中了解这位动画电影巨匠美学原点。

This book offers a range of views on spolia and appropriation in art and architecture from fourth-century Rome to the late twentieth century. Using case studies from different historical moments and cultures, contributors test the limits of spolia as a critical category and seek to define its specific character in relation to other forms of artistic appropriation. Several authors explore the ethical issues raised by spoliation and their implications for the evaluation and interpretation of new work made with spolia.

Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life. "Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko "A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality." "This is the greatest book I've ever burned." -- John

This is a monograph on the extraordinary 40 year career of Japanese sculptor and performance artist Yayoi Kusama, recently the subject of a major retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art, which toured the United States and Japan through 1999. In January-March 2000 the Serpentine Gallery, London will be presenting a large solo exhibition devoted to Kusama's work. Internationally noted for her soft sculptures an psychedelic installations, Kusama explores themes of love, infinity and obsession throughout her work, from her net-like pattern paintings begun in 1959, to her Pop-inspired love happenings in the 1960s, to installations in which every surface has been compulsively covered in polka-dots, mirrors or stuffed phallus-like protrusions. A visionary whose work is unique in the panorama of post-war art, Yayoi Kusama is known not only as an artist but also as a fashion-designer, poet and novelist - all documented in this comprehensive monograph.

手稿引进 全球首发 纵览国际艺术品市场之诡谲的最佳指南 奇迹抑或泡沫？艺术品市场上不断飙升、令人惊骇的高价纪录，意味着艺术品的品质、时代的趣味，还是某种运作？ 收藏抑或投机？与股票、黄金和钻石相比，艺术品作为投资品的表现如何？ 2011年压倒美国而雄踞世界艺术品交易排行榜之首的中国艺术市场有何独特之处？为何只有在北京、上海和 香港，才能最为清楚地看到艺术品的价格是由投机、想象与操纵所决定？ “在任何其他行业里会被称为内幕交易的事情，在艺术市场上不过是一次友好的谈话。”专注于艺术品市场三十余年，英国作家戈弗雷•巴克在本书中生动地讲述了在1850 年到21 世纪之间这个商业时代艺术品的故事，揭秘高端艺术品尤其是画作的交易中种种操纵的伎俩：艺术家如何与商人合作，抬高艺术品的价格；商人如何精心设计，在短时间内转卖画作而得到五倍至五十倍的收益；19 世纪艺术市场的某次繁荣又如何持续三十年之久——要紧的并非艺术品的价格，而是利润。 但在作者看来，艺术品终究远甚于金钱：它们是便携的财富，更是人类最高贵的创造——一个人所能拥有的最美妙的物品。

The first UK film biography of the world-renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), whose print The Great Wave is as globally famous as Leonardo's Mona Lisa. With Andy Serkis reading the voice of Hokusai, the film features artists David Hockney and Maggi Hambling, and passionate scholars who study, admire and venerate this great Japanese master. The film focuses on Hokusai's work, life and times in the great, bustling metropolis of Edo, now modern Tokyo. Using extraordinary close-ups and pioneering 8K Ultra HD video technology, Hokusai's prints and paintings are examined by world experts. In the process they reveal new interpretations of famous works and convey the full extent of Hokusai's extraordinary achievement as a great world artist. Hokusai spent his life studying and celebrating our common humanity as well as deeply exploring the natural and spiritual worlds, using the famous volcano Mount Fuji as a protective presence and potential source of immortality. He knew much personal tragedy, was struck by lightning and lived for years in poverty, but never gave up his constant striving for perfection in his art. Hokusai influenced Monet, Van Gogh and other Impressionists, is the father of manga and has his own Great Wave emoji.

Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alec Soth is one of the defining publications in the photobook era. First published by Steidl in 2004, it was Soth's first book, sold through three editions, and established him as one of the leading lights of contemporary photographic practice. This MACK edition launches to coincide with the first exhibition in London dedicated to the series at Beetles+Huxley gallery, and includes two new photographs that were not included in the previous versions of the book. Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River, Sleeping by the Mississippi captures America's iconic yet oft-neglected 'third coast'. Soth's richly descriptive, large-format colour photographs present an eclectic mix of individuals, landscapes, and interiors. Sensuous in detail and raw in subject, Sleeping by the Mississippi elicits a consistent mood of loneliness, longing, and reverie. 'In the book's 46 ruthlessly edited pictures', writes Anne Wilkes Tucker in the original essay published in the book, 'Soth alludes to illness, procreation, race, crime, learning, art, music, death, religion, redemption, politics, and cheap sex.' Like Robert Frank's classic The Americans, Sleeping by the Mississippi merges a documentary style with poetic sensibility. The Mississippi is less the subject of the book than its organizing structure. Not bound by a rigid concept or ideology, the series is created out of a quintessentially American spirit of wanderlust. Thirteen years since the book was first published, the artist's lyrical view has undoubtedly acquired a nuanced significance - one in which hope, fear, desire and regret coalesce in the evocative journey along this mythic river.

本书是关于马蒂斯一生的各类艺术理论著作的全集，由他的专论、17篇访谈，以及信件和演讲组成。本书通过通俗易懂的语言，阐述了马蒂斯的艺术主张，其中谈及一些重要的艺术问题，在绘画史上影响很大。同时，本书辅以马蒂斯创作的主要油画、版画、壁画、插图、剪纸、服装设计，以及部分生活照片，全面展现马蒂斯的艺术生涯。