We've just received several new titles: from Cézanne to Lassnig, from Freundlich to Malevich, from Witz to Wolf, from Leonardo to Picasso, from Doisneau to Koudelka, from Hofmann to Hasselblad, from Ruscha to Shore ...
The first book on the popular designer, “Marc Jacobs – Unseen“ is an inside look at the revered collections, and is filled with 280 inspiring and never-before-seen images by Vogue photographer Robert Fairer. The book unfolds chronologically, revisiting the most iconic creations and revealing behind-the-scenes moments that show models, hairdressers, stylists, makeup artists, and Marc Jacobs…
Our little gift ideas list: For your brother, your mother, your girlfriend, your uncle, your niece, your neighbour, your colleagues - in our selection you'll hopefully find something for everyone. Enjoy!
Now available in four special sets: Van Eyck, Leonardo, Dürer, Raffael, Bosch, Bruegel, Caravaggio and Vermeer in different sets at a reasonable price. The volumes show groundbreaking artists and the amazing, enigmatic and fascinating details in their grandiose works.
This week's new arrivals include books on Max Beckmann, Ellsworth Kelly, Bill Viola, Robert Ryman and Winslow Homer as well as more titles from La Fábrica and books by Boris Mikhailov, Nick Waplington, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Vasantha Yogananthan ... Special bargain title: Elliott Erwitt – Personal Best for only € 49,95 €.
Stephen Shore is one of the most influential photographers of our time, acknowledged especially for his pivotal role in the rise of colour photography in the 1970s. Less familiar is the wide range of his experimentation with various cameras, formats and modes of dissemination – from amateur and vernacular forms early in his career to digital technologies today. Published to accompany the major…
“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.“ (Kamala Harris) The legal right of women to vote was established in the United States only 100 years ago; many other countries introduced women's suffrage even later. For a long time, women weren’t involved in decision making, in creative processes or in politics – and an inequality still exists…. Now Kamala Harris…
A mixture of photography, pop culture and art: from the great Magnum Stories to Star Wars, Mickey Mouse, Bauhaus, Rem Koolhaas new project Countryside and a portrait of Vienna.
The most comprehensive book yet about the Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna was developed in the course of a close dialogue with the editor, Hans Ulrich Obrist. The book includes a bookmark handpainted by the artist. There is a special numbered and signed edition, too.
This week we've received a wonderful, diverse and wide range of superb new titles: Ruwedel, Delacroix, Burri, Thompson, McDarrah, Courbet, Nilsson, Demand, Hopper, Celmins ...
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La Fábrica, a publishing house based in Madrid, publishes more than forty titles on art and photography each year. We have been able to get some really great titles. Among them are books by Eunice Adorno, Carlos Saura, Man Ray, Aitor Lara, Joan Fontcuberta, Thomas Ruff, Tina Modotti, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joan Colom and others.
Skinnerboox is an Italian publishing house focused on contemporary photography. Several of their publications have been selected by photography professionals and magazines among the best photobooks. Erik Kessels book “Read Naked“ highlights the entertaining idea of being completely naked while poring over a book. And Andy Sewell's book “Known and Strange Things Pass“ is about the deep and…
Among others, Edward Burtynsky's Natural Order, Niina Vatanen's Time Atlas, Diana Michener's Twenty-eight Figure Studies, Rinko Kawauchi's As It Is ...
STANLEY/BARKER is a publishing house founded in London by Rachel and Gregory Barker. They produce a select list of highly individual publications each year. These four titles have just arrived.
Helmut Newton (1920-2004) is regarded as one of the masters of late twentieth century photography. His vision changed the look of photography and has been much admired and imitated today in contemporary fashion and portrait photography. Newton is known for an highly erotic style presenting female nudity woven into stories of sex and power. To mark what would have been Helmut Newton’s 100th birthday…
Never before have we come so close to the master. Dürer was provocative, curious, a brilliant creator and a visionary genius. He painted himself with equal self-assurance, wether in the pose of Christ or completely naked, was a master of self-marketing, and created the first logo in history with his initials. Dürer – Meisterwerke im Detail looks at all areas of the artist's wide-ranging production…
Café Royal Books publishes weekly photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. The publishing house is run and founded by Craig Atkinson. His aim is to create a focussed and complete archive of British documentary photography.
Featuring Tillmans and Araki, Le Corbusier and Eduardo Souto de Moura, Modern Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Sacred Spaces and Art & Place, Graphic and floral design ...
An outstanding artist and a renowned photographer: The story of Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) is that of an artist on a quest for emancipation in a world dominated by men. Her highly individual stance and her profoundly innovative oeuvre left a firm imprint on the cultural landscape of the 20th century. In the male-dominated world of American photography Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was…
Next week we'll receive three great new photo books. Until Tuesday you can pre-order these titles at a super reduced price. In detail: Avedon – Advertising was € 115 now € 55; until Tue € 49,95 Thomas – New York Sleeps was € 49,95 now € 19,95; until Tue € 14,95 Thomas – Lost in L.A. was € 49,95 now 19,95; until Tue € 14,95
These five titles are now available at a very reduced price: Two fantastic exhibition catalogues from Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum: ZERO and Jean Tinguely. And three great books from Prestel: the Bauer brothers' botanical illustrations, the Magritte catalogue of the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou and the opulent catalogue raisonné on Anita Rée.
Questions without Answers and How to make a book with Steidl, the legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark, the English edition of the Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition catalogue, The Photography Book, Parr's and Badger's Photobook and William Kentridge's work in two volumes ...
Gombrich's The Story of Art is one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written and has been a world bestseller for seventy years. First published in 1950, the book has been translated into approximately 30 languages. Gombrich combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject: The perfect introduction to art history, from the earliest cave…
Ostkreuz, today's most famous photographers' agency in Germany, was founded by seven East German photographers shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Ostkreuz stands for socially engaged documentary photography with passion and the willingness to take a stance toward reality.
Everyone interested in design, illustration, lifestyle, pop culture, typography or architecture is greatly served with gestalten books. They discover and document new trends and fashions of contemporary creative culture: from velo style, to magazine design, from travel guide to interior design, …
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, documenting conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture. McCurry is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Press Photographers Award, the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal, and two first-place prizes in the World Press…
Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert's new book brings together a selection of images he made on trips to Ireland over the period 1983-84. This is the first time that these photographs are presented as a series in this new FIFTY ONE Publication.
These *hurts have just arrived from the U.S. You'll find all information on the book's condition in the bibliographical details. Some of the books are remainders, second hand books, or warehouse discoveries and some are even rare titles, but in any case they convince with their inner values.
Including Capa, Lagerfeld, Jarman, Teller, Thompson, Photography Decoded, Creative Photography and much more.
Some of the books on our website aren't in perfect condition. We mark these with (*Hurt). You'll find further information on the book's condition in the bibliographical details – some books aren't in mint condition or have a remainder mark ont the cut. These books are often remainders, second hand books, or warehouse discoveries and some are even rare titles, but in any case they convince with…
This gorgeous collection brings together more than 250 of the finest architectural drawings of all time. Visually paired images draw connections and contrasts between architecture from different times, styles, and places. From Michelangelo to Frank Gehry, Louise Bourgeois to Tadao Ando, B.V. Doshi to Zaha Hadid, and Grafton to Luis Barragán, the book shows the incredible variety and beauty of architectural…
The Milan Fashion Week comes to an end. So it's time for a little ode to fashion: From Chanel to Prada.
From Thomas Ruff to Wolfgang Tillmans, from Agnes Martin to Gerda Taro, from Sheela Gowda to Martin d'Orgeval and from Jeff Koons to Ai Weiwei ...
In “Only Human“ Martin Parr explores the photographer's most enduring subject - people - as never before. By turns witty, surprising, and ingenious, his photographs reveal the eccentricities of modern life with affection and insight. “Shooting Space“ provides a fantastic visual survey of contemporary artists' photography of architecture, featuring the work of Andreas Gursky, Iwan Baan, Wolfgang…
As a co-founder of the photographers’ agency OSTKREUZ, Harald Hauswald is one of the most important German figures in the history of photography. His works are invaluable, forming as they do a visual record of the history of a divided Germany and bearing witness to an insular and isolated world shortly before its downfall. The photographs offer unique and revealing insight into everyday socialist…
Women in the music scene who really rock... well, and a few men ;-)
Soviet Design, London in the Company of Painters, Cut and Fold Techniques, Art of the Northern Renaissance, Making the Americas Modern, New York Sketchbook, Fashion & Music, Aenne Biermann, Robert Frank, Mikael Olsson, Haussmann, Williamson ...
These wonderful books are warehouse discoveries: Charline von Heyl – Now or Else, Maria Lassnig, Niki de Saint Phalle & Josef Koudelka – Decreazione. They are all out of print and some have become quite expensive. Of course, you can get them here at very good prices ...
Here we'll have a look at our selection of books on photo theory and history, among them some classics, new entries and bestsellers: from Daido Moriyama – How I Take Photographs to Sally Stein – Migrant Mother, Migrant Gender.
In his creative artistic work, Wolfgang Tillmans revolutionized the medium of photography in an unprecedented way. This catalogue is published on the occasion of an extensive exhibition of Tillmans’s oeuvre at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel. It arranges and groups his works in a fresh way. And on top of that, this book is a real bargain: Only €25 instead of €58.
These are all wonderful books! The Fondation Beyeler is famous for its outstanding exhibitions, the catalogues are at least as good. Among them are: Balthus, Baselitz, Dubuffet, Klee, Monet, Tillmans, to name but a few.
Treehouses, zero-energy architecture, modern houses, history of architeture and graphic design, typography, editorial design and furniture design.
It's quite shocking that books on female artists are very much underrepresented on our bookshelves. This must be changed! Let's start with Jorinde Voigt, one of the most outstanding contemporary German artists. The books "Codification of intimacy", "Immersion" and "Shift" provide a deep insight into her diverse and multi-layered work.
In our search for great books, we came across these titles, which we've just received with enthusiasm: Struth, Becher and Van der Elsken, Richter, Baldessari and Matsuoka, Vasarely, Le Corbusier and many many more.
Seiland’s epochal photographic study: For many years now, Alfred Seiland has been visiting antique sites around the Mediterranean, capturing them with his analog, large-format camera. His destinations are the ruins of the Roman Empire from Egypt, Libya, and Israel to Italy, and the museums of Spain to Turkey. His motifs are often difficult to access—some are not public places and otherwise hidden…
Hartmann Books presents two new photo books: For five years, Jörg Brüggemann was photographing the German "Autobahn" that runs through the landscapes and interconnects the cities. His photos show the increasing ambivalence towards the freeway and pose questions about the present and future of mobility. In April 2019, Monika Fischer and Mathias Braschler started a road trip through 40 states of…
Steidl famously publishes outstanding and high-quality art and photography books showing very special attention to detail. Now some new special editions have been announced by the publisher – real highlights which are for a short time available at a spectacular introductory price. For example, William Eggleston's »The Outlands« is available for €280 instead of €380, and you can save €250…
This week we've received some very beautiful new books: Surreal Objects, Maria Lassnig, Renoir, Yves Klein, Segantini and Erwin Wurm as well as Charles Brittin, Helga Paris, Just Loomis, Jamie Johnson, Dotan Saguy, Jeffrey Ladd, Alessandra Sanguinetti...
Street Photography from a new perspective. Drug deals, hook-ups, break-ups and secret codes - Jeff Mermelstein's photographs show the daily life in NYC in all its ups and downs. Since 2017 Mermelstein has been secretly snapping shots of New Yorker's text messages. His images have now been collected in #nyc, a new book published by MACK.
René Groebli is one of the most important Swiss photographers and participated in the famous exhibition “Family of Man“ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His books Das Auge der Liebe (1954) and Magie der Schiene (1949) are real rarities and photo book classics, which have now been published in a new edition.
Dutch Art from Rembrandt to Vermeer: In the 17th century the Netherlands experienced a Golden Age: the economy flourished, overseas trade developed and art production reached its peak. During this golden era Jan Steen, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Pieter de Hooch, Frans Hals and, last but not least, Rembrandt and Vermeer created iconic works.
“The only revolutionary force is the power of human creativity.“ (Joseph Beuys) Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) became one of the most charismatic creative personalities of the 20th century. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism and social philosophy and culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture.
We glance northwards: to the Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic photography scene; to the Swedish master photographer Strömholm, to Engström who is well known for his carefully designed photobooks, to Nelli Palomäki, an important representative of the Helsinki School, to Torbjørn Rødland, who composes impressive photobooks, conjuring a world of ambiguous scenes. We hope you will…
The circle around Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Gabriele Münter, August Macke, Alexej Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin as well as the group around Theo van Doesburg, Piet Mondrian and Georges Vantongerloo are among the most influential art movements of modernism. The highlights of our selection are the exhibition catalogues "Vasily Kandinsky – From Blaue Reiter to the Bauhaus" and “Van Doesburg…
Monet's Impressionist landscapes, Turner's ports, Le Gray's seascapes, Cuisset's campagnes françaises, Becker's broken line, sunsets, sunrises, forests, mountains, beaches – beautiful, delicate, eerie, melancholic, flooded with light and shadow. All this can be found in our selection of titles:
Documentary photographer Lauren Greenfields “Generation Wealth“ is an extraordinary visual history of our growing obsession with wealth. We visit the homes and observe the rituals of the international elite – from Bel-Air to Monaco, Russia to China. We gain intimate access into the lives of those that rose to extraordinary wealth. And we encounter the A-list celebrities we follow on reality…
Real treasures! Photobooks as limited editions, signed, with prints... From Tom Hunter to Alec Soth.
“I was interested in ideas—not merely in visual products.” (Marcel Duchamp) A 100 years ago Marcel Duchamp elevated a urinal into a work of art. And in doing so, he sparked a discussion about what art is.
Founded in 2016, Hartmann Books concentrates on producing high quality photo books which are characterized by a balanced interplay of subject, form, content and design. The small publishing house publishes only 10-12 titles a year, but already presents an impressive portfolio.
From Corbijn to Shore, from Meyerowitz to Seliger, from Jil Sander to Anita Rée, from Klee to Pieter Hugo and much more.
From Basquiat to Hopper, from Christo to Gaudí, from Eisner to Goldsworthy, The Story of Color in Art, Fanzines, 21st-Century Art Book: all new books!
Described as a “photographer without a camera”, Katrien De Blauwer blends photographic material from old international magazines and newspapers to create new images. She is one of today’s most distinguished photomontage artists. We'd like to present three of her lovely book projects: Why I hate cars, I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away and cheveux longs... cheveux courts.
This week's new arrivals cover a broad spectrum: The complete works of the famous architect Santiago Calatrava, Madonna Nudes by Schreiber, Rankin's popular celebrity portraits, Sneaker Freaker, Winehouse, Claxton and Naude's Sightings of the Sacred.
We've gathered some titles on furniture and interior design. So if you'd like to rearrange your furniture and need some inspiration – voilà: Vignelli, Putman, Le Corbusier, Mid-Century Modern Complete, Total Design, Art of Things...
Jules Chéret lead the way for this art form and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec perfected it: At the end of the 19th century the poster was not merely a means of advertisement or political campaigns. Sketched by artists, posters became a favourable artwork to collect, poster-societies were installed and poster-exhibitions presented the diversity of designs. The Affichomanie reached its climax. After the turn…
Very special and exclusive offer just for you: the two collector's editions with hand-signed and numbered print for 550 € each (instead of 2000 €). The normal edition is available for 68 € and the signed book for 85 €. A real bargain!
A journey from the Antarctic to the Acropolis, from Italy to Algeria, from Mexico to New York, travelling on glaciers, in deserts, on lonely roads to big cities.
The ultimate celebration of one of the most in-demand portrait photographers. During the course of his time at the Rolling Stone magazine, Mark Seliger photographed more than 125 covers. He has captured some of the most iconic images of the most famous and influential faces of our time, including Kurt Cobain, Nelson Mandela, Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Emma Stone, Angelina Jolie,…
Time and again, she appears in various states of undress: Venus, the goddess – whether she was painted by Botticelli and Cabanel or Cranach, Titian and Velázquez. And Eve, the seductress - she's also naked. Goya's Maja, Manet's Olympia, Klimt's Judith - they refer to Venus and Eve, the prototypes of the nude. Albrecht Dürer depicted himself naked, Mapplethorpe's self-portrait is more explicit.…
Current events in the USA reflect the great inequality that exists in American society. No other country is similarly diverse, is met with both yearning and skepticism, is an epitome of stereotype: the myth of the American Dream, the Wild West, both liberal and prudish, caught between possibilities and boundaries. All of this is reflected in the photographer’s pictures as well as many more facets…
This book is a record of Peter Bialobrzeski’s time in England in the early 1990’s. The publication is his diploma work, made in two handbound, then still completely analogue made dummy books. Now, 27 years later the book is published as an almost facsimile version of the original layout. In his photos, he captured the class ridden society: “When I left Germany, I left a booming economy in a…
Doisneau's „Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville" is one of the most famous photographs in the world. In these days when the coronavirus has changed the way we live, the physical closeness shown here seems almost surreal - cafés and streets full of people, no face covering and no social distance. Certainly today's street photographers will also produce iconic images of these strange times: What they will…
“This grandiose tragedy that we call modern art.“ (Salvador Dalí)
From Robert Capa's and Gerda Taro's photographs of the Spanish Civil War to Chim, Cartier-Bresson, Rodger and the international photographic cooperative Magnum Photos.
In her drawings, photographs, installations and books, American Artist Roni Horn has been exploring the nature of water and its universal qualities for over 30 years: “Water… reassures you, affirms you, shows you who you are, ... sighs, sucks, laughs, splishes, splashes, slashes, washes, murmurs, gushes, bubbles, babbles, shimmers, shines, gleams.“ Roni Horn's Dictionary of Water, for example,…
David Goldblatt has documented the far-reaching effects of Apartheid in South African society. His pictures recorded those moments, scenes of everyday life and seemingly unprepossessing things that tend to be the most revelatory. These four titles are now available as a set for 70 €: On the Mines | Particulars | Boksburg | Structures de Domination et de Démocratie
2020 marks the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death. Crowned the “Prince of Painters” by Giorgio Vasari, Raphael (1483–1520) stands as one of the most popular artists of the Italian Renaissance. Around 1515, Raphael designed a set of tapestries for Leo X, the first Medici pope. Now lost, these spectacular, grand-scale textiles are reconstructed in “Raphael’s Tapestries“ and set among…
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