A masterpiece of Persian literature illustrated by 207 masterpieces of persian and eastern islamic art.
Catalogue of the exhibition Animals and illusions... in the Simonow collection, Valence-sur-Baïse, Abbaye de Flaran from 9 July 2013 to 5 May 2015.
This exhibition retraces the history of private acquisitions through a rigorous selection of works from longstanding and recent collections around the world. For while the first collectors of Impressionist works were French, this art soon spread abroad and became an international adventure.
En lien avec l'exposition de la Collection Stein au Grand Palais, la Rmn édite cet ouvrage présentant des portraits photographiques de Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) réalisés par 3 photographes très célèbres : Man Ray, Cecil Beaton et Carl Van Vechten.
J.D. Kirszenbaum's artistic œuvre, for the most part overlooked in the annals of art history, offers testimony to an entire generation of Eastern European Jewry.
Sigmar Polke was among the foremost figures in the field of painting of the past fifty years.
This hommage invites you to rediscover Vasarely’s rich and radically modern work.
In ancient Colombia, people did not use gold as currency or desire it for its economic value. Gold was revered instead for its symbolic association and transformative properties.
In the 1930s, Gotthard Schuh was one of Switzerland's leading photojournalists, an influence to Robert Frank among others.
Long before its emergence as a political entity, Europe was distinguished by its intense traffic in goods and people...
Otto Dix Onderwerp van deze publicatie zijn de 50 etsen van de portfolio Der Krieg (De Oorlog) van Otto-Dix (1891-1969), in 1924 gepubliceerd door de Duitse galeriehouder Karl Nierendorf.Thema dieses Buches sind die 50 Radierungen der Mappe Der Krieg von Otto Dix (1891-1969), die im Jahre 1924 von dem deutschen Kunsthändler Karl Nierendorf verlegt wurde.
The title of this important new collection of photographs by renowned movie director Gus van Sant references a quick and direct act of picture making: the use of Polaroid cameras and films.
[Art Book Sale -45%] Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart's Renaissance offers a much-needed comprehensive reappraisal of the artist's accomplishments' the first in 45 years. It is not only an exhibition catalogue but also a study of Gossart's complete oeuvre as a painter, draftsman, and printmaker.
Cartier. Style and History has been designed as an art history exhibition. As works of art in their own right, the jeweller’s creations are shown in the context of changing usages and styles.
The Brueghel Dynasty is the part in the exhibition trilogy of the Pinacothèque devoted to artists as witnesses of their times.
Goya and Modernity is the second of the Pinacothèque's exhibitions trilogy devoted to artists as witnesses of their times.
With a new display of its collections, the Centre Pompidou is presenting a fresh overview of modern art from 1905 to 1970.
La Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain organise une exposition majeure consacrée à l’artiste César. Jean Nouvel - en tant qu’architecte du bâtiment de la Fondation Cartier et ami de César - est invité à sélectionner les oeuvres et à les mettre en scène, offrant une perspective nouvelle sur l’un des sculpteurs les plus importants de la deuxième...
Christian Renonciat est un artiste de réputation internationale qui travaille le bois, souvent le simple peuplier (mais aussi le tilleul ou le bois d’ayous), et produit des pièces d’une vertigineuse habileté.
The Musée de l'Orangerie presents an exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). The originality of this exhibition lies in the fact that their works will be presented together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce, finalised in 1938, but reconsidered after just one year apart.
The Musée Marmottan Monet presents an unprecedented exhibition dedicated to Elisa, Pauline and Caroline – sisters of the Emperor Napoleon I, and princesses or queens in Italy.
Premier catalogue rétrospectif en langue française consacré à l'artiste chinois. Sélection de son oeuvre peint et sculpté de 1990 à nos jours.
À l’occasion des 30 ans des Fonds régionaux d’art contemporain, est organisée une exposition collective aux Abattoirs de Toulouse.
80 cities and territories of France are highlighted through 80 photographs displayed in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris. The French Senate invites you to spend some time to discover the historical French heritage with an exhibition on the railings at the Garden's entrance.
The catalogue presents works of Gauguin to Bonnard on symbolic or iconic of the nude in art history from 1880 to about 1950.
As a center for contemporary art, the Punta della Dogana presents a permanent exhibition of works from the François Pinault Collection. Each year, an artists is invited to create a specific project for the center. The first edition of this program is opened by the chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi.
This monograph brings together Lee Ufan's works across all genres, also supplying biographical documentation.
Sophie Calle embarks on a quest to resurrect the memory of art objects which have been misplaced, damaged, stolen or have otherwise disappeared from public view. She explores their personal meaning to those museum employees and others who knew the works intimately, in a series of profiles on each individual.
From the 1880s until the First World War, the Opal Coast became a favoured setting for numerous artists, both French and foreign, who came to practise the art of painting outdoors.
The Monkey Room is a charming boudoir, dated 1737 and previously credited to Watteau. It is entirely covered with Christophe Huet murals, and represents an incredible and overwhelming number of scenes that feature monkeys and Chinese maggots.
The Rencontres d'Arles (formerly known as the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d'Arles) is a summer photography festival founded in 1970 by Arles photographer Lucien Clergue, author Michel Tournier and historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette.
An exhibition for five women artists, Popesses of modern and contemporary art: Camille Claudel, Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Jana Sterbak and Berlinde De Bruyckere.
Through an exceptional selection of over a hundred major works, the Centre Pompidou will present the first complete Roy Lichtenstein retrospective (1923-1997) in France.
With more than 60 moveable stickers, children can imitate the works of Roy Lichtenstein and try to reconstitute his colorful paintings inspired by comic books.
“Fashioning the Century” — Couturiers who were deeply committed to innovation and exploring the vast possibilities offered by the decorative arts were rare indeed in the past. Curious, inventive and bold, Paul Poiret “the Magnificent” reigned over the Parisian fashion world.
The catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition is a veritable reference book on the artwork of Ron Mueck.
This volume, which has been published to coincide with Flemish artist Berlinde De Bruyckere's participation in the Biennale di Venezia - 55th International Art Exhibition, came about following an extraordinary encounter between the artist and the Nobel Price winning author J.M. Coetzee.
An exhibition in Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence organised by Marseilles-Provence 2013, European Capital of Culture. The museum Granet, in Aix-en-Provence, presents paintings from Cézanne to Matisse, while the museum des Beaux-Arts in Marseilles, presents paintings from Van Gogh to Bonnard.
The exhibition Treasure of the Holy Sepulchre. Gifts from European royal courts to Jerusalem presents 250 unknown masterpieces from one of the last treasures of the Occident, the treasure of the Holy Sepulchre.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz presents an exceptional retrospective exhibition of the American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007).
The Centre Pompidou brings together for the first time the work of one of the greatest painters of the second half of the 20th century, a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï. > See exhibition details
The Centre Pompidou brings together for the first time the work of one of the greatest painters of the second half of the 20th century, a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï.
gyptian-born artist Youssef Nabil is known for his hand colored silver gelatin photographs. The book provides an in-depth look at the work and mind of the artist and his evocative vision.
Exhibition catalogue "The collection of Marlene and Spencer Hays. A passion for France", at the musée d'Orsay, Paris (April 16 - August 18, 2013).
A la pratique de l'estampe, Gérard Garouste n'a emprunté jusqu'alors qu'un nombre très restreint de techniques...