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How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries-from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others- 'How to See' explores not only the multilayered...

Damaged, attacked, rejected, destroyed, transient - there are many ways that art can become lost. With work by Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, Frida Kahlo, Joseph Beuys, John Baldessari, Rachel Whiteread and Lucian Freud, this is a lively look at a often little considered aspect of contemporary art.

"Este libro es una herramienta ideal para que los pequeños de la familia tengan su primer acercamiento al arte con ayuda de Paul Klee, Robert Daluanay, Kasimir Malévich, Féliz Valloton y Rosseau. Por medio de un ingenioso mecanismo de papel que les permitirá jugar con los elementos de las imágenes descubrirán algunos de los colores importantes para las obras de cada pintor." -- This book is an ideal tool for the little ones in the family to...

"Este libro es una herramienta ideal para que los pequeños de la familia tengan su primer acercamiento al arte con ayuda de Piet Mondrian, Théo van Doesburg, Robert Delaunay, Sophie Taeuber y Vasili Kandinski. Por medio de un ingenioso mecanismo de papel que les permitirá jugar con los elementos de las imágenes descubrirán algunas de las formas geométricas que conforman obras emblemáticas de cada pintor." -- This book is an ideal tool for...

"Would you like to take a walk through a modern art museum? The protagonist of this book walks through the rooms of an imaginary museum that pays tribute to Matisse, Mondrian, Picasso, Delaunay, Monet, Van Gogh, Miró... On each double page a flap unfolds with a short and simple text about each pictorial movement; on the back we find a maze game inspired by one of the artists. Immerse yourself in modern art, from impressionism to pop art"-- Provided...

"A comprehensive catalog on the work of New York artist Rosemary Mayer (1943-2014), Ways of Attaching provides an overview of the artist's work, moving from early conceptual experiments of the late 1960s through to textile sculptures and drawings made in the early 1970s, before focusing on propositional and durational performances and temporary monuments made from 1977 to 1982. Highlighting Mayer's formal interest in draping, knotting and tethering,...

Timely and wide-ranging, this volume explores in-depth the theme of destruction in international contemporary art. While destruction as a theme can be traced throughout art history, from the early atomic age it has remained a pervasive and compelling element of contemporary visual culture. Damage Control features the work of more than 40 international artists working in a range of media--painting, sculpture, photography, film, installation, and performance--who...