Exhibition Design features a wide variety of examples from around the world, from major trade and commerce fairs, to well-known fine art institutions, to small-scale artist-designed displays.
Architectural detailing makes a building unique, and an architect outstanding. This title provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture from 2000 to 2005.
The book illustrates basic film concepts in context and in depth. It addresses techniques and terminology used in film production and criticism, emphasizing thinking and writing critically and effectively.
Bringing together the best of contemporary design for the home, this is a comprehensive round-up of 1000 striking and innovative objects produced in the last five years.
This illustrated A-Z features outstanding type designers from around the world, from Gutenberg to the present day. Arranged alphabetically by designer's name, the book contains over 260 biographical profiles.
This second volume in the Art of the Twentieth Century series analyzes and presents the diverse world of artistic production between the two world wars, beginning with the environment that took shape in the immediate wake of World War I.
Eretica focuses on the concepts of sacredness and spirituality, and looks at themes such as the contrast between good and evil, sanctity, and the relationship between eroticism, sex and death through the work of forty contemporary artists,
During his career Douglas Gordon has received major international prizes including the Turner Prize in 1996, a prize at the Venice Biennale in 1997, and the Hugo Boss Prize in 1998. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary video artists.
Trash Rubbish Mongo examines the work of artists who use garbage as their artistic medium, creating art that mirrors our alienation and consumerism. Author Lea Vergine suggests trash is a natural medium.
New York, New York encompasses critical research into the fields of architecture, cinema, photography, music, performance art and video, conveying the cultural dynamics that have characterized life in this metropolis since the 1940´s.
The book examines 24 buildings and projects that illustrate Mecanoo´s contribution to the creation of new types of collective residences-those geared toward integrating functions other than those of mere living within the home.
Over 50 important experimental contemporary designs for public spaces sited throughout the world-earthworks and surface design, canopies and shelters, and other forms of "micro-architecture".
Dominique Perrault erupted into the European architecture landscape in the early '90s, winning the competition for the Paris National Library-and then the French National Prize for Architecture in 1996, followed by the Mies van der Rohe Prize in 1997.
