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Self-professed enfants terribles and brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman enrage some with their art and reduce others to hysterics, but no one is neutral about two of Britain's most outstanding artistic provocateurs. This collection of essays addresses the 'bad taste' oeuvre of Jake and Dinos Chapman from a variety of critical standpoints.

Presents fifty watercolour images from artist and composer John Cage, revealing the powerful influence of Zen in his life and work. This book explores fragments of Cage's poetry and his many statements about Zen practice.

A guidebook to the trends in contemporary Jewish art and design. It offers a look at the work and thought of contemporary artists as they respond to the needs and practices of traditional culture. It features both traditional and avant-garde sculpture, textiles, architecture, metalwork, and ceramics by forty artists.

Born in Bombay and based in London since the 1970s, Anish Kapoor (b 1954) has been a vital force in contemporary art. This monograph covers more than thirty years of work and includes hundreds of full-colour images, including sketches and technical diagrams from his most ambitious projects.

Marlene Dumas is celebrated around the world for her highly charged depictions of the human form. In her oil paintings, drawings and watercolours she captures the body in all its states, from pain to pleasure, birth to death. This title examines Dumas' work in relation to a range of conceptual legacies in depictions of the human figure.

Presents an overview of the work of Ian Mckeever RA (b 1946), an artist who has exhibited to considerable acclaim in Britain, America, Europe and Scandinavia. Presenting a multi-layered discussion of McKeever's significant body of paintings, this book explores the evolution and complexities of the artist's oeuvre.

Featuring work across a range of media, from painting and sculpture to installation, video art and performance, this book examines the different roles played by the body in art, from being the subject of portraiture to becoming an active presence in live and participatory events.

Tim Brennan. Following a commission by Photoworks and Ffotogallery, Tim Brennan has produced a body of work that explores ideas generated during a residency at the Mass Observation Archive. The Archive results from the work of an experimental social research organisa.

A Guerilla Tour Through Art and Politics. Captures the art phenomenon and frenzy that surrounded the presidential campaign of Barack Obama and the iconic image Ron English created for it.

Joaquin Torres-Garcia (1874-1949) is one of the most influential artists to have emerged from Latin America in the early 20th century. This book focuses on Torres-Garcia's wood constructions and accompanies the first exhibition held in North America of these works and the solo exhibition of the artist in the United States.

Antony Gormley's work generates lively debate, connecting readily with subjects of widespread concern. This book sets Gormley's art in its historical context, exploring his relationship to minimalism, arte povera, land and environmental art, as well as the challenge of engaging with figurative sculpture at the beginning of the 21st century.

Landscape Change John Clare and Me.

Chronicles the life and times of the highly regarded Portland painter and teacher, who taught for 36 years at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (formerly the Portland Art Museum School) and served as interim dean during a critical period in the college's history.