Splendid designs of traditional Asia in a spectacular colour format for artists and art lovers.

Many people who look at art decry it for the lack of craft skill in its production, whether it be painting, photography or sculpture. This work sheds light on this obsolescence of traditional craft skills in contemporary art, exploring the technological and social developments that gave rise to those postmodern theories.

Splendid designs of traditional Asia in a spectacular colour format for artists and art lovers.

The designs of traditional Asia in a spectacular colour format for artists and art lovers.

From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons' art is anything but conformist. This book presents his personal story and analyzes Koons from a European perspective. It features art historian and critic Katy Siegel's analyses alongside hundreds of large-format images tracing Koons' career from 1979.

Renowned playwright Motton looks at how modern subsidised theatre and the chattering classes have sold the working class down the river, and what can be done about this.

Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to 'shock', controversial artworks are vigorously defended by art critics, who frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. This book argues that, in favouring conceptual rather than emotional reactions, commentators actually fail to engage with the work they promote.

Known for his brutal and spectacular building cuts, Gordon Matta-Clark's oeuvre is unique in the history of American art. This book considers the broad range of Matta-Clark's ephemeral practice, from montage to actual interventions and from performance art and installation to drawing, film and video.

Explores the role of laughter and humour in contemporary art. This book questions whether humour can only be appreciated by people with similar cultural, political or historical backgrounds and memories, or whether laughter can act as a catalyst for understanding what you are not familiar with.

The decorative quality of artist Rex Ray's highly collectible work has made it coveted in interior design as well as high-art circles. This monograph spans his career in various media - including paper cutouts, mixed-media collages, paintings, digital prints, and the graphic design and music packaging that launched his visual career.

Richard Long, born in Bristol 1945, is one of Britain's most important artists and has exhibited widely across the globe. This book surveys Long's career, beginning with key early works including A Line Made By Walking (1967), A Ten Mile Walk , Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro , A Sculpture Left By The Tide (1970) and A Circle In Africa (1978).

In this book, Alexia Tala explores and investigates the new experimental forms of printmaking, which are today pushing the traditional boundaries of this technique in contemporary art. These include the usage of photo-emulsion, glass and paper, Perspex and paint stripper, printing with sand and digital prints mounted on relief surfaces.

One of the most elusive and enigmatic creative geniuses of modern times, Francis Bacon was a man of endless contradictions and facets. This book offers a portrait of this artist. It also provides anecdotes about the artist's early life, his intimate relationships, and his connections with the artists who were his contemporaries and friends.