American sculptor Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) moved to Rome in 1852 to live among a community of British and American artists, writers, scholars, and 'independent women'. This book offers a comprehensive, illustrated overview his work. It explores the complexities of Hosmer's career, reputation, and legacy.

Jean-Michel Basquiat upturned every aesthetic convention and became a living legend, hailed as a rock star of the art world and sought by collectors worldwide. This book brings together 110 works, including some examples of his collaboration with Andy Warhol and Clemente.

Offers a revisualisation of the classic tale of Cassandra from Greek mythology. This illustrated book presents facsimile reproductions of more than sixty paintings that retell the tragic story of a woman whose premonitory gifts are ignored and denounced by society.

Showcases the work of Elizabeth Peyton, one of the acclaimed contemporary artist. This illustrated volume presents a selection of 24 paintings, drawings, and prints from 1991 to 2009 that showcase Peyton's palette, refined graphic sensibility, and the profound influence of literature and poetry in her work.

Born in Sarajevo in former Yugoslavia in 1967, Maja Bajevic has become one of the most significant artists to emerge from the former Socialist Republic. This work presents an illustrated survey of the work of Maja Bajevic, one of Eastern Europe's most important contemporary artists.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at how contemporary Italian artist Giuseppe Caccavale created his exhibition. This illustrated volume includes a fresco that Cacavale created from scratch, using natural materials to create a collection of arid, dry images that reflect the nature of the earth and the influence of time and weather.

Presents a survey of the works of renowned Italian artist and engraver Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964). Drawn mainly from British and American collections, this book focuses on his drawings, watercolours, and etchings.

Presents portraits of eight contemporary opera stars - all of whom figure in the world renowned Metropolitan Opera's 2008-09 season.

Jaki Irvine is one of Ireland's respected contemporary artists. Her art focuses on the acknowledgement of strangeness. This title describes Irvine's moving image work, allowing readers to experience the depth and strength of her work.

Ulla von Brandenburg is one of the most innovative German artists. She masterfully plays with our conceived notions of reality and artifice in multi layered works that utilize film, drawing, painting, and performance. This book documents Brandenburg's works and reflects upon the imaginative loops and recurring themes that characterize her work.

New York is a Mecca for artists from all over the world. All of whom have wildly different preconceptions of what the city is like, and how it will influence their work. This volume presents a dramatic snapshot of New York's thriving and dynamic Italian art scene, giving voice to a different generation of artists working in the Big Apple.

The author is a contemporary British artist, and member of the Young British Artists movement, whose work has garnered critical and public attention since the 1990s. This volume offers a look at his work, including his exhibition based around Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet .

Krzysztof Wodiczko is originator of more than 75 public projections, presented since 1980 around the world. In 1996, he started to stage video-and-sound projections, animating public monuments with the images and voices of homeless people, immigrants, war veterans, and victims of violence. This book offers an overview of his work.

Raymond Chandler was one of the world's best-loved crime writers, his unique narrative style and iconic characters - most notably the Private Detective Philip Marlowe - have had a profound influence upon a generation of writers. This title presents a collection of photographs that draw inspiration from the writings of Raymond Chandler.