A series of portraits of everyday people from around the world.

Touch Me is a suite of sculptural works that are activated and realized by the tactile participation of the viewer. This book documents the debut of these playful interactive works and also features some of the author's historical works.

A portfolio that features the author's tattooed porcelain torsos, created in the mid-1960s.

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.

A multi-screen video installation on permanent display in the lobby of New York's iconic Times Square Building, SEVEN is an innovative public art project that celebrates light and the seven colours of the visible spectrum. This title presents an illustrated report of the innovative public art installation SEVEN.

Offers a visual documentation of Italian artist Luisa Rabbia's digital installation - inspired by archival photographs purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner while travelling to China in 1883 - in which the artist connects Gardner's memories with her own personal geography.

Brazilian artist Delson Uchoa is one of the most original painters to emerge from the contemporary art scene. This title presents an illustrated overview of the work of Uchoa, whose colourful and often monumental works capture the vibrancy of his native Brazil.

Nancy Spero distinguished herself as one of the most significant protagonists on the New York art scene, where she worked since 1964. She has always been involved in feminist and peace movements and has elaborated a language of painting that is intimately tied to social and cultural realities. This book offers a look at her work.

Focusing on shadows, shadow theatre, and silhouettes based on old folk tales and simple narratives, this volume explores the traditional art form of the shadow play and its influence on the world of contemporary art.

Offers an illustrated look at the distinctive work of South African artist William Kentridge.

Offers a critical re-evaluation of Pipe Pieces , a group of unified works from the 1970s by artist Jene Highstein.

Uses 27 of the author's sculptures, made from clay bases with pigskin, raw pig flesh and pigs eyes, to arouse 27 women writers from around the world to create stories that address our innermost emotions.

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.

Yona Friedman (b 1923) is regarded by many as one of the most important and innovative Utopian theorists and architects of his time. This book looks at the work this visionary architect.

Presents an illustrated overview of the works of Gigi Rigamonti, a multi-disciplinary artist. This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Artandgallery - Rigamonti's own gallery and exhibition space in Milan - where Cross Stories debuts from April to July 2009.

Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), was a celebrated Italian artist and master engraver who often focused his artistic talent on the same motifs time and again - yet always creating something new. This book features the painstaking move of Morandi's studio from the Museo Morandi in the centre of Bologna, to his home in the southern quarter of the city.

Ivan Navarro is best known for creating works of impressive design whose fragility and high voltage undermine the seductive qualities of ergonomic perfection, and which address social and political issues, with an underlying critique of power and authority. This title offers an overview of the work of Ivan Navarro.

William McKeown (b 1962, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is one of Ireland's most highly regarded artists. This title offers a look at the artist's exhibition, held at the Irish Museum of Modern Art between November 2008 and January 2009.