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	Bruce Nauman First book-length study of the life and works of the influential multimedia artist. "From the beginning I was trying to see if I could make art that did that. Art that was just there all at once. Like getting hit in the face with a baseball bat. Or better yet, like getting hit in the back of the neck. You never see it coming; it just knocks you down. I like that idea very much: the kind of intensity that doesn't give you any trace of whether you're going to like it or not."—Bruce Nauman ...
	The Civil War Paintings of Mort Kunstler, Vol. 3: The Gettysburg Campaign For nearly thirty years, Mort Kunstler has focused his considerable artistic talent on interpreting the Civil War. In crafting his work to reflect poignant moments or critical instances of the conflict, he has turned to leading historians and scholars -- such as Henry Steele Commager, James McPherson, William C. Davis, and James I. Robertson Jr. -- for informative details that he has then translated on canvas to create an indelible image of this defining ordeal in America's history. More than 16...
	Modigliani: The Melancholy Angel A stunning volume accompanies the largest retrospective of this modernist master ever mounted, an exhibit, opening at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris in October 2002 and running through March 2003, will be a comprehensive survey of Modigliani's career, from his earliest days as a painter in search of a style to his premature death in 1920. The exhibit presents Modigliani's paintings, sculptures, drawings, and never before seen masterpieces, selected from major international museums and private...
	The Park Kohei Yoshiyuki's night-time photographs, taken with infrared film and flash in Japan's Shinjuku, Yoyogi and Aoyama Parks during the 1970s, capture the illicit sexual encounters, both heterosexual and homosexual, that frequently occurred there under the cloak of darkness. The Park's images not only reveal hidden sexual exploits, but also uncover many spectators ardently lurking in the darkness, waiting to join in--and quickly raise issues of voyeurism and surveillance. In The Photobook: A Histor...
	Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets The dazzling Indian trade blanket has become one of the hottest categories in collecting. Icons of Adirondack and Western décor, these stunning geometric-patterned blankets remain a staple of Native American life and are regularly featured in design and shelter magazines. CHASING RAINBOWS is the only book to trace both the fascinating story of the commercially produced wool trade blankets from the 1892-1942 "golden age" and the equally collectible 1910-1942 cotton Indian camp blankets. Illustra...
	Art Market Research: A Guide to Methods and Sources Ever wonder if that painting gathering dust in the attic is a lost Rembrandt or a forgotten Van Gogh? Here, you’ll find a guide to all the resources you need to make that call. This work gives the reader a broad overview of the contemporary art world, focusing on the myriad factors that go into the valuation of an art work and the various resources available to both novice and expert investor. From the gallery to the auction house, this book explores the major venues of art acquisition. Thi...
	Hundertwasser: Complete Graphic Work 1951-1976 Although books on Hundertwasser s work abound, few are assatisfying as this luxuriously designed, one of a kind volumethat was originally created as an exhibition catalog. Bound inblack linen, foil-embossed, and printed in six colors withimpeccable attention to detail, this gem of a book containsninety-eight color illustrations featuring a selection ofHundertwasser s graphic works along with critical texts andcommentary by the artist. A short introduction, an essay onthe artist s graphic work an...
	Renoir: 16 Art Stickers (Fine Art Stickers) This splendid assortment features 16 of the great French Impressionist's best-loved works as pressure-sensitive stickers. Included are vivid reproductions of Woman with a Fan, After the Bath, Self-Portrait, Girl in a Boat, and 12 more. Perfect for decorating gift packages, letters, notebooks and other flat surfaces. 16 full-color stickers on 4 plates....
	Paintings in the Musee d'orsay The only work of this size and scope on the Musee D'Orsay's magnificent museum collection, this book of superb color reproductions by Degas, Picasso, Renoir, Van Gogh, Monet, and many others also includes a text that holds surprises and lasting pleasures for anyone who loves art. 827 full-color reproductions....