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Weighing in at an impressive 674 pages, this gorgeously illustrated volume presents a comprehensive look at Rivera's murals around the world, including a number of recent discoveries. The book includes photographic details of the murals, as well as pictures of his paintings, drawings, vintage photographs, and other documents that shed light on the artist's life and work, accompanied by insightful texts from a host of leading art experts. Hardcover: $200 |
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Young sculptor, photographer and installation artist Olafur Eliasson creates works that explore the relationship between nature and technology. Based in Berlin, the artist rebuilds in the gallery fragments of the environment. For Eliasson, immaterial sensations such as temperature, smell, taste, air and magnetic waves become sculptural elements when presented in an art context. Nominated in 2002 for the prestigious Hugo Boss prize, Eliasson has become a favourite in recent Biennales of contemporary art. $39.95 |
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Edited by Elizabeth Carpenter. Published on the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, this new monograph accompanies a major exhibition of Kahlo’s work from the beginning of her career in 1926 to the year of her death in 1954. The exhibition will be on view at SFMOMA June 14–September 28, 2008. Hardcover $49.95 |
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The colorful, abstract art of San Francisco–based Ray ranges from painting to paper cutouts to resin collages to rock-and-roll posters. This monograph surveys his work in a multitude of media and includes an interview with the artist by Steven Skov Holt. Hardcover $35.00 |
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For his recent series Beneath the Roses, acclaimed photographer Gregory Crewdson turned his lens on small towns, creating striking and often unsettling pictures that are characteristically cinematic in scope. This 140-page publication beautifully presents Crewdson’s photographs for the series along with production stills, architectural plans, lighting charts, and an essay by Russell Banks, offering unique insights into Crewdson’s artistic process. Hardcover: $60.00 |
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A comprehensive tribute to some of the world’s finest photography, this 564-page volume celebrates 60 years of pictures produced through the legendary cooperative Magnum. Lovingly assembled by photographer Brigitte Lardinois, the book features works by Magnum founders Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David “Chim” Seymour as well as contemporary standouts like Susan Meiselas, Martin Parr, Alec Soth, and Donovan Wylie. Oversize pages, crisp reproductions, and a dazzling selection of pictures make this a must-have for any photography enthusiast. Hardcover: $225.00 |
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The most comprehensive published work to date on the career of Lee Friedlander, this oversize volume includes more than 500 of the artist’s exquisite photographs grouped by series. Spanning the 1960s to the present, the book also features an insightful essay by the Museum of Modern Art’s Peter Galassi and an afterword by Richard Benson. Softcover: $45.00 |
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Co-authored by Sandra S. Phillips, SFMOMA senior curator of photography, and Filippo Maggia, this catalogue documents the first exhibition in a three-part photographic exploration of Silicon Valley. Basilico’s journalistic style beautifully documents a region in transition, revealing the effects of the technology industry through architecturally centered pictures characterized by a haunting lack of humans, and chronicling the artist’s impressions of the area during a monthlong residency. Hardcover: $65.00 |
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Paul Madonna's illustrated musings have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle since 2004, garnering acclaim for their unique fusion of wit, draftsmanship, and poetry. Part pictorial homage to San Francisco, part reflection of contemporary life, his works carry a handmade aesthetic that amplifies their poignancy and underscores their originality. This collection, published by legendary local imprint City Lights, includes an introduction by Andrew Sean Greer. Hardcover: $24.95 |
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| Heart Stones have been shaped by the forces of Nature into the universal human symbol for love. Cracked or blemished, lopsided or imperfect, they are the best find on any beach. Heart stones are evocatrive and comforting, to hold, to keep, to collect, and to share. Hardcover $9.95 |
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A companion to the monumental traveling retrospective, this colorful catalogue organizes Cornell’s collages, assemblages, and films into eight thematic groupings, providing new insights into his magical and inventive world. The book features text by Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, a bibliography, and 200 color and 115 black-and-white illustrations, including some never-before-published works. Hardcover: $65.00 Softcover: $39.95 |
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By Ruth Slavid. A celebration of minuscule buildings and their clever use of limited space. Fifty-three case studies look at projects both public and private, ranging from an inflatable treetop structure for rainforest study to a park bench that transforms into a homeless shelter. Hardcover $29.95 |
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By Gilles Mora. A tribute to the groundbreaking American photographers of the 1960s and ’70s who took the medium in bold new directions. Includes the work of Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, and many others. Hardcover $50.00 |
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By Sophie Lovell. Is this what the average home will look like someday? Probably not, but the book offers a fascinating look at the vanguard of furniture design and the cutting-edge fabrication techniques that transform those designs into reality. Hardcover $59.00 |
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Three new titles from San Francisco’s Upper Playground, a leader in progressive urban art. Just Good Vibes is the debut monograph of muralist, photographer, printmaker, painter, illustrator, and documentarian Maya Hakuk. Found Modern Library showcases the paintings and installations of Japan’s Tomokazu Matzuyama. Vossia presents the evocative work of renowned Brazilian designer Herbert Baglione. Hardcover Each $19.95 |
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By Paul Ardenne. The French painter-photographer duo are renowned for their surreal, campy, often erotic portraits of the famous and the not-so-famous. This book includes all 130 pieces in their 30th anniversary retrospective at the Jeu de Paume, as well as 170 additional works. Hardcover $49.99 |
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By Tristan Manco. A fascinating peek inside the notebooks of Banksy, Alexander Purdy, and dozens of other top-tier street artists. Hardcover $35.00 |
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By Keri Smith. Author, illustrator, and blogger Keri Smith is on a mission to help people embrace their inner artist. The activities and exercises in this book will inspire readers to take their creative energy to the streets. Hardcover $17.95 |
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A compilation from Stash, the monthly DVD magazine of innovative animation, VFX, and motion graphics for advertising and broadcast. Includes a bonus music disk plus a 40-page companion book of color stills, editorials, credits, links, and tech notes. $42.00 |
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Anthony McCall's Line Describing a Cone has long been a classic of American avant-garde cinema, but because it was most often screened in dusty Soho lofts in the past, the piece was little known to a wider audience. The inclusion of Line Describing a Cone,1973 in the Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition "Into the Light: the Projected Image in American Art, 1964-1977" has opened McCall's work to a great deal of interest both in America and abroad. Softcover $29.95 |
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This 312-page volume offers a comprehensive look at Hamilton's remarkable artistic output from 1984 through 2006. Featuring 150 color and 80 black-and-white plates, the book beautifully illustrates her exquisite oeuvre, encompassing the full range of media that have been part of her practice, from photographs and video to sculpture and language. Joan Simon contributes insightful text, complemented by an artist biography, bibliography, and index. Hardcover: $60.00 |
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Juxtaposing Henri Matisse's sculptures with his celebrated paintings, drawings, prints, and collages, this insightful catalogue showcases the artist's fluency across media while highlighting the creative dialogues it sparked. Nearly 300 color and black-and-white images of artworks and the artist in his studio accompany new scholarly texts on Matisse's processes and his role in the development of modern art. Hardcover: $60.00 |
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Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it’s squatting in the Tate or New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world. Softcover: $22.95 |
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Nearly 250 color images chronicle the development of Brice Marden's groundbreaking paintings and drawings from the 1960s to the present. The first to take a comprehensive look at Marden's wonderfully expressive output, the book includes an interview with the artist; essays by Michael Duffy, Gary Garrels, Carol C. Mancusi-Ungaro, Brenda Richardson, and Richard Shiff; and a complete chronology and exhibition history. Hardcover: $65.00 |
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Containing 133 photographs, this book offers an insight into Wessel's work, from his early photographs in the 1960's to his most recent series in Las Vegas, 2000-2004. In Wessel's images the idiosyncrasies and anomalies of Southern California and the American West are chronicled with a wry objectivity. Hardcover: $60.00 |
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Pablo Picasso’s works are juxtaposed with those of his contemporaries, revealing the artist’s far-reaching influence. Exhibition catalog. Hardcover: $65.00; Softcover: $50.00 |
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A global survey of more than 1,000 notable works of contemporary architecture completed in the last five years. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional, and sub-regional maps locating each building. Included are sections on World Data, Building Data, and Architect's Biographies. Hardcover: $160.00 |
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This collection of the photographer’s work from 1990 to 2005 includes such illustrious subjects as George W. Bush, Michael Jordan, Nelson Mandela, and Jack Nicholson—plus photos of the artist’s family, as well as her images of Sarajevo. Hardcover: $75.00 |
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A compendium of the most innovative objects for the home produced in the last five years, with sourcing information. Includes interviews with 30 top designers. Softcover: $29.95 |
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This is the first comprehensive illustrated book on the designs of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It is published by the Alvar Aalto Museum and it is written by experts in the design field that explore the wide scope of Aalto’s work. Hardcover: $100.00 |
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This exhibition catalogue presents more than 100 color and black-and-white pictures of works by Alexander Calder that showcase his creative roots in the surrealist movement. The 156-page catalogue includes an essay by organizing curator Mark Rosenthal of The Menil Collection and a comprehensive chronology developed with materials from the Calder Foundation archives. Hardcover. Regular Price: $45.00; Sale Price: $24.98 |
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William Kentridge's animated films offer a unique view of South Africa today, from the hearings of the Truth and Reconcilation Commission to traces of apartheid's violence in the landscape around Johannesburg. This is the first book to document the work of this extraordinary artist. Softcover: $39.95 |
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John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic designer, visual artist, and computer scientist at the MIT Media Lab, and is a founding voice for simplicity in the digital age. This book explores his ten laws of simplicity. Hardcover: $20.00 |
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This 288-page, full-color volume by Ryan McGinness is a creative hybrid of artist book and catalogue, featuring more than 300 images—many created specifically for this publication. McGinness assembles sketches, notes, new paintings, inspiration snapshots, and works on paper to showcase his ongoing exploration of language and symbols. Softcover: $40.00 |
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A trilingual tribute to major exhibitions in Portugal and Spain, this colorful volume includes photographs from exhibitions spanning Tuttle's career and features 12 specially printed reproductions packaged separately. Quantities are limited. Hardcover. Regular Price: $140.00; Sale Price: $77.98 |
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A design handbook created by the students and faculty in the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Hundreds of inspiring projects, highlighting all that is needed from conception through production. Softcover: $19.95 |
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An introductory guide to the world of fashion illustration. Learn to draw the human figure, garments, accessories, and more. Softcover: $35.00 |
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Now graphic designers in all disciplines can access valuable professional advice as this book takes readers step-by-step through the entire design process—from landing a client to managing workflow and in-house dynamics to fueling creativity and perfecting a final project. Softcover: $25.00 |
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Learn how to turn everyday objects into spellbinding inventions to give away to friends or keep for yourself. Simple self-improvement techniques to make you smarter, better-looking, and more well-adjusted. Hardcover: $25.00 |
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Drawing has recently experienced a renewal of importance in the art world; in fact, it has rarely been as widely represented in the biennials, art fairs, and exhibitions as it is now. A presentation, in A to Z order, the work of 109 artists who have emerged internationally since 1990 using the medium of drawing. $69.95 |
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Understanding Art The perfect pocket-sized guide for gallery and museum lovers. Each historical movement that shaped the art world is explained through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach. Softcover: $16.95 |
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By David Weingarten; photographs by Alan Weintraub A showcase of the region’s unique style with homes designed by local luminaries. 150 photographs. Hardcover: $50.00 |
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David Weinstein’s profile of 15 lesser-known but notable architects that provides a solid history of Bay Area residential architecture. Hardcover: $29.95 |
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Logic and common sense have a habit of leading us to the same conclusions. To think differently, you have to think illogically. Whatever You Think Think The Opposite looks at life the wrong way, in a bid to explain the benefits of making wrong decisions. Softcover: $13.95 |
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Architectural abstractions — cropped details of ceilings, windows, tiling, and other surfaces — are the subject of Todd Eberle's most recent photographic series. This catalogue, with an essay by guest curator Joseph Rosa, focuses on Eberle's recent architectural abstractions and other architectural surfaces. Softcover. Regular Price: $29.95; Sale Price: $19.98 |
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In this 234-page volume, photographer Robert Adams commemorates the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's journey across the United States by revisiting sites along their return route through Oregon. His modern-day pictures reveal environmental degradation but leave viewers with unmistakable notes of celebration and hope. Hardcover. Regular Price: $65.00; Sale Price: $24.98 |
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