A connoisseur’s overview of typeface design, Type offers a dependable history of elegant fonts from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, exquisitely designed catalogues trace the evolution of the printed letter through specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts, as well as borders, ornaments, and initial letters. Hardcover, 25 x 31.7 cm, 3.31 kg, 720 pages
The most comprehensive study of Stanley Kubrick to date. His films are nothing short of superb visual experiences; big screen storytelling at its very best. Featuring enlarged film stills and previously unseen Kubrick material, including posters, set designs, props, screenplays, and shooting schedules, this richly illustrated book offers unprecedented access to the auteur at work. Hardcover, 29.3 x 29.3 cm, 544 pages
Take a trip through three centuries of trend. In this spectacular collection from the Kyoto Costume Institute, one of the world’s most extensive clothing collections, the smartest minds and sharpest eyes in fashion studies walk us through the outer- and underwear, shoes, and accessories that have defined people around the world. 24 x 33.6 cm, 3.88 kg, 632 pages
From Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, take in over a century’s worth of fashion greats. This updated edition includes 15 new labels and shows some 500 garments in the permanent collection of The Museum at FIT in New York City. Museum director Valerie Steele and fashion legend Suzy Menkes provide comment, with portraits by Robert Nippoldt. Hardcover, 26.2 x 33.6 cm, 4.69 kg, 720 pages
Between two world wars, the Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. Realized with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, this updated edition celebrates the school’s centennial, gathering 550 illustrations across 400 pages, including architectural plans and biographies of key figures like Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, and Marianne Brandt—the ultimate guide. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.44 kg, 400 pages
In this companion portfolio to Exodus, Sebastião Salgado presents 90 portraits of the youngest migrants and refugees. From roadside refuges in Angola to sprawling camps in Lebanon, Salgado’s subjects are all on the move and all under the age of 15. Proud, pensive, or sad, they gaze at the viewer with all the candor of youth as much as the uncertainty of their future. Hardcover, 24.8 x 33 cm, 1.53 kg, 124 pages
Explore the City of Angels from beaches to barrios, from tiny frontier town to glittering urban metropolis and entertainment capital of the world. This suitably sun-drenched tribute to Los Angeles packs page after page with stunning photographs to capture the life and reinventions of L.A. from the 1880s to the present day. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 4.15 kg, 572 pages
The most comprehensive photographic study of an extraordinary city, Berlin, Portrait of a City offers some 560 pages of aerial views, street scenes, portraits, and more to trace the city from the Roaring Twenties to the ruins of war to its rebirth as political and cultural capital. Quotes from famed Berlin icons and connoisseurs, from Marlene Dietrich to David Bowie, accompany the images. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 4.08 kg, 560 pages
TASCHEN is proud to announce the long-awaited, latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle: a two-volume project to complete his career-spanning anthology. Here, Good News picks up from Lost + Found, Part I, in a monumental curation of images never before published in book form. It marks a dramatic conclusion to LaChapelle’s five-book narrative, one that has captivated a generation of viewers across the globe. Hardcover in box, 27.8 x 35.5 cm, 3.57 kg, 276 pages
David LaChapelle: Lost + Found, Part I / by David LaChapelle (Author), Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 278, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836570459
Art history acquires a new rhythm in this unique anthology of artists’ record covers from the 1950s to today. More than 500 covers trace the interaction of music and visual art through modernism, Pop Art, conceptual practice, and beyond. Featured covers include Salvador Dalí’s skewered butterfly for Jackie Gleason and Damien Hirst’s symbolic skull for the Hours. Hardcover, 29.3 x 29.3 cm, 3.84 kg, 448 pages
Bettina Rheims assembles more than 300 of her favorite pictures from the past 35 years. Shooting anonymous subjects and global icons like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, Rheims has pushed at the breaking point between beauty and imperfection. This unique personal record of a defiant career that has shaken up iconography brings together renowned series like Chambre Close, Héroïnes, and Rose, c’est Paris. Hardcover, 21.4 x 27.4 cm, 2.65 kg, 452 pages
Dive into one of the most colorful pop culture phenomena of mid-century America. In this handy edition gathering hundreds of images and ephemera, urban archaeologist Sven Kirsten takes us on a journey through Tiki history, from the first Pacific island exploration to Hollywood jungle fantasies and elaborate temples built to celebrate Tiki as the god of recreation. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.12 kg, 640 pages
American pioneer Alfred Stieglitz defined early 20th-century photography, creating the school of “Photo Secessionism” and founding cult art, literature, and avant-garde photo journal Camera Work. This beautiful book reproduces the entire 50-issue run, originally published between 1903 and 1917—a benchmark of photography as art form. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.29 kg, 552 pages