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R1125‘Engrossing… A remarkable story’ Sunday Times’Above all a story of inherited resilience, strength of character and self-determination’ ObserverChinese dissident. Ground-breaking artist.
Global icon. Here, through the sweeping, extraordinary story of his own and his father’s lives, Ai Weiwei tells an epic tale of China over the last 100 years. He recounts a childhood in exile in a desolate place known as ‘Little Siberia’, his move to America as a young man and eventual return home, then his rise from unknown to art-world superstar and international human rights activist – and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime.
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R510A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today “This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . .
and any adult who wishes for greater mastery of the subject. . .
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R900A mesmerizing, continent-spanning survey of the most dynamic scenes in contemporary African photography, and an introduction to the creative figures who are making it happen. Africa State of Mind gathers together the work of an emergent generation of photographers from across Africa, including both the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. It is both a summation of new photographic practice from the last decade and an exploration of how contemporary photographers from the continent are exploring ideas of ‘Africanness’ to reveal Africa to be a psychological space as much as a physical territory – a state of mind as much as a geographical place.
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R1800The definitive and debut publication of the Qatar-based ARAK Collection – home to over 4000 works by artists from Sub-Saharan Africa. The book features artworks from more than 100 artists in the collection. It serves as an essential framing text for the ARAK Collection and provides a much needed perspective on contemporary art from the…
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R400This catalogue of outstanding paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from Edward R. Broida’s recent gift of 175 contemporary works from his collection to The Museum of Modern Art reflects a wide range of artistic approaches. Most pieces were created after 1960; several artists, such as Vija Celmins, Philip Guston, Ken Price and Christopher Wilmarth, are represented in depth. The Broida collection also includes works by Richard Artschwager, Jake Berthot, Martin Puryear, Susan Rothenberg, Joel Shapiro, Mark di Suvero and John Walker, among others, and significant works by Jennifer Bartlett, Bruce Nauman and Richard Serra that provided important additions to the Museum’s holdings. This book includes an introduction to the collection by John Elderfield, the Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, and an interview with Broida conducted by Ann Temkin, Curator of Painting and Sculpture. The plate section reproduces at least one work by each of the 38 artists included in the gift, and in many cases numerous works by one artist.
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R450This monograph explores each of Ai’s career phases up until his release from Chinese custody. It features extensive visual material to trace Ai’s development from his early New York days right through to his recent practice.
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Out of stockThe exhibition, voluntarily minimalist, of the artworks created in 2012-2013 demonstrates the freedom gained by Alain Clément in the realisation of sculpture.
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R990 Original price was: R990.R495Current price is: R495.Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), numbered among the most important artists of the twentieth century, is famous above all as a sculptor and painter but he always paid particular attention to the value of drawing and graphics.
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R1145 Original price was: R1145.R570Current price is: R570.Positioning Alice Neel as a champion of civil rights, this book explores how her paintings convey her humanist politics and capture the humanity, strength, and vulnerability of her subjects
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R350Art is Magic is artist Jeremy Deller’s attempt to tie up the key works of his career alongside the art, pop music, film, politics and history that have inspired his work.
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R575A vivid account of Bohemian Paris at the birth of Cubism and other movements, with Modigliani as hero among other artists and writers now legends.
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R200The first book in the Artists’ Laboratory series, delves into the work of Ian McKeever through essays and conversations.
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R1320 Original price was: R1320.R660Current price is: R660.A comprehensive survey of the French Cameroonian artist’s multimedia explorations of colonialism and displacement.
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R750 Original price was: R750.R670Current price is: R670.Basquiat’s expressive style was based on raw figures and integrated words and phrases. His work is inspired by a pantheon of luminaries from jazz, boxing, and basketball, with references to arcane history and the politics of street life?so when asked about his subject matter, Basquiat answered “royalty, heroism and the streets.”
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Out of stockCatalogue of the first ever Biennale, Africus ’95 in Johannesburg bringing together eighteen South African and four Spanish artists reflecting the extreme diversity of these artists’ professional backgrounds and creative techniques
