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This book explores John Singleton's cinematic voice and helps explicate his propensity for the folk elements in his work (the oral tradition and lore).

The oil paintings of Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde are selected from and presented here, with introductory text and captions from Hynde. A personal and honest account of the artistic world of a much-loved performer.

Your pets can rival movie stars with these easy tricks from the trainer behind the Harry Potter movies, Julie Tottman.

Discover turn-of-the-century Vienna in this exploration of its most important protagonists, complete with sumptuous double-page reproductions across painting, sculpture, architecture, and design, as well as an essay by Rainer Metzger. Marking the centenary of the deaths of masters Klimt, Schiele, Wagner, and Moser, this collection joins the...

Chi returns to the US in a coloring book featuring dozens of cute and furry illustrations from award winning cartoonist Konami Kanata.

This retrospective of the fashion designer Alexander McQueen's most groundbreaking designs explores the underlying themes of his work, informed by commentary from members of McQueen's inner circle such as Simon Costin, Bobby Hillson and Les Child.

This book contains philosophically revealing essays on the rising comic genius, Amy Schumer, also known as the "comedy queen."

An entirely fresh perspective on the history of photography that uses timelines to trace the medium's development from its inception to the present.

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This catalogue, which accompanies artist Danh Vo's installation at National Gallery Singapore, delves deeper into both Danh's practice as well as broader discussions surrounding cross-cultural identity through essays by leading scholar Professor Nora Taylor and Gallery curator Charmaine Toh, alongside full-colour images of the commissioned work.

From azalea to zantedeschia, this unique watercolour artist''s guide offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint, in a crisp and natural style, over 50 of the most popular species of flower. Includes step-by-step photographs, details, and instructions on capturing the individual essence of the flower, together with comprehensive information on the appropriate techniques and colour mixes to use. Glorious full-colour photographs of the finished watercolour show the depth and variety of the plant portraits, from the exquisitely executed passion flower to the bold luminosity of the oriental poppy. This book teaches the essential skills of creating realistic structure and form by close observation of the pattern of light and shade on petals and foliage.

An inspiring step-by-step guide to creating contemporary textile artworks themed on nature.

Ganz entspannt und natürlich entblößen die Modelle ihre hübsche Vulva, deren dichte Schambehaarung manchmal bis in die Pofalte wandert und ihren Anus einrahmt. Manche Mädchen haben einen kohlschwarzen Busch und Achselhaare. Einige rasieren sich teilweise und lassen nur einen Streifen stehen. Auch ein sorgfältig rasiertes Dreieck auf dem Schamhügel, das mit seiner unteren Spitze auf den Kitzler und die Schamlippen zeigt, ist eine beliebte Frisur. Aber die meisten Mädchen rasieren sich gar nicht und bevorzugen es, die Haare natürlich und wild wachsen zu lassen. Nicht nur im Orient, auch im Westen schenken heute noch Frauen ihre Schamhaare als Zeichen der Liebe und Freundschaft. Manchmal sind sie sorgfältig in kleine Säckchen eingenäht. Bis in unsere Tage verwenden Frauen ihre Schamhaare für magische Liebesrituale.

Most take for granted that a pair of jeans is not considered complete without patches, rivets, buttons, and other trims. The existence of such design elements is not questioned because they are seen as the standard. Nick Williams's book is exclusively dedicated to denim branding and deconstructs every element that goes into branding a pair of jeans. These elements are a jeans' identity, its source code, a marker from which to discover the jean's provenance. Through beautiful and inspirational photography, this book tells the fascinating and sometimes surprising history of denim branding from the 1870s to current day. Primary source materials for this book come from the historical archive departments of Levi Strauss & Co., Lee Jeans, Wrangler, Carhartt, and Cone Mills, as well as some of the best contemporary denim brands of today, including Rogue Territory, Dawson Denim, Denham, Kings of Indigo, Endrime, Evisu, Eat Dust, Butcher of Blue, and Tellason.

Understanding the humble pebble makes a trip to the beach, lake-side or river bank simply that little bit more fascinating. A handy illustrated guide to identifying pebbles is included on the reverse of this book jacket

The first comprehensive biography of Mary Granville Delany-the artist and court insider whose wide-ranging legacy still reverberates today

Chicago-based Alligator Records is the biggest blues label in the world. This is the story of how it got that way, told by its founder, a story of small-time gigs and big breaks, changing audiences and a transformed industry, and, always, amazing music.

Celebrating one of the last great glory eras of pop music, Playing Back the 80s features original interviews with over sixty artists, producers, session players, writers and others who were directly involved with the most memorable songs of the decade.

With a new foreword by Will Johnson, this book presents a detailed account of the Rust Belt-born prolific and at times cantankerous singer-songwriter Jason Molina. As the first authorized account of this self-mythologizer, the book provides unparalleled insight into Molina's tormented life and the Midwest musical underground that birthed him.

A Rock's Backpages anthology, edited and introduced by Barney Hoskyns, of Steely Dan, one of the defining and bestselling American rock acts of the last half-century.

Architect, artist, ecological visionary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser left a thrilling trail of imagination and activism in buildings, paintings, manifestos, and more. From naked addresses and tree planting campaigns to the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, Hundertwasser refused the straight line in every sense. His vision was as much for society at...

"The rhythm of the body moving through space has been the motivating source of most of my work."--Richard Serra

An ambitious and revelatory investigation of the black female figure in modern art, tracing the legacy of Manet through to contemporary art

A book without words, recounting a day in the life of an office worker, told completely in the symbols, icons, and logos of modern life. Twenty years ago I made Book from the Sky, a book of illegible Chinese characters that no one could read. Now I have created Book from the Ground, a book that anyone can read.—Xu BingFollowing his classic work Book from the Sky, the Chinese artist Xu Bing presents a new graphic novel—one composed entirely of symbols and icons that are universally understood. Xu Bing spent seven years gathering materials, experimenting, revising, and arranging thousands of pictograms to construct the narrative of Book from the Ground. The result is a readable story without words, an account of twenty-four hours in the life of "Mr. Black,” a typical urban white-collar worker.Our protagonist's day begins with wake-up calls from a nearby bird and his bedside alarm clock; it continues through tooth-brushing, coffee-making, TV-watching, and cat-feeding. He commutes to his job on the subway, works in his office, ponders various fast-food options for lunch, waits in line for the bathroom, daydreams, sends flowers, socializes after work, goes home, kills a mosquito, goes to bed, sleeps, and gets up the next morning to do it all over again. His day is recounted with meticulous and intimate detail, and reads like a postmodern, post-textual riff on James Joyce's account of Bloom's peregrinations in Ulysses. But Xu Bing's narrative, using an exclusively visual language, could be published anywhere, without translation or explication; anyone with experience in contemporary life—anyone who has internalized the icons and logos of modernity, from smiley faces to transit maps to menus—can understand it.

The 20 best Instagram accounts and blogs show you their paradise on earth, with the focus on the most idyllic beaches, azure seas, both above and below the water surface.

This comprehensive biography of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti takes in the early influences, the turn from cubism to surrealism and beyond. Published in collaboration with exhibitions at the Fondation Beyeler, Guggenheim and Musee Maillol.