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America’s first fashion magazine, Harper’s Bazaar has showcased the visions of legendary editors, photographers, and stylists and featured the works of noted writers since 1867. From its beginnings ……続きを見る

A fully illustrated celebration of female friendship that is a gift, a thank-you note, and a love letter all in one. Besties smartly captures all the reasons why best friends are . . . well, the bes……続きを見る

Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery……続きを見る

From the author of the widely acclaimed graphic novel Here, awarded the 2016 Prix D'or for best graphic album at Angoulême, a new graphic work that celebrates another aspect of his incomparable geni……続きを見る

Bayoneted, beheaded, blasted to bits by bombs – death and bloody carnage were the highlights of the infamous 1938 trading card series “Horrors Of War†, which depicted alternating scenes from t……続きを見る

Men’s adventure magazines of the 1950s and 1960s were a lurid form of pulp publishing which specialised in stories of cruelty and savagery, often in exotic settings. The jungles of Africa, South A……続きを見る

In 1962, the Topps company published two of the most accomplished – and controversial – trading card series of the century, “Mars Attacks†and “Civil War News†, both marked by scenes of ……続きを見る

Bayoneted, beheaded, blasted to bits by bombs – death and bloody carnage were the highlights of the infamous 1938 trading card series “Horrors Of War†, which depicted alternating scenes from t……続きを見る

*A probing and holistic meditation on the key question: Why do we continue to make art, and thus beauty, out of war? Beautiful War: Studies in a Dreadful Fascination* is a wide-ranging exploration o……続きを見る

Since its founding in 1993 by the late Pace Foods heiress Linda Pace, Artpace has become one of the premiere foundations for contemporary art. An artist residency program based in San Antonio, Texas……続きを見る

The Concise Dictionary of Popular Culture covers the theories, media forms, fads, celebrities and icons, genres, and terms of popular culture. From Afropop and Anime to Oprah Winfrey and the X-Files……続きを見る

Why is art magical? How can it make us happy? How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and rewarding source of joy in life. This easy, breezy handbook is full of insight that w……続きを見る

W.J.T. Mitchell – one of the founders of visual studies – has been at the forefront of many disciplines such as iconology, art history and media studies. His concept of the pictorial turn is known w……続きを見る

In his books and in a string of wide-ranging and inventive essays, Luc Sante has shown himself to be not only one of our pre-eminent stylists, but also a critic of uncommon power and range. He is o……続きを見る

Learn to draw the best, most creative doodles, with this fun art book! Instant Talent is indeed an unusual book! Is it for kindergarten children? Teenagers? Adults? The author says it's for people w……続きを見る

In Dharma Delight, abstract artist and Zen practitioner Rodney Greenblat uses lighthearted narrative and vivid pop art paintings to celebrate the joys of living life from the inside out. Part graphi……続きを見る

Artist, Charles Bragg brings us a view of his own special realityーand sheds new light on what we know of our own. In Asylum Earth, nothing is quite as it seems. Toulouse-Laurec shares a room with E……続きを見る

We’re the states who thought of uniting into the best country in the world, and we’re the only country that thought of making the word part of our name. Brazil doesn’t call itself Brazil of America……続きを見る

Only in recent decades has the American academic profession taken women’s history seriously. But the very concept of women’s history has a much longer past, one that’s intimately entwined with the d……続きを見る

As Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and releases from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have regularly topped the box office charts, fans and critics alike might assume that the “comic book movie” is a ……続きを見る

A richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, ……続きを見る

Die Kunst besaß schon immer einen Sonderstatus, sie dient seit jeher als Erkenntnismittel, als Kritikmedium. Das wirklich Aufregende an der Kunst ist aber ihre Weltlichkeit – ihre Schnittstellen zur……続きを見る

Readers gave the first Gig Posters anthology a standing ovationーso for your viewing pleasure, here’s one heck of an encore: 700 more incredible posters from the archives of GigPosters.com, the Inte……続きを見る

The Federal Reserve is one of the most disliked entities in the United States at present, right alongside the IRS. Americans despise the Fed, but they’re also generally a bit confused as to why they……続きを見る

A collaboration of political activism and participatory culture seeking to upend consumer capitalism, including interviews with The Yes Men, The Guerrilla Girls, among others. Coined in the 1980s, “……続きを見る

This beautifully illustrated atlas of beloved movies is an essential reference for cinephiles, fans of great films, and anyone who loves the art of mapmaking. Acclaimed artist Andrew DeGraff has cre……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte des graffiti avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! La signification profonde des graffiti réside non pas dans les moyens par lesquels ils sont effectués, qui ne diffèrent pas de……続きを見る

I once was told there are three kinds of men I should never marry. Working actors. Non-working actors. Between jobs actors. That describes my husband to a T. For twenty years, I hung in with this gu……続きを見る

Archie's new hardcover art book is a beautifully-designed celebration of over 70 years of comic book covers featuring America's reigning cartoon high school icons: Archie, Betty, Veronica and friend……続きを見る

"I lived in a haunted apartment." Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Z……続きを見る