One of the greatest living sculptors and a well-known art critic examine the central role of sculpture in the development of human culture from prehistory to the present day.

Written with the full co-operation of Baselitz himself, this is the authorized monograph on one of the most influential and respected artists of our time.

Covers topics such as the revival of classical learning, the printing press, the rise of the nation-state, philosophy and the role of women. This book provides biographies, timelines, bibliography, a gazetteer of museums and galleries and an illustrated glossary.

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As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him centuries later. For seven years a no-account painter named Han van Meegeren man...

A fascinating new account of the work and lives of Britain's women artists in the twentieth century.

A redefinition of contemporary Chinese art of the last forty years in the context of unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformation.