Hans Haacke ist eine Legende der politischen Konzeptkunst - zugleich ist sein Werk hochaktuell und von großer Relevanz in der Gegenwart. Als Gründungsfigur der künstlerischen Institutionskritik hat Haacke das Verhältnis von Kunst und Gesellschaft neu definiert und nachfolgende Generationen von Künstler*innen geprägt. Der reich bebilderte Band stellt den deutsch-amerikanischen Künstler mit Arbeiten von 1959 bis heute umfassend vor.Hans Haackes OEuvre ist provokant und politisch, aber au...

A new look at Constant Permeke

Although the work of Belgian artist Constant Permeke (1886–1952) is generally classified as Expressionism, he explored a multitude of registers. From the very beginning of his career, Permeke gained widespread international recognition with recurring subjects such as domestic scenes and people engaged in everyday activities. His landscapes and seascapes exude a hushed, sometimes sublime warmth.

For Permeke, art and life were closely linked. His oeuvre shimmers...

Magali Reus. Rode Rozen toont de buitengewone artistieke praktijk van deze internationaal geprezen kunstenaar uit Londen en winnaar van de prestigieuze Prix de Rome 2015. De publicatie bevat een scala aan recent werk. Het werk van Reus verkent onze relatie met utilitaire objecten en de onlosmakelijke context van de consumptiemaatschappij. Haar virtuoze objecten lijken functioneel, maar onthullen niet expliciet wat hun werkelijke functie is. Door onze relatie met objecten te onderzoeken, zoekt...

Meet the work of the one and only Belgian futurist

Recent years have seen revived interest in Jules Schmalzigaug (1882–1917). The only Belgian representative of Futurism deserves his place in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, which holds the world’s largest collection of his work. A talented pioneer of the international avant-garde, he also loved the work of Peter Paul Rubens and James Ensor, two other masters whose work is featured in the museum’s collection. Schmalzigaug experime...

Maaike Schoorel. Unsung Eve documents Dutch artist Maaike Schoorel’s contemplation of her own work in relation to the historical collection of one of the oldest museums of the Netherlands – The Willet Holthuysen House. Through paintings, drawings, collages and objects, Schoorel explores and reimagines the museum’s history, its collection and the story of its founder, Louisa Holthuysen.

This visually stunning volume, designed by Goda Budvytyte, showcases artworks created specifically wit...

The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book.