Gives you an understanding of the ways in which modern art differs from realistic works of earlier centuries. This book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical and public hostility from Cy Twomblys scribbled "Olympia", Jean-Michel Basquiats crude but spontaneous "LNAPRK", and more.

A compact, introductory guide to modern art that explains styles, schools, and movements from Impressionism to the present day

An international survey exploring the many ways in which painting is re-approached, re-imagined and challenged by today’s artists.

A behind-the-scenes look at the most famous works of art in the world.

Occasionally, when something seems very familiar you lose sight of what makes it so special: Flemish Masters. From van Eyck to Bruegel sets out to counteract this effect and opens our eyes once again to the revolution that took place in the Low Countries in the 15th and 16th centuries that shaped the course of European art. In 48 lavishly illustrated analyses, Matthias Depoorter explores how painters such as Van Eyck, Van der Weiden, Massys, Bosch, and Bruegel reached unprecedented heights, a...

Wassily Kandinsky war nicht nur der Erfinder der abstrakten Malerei, sondern auch ihr begnadeter Propagandist. Seine Briefe zeigen einen hoch reflektierten, unentwegt netzwerkenden und organisierenden, aber auch geradlinigen und warmherzigen Künstler. Erstaunlicherweise ist ein bedeutender Teil seiner Briefe noch unveröffentlicht.In der Korrespondenz Kandinskys spiegelt sich sein Leben, sein Denken, seine Kunst. Durch die klugen, zuweilen witzigen und polemischen Briefe an Kollegen, Freundi...