Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest artists - exclusively researched for this new bookFeaturing the most inspirational and insightful collection of quotes by artists through the ages and across the globe, this exquisite keepsake is the ideal book for artists, collectors, and armchair enthusiasts. As painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists see and experience the world through a unique lens, Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quote...

The most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti RistA pioneer of experimental video art, Pipilotti Rist is celebrated for her immersive, seductive works that bridge the spaces between fine art and entertainment. Through saturated colours, sensuous imagery, and playful eroticism, Rist's art, which ranges from kaleidoscopic video environments to a chandelier of tie-dyed underwear, absorbs viewers in a hyperfeminine aesthetic at o...

A hilarious guessing game of facial reactions created by the author of bestselling This Is Not A BookJean Jullien tickles the funnybone once again with a book of facial overreactions. Faces are presented first, allowing the reader to wager predictions of what may have prompted such an expression, before the dramatic answer is revealed. Why the face? reads the text alongside an agitated boy with eyes and nose scrunched up.

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A breathtaking visual biography of Freud, told through his own words, unpublished private photographs, and painted portraits

Learn authentic Mexican cooking from the internationally celebrated chef Enrique Olvera (and featured in the Netflix docuseries Chef's Table), in his first home-cooking book Enrique Olvera is a leading talent on the gastronomic stage, reinventing the cuisine of his native Mexico to global acclaim – yet his true passion is Mexican home cooking. Tu Casa Mi Casa is Mexico City/New York-based Olvera's ode to the kitchens of his homeland. He shares 100 of the recipes close to his heart – the c...

The essential step-by-step recipe book for home cooks - the 'best of the best' from three Phaidon bestsellers Simple & Classic is a new collection of the very best of Jane Hornby's recipes from the bestsellers What to Cook & How to Cook It, Fresh & Easy, and What to Bake & How to Bake It. The beauty of Hornby's recipes is how easy they are to perfect - with detailed step-by-step shots and stunning images of the finished dishes. Packed full of the most popular international recipes from Herb-C...

A fascinating reflection on the essence of cooking - from Ferran Adria's elBullifoundation For groundbreaking chefs such as Ferran Adria, cooking has reached a level of complexity where science, chemistry, and technology intersect with immense creativity and imagination. Adria's latest 'Sapiens' volume takes readers on a compelling journey to better understand the relationship between the human race and the process of preparing food. Packed with images from Adra's legendary restaurant elBulli...

An insight into the food philosophy and creativity of Noma restaurant.

300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves.Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting-edge digital maps of the twenty-fist century. The book's unique arrangement, with the maps organized in complimentary or contrasting pairs, reveals how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, i...

Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan.Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan's contemporary culture is constantly in flux. In stark contrast to the centuries old imperial architecture of Kyoto, recent Japanese architectural practices have ushered in an era of continuous experimentation.With 400 houses, one house per page, one image per house, Jutaku: Japanese Houses is a fast-paced, "quick hit" shock to the system that ...