A comprehensive introduction to the archaeological site of Knossos and the search for its mythical past, unveiling the myths, mysteries and historical facts of this incredible site.

A journey out of time along the biblical shores and the great sites of ancient Egypt, to the delicate rhythm of the ship...

A captivating visual exploration of motherhood as seen through the eyes of artists over the last 150 years.

This publication presents a new body of work by Cindy Sherman that continues her explorations of the genre of portraiture going back to her early work of the 1970s. Across thirty-six photographs, the artist collages parts of her own face to construct the identities of various sitters, using digital manipulation to accent the layered aspects and plasticity of the self. The book also includes a text by Sherman chronicling her process in the studio, offering an intimate glimpse into her thinking...

A feast of colour and texture, Chila Burman's first major monograph celebrates one of Britain's most exciting contemporary artists and her extraordinary body of work from across four decades.

Chila Burman is a British Asian artist known for her radical feminist practice, her joyful neon light installations and her use of kaleidoscopic colours. Since the mid 1980s her work has explored the experiences and aesthetics of Asian femininity and female empowerment, and the impact of imperialism, col...

Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These are just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS in autumn 2023. The not-to-be-missed exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' brings a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list. Works of art you would otherwise have to travel all over Flanders to see, or which were never even publicly accessible, can now be temporarily admired in one museum hall. All in honour of the 20th anniversary of the 'Flemish Ma...

Pierre Culot (1938-2011) was een Belgische keramist/beeldhouwer.

Pierre Culot werd opgeleid door Antoine de Vinck en de Engelse meester-pottenbakker Bernard Leach. Hij behoorde tot de generatie keramisten uit de jaren 1950 die van hun ambacht een kunstvorm maakten. De klei die hij draaide, tot plakken vormde, afkrabde en verniste veranderde in courante gebruiksvoorwerpen met een majestueuze présence. Hij bleef zijn leven lang trouw aan zijn initiële pottenbakkerservaring, en liet zijn werk ...

The first publication about the building of the Academia Belgica in Rome, residential facility and research centre for Belgian artists and researchers in Rome. Constructed between 1937 and 1939 by both an Italian and Belgian architect, in a style both modernist and art déco, the building has preserved not only its exterior but also in large parts its original interior decorations and even furniture.

This book covers the various stages of the realization of the original building and its inte...