During a press conference at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in November 2018, the author of this book revealed that one of the two known photographs of the painter Vincent van Gogh was in fact of his brother Theo. The series of events that led to this unexpected discovery is full of yet- unpublished anecdotes, fascinating encounters and twists worthy of a thriller.

Following this first revelation, Yves Vasseur established contact with the descendants of Samuel Delsaut, who discovered two dr...

Justin Dedier is geboren in Neuville-sous-Montreuil in Frankrijk. Maar waar komen zijn voorvaderen vandaan? De zoektocht brengt ons naar west-Vlaanderen. Westrozebeke, Langemark en Roeselare spelen hierbij een centrale rol. Uiteindelijk vinden we de stamvader, Jean Dedie genaamd, terug in Ieper.

Jana verzamelde sinds de jaren '80 diverse gedichten die ze maakte als deze in haar brein opkwamen. Het betreffen 'verhalen' over de haar zo geliefde zee, de natuur verweven in liefdesgedichten, problemen in gezin, een demente moeder, de dood van de echtgenoot van een vriendin, maatschappelijk: drugsgebruik, werkeloosheid, echtscheiding, een vrouw die in 'het leven' stapt. Als laatste twee het gedicht aan vrienden die verhuizen, dat 'Afscheid' heet, en een gedicht voor een collega die 25 j...

Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, lively book will engage the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts.

How do the people of a morally shattered culture and nation find ways to go on living? Cambodians confronted this challenge following the collective disasters of the American bombing, the civil war, and the Khmer Rouge genocide. The magnitude of violence and human loss, the execution of artists and intellectuals, the erasure of individual and institutional cultural memory all caused great damage to Cambodian arts, culture, and society. Author Boreth Ly explores the "traces" of this haunting p...

Matisse and Picasso by Robert Capa, Takashi Murakami by Olivia Arthur, Warhol and de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker, Bonnard by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sonia Delaunay by Herbert List, Kiki Smith by Susan Meiselas, and many more. For the first time, Magnum Artists brings together a collection of over 200 photographs that define the unique relationship between the world's greatest photography collective and the world's greatest artists.

KONTINENT In Search of Europe is the new publication and exhibition project of OSTKREUZ-Agency of Photographers, Berlin. As in previous editions, a common topic was designated for agency members to work on for several years. KONTINENT is the seventh joint thematic publication of the agency members. Over the past three decades they have received recognition in Germany and abroad for their high-quality artistic, documentary photojournalism. As an artistic and political statement, the twenty-thr...