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The year 1947 was a crucial one for Christian Dior. It was then that the fashion designer simultaneously founded his maison and his perfume factory in Paris.

60 haute couture designs from the collections of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs offer a panorama of Dior's haute couture creations since 1947, always the epitome of modern elegance. Text in English and Arabic.

The 17th International Architecture Exhibition, in Venice from 22 May to 21 November 2021, is titled How will we live together? This volume celebrates the exhibition.

The mysterious and contemplative work by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, among the most renowned authors of contemporary portraiture. Text in English and Italian.

American photographer Francesca Woodman produced six artist's books during her short, troubled life. Presented here is a facsimile edition of one of those notebooks.

This book is the most recent and most complete publication of the artist's work.

The volume collects a rich selection of photographs from the archives of the Magnum Photos agency. Text in English, Italian and French.

With an ironic and brazen look, Lisette Model was able to capture in her shots the most grotesque aspects of postwar American society. Text in English and Italian.

The American artist's sophisticated, darkly humorous works get their first major exhibition in the Middle East, curated by Germano Celant.

A book on the mosaic artworks of Chuck Close, internationally renowned for his monumentally scaled portrait paintings. Text in English and Italian.

This title retraces the history of the illy Art Collections: a collection of unique art object for everyday use, which since 1992 brings together signed designer cups by over 120 internationally renowned artists. Text in English and Italian.

The volume is dedicated to the work of Jenny Saville (Cambridge, 1970), one of the greatest contemporary painters and a leading voice in the international art scene. Text in English and Italian.

Timeless elegance, classical references and statuary beauty distinguish the photographic work by the famous Vogue photographer, Horst P. Horst, a true master of the fashion portrait. Text in English and Italian.

This unprecedented project shows how incorporating women into the field of architecture would generate new places for thought and attention on the part of professionals, or consolidate and expand those that exist. Text in English and Italian.

Yto Barrada's artistic practice draws upon the roles of activist, educator, architect, botanist and anthropologist to explore expressions of communality and individual being. Text in English and Arabic.

Unique and exclusive jewels are exhibited in the evocative spaces of the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, home to a one-of-a-kind Italian museum. Text in English and Italian.

The history of design, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, covering art, fashion, furniture, motor vehicles - among many other areas.

Photographer Georges Lenzi shares his magnificent shots from the fascinating world of Argentinean Gauchos.

An extensive set of sculptures and original photos by John Chamberlain show his lifelong exploration and experimentation around coloured car body parts and the illusion of movement in space.

Offers an exhaustive account of this unique human, artistic and intellectual adventure through a comprehensive and up-to-date art historical analysis of Leonardo's work. Accompanied by spectacular illustrations.

Through a wide selection of texts and images, Rachel Feinstein in Florence offers a journey into the artist's creative universe.

The catalogue includes over 30 masterworks by Alexander Calder made between 1930 and 1960. Text in English and Italian.

This volume showcases the first solo exhibition of Olafur Eliasson's work in the Gulf region. Text in English and Arabic.

Balloon Museum surfaces as a sublime theatre of innovation in contemporary art, where inflatable works delineate new aesthetic and interactive horizons.

Ca' Pesaro opens the new 2024 exhibition season with a major exhibition dedicated to Armando Testa (1917-1992). This book is a catalogue of that exhibition. Text in English and Italian.

This volume offers the autobiography of artist Adrian Piper, established as a conceptual and minimalist artist as well as a performer on the New York art scene of the late 1960s. Text in English and Italian.

This volume showcases Cen Long's artworks featuring his signature approach of simple style, sophisticated brushwork, rigorous composition, layered and solid colouring. Text in English and Italian.

This volume pays tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the greatest exponents of photography of the 20th century, through an unpublished comparison with Wilhelm von Gloeden and Fratelli Alinari.

A new analysis of the work of François Le Moyne, his contributions to French Rococo, as well as lesser-known aspects of his artistic production and career.