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The volume presents an extraordinary collection of jewels, jewellers and international maisons which, from the start of the twentieth century to the present day, have mirrored the changing taste worldwide. It is a global journey which takes us from France to Russia, from the United States to Italy, from Britain to Germany and from the Netherlands to Scandinavia. From the Art Nouveau masterpieces of Lalique, Vever and Fouquet to Art Deco elegance and the wonders of Cartier, Boucheron, Tiffany, Mario Buccellati and Fabergé. From the inventions of Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari in the 1950s to the Dutch avant-garde and the artist's jewel of the 1960s, ending with illustrations of up-to-date and contemporary jewellery design. A brilliant historical-critical essay introduces a magnificent selection of pictures, designed to be an ideal gallery of masterpieces of twentieth-century jewellery, accompanied by technical explanations and an exhaustive glossary. The book closes with the new millennium, with the intermingling of art and design and the introduction of new goldsmithery techniques like 3D printing and wearable technologies but also new creative, production, distribution and communication processes thanks to Internet open sources which are defining new future scenarios in jewellery design. A brilliant historical-critical essay introduces a magnificent selection of pictures, designed to be an ideal gallery of jewellery masterpieces from the twentieth century to the present, accompanied by technical explanations and an exhaustive glossary.

Nel febbraio del 2018 Carlo Mari, mentre in Africa lavora con la sua macchina fotografica a un lungo racconto sulla vita, le tecniche di pesca e le tradizioni dei pescatori della costa dell¿Est Africa, dal nord del Kenya al Mozambico, durante un soggiorno in Tanzania decide: ¿realizzerò un libro sul mercato del pesce di Dar El Salaam che conosco come le mie tasche! Un libro nel libro, un tra parentesi del mio grande racconto sulla pesca della costa dell¿est Africä. Così nasce l¿idea di questo libro. ¿A Passage through Dar¿ presenta oltre 130 immagini in bianco e nero scattate dal fotografo italiano nel mercato del pesce di Dar Es Salaam; fotografie che mostrano la bellezza e la genuinità delle persone che vivono questo posto ogni giorno, in uno dei mercati più spettacolari del mondo.

Bellini's last works, examined here in new scholarship, represent a triumphant swan song.

Copublished with Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph collects over 300 of Kami's works in color along with essays by curator, critic, and writer Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and Elena Geuna, curator of the Pinault Collection at Palazzo Grassi.

Stefania Ricci is Director of the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence.

The story of a new Loro Piana excellence, told through the photos of wonderful landscapes and extraordinary people in Australia and New Zealand. There is excellence nature bestows upon man with an implicit understanding: taking care of, preserving and enhancing its qualities. In order to respect this pact with nature, man must work with her, follow her, understand her and join forces with others. This is the story of "The Gift of Kings", the excellent extrafine wool from merino sheep raised in Australia and New Zealand, thanks to a collaboration between Loro Piana and some of the most expert, cutting-edge breeders in both countries. Wool has achieved unthinkable fineness. Since ancient times the importance of this material was acknowledged and praised so much it historically became the privilege of kings, hence its name, "The Gift of Kings". This wool gives rise to extraordinary, breathable, all natural, sustainable and light yarn and textiles that keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer. "The Gift of Kings" is a rare and precious product man has jealously guarded. Thanks to Loro Piana, and the support given to breeders and special practices aimed at merino sheep, it has achieved excellence. A slow, complex, laborious process involves entire communities that revolve around the magnificent farms in New Zealand and Australia, with which Loro Piana has collaborated for years, supporting and encouraging the efforts aimed at quality and excellence. This book portrays, through images, the stunning landscapes and extraordinary people, along with the emotions and passions of their teamwork, in a relationship based on trust with Loro Piana and those who for generations have lovingly taken care of these sheep, the gift of kings and of nature.

Nancy Genn is a multifaceted, cross-cultural California artist. She is equally gifted in drawing, painting, sculpting, paper and printmaking. Her travels have taken her to Europe as well as Asia and the Middle East. Her cultural nomadism had influenced her art with a sort of material transmutation combining both Eastern and Western cultures, reflecting somehow the city where she was born and raised, San Francisco. Throughout her life-long career, she has continued to experiment, deploying an array of media and techniques with their various traditions: gouache, casein, mono-printing, collage, tearing, and also her lost wax bronze sculptures and ceramics. Genn has been a major contributor to the history of post-war American painting. Her career has spanned several generations of abstract painters. She continues to produce vital and ever- changing new work, while being a devoted mother of three. She has held an important position in the movement of gestural abstraction and abstract expressionism. Her artwork was first introduced internationally in 1960 by art critic and philosopher Michel Tapié, who founded with Luigi Moretti e Franco Assetto the Center for Aesthetic Research in Turin and, at the same time, published Morphologie Autre in Paris, a seminal text which introduced radical concepts of artistic perception based on a new abstract morphology. He selected a number of artists from Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan and placed Nancy Genn next to Burri, Fontana, Capogrossi, Tàpies, De Kooning, Motherwell, Pollock, and Tanaka, among others.

Devoted to the celebrated Uzbek artist Bakhodir Jalal, this book showcases his most important works over four decades and represents a milestone in his creative journey. A master painter and nationally acclaimed graphic artist, Jalal is considered a living legend in his native country of Uzbekistan. The works featured here demonstrate the artist's energetic experimentation and pioneering desire to communicate beyond cultural boundaries and even his own preconceptions. Abstraction for Jalal means freedom of choice, where his colours, symbols, and fluid lines become "envoys of eternity". His visual language, both figurative and geometrical, is deeply rooted in and unlimited by Uzbek culture and Oriental mysticism, which cast the material world as an illusory fiction. His weaving together of European iconography and principles makes for an original tapestry of styles across time and geographies.

The paintings and drawings of legendary Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac are selected from in this look at the "On The Road" writer's visual sensibility.

Smart artists, architects and designers creatively express their thoughts and ideas through one medium: Glass.

A unique portrait of Vietnam after the war, through the eyes of a foreign observer and the voices of Vietnamese writers.

A monograph of the Filipino artist, one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation in Southeast Asia, whose signature style is made of multilayered painting.

Italian postwar artist Nuvolo (1926-2008) extended the two-dimensional rectangular format of painting with commonplace textiles and materials such as deerskin. With works produced between 1952 and 1965, this book contextualizes his work.

A series of film works, sculptures, and new wooden high-reliefs by the Egyptian artist inspired by the Crusades and narrated from an Arab rather than a European point of view.