A captivating visual exploration of fashion and modern style as seen through the eyes of artists across the globe Ever since the emergence of the seasonal fashion industry in the 19th century, artists have been engaging with fashion’s impact, meaning, and forms in their artwork. In portraits, the clothes that sitters wear are often revelatory about their wider context or identity, or hold some symbolic meaning. As time has passed, small sartorial details artists used to provide visual praise or condemnation of their subjects have lost their legibility. Exploring the rich variety of ways in which artists in Britain have engaged with these possibilities within their work, this book examines the intricate relationships between the history of modern art and fashion. Offering in-depth explorations of over 50 artworks from the last 150 years, it explores the ways modern fashion has featured within art and, in some instances, the ways art has, in fact, become fashion. Discover the relationship between the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the creation of the London department store Liberty; the free advertising Burberry received in paintings of the First World War, and how London’s “Swinging Sixties” scene led to the creation of some of the most important and powerful artworks of the 20th century.
A tale of a young girl's adventures in a strange and magical world.
A unique body of work and a radical contribution to the magical conversations of the period, this exquisitely illustrated book provides an introduction to Ithell Colquhounâ¿s enigmatic series of paintings, drawings and poems: Diagrams of Love. Exploring her blend of alchemical, Kabbalistic and for Tantric imagery and placed within the context of theories of sex magic extant in the occult subcultures of the early twentieth century, this beautiful little book of erotic art and poetry is one to treasure.
Sai loves to play with his amma's saris. Under each billowing drape of magic silk, he is transported to a new world. He's traveled from the depths of the ocean, to the forests of Sinharaja - even to the moon and back! But can he find someone to share his adventures with?
Lieko Shiga makes intimate portraits, set among mystical landscapes and interiors, integrating her personal experiences with grander mythologies into surreal and fantastical images. This volume focuses on her series Rasen Kaigan (Spiral Coast) 2008¿12, photographs of the village of Kitakama in Japan before and after the devastating 2011 tsunami, capturing the spirit and history of the place and its people.The Tate Photography Series is a celebration of photography by artists in the Tate collection, presenting the work of some of the most significant photographers in the world today. Each book features a specially selected sequence of images alongside an introduction and a conversation with or about each photographer¿s practice. The unifying theme for this second group of titles in the series is Ecology and Environment.
Chris Killip (1946âEUR"2020) was one of the most influential British photographers of his generation. His boundless curiosity and empathy drew him toward groups and places otherwise overlooked, where he venerated them with his camera. He is best known for his black and white images, particularly in the North East of England in the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on Killip's remarkable Seacoal and Skinningrove series, documenting communities living in the region's declining industrial landscape, and where, in the words he used to describe the Seacoal beach, 'the Middle Ages and the twentieth-century intertwined.'The Tate Photography Series is a celebration of photography by artists in the Tate collection, presenting some of the most significant photographers in the world today. Each book focuses on an individual photographer and includes a specially selected sequence of images and an introduction by a Tate curator, alongside a conversation about each photographer's practice. The unifying theme for Series Two is Ecology and Environment, featuring photographers who examine aspects of our relationship with the natural world, environment and changing climate.
Richard Mosse's photography captures the beauty and the horror in war and destruction. Born in Ireland and now based in New York, he has worked in many different countries, and has spent years in the Amazon, revealing the unfolding tragedy there. Featuring a selection of images from his Tristes Tropiques and Broken Spectre series, this book shows what happens when what Mosse calls two 'counter-worlds' are brought into collision in his work. Both heartbreaking and startlingly beautiful, Mosse's images once seen cannot be forgotten. The Tate Photography Series is a celebration of photography by artists in the Tate collection, presenting some of the most significant photographers in the world today. Each book focuses on an individual photographer and includes a specially selected sequence of images and an introduction by a Tate curator, alongside a conversation about each photographer's practice. The unifying theme for Series Two is Ecology and Environment, featuring photographers who examine aspects of our relationship with the natural world, environment and changing climate.
For over five decades Claudia Andujar has devoted her life to photographing and protecting the Yanomami, one of Brazil¿s largest indigenous groups.Attempting to translate visually the shamanic culture of the Yanomami, she experiments with a variety of photographic techniques to create visual distortions, streaks of light and saturated colours, imbuing her images with a feeling of the otherworldly.The Tate Photography Series is a celebration of photography by artists in the Tate collection, presenting the work of some of the most significant photographers in the world today. Each book features a specially selected sequence of images alongside an introduction and a conversation with or about each photographer¿s practice. The unifying theme for this second group of titles in the series is Ecology and Environment.
A celebration of the visual and cultural landscape of contemporary African photography, this stunning exhibition book offers critical insight from the perspectives of Africa's leading artists and thinkers
A mortal curse laid upon a baby princess, magic fairies, and true love's first kiss... Will Princess Aurora escape her tragic destiny? This magnificent paper cut-out book plunges us into the enchanting world of the famous ballet, Sleeping Beauty.
A fascinating and crucial exploration of the wealth and diversity of work by women artists working in the 1970s and 1980s during a period of seismic social and political change.
Millie has always wanted a dog, but when her grandmother passes away, she finds herself scared of letting anyone (or any dog) in. Can her dads help her find the perfect pup to teach her to love again?
Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas is a long-overdue monograph for one of the most provocative and controversial British artists of our time. Sarah Lucas is an internationally celebrated artist known for the provocative use of materials and imagery in her work. Incorporating ordinary objects in unexpected ways, she has consistently challenged our understandings of sex, class, and gender over the last four decades. Looking beyond the generation of 1990s Young British Artists during which Lucas emerged, this visually stunning exhibition book invites the public to marvel at the diversity of her work across sculpture, installation, and photography. Breaking boundaries with her bawdy humor and bold daring, Lucas shows us the whole spectrum of what it truly means to be human.
A feast of color 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 decadesChila Burman is a British Asian artist known for her radical feminist practice, her joyful neon light installations, and her use of kaleidoscopic colors. Since the mid-1980s, her work has explored the experiences and aesthetics of Asian femininity and female empowerment, and the impact of imperialism, colonialism, race, and class. Informed by popular culture, Indian mythology, and Bollywood, fashion, and found objects, her work has consistently strived to challenge stereotypes and to champion equality. This book, the first major monograph on the artist, will bring together Burman’s extraordinary body of work from across four decades. Featuring paintings and installations, photography and prints, video and film works, and a range of diverse voices, it explores the ideas central to Burman’s practice, as well as her unique style.
A long-overdue monograph for one of the most provocative and controversial British artists of our time Sarah Lucas is an internationally celebrated artist known for the provocative use of materials and imagery in her work. Incorporating ordinary objects in unexpected ways, she has consistently challenged our understandings of sex, class, and gender over the last four decades. Looking beyond the generation of 1990s Young British Artists during which Lucas emerged, this visually stunning exhibition book invites the public to marvel at the diversity of her work across sculpture, installation, and photography. Breaking boundaries with her bawdy humor and bold daring, Lucas shows us the whole spectrum of what it truly means to be human.
Back in the forest, more crazy animals are having adventures, causing havoc and helping us to learn whilst having fun!A group of cheeky monkeys have moved into the forest and are disturbing the peace with their all-night partying. How will the other animals ever get a good night's sleep?!A lesson in acceptance, and learning to understand and celebrate our differences.
Artist and writer Sean Burns explores the nature of death and its tangled relationships with life and love as depicted in art.
Award-winning author, poet and podcaster Derek Owusu asks, what does faith mean and what does it look like in art?
Hanging on the walls of galleries around the world are hundreds of works titled Portrait of A Girl. But what is the purpose of a Portrait of A Girl? What should she do and who is she for? These are the questions that writer Claire Marie Healy explores in Girlhood.
Writer Ismail Einashe offers a poignant exploration into the themes of migration and belonging - and the plight of finding shelter in a foreign land.
Award-winning creators Davide Calì and Fatinha Ramos’s reimagined fairy tale picture book Tourmaline celebrates LGBTQ+ inclusivity and diversity.When knight after knight tries to rescue the princess and fails, who will succeed in saving her? Somewhere far away, a beautiful princess called Tourmaline is imprisoned in a tall tower. Only the bravest knight of all can free her. Knight after knight is sure that he’s the bravest, but they all fail in their quest. They get tangled up in the forest, lose their way in a cornfield, don’t want to get their cloak dirty, become distracted, or their horse lets them down. Luckily there’s one fearless knight who doesn’t let anything daunt them.
An engrossing book about one of the most important and pioneering contemporary artists and filmmakers working today.
Depictions of motherhood are ever present in Western art, yet rarely questioned or challenged. We may shy away from a subject that could be seen as sentimental or overly associated with idealistic constructs of femininity, nurture, and care. This book examines motherhood as seen through the eyes of artists.
Known for her radical textile sculptures combining natural materials with traditional crafts, Chilean artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña explores themes of ecology, community, and social justice. Showcasing Vicuña''s extraordinary new work, commissioned for Tate Modern''s Turbine Hall, this book also contains inspiring and illuminating new writing, and a conversation between the artist and Tate curator Catherine Wood.This is the latest volume in a major series that explores the conception and creation of each Hyundai Commission as well as offering an overview of in the artist's work and career leading up to the latest ground-breaking installation. Since Tate Modern opened in 2000, the Turbine Hall has hosted some of the world's most memorable and acclaimed works of contemporary art, reaching an audience of millions each year. The way artists have interpreted this vast industrial space has revolutionised public awareness of contemporary art, and the annual Commission gives artists an opportunity to create new work for this unique context.Vicuña''s commission will be open to the public from 11 October 2022 to 16 April 2023 at Tate Modern.
Look Again is a new series of short books from Tate Publishing, opening up the conversation about British art over the last 500 years, and exploring what art has to tell us about our lives today. Written by leading voices from the worlds of literature, art and culture, each book sheds new light on some of the most well-known, best-loved and thought-provoking artworks in the national collection, and asks us to look again. Author, photographer and broadcaster Johny Pitts examines the notion of 'visibility' in Tate's galleries, asking who gets to be seen - and why. The well-known faces of our best-loved paintings hang visible on the walls of Tate - but look beyond and you will also see the 'invisible' figures in the background whose stories have been obscured by history, hidden in plain sight. And yet, these stories belong to those on whom the galleries depend the most: standing guard in the corners, serving in our cafes and cleaning in the early mornings. Featuring original sketches by Tate staff that respond to works from Britain's national collection of art, Look Again: Visibility asks us to bear witness to figures who have long been overlooked by a system that profits from their labour while simultaneously dismissing it as 'unskilled' - and suggests that perhaps the way to reach a fuller understanding of our history is to start looking at it through new eyes.
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