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A deep exploration of the Catalonian capital past and present, captured by masterful photographersFeaturing nearly 300 photographs from the 19th century to the present, this revised edition of the 2015 publication is a stunning celebration of Barcelona and its people, offering a portrait of the city through the lens of multiple generations. The images by local photographers such as Catala-Roca, Colita, Pomés and Masats and international greats such as Erwitt, Koudelka and Parr are accompanied by text that contextualizes them historically. Dramatic images by Cartier-Bresson, Gerda Taro and Chim during the Civil War contrast with more recent work by Colita and Miserachs, and with the sophistication and glamor of Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton. Famed figures make appearances as well: Picasso, Miró, Dalí, Ava Gardner, García Márquez, Cortázar and others are captured in this beautiful tribute to Barcelona’s cultural history. This is an unrivaled exploration of a city that has inspired and will continue to inspire anyone who visits.

Facsimiles of albums made to preserve Indigenous traditions in VenezuelaArchaeologist Hellmuth Straka (1922–87) settled in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1952. There he documented the region’s Indigenous tribes. Filled with photographs, drawings and notes, they capture Straka’s admiration for these people, whose rights he consistently advocated for while in Venezuela.

The triennial companion to Picasso’s work from the collections of his immediate familyThis book presents an innovative new reading of Picasso’s long artistic career. Instead of dividing his art into discrete stylistic periods, authoritative texts and lavish illustrations demonstrate the unity of his work by showing Picasso’s art as a dynamic whole united by his exploration of both his past art and invention of new artistic conceptions. As Picasso said, “my art must not be considered as an evolution,” but rather a constantly shifting exchange of retrospection and innovation.Selected from the collection of the Museo Picasso Málaga and the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte (FABA), more than 150 paintings, sculptures, drawings and engravings explore the creative pathways of his art. Extensive photographs of the installation demonstrate the unity of his art through unexpected juxtapositions of works from different decades. More than 30 essays explore the meaning of major individual works. Five “focus” chapters address specialized facets of his practice, including his responses to African sculpture, World War II and the commission to create a huge mural for UNESCO headquarters in Paris.Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the most renowned and protean artists of the 20th century, creating everything from paintings to ceramics and set designs. He is known for his mercurial shifts in style, characterized by titled periods, as well as his propagation of new techniques including collage. There are several museums and collections worldwide dedicated entirely to his work.

Preserving the decorative richness and symbolism of a rare example of Hispano-Muslim sculptureThe Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra, built by order of Muhammad V between 1362 and 1391, is the culmination of Nasrid architecture. Adrian Tyler's black-and-white photographs depict the lions before and after their 2020 restoration, providing a cache of archaeological images reminiscent of 19th century photography.

From voices trapped in bottles to broadcasting speakers, Gupta explores the sounds, shapes and significances of wordsThe multimedia installations of Indian artist Shilpa Gupta (born 1976) explore the concept of language in all its forms. In this monograph’s central work, Listening Air, microphones suspended from the ceiling broadcast a soundscape of noises from cities, parks and universities.

Showcasing the diverse and memorable architecture and interiors of Camper shoe stores worldwide, designed by such luminaries as Gaetano Pesce and Shigeru BanFounded in 1975 in Mallorca, the Spanish footwear brand Camper is a fourth generation family business. Known for its sustainable, comfortable and often playful designs, Camper is continually inspired by tradition as well as modernity. The first Camper store opened in Barcelona in 1981. Today, there are more than 400 stores around the world, each with its own personality. In 2006, the brand named its store design initiative "Camper Together" as a nod to the collaborative approach taken with the architects and designers that it commissions to design its physical spaces.Architects and designers include: Jasper Morrison, Gaetano Pesce, Nendo, Kengo Kuma, Jo Nagasaka, Fernando Amat, Müller van Severen, Jonathan Olivares, Shigeru Ban, Jaime Hayon, Alfredo Häberli, Campana Brothers, Achilles Ion Gabriel, Michele De Lucchi, Tokuyin Yoshioka, Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec, Tomás Alonso, TAF Studio, Isabel López, David Saik.

Choi’s monumental public sculptures revitalize the environment through discarded man-made waste and natural materialsKorean environmental artist Choi Ok Yeung (born 1959) captivates viewers with his large-scale installations, from a bamboo forest of metal pipes to a sculpture of Zeus made with 200 tons of stacked wood. This monograph is a broad representation of his work, which continues to regenerate over time.

A photographic travelog of Meyerowitz’s yearlong journey across postwar EuropeIn 1966, at the age of 28, photographer Joel Meyerowitz embarked on a journey that would take him to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Eastern Europe, Turkey and Greece. In total, he drove 20,000 miles through 10 countries and ended up taking 25,000 photographs. This trip was a transcendental experience and formative in shaping Meyerowitz's instinctive and brilliant identity that he is known for today. Europa 1966–1967 compiles a selection of photographs taken by Meyerowitz on his yearlong trip through Europe, offering an exciting glimpse of the “New Old World” that, having lately overcome the trauma of World War II, opened itself to modernity and progress. Meyerowitz witnessed societies in transition, stuck between dictatorship and economic blossoming. Yet he also documented unshakable cultural traditions, such as when he lived with a flamenco-performing family in Francoist Spain for six months. The strength and freshness of Meyerowitz’s gaze and the new codes that were captured in these pictures inspired the next generation of photographers.Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938) is a street, portrait and landscape photographer. The New York native began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate for its use at a time when there was significant resistance to the idea of color photography as serious art. Many of his photographs are icons of modern photography, and he is considered one of the most influential representatives of the New Color Photography of the 1960s and ’70s. His work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions around the world and is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and many other museums worldwide.

Shimabuku’s itinerant, imaginative practice creates works inspired by his encounters with humans, plants and animalsSince the 1990s, Japanese artist Shimabuku (born 1969) has traveled to various places around the world, creating drawings, photographs and performances that consider the daily lives of people he encounters, as well as new forms of communication between humans and nonhumans.

The interactive, accessible and research-backed guide to setting your museum on a path toward a sustainable futurePublished with Acciona Cultura.Based on data collected from hundreds of museums, this book is the go-to manual for museum professionals looking for practical sustainability measures. It includes worksheets, a list of environmental certifications to be acquired and the 10 steps to launch a basic sustainability strategy.

Fleeting, romantic black-and-white glimpses of couples on motorcycles weaving through the streets of BangkokIn 2009, Japanese photographer Lieko Shiga (born 1980) captured 97 images of couples traveling by motorcycle through the streets of Bangkok. She would align herself from her moving vehicle and ask the passenger on the back seat to look directly at the camera without smiling, because "smiles tend to hide the authentic face."

Finding solace in visual art during his boot camp training, Miralda's photographs and sketches of army life served as the basis for his critically acclaimed anti-war sculpturesSpanish artist Antoni Miralda (born 1942) found in drawing and photography a refuge from his required military service, which left him feeling physically exhausted and emotionally repressed. From this hostile wasteland would emerge the seeds of works that would distinguish him within the Parisian avant-garde of the mid-1960s. Booom is a heretofore unpublished compilation of Miralda's photographs and notebook sketches, made while at boot camp, which are at the root of his antiwar sculptures—a body of work that led the artist to become internationally celebrated. It is an essential publication for gaining a deeper understanding of Miralda's remarkable ability to transform everyday elements into powerful instruments of critique and provocation. Booom, of course, does not arrive at just any moment. It comes at a time when the world is witnessing the most severe escalation of potential armed conflict since World War II.

Jahnsen resituates found photos from a vintage encyclopedia into a meditation on women unintentionally captured in their truthIn 200 Grams, Astrid Jahnsen (born 1974) reexamines historical visual culture through the lens of gender bias. Drawing on archival imagery, the artist reflects on the systematic absence of women in the narrative of knowledge—revealing both the distortion it creates and the quiet, subversive freedom of those who were never fully represented.

Hussain Aga Khan takes nature lovers on an awe-inspiring journey through the ocean's extraordinary ecosystemsThrough his stunning underwater photography, Hussain Aga Khan (born 1974) captures intimate moments of marine life, from vibrant coral reefs and elusive nudibranchs to majestic sea turtles and powerful whales. His firsthand accounts bring each encounter to life, blending scientific insights with personal reflections on these habitats' fragile beauty and the importance of conserving these ecosystems. Marine Encounters is an inspiring and revealing journey through oceans around the world, sharing enchanting encounters with animals and sea life. It represents a collaboration between Geneva's MSC Foundation and Hussain Aga Khan's charity Focused on Nature, highlighting a shared vision to safeguard marine biodiversity for future generations.

Legacies of expressionism, revolution and paradigm shifts across three centuries of work by three Spanish paintersArt historian Antonio López Vega tracks the legacy of expressionism in the work of three Spanish painters across 300 years: Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), José Gutiérrez Solana (1885–1945) and Jorge Rando (born 1941).

Pérez's visual storytelling follows an invisible thread guided by color temperature, opening and closing like a theatrical curtain from red to black Following a chromatic chronology, this sequence of images by Spanish self-taught photographer Víctor M. Pérez opens and closes like a theatrical curtain, from red to black. His high-contrast, enigmatic scenes are filled with mystery, a subtle unease and a sense of tension.

Discover DC through the eyes of six contemporary Spanish illustrators Published with Embajada de España en Washington.The Madrid–DC Drawing Two Capitals project showcases the talents of six Spanish illustrators through their views of the US capital, capturing the essence of the city through a collaborative sketchbook that serves as the basis for this publication.

Based on the original 1863 edition, this presentation of Goya's 80 etchings decries the consequences of war through his bleak, gruesome and unflinching imageryFollowing his tenure as court painter for the Spanish royal family, Francisco de Goya's art took on darker subjects and a more expressive style, especially during the Peninsular War (1808–14). Much can be gleaned from the fraught and visceral work of this period, including his series of etchings known as The Disasters of War.Concerned about the state of the world as much as his own failing health, Goya spent 10 years on what he personally titled Fatal Consequences of Spain's Bloody War with Bonaparte, and Other Emphatic Caprices. Starvation, sickness, looting, assault, torture, execution—each image confronts the shattered lives of everyday soldiers and civilians, accompanied by brief, ambiguous captions such as "Y no hay remedio" ("And there is no remedy") and "Yo lo vi" ("This I saw").This clothbound book faithfully reproduces the first edition of the complete set of 80 works which was published in 1863, 35 years after Goya's death. It features exquisite printing quality on paper that closely resembles the texture of the original engravings, in a similar format and scale. War is still a condition of human existence today; Goya's etchings are timeless for their vehement denunciation of its atrocities committed by all combatants, regardless of their national affiliations.Born in Fuendetodos, Spain, Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) trained in Zaragoza and later moved to Madrid. In 1789 he was appointed as a court painter by Charles IV. Considered "the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns," his art blended elements of Romanticism with a deeply personal and often critical vision of society.

A photographic celebration of the great Spanish city, from Alfonso to Thomas StruthThis volume features more than 150 photographs by some of the greatest names in photography, both Spanish and international, together with an exhaustive essay by the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina on Madrid's illustrious history as a subject for photography. It includes the brilliant photographs of Alfonso, perhaps the greatest graphic chronicler of Madrid at the beginning of the 20th century; the prewar and wartime images of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Gerda Taro; the postwar portraits of William Klein, Francesc Català-Roca and Ramón Masats, among others; the post-Franco developing society immortalized by photographers from Spain and elsewhere such as Gianni Ferrari; the mythical images of the Movida in Madrid by Alberto García-Alix; and the cultural and economic environment of the 21st century through the eyes of Cristina García Rodero and Thomas Struth.

Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including Peter Hujar, Susan Meiselas and many moreFeaturing the work of Arlene Gottfried, Peter Hujar, Stephen Shames, Bruce Davidson, Susan Meiselas, Joseph Rodriguez and 60 other photographers, I Hear Music in the Streets is an ode to New York City's music scenes and subcultures from 1969 to 1989. The book is structured into eight thematic chapters, each exploring different communities, movements and spaces that shaped the city's music scene: "The Bronx Boys," "The Oddballs," "Black Power," "The Pride," "The Subways," "Our Latin Thing," "The Beach" and "Days of Disco." Guiding us through this urban journey is music historian Tim Lawrence, author of the bestselling titles Love Saves the Day (2004), Hold On to Your Dreams (2009) and Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor (2016).Photographers include: Andy Warhol, Arlene Gottfried, Bill Bernstein, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Gilden, Camilo José Vergara, Carrie Boretz, Chantal Regnault, Charles Stewart, Chris Stein, David Godlis, David Gonzalez, Diana Davis, Diego Echevarría, Dustin Pittman, Edo Bertoglio, Geraldine Pontius, Helen Levitt, Henry Chalfant, Jack Garofalo, Jamel Shabazz, Jill Krementz, Joseph Rodriguez, Laura Levine, Leee Black Childers, Leon Gast, Leonard Fink, Leonard Freed, Lynn Goldsmith, Martha Cooper, Marylinn K. Yee, Ming Smith, Nan Goldin, Nicholas Taylor, Peter Hujar, Pierre Venant, Richard Sandler, Ricky Flores, Roberta Bayley, Shane McCauley, Stephen Shames, Susan Meiselas, Thomas Hoepker, Tina Paul, Tod Papageorge, Tom Bianchi, Tom Lee, Volker Hinz, Waring Abbott.

Through installations, photographs videos and graphic works, Hiller investigates the subconscious, extrasensory perception and collective beliefsPublished with Museo Helga de Alvear.With a career spanning over five decades, Susan Hiller (1940–2019) was one of the most influential artists of her generation. Dedicated to the Unknown is the first major solo exhibition since her passing, bringing together key works that explore invisible phenomena, hidden knowledge and marginalized practices.

A pluralistic reference book—invaluable to cultural sector professionals, collectors and art enthusiasts alike—that maps out today's leading arts institutionsCurated by leading figures in today's artistic landscape, The 99 compiles a selection of the 99 most influential contemporary art centers across the globe. From major institutions such as the Dia Art Foundation to independent spaces such as Marfa in Texas, this editorial project by La Fábrica offers a global, collective and contemporary map of the current art scene. The curatorial committee selected these centers on the basis of their efficacy in activating thought, fostering networks and supporting both artists and art enthusiasts. Organized by geographic regions—Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America and North America—The 99 is a reference book that reflects the projects, visions and challenges defining the global art ecosystem today. It features a special section that highlights architecture's role in shaping this ecosystem as well as an epilogue by renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Blank and dusty chalkboards in abandoned schools serve as poignant testimony to the consequences of Colombia's guerrilla warfareIn Silencios, Colombian photographer Juan Manuel Echavarría (born 1947) explores memory, grief and absence through sober and deeply poetic images of the blackboards of empty schools, abandoned in the midst of guerrilla warfare.

For this artist’s sketchbook, Spanish painter, author and set designer Eduardo Arroyo (born 1937) created 20 drawings and then mailed them to 20 international artists, such as Bruno Bruni, William Klein and Peter Blake, to make pairs for them. This volume reproduces all 40 works. Text in Spanish only.

Born in 1945 in Dalat, South Vietnam, French photographer Bernard Plossu has traveled extensively throughout his life, immersing himself in the cultures of Chiapas in Mexico, the American West, India, the Aeolian Islands and Niger.Bernard Plossu: The Still Hour gathers 106 images taken over the course of 30 years from Plossu’s travels in the South of France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey. In these black-and-white snapshots, the omnipresent white light eclipses people in a visual exercise that reflects on the real dimension of landscapes and architectures; the images shape a timeless space in an almost surrealistic, dreamlike journey through time and light.Widely regarded as a leading figure in French photography and long admired by generations of young people in France, Plossu is sure to transfix audiences internationally with his light-filled look into the slow-moving, sea-loving culture of the Mediterranean.

In this volume, the acclaimed Australian travel photographer Max Pam (born 1949) assembles a personal biography mixing photographs with all kinds of personal documents: facsimiles of notebooks, passports, postcards, letters, comic books and drawings. Pam left Australia at 20, after accepting a job as a photographer assisting an astrophysicist. Together, the pair drove a Volkswagen from Calcutta to London. This adventure proved inspirational, and travel has remained a crucial and continuous link to his creative and personal development. Pam’s work in Asian countries has been documented extensively in numerous publications, as have his travels in Europe, Australia and the Indian Ocean Rim cultures including India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Yemen, the United Republic of Tanzania, Mauritius, Madagascar, the Cocos and Christmas Islands. A unique sort of artist’s book-collage, Max Pam documents 50 years of work in full-bleed spreads, from portraits and street scenes taken all over the world to more personal and intimate works.