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Catholica: The Visual Culture of Catholicism

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“A succinct primer with good design… A solid introduction to the various ways that Christian, and specifically Catholic, ideas are intertwined with much European art history and material culture… After exploring this book's thorough yet accessible analysis, readers will be empowered to recognize saints and episodes from the Bible without needing to rely on the wall text.”

— Hyperallergic (One of Hyperallergic's Best Art Books of 2022)

Cats Galore: A Compendium of Cultured Cats

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“These new cat and art mash-ups are purrrfect…The British painter captures the mood of each of the original works so eloquently that we can't help but be enamored.”

— Artnet

“Cat lovers will be eager to get their claws on this beautiful book.”

— WWD

“A fine, fun picture book for cat and art lovers of all ages.”

— The Boston Globe

Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits

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“This new book of photos celebrates the work that Beaton, a famed photographer and diarist as well as an Oscar-winning set and costume designer, did with the royal family, but it's more than just pretty pictures. The tome also speaks to how the Windsors saw themselves and wanted the public to see them, and the way that they used photography to help in the serious business of myth-making.”

— Town & Country

“Stunning… Sheds light on how the royals were portrayed in the mid-20th century.”

— People

“An intimate view of [Beaton's] mythmaking work.”

— Vanity Fair

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think

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“This is simply the best concise work on its subject, for a student or general reader, yet published. The author is not only expert in the original texts but has a profound understanding of how they have been used ever since: and so why they matter.”

— Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch and Pagan Britain and profess

The Celtic Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends

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“This small but mighty volume is a thorough guide to Celtic mythology.”

— Booklist/American Library Association

“Excellent…By recounting the rich and colorful stories found within these and other Celtic mythological works, Aldhouse-Green provides an engaging platform to discuss the literary motifs of the Celts with an eye to uncovering the nature of the enigmatic Celtic culture.”

— Portland Book Review

“Beautifully illustrated.”

— Irish American News

Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950

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“A strength of this introductory survey is the authors' commitment to showcasing artworks…which reveal degrees of complexity that cut through static claims to identity and politically overdetermined narratives of art in Central and Eastern Europe… In 211 richly illustrated pages, the authors cover seven decades, countless artists and art movements, and numerous countries from the Baltics to the Balkans. Central and Eastern European Art is impressive in its scope and effort to represent artworks from across these diverse geographic and cultural contexts… From the shadow of state socialism, Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950 culls a vibrant, future-oriented account of contemporary art that is galvanized not by a thin hope for Western-style democracy but by a steadfast reevaluation of local histories, collective memories, and artistic traditions… Indispensable.”

— caa.reviews

Chanel High Jewelry

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“[A] gorgeous collector's item of a book, which deserves a place on your coffee table, stat.”

— Elle

“Stunning… Aficionados will find large-scale masterful photographs taken by Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier, Sarah Moon, and Dominique Issermann, among others, while sketches reveal the meticulous craftsmanship and creativity behind the creations.”

— Lucy Rees Galerie

“Delves into the house's recurring themes and symbols, exploring the significance they had for the famed French couturier whose designs became wardrobe staples of well-dressed women… The book's extravagant array of photos and archival images provides a visual through-line from [Chanel's] initial collection to contemporary iterations.”

— Rapaport Magazine

Chaumet: Drawing from Nature

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“Conveys whole conversations about the beautiful jewels the Parisian maison has created since its founding… Author Gaëlle Rio puts the firm's fascination with the natural world into an art-history perspective, showing how it translated these themes into breathtaking jewels over the decades.”

— Rapaport Magazine

Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century

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“[This] richly illustrated book introduces the European-influenced modernist graphics of the “Shanghai Style,” dominated by Art Deco, and the “Progressive Movement,” influenced by Russian Constructivism, de Stijl and the Bauhaus.”

— The New York Times Book Review

“It was Minick and Ping's wish that this book help to preserve the cultural identity of China - it is evident with even a simple glance that their venture has been successful”

— Zink

Chinese Lives: The People Who Made a Civilization

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“Besides emperors, generals, and leading scholars, the authors include lesser-known figures …help[ing] the reader understand ancient China as a multiethnic, open empire, in which people with different ethnic backgrounds contributed to each other and, in turn, to the common 'Chinese' culture.”

— The Historian

Civilization: The Way We Live Now

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“A captivating visual chronicle of contemporary life across the globe that features images by today's top photographers… Civilization presents a mosaic of moods, textures and techniques… Capturing the multiplicity of lived experience in an era of accelerated change, this provocative collection is a classic of its kind.”

— BookPage

“Bracing, intelligent, and important.”

— Photograph Magazine

Coco Fusco: Tomorrow, I Will Become an Island

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“Exploring how culture, politics and colonial histories shape identity, the performances and videos of the influential Cuban American artist are on display in this first monograph.”

— The New York Times Book Review

“One of the Best Art Books of 2023. For more than 30 years, Fusco has been a just-below-the-surface art presence, both here and in Cuba, best known for her rigorous, interruptive performances addressing the hard realities of cultural difference and the complacency with which the art world smooths and markets them… This visually captivating book documents the politics and the poetry, both sharp, of an important career very much in progress.”

— Holland Cotter The New York Times

“One of the Best Art Books of 2023. This beautiful book looks back at [Coco Fusco's] influential work, including many of her memorable performances, in the three decades since she emerged on the scene in the 1990s. It's an unfinished story as Fusco is still making work and publishing words that bring deep discomfort to the powers to be.”

— Hyperallergic

Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography

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“[An] excellent challenge to the 'single creator' view of photography… The collection also astutely illustrates how photography—even when ostensibly deployed to oppress—can subtly critique power structures and dominant cultural narratives… Enriched by the volume's incisive social commentary, these striking images leave a mark.”

— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An invigorating alternative to traditional ways of understanding the history of photography.”

— Library Journal

“A book that looks at photography using an expanded angle…to use as a challenge to your ideas of what photography is and how it is being made… The breadth and richness of the material covered provides incredible rewards, in particular since the reach is global. If you're only familiar with your standard Western photography, your eyes will be opened to a lot of other photography (and thinking)… An absolutely invaluable and essential book that, ideally, will find its way not only into the studios of photographers but especially into the classrooms of photography schools. From now on, anyone studying to get a masters will have no excuse any longer for not knowing that photography's standard model of authorship is flawed. The most exciting aspect of the book is the fact that it points out ways forward… Highly recommended.”

— Conscientious Photography Magazine

“A captivating and essential resource.”

— Hyperallergic

Color Mania: Photographing the World in Autochrome

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“This captivating title draws from the superb collection of Autochrome images held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, and affords a rare opportunity to view these delicate images, which cannot be exhibited without damage, due to their light sensitivity. An enchanting view into a collection of images rarely seen, and a process crucial to creating our contemporary image world.”

— Library Journal