Konst- & designstilar: modernism & Bauhaus

'Gripping' - Economist 'A fascinating exposé' - Raja Shehadeh, author of Palestinian Walks 'Path-breaking and brilliant' - Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture and …

New York Times Notable BookLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistWall Street Journal—one of five best artist biographies Edward Hopper's canvasses are filled with stripped-down …

In Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its …

The creator of the ubiquitous Knoll “Tulip” chairs and tables, Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was one of the 20th century’s most prominent space shapers, merging dynamic forms with a …

A landmark survey, offering a nuanced and deeply researched account of the career and life of the iconic modern architect  “A balanced look at the architect in the context of his …

The novel is divided into three chapters that trace the evolution of the Bauhaus, as its center moved across Germany—from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin—and as its philosophy responded …

One of the most enduring and pervasive myths about modernist architecture is that it was white—pure white walls both inside and out. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. …

This book is the first to tell the stories of Norman Rockwell’s models and their time in his studio.In 1940, America’s favorite illustrator Norman Rockwell, his wife Mary and their …

A fascinating look at John Singer Sargent’s formative years as a young painter in Paris, a city that helped forge his artistic identity and sparked his rise to the pinnacle of the …

It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work’s …