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A unique tribute from David Bowie’s official photographer and
creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s
blessing.In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it
landed Bowie’s Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed,
sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between
male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one
shifting and sparkling phenomenon of ’70s self-expression.
Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled
the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world’s biggest
stars.A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was
fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie
artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer’s
inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer’s
photographer and videographer.This collection brings together
spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate
backstage portraits. With a lenticular cover of different
headshots, it celebrates Bowie’s fearless experimentation and
reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of
his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the
playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a
passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose
creative vision will never be forgotten.
The best of Harry Benson's era-defining Beatles portfolio,
capturing the Liverpudlian quartet on the road, performing, and
coming to terms with skyrocketing fame. From a pillow fight in
Paris to their first U.S. tour, shot in luminous black and white,
Benson's pictures show intimate glimpses of George, John, Paul, and
Ringo composing, relaxing, and engaging with euphoric fans.
This volume is a comprehensive visual history of surfing, marking a
major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and
a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of
images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle,
and a philosophy.The book is arranged into five chronological
chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European
contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and
multi-platform phenomenon of today. Utilizing institutions,
collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and
with accompanying essays by the world’s top surf journalists, it
celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20
million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading
influence on fashion, film, art, and music.An unrivaled tribute to
the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a
must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody
who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has
declared, “There has never been a book like this, and there will
never be another one again.”
Since the original TASCHEN edition of Manga Design, Japan's comic
phenomenon has produced yet more captivating characters and a whole
host of hot new talents. This revised and updated edition delivers
the lowdown on the latest and the greatest makers and shapers of
the manga scene. Through an A-Z directory, we discover the
superstars-both human and fictional-of what is now a vast global
industry, inspiring advertisers, filmmakers, creative
professionals, millions of avid fans, not to mention an entire
cosplay lifestyle, in which manga devotees in elaborate costume
meet to celebrate the existence of their characters at huge
conventions from Los Angeles to Leipzig. From classic maestros-like
Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astro Boy) and Katsuhiro Otomo (creator of
Akira)-to newcomers such as Hajime Isayama, each entry includes
biographical and bibliographical information, descriptions of main
characters, and, of course, plenty of examples of the artist's
finest manga spreads and covers. About the series Bibliotheca
Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic
TASCHEN universe!
Celebrating the magick of the natural realm, Volume IV of The
Library of Esoterica, delves into the symbolism, ceremony, and our
ritual relationships with the botanical world. A visual journey
through our interdependent evolution with nature, Plant Magick
celebrates botanicals as creative muse - from ancient Greek
sculptures to Renaissance paintings to visionary art inspired by
psychoactive plants, cacti, and mushrooms. Our myths, beliefs, and
shared stories are continually reflected in nature; purity
represented by the white lily or spiritual awakening by the bloom
of the lotus. Our joys and laments are mirrored in the cycle of the
seasons, in the seed birthing sprout, or in the dead leaf falling
softly from winter branches. Plants, trees, and flowers as
signifiers of transition are also deeply embedded within rites of
passage rituals across global cultures. Rose petals strewn along
the wedding aisle mark the evolution into womanhood and marriage. A
wreath of lilies stands sentinel over an open grave. A lover's
bouquet awaits on the doorstep. The wooden May Day pole is circled
by girls wearing crowns of woven daisies, celebrating the coming of
spring. Birth, unions, and burials - cycles of joyful celebration
and deep grieving, all are marked symbolically with herbs, flowers
or branches of a tree - the integration of nature into ceremony our
method of signifying catharsis. Since time immemorial, plants have
also served as potent symbols within the religions of the world;
Buddha attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, Eve plucking
the Apple of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. From root to vibrant
blossom, Plant Magick explores the fertile, interconnected history
between plants and people, the multitude of ways in which we
embrace plants in spiritual ceremony, as healing medicine, as
creative muse and as gateways into deeper explorations of
consciousness. About the series The Library of Esoterica explores
how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism, translating
the arcane and the obscure into enduring, visionary works of art.
Each subject is showcased through both modern and archival imagery
culled from private collectors, libraries, and museums around the
globe. The result forms an inclusive visual history, a study of our
primal pull to dream and nightmare, and the creative ways we strive
to connect to the divine.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
The revered tradition of botanical illustration dates back to the
Renaissance. It emerged from the desire to catalog nature in its
unpredictable splendor, and the process demanded the most precise
and talented of artists.With a remarkable skill that captured the
most intricate subjects in nature, Pierre-Joseph Redouté is widely
considered the best painter and engraver of botanical illustration.
Working from live plants rather than from the herbarium specimens
gave his watercolors unusual subtlety and freshness. He was also an
innovator in printing techniques, introducing "stipple-engraving"
to France, always striving for greater exactitude in his art.
Redouté fortuitously acquired some of the most influential patrons
of the time, including Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine
Bonaparte, thus ensuring that his work was well-funded and
displayed.His impressive collection comprises over 2,000 paintings
of plants rendered with great accuracy and strict adherence to
nature. In this exquisite edition of Les Roses, Redouté turns his
attention to the most romantic, desirable, and evocative flower.
Originally published in three volumes between 1817 and 1824, it
remains his most famous and celebrated work.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered
ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a
long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept
and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and
imagination offers a sense of infinite possibility. It’s the
unrivaled realm of discovery, where every faded manuscript or
mighty clothbound tome might reveal a provocative new idea, a
far-flung fantasy, an ancient belief, a religious conviction, or a
whole new way of being in the world. In this new photographic
journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest
libraries to reveal their architectural, historical, and
imaginative wonder. Through great wooden doors, up spiraling
staircases, and along exquisite, shelf-lined corridors, he leads us
through outstanding private, public, educational, and monastic
libraries, dating as far back as 766. Between them, these medieval,
classical, baroque, rococo, and 19th-century institutions hold some
of the most precious records of human thought and deed, inscribed
and printed in manuscripts, volumes, papyrus scrolls, and
incunabula. In each, Listri’s poised images capture the
library’s unique atmosphere, as much as their most prized
holdings and design details. Featured libraries include the papal
collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Trinity
College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow. With
meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we
learn not only of the libraries’ astonishing holdings—from
which highlights are illustrated—but also of their often lively,
turbulent, or controversial pasts. Like the Franciscan monastery in
Lima, Peru, with its horde of archival Inquisition documents. At
once a bibliophile beauty pageant, an ode to knowledge, and an
evocation of the particular magic of print, Massimo Listri. The
World’s Most Beautiful Libraries is above all a
cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of
learning, to the stories they tell, as much as those they gather in
printed matter along polished shelves. About the series TASCHEN is
40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980,
TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping
bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program—now more compact, friendly in price, and
still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
The third in Dian Hanson’s wildly successful series on erotic
body parts explores how the female leg became central to women’s
emancipation, from the French Revolution to the sexual revolution.
Over 400 photos document the first burlesque shows of the 1800s,
the nylon-mania of the ’40s, and the golden age of leg magazines
in the ’60s.
So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's
nearly impossible to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese
designers and architects keep finding fresh approaches to refurbish
and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a
pristinely preserved traditional house or a sleek modern apartment,
the best Japanese homes share a love of cleverly designed spaces
and warm materials like wood, brick, and bamboo. From a thatched
roof farmhouse occupied by a Zen priest to Tadao Ando's
experimental 4x4 House, from Shigeru Ban's conceptual Shutter House
to a beautiful domestic homage to bamboo, this elegant compendium
traverses the multifaceted landscape of Japanese living today.
Enriched by 170 brand new, unpublished photographs, this edition
takes you on breathtaking journey through the Land of the Rising
Sun-complete with a list of addresses, should you wish to undertake
this journey to Japan's most fascinating inns and homes yourself.
An insightful glossary of key terms, such as tatami, shoji, and
noren, will also help you come to grips with all elements of
Japan's unique aesthetic of Eastern minimalism. About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists
in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing,
helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still
realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Few devotees of the form can approach Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
Rijn’s radical contributions to self-portraiture. Challenging the
conventions enshrined by his predecessors, Rembrandt transformed
the art into a fully realized medium capable of communicating
emotional depth rather than favorably immortalizing one’s
likeness in the finest trappings of luxury. With more than 80 works
spanning paintings, etchings, and drawings, the Dutchman’s
lifelong practice of self-portraiture functions as a means of
concretizing that which is fleeting. Across four decades, one
constant is particularly striking across media and
styles—Rembrandt’s dedication to presenting himself from
multiple perspectives, celebrating the multiplicity of the
individual and championing the unfiltered portrayal of emotional
expression.Apart from the thematic concerns present within
Rembrandt’s suite of self-portraits, the works themselves are
rich with technical innovation and experimentation. There is an
unmistakable humanity present across the entirety of this oeuvre,
each expressive brushstroke and obfuscated feature amounting to an
unflinchingly honest characterization of himself, in all his
foibles, contrasting states of feeling, and stages of life.This
monograph renders all of Rembrandt’s self-portraits – from his
first experimentations at age twenty-two to his final self-portrait
painted a year before his death – and stands testament to a life
committed to revolutionizing painterly practice both in content and
form.
Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to
Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) but in their
fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most
cult artists in history. 500 years on from his death, his works
continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians,
death metal band names and designer dresses. This edition offers
the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format.
Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the
full reach and compelling inventions of the artist's genius as well
as disturbing imagination. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his
nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his
pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Along the
way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most
important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing
masterpieces. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our
work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become
synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the
world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia
at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible
books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents
new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
The TASCHEN bookstand brings your collection out from the confines
of your bookshelves, and back to its rightful place on
center-stage.The three sizes of medium, large, and extra-large
allow for the secure and stylish display of almost our entire
spectrum of titles, except for our gargantuan SUMOs. Also
reflecting the variety within our editions, three eye-catching
colors – radiant pink, crystal green, and urban grey – provide
a fitting foundation to display TASCHEN’s big, bright, and bold
back catalog.
With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, these
homes, residences, hideaways, and studios will astound and
astonish, no matter the taste; be it rustic country cottage, New
York-style loft, or bohemian bungalow. This survey of contemporary
interior design carefully curates homes from all over the
world-from Auckland, New Zealand, to Avignon, France. Mapped out
through hundreds of images by renowned interior photographers,
these gorgeous houses offer inspiration and ideas for your next
renovation. Many of the selected homes are owned by
creatives-designers, filmmakers, and collectors-whose eye for the
perfect synthesis of interior elements is impressive, to say the
least. Bringing together wallpaper, furniture, textiles, and objet
d'art while cautiously balancing color, texture, and form, the
creators of these dynamic spaces practice an art form of their own.
Eclectic or minimal, antique or extra-modern, this variety of decor
locates contemporary style in all its manifestations, showcasing
the endless possibilities and home-making magic of interior design.
About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as
cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
For six years Sebastiao Salgado traveled the Brazilian Amazon and
photographed the unparalleled beauty of this extraordinary region:
the rainforest, the rivers, the mountains, the people who live
there-this irreplaceable treasure of humanity in which the immense
power of nature is felt like nowhere else on earth.
The Kama Sutra gives detailed instructions on how to spank it.
Contemporary Italians touch it for luck before placing a bet.
Americans are having it cosmetically enhanced at rates approaching
breast enlargement surgery. The female butt, tush, culo, or
derrière has always inspired awe, fantasy, and slavish
devotion.Curiously, its primary purpose is functional rather than
aesthetic: butts balance our bodies while running, according to
biologists. But ask any pygophiliac—as fundament fans are
clinically termed—and you’ll get the same answer: female
hindquarters exist to please the eye, the hands, and parts south. A
pert posterior causes instant arousal, as Zora Neale Hurston
observed in Their Eyes Were Watching God: "The men noticed her firm
buttocks like she had grape fruits in her hip pockets." Or, as
rapper Sir Mix-a-lot proclaimed, "My anaconda don’t want none,
unless you’ve got buns, hun."Having all but disappeared from
western culture in the breast-obsessed second half of the 20th
century, the fully formed fanny is currently enjoying a massive
resurgence, attributed by some to American actress Jennifer Lopez,
by others to the rise of booty-centric hip hop culture. Yet this
rage for shapely butts is nothing new. The ancient Greeks
worshipped at the temple of Aphrodite Kallipygos, Goddess of the
Beautiful Buttocks, while a womanly rump has always been an object
of worship in most of the southern hemisphere.The Big Butt Book
explores this perennial fascination with female booty—from small
and taut to large and sumptuous—in the fourth installment of Dian
Hanson’s critically acclaimed body parts series. Over 400 photos
from 1900 to the present day, including works by Elmer Batters,
Ellen von Unwerth, Jean-Paul Goude, Ralph Gibson, Richard Kern, Jan
Saudek, Ed Fox, Terry Richardson and Sante D’Orazio, of butts
ranging from petite Pam Anderson’s to sumptuous Serena
Williams’, are contextualized by interviews with porn icon John
(Buttman) Stagliano, filmmaker Tinto Brass, artist Robert Crumb,
bootylicious butt queens Buffie The Body, Coco and Brazil’s
Watermelon Woman, plus Eve Howard and her life-long spanking
obsession.
At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed
watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century
illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look
reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full
of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ‘operatic’ quality
of traditional natural history.In this stunning but sinister visual
universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but
dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a
small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a
formal dinner table; an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied
white wolves. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much
for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex
narratives.First available as a signed and limited volume, this
updated edition of Pancha Tantra is the most comprehensive survey
of Ford’s oeuvre to date, with more than 20 new works. It
features dazzling details, an in-depth exploration of his visual
universe, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual
inspirations: from Indian folktales and the letters of Benjamin
Franklin to the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s
Ornithological Biography.
In 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told The New Yorker that he
aspired “to forge ahead, to break the mold.” With the
boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke
molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of
poetry and practicality, his creations blur the boundaries between
tradition, modern technology, and everyday function.This definitive
history of Miyake’s clothes from 1960 to 2022 offers expert
insight into the designer’s vision and daring. Initiated and
conceived by Midori Kitamura, the book looks at the texture-driven
originality of Miyake’s materials and techniques from the very
earliest days of his career, before he had even established the
Miyake Design Studio. Drawing on nearly 50 years of collaborative
work with Miyake, Kitamura creates an encyclopedic reference of his
material and technical innovations through the clothes based on A
Piece of Cloth concept, Body Series of the 1980s, Miyake Pleats
series, and such practical, everyday designs as Pleats Please
pieces.Stunning photographs capture his clothes in their particular
quotidian originality. In her far-reaching essay, meanwhile,
leading cultural figure Kazuko Koike offers both a complete
chronology of Miyake’s work, and an unprecedented personal
profile, looking at the ambition and inspirations that have driven
his repertoire from tender teenage years. A must-have for
designers, students, and fashion devotees, this is a timeless
tribute to one of the most innovative makers of our age.
Whether it's diamond-encrusted grills, oversized "truck" style
chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany
necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering,
blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective
identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy. Spanning the
history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A
Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling
and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major
hip-hop artist on record celebrate how "Ice" has become a
proclamation of identity and self-expression. Starting with
Run-DMC's gold Adidas pendants and Eric B. & Rakim's
ostentatious dookie rope chains and Mercedes medallions, the
jewelry then transforms from street style into a booming design
culture. The hip-hop tradition of "show up and show out" reaches
new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane,
and Cardi B, whose over-the-top pieces integrate unique pop culture
references, unconventional materials, and enduring collaborations
with artists like Takashi Murakami. Author Vikki Tobak reveals - in
great detail - the work of pioneering jewelers such as Tito Caicedo
of Manny's, Eddie Plein, and Jacob the Jeweler as well as newer
artisans such as Avianne & Co., Ben Baller/IF & Co., Greg
Yuna, Johnny Dang, Eliantte, and many more. Ice Cold is a treasure
trove of dazzling, inspirational style, featuring the work of
leading photographers, including Wolfgang Tillmans, Janette
Beckman, Jamel Shabazz, Timothy White, Gillian Laub, David
LaChapelle, Danny Clinch, Chris Buck, Mike Miller, Phil Knott,
Raven B. Varona, Al Pereira, Albert Watson and many more. A
foreword by hip-hop superstar Slick Rick and essays by A$AP Ferg,
LL COOL J, Kevin "Coach K' Lee and Pierre "P" Thomas of Quality
Control Music take us on personal journeys into their jewelry
universe. Ice Cold goes beyond the ostentatious bling to reveal a
transformative story that is loud and proud.
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