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Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See by Francoise Mouly Publisher Comments Françoise Mouly takes us behind the scenes at the New Yorker and reveals how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the most urgent political and cultural events of the day. She shows the shocking and hilarious sketches that... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover 
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You Are Here by Katharine Harmon Staff Pick Maps are magical pieces of paper. Who doesn't love to pore over them and imagine traveling to New York, Paris, Amsterdam or even Weed, California? Maps are reassuring when you are lost, and they inspire you to dream when you're stagnant. Author Katherine... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Music of Painting: Music, Modernism and the Visual Arts from the Romantics to John Cage by Peter Vergo Publisher Comments Composers and artists have always borrowed from each other. Peter Vergo, for the first time, offers an in-depth study of how and why, in the modernist era, music and painting became intertwined. Artist-composer relationships examined include Debussy's... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum by Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin Publisher Comments Though beloved by millions around the world, black velvet paintings have too long been relegated to the shadowy backrooms of art history. Black Velvet Masterpieces celebrates the best and worst of this kitschy yet sought-after artform, showcasing the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Insect and the Image: Visualizing Nature in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700 by Janice Neri Publisher Comments Once considered marginal members of the animal world (at best) or vile and offensive creatures (at worst), insects saw a remarkable uptick in their status during the early Renaissance. This quickened interest was primarily manifested in visual images... (read more) Your price: $27.50 New - Trade Paper
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Blasphemy: Art That Offends by S Brent Plate Synopsis Questions of censorship and freedom of expression are as topical now as they have ever been, as evidenced by the recent international backlash against the Jyllands Posten Islamic caricatures. The boundary between artistic freedom and incitement is... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Art of the Bookstore: The Bookstore Paintings of Gibbs M. Smith by Gibbs M Smith Synopsis The Art of the Bookstore is romantic, poetic, charismatic, and enduring, and independent booksellers around the world thrive on creating this unique culture and ambiance. In this lavish limited-edition gift, the words of many of these booksellers are... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Devils by Gilles Neret Publisher Comments EVER SINCE HE DISGUISED HIMSELF AS A SNAKE AND TEMPTED EVE WITH AN APPLE, THE DEVIL HAS BEEN EVERYONE'S FAVORITE VILLIAN. LUCIFER HIMSELF IS THE STAR OF THIS BOOK, WHICH CONTAINS IMAGES OF HIM THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF ART. ETCHINGS, WOODCUTS, PAINTINGS,... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Flexible
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The End Is Near!: Visions of Apocalpse, Millennium and Utopia by Stephen Jay Gould Publisher Comments "An exciting, monumental, first-rate book devoted to a universal phenomenon whose time has come at last. Perhaps this is the art of the twenty-first century."-Michael Bonesteel, The Outsider "A wonderful book"-David Bowie "(A) fascinating, timely book... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beauty of the Beast (Mega Square) by John Bascom Synopsis For all time, artists have maintained a close relationship with the animal world, which has proved to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration. First, they received inspiration directly from their environment. Then animals were used in art for... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Hardcover
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Pop Surrealism What a Wonderfool World by Gianluca Marziani Publisher Comments Pop Surrealism: What a Wonderfool World is a 96 page hard cover volume with over 75 full color images from forty of today's leading artists in the Pop Surrealism movement. This publication is the accompanying book to an exhibition of the same title at... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $23.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Neohoodoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith by Franklin Sirmans Publisher Comments NeoHooDoo, a phrase coined by the poet Ishmael Reed in 1970, celebrates the practice of rituals, folklore, and spirituality in the Americas beyond the scope of Christianity and organized religion. The endurance of these centuries-old traditions of magic... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $29.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels by David A Berona Publisher Comments “Wordless books” were stories from the early part of the twentieth century told in black and white woodcuts, imaginatively authored without any text. Although woodcut novels have their roots spreading back through the history of graphic arts... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Artist's Studio by Giles Waterfield Publisher Comments Paintings and photographs illustrate this look at artists at work from the late 16th century to the present day, including artists from Rembrandt and Courbet, via Rossett and Cézanne, to Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud.--Giles Waterfield is an independent... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Symbols of Power in Art (Guide to Imagery) by Paola. Trans. By Jay Hyams Rapelli Publisher Comments This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.72 New - Trade Paper
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Apocalypse (Mega Square) by Camille Flammarion Synopsis The final book of the Bible, called both Revelation and Apocalypse, prophesises what ill happen at the end of time. During the Middle Ages, in a society which deeply believed in God and was mainly ruled by religious authorities, this theme has... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Hardcover
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Milk and Melancholy by Kenneth Hayes Synopsis The first book on milk in art, from Harold Edgerton's drops to Jeff Wall's splash: a meditation with photographs.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion by Al Seckel Publisher Comments Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells. These dazzling and often playful artistic... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Day Our World Changed: Children's Art of 9/11 by Robin Goodman Publisher Comments This unusual book, presents children's artwork created in response to 9/11. Seventy-five works by children 5-18 years old, all from the New York area, were selected for the book and accompanying juried exhibition, which is scheduled to open on September... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Interieur, Exterieur: Living in Art: From the Painted Interiors of the Romantic Era to Designs for the Home of the Future by Markus Bruderlin Publisher Comments Contemporary artist Andrea Zittel's A-Z Enterprise is an investigation into all aspects of daily life--including shelter, furniture and clothing, which she designs. Architect Marcel Breuer said of his 1966 Modern design for New York's Whitney Museum, It... (read more) List Price $67.25 Your price: $24.95 Short Discount Markdown - Hardcover
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