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* La guía esencial para coleccionistas, admiradores de Banksy y entusiastas del street art. * Indaga en el significado de las obras icónicas de Banksy con información concisa sobre cada impresión. * Documenta todas las combinaciones de colores conocidas, pruebas de artista y de imprenta, lo que la convierte en una referencia indispensable para los coleccionistas apasionados. Muestra detalles esenciales de un vistazo: ejemplares de cada tirada, dimensiones, tipos de papel, fechas de lanzamiento y ediciones especiales. Esta introducción experta proporciona un valioso contexto histórico-artístico para la obra de este singular artista.

Grandes viajeros y entusiastas de la naturaleza, Hokusai e Hiroshige revolucionaron el grabado japonés a partir de finales del siglo xviii, llevando el paisajismo a su apogeo. A través de las estaciones, estos artistas y sus sucesores rinden homenaje a una naturaleza deslumbrante y eterna que se encuentra en el corazón del pensamiento y la cultura japoneses, y nos invitan a redescubrir la belleza sencilla del cerezo en flor, a saborear la frescura de una tarde de otoño, a contemplar las primeras nieves inmaculadas, a dejarse sorprender por el ligero vuelo de un pájaro... en suma, a «vivir el momento presente». Inserto en un bonito cofre, este volumen en forma de acordeón, a modo de antiguo libro japonés, reúne una antología de los grabados más famosos de los grandes paisajistas, desde la época de Hokusai hasta la de Hasui, y acompañados por un opúsculo explicativo.

Georgia O’Keeffe and Frank Lloyd Wright were neither competitors nor direct collaborators. Yet these romantic heroes of twentieth-century art and architecture largely operated in parallel. In this seminal book, Rovang weaves together their compelling life stories, examining newly discovered links between them and, in the process, offering a fresh perspective on their work, their intermittent yet poignant friendship, and their closeness to the desert.  Starting in 1933, O’Keeffe and Wright exchanged roughly two dozen letters in which they expressed admiration for one another but also their passion for the places that informed them—many of which they had in common. Both were born in rural Wisconsin and built their careers in Chicago and New York. However, both sought inspiration and fulfillment in places farther afield, including in Japan and the desert landscape of the American Southwest. Juxtaposing images highlighting shared aspects of their individual biographies and work, this unique take on American creative expression explores the nature of artistic friendship and the idea of “home.” Rovang’s text gives rich context to the allure and romance of her visual subject, offering readers new ways to appreciate O’Keeffe’s and Wright’s monumental contributions to American culture.

This panoramic collection showcases stadiums, venues, and pitches, from the quirky to the historic, covering both men’s and women’s leagues, professional to amateur, wherever the game is played with enthusiasm and great style. For those who love the sport, either from birthright or from newly kindled passion, there’s a distinct and beloved resonance and local character to each stadium. This is one of soccer’s great charms, and this book is a road map to a pilgrimage to 1000 arenas that anyone in love with the beautiful game would want to visit in person: some visionary and new, some ageing but iconic, some remote yet picturesque, some tumbledown, quirky yet historical and utterly lovable—but all with such genuine personality, the fans’ hearts beat a little faster to see a match there.

From the fabled towers of Babylon and Angkor Wat to the colossal stone heads of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and secret gardens of Beijing’s Forbidden City, each of the sixty sites featured in this lavishly illustrated book are must-visit destinations for every cultured traveler, representing the pinnacles of human achievement over millennia and across the globe. Yet despite their beauty, fame, and importance, these treasured places face existential challenges arising from climate change, war, financial pressures, and—increasingly—over-tourism. From its founding in 1965, World Monuments Fund (WMF) has focused the public’s attention on these dangers while developing solutions that will ensure these sites will be enjoyed for generations to come.

Quintessential nineties images, taken from editorials for fashion magazines as well as many never-before-seen outtakes of behind-the-scenes candid moments, constitute this book by Hanson, who is known for her unique female gaze and famous for capturing the essence of youth in her vibrant and highly energetic images of beautiful girls having fun. Texture, light, and emotion play a pivotal role in her iconic documentary-style work. The book features intimate photographs of her muses and the top supermodels of the era, including Kristen McMenamy, Christy Turlington, Carla Bruni, Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzigová, Milla Jovovich, Linda Evangelista, and many more. This is the first major book of Hanson’s published in the last twenty years, and it presents a nostalgic time capsule of one of the most fetishized decades of fashion.