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phaidon.com Fall 2016 In a new compact and portable format – the accessible, award-winning A-Z guide to the world’s great painters and sculptors The Art Book is a landmark in the world of publishing. Available in a range of different formats and in over 20 different languages, it has received rave reviews since its first publication and can be frequently found on bestseller lists around the world. Now available for the first time in a highly covetable and portable midi format, this second edition is an updated and substantially expanded version of the hugely successful original book. An A-Z guide to 600 great artists from medieval to modern times, it debunks art-historical classifications and pairs brilliant examples of all periods, schools, visions, and techniques. By breaking with traditional classifications, The Art Book represents a fresh and original approach to art: an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich and multifaceted culture. Key Selling Points - The book that has introduced millions of people around the globe to the amazing world of art - A new, easy-to-use, and affordable format for this much-loved milestone in art publishing, featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, video art, installations, and performance art - Includes 600 artists, each represented by a full-page colour image of a definitive work, accompanied by illuminating explanatory information on both the image and its creator - In this second edition, 100 new artists, including, for the first time, leading figures from the fields of photography and performance art - Includes glossaries of artistic movements and technical terms, making it a valuable reference work as well as a feast for the eyes 245 × 210 mm 9 ⅝ × 8¼ inches 592 pp 575 col and b&w illus. Hardback 978 0 7148 7321 3 £ 24.95 UK $ 39.95 US € 29.95 EUR $ 45.95 CAN $ 49.95 AUS Published October 2016 The Art Book Midi Format Phaidon editors
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phaidon.comFall 2016
In a new compact and portable format – the accessible, award-winning A-Z guide to the world’s great painters and sculptors
The Art Book is a landmark in the world of publishing. Available in a range of different formats and in over 20 different languages, it has received rave reviews since its first publication and can be frequently found on bestseller lists around the world.
Now available for the first time in a highly covetable and portable midi format, this second edition is an updated and substantially expanded version of the hugely successful original book.
An A-Z guide to 600 great artists from medieval to modern times, it debunks art-historical classifications and pairs brilliant examples of all periods, schools, visions, and techniques. By breaking with traditional classifications, The Art Book represents a fresh and original approach to art: an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich and multifaceted culture.
Key Selling Points-The book that has introduced millions of people around the globe to the amazing world of art-A new, easy-to-use, and affordable format for this much-loved milestone in art publishing, featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, video art, installations, and performance art-Includes 600 artists, each represented by a full-page colour image of a definitive work, accompanied by illuminating explanatory information on both the image and its creator-In this second edition, 100 new artists, including, for the first time, leading figures from the fields of photography and performance art-Includes glossaries of artistic movements and technical terms, making it a valuable reference work as well as a feast for the eyes
245 × 210 mm 9 ⅝ × 8¼ inches 592 pp 575 col and b&w illus.
Hardback 978 0 7148 7321 3
£ 24.95 UK $ 39.95 US € 29.95 EUR $ 45.95 CAN $ 49.95 AUS
Published October 2016
ISBN: 978-0-7148-7321-3
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‘An anthology crackling with visual energy.’ – The Times
‘As close to perfection as you’ll get.’ – Bookseller
‘Fun, well designed.’ – Wall Street Journal
‘A great resource.’ – Washingtonian
‘Innovative.’ – Chicago Sun Times
‘As a visual source book, it’s first class.’ – Brisbane News
‘With 100 additional artworks to gaze at in awe.’ – welovethisbook.com ‘Brilliantly eccentric.’ – Marie Claire
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