Published by the famous Prestel, “The Value of Art” is a priceless work revealing the dynamics of the art market in all its transparency. Michael Findlay, the author with  an art expertise career of nearly half a century, identifies the three different values of art as commercial, social and essential, explaining in detail how processes […]

“My five year old could have done that” is one of the most frequently encountered viewer reactions to Modern art. Susie Hodge explains with a passionate and exciting language why it is not that simple. Selecting 100 seminal artworks from modern art history that received similar viewer criticisms, the author brings together the conditions and […]

Banksy, a graffiti artist from Bristol, becomes a global phenomenon and begins to break auction records. The author Will Ellsworth-Jones wants to interview him without exposing his true identity bu he is refused. Then he decides to write an unauthorized book based on bits of information he himself collects. The book depicts an ironic and […]

Published by Thames & Hudson, the book is a valuable guide on how to look at, evaluate and enjoy contemporary art. With over 200 artworks created in the last two decades, Michael Wilson aims at rendering contemporary art accessible even to those who are not very familiar with the subject, also thanks to his reader-friendly […]

Accused and arrested of tax fraud at the Beijing Airport in 2011 and released after 81 days, Ai Weiwei did not give up or step back despite all the pressure and control mechanisms he was exposed to. To the contrary, antagonizing the great Chinese government he made the entire world hear about the false accusations […]

The creative industries, today, get inspiration from each other, and from art, as well. Over the last decade, artists started to collaborate with fashion industry. Many designers asked for artists’ opinons, artists  designed many fashion objects in return. So that fashion became more and more artsy. This book is an important survey that explores art-fashion […]

“If anything will save us, it’s the beauty” sad Ettore Sottrass, the designer of the famous red typewriter. In this book you will find 50 designers, who didn’t just bring the beauty but the functionality as well. Those men and women with their creative minds faciliated our lifes, bringing in comfort, convenience and most of […]

Ethan Wagner & Thea Westreich Wagner, the professional art consultants, present their knowledge of collecting artworks, through their valuable experiences. They express their passion, the reasons and advantages of collecting contemporary artworks.  They answer many questions concerning new discoveries of emerging artists that lead to a everlasting art collection or earning investments. Don’t deny yourself […]

Set during the aftermath of WWII in Japan, famous author Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel invites the reader into the story of a talented painter Masuji Ono. Although the artist decides to retire and live a life of tranquility, his memories of past do not leave him alone. In time he realizes that the destructive nature of […]

In his book, the prominent curator and author Jens Hoffmann compiles 50 innovative exhibitions of the last 20 years that have a curatorial significance. Amongst exhibitions that changed the direction of contemporary art, we find a diverse group of shows whose topics range from globalism to public art, from architecture to theater. The compilation showcasing […]