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Explore the shelves in our new Dispatches Reading Room, filled with fascinating books that shape our stories and give us inspiration. Plus, every purchase you make using one of the links below truly helps us continue our work - celebrating artists and great art told through a modern lens.
Alchemy & Mysticism Hardcover – Illustrated, Jan. 15 2014
The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era.
The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabalists, Rosicrucians, and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics, and color theory. Even for those with no knowledge of the fascinating history of alchemy, this book is a delight to explore. 4.8 Stars
The History of Graphic Design. 45th Ed. Hardcover – Jan. 20 2022
Through the turbulent passage of time, graphic design—with its vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea—has distilled the spirit of each age. Surrounding us every minute of every day, from minimalist packaging to colorful adverts, smart environmental graphics to sleek interfaces: graphic design is as much about transmitting information as it is about reflecting society’s cultural aspirations and values. 4.8 Stars
Caravaggio. The Complete Works. 45th Ed. Hardcover – July 29 2021
Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, a man on the run.
Today, he is considered one of the greatest influences in all art history. The edition offers a neat and comprehensive Caravaggio catalogue raisonné. Each of his paintings is reproduced from recent top-quality photography, allowing for a vivid encounter with the artist’s ingenious repertoire of looks and gestures. 4.8 Stars
Pop Art Hardcover – Illustrated, Oct. 14, 2015. By Klaus Honnef (Author)
Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society.
Pop Art drew on mass-market sources, from advertising imagery to comic books, from Hollywood's most famous faces to the packaging of consumer products, the latter epitomized by Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans.
Featured artists: Andy Warhol, Allen Jones, Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein, this book introduces the full reach and influence of a defining modernist movement. 4.8 Stars