Michael Hulse Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Though he died aged 36, Toulouse-Lautrec's influence was immense, immortalizing the nightlife of the Belle Époque and putting the Paris neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of hedonist-creative hotspots. Walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes and discover an artist of great humanity, figurative skill, and...

The creations of Jeff Koons (born 1955) are at once immediately accessible and eloquently art historical. From basketball tanks to flower puppies, his instantly recognizable work frolics with banal imagery as much as it integrates cultural references such as Surrealism and Pop Art. Koons’ art revels in visual pleasure, but also in the power to affront. He has made his name as much for stainless-steel rabbits as he has with his sinister sculpture of Michael Jackson, or his sexually explicit photographic series with then-wife Cicciolina. The result is mega-artist status. An indisputable king of contemporary visual culture, Koons is lauded by collectors, institutions, and the public alike. With landmark works and concise texts by Katy Siegel, Hans Werner Holzwarth, and Eckhard Schneider, this book offers the complete Koons at a glance, introducing an art world giant from his early inflatable flowers through to today. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Het opus magnum van de woordmagier, een mijlpaal in de moderne prozaïsche kunst, is qua musicaliteit en gedachtevorming gelijkwaardig aan Rilkes lyrische oeuvre. Een Deense aristocraat, vroeg wees geworden, dwaalt door het Parijs van het begin van de 20e eeuw: een stad van glans, maar ook van gruwel. Rilkes protagonist stelt zich onverbiddelijk bloot aan de veelzijdige indrukken en sluit zijn ogen niet voor het leed van de daklozen of prostituees. De Moloch van de grote stad wordt een katalysator voor een nieuwe waarneming, die zelfs het afschuwelijke een esthetische aantrekkingskracht verleent. Maltes notities zijn als een hoge school van het zien, een oefening in pure, onpartijdige wereldbeschouwing. Sinds een eeuw oefent dit 'wonderwerk' van de moderne literatuur een betoverende fascinatie uit op alle lezers.

""Hindering the artist is a crime,"" wrote Egon Schiele in 1912. At the time he was in prison for disseminating immoral drawings. Throughout his work the note of defiance, provocation, and rebellion was sounded. Schiele's favorite subjects were female nudes and self-portraits, and he worked at his art with furious commitment, though it was not until shortly before his early death that he began to win real recognition. Today, with Oskar Kokoschka, he is seen as the most important of the Austrian artists who came after Klimt. This study examines the life and work of Egon Schiele through all the major oil paintings and many of his erotic drawings.

Leven en werk van de Russisch-joodse beeldend kunstenaar (1887-1985).

Leven en werk van de Nederlandse kunstenaar Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890).

Donated to the Artists of Hardin County by Jennifer Black.

“Isto é brutalidade contra uma pessoa indefesa, e, por isso, desnecessária, diz Sophie, e puxa pelos cabelos do homem, que jazia no chão em desalinho, com tanta força que lhos arranca. O desnecessário é precisamente o melhor, diz Rainer, que ainda quer lutar. Foi assim que combinámos.” Viena, final dos anos 50. Um homem está a dar um passeio num parque. Ele vai ser espancado por um grupo de adolescentes, não por causa do seu dinheiro – ele até tem algum –, não por causa de algo que possa ter feito, mas porque os jovens assim o decidiram; eles são arrogantes e violentos, e são-no por prazer. Esta arrogância é a forma que eles encontraram para reagir perante o cadáver em putrefacção que é a Áustria, onde toda a gente tem um esqueleto no armário recheado de antecedentes nazis, perversões sexuais e ódio aos estrangeiros.