Christmas 2024: Art & Architecture
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An authoritative survey of British buildings between the wars by the late Gavin Stamp - one of Britain's best-known architecture criticsA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A Country Life 'Architecture Book to Read in…
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A moving, eye-opening journey through the world of contemporary art from one of the most innovative voices in the fieldAt a moment in which working as a professional artist is an increasingly unattainable luxury, art criticism duo The White…
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Stephen King's On Writing for graphic novels: everything you want to know about storytelling, illustration and Adrian Tomine, but were too afraid to ask.'The outstanding graphic novelist of his generation.' Big Issue'Adrian…
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Welcome to the contemporary art world: a ruthless and glamorous arena, where the rewards are limitless - if you can pay the price.'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in…
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'He makes us see a subject we thought we knew so well from a completely different angle; in writing that is deeply researched, but inviting, warm, and full of personality' Katy Hessel 'Charlie Porter is a…
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‘A joyous and illuminating exploration of our glorious heritage of old churches. A must for anyone who's ever stared at an apse or a misericord with no idea what they're looking at’ - Sir Tony Robinson‘Andrew Ziminski's…
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A collection of insights into art, life, nature, creativity, and more from legendary British artist David Hockney."I’ve always been a looker . . . that’s what artists do."This anthology of quotations by the artist David Hockney…
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Critically acclaimed, evocative, literary memoir of life as a carpenter: a book for anyone who has ever whittled something out of wood or dreamt about doing so.A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024'Robinson's prose is humorous and macho, taking…
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A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements, masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social media figure Stephen Ellcock.Elements is…
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin - and the first full biography in over thirty years - written by the award-winning author…
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An enthralling portrait of the Bloomsbury Group’s key figures told through a rich collection of intimate photographs Photography framed the world of the Bloomsbury Group. The thousands of photographs surviving in albums kept by…
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