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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"Ex, the youngest member of the Phi Hunters Order, has spent his life slaying the ghosts and demons of Suyoram Kingdom. While he takes great pride in his mystical trade, collecting dwindling bounties and peddling butchered spirit organs lacks the glory he craves. He’s determined to hunt down Shar-Ala, a demon of nightmares, of madness – who has eluded even Ex’s masters. In a provincial village along the way, Arinya, a charming muay-boran champion,...
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
""It's the very process of looking at something that makes it beautiful." -David Hockney. Growing up under the gray skies of England during WWII, David Hockney used art to brighten his world. He discovered that the more he looked and drew, the more he could see beyond the surface to find beauty, possibility, and new perspectives. In the most ordinary things, whether a splash of water, a changing landscape, or the face of a friend, David always found...
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Latin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world awakens to the area's extraordinary art scenes and histories. In an accessible A-Z format, this volume introduces key artworks by 308 artists who together demonstrate the variety and vitality of artwork being made. Focusing on those born, or who have lived, in the 20 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America, and featuring historic and living artists...
5) All Fours
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces. These temporary chalk drawings numbered in the thousands and became synonymous with a city as diverse as it was at war with itself, ravaged by poverty...
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
This intoxicating blend of memoir, biography and art history explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists, including Hildegard of Bingen, Georgiana Houghton, Agnes Pelton, Emma Kunz and Ithell Colquhoun, who loosely shared the same goal: to communicate with, and learn from, other dimensions.--
8) Martyr!
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Language
English
Description
"A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum"--
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Language
English
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"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Maybe you’re a self-taught artist and just getting started with turning your art hobby into a career, but you’re struggling to get your first sale. Or maybe you’ve got an art degree and years of experience, but you want to grow your business so it’s stable and sustainable. Amira’s philosophy guides both beginner and experienced artists to approach art in a fresh way—with an emphasis on using mindfulness, emotion, color, expression, and...
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Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
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"Diagnosed with Sudden Deafness, an artist in her late twenties keeps a record of her year-one filled with a series of fleeting and often humorous encounters-as she reorients her relationship to the world while living alone in a New York City studio apartment with her dog."--
12) Time to make art
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl asks meaningful questions about creating art, her questions are answered by a diverse group of artists throughout time and history, in this inspiring picture book that encourages young readers to see the artist in themselves."--
13) Rembrandt
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt, also known as just Rembrandt, discussing his works and painting style.
14) Edgar Degas
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Edgar Degas, discussing his works and painting style.
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Publisher
Page & Vine
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An emotional friends-to-lovers romance between a tattoo artist who steps in to take care of his baby sister and his sister's ballet teacher, who is ready to start healing from her past. Perfect for readers who love friendships that slowly turn into more, relatable main characters, and happy endings.
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Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that-through some horrible twist of fate-her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents) reveal a loophole. If Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Multiple
Description
Nam June Paik was a pillar of the avant-garde in the 20th century, widely regarded as the father of video art, who coined the phrase "Electronic Superhighway," and is arguably the most famous Korean artist in modern history. Features readings of the artist's writings.
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Series
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Toulouse-Lautrec was the chronicler of the Belle Epoque. His art constitutes a unique document on Parisien life at the close of the 19th century. This monograph sets out to examine the close relations between Lautrec's work and life.