"The authoritative guide to the MFA Boston’s era-spanning collections of art, ceramics, jewelry and much moreThis newly updated edition of the definitive guide to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s most enduring masterpieces provides an enticing introduction to a collection that circles the globe and spans thousands of years.Featuring more than 500 works of art―from Native American ceramics to European silver, Egyptian funerary arts to Wa ..."
"Paterson Ewen is one of Canada's most accomplished and admired painters. He is famous for his monumental paintings of phenomena, powerful works that capture the grandeur of nature and extend the tradition of landscape painting in Canada. According to Michael Ondaatje, "Perhaps there is a balance and security in these precarious works because of the very fact that they seem to have been torn out of the heart and earth."Born in Montreal i ..."
"The development of photomontage techniques during the early 1920s and 1930s in Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States had a profound influence on contemporary art and mass media. Montage and Modern Life uncovers the roots of this complex relationship. Through unexpected juxtapositions and discontinuous images, and through some of the most sophisticated and least cultivated examples of the art form, it demonstrates how a common ..."
"The AGO re-design of 2008 was Toronto-born Frank Gehry's first building in Canada and marked the very place where he made the initial connection between art and architecture. Hallmarks of his AGO design connected the city and the Gallery in provocative new ways including,dramatic sculptural staircases, the warmth of Douglas fir, and the extensive use of glass to infuse the galleries with natural light. This book, published in 2009, feat ..."
"Winner, Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research -- ArtEmily Carr captures the natural and cultural landscapes of British Columbia like no other artist before or after her. This major volume, designed to accompany an exhibition organized by the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, gathers work from all phases of this extraordinary artist's career -- from her delica ..."
"The work of Stephen Andrews has long mediated the successive crises of the contemporary world, exploring conflict, social change, and identity. For more than a decade, Andrews confronted the AIDS epidemic personally and artistically. Later, his work registered teh impact of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the subsequent "War on Terror," the financial crash of 2008, and a new wave of global protests, from those surrounding the 2010 G2 ..."
"The personal objects in Matisse’s studio form a secret history in his artThis book is the first in English to explore the essential role that Henri Matisse’s personal collection of objects played in his studio practice. The artist traveled with his collection even to temporary residences, and letters to family members often included requests for objects to be moved to where he was working, revealing them to be critical creative stimulan ..."
"Giuseppe Penone: The Hidden Life Within is the first fully illustrated monograph in English on the recent work of the Italian Arte Povera artist Giuseppe Penone. Including essays from key critics including the founder of the Arte Povera movement Germano Celante and an interview with the artist himself, the book provides a detailed look at the prolific conceptual artist."
"This beautifully designed and comprehensive book is published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It is a splendid record of the work and life of a singularly significant Canadian artist who left a resonant legacy of the value of attachment to place. Greg Curnoe was known as a Canadian nationalist -- more specifically, as a regionalist -- which was reflected in his abiding belief in the importance of worki ..."
"Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, and held at the Art Gallery of Ontario and four other institutions between Nov. 26, 1999 and Oct. 8, 2001."