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Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

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Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

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As one of the twentieth century’s most important photographers, Cecil Beaton helped invent the cult of the celebrity image while pushing the boundaries of his art form with innovative techniques and staging. In the course of his decades-long career as a photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as a British war correspondent, Cecil Beaton documented lives both famous and quotidian—including his own, in dozens of scrapbooks now held by Sotheby’s London. In these pages, reproduced here for the very first time, the inner vision of the man behind the camera takes center stage. Composed of his own prints and of clippings from magazines, newspapers, and playbills, the pages are an instructive record of his creative process. His famous eye alighted on society figures, royals, dancers, actors, statesmen, and natives in ceremonial garb, picking out visual rhymes and witty juxtapositions. To flip through the pages is to enter a fabulous and surreal party where Tallulah Bankhead rubs shoulders with a bust of Voltaire and a portrait of Stravinsky; where Beaton’s first trip on the Queen Mary coincides with Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The precursor to the “mood board,” Beaton’s scrapbooks allowed the artist to play with pictures he had taken (and perhaps those he wished he had) in the dreamspace of artifice that was always his favorite setting. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer. Educated at Harrow and St. John’s College, Cambridge, Beaton picked up photography on his own. At the end of his college career in 1925, he had set up his own successful photography studio. One of his earliest clients and, later, best friends was Stephen Tennant; Beaton’s photographs of Tennant and his circle are considered some of the best representations of the “young England” of the twenties and thirties. Beaton is best known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked a. BUY FROM ASSOULINE
AHAE: Through My Window

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AHAE: Through My Window

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Korean artist Ahae took one million photographs over a two-year period, through one window in his house. This profoundly intimate portfolio captures the infinite subtle changes of the environment through the circle of the seasons. Featuring the artist’s poems and a foreword by the director of the Louvre, which will host an exhibition of images from this astonishing series. "There are times in our lives when serendipity accelerates events and the exceptional can occur. In September last year I sat next to the guest of a mutual friend at a lunch in Malaysia. He told me about an artist who had created a grand experiment, taking one million photographs in two years. What is more remarkable than this unprecedented feat is that the photographs were taken, and continue to be taken, from a single window. The photographer Ahae (a name which means “child” in ancient Korean) has faithfully captured his vision of a landscape carefully preserved and protected for the last two decades. He invites us to see the extraordinary in the apparently ordinary. A change in light or a change in the weather can make an object appear quite different. The same water surface can resemble rock or a pool of mercury, the silhouette of a bird caught in the sunlight like a delicate drawing...". BUY FROM ASSOULINE
Chaumet: Photography, Arts, Fetes

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Chaumet: Photography, Arts, Fetes

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Chaumet, established in 1780, is one of the crown jewels of Place Vendôme, the first fine jeweler on the square, and today Chaumet continues its legacy of fine technical craftsmanship and innovative, sophisticated design with ever more inspired high jewelry collections. Following the release in 2016 of a first slipcase set of Mémoire volumes, on Place Vendôme, Tiaras, and Naturalism, Assouline introduces a second set on the themes of Photography, the Arts, and Fetes, seen through the lens of more than two centuries of history and the evolution of Chaumet’s artistic creations. An Artistic Heart (by Jérôme Neutres)A high jewelry atelier is a veritable orchestra of virtuoso artists creating a symphony of harmonious jewels. Composed and conducted by exceptional painters, designers, and sculptors, Chaumet’s style has evolved in synergy with the major artistic movements. Collected by the greatest connoisseurs, the house’s creations are poetic works of art, culture, sculpture, and light. A Discerning Eye (by Gabriel Bauret) Keeping a meticulous visual record of its fine jewelry creations, Chaumet pioneered the use of photography by establishing an in-house photographic studio in 1890, to immortalize each jewel, to document the life of the maison, and to conduct scientific studies of gemstones. Lifting the veil from this unprecedented treasure offers a panorama of the development of photographic techniques, creating a dialogue between the late nineteenth century and modern photographers such as still life master Guido Mocafico, whose photographs produced especially for this book are the result of focusing his gaze on Chaumet’s photographic archives. *SEP**SEP* Antoine de Baecque is a historian specializing in the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, and a film critic specializing in the French New Wave and contemporary theater. He served as editor in chief of Cahiers du cinema magazine and cultural editor of Libération newspaper, and he has penned numero. BUY FROM ASSOULINE
Manolo Valdes: The New York Botanical Garden

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Manolo Valdes: The New York Botanical Garden

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Recognized as one of Spain’s most important postwar artists, Manolo Valdés has always engaged in public works.From September 2012 to May 2013 he contributed to the majestic beauty of The New York Botanical Garden with seven monumental sculptures. In partnership with the prestigious Marlborough Gallery, this title presents stunning imagery of Valdés’s sculptures during the autumn, winter, spring, and summer with original photography. *SEP**SEP* Dr. Kosme de Barañano is a full tenured professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Altea, Spain. He was a professor at the University of Basque Country (Bilbao) and in Heidelberg, Germany. He was deputy director of the Museo Nacional Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, and executive director of IVAM (Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno), in Valencia, Spain.James T. Murray, a New York native, began his professional career assisting top fashion photographers. He has had the pleasure of working with high profile companies such as Victoria's Secret, Bloomingdale's, Marc Jacobs, and Stuart Weitzman. His images have graced the pages of major publications as well as several books. Murray maintains a cutting edge studio near Rockefeller Center in the heart of Manhattan.. BUY FROM ASSOULINE
Art Game Book

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Art Game Book

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It is, in essence, an approach that allows you not only to test your knowledge of art, but also to see and appreciate it in a new light. Illustrated with more than 300 artworks, this guide presents a thoroughly entertaining, accessible and comprehensive look at art movements from the turn of the century right up to the present day —from painting, sculpture, photography and architecture, to graphic arts, design, video, installation and bio technology. In addition to presenting the principal artistic movements, abundant illustrations, numerous games and a glossary, this book includes an appendix with an international guide to museums, websites, fairs and events devoted to modern art the world over. More than 300 artworks illustrate this unique and interactive introduction to modern art history. *SEP**SEP* David Rosenberg is a writer, lecturer, and curator, as well as the author of numerous works on modern and contemporary art. He also holds a lecturer’s post at the University of Paris VI.. BUY FROM ASSOULINE
Portraits of the New Architecture 2

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Portraits of the New Architecture 2

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Following the success of the first volume, Portraits of the New Architecture II introduces thirty-four new and exciting architects and architectural firms whose projects are shaping the future of architectural design. With an insightful introduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger, this magnificent volume includes sketches and designs as well as Richard Schulman’s stunning portraits of these architects’ projects. Featured architects include David Adjaye, Asymptote, Bjarke Ingles, Jeanne Gang, Dominique Perrault, Annabelle Selldorf, and Alvaro Siza. While the book emphasizes the power of contemporary architecture, Schulman’s excellent images reveal unique and intimate angles, and the sketches and layouts provide a special perspective into each project’s genesis. *SEP**SEP* Richard Schulman has photographed leading artists, collectors, and patrons of the arts, as well as architectural masterpieces, as found in his first book for Assouline, Portraits of the New Architecture (2004). Schulman’s work has appeared in The New York Times, the London Times, Vanity Fair, Paris Match, and Der Spiegel . He is currently a lecturer on the history of photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Paul Goldberger is a Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic and educator who holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City, and was formerly Dean of the Parsons School of Design. Goldberger is currently a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine, and from 1997 to 2011 he was the architecture critic for The New Yorker , for which he wrote the magazine’s celebrated Sky Line column.. BUY FROM ASSOULINE
Olga Hanono: The Art of Beautiful Living

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Olga Hanono: The Art of Beautiful Living

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Mexican designer Olga Hanono founded her interior design and architecture studio in 2000. Known for her original and bold style, Hanono pushes the boundaries when it comes to mixing materials to create incomparable spaces that truly exemplify each and every one of her clients. Olga Hanono’s singular vision and daring aesthetic has propelled her to become one of the most sought-after interior and architectural designers in the world. Hanono’s outgoing and inquisitive personality effortlessly come through in her creations, as she forges a personal connection to both client and space to construct unparalleled residential and commercial environments. Most recently, Hanono was named “Designer of the Year” by the World Wide Alliance of Interior Designers at the World Wide Biennial of Interior Design & Landscapes 2018-2019. In Olga Hanono: The Art of Beautiful Living, journey through the designer’s most beloved projects as she shares personal anecdotes about her process from start to finish. From a 1960s house transformed into a modern abode infused with technological comforts, to a city apartment carefully built into a versatile living space, to a vineyard hotel that harkens to the vistas of Tuscany, Hanono’s designs are as inspirational as they are inviting. Marcela Aguilar y Maya majored in graphic design at the Universidad Iberoamericana, specializing in editorial design and photography. She has directed several periodicals, such as Quién, Estilo México, and La Revista, and has collaborated with a number of international publications in the areas of travel, architecture, gastronomy and lifestyle. For fifteen years she has been the representative of Assouline Publishing in Mexico. Carlo Torrani, nephew to Missoni matriarch, Rosita, is an experienced design and luxury professional who with over three decades working in brand innovation and marketing communications within the luxury industry. Torrani graduated from Politenico di Milano with a degree in d. BUY FROM ASSOULINE