Books in the Elgar EU Energy Law series series

Presents the work of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. This book looks at the architect's work, drawing from the full spectrum of his built work, theoretical and visionary projects, and competition entries.

A riveting retrospective of the imaginative photographs created by contemporary artist Abelardo Morell

An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin's works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture

"Zhang Peili: Record. Repeat. was produced in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, March 31/July 9, 2017"--Title page verso.

The first comprehensive study in English of the Soviet propaganda artist Aleksandr Zhitomirsky, who conceived and deployed his striking photomontages as a political weapon

"Marking an important moment in the Art Institute of Chicago's 136-year history, this book documents an exceptional gift to the museum: the Edlis/Neeson Collection, consisting of 44 stellar works of contemporary art. Among the highlights are major paintings by some of the 20th century's best-known artists, including Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Also included in the gift are paintings, photographs, and sculptures by icons of contemporary art such as Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and Cindy Sherman. This catalogue places the Edlis/Neeson Collection in direct dialogue with works already in the Art Institute's holdings. An essay by James Rondeau situates the gift in the context of the museum's history and uses it to illustrate the growth and development of Pop Art. Most importantly, this book celebrates a transformative gift that allows the Art Institute to claim the most important collection of modern and contemporary art in any encyclopedic institution in the world"--

A fascinating look at the genesis and meaning of Van Gogh's famed paintings of his bedroom

A fascinating glimpse into the creative process of a major contemporary sculptor, featuring many previously unseen works on paper

Describes the creation and restoration of the extraordinary large-scale drawing The Temptation of Saint Anthony - a work by late 19th-century Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949) that is composed of fifty-one sheets of paper collaged into a hallucinatory social critique and artist's manifesto.

The Swami Vivekananda's speech to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 is the centrepiece of Indian artist. The installation went on view at the Art Institute of Chicago exactly 108 years after Vivekananda delivered his address calling for an end to 'bigotry and fanaticism'. This title documents the installation.

Examines the addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; this expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, adds galleries for modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as for photography, film and video, and architecture and design.

Focusing on the Art Institute's outstanding collection of American modernism, this title includes over 175 important paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects, and works on paper made in North America between World War II and 1955.

In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky.

The Art Institute of Chicago is home to one of the world's finest - and largest - collections of American folk art. Including reproductions and detailed entries for each of the sixty-one objects it features, this book highlights an array of masterworks such as "primitive" New England portraits, a face jug from South Carolina, and ship figureheads.

Part of "Art Institute of Chicago's successful A + D" series, this title invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. It provides an understanding of the departures these design houses represent.

The first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world's most captivating and prominent architects

Provides an overview of French art circa 1500, a dynamic, transitional period when the country, resurgent after the dislocations of the Hundred Years' War, invaded Italy and all media flourished.

Offers an important mid-career retrospective of the work of American artist Richard Hawkins (born 1961), whose paintings, collages, and mixed-media pieces are making a crucial contribution to the contemporary art scene.

Accompanies the first exhibition in North America of Grcic's work, highlighting the innovative archetypes of form and concept that have marked his remarkable output since 2004.