Books published by BAI NV

Innovative and pioneering, French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) created an extensive and complex body of work over her five decade long career. This catalogue, accompanying the artist's first comprehensive retrospective in Belgium.

This exhibition catalogue showcases a collection of paintings featuring harpsichords, virginals and organs and also includes painted harpsichord and virginal lids as well as original instruments.

Vibrant and colourful, this exhibition catalogue is built around part of the private collection of Marie Philippson, who has been passionate about modern culture and Aboriginal art for over 20 years.

In 1912-1913, James Ensor produced a series of 32 drawings in coloured pencil titled Scenes de la vie du Christ [Scenes from the life of Christ].

A Finger in the Pie is a beautifully illustrated book for children with full-page pictures of some of Jan Bruegel's most famous paintings.

A monograph of works by Belgian visual artist Kris Fierens spanning 40 years, with contributions from Marc Ruyters, Eric Rinckhout and Koen Leemans. Text in English and Dutch.

Shot in Time is the first anthological book by the Belgian photographer Koen Lauwaert, who displays his talent for developing an original and poetic language that alternates the different registers of contemporary photography, from portraiture to abstraction through reportage. text in English and Italian.

Photographer Karin Borghouts follows in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh, from his Dutch birthplace in Zundert to Auvers-sur-Oise in France where he took his own life. Text in English, French and Dutch.

A monograph of works by J-M Bytebier

A beautifully illustrated monograph of works by visual artist Laura de Coninck

A visual interpretation of what it is to be 18, captured in images and text. Text in English, French and Dutch.

A beautifully illustrated graphic novel in hardback

A catalogue to accompany the Chagall, Picasso, Mondrian and Others: Migrant Artists in Paris exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum.

A comprehensive monograph on award-winning visual artist Bai Ming

A beautifully illustrated anecdotal biography of Belgian entrepreneur and hat designer Fabienne Delvigne.

A view of 90 km of coastline, military details and pictures of the landing on D-Day. Text in English, French, and Dutch.

A collection of the best automobile drawings by Belgian architect and illustrator P. Van der Stricht. Text in English, French and Dutch.

Documents a recent installation by artist Fiona Tan. Text in English and French.

From the Ivory Tower: 200 Years of Ghent University tells the story of Ghent University and its societal impact, from its foundation in 1817 to the present day.

The life and works of Gerard Verdijk, meticulously documented by his wife Josephine Sloet.

The photographer and videographer, Jean-Dominique Burton, offers us another viewpoint relating to refugees and what they represent: a viewpoint which is beyond stereotypes. Text in English, French, and Dutch.

This book reveals that James Ensor did not develop his fantastic and grotesque universe of masks and skeletons out of his melancholic soul, but that he re-used and transformed an old image tradition that was collected and published by the French author and art critic Jules Champfleury in his History of Caricature.

Published to accompany an exhibition at the Liege Museum, this book presents the draw of Rome as a place for artists to find inspiration.

Presents detailed studies and superb illustrations of eighty-two of Rubens's most eloquent oil sketches, and two essays explaining the historical context from which they emerged, their salient features and how they were viewed by contemporaries.

The astonishing fame enjoyed by Manneken-Pis is inversely proportional to his size. However, as surprising as this may seem, his story is still largely unknown.

Indonesia and its more than 17,000 islands are spread out over a surface area equivalent to that of the European Union. Archipel invites us to discover this world, with the sea as the common thread, and an exceptional collection of major artworks as markers of a history to be discovered and admired.

This book not only represents the Some Time exhibition, but thanks to its diversity of material, ranging from original sketches and intimate correspondence to construction photos from the workshop and installation shots, it also gives a unique insight into Deacon's working process.