Books published by Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd

This major new study by internationally renowned scholar Martin Kemp is the first book to consider the impact of Dante's vision of divine light on visual artists of the Renaissance and Baroque.

The remarkable plein air paintings of Liu Xiaodong (b.1963), which chronicle everyday lives within our diverse modern world, are the focus of this first monograph of his career to date. Immersing himself in communities around the globe, Xiaodong seeks to present people who often sit on the fringes of society who find themselves marginalised within a contemporary world striving for homogenisation. At first glance a traditional realist painter, closer examination reveals an artist exploring a range of media while interrogating the opportunities presented by modern technology. The result is an outstanding body of work, often monumental in scale, that examines, reconsiders, and extends observational painting in fresh directions, while bringing into question the lines between fact and fiction, the traditional and the contemporary, to create a wholly original vision.

This book examines the way in which the work of British artist Hurvin Anderson has developed since the late 1990s to incorporate installation, prints and photographs within the idiom of painting.

The first book on the Century Guild of Artists (CGA) and its influential periodical, the Century Guild Hobby Horse. The significance of the CGA in the development of the Arts and Crafts movement and its modernist successors is assessed.

Explores the decorative arts and architecture of Polish Modernism and its relationship to the Arts & Crafts movement in Britain.

The author guides the inquisitive museum visitor through a series of questions and problems which confront museum curators, and their designers, behind closed doors. With a foreword by Christopher Frayling.

Provides insights into the interrelations between architecture, national identity and politics as it explores the Commonwealth Institute with its famous hyperbolic paraboloid roof.

Illustrated with many newly discovered photographs, this book tells thestory of community photography produced by the radical collectives in the 1970s.

Building Brands explores the role of architectural branding in the design of corporate modernism and tells how business strategies, modern architecture, urban conditions, and conceptions of society shaped the ambitious branding goals of corporate clients.

This book examines Walter Segal's unique approach to architecture practice and the enduring impact he has had on architecture and attitudes towards housing across the world.

Internationally renowned, Peter Rich‿s career represents a lifelong attempt to find a contemporary, yet uniquely African mode of design. This book follows the chronology of his work which emerges from a fascination with African indigenous settlements, including his documentation, publication and exhibition of Ndebele art and architecture, and his friendship with sculptor Jackson Hlungwani. It explores what Rich calls 'African Space Making' and its forms of complex symmetry; various collaborative community oriented designs of the Apartheid and post-Apartheid period, especially Mandela's Yard in Alexandra township; and finally, his more recent timbrel vaulted structures, constructed from low-tech hand-pressed soil tiles derived from his highly innovative and award winning work at Mapungubwe. The book shows how Rich combines African influences with an environmental awareness aligned to Modernist principles.

An engaging critical discussion of the aims and status of contemporary art criticism written by a highly respected art critic of many years' standing.

The Rise of the Contemporary Biennial offers a critical assessment of the current discussions around the subject of contemporary biennials and how these might be used to illuminate potential new approaches in this area of study.

In tracing the evolution of British drawing over nearly four centuries, Excursions of Imagination highlights objects of innovation and historical importance while underscoring a sense of continuity within the history of the medium.

This book traces the history of the Architectural Association from the end of the second world war until the mid-1960s, when it surrendered its position as the pacemaker in British architectural education in order to safeguard its institutional independence.

Beautifully illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, this book documents and critically analyses three of Kay Fisker's seminal housing projects in Copehagen: Hornbaekhus (1923); Vestersohus (1935-39); and Dronningegarden (1943-58).

This new edition of Mary Rozell's definitive handbook is required reading for new and experienced collectors alike, as well as for anyone aspiring to a professional career within today's art market.

Featuring a wealth of beautiful reproductions from their extensive archive, Shell Art & Advertising positions the art and advertising of Shell within a historic, political and social context.

Spanning the 1980s to the present day, this book provides an overview of the paintings of Argentinian artist Guillermo Kuitca (b.1961), unpicking his range of influences and techniques.

This book argues that a focus on accessibility is key to the successful integration of urban planning and transport planning, as both seek to provide citizens with access to opportunities.

Beautifully illustrated, this monograph examines a wide range of project from award-winning architectural practice Cullinan Studio.

The first book on Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, this monograph examines her significant contribution to the canon of interior design.

Creative Legacies takes an in-depth look at how to create and maintain an artist's estate, offering practical advice illustrated by real-life examples.

Richard Seifert: British Brutalist Architecture showcases 40 of Seifert's most well-known and innovative buildings in Britain.

Comparing international case studies, Gilroy explores the critical role of housing and the possible use of land allocation to encourage developers to think about better and more housing options for later life.

The ways in which urban areas have evolved over the past 100 years have deeply influenced the lives of the communities that live in them. Some influences have been positive and, in the UK, people are healthier and live longer than ever before. However, other influences have contributed to health inequalities and poorer well-being for some in society. Today many people suffer as a consequence of 'lifestyle diseases', such as those associated with growing obesity rates and harmful consumption of alcohol. The threat of these health issues is so acute that life expectancy of future generations may begin to decline. Healthy Cities? explores the ways in which the development of the built environment has contributed to health and well-being problems and how the physical design of the places we live in may support, or constrain, healthy lifestyle choices. It sets out how understanding these relationships more fully may lead to policy and practice that reduces health inequalities, increases well-being and allows people to live more flourishing, fulfilling lives. It examines the consequences of 'car orientated' design, the 'toxic' High Street, and poor quality, cramped housing; and the importance of nature in cities, and of initiatives such as community gardening, healthy food programmes and Park Run. It questions whether Heritage is always conducive to well-being and offers lessons from holistic and innovative programmes from the UK, North America and Australia which have successfully improved community and individual health and well-being.

Designing London provides a definitive and comprehensive analysis of London's urban character, establishing key principles by which the architecture of the capital's streets, buildings and spaces can be designed to enhance the character of the city.

The Museum Curator's Guide is a reference book for professionals starting out in the arts and museum sector, drawing on the author's curatorial and academic expertise.

Arts & Crafts Churches provides a definitive guide to 735 of the finest Arts & Crafts churches in Britain, including detailed descriptions of 175