Books published by Skira

The first catalogue on the works of Giuseppe Capogrossi from the beginning to the invention of the "signs".

Mighty Silence Images of Destruction

Mounir Fatmi

Fouad Bellamine

Eliseo Mattiacci

Window on the World

The prestigious new volume by Skira devoted to international contemporary photography is focused on some of the greatest American masters of the twentieth-century. This will be the first of two books (with the second coming in 2014) that seek to illustrate the outstanding quality and variety of the works which have marked American photography from the mid-twentieth-century to the present day. This first volume presents a detailed and annotated selection of works executed between the 1940s and 1970s by twenty photographers of undisputed importance--from Edward Weston and Robert Adams to Minor White and Garry Winogrand, from Lee Friedlander down to Stephen Shore--whose pursuits represent benchmarks in the history of contemporary photography. As in the case of other titles in the series, the reproductions of all the works are accompanied by a critical apparatus with texts discussing the area, artists, and research explored.

Developes close and enduring professional relationships with the artistic community in China. In this title, the author tells their stories and depicts their work and personalities in an entirely distinct style, documenting a part of contemporary history and an immensely dynamic time in China.

Suitable for curators, art historians, artists, sociologists, political scientists, citizens of the Arab world and students of art, art history, and the Middle East, this book aims to provide readers with snap shots of the states of mind of intellectually engaged Arab artists.

A catalogue that is inspired by the tradition of Latin American literature and authors such as Jorge Amado, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Contains essays that are organized into 4 sections: The Mannequin: symbol in art and culture; The Mannequin, subject/object of communication.

Describes the development of the Guzzinis company: 100 years of history set out in details, with a succession of protagonists of Italian and international culture such as Gillo Dorfles, Oscar Farinetti, Aldo Bonomi, Robin Levien, Angeletti Ruzza, Karim Rashid, and many other leading designers.

A selection of artworks by international artists dealing with the food theme and all its implications.

Photographer Frederic Aranda's love letter to one of California's most fascinating collections: the Christine Suppes Collection.

Featuring seventy-five countrys contemporary artists, and contributions by experts tracing the origins and history of artistic development in Singapore, this book offers insight on trends arising from the citys young artists and perspectives behind their work.

Conceived as a retrospective, this book illustrates Izus refined artistic research and the work that for over thirty years he has been carrying out.

Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia and he lives and works in Vicenza. After meeting Carlo Scarpa in 1973, who encouraged him in his work, he decided to focus his attention on the area of industrial design, and began to work for some of the most important companies in the world. This book presents Munari's creations in the field of applied arts.

Presents a series of commentaries by contemporary connoisseurs (authors, journalists, and cultured men), who explore the sources of men's costume sports, discovery, passions to reveal the traditions and ethos at the basis of the ideal wardrobe.

Includes coverage that ranges from the magical evening at the San Siro celebrating the Centenary to the heart-racing Italian soccer game under the pouring rain in Parma that resulted in the awarding to Inter of the 16th scudetto.

With all its different scales and variations, the landscape is conceived and constructed as an active resource for the future. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, drawings and plans, this publication presents the author's projects divided into four sections: Energy landscape, Inhabiting nature, New trends and Nursery.

Provides an exploration of the relationship between art and video games. This title underlines how the video game (an interactive multimedia work) is an art form that has yet to be understood by the world of culture.