Books published by Skira

In the reformulation of values in contemporary Chinese art, Wang Luyan's concepts and methodologies differentiate his from those that have been most popular. This title presents the monograph on an artist in contemporary Chinese art.

Beverly Pepper has spent her lifetime at the forefront of monumental sculpture worldwide. From her first twenty-foot sculpture in Spoleto in 1962 to her four forty-foot columns in the Federal Plaza, New York, her work ranges in varying scales across three continents. This title presents an illustrated biography of her life's work.

Bahraini-born Saudi national Faisal Samra graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked as an art and graphic design consultant for the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris). This title gives his portrait.

A monograph of Marianne Heske, one of Norway's most important contemporary artists.

Describes the macro-architecture and how it constructs our landscape and ways of living and interacts with the various urban spaces.

For a place that few can pin-point on a map or in their minds, Angola is the most important economic leader in Africa. After almost three decades of civil war, the Angola of is an anomaly the country is not only aggressively rebuilding, but economically blooming in the midst of a global financial crisis. This book of photography portrays Angola.

Through a comprehensive examination of a number of international architectural projects, this book offers a compelling new perspective on modern living and contemporary architecture.

Tamy Tazi has set her own special mark of distinction on contemporary Moroccan dress: ceremonial or everyday caftans, djellabas, selhams (capes), jackets and serouals¿ Her models embrace two remarkable traditions that both resist the pressures of time. One is the Haute Couture that has long been Tamy Tazi¿s daily bread as Yves Saint-Laurent¿s representative in Morocco. The other is the Moroccan heritage, but not that growing out of the early days Moroccan independence with its glimmers of women¿s emancipation. Tazi has researched a deeper, more singular tradition, stripping it of folksiness and revitalising it. The union of these two vital sources, each inseminating the other with a grammar that is as articulate as it is festive, has generated a new style in caftans that daringly distinguish themselves from either parent. This book will not only appeal to caftan fans, but to anyone with interest in Morocco culture and fashion.

Fifty-six international designers and architects celebrate the Hogan labels the collections. This title presents the story in pictures, in which, the different aspects of planning in design, architecture, fashion and photography are brought to the fore, showing little distinction between sectors.

The genius of Italian painting, symbol of grace and beauty, Raphael is considered one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time. This title gives an introduction to the life of the artist. It includes his masterpieces.

Beauty, lifes triumph, is fleeting. It heightens the bodys sublime aspect, but beneath its effigy lies the spectre of passing time, and so the figure beauty has within it the spectre of decay. In this work, the author challenges himself by confronting one of the deepest philosophical and literary themes.

What is art? What is its function? What is the importance of using colour? What is the meaning of using different materials? What is the relationship between art and reality? Is art information or communication? These are just some of the questions Achille Bonito Oliva directed to 65 of the greatest and most controversial artists of our time, such as Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Bruce Nauman, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Gilbert&George, Robert Ryman, Joseph Kosuth, Jannis Kounellis, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Hidetoshi Nagasawa, Giulio Paolini, Alighiero Boetti, Jimmy Durham, Marina Abramoviˇc, Mimmo Paladino, William Kentridge, and Dennis Oppenheim.

Gurholt, born 1965 in Oslo where he lives and works, studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Art and at the New York University/Film School SCE. Gurholt is renowned for his Live Photos, site-specific photography projects that challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality.

Analyzes the design and production of museum complexes all over the world over the years, and gives a critical interpretation of one of the most challenging subjects in architectural panorama.

In the heyday on neo-conceptualism in the middle of the 90's Bjarne Melgaard entered the Norwegian art scene with expressionistic and chaotic paintings, sculptures and installations. This book is also the catalogue of a mid carrier retrospective exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo (2010).

Artists play a fundamental role as mirror of society and can, in particular, give expression to specific corners of the world in our global economy. This title presents Francois Pinault Collection at the Melnikov Garage.

Norwegian artists are acknowledged as being part of a larger artistic milieu a milieu in which they have become more visible and active participants. This book features a survey of works by the younger generation of Norwegian artists.

The first publication focused on this collection, it includes paintings by Pierre Bonnard, Jean Dubuffet, Max Ernst, Sam Francis, Juan Gris, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Roberto Matta, Joan Miro, and Antonio Tàpies, among others.

A catalog of the exhibition curated by Daniel Birnbaum for T2 - the second Torino Triennale. It brings together works by fifty young international artists and presents two special projects by Paul Chan and Olafur Eliasson.