BRUTAL LONDON Robin Hood Gardens CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN CONCRETE CAPITAL Space House ZUPAGRAFIKA, with CONTRIBUTIONS by JOHN GRINDROD and PETER CHADWICK
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Appealing to fans of architecture, this ingeniously designed book lets you build replicas of some of London’s iconic post-war concrete structures while learning about their place in the city’s architectural history. Featured buildings: Alexandra Road Estate Alton Estate Aylesbury Estate Balfron Tower Barbican Estate Ledbury Estate National Theatre BRUTAL LONDON Robin Hood Gardens CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN CONCRETE CAPITAL Space House ZUPAGRAFIKA, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY JOHN GRINDROD AND PETER CHADWICK In this fun and intellectually stimulating book, readers can recreate a number of London’s most renowned Brutalist buildings. Opening with an informative history of the origins and philosophy of Brutalist architecture, the book then focuses on 9 buildings, including the Barbican Estate, Robin Hood Gardens, Balfron Tower and the National Theatre. The first part of the book looks at the significance of each of these buildings, with a short chapter on each, complete with texts and images. The second part of the book consists of a series of 9 pre-cut and folded buildings, printed on heavy card stock, that readers can detach and construct with easy-to- follow instructions. At once fun and informative, this unique book offers a challenging and entertaining approach to architecture. ZUPAGRAFIKA is a creative design studio based in Poland, founded by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka. The studio originates, illustrates, designs, and publishes their own award-winning, architecture-related objects. JOHN GRINDROD is an author and journalist. He wrote the book Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain and has contributed to The Guardian, the Financial Times, C20 magazine and The Modernist. PETER CHADWICK, of Popular design studio, runs the website This Brutal House, which focuses on architecture, Brutalism and Modernism in particular, from the viewpoint of a graphic designer. 72 pages with 50 colour Illustrations and 9 card models Hardcover 1 9 /2 x 11 in. / 24 x 28 cm ISBN 978-3-7913-8300-2 £19.99 Pub. date: October 2016 Orders to: Grantham Book Services (GBS), Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ. Tel: 01476 541000 Fax: 01476 541060 Email: [email protected] ANA KRAŠ The first publication of the celebrated photographer, IKEBANA ALBUMS model, illustrator, and designer Ana Kraš, this highly anticipated volume features her signature dreamy images. Hailed by the New York Times as the city’s “design star of the moment,” Ana Kraš is suddenly everywhere—from Vogue to W to Interview. Her furniture, crafts, illustrations, designs and personal style have already made her a major figure in the contemporary art, fashion, and design scenes. Her first book brings together hundreds of photographs, from ethereal fields of rose-hued daisies and languid landscapes to candid portraits of her friends at home or about the city. These photographs are poetic, thoughtful, and playful, and sure to appeal to her many fans. ANA KRAŠ is an artist, designer, and photographer whose wide-ranging body of work encompasses furniture and household accessories, photographs, illustrations, drawings, and videos. 196 pages with 180 colour illustrations Hardcover 1 9 /2 x 11 in. / 24 x 28 cm ISBN 978-3-7913-8274-6 £29.99 Pub. date: UK September 2016 Orders to: Grantham Book Services (GBS), Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ. Tel: 01476 541000 Fax: 01476 541060 Email: [email protected] The newest addition to Prestel’s highly successful “50… You Should Know” series offers the perfect introduction to the best contemporary photographers and their most iconic works. 50 CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS YOU SHOULD KNOW FLORIAN HEINE AND BRAD FINGER This globetrotting collection of contemporary photographers and their work is a great way to become familiar with the wide variety of techniques and styles embraced by the medium. Organized chronologically by year of birth, each photographer is introduced in double-page spreads that feature reproductions of their work and a perceptive and concise appreciation of their life and career. From Japanese photographer Daidõ Moriyama, famous for his images of post-war Japan, to Richard Mosse, an Irish conceptual documentarian who uses infrared film to document war in the Eastern Congo from a bold new perspective, this book offers an exciting array of familiar and not-so-familiar works. Among the photographers included are Nan Goldin, William Eggleston, Sebastião Salgado, Sally Mann, Nobuyoshi Araki, Dayanita Singh, Juergen Teller, and Alec Soth. By reaching across the globe and including artists whose work is experimental, groundbreaking, thought-provoking, or beautiful, this book presents a panoply of today’s most remarkable photographers. FLORIAN HEINE is the author of several books about art and photography, including Photography: The Groundbreaking Moments (Prestel). BRAD FINGER is an art historian whose numerous books include 50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know, 50 Photos You Should Know, and Modern Art: The Groundbreaking Moments (all by Prestel). 160 pages with 70 illustrations, 10 in colour Flexi-cover 1 1 7 /2 x 9 /2 in. / 19.3 x 24 cm ISBN 978-3-7913-8259-3 £14.99 Pub. date: September 2016 Orders to: Grantham Book Services (GBS), Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ. Tel: 01476 541000 Fax: 01476 541060 Email: [email protected] This authoritative and generously illustrated book highlights Gustav Klimt’s portrayals of women in his work. Exhibition Itinerary: Neue Galerie New York September 22, 2016–January 16, 2017 Published in association with the Neue Galerie New York KLIMT AND THE WOMEN OF VIENNA´S GOLDEN AGE, 1900–1918 TOBIAS NATTER Klimt was a central figure in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, and a crucial link between nineteenth-century Symbolism and Modernism. His sensual portrayals of women are among his most celebrated works and the focus of this book. Highlights of the publication include Klimt's most important society portraits, such as Serena Lederer (1899); Gertrud Loew (1902); Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907); Mäda Primavesi (1913); Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16); and Ria Munk III (1917). These works cover the gamut of Klimt's portrait style, from his early ethereal works influenced by Symbolism and the Pre-Raphaelite movement to his so-called "golden style," as well as his almost Fauvist depictions. These art works are complemented by preparatory Klimt sketches and decorative arts from the Wiener Werkstätte. Tobias Natter is a noted scholar on Austrian Expressionism. 320 pages with 320 illustrations, 120 in colour Hardcover 1 1 9 /4 x 11 /4 in. / 23.5 x 28.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7913-5582-5 £40 The Dancer, Pub. date: September 2016 1916-17 Oil on canvas Private The Black Feathered Hat, 1910 Collection Orders to: Grantham Book Services (GBS), Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ. Tel: 01476 541000 Fax: 01476 541060 Email: [email protected].