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EARLY SPRING 2021 LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING This edition of the catalogue was printed on August 21, 2020. To view updates, please see the Early Spring 2021 Raincoast eCatalogue or visit www.raincoast.com Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 1 of 40 Keith Haring by Simon Doonan Keith Haring was a revolutionary artist, who transformed the art world during his short but impactful life. Brought to life by Simon Doonan, Creative Director for Barneys New York, this new pocket-sized biography tells his inspirational story. Revolutionary and renegade, Keith Haring was an artist for the people, creating an instantly recognisable repertoire of symbols - barking dogs, space- ships, crawling babies, clambering faceless people - which became synonymous with the volatile culture of 1980s. Like a careening, preening pinball, Keith Haring playfully slammed into all aspects of this decade - hip- hop, new-wave, graffiti, funk, art, style, gay culture - and brought them together. Haring's fanatical drive propelled him into the orbit of the most interesting people of his time: Jean Michel Basquiat envied him; Warhol, William Boroughs and Grace Jones collaborated with him. Madonna and he shared Laurence King Publishing the same tastes in men. Famous at 25, dead from AIDS at 31, Keith Haring is On Sale: Feb 23/21 remembered as a Pied Piper, an unpretentious communicator who appeared 4 x 7 • 128 pages happiest when mentoring a gang of kids, arming them with brushes and 9781786277879 • $25.99 • cl attacking the nearest wall. Art / History / General Series: Lives of the Artists A series of brief biographies of the great artists, Lives of the Artists takes as its inspiration Giorgio Vasari's five-hundred-year-old masterwork, updating it Notes with modern takes on the lives of key artists past and present. Focusing on the life of the artist rather than examining their work, each book also includes key images illustrating the artist's life. Hardbound, but pocket-sized, the books Promotion each sport a specially-commissioned portrait of their subject on the half- jacket. Author Bio Writer, fashionista, and author Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador for Barneys New York. His books include Saturday Night Fever Pitch, Eccentric Glamour, and Gay Men Don't Get Fat. Simon appears as a judge on the NBC television show, Making It, co-hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 2 of 40 Yayoi Kusama by Robert Shore Nonagenarian Japanese artist is simultaneously one of the most famous and most mysterious artists on the planet. A wild child of the 1950s and 1960s, she emerged out of the international Fluxus movement to launch naked happenings in New York and went on to become a doyenne of that city's counter-cultural scene. In the early 1970s, she returned to Japan and by 1977 had checked herself in to a psychiatric hospital which has remained her home to this day. But, though she was removed from the world, she was definitely not in retirement. Her love and belief in the polka dot has given birth to some of the most surprising and inspiring installations and paintings of the last four decades - and made her exhibitions the most visited of any single living artist. Author Bio Robert Shore is the author of Post-Photography: The Artist with a Camera (2014) and Beg, Steal and Borrow: Artists against Originality (2017). He has Laurence King Publishing worked as creative director of the contemporary visual culture brand Elephant On Sale: Apr 20/21 and as deputy editor of Art Review magazine. 4 x 7 • 128 pages 9781786277862 • $25.99 • cl Art / History / Contemporary (1945-) Series: Lives of the Artists Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 3 of 40 Read This if You Want to Be Great at Painting by Selwyn Leamy Painting isn't as hard as it looks. And it's fun. Whether you're a total beginner or have been painting for years, this indispensable guide cuts through the jargon and provides clear, practical advice and tips to help develop your skills. Techniques and ideas are described and explained, inspiring you to make your own great paintings. Addressing the fundamentals of painting with watercolour, oil and acrylic, the book encourages you to explore the limitless possibilities painting has tooffer. Read This if You Want to Be Great at Painting is an accessible and jargon- free guide to painting, including watercolour, oil and acrylic. The book includes more than 40 examples of great paintings by masters and contemporary artists and simple diagrams and practical activities help you practice each technique. Author Bio Laurence King Publishing On Sale: Apr 13/21 Selwyn Leamy is an artist based in London, UK. He is a co-founder of the 7 x 9 • 128 pages creative travel company Frui, and has taught drawing and painting in various 9781786279033 • $25.99 • pb beautiful locations around the world. He has exhibited his landscape paintings Art / Techniques / Painting extensively in the UK and also in Italy. Series: Read This Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 4 of 40 The Bird Ornithological Art from the Age of Exploration by Philip Kennedy The Bird explores the fascinating world of 18th- and 19th-century ornithological illustration. This was a period of scientific, artistic, and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and color within the natural world. This book celebrates this beauty through the lavish illustrations produced at that time. Within each chapter, there will be an opportunity to learn a little more about the artists that helped to elevate the art form. From Audubon to Gould and from MacGillivray to Lear we learn how technology, travel, and ambition shaped their work, and how their work transformed our understanding of the wonderful world of birds. Author Bio Philip Kennedy is a writer, illustrator, and educator. He holds degrees in History of Art and Fine Art, as well as an MA in Illustration. He currently Laurence King Publishing teaches at Ireland's National College of Art and Design and is the founder of On Sale: Apr 13/21 Illustration Chronicles,a website exploring the history of illustration. 8 x 12 • 352 pages 400 illustrations/photos 9781786277312 • $88.00 • cl Art / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 5 of 40 The Book of the Tree Trees in Art by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson From stately old oaks to beautiful forests and woods, The Book of the Tree is a collection of depictions of trees by artists, photographers and illustrators. Interspersed throughout the illustrations are short texts about the artists and their interest in particular trees, from Egon Shiele's delicate watercolors of chestnut trees, to Rousseau's exotic forests and Hockney's tree-lined groves. A wonderful collection for both art-lovers and lovers of the great outdoors. Author Bio Angus Hyland is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a partner at Pentagram Design London. Kendra Wilson is the author of My Garden is a Car Park and Other Design Laurence King Publishing Dilemmas, and co-author of The Book of the Dog, The Book of the Bird, and On Sale: Feb 2/21 The Book of the Flower for Laurence King. 6 x 8 • 160 pages 9781786276544 • $24.99 • pb Art / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 6 of 40 Feminist Oracles Blaze a trail with advice from 50 iconic women by Laura Callaghan Be guided and motivated by the world's most inspiring women with this creative set of oracle cards. Need advice on breaking the glass ceiling? Find out what Gloria Steinem would do. Juggling family and career? Ask Serena Williams. Need to change your attitude? Angela Davis is at hand. Pick a card and let 50 feminist gurus guide you through any dilemma. Author Bio Laura Callaghan is an Irish illustrator whose work is hand-drawn using a mixture of watercolor, Indian ink, and isograph pen. Her clients include Tate, Adidas, and MTV. She is the illustrator of Find Frida (LKP 2020) Laurence King Publishing On Sale: Mar 9/21 4 x 6 • 50 pages 9781786278081 • $24.99 • card deck Biography / Women • Non Returnable Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 7 of 40 I'm Afraid Debbie from Marketing Has Left for the Day by Morten Munster In this ground-breaking book, now translated into English for the first time, author Morten Munster presents a set of rules that individuals and companies can follow to bring about necessary change. Using behavioral design and an accessible four-step method, he shows how people can be persuaded to do one thing instead of another and thereby achieve success. By examining an array of examples drawn from business, government, various public groups and institutions he demonstrates how the rules can be learned and applied in different contexts. Author Bio Morten Munster is an adviser in behavioral design. Among his clients are Adidas, Hyper Island, Danske Bank, NATO, Leo Pharma, and several public institutions. He writes regularly about management and strategy in financial newspapers. Laurence King Publishing On Sale: Mar 16/21 5 x 8 • 304 pages 9781786278951 • $25.99 • pb Bus & Econ / Mgmt Science Notes Promotion Sales Rep Raincoast Books Winter 2021 - Laurence King Page 8 of 40 Hokusai A Graphic Biography by Giuseppe Latanza and Francesco Matteuzzi A stunning visual biography of one of Japan's most famous historical artists, this book beautifully illustrates the story of Katsushika Hokusai.