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The Art Book, New Edition is an accessible, informative and fun A-Z guide featuring artists from medieval times to the present day. The first edition introduced art to millions of people around the world. This edition is updated and expanded with 100 new works, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, video, installations and performance art.
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The Art Book is published by Phaidon Press (RRP: £39.95) - Learn more about the world's greatest painters, sculptors and photographers - www.phaidon.com/theartbook
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The Art Book Synopsis
The latest, thoroughly revised edition of Phaidon's award-winning and globally-bestselling art survey, featuring works from more than 600 of the world's greatest artists The Art Book is beloved throughout the world and has been translated into 20 languages, introducing millions of readers to great art and artists. Each of the more than 600 artists included, dating from medieval to modern times, is represented by a key work and an informative, explanatory text on the piece and its creator. Breaking with traditional classifications, The Art Book is organised by artist name, throwing together brilliant examples from all periods, schools, visions, and techniques in a vibrant A-Z sequence to create an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich, multifaceted culture. This latest revised and updated edition includes 40 works new to this book and includes many overlooked historical and cutting-edge contemporary artists, including: Berenice Abbott, Hilma af Klint, El Anatsui, Romare Bearden, Mark Bradford, Cao Fei, Cecily Brown, Judy Chicago, John Currin, Guerrilla Girls, Lee Krasner, Jacob Lawrence, Kerry James Marshall, Joan Mitchell, Zanele Muholi, Takashi Murakami, Louise Nevelson, Clara Peeters, Jenny Saville, Wolfgang Tillmans, and more.
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