Kunst

Explore architect Peter Marino’s extraordinary private collection of works in silver by Tiffany & Co.

An intimate glimpse into one of the world’s most renowned contemporary art collections and the collector whose vision and passion shaped it

A fresh perspective on the work of Keith Haring—one of the world’s most beloved contemporary artists—with a special focus on his three-dimensional work.

'Wonderful and necessary' ANNE ENRIGHT ~ 'Constantly surprising' GUARDIAN ~ 'Stunning' DEBORAH LEVY ~ 'Compulsively fascinating' NEW STATESMAN ~ 'Beautiful' HANYA YANAGIHARA ~ 'Daring and seductive NEW YORK TIMES ~ 'Profound, unclassifiable' GARTH GREENWELL ~ 'Exhilarating' INDEPENDENT ~ 'Continually unexpected' PETER CAREY ~ 'Triumphant' TELEGRAPH ~ 'Luminously wise' HELEN MACDONALD ~ 'Unusually brave' THE TIMESWhen Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of some of its most compelling artists, illuminating loneliness in a whole new light. The Lonely City is a celebration of that strange and lovely state, intrinsic to the very act of being alive. Hailed as 'a new kind of literature' when it was first published and selling over two hundred thousand copies, Olivia Laing's dazzling book has been beloved by readers all over the world. Now, in this tenth anniversary edition, Laing reflects in a new afterword on how our experience of loneliness has changed over the course of a difficult decade.

Dive into the world of Basgiath War College like never before with this unofficial cookbook, crafted especially for fans of Rebecca Yarros’s electrifying Fourth Wing and fans of romantasy. Bursting with 60 creative recipes and imaginative lore, this vibrant culinary adventure invites readers to experience the magic, camaraderie, and chaos of The Empyrean, right from their own kitchens. Each chapter draws inspiration from the legendary dragons and their courageous riders, with colors, themes, and bold flavors that echo the spirit of their bonds. Begin your journey with A Rider’s Breakfast, featuring treats like Asher’s Spiced Overnight Oats, Brennan’s Honeyed Biscuits with Strawberry Jam, and (Ripe) Fonilee Berry Muffins perfect for fueling up before a high-stakes training session. For late nights spent studying or plotting rebellion, whip up Study Snacks Fit for a Scribe: Sorrengail’s Secrets Stuffed Dates or Cheesy Buoy Ball Bites are sure to keep the pages (and conversation) turning. Every page is an immersive experience, blending character-driven cooking tips (look for Jesinia’s margin notes!), in-world “textbook” excerpts, and menus designed for book clubs or themed feasts. Savor Midday Fuel, such as the Basgiath Mess Hall Turkey Melt and Riorson House Chopped Salad or prepare a celebratory Feast After Flight with showstoppers like Tairn’s Feast Shepherd’s Pie and “We Do Not Eat Our Allies” Vegetarian Chili. And to sweeten your day there’s Xaden’s Chocolate Cake, Dragonfire Peaches with Honey, and Andarna’s Butterscotch Chocolate Eclipse Cookies—or recover from a wild ride with healing tinctures and spirited concoctions, from Basgiath Lavender Lemonade to The Cliffhanger Spiced Espresso Martini. Unofficial yet lovingly detailed from a total fan’s perspective, this cookbook is the ultimate tribute to The Empyrean universe and its passionate fandom. Whether you’re a kitchen cadet or a culinary wingleader, you’ll discover both practical, comforting recipes and a perfect for bringing your squad together, celebrating victories, or simply surviving another day with a dragon at your back.

In dit boek ontdek je wat Rembrandts schilderijen zo bijzonder maakt en leer je meer over zijn leven.

The queen of the kitchen hack, Poppy Cooks simplifies getting a tasty meal on the table, saving you time and stress in this brand-new book.

She's shown you how to air fry, to slow cook and to make one-pot wonders, and now No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Poppy Cooks takes on batch cooking with 90 actually delicious recipes for quick and easy, fuss-free meals.

With simple instructions for prep and storage, and with ideas for grab-and-cook recipes, dump bags, fakeaways and more, dinner time will be a breeze. Recipes include:
* Brisket chilli con carne
* Aubergine parm lasagne
* Spicy lamb and Bombay potato pie
* Breakfast burritos
* Cure-all chicken noodle soup
* All-in-one spicy beef keema
* Mid-week chicken shawarma and baked rice
* Chicken tikka masala
* Chorizo and butterbean stew
* Garlic and nduja butter hassleback potatoes
* Creamy pesto and parmesan potato bake
* Condensed milk brownies with cornflake pretzel topping
* Sticky toffee apple crumble
and much, much more.

This book is easy to follow, perfect for busy families who want to eat well but might not have a big freezer, and packed with food that’s actually delicious. Whether you're making one and freezing one, or prepping ahead for quick mid-week meals, these recipes are all easily multiplied or divided so you can tailor them to how you cook and eat.

Stress-free cooking, exciting meals and dishes you'll actually look forward to reheating. No watery freezer meals here!


Like this? You'll love Poppy's other titles in the series: The Actually Delicious Slow Cooker Cookbook, The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook and The Actually Delicious One Pot Cookbook.

A moving tale of fatherhood and finding your voice, from the bestselling author and artist of Together and The Last Tree.

Bestselling author and artist Luke Adam Hawker explores fatherhood and what it means to find your voice in an unconventional way.

When it became apparent that his son Harry was likely to be non-verbal, Luke began to notice the many ways in which Harry was able to communicate with the world around him without words. In this, his third book, Luke explores the special relationship that Harry has with the world, and with their beloved family dog Robin: without words but always with love and understanding.

Follow Harry and Robin as they explore the world in their own way, learning from each other, and supporting each other, even through the toughest times. This is a heartening and hopeful story, from the author and artist behind Sunday Times bestseller Together, and The Last Tree.

A brand new collection of inspiring recipes in Sabrina Ghayour's bestselling series - to make in one pot, one tray or one pan.

This expanded and revised edition celebrates the work of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui by exploring the artist's life and the trajectory of his remarkable career.

El Anatsui: Art and Life by Susan Mullin Vogel is the essential resource on the Ghanaian artist known worldwide for spectacular tapestries of reclaimed bottle tops. This revised and expanded book follows Anatsui on his remarkable journey from an obscure university town in Africa to the summit of the global art world. Vogel, whose exhibitions and books have influenced African art history, analyzes Anatsui's unique art form, often quoting the artist's interviews with her. She describes his engagement with African traditions, his early work in clay and wood, a triumphant decade exhibiting radiant metal cloths, then a profound development in the second decade, presented here for the first time. The book takes us inside his busy studio, revealing the gritty reality and the subtle genius of his bottle-top hangings, exhibited in museums and biennials across the world.

The little pistachio nut has taken over the culinary world, from viral chocolate bars to jars of spread, pastries to ice cream. With 75 recipes celebrating the pistachio in sweet and savoury ways, accompanied by charming illustrations, this is a trend-led and highly giftable book for any pistachio fan.


The rise of pistachio popularity has seen it splashed all over social media and supermarket shelves in myriad forms, from Easter eggs to M&S jars of crème. The trend is still going strong, with entire Instagram accounts dedicated to pistachio recipes, and it's beginning to show the staying power of phenomenons like matcha and pumpkin spice. And for good reason - the pistachio's earthy, slightly sweet flavour maks it a versatile and appetising ingredient, wrapped up in a sense of luxury and decadence.

The book will feature 75 sweet and savoury recipes that make the most of the pistachio's distinct flavour, all accompanied by charming illustrations. Whether it's a homemade-take on the Dubai chocolate, a pistachio cookie, taglioni with pistachio pesto, pork medalions with a pistachio crust, or pistachio granola, the book will satisfy every pistachio need.

A reconstruction of his life and work based on archival sources, testimonies from contemporaries, and his letters

Een uniek kijkje achter de schermen van de iconische Verkade-albums, verteld door kleinzoon Peter Voerman.

Een reconstructie van zijn leven en werk op grond van archiefbronnen, getuigenissen van tijdgenoten en zijn brieven

A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London’s National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes The evocative power of colour is central to the ways in which art appeals to our senses, emotions and imaginations. This book tells the vibrant story of colour from dazzling gold to cobalt blue, highlighting developments such as the use of rare pigments in medieval altarpieces and the invention of the paint tube that enabled Impressionist artists to work outdoors. Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press

Stappen in het donker brengt rotskunst op unieke wijze tot leven, van de betoverende eerste tekeningen van mammoeten en grottenleeuwen van tienduizenden jaren geleden tot de graffitikunst van nu.

De oude meesters zitten in het DNA van Franciscus’ werk

Een straatkunstenaar maakt kunst die per definitie bijna altijd weer verdwijnt. Als protest, als grap of als 3D-schilderij. Je ziet het overal om je heen. Toch is er ook straatkunst in musea te zien.

Mauritshuis-museumdirecteur Martine Gosselink en fotograaf Stephan Vanfleteren schrijven elkaar brieven – met nieuw werk van Vanfleteren

Words from a Fashion Icon: Yves Saint Laurent is a beautifully illustrated collection of quotes, featuring Megan Hess’s iconic and widely beloved artwork.

This elegant gift book features the best and inspiring quotes from one of the most celebrated figures in fashion history.

Words from a Fashion Icon: Yves Saint Laurent features all new illustrations and content from Megan Hess in this beautiful gem of a gift book. Other fashion icons in the Words from a Fashion Icon series include: Guccio Gucci, Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Christian Dior and Hubert de Givenchy.

Dust off that classic console, untangle those audio/visual chords, and step back into the good old days with this nostalgic journey through the most iconic objects in video game history!

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Andy Warhol, the ground-breaking pop artist.

Little Andy was the tiniest and palest child of the Warholas, a humble couple from Slovakia who lived in Pittsburgh. Sketchbook glued to his hand, he loved every minute of drawing, but he was too shy to show his work to others, even to his family!

As an adult he got a chance to publish his first illustration for a glamorous magazine. He turned his attention to the ordinary, like soup cans he ate from for lunch every day. He showed the world that the ordinary objects could POP, and founded a cultural movement, becoming one of the most famous artists of the 20th Century. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the inspiring artist’s life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Vincent Van Gogh werd wereldberoemd met zijn prachtige kleurrijke schilderijen waar vroeger bijna niemand belangstelling voor had. Zijn broer Theo was een van de weinigen die in hem geloofde.

Little Book of Dior (Nederlandstalig) van Karen Homer gaat over het leven en werk van mode-icoon Christiaan Dior. Het ultieme boek voor elke fashion liefhebber!

In dit boek lees je over het werk en leven van Claude Monet.

Ontdek de betekenis van 100 trefwoorden en vaktermen uit de wereld van de kunst.

An adorable introduction for very young children to the world of Impressionist painting. In what has to be the cutest introduction to Impressionism, Miffy discovers the work of iconic artists including Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Mary Cassatt, among others. The book uses clever pairings of Dick Bruna’s Miffy illustrations with iconic artworks to neatly captures the essence of each artwork. Combining a simple statement about each artist with questions that encourage children to look more closely at the artwork on the page, Miffy and the Impressionists is a warm welcome into the world of art for young children and their families.

Na het succesvolle boek Toscanini: pasta verschijnt nu Antipasti!

Words from a Fashion Icon: Hubert de Givenchy is a beautifully illustrated collection of quotes, featuring Megan Hess’s iconic and widely beloved artwork.

This elegant gift book features the best and inspiring quotes from one of the most celebrated figures in fashion history.

Words from a Fashion Icon: Hubert de Givenchy features all new illustrations and content from Megan Hess in this beautiful gem of a gift book. Other fashion icons in the Words from a Fashion Icon series include: Guccio Gucci, Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.

An exclusive insight into the work and mind of the highly acclaimed chef Clare Smyth and her three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Core by Clare Smyth, in London's Notting Hill

A wide-ranging exploration of comics, characters, and the visual language of KAWS and his contemporaries.

KAWS. Art & Comics explores the interplay between comics, comic strips, cartoons, and fine art. It places the American artist KAWS in dialog with selected contemporary stances, focusing on the artistic autonomy of his characters—figures that unite characteristics of street, pop, commercial, and public art. Comics are characterized by a universal language and exist in many cultures as an accessible way of telling stories graphically, in words and images.

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ad Reinhardt were fine artists who created comics in a near-classic vein. Even before the advent of photography and (animated) films, caricature, satire, and frame-by-frame narration offered a powerful way to convey stories across national, generational, and social boundaries. From the 1960s onward, artists such as
Keith Haring and H.C. Westermann questioned the division between high and low art. Prominent contemporary artists in this tradition include KAWS, Joyce Pensato, Cosima von Bonin, and Peter Saul.

KAWS began as a graffiti artist in the 1990s, later overpainting posters and advertisements in public spaces by obscuring faces with a stylized skull and crossbones. He is known for monumental figurative sculptures in bronze, wood, and inflatables. His COMPANIONs and ACCOMPLICEs display a range of emotional states, often isolated and melancholy.

This visually stunning volume is the first to document in its entirety Andy Warhol’s graphically charged and occasionally whimsical work in textiles and fashion.

Spanning more than three decades, this book highlights a little-known but influential aspect of Warhol’s creative output: his inventive use of printed fabrics and wearable design. From roller-printed cottons and border patterns in the 1950s to screen-printed garments in the ’70s and ’80s, these works reveal the foundations of his Pop aesthetic—serial imagery, commercial motifs, and a playful engagement with surface and form.

His designs appeared on T-shirts, handkerchiefs, silk scarves, laundry bags, underwear, and jackets—everyday items he purchased off the rack and transformed through image and repetition. These early textile creations also mark a crucial step in his artistic development, serving as the origin of the serialization that would define his entire body of work. Because these designs were never intended for galleries or museums, they remained largely overlooked—until now.

Featuring over 200 illustrations, many previously unpublished, the book showcases Warhol’s collaborations with manufacturers and designers, including projects with Stephen Sprouse, Halston, and Interview magazine. It also includes promotional pieces, garments made from his textiles, and rare ephemera that place these creations within the broader context of mid-century and postmodern design. Warhol expert Paul Maréchal offers fresh insight into how these works blurred the line between art and commerce, long before artist–brand collaborations became the norm.

His engaging text repositions Warhol not as a conventional fashion figure, but as a visual innovator who reimagined how patterns, products, and popular culture could intersect. Rich in detail and visual flair, this book is essential for Warhol admirers and anyone interested in the crosscurrents of art, clothing, and design.

'Honest and extraordinary' GUARDIAN

'A remarkable book - and an original, beautiful mind' EVENING STANDARD

Here I am, a fucked, crazy, anorexic-alcoholic-childless, beautiful woman. I never dreamed it would be like this.

Welcome to Strangeland.

The incandescent world of Tracey Emin.

Encompassing the Margate of her childhood, the Turkey of her forefathers and the art-filled chaos of her thirty-something life in London.

Intimate and original, these confessions are deeply moving. In spite of the challenges she faces, Tracey remains profoundly romantic and uncompromisingly honest. Here is her life on the page.

This twentieth-anniversary edition, with a new introduction from Emin herself, celebrates the formative memories of one of Britain's greatest contemporary artists.

'Beautiful . . . unguarded, open-hearted, shocking' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Painfully honest' JEANETTE WINTERSON, THE TIMES

A comprehensive examination of drawings from the Low Countries (present-day Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands) dating from around 1430 to around 1600. This book is the culmination of a five-year research project combining curatorial, conservation and scientific expertise from the British Museum. The Low Countries were the economic and artistic powerhouse of northern Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This book charts the development and function of drawings as valuable records of creativity and exchange, shedding light on artistic techniques, styles and workshop practice. Key questions are addressed, such as: how these early drawings were made, used and understood by their contemporaries. Case studies selected from over 1,200 sheets from the British Museum’s outstanding collection are brought together to present a new paradigm for the understanding of Netherlandish drawings. Highlights include works by renowned artists Rogier van der Weyden, Lucas van Leyden, Pieter Bruegel and Hendrick Goltzius. With a focus on function and material, new connections from across the period enable the presentation of a unified narrative of drawing in the region.

Voor iedereen die nog lang niet klaar is met barbecueën

This collectible volume introduces Vonnegut’s legion of fans to an entirely new side of his irrepressible creative personality – his work as a gifted graphic artist

The fourth volume of this highly praised, definitive reference to Andy Warhol's (1928–1987) extensive artistic production

Experience the extraordinary food and philosophy of Schloss Schauenstein, the three-Michelin-starred culinary destination in the heart of the Swiss Alps

The first book to survey the rich history of art on Fire Island – a beloved destination and cultural haven for queer individuals from around the world

An accessible, comprehensive, freshly-updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28,000 BC to today

Plantbased comfort food, makkelijk gemaakt

Explore the wonder and magic of the fantastic fifth taste with over 60 tantalizing recipes that take flavour to another dimension. Umami is both ubiquitous and elusive, present but often unrecognized, and it has the extraordinary ability to enhance individual flavours, transporting dishes to another level. It is the taste that keeps on giving long after salty, sweet, bitter and sour flavours are spent. Umami is a Japanese word that translates as ‘savoury deliciousness’, but it is far from a Far Eastern concept. It is absolutely universal and does not belong to any single culture – it can be shared, enjoyed and appreciated by all those in possession of a tongue. Everyone has experienced it – the salted anchovy that melts into the tomato of a pizza, the irresistible marriage of pancetta and Parmesan in a creamy spaghetti carbonara or the rich, caramelized chorizo in a pan-fried calamari and chorizo salad. Once understood, umami is your best friend both in and out of the kitchen. In this book, you’ll discover extraordinary new flavour combinations in dishes such as Steak Tagliata, Umami Rub and Garlic Pesto; Dark Chocolate and Orange Chilli Con Carne; and Sunshine Laksa with Crab, Snow Peas and Millet. This book contains a taste of the wonder and magic of umami, and once bitten you will forever be smitten. Umami is a fantastic new edition of At Home with Umami.

A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London’s National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes From soft furs and velvets to shimmering silks and glittering brocade, for centuries the depiction of clothing has allowed artists to flaunt their skills, flattering sitters and captivating viewers. This book delves into the evolving history of fashion, deciphering the sartorial signals conveyed by fabric, style, jewels, and accessories. Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press

Recepten die je keer op keer blijft maken

A vivid history of the evolution of printmaking as a means of creative expression, from prehistory to the present dayThe significance of printmaking within the history of art is often underplayed, obscured or misunderstood. This book tells the story of artist prints from across the globe in a manner that is accessible and engaging. It demystifies how prints are made—from woodblock to etching—and explores how, throughout history, printmaking has defied easy categorisation, straddling “fine” art practices and commercially minded production. In fact, it has been employed as much for creative experimentation as it has for disseminating information. Beginning in ancient East Asia and travelling through Renaissance Europe, revolutionary Mexico, and post-Apartheid South Africa, these ten chapters celebrate the interconnected nature of the printed image and its multiple histories, while illuminating the lesser-known players who have been deliberately or erroneously overlooked. Whether formed by slicing linoleum or plunging plates into acid, then distributed via bound books or pasted posters, the print has not just replicated the world, it has shaped it.

A collection of thirty-five artists from around the globe who work with yarn and thread to make unconventional and creative objects.

From artists knitting giant sweaters to those creating rooms bursting with imagined sea creatures, artist, curator, and writer Sophia Cai brings together some of today’s most creative textile practices in a celebration of contemporary exploration and play.

Broken down into three chapters—Weaving, Crochet, and Knitting—this book dips into the history of these art forms and the creative ways they’re currently being expanded.

An accessible entry point into the world of textile-based art, Loop, Hook, Loom features both working artists and hobbyists, highlighting the endless possibilities and worth of fiber art.

Published in celebration of the Hollywood star’s 100th birthday and in association with the Marilyn Monroe estate, to accompany the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait celebrates Monroe’s enduring legacy as a cultural icon, by exploring her impact on photography, art and film. Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous and photographed women of the twentieth century whose cultural significance continues to fascinate generations. Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait reflects on Monroe’s extraordinary impact on photographers and artists, showing familiar and rarely seen photographs of her, alongside outstanding artworks made during her lifetime and afterwards, that collectively create a portrait of her. Today, as we better understand the challenges Monroe faced in her life and the agency she sought in shaping her career, her photographs have accumulated new meanings and captivated new audiences. From her collaborations with photographers such as Eve Arnold and Richard Avedon to bold reinterpretations of her by Pop artists including Pauline Boty and Andy Warhol, Monroe’s image has been continually reimagined, speaking to her lasting impact on visual culture and our understanding of beauty, fame, and power. Far more than a Hollywood star, Monroe was a complex figure; ambitious, witty, charismatic, and deeply involved in the crafting of her public persona. Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait includes contributions from the actor, director and writer Lena Dunham, playwright and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer and feminist art historian Griselda Pollock, who offer fresh and personal perspectives on Monroe’s cultural significance and enduring legacy.

Arcade Adventures tells the story of video game arcades, from the pioneering technology of the 1970s and the golden age of the 1980s, to the modern experiences of today.

A legendary artist’s life and work unfold in vibrant pop-up form.

Step into the world of Frida Kahlo through 5 of her most celebrated works reimagined as three-dimensional scenes.

Parrots and monkeys, family and flowers, fashion and jewellery, her bright blue house—Frida Kahlo’s paintings are filled with the things she cherished.

This striking pop-up book invites children and families to step into her world through five of her most celebrated works reimagined as three-dimensional scenes that reveal her love of animals, her family roots, her courage in the face of pain, her ties to Mexico and her artistic struggles with the capitalist-industrialist complex outside her homeland that provided the market for her paintings.

Short texts and quotes from Frida explain each image in language that even young readers can easily understand. An introduction, a concise biography, and reproductions of the original paintings are woven throughout, offering context while deepening the reader’s connection to her life and art.

Created by award-winning paper engineer Maike Biederstädt, the book glows with vivid Mexican colors and dramatic design. Both playful and profound, it offers an inspiring introduction to one of the world’s most iconic artists—and a reminder that art can hold the deepest truths of who we are.

‘Offers a crisp and intelligent perspective on the sociopolitical currents that shaped [Hiroshige’s] vision’ – The New European ‘And therein lies the power of this beautiful book as it reveals Hiroshige’s vast artistic imagination and astonishing technical skill. This really is a book you’ll want to read again and again. Just superb!’ – Arts Hub Hiroshige was one of Japan’s most talented, prolific and popular artists. Famed for his landscapes, he was also a great observer of nature with a visionary approach to colour and brushwork. His legacy continues to influence and inspire artists today. Over a career spanning four decades, the prolific Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) produced thousands of landscape and nature prints, hundreds of paintings commissioned by the samurai elite, as well as many illustrated books. His work appealed to every stratum of society. While some of his landscape prints, such as Evening Snow – Kanbara and Ohashi – Evening Rain, are well-known examples of Japanese art, the full range of his output is less familiar. Hiroshige came from a samurai family, but he crossed social boundaries and devoted himself to depicting popular customs and the world around him. His work is distinguished by an air of gentle grace and decorum, perhaps arising partly from his steady temperament. His calm artistic vision sustained his contemporaries through the uncertainties of daily life and changing times. A great colourist, he stands out for discovering a subtle lyricism in the experience of travel, and a bond between people and the natural world. Featuring highlights from leading private collections of Hiroshige prints, alongside works by Hiroshige and other artists from the British Museum’s outstanding collection of Japanese art and from other major collections, this lavishly illustrated new publication celebrates one of the world’s most accomplished artists.

Nodig mensen uit, dek de tafel, duik de keuken in en heb een onvergetelijke avond! Met Dinnerparty van Kirsten van der Stelt wordt het hosten van een borrel, brunch of diner altijd een feestje.

Uncover art history by discovering what makes a masterpiece great.

Across eras, painters have pulled on their past and present to create works celebrated far into the future. But while museums are filled with artworks considered to be genius, it can be difficult to understand why these particular paintings have earned that title.

In The Art of Reading Art, Matthew Olivier expands his exceptionally popular online series (@matthewolivierx) to conversationally break down some of history’s great paintings, from Bosch’s The Conjurer and Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait to Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks. In his uniquely welcoming style, Olivier captures, for readers, what these paintings say, and how exactly they say it.

Traveling across periods and styles, Olivier’s focus isn’t on a timeline of movements, or on creating an academic catalogue. Rather, his writing uncovers what makes over 100 of history’s artworks so special. From discussions of history and technique to analysis of what details say about a work and its painter, The Art of Reading Art helps readers dive deeper into paintings without the need for an art history degree.

Capturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume celebrates impressionist depictions of nautical and beachside life.

The impressionists were forever inspired by the sea, which Claude Monet considered “a wonderful teacher for landscape artists.” The movement’s penchant for plein air painting and its characteristic style, with delicate brushstrokes and incomparable color palettes, was perfectly suited to portrayals of the sea and its perpetual movement, from gently rippling waves to raging storms.

Capturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume illuminates the works of Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, Eugène Boudin, Johan Barthold Jongkind, and more, taking readers on a journey along shorelines and beaches—from the coasts of Normandy and Brittany, to the Mediterranean Sea, to Tahiti—to discover all aspects of nautical and seaside life in the nineteenth century.

Portraits of children playing in the sand or strolling vacationers at seaside resorts contrast with scenes of the maritime industry, which depict the hustle and bustle of ports with their dockers, the to-and-fro of passing ships, and fishermen at work in boats. Atmospheric marine landscapes abound, from rugged cliffs and jagged rocks emerging from the waves to serene sunsets or sunrises along the horizon.

Published in collaboration with the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny, this volume includes 110 paintings and drawings, presented alongside photographs by masters such as Gustave Le Gray, which transport readers to the very coastlines interpreted by the impressionists.

Een verrassende kijk op de minst bekende, maar meest persoonlijke zijde van Léon Spilliaert

In the exhibition GLANZSTÜCKE, unique and rarely seen objects from all sections of the MAK Collection engage in a dialogue with jewelry art spanning the 120-year history of Van Cleef & Arpels.

Step into the silent, mysterious world of Léon Spilliaert

A career-spanning survey of the celebrated and resonant work of Arthur Jafa

 

This powerful collection of Celeste Dupuy-Spencer’s electrifying paintings, paired with lyrical, incisive text by Nina MacLaughlin, captures the current American moment in all its chaos, contradiction, and complexity

Simpele recepten die een groot verschil maken

The first major English-language publication dedicated to Monet’s letters, expertly selected and richly illustrated with his paintings. Claude Monet’s letters – to his friends, family, fellow artists, patrons and gallerists – offer an unmatched glimpse into the artist’s life, revealing his passions, anxieties and frank opinions, and expanding our view of his working life and practice. From his formative years to fame at the end of his life, this selection of letters is accompanied by profiles of his correspondents, expert introductions and comprehensive annotations. Illustrated with some of Monet’s best-known paintings, contemporary photographs and reproductions of some of the letters themselves, his world is revealed in words and images as never before. Published to mark the centenary of the artist’s death, this is a fresh opportunity to explore the life and letters of the ‘father of Impressionism’ in his own words.

Travel alongside Claude Monet to twenty destinations where he created his most famous work – including Venice, Rouen, Étretat, Antibes and London – all of which nourished his mastery of light. Claude Monet was a lifelong traveller. For more than fifty years, he made his way through Europe, looking for remarkable scenes, reflections, nuances and transparencies of light to capture through his painting – the result of patient, obsessive observation. From Normandy to Venice, via London, Brittany, the Mediterranean and the banks of the Seine, his travels were far more than mere journeys: they were an incessant quest for visual sensations. Florence Gentner retraces his artistic and personal trajectory, showing how twenty destinations profoundly influenced some 250 of his major works, as well as the evolution of his palette. Extracts from more than 100 letters, numerous sketches, notebook excerpts and reproductions reveal the circumstances of his journeys and convey the painter’s state of mind while he was away from home. His travel paintings constitute an exceptional body of work, enriched, for each trip, by an insightful analysis from Marine Kiesel. Part artistic biography, part travelogue, and presented in a beautiful printed cloth hardcover binding, Monet Abroad reveals the modernity and insatiable curiosity of a painter constantly in search of new horizons and new subjects.

Second volume of this highly praised, definitive reference to Andy Warhol's (1928–87) extensive artistic production

When We See UsIn the past decade, figurative painting by Black artists has risento a new prominence in the field of contemporary art. This timely and revelatory book highlights the many ways in which artists critically engage with notions of blackness, contributing to the critical discourse on topics such as Pan-Africanism, the Civil Rights Movement, African Liberation and Independence movements, the Anti-Apartheid and Black Consciousness mobilizations, Decoloniality, and Black Lives Matter.When We See UsWhen We See Us

The perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present

The definitive book on Lebanese home cooking, featuring 500 authentic and delicious easy-to-make recipes

350 delicious recipes for naturally gluten-free food from around the world - the only gluten-free cookbook you will ever need!

Denk jij dat selfies van deze tijd zijn? Nee, hoor! Ga mee op een fascinerende reis door de tijd en ontdek de kunstige portretten, vanuit de steentijd tot nu.

Graankeuken is een graancyclopedisch kennis-kookboek over 30 (pseudo)granen en 150 vegetarische recepten. Met praktische technieken om granen optimaal gaar, verteerbaar en smaakvol te bereiden.

Graankorrels zijn net gewone mensen: ze doen het niet goed op haast en hoge druk.’

Granen voeden de mensheid al duizenden jaren en vormen het fundament van de keukens van boeren én koningen. Ze verbinden culturen en weerspiegelen eeuwen aan traditie, rituelen en verhalen.

In Graankeuken neemt Peter van Berckel je mee langs dertig (pseudo)granen — van tarwe, rijst en haver tot vergeten oersoorten als eenkoren, Job’s tranen en fonio. Met technieken als fermenteren, eesten, kiemen en nixtamaliseren leer je hoe je granen écht verteerbaar bereidt.

Met meer dan 150 beproefde vegetarische recepten en diepgaande graanportretten opent dit boek een wereld aan culinaire mogelijkheden. Ontdek hoe deze compacte korrels niet alleen vullen, maar ook voeden, en laat je inspireren door hun rijke smaken en veelzijdigheid.

Janneke Vreugdenhil ‘Graankeuken is een informatief en leerzaam naslagwerk voor alle mensen die weleens brood eten, of pasta, couscous, rijst, of koekjes. Voor iedereen dus. (Ja zelfs voor wie, zoals ikzelf, gluten moet mijden.) Ik ben diep onder de indruk.’

Eke Mariën ‘Peter van Berckel is een echte vakman. Een denker en doener, iemand die onderzoekt, uitprobeert en pas publiceert als hij écht iets te vertellen heeft.’ ‘... een boek dat veel meer is dan een kookboek: het is een encyclopedie, een filosofisch pleidooi, een praktische gids en een persoonlijk document ineen.’

Rineke Dijkinga ‘Voor mij is Peter het levende voorbeeld van iemand die eten tot kunst verheft. Geen trucjes of snelle recepten, maar doorleefde kennis. Wat hij deelt, komt pas na jaren van verdieping, reizen, zien, proeven, toewijding, bloed, zweet, tranen — en liefde. Dán pas mag het het daglicht zien. En dat voel je aan alles in dit boek. Dit zijn geen willekeurige recepten of teksten: dit is meesterschap.’

Sandor Katz ‘Peter van Berckel hoort tot de nieuwe generatie fermentatieleraren die overal ter wereld opstaat.’

Kookboekennieuws.nl ‘Graankeuken is een instant klassieker. Een indrukwekkend en uitzonderlijk compleet werk waarin meesterschap, kennis en passie samenkomen. De heldere opbouw maakt complexe materie toegankelijk en nodigt direct uit om zelf aan de slag te gaan. Een inspirerend naslagwerk dat laat zien wat er mogelijk is met echte toewijding aan het ambacht.’

Het intrigerende verhaal van een muziektheatergezelschap dat voorstellingen maakte in lege tuinderskassen, verlaten kerkjes en een autosloperij, opgetekend door dramaturg Paul Slangen.

A Radio 4 Book of the Week 'A marvellous book' Ali Smith Shaped by the cycle of the natural world, a fresh look at the life and work of John Constable to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth in 2026. As exhilarating as a lungful of oxygen: that’s how some of his contemporaries felt about John Constable’s paintings. Others, though, were baffled by his uncompromisingly fresh and realistic treatment of the natural world. Susan Owens follows Constable through the seasons, tracing the rhythms and resonances of the artist’s year to offer a vivid, unconventional perspective on this beloved figure. Whether in London in May, preparing pictures for exhibition and longing for the Suffolk spring, or painting boat-builders and waiting to be married in a particularly gloomy September, Constable’s life and work were unusually shaped by the yearly cycles of weather and agriculture, as well as by the often competing demands of the art world. Raised in Suffolk and trained to manage his father's land, his rural background had an enduring impact on his painting. His was the approach of one who knew the laneways, ploughs and millponds he painted intimately, and who understood the countryside as a place of both labour and natural phenomena. Though today he is often considered a traditional artist, in truth John Constable was a radical. His sketchbooks and paintings reject second-hand, slip-shod versions of nature, instead subjecting the land, its people and industry to intense scrutiny; developing a new kind of painting to fit the landscape he saw with his farmer’s eye and felt beneath the soles of his boots.

An expansive view of Gormley's work, including new perspectives on its engagement with public space and its philosophical underpinningsPublished with Nasher Sculpture Center. Spanning the breadth of his career, from the late 1970s to the present day, this monograph surveys the development and evolution of British artist Antony Gormley's (born 1950) sculpture practice. Employing a wide-ranging use of organic, industrial and elemental materials over the years—including iron, steel, hand-beaten lead, seawater and clay—Gormley's kinetic sculptures interrogate the human body's relationship to space. Survey presents a chronology of 60 large-scale and commissioned projects exhibited across the world, as well as a new public project in which the artist affixed open-form sculptures on top of buildings surrounding the Nasher Sculpture Center. It also includes new scholarly essays on the artist's work by philosopher Thomas Nail and independent art historian and writer Amanda Gluibizzi, as well as an interview with the artist conducted by curator Jed Morse.

Marilyn Monroes final formal photo session and last interview have never been released in their entiretyuntil now. Completed in July 1962, just a month before her passing, the interview conducted by Richard Meryman was Marilyn at her most open and honest, and the photos by Allan Grant were the only ones ever taken in her home. Now, for the first time, you can read Marilyn in her own words and see her as the world has never seen her before.

"A beautifully understated look at an American icon, as she probably wished she could have been seen.

--Library Journal

In July 1962, Marilyn Monroe was at a crossroads. At thirty-six years old and embroiled in legal battles with the studio of her current picture, Somethings Gotta Give, she was struggling with fame, age, and a studio system in which she no longer fit. When she sat down to give Richard Meryman an interview, she had a lot to say. Originally intended to be an interview about fame, over the course of four hours Marilyn talked about her entire life. Only a small portion of the interview was published in LIFE Magazine. When she died, just two days after the article was published, Meryman put the full transcript and the original tapes in his files, never to see the light of day.

Documenting this landmark interview was iconic photojournalist Allan Grant. His images of Marilyn would be her last formal photo shootin her home, in casual clothes, being the glorious, free spirit she was. Grant captured every emotion of the interview in these exquisite images, only eight of which were published alongside the LIFE interview excerpt. Most of the remainder of the images were stored in Allans safe, waiting to be rediscovered.

Marilyn: The Lost Photographs The Last Interview is Marilyn Monroe in her own wordswords that havent been published, until now. In this recently restored and complete transcript, Marilyn candidly talks about her childhood and life, fame, the studio system, her approach to work, celebrity, being a sex symbol, and more. At times joyous, silly, serious, philosophical and pensive, it is a Marilyn that the world has never experienced. Accompanying the interview are more than 400 of Grants extraordinary images, most never published until now.

This beautifully produced book offers readers a glimpse into Marilyns mindset during her final month as she began to assert control of her career and address her relationship with celebrity. Deepening the understanding of Marilyns talents, humanity, and true legacy, and the appreciation of her true beauty, this is a fitting tribute to one of the most iconic figures in history.

He’s a four-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia. His films have grossed more than four billion dollars worldwide. He won the California governor’s race by a landslide. He has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, an oft-imitated accent, and a physique still heralded as the most perfect ever built. He’s Arnold, the one and only, with first name recognition worldwide, and now with a big brawny bio affordable by all.

The original Collector’s Edition was a decade in the making, a photo tribute covering 70+ years of Schwarzenegger, from the future Terminator’s impoverished childhood in Thal, Austria, to his rise as a young athlete, his journey to America to become the most celebrated bodybuilder of all time, to his career as the world’s leading action film star, then into the California governor’s mansion and beyond.

Along the journey, Arnold’s muscular body, chiseled features, and charismatic personality made him a favorite subject of photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Sante D’Orazio, Francesco Scavullo, and Andy Warhol. This new edition, like the original, includes them all, as well as more intimate bodybuilding images, behind-the-scenes film stills, dozens of photos from Arnold’s personal archive, and exclusive interviews with Arnold and those who helped him to fame, including directors Ivan Reitman and Bob Rafelson, and bodybuilding legends Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, and Frank Zane.

Straatheiligen van Venetië is een prachtig fotoboek en een unieke wandelgids. De plattegronden wijzen de weg en laten de wandelaar ervaren dat het authentieke Venetië nog altijd bestaat.

Monograph on artist Shirley Villavicencio Pizango: a powerful portrait where vibrant colours and identity meet

What does every budding artist need to know about drawing? And what quick skills can you pick up to help you on the way? In this instructive book, Barrington Barber shows you just this, offering tips and tricks as he guides you through the fundamental aspects of drawing.

Get to grips with still-life composition, draw dynamic bodies in motion, and capture the spectacular natural world. The Complete Book of Drawing is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop.

As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you to develop your own artistic style. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides. By revealing the nuances of texture, composition and perspective, this book will enable you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.

'A must-have book' Tom Kerridge
'What a book!' Prue Leith

From a hearty Boerewors roll to a fresh rainbow salad, and from iconic bobotie to the infamous melktert, this mouth-watering cookbook from Noxk Majozi, chef-in-residence at Fallow, is packed with 90 everyday recipes that celebrate the diverse and brilliantly vibrant flavours of South African cooking.

With recipes that have been handed down through generations of her family, and her own modern interpretations of traditional dishes, these are Nokx's most-loved recipes, perfect for home cooks everywhere. From braai to street food, pies and pastry to desserts, expect recipes that delight the senses and awaken your taste buds.

Recipes include:
Egg chakalaka with crushed avocado
Lamb bunny chow
Beetroot, feta and mint salad
Chicken wings with mango
Durban curried mussels
Grilled peri peri prawns
Cape Malay chicken curry
Samp and beans
Pepper steak pies
Sweetcorn bread
Caramelised pineapple with fried coconut ice cream
Pumpkin fritters
... and many more.

Full of passion, flavour and heart, this book gives you everything you'll ever need to enjoy simple, delicious South African dishes at home.

Iconic Italian dishes from one of the world’s favorite tourist destinations.

Italian food is consistently ranked one of the most popular cuisines in the world. This cookbook contains many of the classics Italy is known for, from bruschetta al pomodoro to spaghettoni à la carbonara and penne all'arrabiata.

Complete with stunning photography of Rome and its environs, this is the eternal city as you’ve never tasted it before. With the inclusion of every essential, authentic recipe made easier than ever before, and restaurant recommendations off the traditional tourist path, Rome transports readers to all the delicious sights, smells and flavors of Italy's oldest city.

Features over 200 recipes, with chapters including:

• Antipasti: bruschetta, zucchini flower fritters, mozzarella crouettes
• Pane (bread) e pizza: white pizza, Roman roll, pizza scrocchiarella
• Pasta e gnocchi: bucatini all'amatriciana, penne all'arrabbiata, gnocchi alla romana, spaghetti alla carbonara
• Carne (meat) e pesce (fish): Roman beef in tomato sauce, chicken and red pepper, cod with chickpeas
• Verdure (vegetables): spring vegetable soup, zucchini alla Romana, stuffed tomatoes
• Dolci (dessert): almond cookies, granita, traditional Roman cake

Explore the life and art of Mary Cassatt through 50 of her most important works.

The Works: Mary Cassatt is a stunning art book showcasing 50 of Mary Cassatt’s most compelling artworks.

From the deep turquoise hues of the radical Little Girl in a Blue Armchair to the fresh, floral intimacy of Lilacs in a Window, this book showcases the beauty and complexity of Cassatt’s style. Through detailed analyses of each artwork from acclaimed art historian Sally Grant, this is the ultimate introduction to Mary Cassatt.

Perfect for budding and seasoned art lovers, or anyone looking for a beautiful, bold book to adorn their shelves or coffee table. This volume is an essential tribute to a trailblazing icon of nineteenth-century art.

Explore the life and art of Edgar Degas through 50 of his most important works.

The Works: Edgar Degas is a stunning art book showcasing 50 of Degas’s most compelling artworks.

From the poignant restraint of The Bellelli Family to the lively pastel world captured in The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, this book showcases the beauty and complexity of Degas’s style. Through detailed analyses of each artwork from acclaimed art historian Sally Grant, this is the ultimate introduction to the great artist.

Perfect for budding and seasoned art lovers, or anyone looking for a beautiful, bold book to adorn their shelves or coffee table. This volume is an essential tribute to a trailblazing icon of nineteenth-century art.

To paraphrase Picasso: the good borrow, but the truly great artists steal. The great masters of art earned their reputation for supposedly taking art in entirely new directions – for pioneering new techniques, breaking with tradition and busting norms – but behind almost every famous artwork you can find influence and inspiration artfully ‘stolen’ from elsewhere.

Great Artists Steal takes 40 groundbreaking artworks throughout history and shows how in truth they have their roots firmly in the past or in other works. Andy Warhol was famously obsessed with repurposing and repeating famous images from across history, while visual motifs that originated thousands of years ago are still repeated in contemporary art today. Where does ‘stealing’ begin and copying end, and how do ideas, influence and creativity travel across different generations of artists and artworks?

From the accidental to the purposeful, the innocent to the malicious, Great Artists Steal looks at all the ways famous artists have begged and borrowed their way to greatness. Whether you’re an art student, enthusiast or novice, this book will provide you with a new perspective on the history of art, and tell some fascinating stories along the way.

This portrait of art, rivalry, and friendship details the iconic duel between Matisse and Picasso and its place within the history of twentieth-century art.

Fiercely competitive, Matisse and Picasso engaged in one of the most formidable creative dialogues in the history of art. This volume portrays the intertwined evolution of the two giants of modern art as if it were an ongoing chess game between two masters. They shared extraordinarily powerful dialogue during their early careers, and their unique partnership blossomed from the 1930s on, when the artists, who had grown distant for more than a decade, reconnected. They developed a mutual creative appreciation, which they translated into their own work. During the war years, their geographic separation only spurred them to reflect even more on each other’s work; their artistic sparring resumed. In the postwar period—the most poignant in their long friendship—they often met and exhibited together. But Picasso’s greatest tribute to Matisse would come in the series of paintings he realized shortly after his friend’s death; the long rivalry transformed into a deep and melancholic mourning. Beautifully reproduced, including two-color page edging, with historical demonstration supported by striking visual juxtapositions of works by the two artists, this study is a major contribution to the history of twentieth-century art.

The livre d’artiste, or ‘artist’s book’, is among the most prized in rare book collections. Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was one of the greatest artists to work in this genre, creating his most important books over a period of eighteen years from 1932 to 1950 – a time of personal upheaval and physical suffering, as well as conflict and occupation for France. Brimming with powerful themes and imagery, these works are crucial to an understanding of Matisse’s oeuvre, yet much of their content has never been seen by a wider audience. In Matisse: The Books, Louise Rogers Lalaurie reintroduces us to Matisse by considering how in each of eight limited-edition volumes, the artist constructs an intriguing dialogue between word and image. She also highlights the books’ profound significance for Matisse as the catalysts for the extraordinary ‘second life’ of his paper cut-outs. In concert with an eclectic selection of poetry, drama and, tantalizingly, Matisse’s own words, the books’ images offer an astonishing portrait of creative resistance and regeneration. Matisse’s books contain some of the artist’s best-known graphic works – the magnificent, belligerent swan from the Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé, or the vigorous linocut profile from Pasiphaé (1944), reversed in a single, rippling stroke out of a lake of velvety black. In Jazz, the cut-out silhouette of Icarus plummets through the azure, surrounded by yellow starbursts, his heart a mesmerizing dot of red. But while such individual images are well known, their place in an integrated sequence of pictures, decorations and words is not. With deftness and sensitivity, Lalaurie explores the page-by-page interplay of the books, translating key sequences and discussing their distinct themes and creative genesis. Together Matisse’s artist books reveal his deep engagement with questions of beauty and truth; his faith; his perspectives on aging, loss, and inspiration; and his relationship to his critics, the French art establishment and the women in his life. In addition, Matisse: The Books illuminates the artist’s often misunderstood political affinities – in particular, his decision to live in the collaborationist Vichy zone, throughout World War II. Matisse’s wartime books are revealed as a body of work that stands as a deeply personal statement of resistance.

Henri Matisse created an oeuvre that is unparalleled in its brilliance and originality. His colorfully luminescent paintings are a sweeping affirmation of joie - de - vivre, levity and sensitivity. Featuring well - researched texts and numerous illustrations, this volume offers fascinating insights into the life and artistic development of Henri Matisse Henri Matisse, one of the preeminent pioneers of modern art. When people think of Matisse’s art, they tend to remember above all the famous cut - o uts from the last years of his life. He created these at a time when he was already confined to his bed and traded his brush for scissors. In the new volume of the The Great Masters of Art series, Markus Müller knowledgeably and vividly describes how Matis se’s artistic oeuvre developed towards these color - intensive and near - abstract works. An illustrated biography, as well as archive finds the author was able to include thanks to his close connection to the artist’s estate, present Matisse as an artist whos e works are a feast of colors and forms.