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12/19/2024

Our last group of holiday picks features gifts and games for all ages, from art-inspired playing cards and memory games, to richly illustrated puzzles and a bingo game!

Pictured on the left is “Bugtastic Bingo” by Yuval Zommer (), and from top to bottom in the stack on the right:

“Epiphany!” by Robert Shore and Michelle Mildenberg Lara ();

“Bigger Than This” by Jenny Jacoby () and Daniel Frost ();

“Queen of Arts” by Lydia Miller () and Laura Callaghan ();

“The Story of Art in 1000 Pieces” by Susie Hodge () and Grace Helmer ();

“The Odyssey in 1000 Pieces” by Daisy Dunn () and Good Wives and Warriors ();

And “The Big Belly of the Whale” by Yuval Zommer ().

12/19/2024

Discover the perfect gift for fans of popular culture:

“Faithful Unto Death” by Paul Koudounaris () is a moving celebration of the unique relationship between people and their pets, and is accompanied by a rich selection of archival photos.

“Elements,” the latest publication from image alchemist Stephen Ellcock (), is a remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements.

Discover the 1980s afresh in a new decade-defining book from Henry Carroll (), one of our most popular writers on visual culture today.

Finally, “Mind Games” by John Lennon () and Yoko Ono explores the writing, recording, and release of Lennon’s celebrated fourth solo album, while featuring handwritten lyrics, letters, and artworks by the duo alongside previously unseen photography.

12/19/2024

Travel through time and space with our books on history and mythology this holiday season 🕰

In Paul Roberts’s “Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments,” readers can take a historical tour of Rome without leaving the house, learning about the city’s history through its many emperors and the monuments built in each era.

In the award-winning “The Making of the Middle Sea,” author and professor Cyprian Broodbank offers a full interpretive exploration into the rise of the Mediterranean world from its beginning, before the emergence of our own species, up to the threshold of classical times.

Jeremy Black’s “Paris: A Short History” details the great events and personalities of the iconic city, starting as early as the first century BCE up till its most recent role as host of the 2024 Olympic Games.

In “The Aztec Myths” and “The Korean Myths,” learn about the ancient gods, myths, and legends of the Aztec community and in Korean culture through these highly popular illustrated guides.

12/19/2024

Our photography picks this year feature some of the most remarkable visual histories perfect for gift-giving 🎁

“Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House” by photographer Gilbert McCarragher () documents Jarman's home in extensive detail, revealing the space that encapsulates the artist and filmmaker’s vision of the world.

“The Art of Climbing” by climbing and outdoors photographer Simon Carter () is a dramatic collection of photographs revealing the world’s most beautiful climbing locations, from Tsaranoro in Madagascar and Teplicke in Czechia to Mount Huashan in China.

An incredible resource by Amy Sall (), “The African Gaze" is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa that draws from an extensive array of research material, including archival documents and direct interviews with the photographers and filmmakers where possible.

"Magnum America,” co-authored by Peter van Agtmael () and Laura Wexler, is an epic visual history of the places, people, mythologies, and realities of the United States across eight decades from the renowned photography collective Magnum Photos ().

12/19/2024

Dive into the stories of these inspiring creative figures this holiday season:

Now on the big screen, “The Lives of Lee Miller” details the adventurous and beautiful life of Lee Miller, chronicled by Miller’s son, Antony Penrose ().

Released earlier this year, “A Look at my Life” is a beautiful new edition of the long out-of-print autobiography of the pioneering Surrealist artist Eileen Agar.

“Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life” by Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski is the first major monograph of the sculptor and explores his legacy and impact on twentieth-century art through his key works and artistic relationships.

Finally, in “Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words,” Michael Peppiatt () presents an intimate portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and important artists through a new selection of letters, statements, and interviews.

12/17/2024

Looking for a gift for an architecture or interiors lover?

“This Creative Life” by Robyn Lea () reveals the private spaces where some of the world’s top fashion designers live their best creative lives.

Featuring seventy-two mini essays across four sections, “Point Line Plane” by Kengo Kuma is an intriguing collection of theories and reflections on architecture by a master in the field.

Following the highly popular “Off the Grid: Houses for Escape,” Dominic Bradbury () returns with a new volume focused on some of the most innovative off-grid homes in North America.

Finally, “I. M. Pei: Life is Architecture” by Shirley Surya () and Aric Chen () presents the life and work of the influential architect across six themes that were central to Pei's unique approach to architecture, while bringing together previously unpublished archival materials, specially commissioned essays, and new photography of his work.

12/17/2024

This week, we’re excited to present some of our top picks for the holiday season, starting with three exquisite volumes that offer a look inside some of the world’s most iconic fashion brands 🎁⭐️

Celebrating the centennial anniversary of the house’s first makeup products, “Chanel. The Allure of Makeup” is published in collaboration with Chanel to celebrate the house’s inspiring story of makeup creation.

Put together by Maria Kublin () and Ana Balda (), “Balenciaga – Kublin: A Fashion Record,” is first book to document the short yet prolific artistic career of fashion photographer and filmmaker Tom Kublin, and is a celebration of his creative union with Cristóbal Balenciaga during the fashion house’s postwar heyday in Paris.

Finally, “Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out,” featuring photographs by Carlos Muñoz Yagüe (), presents an extraordinarily intimate look into the fascinating world of creativity in the latter, sumptuous phase of Yves Saint Laurent’s career, between 1989 and his final collection in 2002.

12/17/2024

Out today, this is the first full-length illustrated biography of the legendary Carla Sozzani (), a key figure in the international worlds of fashion, art, and design.

Louise Baring’s captivating text is based on interviews with Carla Sozzani, and each chapter covers a foundational aspect of Sozzani’s inspirational life and career. Beginning with her bourgeois childhood in Italy, the text takes us through her early love of fashion and passion for travel.

Interspersed with images that illustrate each chapter are pull quotes in Sozzani’s own words. Complete with guest appearances by a veritable who’s who of the fashion, art, and design worlds—photographers Paolo Roversi, Helmut Newton, Sarah Moon, Nick Knight, and Bruce Weber; designers Yohji Yamamoto, Zoran, Rei Kawakubo, the Memphis Group, and Marc Newson, to name but a few—“Carla Sozzani” offers a fascinating look at the remarkable life and work of a visionary icon.

Image credits:

1 - pp. 220 (2). Azzedine Alaïa and Carla Sozzani, 2016. Alec Soth/Magnum Photos.

2 - pp. 153 (11). Carla in Kris’s first studio in Milan, 1991. Courtesy Sozzani Foundation.

3 - pp. 46. CARLA AND FRANCA SOZZANI, MILAN. PHOTO GIANNI NUNNARI, 1970. Courtesy Sozzani Foundation, Photo Gianni Nunnari.

4 - pp. 111 (1). Carla and Franca, Milan. Photo Thomas Zanon-Larcher, 2011. © Thomas Zanon-Larcher, Courtesy Thomas Zanon-Larcher Archives.

12/11/2024

We are saddened to learn of the passing of world-renowned archaeologist and distinguished Thames & Hudson author Professor Colin Renfrew, described by Cyprian Broodbank, his current successor as Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, as “one of the titans of modern archaeology” who “pioneered new, theoretically informed ways of thinking about the explanation of social and political change in the past . . . while advocating scientific techniques of dating and provenance as an integral part of archaeological endeavor.”

Thames & Hudson is proud of its longstanding association with Professor Renfrew. Archaeology students the world over have for decades been fortunate to have as their vade mecum the bestselling textbooks "Archaeology" and "Archaeology Essentials: Theories, Methods and Practice" by Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn. Bearing all the hallmarks of Colin Renfrew’s incisive thinking, scientific knowledge, and lucid prose, this has rightly become and remains the standard work in the discipline.

We as a publisher mourn his death and the loss of a close and loyal friend, whose contribution to our list has been immeasurable and enduring.

12/10/2024

Available now, "WipEout Fututurism” is the definitive illustrated history of the cult videogame.

Featuring original concept art for the “WipEout” game series, promotional materials, in-game photography, and the monumental graphic design work of The Designers Republic, this book offers a heart-thumping fusion of groundbreaking graphic design, architectural futurism, electronic music, and high-speed racing.

Put together by game-industry artist Duncan Harris, "WipEout Futurism” includes a foreword by Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic (), exclusive interviews with electronic duo Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll (), sound designer Loic Couthier (), writer Damon Fairclough, game director Stuart Tilley, and more.

12/04/2024

Both an exploration of color and form and a dazzling artistic statement, "The Tapestry” is a one-of-a-kind monograph that originated during a time of deep reflection and evolution for the artist, Erik Madigan Heck ().

The flowing, lyrical design of this book created in collaboration with leading design studio A Practice for Everyday Life weaves a visual narrative that traces the evolution of Heck’s craft and the interconnections between photography, fashion, and the broader spectrum of visual art.

Next Wednesday, Dec 11, 6pm–8pm Heck will speak about this new publication alongside curator and writer Vince Aletti at Rizzoli Bookstore ().

Admission is free, but please RSVP. Use linktr.ee/thamesandhudsonusa to learn more.

11/21/2024

Available now, “Hokusai: A Life in Drawing” is a deluxe, large-format introduction to Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), the most prolific artist of Japan’s Edo period.

Hokusai was also one of the great masters of the woodcut. His works range from portraits of popular actors and courtesans to landscapes and seascapes, including his celebrated “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,” and from cleverly observed scenes of everyday life to the erotic prints known as "shunga.”

"Hokusai: A Life in Drawing” includes essays by writer Henri-Alexis Baatsch on the artist’s life, work, legacy, and influence, as well as 150 beautifully reproduced illustrations of Hokusai’s art in full color.

Image credits:

1 - pp. 212–3. Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago. “Fishing boats at Choshi in Shimosa,” from the series “One Thousand Views of the Sea,” c. 1828– 38. Chicago, Art Institute.

2 - pp. 24-25. New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Mitsui shop at Surugachō in Edo” (detail), from the series “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,” c. 1830–32. New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

11/21/2024

“Celebrated botanist Mabberley delves into the history of fruits too often taken for granted in the modern world . . . A wealth of color illustrations and photographs . . . make this volume a sumptuous trove of art.” — “Booklist”

The story of citrus permeates human history, as recorded in the literature and art of civilizations from antiquity to the present day.

Available now, “Citrus: A World History” by David J. Mabberley traces the history of today’s global superfood from its cultivation in the ancient world from just a handful of original wild species, via Arab trade routes, the noble collectors of medieval Europe, imperial conquerors on the high seas, and merchants betting on the highest-value fruit crop ever known.

From the art of the Renaissance to modern advertising and graphic design, this richly illustrated, invigorating cultural history reveals how these extraordinary, life-giving fruits have flavored, scented, healed, and colored our world.

Image credits:

1 - pp. 59. © Yale Medical Historical Library. Illustration from “Farah’s Encyclopaedia of Nature” by al-Muttahhar ibn Muhhammad al- Yazdi, 17th century. Arabic and Persian works such as this one furthered the dissemination of citrus knowledge.

2 - pp. 35. © Wellcome Collection. Flowering and fruiting stems of the kumquat (Citrus japonica), zincograph, after Walter Hood Fitch, drawn from a plant exhibited at the Horticultural Society in London in 1876.

3 - pp. 122. © Minneapolis Institute of Art. "Flower Gardener" engraving, Martin Engelbrecht, from “L’Assemblage nouveau des manouvriers habilles,” c. 1730.

11/20/2024

Dropping December 3rd, “The Tapestry” by Erik Madigan Heck () presents more than 180 photographs in a richly colorful, experiential, and tactile new monograph that spans photography and painting.

This collection of images serves as a meditative exploration of Heck’s fusion of photography and painting, characterized by a bold embrace of natural light, resulting in a stunning array of unapologetically beautiful and vividly colorful images.

Join us to celebrate the publication of "The Tapestry” at Rizzoli Bookstore () on Dec 11, 6pm–8pm, where Erik Madigan Heck will be in conversation with curator and writer Vince Aletti.

RSVP using the Eventbrite link on linktr.ee/thamesandhudsonusa

Image credit: pp. 330 © Erik Madigan Heck

11/19/2024

Out today, “Elements” is an eclectic, evocative, and resoundingly beautiful treasury of imagery exploring depictions of the elemental forces that reveal their profound significance to ancient philosophers, alchemists, and astrologers, and modern artists, photographers, and scientists alike.

Expertly curated, themed, and paired by image alchemist Stephen Ellcock (), modern and visionary images are juxtaposed with the ancient and arcane, and the creative power of the elements is contrasted with the disastrous.

At a time when humanity’s relationship with the Earth teeters on the edge of catastrophe, this compendium of images exploring the natural elements envisions the possibility of earthly and spiritual harmony emerging from the chaos.

11/12/2024

Painting is an almost inconceivably ancient activity that remains vigorously alive in the twenty-first century. Every successful painting creates a new world, which we inhabit for as long as we care to look at it. For those who dedicate themselves to it, the art of painting can become an all-consuming, lifelong obsession. It is a subject on which painters themselves are often the most incisive commentators.

Drawing on decades of conversations with practicing artists, “How Painting Happens” deftly brings together numerous voices, past and present, in this riveting and richly illustrated book. In it, we hear the personal reflections of these artists on their chosen medium; how and why they paint; how they came to the practice; the influence of fellow painters; and how they find creative sustenance and inspiration in their art.

“How Painting Happens” by Martin Gayford () is available now.

Image credit:

pp. 13. Private Collection. Photo Tim Bowditch. © Oscar Murillo. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner. Oscar Murillo, “(untitled) ethics & aesthetics,” 2020–1. Oil, oil stick, graphite, and spray paint on canvas, 171 × 185 cm (67 ⅜ × 72 ⅞ in.).

11/12/2024

Out today, “Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out” presents an extraordinarily intimate look into the fascinating world of creativity in the latter, sumptuous phase of Yves Saint Laurent’s career, between 1989 and his final collection in 2002.

The volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of the life of an haute couture house: from informal, atmospheric portraits of Saint Laurent at work in his studio, drawing and creating, to the behind-the-scenes work of the “petites mains” in the ateliers, the skilled army of artisans whose activity is rarely documented.

Photographer Carlos Muñoz Yagüe’s () private archives—letters, documents, drawings, and ephemera—show the life that he enjoyed as a “fly on the wall” in this rarefied universe and are published here for the first time.

All images © 2024 Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe

11/08/2024

“Louis Stettner” is an authoritative, full-career retrospective of the great twentieth-century American photographer authored by Sally Martin Katz (), David Campany (), Karl Orend, and James Iffland.

Organized chronologically, this title presents over 190 photographs from Stettner’s career, both his works in black-and-white and in color, as well as a selection of his writings. These include Stettner’s iconic images of New York and Paris; the architecture of urban wonders such as Penn Station, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the New York City subway; as well as candid and empathetic street photographs of the people who inhabit these metropolitan centers.

“Louis Stettner” is available on thamesandhudsonusa.com

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