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This ravishing book, uniquely illustrated with photographs of actual shoes, takes us on a remarkable tour of the shoe closets of the world over the last four centuries, exploring how major historical events, social change and industrialization have influenced styles and production. Faboulous images ..

"I maintain," stated Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), "that painting is clearly a concrete art whose existence lies only in the representation of real and existing objects...." Courbet, who influenced and advised the fledgling Impressionists, was an outstanding representative of a naturalistic realism t..

Both eclipsed and influenced by television American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of 60s advertisements. More literal, more in-your-face, 70s ads sought to capture the attention of a public accustomed to blaring, to-the-point TV co..

Continuing its quest to seek out the world's most unique and inspiring hotels, Taschen takes on South America. This diverse selection of hotels, posadas, and haciendas highlights the most exceptional destinations on the continent. Among the breathtaking paradise spots are a hotel on a Patagonian nat..

Graffiti Woman celebrates the rise of female graffiti and street artists, showcasing the work of over 125 women, from those at the top of the game, such as New York’s Lady Pink and Amsterdam’s Mickey, to a galaxy of rising stars.Accompanied by lively quotes from the artists themselves, and intro..

Renoir - the inventor of a new image of feminityPierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is now universally acclaimed: museums pride themselves on his paintings, crowds flock to his retrospectives. His work shows art at its most light-hearted, sensual and luminous. Renoir never wanted anything ugly in ..

Simply sexy.Richard Kern's gloriously natural girls.Richard Kern likes real women: unpretentious, unadorned, and definitely undressed. Those who love Kern know each book is an invitation to join him in his privileged world where natural young women share their most intimate moments. Richard ..

The art of Henri Rousseau - A fascinating mixture of primitive idyll and flight from civilizationHenri Rousseau (1844-1910) emerged from humble circumstances - reflected in his nickname, "the customs official." An employee in the Paris customs bureau, Rousseau was an autodidact who incrementally..

"Great Escapes" is the introductory volume of Taschen's series, 100 Hotels, which presents the best, coolest and most interesting hotels in the world, in various categories...

"House" profiles new directions in American residential architecture, focusing only on houses that have been built since 1998. The structures in the book represent the new ideas about how to build houses, how they are lived in, and how they are rooted to their local. The 20 houses featured have been..

Paradise city! Fun, happy, and sexy homes populate this dreamy seaside city where blue sky, green palm leaves, and electric vibes provide an exotic backdrop to the fabulous and outrageous interiors we've selected for you. Whether they're exploding with color and pizzazz or imploding with white minim..

For forty years, city streets have been home to the modern graffiti movement, but the new century has witnessed a fresh creative explosion. Walls, phone booths, guttering, traffic signage - the full range of surfaces forming the astonishingly vibrant street canvas is now adorned with hand-painted or..