Книги издательства «Taschen»

When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds).This incredible collection is now available in an accessible XXL book format. Leibovitz drew on more than 40 years of work, starting with the photojournalism she did for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s through the conceptual portraits she made for Vanity Fair and Vogue. She selected iconic images—such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono entwined in a last embrace—as well as portraits that had rarely, if ever, been seen before.The Annie Leibovitz SUMO covered political and cultural history, from Queen Elizabeth II and Richard Nixon to Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga.“What I had thought of initially as a simple process of imagining what looked good big, what photographs would work in a large format, became something else,” Leibovitz says. “The book is very personal, but the narrative is told through popular culture. It’s not arranged chronologically and it’s not a retrospective. It’s more like a roller coaster.”Fans of Leibovitz and her many celebrated subjects can now enjoy that same roller coaster ride for themselves with this unlimited edition.

When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the…

“Holds many surprises for the reader who has seen the Cuban reality . . . only through the distorting prism of propaganda.” —The New York Times Book Review, 1967
On December 31, 1958, Lee Lockwood, then a young photojournalist, went to Cuba to cover what looked to be the end of Batista’s regime. He arrived the day before Fidel Castro took power and spent a week canvassing the island before finding the victorious leader. Castro immediately took to Lockwood and over the next decade invited him back many times, granting him special access to his inner circle and free rein to explore the island without the usual restrictions imposed upon American journalists.
In 1965, Castro granted Lockwood a rare, in-depth interview but then missed appointment after appointment. Days turned into weeks turned into three interminable months, as Lockwood, like many journalists before and since, waited for Castro. But it was worth the anticipation, climaxing in a marathon seven-day interview that covered everything from racial issues in America to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It remains to this day one of the most penetrating portraits of the Cuban leader.
Originally published in 1967, Lockwood’s interviews and observations are now republished by TASCHEN alongside hundreds of photographs covering both the weeks Lockwood spent traveling with Castro and the years he documented Cuba’s transformation throughout the ’60s. From military encampments in the Sierra Maestra mountains to Havana street life and political rallies, many of these color images have never been published before. A foreword and afterword by Latin America expert Saul Landau contextualize Lockwood’s work at a moment in history when U.S.-Cuba relations once again take center stage.

“Holds many surprises for the reader who has seen the Cuban reality . . . only through the distorting prism of propaganda.” —The New York Times Book Review, 1967
On December 31,…

A photographic homage to our planet
“In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” — Sebastiao Salgado
On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastiao Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he experienced a revelation: suddenly life made sense. From that day onward—though it took years of hard work before he had the experience to earn his living as a photographer—the camera became his tool for interacting with the world. Salgado, who “always preferred the chiaroscuro palette of black-and-white images,” shot very little color in his early career before giving it up completely.
Raised on a farm in Brazil, Salgado possessed a deep love and respect for nature; he was also particularly sensitive to the ways in which human beings are affected by their often devastating socio-economic conditions. Of the myriad works Salgado has produced in his acclaimed career, three long-term projects stand out: Workers (1993), documenting the vanishing way of life of manual laborers across the world; Migrations (2000), a tribute to mass migration driven by hunger, natural disasters, environmental degradation and demographic pressure; and this new opus, GENESIS, the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society—the land and life of a still-pristine planet. “Some 46% of the planet is still as it was in the time of genesis,” Salgado reminds us. “We must preserve what exists.” The GENESIS project, along with the Salgados’ Instituto Terra, are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future.
Over 30 trips—traveled by foot, light aircraft, seagoing vessels, canoes, and even balloons, through extreme heat and cold and in sometimes dangerous conditions—Salgado created a collection of images showing us nature, animals, and indigenous peoples in breathtaking beauty. What does one discover in GENESIS? The animal species and volcanoes of the Galapagos; penguins, sea lions, cormorants, and whales of the Antarctic and South Atlantic; Brazilian alligators and jaguars; African lions, leopards, and elephants; the isolated Zo’e tribe deep in the Amazon jungle; the Stone Age Korowai people of West Papua; nomadic Dinka cattle farmers in Sudan; Nenet nomads and their reindeer herds in the Arctic Circle; Mentawai jungle communities on islands west of Sumatra; the icebergs of the Antarctic; the volcanoes of Central Africa and the Kamchatka Peninsula; Saharan deserts; the Negro and Jurua rivers in the Amazon; the ravines of the Grand Canyon; the glaciers of Alaska... and beyond. Having dedicated so much time, energy, and passion to the making of this work, Salgado calls GENESIS “my love letter to the planet.”

A photographic homage to our planet
“In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” — Sebastiao Salgado
On a very fortuitous day in 1970,…

Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal. With style and rigor, it has reported on the major themes and stylistic movements in industrial, interior, product, and structural design.This fresh reprint of domus' 1950s coverage brings together the most important features from an era of post-war optimism. As memories of conflict receded, architecture and design sought new forms, materials, and applications, as well as increasing international dialogue. Highlights include Le Corbusier’s design of the United Nations Building in New York; the Case Study Houses of Charles and Ray Eames; Richard Neutra in California, office machines by Olivetti, furniture by Ray and Charles Eames, ceramics and tables by Ettore Sottsass, and the Herman Miller Showroom by Alexander Girard in San Francisco.domus distilledSeven volumes spanning 1928 to 1999Over 4,000 pages featuring influential projects by the most important designers and architectsOriginal layouts and all covers, with captions providing navigation and contextIntroductory essays by renowned architects and designersEach edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in ItalianA comprehensive index in each volume listing both designers’ and manufacturers’ names.

Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal.…

A unique tribute from David Bowie’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s blessing.In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie’s Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of ’70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world’s biggest stars.A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer’s inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer’s photographer and videographer.This collection brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. With a lenticular cover of different headshots, it celebrates Bowie’s fearless experimentation and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.

A unique tribute from David Bowie’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s blessing.In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking…

The USA is one of the most varied and fascinating countries in the world. Its areas of natural beauty such as the Pacific Coast, the Yosemite National Park, and Monument Valley are the stuff of great cinema (Hollywood finds its best settings practically in its backyard). For everyone who explores the USA beyond its big cities on a classic road trip, on the trail of Native Americans and pioneers, in the mountains or by lakes and beaches, unforgettable moments are guaranteed.
In Great Escapes USA, Angelika Taschen presents remarkable places to stay through impressive photography, entertaining texts, and practical details on how to get there, prices, and tips for books and films. Her journey starts on the East Coast, where intellectuals and artists once met in idyllically located country houses such as the Twin Farms in Vermont and Troutbeck in New York State. It continues to the South, where The Moorings Village and Hotel Peter & Paul, for example, tell of the history of Florida and Louisiana, and Southern belles such as the Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas reveal their glamor.
Dunton Hot Springs, once a miners’ camp in Colorado, now transformed from a ghost town to an upscale rustic resort, lies on the route, just like the urban utopia that is Arcosanti in Arizona, conceived by the architect Paolo Soleri in the 1970s. The trip comes to a wonderful conclusion in California with unique hotels such as Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn, where many famous writers have stayed in the Norwegian-influenced wooden cabins, laid-back motels like The Surfrider Malibu, which is all about the California dream, and heavenly destinations for gourmets, for example SingleThread in Sonoma County with its three Michelin stars.
The photography in this opulent publication presents hotels in the tradition of great architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright as well as the work of young contemporary designers and buildings in the typical American mid-century style. A horse ranch, a glamping site, even a hippie bathhouse and vintage mobile homes are also included – places as varied as the USA itself!

The USA is one of the most varied and fascinating countries in the world. Its areas of natural beauty such as the Pacific Coast, the Yosemite National Park, and Monument Valley…

The Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition, embodying universal characteristics and emotions, like love, hatred, fortune, jealousy, revenge, hubris, greed, or bravery. These traits are the basis for immortal dramas and rich narratives, as profound as they are entertaining, which form the bedrock of our culture and literature today and remain relevant and fascinating for all readers, young and old alike.This edition contains 21 of the most famed episodes from the Trojan War, the subsequent wanderings of Odysseus, and his long-awaited return to Ithaca. The texts are carefully compiled from the seminal work Sagen des klassischen Altertums (Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece) by Gustav Schwab (1792–1850), and strikingly illustrated by 15 artists, among them outstanding representatives of the Golden Age of Book Illustration and the Arts and Crafts Movement, including Walter Crane (1845–1915), William Russell Flint (1880–1969), Newell Convers Wyeth (1882–1945), and Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900–1931).These illustrations are complemented by scene-setting vignettes for each story and a genealogical tree of Greek gods and goddesses by Clifford Harper. Placing the tales in a historical context, the book contains an introduction by Dr. Michael Siebler and is rounded off with an extensive glossary of the most important protagonists in the Greek myths. The heroism, tragedy, and theater of Greek mythology glimmer through each tale in this lavishly illustrated edition, awakening the gods and heroes to new life.

The Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human…

Genie et angoisse existentielle d’un talent torture
De nos jours, les ?uvres de Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) sont parmi les plus celebres et reconnues dans le monde. Ces peintures telles que les Tournesols, La Nuit etoilee ou l’Autoportrait a l’oreille bandee revelent un artiste a l’habilete unique pour figurer les matieres et ambiances, la lumiere et les lieux.
Pourtant, van Gogh s’est battu toute sa vie contre le desinteret de ses contemporains, mais aussi contre des acces de folie devastateurs. Ses episodes de depression et d’angoisse auront finalement raison de sa vie puisqu’il se suicida en 1890, a l’age tout juste de 37 ans.
Cette vaste etude de Vincent van Gogh offre le catalogue complet de ses 871 peintures, reunies aux cotes d'ecrits et d’essais, qui retracent la vie et l’?uvre d’un maitre qui domine encore et toujours l’art.

Genie et angoisse existentielle d’un talent torture
De nos jours, les ?uvres de Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) sont parmi les plus celebres et reconnues dans le monde. Ces peintures…

Mystère quotidien du plus grand surréaliste de Belgique
Avec ses hommes en chapeaux melon flottant dans le ciel, ou sa représentation d’une pipe au-dessus de la légende «Ceci n’est pas une pipe», René Magritte (1898-1967) a transformé ses toiles en chambre d’écho pour objets et images, noms et choses, réalité et représentation.
Comme d’autres œuvres surréalistes, les tableaux de Magritte allient une technique précise et mimétique à des configurations anormales et aliénantes qui défient les lois de la proportion, de la logique et de la science : un peigne de la taille d’une armoire, des rochers flottant dans le ciel, des nuages qui entrent par une porte ouverte. Le tout crée un univers direct mais déconcertant, souvent drôle et souvent troublant qui nous pousse toujours au-delà du visible, vers «ce qui est caché par ce que l’on voit».
Ce livre d’introduction explore la vaste palette de Magritte, faite d’humour visuel, de paradoxe et de surprise de l’artiste qui nous amène aujourd’hui encore à contempler sans cesse ses tableaux aussi bien que notre conception du monde et de nous-mêmes.

Mystère quotidien du plus grand surréaliste de Belgique
Avec ses hommes en chapeaux melon flottant dans le ciel, ou sa représentation d’une pipe au-dessus de la légende «Ceci…

Beauté singulière
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) a tracé des odes infinies aux formes féminines, inscrivant ses corps allongés, ses yeux en amande et son propre nom dans l’histoire de l’art. Ses personnages féminins alanguis au longs cous, surprenants et sensuels, se reconnaissent au premier coup d’œil.
Le style unique de Modigliani correspondait à son idéal de beauté personnel, mais s’inspirait d’une riche variété d’influences visuelles, dont le cubisme, les gravures africaines, les sculptures cambodgiennes et la peinture du XIIIe siècle de son Italie natale. S’il est surtout connu pour ses nus de femmes, Modigliani a usé de techniques similaires pour ses portraits d’artistes contemporains, comme Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau et Chaïm Soutine.
À travers des œuvres clé de sa palette très personnelle, ce livre introduit la carrière aussi brève que glorieuse de Modigliani au cœur du foyer moderniste de Paris.

Beauté singulière
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) a tracé des odes infinies aux formes féminines, inscrivant ses corps allongés, ses yeux en amande et son propre nom dans l’histoire…

Die geheimnisvolle Welt des Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck (um 1390-1441) war ein Meister in der Kunst der wirklichkeitsgetreuen Abbildung und ebnete den Weg für spätere realistische Maler. Sein bekanntestes Gemälde, das Arnolfini-Doppelbildnis, eines der berühmtesten der Kunstgeschichte, ist ein typisches Beispiel für van Eycks ausgeklügelte Details und eine stark symbolhaltige Ikonografie, die das Bild bis heute zum Geheimnis macht (was man ebenso über sein Leben sagen kann): Sehen wir die unschuldige Darstellung eines Heiratsversprechens, wie der erste Blick nahelegen mag, oder gar eine Wiedergängerin aus dem Jenseits, die um Erlösung bittet? Das Gemälde lädt den Betrachter ein, der Spur mit den eigenen Augen zu folgen und sich tief hinein ins Bild zu begeben.
Van Eycks naturalistische Darstellungen umfassten sowohl weltliche als auch religiöse Themen und bewegten sich nahtlos zwischen dem realen Alltag der Menschen im 15. Jahrhundert und den „himmlischen Kulissen“. So sagte man ihm nach, „das Heilige ins Haus“ zu holen. Zudem wurde van Eyck eine der folgenreichsten Errungenschaften der Kunstgeschichte zugeschrieben: In den Lebensbeschreibungen des Vasari heißt es, der Künstler habe die Ölmalerei erfunden.
Die Einführung aus TASCHENs Kleiner Reihe dokumentiert Leben und Werk van Eycks, zeigt Altar- und Heiligenbilder sowie private Auftragsporträts – van Eyck war einer der ersten, der das Porträt als autonome Bildgattung etablierte. Ein eigenes Kapitel widmet sich dem Genter Altar, Jan van Eycks umfangreichstem, vielseitigstem und komplexestem Werk. Die jüngst entstandenen Neuaufnahmen der restaurierten Tafeln kommen einer kleinen Revolution gleich. Sie ermöglichen eine neue Sichtweise, und die vielen Details erlauben die Arbeitsprozesse neu zu definieren.

Die geheimnisvolle Welt des Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck (um 1390-1441) war ein Meister in der Kunst der wirklichkeitsgetreuen Abbildung und ebnete den Weg für spätere realistische…

Un homme en mission pour la modernité
Né Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) est largement acclamé comme l’architecte le plus influent du 20e siècle. Appliqués à des résidences privées comme à des logements sociaux, ses idées, créations et écrits radicaux composent une réinvention totale non seulement des structures individuelles, mais aussi, plus globalement, la façon dont la vie moderne est conçue.
Le travail de Le Corbusier a évolué au fil des années, de ses premières maisons vernaculaires en Suisse aux synthèses dynamiques d’art et d’architecture que constituent la chapelle de Ronchamp ou la cité administrative de Chandigarh, en Inde, en passant pas ses époustouflantes villas blanches et puristes. Le fil conducteur de ces créations est sa capacité à combiner aspirations fonctionnalistes et un sens aiguisé de l’expressionnisme, ainsi qu’une appréhension plus large et plus empathique de l’urbanisme, puisqu’il fait partie des membres fondateurs du Congrès international d'architecture moderne (CIAM), qui défendait une «architecture comme art social».
Ce livre expose certains des projets majeurs de Le Corbusier pour présenter un architecte, penseur et pionnier de la modernité qui, même dans ses projets jamais réalisés, a fourni matière à débat et inspiration aux générations à venir.

Un homme en mission pour la modernité
Né Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) est largement acclamé comme l’architecte le plus influent du 20e siècle. Appliqués à…

„Der Blaue Reiter“ – kurzer Ausritt mit weitreichenden Folgen
Das 1912 erschienene illustrierte Jahrbuch „Der Blaue Reiter“ gilt als eines der wichtigsten Manifeste der modernen Kunst in Europa. In ihm formulierten der russische Emigrant Wassily Kandinsky, sein Freund Franz Marc und andere assoziierte Künstler ihre Vorstellungen von einer neuen Kunst, die das traditionelle Formenrepertoire sprengen und den Blick von der äußeren Realität auf die innere richten sollte. Auch wenn sie sich dabei auf ähnliche Vorbilder wie die Maler der Künstlergruppe Die Brücke beriefen, auf die Fauvisten etwa und die sogenannte primitive Kunst, strebten sie anders als diese nicht einen einheitlichen neuen Stil an. Der Blaue Reiter fungierte als loser Verbund, in dem eine Vielzahl gänzlich eigenständiger Entwicklungen möglich war.
Der Blaue Reiter wurde durch den Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs, in dem zwei seiner führenden Künstler fielen, aber auch durch wachsende Unstimmigkeiten zwischen den Protagonisten der Gruppe unvermittelt zu Grabe getragen. Diese Einführung zeichnet anhand zentraler Werke wie Franz Marcs Blauem Pferd I (1911), Kandinskys Bild mit schwarzem Bogen (1912) und August Mackes Dame in grüner Jacke (1913) die kurze, aber für die moderne Kunst folgenreiche Geschichte dieser Gruppierung nach.

„Der Blaue Reiter“ – kurzer Ausritt mit weitreichenden Folgen
Das 1912 erschienene illustrierte Jahrbuch „Der Blaue Reiter“ gilt als eines der wichtigsten Manifeste der modernen…

The universe of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The work of the artist couple Christo (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) resists categorization. It is a hybrid of art, urban planning, architecture, and engineering, but above all an aesthetic uniquely their own: surreal and ethereal environmental interventions that have graced monuments, public parks, and centers of power alike.
This compact book spans the complete career of the couple who were born on the very same day, met in Paris, fell in love, and became a creative team like no other. With rich illustration, it spans Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s earliest projects in the 1950s right through to The Floating Piers, installed at Lake Iseo, Italy, in 2016. The book celebrates all of the couple’s most famous environmental interventions, such as The Gates in New York’s Central Park and the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, while also featuring early drawings and family photos unknown to the wider public.

The universe of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The work of the artist couple Christo (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) resists categorization. It is a hybrid of art, urban…

Exceptional access to the world’s illustrious libraries
From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and imagination offers a sense of infinite possibility. It’s the unrivaled realm of discovery, where every faded manuscript or mighty clothbound tome might reveal a provocative new idea, a far-flung fantasy, an ancient belief, a religious conviction, or a whole new way of being in the world.
In this new photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to reveal their architectural, historical, and imaginative wonder. Through great wooden doors, up spiraling staircases, and along exquisite, shelf-lined corridors, he leads us through outstanding private, public, educational, and monastic libraries, dating as far back as 766. Between them, these medieval, classical, baroque, rococo, and 19th-century institutions hold some of the most precious records of human thought and deed, inscribed and printed in manuscripts, volumes, papyrus scrolls, and incunabula. In each, Listri’s poised images capture the library’s unique atmosphere, as much as their most prized holdings and design details.
Featured libraries include the papal collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Trinity College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow. With meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we learn not only of the libraries’ astonishing holdings—from which highlights are illustrated—but also of their often lively, turbulent, or controversial pasts. Like the Franciscan monastery in Lima, Peru, with its horde of archival Inquisition documents.
At once a bibliophile beauty pageant, an ode to knowledge, and an evocation of the particular magic of print, this compact edition of our best-selling XXL-title is above all a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning, to the stories they tell, as much as those they gather in printed matter along polished shelves.
Языки издания: English, French, German

Exceptional access to the world’s illustrious libraries
From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have…

Niederländische Alltagswelten
Obwohl es nur 35 Bilder umfasst, nimmt das Œuvre von Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) in der Kunstgeschichte eine einzigartige Stellung ein. Es inspirierte einen New York Times-Bestseller und einen Film mit Scarlett Johansson und zieht regelmäßig Heerscharen von Besuchern zu Ausstellungen zwischen Amsterdam und Washington an.
Vermeers Figuren verrichten alltägliche Handlungen: Sie schreiben Briefe, spielen ein Instrument oder arbeiten in der Küche. Die Szenen erstaunen durch ihre Liebe zum Detail, den betörenden Lichteinfall sowie das Talent des Künstlers, narrative Intrigen anzudeuten. In so bekannten Bildern wie Stehende Virginalspielerin, Briefschreiberin und Dienstmagd sowie dem berühmten Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring, dem Porträt eines Mädchens mit hellwachen Augen, geht es Vermeer nicht nur um Stoffe und Materialien, sondern auch um die vielen Geschichten und Geheimnisse, die unter der Oberfläche lauern.
Dieser Band führt mit verständlichen Texten in das Werk Vermeers ein und erkundet dessen einzigartige Begabung, ein Ölgemälde wie eine lebendige Szene menschlichen Alltags erscheinen zu lassen.

Niederländische Alltagswelten
Obwohl es nur 35 Bilder umfasst, nimmt das Œuvre von Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) in der Kunstgeschichte eine einzigartige Stellung ein. Es…

Die verworrenen Wege eines Meisters
Indem Max Ernst (1891–1976) sich vom eng gesteckten Kulturbegriff seiner Zeit befreite und dessen Grenzen stetig erweiterte, avancierte er zu einer der bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten des Dadaismus und Surrealismus. Seine Entwicklung zum Pionier der Dada-Bewegung gilt als Gegenreaktion auf den Horror des Ersten Weltkriegs. Dass die berühmte Dada-Ausstellung in Köln wegen angeblicher „Obszönität“ geschlossen wurde, brachte Ernst dazu, nach Paris auszuwandern, wo er mit den Surrealisten in Kontakt kam und seinen künstlerischen Horizont noch einmal erweiterte.
Als herausragender Künstler zeichnete sich Ernst vor allem durch die Aneignung von unterschiedlichsten Stilen und Techniken aus und brachte dadurch ein Œuvre hervor, das neben Malereien, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen auch Texte, Bühnenbilder, Collageromane und die Entwicklung seiner eigenen „Frottage“-Technik umfasst. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde der Künstler wie viele seiner Kollegen in die Emigration gezwungen. Das hielt ihn jedoch nicht davon ab, nach dem Krieg wieder nach Frankreich zurückzukehren, wo er an seine jahrzehntelange Karriere anknüpfte und 1954 den Großen Preis für Malerei der Biennale in Venedig erhielt.
Dieses Buch ist eine Reise durch magische, lebendige und fantasievolle Welten und bietet Einblick in den komplexen Geist und die unvergleichliche künstlerische Originalität von Max Ernst.

Die verworrenen Wege eines Meisters
Indem Max Ernst (1891–1976) sich vom eng gesteckten Kulturbegriff seiner Zeit befreite und dessen Grenzen stetig erweiterte, avancierte er zu…

A career-spanning retrospective of the greatest cat photographer
On a winter’s night in 1949 in New York City, young marketing student and budding photographer Walter Chandoha spotted a stray kitten in the snow, bundled it into his coat, and brought it home. Little did he know he had just met the muse that would determine the course of his life. Chandoha turned his lens on his new feline friend—which he named Loco—and was so inspired by the results that he started photographing kittens from a local shelter. These images marked the start of an extraordinary career that would span seven decades.
Long before the Internet and #catsofinstagram, Chandoha was enrapturing the public with his fuzzy subjects. From advertisements to greetings cards, jigsaw puzzles to pet-food packaging, his images combined a genuine affection for the creatures, a strong work ethic, and flawless technique. Chandoha’s trademark glamorous lighting, which made each cat’s fur stand out in sharp relief, would define the visual vocabulary of animal portraiture for generations and inspire such masters as Andy Warhol, who took cues from Chandoha’s charming portraits in his illustrated cat book.
Cats leaps into the archives of this genre-defining artist, spanning color studio and environmental portraits, black-and-white street photography, images from vintage cat shows, tender pictures that combine his children with cats and more. This is a fitting tribute not just to these beguiling creatures but also to a remarkable photographer who passed away in 2019 at the age of 98; and whose compassion can be felt in each and every frame.

A career-spanning retrospective of the greatest cat photographer
On a winter’s night in 1949 in New York City, young marketing student and budding photographer Walter Chandoha…

The origins of modern logos
Countless global brands, including Rolex, BMW, Louis Vuitton, and the New York Yankees, still use logos that were designed over 100 years ago. Yet there has never been a monograph devoted to the origins of logo design. In the second half of the 19th century, the trademark replaced traditional symbols such as the family coat of arms as a promotional and identifying symbol for companies. At first, the designs were often still figurative; only gradually did they develop into the abstract marks that have become fixtures in everyday life today.
Author Jens Muller, described as the “logo detective” by Wired magazine, examined historical trademark registers, international corporate archives, and early design publications to unearth more than 6,000 logos from 1870 to 1940. This unparalleled collection traces the development of modern trademarks and sheds light on forgotten designs and early versions of famous logos. The catalog is divided into four design categories: Pictorial, Form, Effect, and Typographic. Each chapter is then systematically subdivided according to basic elements of design such as circle, line, overlap, and outline, thus offering a new perspective on design principles that are still relevant today.
Along with an extensive picture section, the book comprises an introduction by Jens Muller on the history of the trademark as well as a reproduction of the first comprehensive examination of modern corporate logos: the influential design pioneer F.H. Ehmcke’s (1878–1965) illustrated essay “Wahrzeichen—Warenzeichen” (Symbols—trademarks) from 1921. Also included are ten case studies of famous trademarks, including those of 3M, NBC, Shell, and Olivetti, and numerous rare images illustrating the—at times varied, at times consistent—developments in international logo design and the birth of the corporate identity. Logo Beginnings is not only a fundamental and inspiring graphic design manual but also an excellent read for anyone interested in social, cultural, and corporate history and the fascinating impact of trademarks. It is also the perfect complement to the Taschen classic Logo Modernism.
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The origins of modern logos
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