In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is...
The deceptively simple lemon takes center stage in the second volume of TASCHEN’s collaboration with The Gourmand, masters of the rich intersection of food and art. The star of Renaissance ga...
The power and glory of illuminated biblesIn the beginning was the word, and in the Middle Ages were kings, princes, and high-ranking religious members whose wealth and influence produced illu...
A visual history of the world’s magic megalopolisWalt Disney dreamed for decades about opening the ultimate entertainment venue, but it wasn’t until the early 1950s that his handp...
The winning packaging designs from the 2021 and 2022 PentawardsIn our seventh edition of The Package Design Book, we explore the world’s leading packaging design innovations from ...
At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a c...
Gleaned from thousands of images, this book offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” From the height of American consumerism, bold and colorful campai...
A unique edition of bright texts, brilliant images, and historic reprints, this kit provides everything that both beginners and advanced Tarot users might need and want to read cards for themselves...
Shaken, Not StirredThe most complete account of the making of the James Bond series“Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the mos...
Myth, Muscle, and Sexy MaidensThe wonders of fantasy artFantasy art, that colorful blend of myth, muscle and sexy maidens, took off in 1923 with the launch of Weird Tales magazine...
Best of BauhausThe definitive reference work, now in a compact formatIn a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the fa...
"Carte Blanche" for the commissioned works between art and commerceHelmut Newton did not distinguish compositionally or stylistically between his magazine work and assignments for c...
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 unive...
From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with Gorillaz, a Chinese contemporary opera to an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett is one of the most energetic figures...
The finest treasures of ancient EgyptThe art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less t...
Tom’s take on policemen and criminalsTom’s taste for police officers and felons—and for sexual tension between the two—developed late in his career. “I’ve ...
In a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school...
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period, but also a foundi...
Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russolo’s 1913 Futurist manifesto L’Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise)...
In every crisis situation, children are the greatest victims. Physically weak, they are often the first to succumb to hunger, disease, and dehydration. Innocent to the workings and failings o...