The official illustrated history of Depeche Mode by Dutch artist Anton CorbijnIn November 2020, Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Dave Gahan, accepting the...
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 ...
WWII crushes European publishing; Playboy puts the U.S. on topWWII was devastating to Europe, but the U.S. emerged with a robust economy. People who were encouraged to save every cent for the...
The King of Rock ’n’ Roll is bornThe making of Elvis, behind the scenes“Elvis who?” was photographer Alfred Wertheimer’s response when, in early 1956...
From the Model T and DB5 to the VW Beetle and the HummerTime-travel through the Automobile Age with a collection that puts you in the driver’s seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a l...
With Salvador Dalí as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early 20th century with sails billowing with dreams and desires. Inspired by the psycho...
From “The World’s Finest Automatic Washer” to the Cadillac which “Gives a Man a New Outlook”As McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king...
Step into the world’s most beautiful private abodesAcross small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This cu...
The world’s newsstands accept total nudityPubic hair appeared on the American newsstand in 1970 compliments of Penthouse magazine. Within a year it was everywhere, and in 1975 Midwest r...
To his contemporaries in late 16th-century Venice, El Greco (1541 -1614) was a contrary fellow, an innate artist blessed with extraordinary talent, but stubborn in the pursuit of his own path. Thro...
Drawings of an era-defining mastermindOne of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world’s m...
The infinite subtlety of the female formSensual and softly surreal, the nude photography of Ralph Gibson frames the female form both organically and graphically, referencing art history while...
Since the original TASCHEN edition of Manga Design, Japan's comic phenomenon has produced yet more captivating characters and a whole host of hot new talents. This revised and updated edition deliv...
The fascinating phallusUndressed to impressAfter the bust out success of The Big Book of Breasts TASCHEN presents the perfect companion, The Big Penis Book.When it com...
Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted Pieta and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painte...
From Elvis to Nirvana: the most important record covers in rock historyAlbum art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture th...
History is a complex business. Fortunes boom and bust, empires wax and wane, and change—whether social, political, or technological—has its winners, its losers, its advocates, and its e...
The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the...
In the German city of Dresden on June 7, 1905, the foundation of the Die Brücke artists’ group (1905–1913) is widely regarded as the birth of Expressionism. Led by Ernst Ludwig Kir...
Allegory and beauty in FlorenceWith the patronage of the powerful Medici family, a canon of secular and religious work, and contributions to the celebrated Sistine Chapel, Sandro Botticelli (...