Five Continents Editions - Böcker

The relationship Ernst Gamperl, an artist of international renown, has developed with wood as a living material and the acknowledgment of inescapable serendipity are a source of creative inspiration as well as the driving forces behind his work - ...

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Building on the extended fieldwork of numerous researchers since the 1950s, this text offers a unique window into the dynamic performance contexts of both masquerade and architecture in Central Africa.

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Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitiv...

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The volume accompanying an exhibition at Collection de l'Art Brut, Lausanne, from 8 December 2023 to 28 April 2024 invites us to reflect on the role a face can play in mediating communication through the gaze. We are all aware of how powerful it c...

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"Stunning and vibrant, the studio portrait photography of Omar Victor Diop is breathtakingly brilliant."¿-¿Amateur Photographer Since 2012, Dakar-born Omar Victor Diop has been hailed by the art world for his stunning, colour-saturated studio phot...

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This publication was designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Riace Bronzes. In it, Luigi Spina's photographic research dialogues with the texts written by Carmelo Malacrino. The photographer here develops a continued nar...

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Molluscs are extraordinary builders; indeed, their architectural skills are almost unparalleled in the animal world. Who among us has failed to marvel at the wonderful structure of the smallest shell picked up on the beach? Some enthusiasts collec...

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This monograph on Susanna Bauer presents the artist's work to an international audience for the first time in book form. The essential ingredients of Bauer's artistic production are the ephemeral natural elements that she encounters during walks a...

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A chronological survey of 17th-century Roman sculpture featuring masters such as Bernini alongside lesser-known important figures.

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This title is a look at the study of paintings produced in France in the 15th century, which has led to the rediscovery of several forgotten personalities (such as Jean Hey, Antoine de Lonhy).

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Presenting a collection of photographs of the Aeolian Islands, this work is a personal visual journey rather than a detailed document of the islands. The photographer identifies with the essence of the locations, blending with them and expressing ...

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This image-filled book features outstanding works of Luba art from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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French photographer Oliver Meriel (b. 1955) lives and works in France in the small seaside town of Saint Aubin-sur-Mer. His photographs perfectly capture the feeling of history this region is steeped in. Meriel's landscapes, while dark and moody, ...

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Paris - a photographic book with the city as its theme - takes an abstract approach to depicting the city, while retaining a direct relationship with reality. It is part of the tradition of modernist photography, but it distinguishes itself by the...

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Laure Pigeon (1882-1965) is one of the leading figures in Art Brut (Outsider Art), along with Aloïse Corbaz and Adolf Wölfli. The Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne probably possesses her entire oeuvre, amounting to over 400 works, including wri...

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Slavko Kopa?. Hidden Treasure. Informal Art, Surrealism, Art Brut accompanies the exhibition Slavko Kopa?. Hidden Treasure (Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, 12th September - 13th November 2025). With an introduction by Bernard Blistène,...

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LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s - 1950s (ISBN 9788874399284), was published in 2020 at the height of the pandemic.¿Despite that, the book was available in five languages, the first US printing sold out in six weeks; the respon...

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An elegant photographic book highlights BFF's new headquarters. Viale Scarampo, in Milan, saw the inauguration in 2025 of the BFF Banking Group's new headquarters, a building whose transparent airiness and environmental and social sustainability e...

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Racines | Roots is a vibrant art book reflecting the unique vision of a passionate collector and entrepreneur. Garance Primat unveils a selection of works drawn from the heart of her aesthetic and spiritual journey. For her, art is a life-sustaini...

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The Swiss family-owned banking group CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique SA has been putting together its own art collection for over fifteen years. Modern and contemporary African art is one of its major themes. The works in this catalogue (paintin...

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This volume brings to light what is American about American design.

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The story of Japanese design, told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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A survey of contemporary artists who use cut paper - from small-scale intricate cuttings to monumental architectural interventions and sculpture - as an art form.

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The story of British design told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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This book takes a look at the special effects used in film and theatre to portray mankind's urge to play at God, being the creator, from the ancient myth of Prometheus to our modern-day Frankenstein

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This stunning book presents Charlotte Perriand's photographic achievement in its entirety, offering new and valuable insights into the work of this important designer.

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