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These books provide a vivid window into the studios and minds of renowned figures like Picasso and Delaunay, making them essential for enthusiasts of art history and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sonia-delaunay-by-gail-levin-9780300275766","title":"Sonia Delaunay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA richly crafted tribute to the avant-garde artist and designer Sonia Delaunay, whose boundary-breaking approach is echoed in the volume's interdisciplinarity and its inspired design.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"the most significant contribution to Sonia Delaunay studies in a decade,\" this catalogue sets a new standard for the study of this pioneering avant-garde artist, designer, and entrepreneur (1885–1979). Eschewing traditional chronological structures to better showcase groundbreaking research unifying the artist's timeless oeuvre across mediums, this publication demonstrates Delaunay's innate versatility and willingness to create without material limitation using her unique language of light and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTextiles, fashion, interiors, book art, and more are highlighted across 26 chapters by leading international scholars to give new insight into Delaunay's strategies of self-promotion, entrepreneurial endeavours, legacy-building efforts, and vast network of collaborators. These in-depth analyses, including previously underinvestigated material such as film, mosaics, tapestries, and interior design, offer a comprehensive perspective on Delaunay's lifelong effort to unite art with life by harnessing the energy of technological advancement and the beauty of artisanal craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, an appendix provides a unique personal note—an epilogue by Patrick Raynaud, the last living member of Delaunay's atelier—which is a touching firsthand account of the artist's working practices toward the end of her life. The design, by award-winning book creator Irma Boom, embraces Sonia Delaunay's own approach to layout and typography, rendering a book that unites past and present to become a work of art in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Bard Graduate Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBard Graduate Centre, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(February 23–July 7, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796736757996,"sku":"9780300275766","price":143.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24755403482294.jpg?v=1757105041"},{"product_id":"cahiers-dart-39th-year-special-issue-2015-picasso-in-the-studio-by-elizabeth-cowling-9782851171832","title":"Cahiers d'Art 39th Year Special Issue 2015: Picasso in the Studio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special issue of the revue reveals rare and previously unpublished photographs illustrating Picasso in his studio and his work in progress. 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