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Rebel with a cause. A revolutionary spirit in modern art Diego Rivera (1886 -1957) is a loud presence on the art historical stage. With devout political principles and a turbulent romantic history, he was at once husband and paladin of Frida Kahlo...

Master of the human form. Rodin's ode to flesh in bronze, marble, and clay One of the most celebrated sculptors of all time, Auguste Rodin transformed sculptural substance not only into human forms, but into the evocation of human experience. ...

Looking Africa in the face. An homage to the continent of contrasts "In the footsteps of courage and catastrophe [...] – a 30-year journey across the dark continent by the world's greatest photojournalist." - The Sunday Times M...

In Serra Pelada with Sebastião Salgado. Haunting black-and-white images of the Brazilian gold rush For a decade, Serra Pelada evoked the long-promised El Dorado as the world’s largest open-air gold mine, employing some 50,000 diggers ...

The self as a subject is one of the most fascinating and fruitful of artistic enterprises. From the 15th century to today, this collection brings together some of the best examples of self-portraiture to explore the genre’s evolution over the c...

Paper palaces. Beauty meets basic human needs Updated with over a dozen recent projects, including the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch and the Aspen Art Museum, the Shigeru Ban monograph celebrates the innovative, elegant, and altruistic pract...

Music for the eyes. The inventor of album art "I love music so much and I had such ambition that I was willing to go way beyond what the hell they paid me for. I wanted people to look at the artwork and hear the music."  Alex Steinw...

An Offer You Can’t Refuse. Behind the scenes of Coppola’s masterpiece As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing l...

Start every day in style. A century's worth of fabulous looks to inspire you daily For those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones, TASCHEN has created the new 365 Day-By-Day series so that you can still enjoy the warm analo...

Three-Stripe Thrills. The history of the adidas shoe, from its earliest beginnings until today The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, ...

Riders on the Storm. The charge of 20th-century expressionism Join the heady ride of Der Blaue Reiter, the group of artists who galloped just three years of the early 20th century together, but in their rejection of establishment standards and cha...

Mirror, mirror on the wall... A compilation of Brothers Grimm fairy tales complete with vintage illustrations In honor of their 200th anniversary, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm brings to life twenty-seven of the most beloved Grimm stories,...

Enchanted Worlds. Selected fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Andersen in a new edition The world’s most beloved fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, now in one precious anthology. With beautiful illustrations by...

Window on the world. Travelling the world with an architect's eye Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years travelling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. Thanks ...

Organic luxury in the heart of Africa: 100% natural hotels, no artificial ingredients Whether you've always dreamed of a vacation in Africa or never even considered it, take one look through this book and you'll be planning your next five ...