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The inner properties of colour and form   The artist who pioneered new dimensions of expression in art Wassily Kandinsky was undoubtedly one of the most exciting artists of the twentieth century. He brought an equal passion and commitme...

Painting outside the box The founder of abstract art The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), who later lived in Germany and France, is one of the pioneers of 20th-century art. Nowadays he is regarded as the founder of abstract ...

German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous...

A fascination for flora. Timeless photos in which plants become sculptures German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. O...

As an architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) is considered one of finest in German history, having established a "new," patriotic German style based on the Gothic style; as a painter, draftsman, and designer of furniture, interior fittings, a...

Fashion's dynamic duo. This is a photographer's tribute to his greatest muse. Mario Testino is recognized as the ultimate fashion photographer of his generation but his pictures of Kate Moss transcend fashion. The consequence of two dec...

Fashion Dynamite. Mario Testino’s tribute to his greatest muse Mario Testino is recognized as the ultimate fashion photographer of his generation but his pictures of Kate Moss transcend fashion. The result of two decades of extraordinary fri...

From birth, Katharine Hepburn seemed destined to become a symbol of the modern woman on stage, on-screen, and in the world. Fiercely competitive, private, and independent, Hepburn was one part Olympic athlete Babe Didrikson, one part Amelia Earhar...

Fairy-Tale Finesse. Reviving East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Kay Nielsen’s Scandinavian masterwork TASCHEN’s centenary reproduction of East of the Sun and West of the Moon revives a classic collection of ...

Women are your friends. You get along with them even though they may disagree. Without chocolate you suffer, and get grumpy when your days don't start early. It is important to understand that your constitution may be stronger than you thought. Liste...

Women are your friends. You get along with them even though they may disagree. Without chocolate you suffer, and get grumpy when your days don't start early. It is important to understand that your constitution may be stronger than you thought. Liste...

Women are your friends. You get along with them even though they may disagree. Without chocolate you suffer, and get grumpy when your days don't start early. It is important to understand that your constitution may be stronger than you thought. Liste...

Women are your friends. You get along with them even though they may disagree. Without chocolate you suffer, and get grumpy when your days don't start early. It is important to understand that your constitution may be stronger th...

Women are your friends. You get along with them even though they may disagree. Without chocolate you suffer, and get grumpy when your days don't start early. It is important to understand that your constitution may be stronger than you thought. Liste...

By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring`s original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colours, and graffiti-inspired carto...