Niki De Saint PhalleWhether you are an ardent follower of this fascinating artist, or just learning about her life and work, this lively volume offers an in depth portrait of Niki de Saint Phalle's world, turbulent life and extraordinary art. Niki de Saint Phalle's biography reads like a bestselling novel: a difficult education, early fame as a fashion model, and family rebellion. Her earliest works, known as shooting paintings, were executed with a rifle and paint

Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking

The basis for director Volker Schlšndorff’s movie Voyager

"Compressed and expansive by turns

20th century popular music

In his nonfiction

French filmmaker Agnès Varda was a trailblazer who broke new artistic and cinematic ground for nearly seven decades

The second volume of William T

as bloody and awful and lovely as living can ever be

watercolorist Charles Burchfield (1893–1967) developed a unique style of watercolor painting that reflected distinctly American subjects and his profound respect for nature

unregulated surveillance

in love with Eve

and it is as fresh and enchanting today as it was when it first sprung from their imaginations