Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded by her son, Antony Penrose, whose years of work on her photographic archives have unearthed a rich selection of her finest work, including portraits of her friends Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Ernst, Paul Eluard, and Joan Miró.

Starting in 1927 in New York, this volume chronicles Lee Miller as she is discovered as a model by Condé Nast, hits the cover of Vogue, and is immortalized by Edward Steichen, George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst P. Horst, and other acclaimed photographers. From there, readers follow Miller to Paris where she, along with Man Ray, invented the solarization technique of photography, and where she developed into a brilliant Surrealist photographer. Finally, this account covers the later chapters of her life, when she became a war correspondent during World WarII, traveling with the Allied armies to cover the siege of Saint-Malo and the liberation of Paris, which lead to her photographs of the Dachau concentration camp that shocked the world.

A highly readable biography of a uniquely talented artist, The Lives of Lee Miller is now published in compact paperback.

Ode aan meesterfotograaf Werner Mantz

Werner Mantz – The Perfect Eye is de publicatie bij de overzichtstentoonstelling van Werner Mantz in het Bonnefanten in Maastricht van 25 september 2022 tot 26 februari 2023.

The True Artist Breaks Out of Jail is a provocative collaboration between Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri and renowned artist Rosemary Clunie. Pushing the possibilities of text and image to their limit, this book addresses questions of life in our times through the potent energies of poetry and painting. It journeys into the human spirit and its yearning for truth and authenticity as it examines key contemporary subjects ranging from war and climate change to the wounds and wonders of the human psyche.

Exploring the modern world through a joint creative output, Okri and Clunie strive to inspire a richer relationship to art and to democratize the art experience—marrying the mystery of image with the accessibility of language. Combining autobiographical elements with fragments of fiction, Okri and Clunie appeal to the two ancient aspects of brain and spirit in all of us. The result is a thoughtful and powerful interpretation of our world by two important voices in our current discourse.

"I’ve always been a looker . . . that’s what artists do."

This anthology of quotations by the legendary artist David Hockney follows the successful format of The World According to series. Ranging across drawing, photography, nature, creativity, the internet, and more, The World According to David Hockney offers an engaging overview of the artist’s inimitable spirit, personality, and opinions.

From everyday observations?"The eye is always moving; if it isn’t moving you are dead"?to artistic insights such as "painted color always will be better than printed color, because it is the pigment itself," and reflections on Caravaggio, Paul Cézanne, and Walt Disney, David Hockney always had a knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements.

Born in Bradford in 1937, Hockney studied in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where he painted his iconic pool series. Over the decades that followed, he worked across painting, photography, photocollage, video, and digital media, becoming one of the most influential British artists of his generation.

Presented as a beautifully designed volume illustrated with works from throughout his career, this is the perfect gift for art lovers everywhere.

"The moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I sensed that here was my life." — Henri Matisse

In addition to being a formidable painter, Henri Matisse (1869– 1954) was a remarkable graphic artist, sculptor, printmaker, as well as a prolific letter writer. Following in the successful format of The World According to . . . series, this anthology of quotations unites Matisse's thoughts and artworks to construct a unique view of the world, as seen through the eyes of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.

Best known for his pioneering paintings and striking cutouts, Henri Matisse has captured the world's imagination as few other artists have. Covering topics ranging from fame (“An artist must never be . . . a prisoner of success”) to war and occupation (“I am infected with dread [. . .] hence work is hard, and unproductive.”), art (“All colors sing together; they have the essential force of a choir”), and work (“When you work to please other people, you achieve nothing.”) The World According to Matisse paints the picture of a life as lively as it was rich.

Born in Le Cateau, France, Henri Matisse initially trained as a lawyer before moving to Paris to become a professional artist. There, he would give rise to the first of the avant-garde movements, creating paintings that shocked his contemporaries and permanently altered the course of modern art.

Beautifully designed and illustrated with works of art from throughout Matisse's storied career, this is the perfect gift for art lovers everywhere.