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10 Art Books Worth Owning (2009 review)

January 2, 2010 in Art by Antonio Cerna | 5 comments

As 2009 draws to a close, we look back at the Art Books that we reviewed this year, some we missed, and a few others that will surely adorn our coffee tables and shelves in the coming months. From naked men to tiny beauty queens, here are 10 Outstanding Art Books of 2009, and 3 others you want to have on your radar.
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10. Jeff Koons
by Eckhard Schneider, Ingrid Sischy, Katy Siegel, Hans Werner Holzwarth
If artist Jeff Koons is anything, he’s controversy seeking. This summer some of his best works were displayed in London’s Serpantine Gallery. In case you missed the show, then don’t miss owning “Jeff Koons” the book—perhaps the most comprehensive study of the artist’s work ever published. $70 | taschen

‘Every Thing Design’ | Hatje Cantz

November 5, 2009 in Art, Design, Literature by Joe Roumeliotis | 2 comments

GIFT IDEA | With its 800 pages covering 700 design objects, “Every Thing Design“, from Hatje Cantz publishers, makes as great a doorstop as it does a beautiful coffee table book.

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Designed by legendary book designer Irma Boom, the tome is the catalog from a show of the same name earlier this year at Zurich’s Gestaltung Museum, but rather than an afterthought, the book holds its own as a compendium of  a staggering array of print works, consumer products, fashion, and furniture from the museum’s collection.

Through images and accompanying texts, “Every Thing Design” touches on such questions such as: what is design?  What determines an object’s worth?  How have attitudes towards design changed in the more than 125 years of the museum’s existence?   Essays by Boom, MoMA’s Paola Antonelli, London’s Royal College of Art’s Glenn Adamson and others discuss such questions, in this book which moves far beyond mere eye candy.

“Every Thing Design” certainly makes a great gift for the design lover on your list this holiday season.  It can be purchased from D.A.P., Amazon, or your local bookshop (see stores on D.A.P.).

Following images from Amazon:

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