“인상주의의 왕자”로 불리는 클로드 모네 (1840-1926)는 그림에 갖고 있던 종전의 기대들을 철저히 바꿔놓았다. 수 세기의 전례에 불응하며, 실제를 찾기 위함이 아닌 자각적 행위 자체를 묘사하고자 했다. 빠르고 충동적인 붓 터치로 야외사생(plein-air)에 집중하며, 색조, 패턴, 윤곽과 눈에 띄는 시각적 인상주의를 ...

“We are buried beneath mountains of fast-accumulating data. In such circumstances, this book, rather than adding to the data load, aims to offer real understanding.” --James LovelockHuman beings are extraordinary creatures. Intelligent, agile, and curious, we have adapted and invented our way to b...

가장 즐거운 인생의 한때를 담은 인상주의 회화One of the leading lights of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) remains a towering figure in art history with enduring public appeal. Sun-kissed, charming, and sensual, his work shows painting at its most lighthearted and luminou...

Up your fashion game with this essential compilation from TASCHEN’s Fashion Now! series. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world and an indispensible work of reference for anyone interested in the future of fashion.

야수파화려한 색상, 단순한 형태, 그리고 표현의 순수함은 마티스 작업의 주요 특징이다앙리 마티스(1869-1954)는 20세기 프랑스 화가 가운데 가장 중요한 한 사람이자, 야수파를 주창하고 이끌어간 인물로도 잘 알려져 있다. 그의 작업은 순수하고 찬연한 색상과 단순한 형태의 표현적인 힘에의 탐색 과정을 보여주며, 결...

관능성, 그리고 자연과 색채의 조화Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential and abstract forms in natur...

꽃 같은 당신께, 꽃의 제전 (18.03.21 ~ 21.12.31)

Heaven on earth: Botanical masterworks from the National Library of ViennaIn pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This fresh TASCHEN edition celebrates the botani...

Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853?1890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, and many paintings and drawings beyond, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the portrayal of mood and place through p...

Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic approach. Inaugurated by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, th...

A key figure in the international avant-garde, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was at once an extraordinary painter and leading art theoretician whose influence resonates to this day. Coining the term “Neo-plasticism”, he pursued a style of painting composed only of primary colors against a grid of blac...

With his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) defined the look of the fin-de-siecle. In evocative shades of peach, gold, ochre, and olive, his seductive compositions of patterns, flowers, and beautiful women became paradigms of the B...

With meticulous theories and many thousands of paintings, drawings, and watercolors, Paul Klee (1879-1940) is considered one of the most cerebral and prolific leaders of 20th-century European art. Though typically small in scale, his works are remarkable for their sophisticated thought and meticulou...

From men in bowler hats, floating in the sky, to a painting of a pipe above the caption "this is not a pipe", Rene Magritte (1898-1967) created an echo chamber of object and image, name and thing, reality and representation.

Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art, and product design are familiar to many. In soaring glass structures or minimalist canvases, we recognize a time of vast technological advance which affirmed the power of human beings to reshape their environment and to break, radically, from the convention...

Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist’s consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, first formed in New York City, Rothko rejected the label and insisted inst...

극한의 재능표현주의 대가의 천재성과 고뇌빈센트 반 고흐의 이야기는 미술사에 있어 가장 역설적인 내용 중 하나이다. 오늘날 그의 전시는 매진 사례에, 미술관에서는 환대를 받고 있으며, 경매에 출품된 그의 작품은 수천만 달러에 거래되는, 세계적으로 가장 명망 있는 화가 중 한 사람으로 알려져 있다. 캔버스에 그려...

쾌락의 응접실Araki's tour of an erotic underworld에로틱한 퇴폐적 세계를 도는 아라키의 여정이는 1978년 교토 근처의 일반 커피숍에서 시작되었다. 미니스커트에 치마를 입지 않은 종업원이 서빙한다는 소문은 전국적으로 유사 업체가 생겨나게 했다. 남자들은 일반 커피숍의 세 배에 달하는 금액을 내고도 팬티를 입지...

Mighty Morris The arts and crafts power of designer William Morris William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Vic...

Contemplate the Immensity A survey of panorama paintingsEnigmatic and ambiguous in its role as both setting and subject, the landscape has been one of the most important genres in painting for centuries. This dedicated survey spans from the late Middle Ages to modern times to bring the evolution of ...