The first in-depth study of Rubens' depictions of women, this book reveals the essential role that women played in the artist's life and work.

Offers insight into the studios and inspirations of nearly 120 of Britains greatest living artists working today, both in Britain and abroad. This large-format book brims with specially commissioned photographs portraits, images at work, places of inspiration and incisive interviews: the artists open their minds as much as their studio doors.

The second volume of diaries from the bestselling author and former director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

'The most revelatory and entertaining Hollywood book since Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.' Daily Telegraph

Provides a set of dialogues with one of the writer-directors in American film.

The French New Wave directors of the 1950s rejected the idea that film was a mere extension of literature and exploded traditional methods of film narrative, embracing fragmentation and alienation. The author argues that this rebellious stance is far more complex than critics have acknowledged.

This book offers the first international look at how script development is theorised and practiced. Comprising two parts, the book first looks 'into' script development from a theoretical perspective, and second looks 'out from' the practice to form practitioner-led perspectives of script development.

Sets down the author's thoughts and his memories, revealing for the original inspirations for his films - Ivan's Childhood, Andrey Rublyov, Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker, Nostalgia, and The Sacrifice. The author discusses their history and his methods of work, and he explores the many problems of visual creativity.

Surveys the dynamic developments in sculptural practice worldwide. This book explores such key topics as the use of the body in sculpture, the appropriation of everyday ephemera, the use of light and sound as technological elements, nature and ecology as dominant and pressing issues, and the huge impact of installation.

In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate.

Adam Mars-Jones guides us through his entire career as viewer and film critic.

Establishes the theoretical foundations and implications of the genre of Gnostic cinema. This book develops these theoretical elements in the contexts of Gnosticism and the esoteric traditions emerging from it, Cabbala and alchemy. It discusses the functions of genre, the relationships between cinema and psychology, the romance of film, and more.

An exhibition catalogue that explores the influence of the downtown New York music scene in the 1970s and '80s on Jean-Michel Basquiat's work as a musician and an artist.

Suitable for children between the ages of nine and twelve, this is an introduction to photography that asks how photographers transform ordinary things into meaningful moments. It takes readers on a journey through the power and magic of photography: its abilities to freeze time, tell a story, combine several layers into one frame, and more.