Max Hollein Books

Vienna at the dawn of the twentieth century was a city like no other—filled with avant-garde artists and bursting with intellectual and sensual energy. But this burgeoning society was constantly at odds with the conservative and often disapproving nineteenth-century culture. This fascinating book focuses on the figures at the center of this Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and others whose radical artistic expressions were shocking as well as ground-breaking. This generously illustrated volume examines the numerous levels on which the new culture clashed with the old, including sexuality, power, and religion. It analyzes the impact these artists’ works had on their surroundings, and places them in an historical context that illuminates the social and cultural debate they instigated. It also explores why art that seemed so provocative at its conception now represents a standard of excellence for the modern audience.

Henri Matisse created some of his most exquisite works by cutting shapes out of paper. Delightfully entertaining and playfully inventive, his "drawings with scissors" are also a superb introduction to the most basic artistic concepts: color, line, and form. This engaging and accessible look at Matisse’s cut-outs, arguably the highlight of his magnificent career, follows the artist as he goes in search of pure forms of expression. Illustrated with beautiful reproductions of Matisse’s most famous works, the book relates an imaginary tale about how the colors and shapes created by Matisse come to life, carrying the reader off into the artist’s fantasy world. It reflects Matisse’s spontaneity, his love of bold colors, and his seemingly effortless ability to capture movement on paper, which make him an artist of great appeal to children. Fun and easy-to-follow, this exploration of Matisse’s cut-outs invites children of all ages to draw with scissors just like the artist, using the sheets of paper printed in Matisse-inspired colors included in the book.

The holdings of the Stadel Museum, now entering its third century, include magnificent works dating from the early 14th century to the present. This exquisitely produced volume focuses on the collection's highlights, offering readers an in-depth insight into the Stadel's treasures as well as a survey of the development of European art. Included here are Renaissance masterpieces by Botticelli and Bellini; paintings by Vermeer, Monet and Richter; works by Modernists and post-Modernists; sculpture by Calder; photography by Tillmans and much more. This volume not only presents an impressive array of the finest art from more than seven centuries, it also reflects the museum's commitment to recognising and preserving art of all kinds for centuries to come. Published in association with the Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. AUTHOR: Max Hollein is Director of the Stadel Museum, the Schirn Kunsthalle and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 250 colour illustrations

Focusing on one of Matisse's greatest bodies of work and his last artistic creations, this flexi edition of essays and reproductions provides scholarship on this important period.

Beginn der 1960er Jahre entsteht mit Op Art und Kinetik eine Kunst mit starkem Interesse am Objektiven und dem wissenschaftlichen Experiment. Fasziniert von den physikalischen Gesetzen des Lichts und der Optik verschreibt sich eine ganze Generation der Untersuchung visueller Phänomene und Wahrnehmungsprinzipien. Die Täuschungsmöglichkeiten des Auges auslotend, setzen Künstler wie Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley, François Morellet, Julio Le Parc oder Gianni Colombo auf Irritationen. Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über eine komplexe Kunst-bewegung. Die Autoren Frances Follin, Claus Pias und Martina Weinhart zeigen in ihren Essays, wie die Op Art einen elementaren Beitrag zur Neudefinition von Wahrnehmung und Sehen leistete, der weit in das 21. Jahrhundert hinausweist.

On the occasion of Yoko Ono's 80th birthday, this retrospective volume showcases the enormous diversity and reach of her work of the past sixty years.

Das Jahr 2009 bietet Anlass für ein Doppeljubiläum des berühmten Naturforschers Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882): Die Welt gedenkt seines 200. Geburtstages und des 150. Jahrestages des Erscheinens seines epochalen Werkes 'Über die Entstehung der Arten'. Dieses Buch revolutionierte die Erkenntnisse der Biologie, führte zu hitzigen Debatten der Wissenschaftler weltweit und zu einer Verunsicherung der breiten Öffentlichkeit. Diese Publikation stellt nun erstmals die Auswirkungen des Darwinismus auf die bildende Kunst in den Mittelpunkt. Anhand von rund 150 Gemälden, Zeichnungen und Lithografien sowie seltenem Dokumentationsmaterial zeigt der Katalog Künstler wie Frederic Church, Martin Johnson Heade, Franti˘sek Kupka, Odilon Redon, George Frederic Watts, Arnold Böcklin, Gabriel von Max, Alfred Kubin oder Max Ernst und spannt einen zeitlichen Bogen von 1859 bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts.