My Favourite Art Books

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Jenny Saville
1.  Jenny Saville by Simon Schama
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  "Everyone a masterpiece."
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Peter Blake (Modern Artists series)
2.  Peter Blake (Modern Artists series) by Natalie Rudd
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  "The Master. See also the catalogue to his Liverpool Tate show."
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The Devil's Playground
3.  The Devil's Playground by Nan Goldin
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  "Must have photography book."
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On Photography
4.  On Photography by Susan Sontag
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  "Another must have."
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)
5.  The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art) by Charlotte Cotton
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  "Interesting overview of recent developments."
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Kippenberger
6.  Kippenberger by Dr Angelika Taschen
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  "Crazy brilliant painter. "Bad Painting" at its best."
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Cy Twombly: A Monograph
7.  Cy Twombly: A Monograph by Richard Leeman
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  "Beautiful reproductions. And a lot of his books aren't."
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What Painting Is
8.  What Painting Is by James Elkins
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  "Stunning. All painters must own."
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The Poetics of Space
9.  The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
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  "Dense but beautiful."
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Vitamin P
10.  Vitamin P by Barry Schwabsky
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  "Painting is back! Hurrah. A great overview of what's relatively current."
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Looking back at Francis Bacon
11.  Looking back at Francis Bacon by David Sylvester
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  "This guy knew him best.  See also his interviews with Bacon."
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Lucian Freud
12.  Lucian Freud by William & FREUD, Lucian FEAVER
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  "Fantastic colour plates."
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The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on His Book "The Art of Color"
13.  The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on His Book "The Art of Color" by Johannes Itten
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  "If you can't afford The Art of Colour."
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The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color
14.  The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color by Johannes Itten
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  "If you can!"
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
15.  Jean-Michel Basquiat by Richard Marshall
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  "Genius!"
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Tai-Shan Schierenberg
16.  Tai-Shan Schierenberg by William Packer
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  "Lucian Freud's natural successor."
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Dear Painter, Paint ME...: Painting the Figure since Picabia
17.  Dear Painter, Paint ME...: Painting the Figure since Picabia by Gingeras Alison
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  "If you can get hold of it, its well worth it."
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Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
18.  Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas by Charles Harrison
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  "Most of the theory you'll need."
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Eric Fischl: 1970-2000
19.  Eric Fischl: 1970-2000 by Arthur Coleman Danto
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  "Now updated to 1970-2007, and IN PRINT. Get it."
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