New Dior Book

The rich history of Dior, one of the most celebrated luxury brands in the history of fashion is uncovered in the new collectable 3-book set by Assouline. 240 total pages feature the rarest photographic material of the House's heritage and spirit through Fashion, Perfume and Jewellery covering all its creative decades. The book comes out in 3-jacketed hardcoverd volumes in a slipcase. Created by former Editor-in-Chief of L' Officiel de la Mode Caroline Bongrand and luxury lifestyle journalist Jerome Hanover.

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The Empire of Death

For three years Dr Paul Koudounaris, a specialist in Baroque culture and lector at major universities in Los Angeles, travelled the world to document various religious shrines decorated with human bones, crypts and remains from the sixteenth and seventienth centuries.

He visited about seventy different glorious locations in four continents, most of them not open to public and never been photographed before. All these amazing images that offered various unusual experiences to the author, the attendance of an exorcism, the attack of a monk and his arrest by the Austrian police among them, are gathered in his latest book titled The Empire of Death, published by Thames & Hudson. In 224 pages, the richly illustrated edition uncovers a full essay on architecture masterpieces, impressive chandeliers made by human bones and jewel-encrusted mummies, during an era that death was not considered a taboo.

Ka Xiaoxi Photography

Ka Xiaoxi's lens captures the new echo of China's alternative scene. The 27-year old photographer and artist from Shanghai and co-founder of the hot multi-artistic platform goooodie.com, has recently released his second book titled A Fragment of China's Youth, a great collection of rock n' roll mood - inspired snapshots of modern chinese youngsters and the big Asian country's new subcultures. This country is full of hidden treasures.

Mark Ryden - Pinxit

Cherubic girls, psychic figures and disturbing archetypes are the body and soul of artist Mark Ryden’s work, the king of cultural kitsch who since the 90’s has drawn global attention. His paintings are among the most recognizable, with big-eyed, nostalgic dressed girls, mythical bunnies and lots of meat. Pinxit is a new limited-edition book by Taschen  featuring highlights from Ryden’s greatest exhibitions and includes collected essays by Yoshitomo Nara, Carlo McCormick and others along with a new essay by culture critic Kristine McKenna. All his paintings and sketches are reproduced with the finest techniques available, while over a dozen of them are foldouts. The super-glossy book is coming out in a boxed collector’s edition of 1000 copies signed by the artist. You can buy it here

Tokyo Tattoo 1970

Martha Cooper's tattoo photographic project started while living in Tokyo with her anthropologist husband during the 70's. Including images with master tattoo artist Horibun, she captured rared moments of this incredible art during her stay at the Japanese capital city. However, the era's morals and taboos prevented her from exhibiting her achievent. So now, almost fourty years after, her beautiful shots are being featured in the amazing book titled Tokyo Tattoo 1970, while being exhibited for the first time at the Urban Folk Gallery in Brooklyn. Just beautiful.

Inez Van Lamsweerde/Vinoodh Matadin: Pretty Much Everything

Taschen dedicates to the hottest photographic duo at this moment on earth a special, collectable edition  with some of their finest works. Gothic, eroticism , fetishism and fantasy are the basic characteristics of their work, which has been hosted by the greatest galleries and fashion magazines. The limited 3-volume edition of 1000 copies signed by the artists, also includes an original silkscreened poster, origami-folded over the top of the slipcase.
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The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Twenty-seven classic fairytales from the Brothers Grimm collection, the second most widely read collection of stories in the world after the Bible, are brought to life by Taschen with a special 200 anniversary publication. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Hansen and Gretel make a colourful parade through charming vintage illustrations from the 1820s to the 1950s by great artists like Gustav Süs, Heinrich Leutemann and Viktor Paul Mohn.

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