explore recent publications that have documented, and now treasure, sacred art and architecture, vanishing cottages, modernist kiosks, and more.

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the publication on taiwan’s transliteration system for mandarin chinese closely follows the traditional learning methods of the country.

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featuring works by tadao ando, kazuo shinohara, and more, the volume highlights brutalism as an enduring element in japan’s heritage.

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Exploring AI-Generated Secret Cars in 300 Promptographs   François Mercier, also known as Mr. François, presents Secret Cars: 300 Promptographs, a playful book featuring AI-generated images of imaginative ‘secret’ car models. With the help of over 300 prompts, the Brussels-based film director and photographer uses artificial intelligence to bring to life fantastical vehicles that, while […]

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brendon burton unveils ‘epitaph’ photography book   In his second photography book, Epitaph, Brendon Burton ventures into the mysterious depths of North America. The haunting image series captures abandoned farmhouses, churches, cemeteries, and eerie landscapes, often accompanied by the animals that inhabit them, as Burton seeks to illuminate the ‘unseen histories and buried past lives’ […]

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in its latest publication, the greek foundation traces narratives ranging from eco-friendly buildings and plant-filled homes to the crafts of handmade objects.

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an expansive exhibition at the smithsonian institute and a photography book by TASCHEN celebrate the 100th birthday of the black queer literary icon.

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in his book, the british photographer lets his readers into the world of shooting vehicles, from advertising commissioning to pre- and post-production.

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TASCHEN takes us on a visual pilgrimage through the incredibly vast and mystical landscape of myth, religion, and imagination.

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featuring over 150 kiosks, from ljubljana to warsaw, and from belgrade to berlin, this book provides unseen documentation of these remaining kiosks.

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