Shingu

ShinguAlthough originally trained as a painter, Shingu became interested in sculpture when he saw one of his shaped canvases turning softly in the wind. The work that followed relied on natural forces to make it move or make sound, and he began using more sophisticated materials for outdoor works. By the time of Expo '70 in Osaka, Shingu had been commissioned to create a piece for the plaza. It contained many of the elements he would use later: parts of it

Extended captions at the back of the book provide a concise introduction to the history and significance of each of the forty-four locales depicted

How Artists See is a series of interactive

in secular terms

of light and shadow

published her herbal as a means of financial support after her husband landed in debtor’s prison

and the optimism of the Greek people

Among the hundreds of illustrations are a dazzling foldout review of Earth’s geological and evolutionary history and an eight-page extravaganza on India’s rich floral heritage

the first gallery devoted exclusively to the art of the movies

illuminating his work in the context of his historical era and his own extraordinary life

and an award-winning photograph of Mohammed Ali by Neil Liefer to name a few examples

Small Worlds takes place in 1903 and introduces the wondrous rebbe of Krimsk—a small Hasidic settlement in Eastern Europe

and by other contributors