Category Archives: Our Authors

The ‘Making of’ The Conquest of Everest

By Toby | Published: May 16, 2013

With the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest coming up on 29 May, our new title The Conquest of Everest takes a retrospective look at that legendary expedition through the photographs of the late George Lowe, the veteran mountaineer and explorer. Here is a selection of shots from the making of the book, [...]

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VIDEO: Taxidermy is alive and well

By Toby | Published: May 8, 2013

Taxidermy is making a dramatic comeback across the arts, in fashion and jewelry design, and in advertising. Last week we visited Alexis Turner’s incredible studio in London to hear about the resurgence of interest in this rich art form, the subject of his forthcoming book Taxidermy. More information about Taxidermy can be found on our [...]

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Kids and parents discover contemporary art

By Toby | Published: April 18, 2013

Last week Jacky and Suzy Klein, the authors of What is Contemporary Art?, had a fantastic afternoon hosting a workshop at Cambridge Word Fest, getting children and their parents enthused about contemporary art. In this post, Jacky highlights some of the wonderful work produced by the participants. ‘First up, we asked for some old-fashioned audience [...]

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Art of the Revolution

By Toby | Published: April 5, 2013

Photojournalist Mia Gröndahl’s new book Revolution Graffiti documents the rise of street art in Egypt during and after the 2011 revolution. Here, street art expert Tristan Manco introduces us to this dynamic and essential artistic movement. For many urbanites, street art has become something more often associated with a gallery show or a clothing brand, [...]

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Thomas Kolster named ‘inspiration leader’

By Toby | Published: March 21, 2013

Thomas Kolster, author of Goodvertising, a book about how advertising can be a force for good, has been named ‘Inspiration leader’ in an article in the Huffington Post. Writing in the Huffington Post, 2morrowknight said, ‘Thomas wants to change the game – he believes that sustainability is a war that needs to be fought and [...]

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VIDEO: A Year in the Life of Face Hunter

By Toby | Published: March 14, 2013

We caught up with Yvan Rodic (AKA Face Hunter) at Paris Fashion Week to find out about his new book A Year in the Life of Face Hunter, an engaging travel diary that follows Yvan through more than thirty of his favourite cities on a typical year-long travelling session around the world. It captures his [...]

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New format for Steve Bloom’s nationwide tour Living Africa

By Toby | Published: February 15, 2013

As high-quality illustrated publications, Thames & Hudson’s books lend themselves naturally to exciting visual talks, which our authors give regularly at events around the UK and abroad. 2013 is no exception, with a full line up of talks planned for the Spring. In this article, Steve Bloom introduces his upcoming nationwide tour, Living Africa, and [...]

Also posted in Events, News, Photography, World of T&H | Tagged events, live, Living Africa, photography, RGS, Steve Bloom, talks, tour | 1 Comment

Interview with Alexander Nagel, author of Medieval Modern

By Toby | Published: December 14, 2012

Our groundbreaking title Medieval Modern offers a radical new reading of art since the Middle Ages and sheds fresh light on the deep connections between modern and pre-modern art. In this fascinating interview, author Alexander Nagel talks to Kaiya Stone about the origins of the book and highlights works that have inspired and influenced its [...]

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The Art of Not Making exhibition

By Toby | Published: November 29, 2012

Building on Michael Petry’s book, The Art of Not Making: The New Artist/Artisan Relationship, the new exhibition at Sumarria Lun Gallery explores some of the different factors that motivate artists to use assistants or make outsourcing part of their practice today. Posters for David Hockney’s exhibition at the Royal Academy earlier this year proclaimed that, [...]

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What was it like to be the Pharaoh of Egypt?

By Toby | Published: November 12, 2012

In this short video, Garry J. Shaw debunks ancient Egyptian propaganda and introduces his new book, The Pharaoh, an introduction to the day-to-day life of the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh: Life at Court and on Campaign is available from our website and all good bookshops. Tweet