You can trace a thematic line between the work of comic-book artist Eric Stanton and his fellow American image-maker Russ Meyer. Both began producing their art in the aftermath of World War Two, both were obsessed with a similar parodic vision of the female. Tall, absurdly buxom, with long legs, a slim waist, long hair, and an expression of insane desire imprinted on her beautiful face, as with Meyer, Stanton's depiction of woman was beyond reality. They were amazon descendants, femme fatales, mistresses of the whip or the handcuffs; simultaneously a parody and a sincere celebration of empowered sexuality. The men in his fast-moving narratives are often striving to escape but they are always immobilised, restrained literally by ropes, or simply frozen in their awe at the sight of Stanton's superheroines. So prolific was the artist that his collected oeuvre, all the covers, illustrations (for magazines such as Exotique) and comic books, could now fill several libraries, but one should really stumble upon Stanton by chance. At midnight in a cheap hotel room, you might come across this edition lurking under the mattress with a girl's name and a phone number scrawled inside. You probably won't even need to phone that number.

Eric Stanton - The Dominant Wives & Other Stories

Arts & Photography

TASCHEN Publishing

Stanton, Eric

Individual Artists

Taschen

This is a marvelous build your own project of the Cologne Cathedral which took 632 years to build. A large number of the parts are pre-perforated. Text is in German and English. The Cathedral of Cologne is one of Germany's most important architectural monuments in the heart of Cologne, is the third tallest cathedral in the world and boasts the highest church spires ever built.

Build Your Own Cologne Cathedral (Taschen Specials)

Taschen America

Architecture

Physical description: 216 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Notes:by Jacques Meuris. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214). Summary: The artist's most unforgettable images come together in an exquisite study of his life and work. This comprehensive and provocative monograph traces the influences on Magritte's art while 400 illustrations show the full range of his work. Not only the well-known paintings but also lesser-known murals, photographs, sculptures, and commercial works are represented. 400 illustrations, 110 in full-color. Subject: Magritte, René (1898-1967) - Criticism and interpretation - Catalogs. Surrealism - Belgium. Individual artists ; Painting &amp; paintings ; Surrealism &amp; Dada. ART / Individual Artists / General. ART / History / General. Painting, Modern ; 20th century ; Belgium ; Painting, Belgian. Other names: Magritte, Rene 1898-1967. Other titles: Magritte. Genre: Bibliography, Biography. Illustrated.

Rene Magritte, 1898-1967

Meuris, Jacques

TASCHEN, Benedikt

History & Criticism

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Miami (Evergreens)

Schezen, Roberto

Dunlop, Beth

Photography & Video

Eye to Eye Posterbook (Postcardbooks)

704pages. 19,7x14,3x5,8cm. Broché. A facsimile reprint of some of the most famous American girlie magazines, this volume contains a compendium of the covers and contents of 250 magazines.

The Best of American Girlie Magazines

Hellmannzsh, Harald

Reimschneider, Burkhard

Fashion

Frans Lanting: Eye to Eye: 30 Postcards (Postcardbooks)

Benedikt Taschen Verlag

Flowering Gardens Postcard Book (Postcardbooks)

William Claxton captured the spirit of the fifties jazz scene - the famous musicians, the backstage atmosphere, and the music itself. This blank book is based on one of his images.

Jazz Postcard Book (Postcardbooks)

Music

Ju-Dali-Spanish

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Taschen America, LLC

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