Themes & Concepts

Discover the worlds most notorious serial killers – by coloring them!

You have never seen Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper or The BTK Killer like this.

This coloring book is definitely NOT for children!

The minds and motives of serial killers have always been an mystery to us, a strange but fascinating enigma that we seek to unravel; it is no surprise that, as much as people fear them, they can’t stop learning more about these deadly, dangerous individuals whenever they can.

Their names are known and their reputations widespread, these monsters that haunt the night and bring us the cold, tingling sense of fear. The truth is – to be a killer is to turn the despicable act of murder into a personal twisted form of art, such as painting a portrait… which is why we’ve brought a book that brings both art and murder together, into one single work.

In The Serial Killer Coloring Book II we shall provide you with:

• 38 of the most well-known serial killers making an appearance in a new, incredible form.
• High-resolution images which will allow you to fill in the smallest details and achieve the most realistic results.
• Single-sided pages, with each image given its own page to save you from worrying about the colors bleeding through and damaging your next serial killer’s image.
• The most relevant symbolism to each killer, allowing us to tell you their story in a twisted and new way.
• The possibility of a fantastic gift for your friends, family and loved ones who love the True Crime genre.

Are you ready to enter the world of the darkest brand of art? Discover this entirely fresh take on coloring books and tackle anxiety and stress in an incredible new way with The Serial Killer Coloring Book II.

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Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(March 22–August 1, 2021)
 
Guggenheim, Bilbao
(September 17, 2021–January 30, 2022)
 
de Young Museum, San Francisco
(March 12–July 10, 2022)

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Lucian Freud (1922–2011) was one of the greatest figurative painters of the twentieth century. With an unflinching eye and an uncompromising commitment to his work, he created masterpieces that continue to inspire contemporary artists to the present day.

Spanning nearly 70 years, Freud’s career has often been overshadowed by his biography and celebrity. This book re-examines his paintings through a broad series of original approaches. Texts by a variety of rising and established international writers explore topics ranging from the compositional echoes of old master paintings in Freud’s works, to the contextualization of his practice within the class struggles of 1980s Britain. Throughout the book, leading contemporary painters such as Tracey Emin and Chantal Joffe give insightful testimony to the relevance of Freud today.
 
Marking the 100th anniversary of Freud’s birth, this publication accompanies the first major exhibition of his work in 10 years. Presenting fresh perspectives on his paintings, it introduces Freud to a new generation of scholars and enthusiasts – demonstrating his lasting international importance.
 

Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

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Condragulations queen, you’re now ready to add some extra zhuzh to your day with Art of Drag! Each of the 12 original artworks in this calendar features a beautylicious Drag Queen (or King!) and is sprinkled with extra fabulousness and a touch of eleganza! Created by an award-winning independent art house of LGBTQ+ artists and allies, their reimagining of iconic art stretches from the Renaissance to street-art and everything in-between. Serving you unique, provocative, glamorous art… and like the queens themselves, every single one is a MASTERPIECE! The datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.

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In 1998, TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Touko Laaksonen with The Art of Pleasure. Prior to that, Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, enjoyed an intense cult following in the international gay community but was largely unknown to a broader audience.

In 2009, TASCHEN followed up with the ultimate Tom overview: Tom of Finland XXL, a beautiful big collector’s edition with over 1,000 images, covering six decades of the artist’s career. The work was gathered from collections across the United States and Europe with the help of the Tom of Finland Foundation, featuring many drawings, paintings, and sketches never previously reproduced. Other images had only been seen out of context and were finally presented in the sequential order Tom intended for full artistic appreciation and erotic impact.

The elegant oversized volume showed the full range of Tom’s talent, from sensitive portraits to frank sexual pleasure to tender expressions of love and haunting tributes to young men struck down by AIDS, and was completed by eight commissioned essays on Tom’s social and personal impact by Camille Paglia, John Waters, Armistead Maupin, Todd Oldham, and others, plus a scholarly analysis of individual drawings by art historian Edward Lucie-Smith.

The only thing missing from Tom of Finland XXL was a widely affordable price tag―until now. The new Tom of Finland XXL is still big enough to work your biceps, and includes all of the original content, but costs a fraction of the original price. You’re welcome.

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Sketching and drawing are fundamental to creating great art; the simple doodle is often where the artist first brings their ideas and concepts to life. In Sketching from the Imagination: Dark Arts, we have gathered together fifty talented traditional and digital artists to showcase work from their sketchbooks, share inspiration, and give insight into how they create imaginative and dark illustrations. Featuring a range of artwork and artists from many fields, from concept design and animation to illustration and comic art, Sketching from the Imagination: Dark Arts is a collection of beautifully macabre sketches with plenty of useful tips and creative insights—an invaluable resource that will inspire artists of all abilities.

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Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process.

Late one afternoon in the winter of 2003 art critic Richard Dorment answered a telephone call from a stranger. The caller was Joe Simon, an American film producer and art collector. He was ringing at the suggestion of David Hockney, his neighbour in Malibu. A committee of experts called the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board had declared the two Warhols in his collection to be fake. He wanted to know why and thought Dorment could help.

This call would mark the beginning of an extraordinary story that would play out over the next ten years and would involve a cast of characters straight out of fiction. From rock icons and film stars; art dealers and art forgers; to a murdered Russian oligarch and a lawyer for the mob; from courtrooms to auction houses: all took part in a bitter struggle to prove the authenticity of a series of paintings by the most famous American artist of the twentieth century.

Part detective story, part art history, part memoir, part courtroom drama, Warhol After Warhol is a spellbinding account of the dark connection between money, power and art.

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