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Taschen has published one of the most expensive books in publishing history, the $15,000, 75 pound, 700 page ''GOAT (Greatest of All Time)'', a tribute to the American boxer [[Muhammad Ali]] which ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' called "the biggest, heaviest, most radiant thing ever printed in the history of civilization." They have also published the $15,000 [[Helmut Newton]] retrospective ''Sumo'' and a $4,000 limited edition ''[[Nobuyoshi Araki|Araki]]'' volume.
Taschen has published one of the most expensive books in publishing history, the $15,000, 75 pound, 700 page ''GOAT (Greatest of All Time)'', a tribute to the American boxer [[Muhammad Ali]] which ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' called "the biggest, heaviest, most radiant thing ever printed in the history of civilization." They have also published the $15,000 [[Helmut Newton]] retrospective ''Sumo'' and a $4,000 limited edition ''[[Nobuyoshi Araki|Araki]]'' volume.


In the spring of 2014 Taschen's Basic Art Series received major criticism in public media for its focus on male artists. The series consists of 97 books, 5 of which are of female artists. [http://www.konsthall.malmo.se/o.o.i.s/5373 Malmö Konsthall] in Sweden was the first institution to highlight the problem <ref>http://www.konsthall.malmo.se/o.o.i.s/5373/</ref> <ref>[http://www.kunstkritikk.com/nyheter/taschen-under-fire/?d=en]</ref> <ref>[http://culturenordic.com/about-the-blank-pages-feminist-history-in-the-making-at-malmo-konsthall/] </ref>




== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==

* Kunstkritikk [http://www.kunstkritikk.com/nyheter/taschen-under-fire/?d=en] {{en icon}}
* Culture Nordic [http://culturenordic.com/about-the-blank-pages-feminist-history-in-the-making-at-malmo-konsthall/] {{en icon}}
* Sydsvenskan [http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/blanka-sidor-visar-brist-i-konsthistorien/] {{swe icon}}
* Skånes Fria [http://www.skanesfria.se/artikel/114192] {{swe icon}}


==Stores==
==Stores==
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==References==
==References==
* Kunstkritikk [http://www.kunstkritikk.com/nyheter/taschen-under-fire/?d=en] {{en icon}}
* Culture Nordic [http://culturenordic.com/about-the-blank-pages-feminist-history-in-the-making-at-malmo-konsthall/] {{en icon}}
* Sydsvenskan [http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/blanka-sidor-visar-brist-i-konsthistorien/] {{swe icon}}
* Skånes Fria [http://www.skanesfria.se/artikel/114192] {{swe icon}}
* {{cite journal |author=Bernhard, Brendan |date=11 September 2002 |title=Sex & Beauty, Art & Kitsch: The Exquisite Mayhem of Benedikt Taschen |url=http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/sex-beauty-art-kitsch/3601/ |journal=[[LA Weekly]] |accessdate=23 May 2008}}
* {{cite journal |author=Bernhard, Brendan |date=11 September 2002 |title=Sex & Beauty, Art & Kitsch: The Exquisite Mayhem of Benedikt Taschen |url=http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/sex-beauty-art-kitsch/3601/ |journal=[[LA Weekly]] |accessdate=23 May 2008}}
* {{cite journal |author=Kirkpatrick, David D. |date=7 January 2002 |title=Price Cutting and Oversupply Imperil Art Book Houses |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E0DC1739F934A35752C0A9649C8B63 |journal=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=The New York Times Company |accessdate=23 May 2008}}
* {{cite journal |author=Kirkpatrick, David D. |date=7 January 2002 |title=Price Cutting and Oversupply Imperil Art Book Houses |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E0DC1739F934A35752C0A9649C8B63 |journal=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=The New York Times Company |accessdate=23 May 2008}}
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*[http://taschensnumber1fan.tumblr.com/ TASCHEN´s #1 Fan]
*[http://taschensnumber1fan.tumblr.com/ TASCHEN´s #1 Fan]
*[http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/series/basic_art/index/1.htm/ TASCHEN Books: Basic Art Series - All Titles]
*[http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/series/basic_art/index/1.htm/ TASCHEN Books: Basic Art Series - All Titles]
* Kunstkritikk [http://www.kunstkritikk.com/nyheter/taschen-under-fire/?d=en] {{en icon}}
* Culture Nordic [http://culturenordic.com/about-the-blank-pages-feminist-history-in-the-making-at-malmo-konsthall/] {{en icon}}
* Sydsvenskan [http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/blanka-sidor-visar-brist-i-konsthistorien/] {{swe icon}}
* Skånes Fria [http://www.skanesfria.se/artikel/114192] {{swe icon}}


[[Category:Book publishing companies of Germany]]
[[Category:Book publishing companies of Germany]]

Revision as of 18:04, 3 July 2014

For other uses, see Taschen (disambiguation).
Taschen
Founded1980
FounderBenedikt Taschen
Country of originGermany
Headquarters locationCologne
Official websitewww.taschen.com

Taschen is an art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany.[1]

Overview

Taschen headquarters on Hohenzollernring 53, Cologne

It began as Taschen Comics publishing Benedikt's extensive comic collection. Taschen has been a noteworthy force in making lesser-seen art available to mainstream bookstores, including some fetishistic imagery, queer art, historical erotica, pornography and adult magazines (including multiple books with Playboy magazine). Taschen has helped bring this art into broader public view, by publishing these potentially controversial volumes alongside its more mainstream books of comics reprints, art photography, painting, design, fashion, advertising history, film, and architecture.

Taschen's publications are available in a variety of sizes, from large tomes detailing the complete works of Leonardo da Vinci, to surprisingly uncommon middle-sized books, to their "Icons" series of small, flexicover volumes which encapsulate themes of everything from old ads of Las Vegas, Nevada to male nudes. The company has also produced calendars, address books, and postcards of popular subjects.

The company's stated mission has been to publish innovative, beautifully designed art books at popular prices. The Icons series, for example, has several new volumes published a year, and retailing for about $10 are inexpensive for published collections of art. Another popular series is their 'Basic Art' series, which has around 50 volumes, each about a separate artist, ranging from artists such as Michelangelo to more contemporary artists such as Norman Rockwell. They also publish a 'Basic Architecture' series in the same style as 'Basic Art' that covers some of the most prominent architects in history, such as Frank Lloyd Wright.

Taschen has published one of the most expensive books in publishing history, the $15,000, 75 pound, 700 page GOAT (Greatest of All Time), a tribute to the American boxer Muhammad Ali which Der Spiegel called "the biggest, heaviest, most radiant thing ever printed in the history of civilization." They have also published the $15,000 Helmut Newton retrospective Sumo and a $4,000 limited edition Araki volume.



Reviews

Stores

Dedicated flagship Taschen bookstores are located in:

Title sampling

  • Eric Kroll, Best of Bizarre. Taschen, 2001. ISBN 3-8228-5555-3.
  • Eric Kroll, Bizarre: The Complete Reprint of John Willie's Bizarre, Vols. 1-26. Taschen, 1996. ISBN 3-8228-9269-6.
  • Benedikt Taschen and Howard L. Bingham, GOAT, Taschen 2004. ISBN 3-8228-1627-2.
  • Helmut Newton, SUMO, Taschen 2000. ISBN 3-8228-6394-7.
  • Hunter S. Thompson, The Curse of Lono, Taschen 2005. ISBN 3-8228-4897-2.
  • Ellen Von Unwerth,"The Story of Olga", Taschen 2012 ISBN 3-8365-3980-2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Taschen, LinkedIn.

References

  • Bernhard, Brendan (11 September 2002). "Sex & Beauty, Art & Kitsch: The Exquisite Mayhem of Benedikt Taschen". LA Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  • Kirkpatrick, David D. (7 January 2002). "Price Cutting and Oversupply Imperil Art Book Houses". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
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