The Parkett Book Collection

The collection of all Parkett volumes is a comprehensive and unparalleled library on contemporary art worldwide. It is both an encyclopedic and a poetic source on a vast and diverse number of artists and their work and ideas; and it is a collector’s item cherished not only by readers, collectors and art lovers, but also by artists and the world’s major museums, libraries and galleries.

The Set of all 101 Volumes & the Set of all 63 available Volumes feature respectively 270 and 208 artists’ portraits, each with three to five texts by renowned authors and over seventy color illustrations.

View Parkett’s book index to view all titles and artists alphabetically and chronologically here

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