The Self-Portrait: Art EssentialsSelf portraiture shows no sign of losing its ability to capture the public imagination. Given our current proclivity to snap and share selfies in seconds, it is unsurprising to find a renewed interest in the genre among general audiences and students. Self portraits have the power to illuminate a range of universal concerns, from identity, purpose and authenticity, to frailty, futility and mortality. In this volume, curator Natalie Rudd expertly casts

Uriel Orlow

Match the letters with the categories

his oeuvre has not previously been explored in a major publication

rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful

London is overflowing with them

but reminding us of its very real terrors

St Paul’s Cathedral

Eric de Chassey

Framed size: 50cm x 70cm

A peculiar can be defined as something that 'has eccentric or individual variations to the general or predicted pattern'

this smart Book Light masquerades a laser-cut wooden book

the book also includes original and rarely-seen material documenting the creation of these fascinating works