Er kann in seinem Spiel bravourös stutzig sein, brummig stupide oder liebenswert betriebsselig, er kann mit Leib und Seele nach der Welt greifen und all seinen plebejischen Realitätssinn virtuos mit dem Grotesken kurzschließen: Charly Hübner, Jahrgang 1972, Gastwirtssohn aus FeldbergCarwitz.
An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life.
Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.
Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.
Bringing together studies by art historians, historians, and political scientists, Fascist Visions explores the themes and paradigms that pervaded protofascist and fascist aesthetic discourse, cultural policy, and artistic production in France and Italy.
The classic book on the art and history of weaving-now expanded and in full colorWritten by one of the twentieth century's leading textile artists, this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools and techniques, and its implications for modern design.
Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius.
Addison Mizner's Mediterranean-style mansions are much-admired Florida icons, where even today you can find many homes modeled with stucco walls and tiled roofs.
From his earliest work with glass to the stunning aerial panoramas of Maine islands that have gained him far-reaching fame, Eric Hopkins has consistently explored boundaries-of medium, of space, of vision.
In words and photographs, the story of visionary architect Addison Mizner* Introduced the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles to southern Florida* Designed and developed the resort town of Boca Raton* Designed the exquisite Everglades Club in Palm BeachAddison Mizner transformed Palm Beach and South Florida with his visionary architecture.
A richly illustrated new exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive American artist Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity offers a fresh and wide-ranging account of the work of Ben Shahn (18981969), a Jewish immigrant from Russian-controlled Lithuania who became one of America's most prominent and prolific ';social viewpoint' artists from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War.
A richly illustrated history of the glittering world of queer artistic life in the 1920s and '30sIn Queer Moderns, Alice Friedman tells the fascinating story of the queer avant-garde of the 1920s and '30s in New York, Paris, and Venice, as seen through the eyes of Max Ewing (19031934), a young musician, photographer, and man-about-town who, although virtually unknown today, moved in extraordinary circles.
Bertram Kaschek legt die erste umfassende Analyse und Interpretation der berühmten "Monatsbilder" Pieter Bruegels vor und präsentiert überraschende Ergebnisse.
Lucas Cranach the Elder - painter of the Reformation and master of sensual beautyWith around 500 works to his name, Lucas Cranach remains one of the most influential artists of the 16th century.
A groundbreaking account of the role of writing in Michelangelo's artMichelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Pieta, and the dome of St.
'Hypnotic and propulsive' - The Sunday Times'Thrilling' - The TLS'Compulsive' - The ObserverIn Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and which she found five years after his death.
How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.
The quotable Ai WeiweiThis collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life.
An evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural worldI'm often asked, but have no idea why I chose Iceland, why I first started going, why I still go.
The first major work to examine Joseph Cornell's relationship to American modernismJoseph Cornell (1903-1972) is best known for his exquisite and alluring box constructions, in which he transformed found objects-such as celestial charts, glass ice cubes, and feathers-into enchanted worlds that blur the boundaries between fantasy and the commonplace.
With the first appointment of the outstanding performance artist Marina Abramovic to the Pina Bausch Professorship at the Folkwang University of the Arts, the focus in the 2022-23 academic year was placed on transdisciplinarity, artistic daring and social awareness.
La sustancia de lo inexistente busca, a partir de la cartografía teórica en la crítica de arte de José Lezama Lima, articular los conceptos estéticos e historiográficos presentes en su obra, para presentarlos como un aporte a la discusión de los discursos artísticos en el continente.
Esta obra reúne once ensayos originales acerca de la función de las imágenes en los procesos de formación de la nación en América Latina, incluyendo contribuciones de especialistas de Europa, Estados Unidos, América Latina e Israel.
"e;His paintings register the upheavals big and small that all cities and cultures are both enduring and sliding toward, unable to halt the passage of time and history.
"Sus pinturas registran, entre otras cosas, las grandes y pequeñas convulsiones que toda cultura y toda ciudad deben necesariamente soportar, y hacia las cuales están siempre deslizándose, incapaces de detener el paso del tiempo y de la historia.
En un ejercicio de recuperación de prácticas performáticas chilenas,Sebastián Valenzuela-Valdivia nos invita a reconsiderar los criterioscuratoriales y archivísticos para definir nuevas categorías de análisisatingentes a la experimentación del cuerpo y el uso de medios como lafotografía, el video y el libro-perfomance.
Este libro es una cartografía de la experiencia del desplazamiento físico incluyendo miradas descentradas y deslocalizadas en torno a Chile por parte de artistas, curadoras y creadoras chilenas residentes, o que habrían residido, en el extranjero.
La chanteuse folklorique et activiste sociale argentine, Mercedes Sosa, était une interprète de classe mondiale, dont l’influence dépassait largement les frontières de la musique.
