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This publication is the fourth volume of an important catalogue
raisonne of the work of Francis Picabia This publication, the
fourth volume of an important catalogue raisonne of the work of
Francis Picabia (1879-1953), includes paintings and selected
drawings dating from 1940 into 1952. During the war years, while
still residing in the south of France, Picabia was primarily
occupied by figural subjects -multi-figure allegories, female
nudes, and glamorous female "portraits" -painted in bold
illusionistic relief. Notorious even in his lifetime, most of these
works are now known to have adapted photographic illustrations in
older "girly" magazines and other popular media. Upon his return to
Paris in the post-war period, Picabia renewed his earlier interests
in abstract and sometimes non-objective art, still often drawing
upon published sources ranging from prehistoric art to Nietzsche,
and pursued frequent exhibition of his distinctive, constantly
mutating responses to critical currents of the day. These included
a series of severely reductive, subtly effective "point" or dot
paintings beginning in 1949-three years before ill-health
effectively ended Picabia's half-century of artistic provocation.
Distributed for Mercatorfonds
This book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Fondation Baur,
explores the intriguing story of porcelain glaze at the end of the
18th century in China, in the 19th century in France, and in the
work of two 20th century ceramic artists. Part one investigates the
development of opaque glazes for use on porcelain and copper during
the 18th century in work from three collections: Alfred Baur's vast
collection of imperial ceramics; the Canton glazes of the Zubov
Foundation; and export porcelain from the Ariana Museum in Geneva.
The second part begins in France, in the 19th century, at the
Sevres factory, tracing the various journeys to China to bring back
samples of colour, analyse them chemically, and tirelessly attempt
to reproduce them. The catalogue ends in the present, with the
experiments conducted by the American-born artist Fance Franck
(1927-2008) on "sacrificial red" and the work on colour carried out
by the Austrian ceramist Thomas Bohle. Text in English and French.
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Terry Adkins: Resounding
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Terry Adkins; Edited by Stephanie Weissberg; Text written by Clifford Owens, Lowery Stokes Sims
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A stunning, full-color volume that examines 82 pieces in the
University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection
and their connections to American history, culture, literature, and
politics. Seeing America is the first-ever catalog of the
University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection.
Founded in 1913, the Memorial Art Gallery was created in
conjunction with the University of Rochester so that it would
function within a scholarly milieu, yet at the same time perform
service as a community museum. From its conception it has been an
ardent advocate for American art, which so many counterpart
institutions snubbed untilat least the 1930s, and more often until
well after World War II, in favor of European and Asian art. The
336-page, full-color volume examines 82 objects and their
connections to American history, culture, literature and politics.
The 73 articles present a running commentary on each piece by
knowledgeable and thoughtful contemporary scholars and artists
writing with expertise and insight, ultimately presenting a new and
deeper understanding that enhances the reader/viewer's appreciation
of the work. The tour ranges from Colonial times to the
twenty-first century, from Maine to Florida to the far West, from
mighty historical subjects to intimate byways, from august figures
and events to the humblest and most anonymous. The diversity of
American experience on display here reminds us that the best
American art is inextricably bound up with the essential truths of
American experience.
In 1919, the state art school in Weimar was reopened under the
direction of Walter Gropius, with a radical teaching approach and
under the new name Bauhaus. Four years passed before the first
exhibition took place, which conveyed a new approach to art to the
enthusiastic public and carried the school's ideas all over the
world. The catalogue Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar 1919-1923 was
published in 1923 to accompany this first public appearance. In
this interdisciplinary oeuvre catalogue, the idea and potential of
the Bauhaus found their way onto paper for the first time. In
addition to numerous project presentations, the theoretical
approaches of Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Gertrud Grunow
convey the teaching methods of the various workshops. Gropius'
preface traces the structure of the State Bauhaus and presents the
unique reformation approach that demands and teaches the unity of
technology and art. The illustrations from the various workshops
also show projects by students whose connection to the Bauhaus is
less known. With the original layout by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and the
cover designed by Herbert Bayer, the book is an important testimony
to that legendary avant-garde movement. This facsimile is
supplemented by a commentary that places this publication, rare and
long out of print, in a historical context and documents the
Bauhaus from its idea to its establishment as a renowned art and
design school. The German facsimile is accompanied by the first
full English translation of the catalogue, making it accessible to
an international audience.
In 669 BC Ashurbanipal inherited the world's largest empire, which
stretched from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the
mountains of western Iran. He ruled from his massive capital at
Nineveh, in present-day Iraq, where temples and palaces adorned
with brilliantly carved sculptures dominated the citadel mound, and
an elaborate system of aqueducts and canals brought water to the
king's pleasure gardens. Ashurbanipal, proud of his scholarship,
assembled the greatest library in existence during his reign.
Guided by this knowledge, he defined the course of the Assyrian
empire and asserted his claim to be `king of the world'.
Beautifully illustrated and written by an international team of
experts, this book features images of objects excavated from all
corners of the empire. The British Museum's unrivalled collection
of Assyrian reliefs brings to life the tumultuous events of
Ashurbanipal's reign: his conquest of Egypt, the crushing defeat of
his rebellious brother in Babylon and his ruthless campaign against
the Elamite rulers of south-west Iran. I am Ashurbanipal: king of
the world, king of Assyria provides an illuminating account of the
Assyrian empire told through the story of its last great ruler, and
highlights the importance of preserving Iraq's rich cultural
heritage for future generations.
To celebrate its fiftieth birthday, this comprehensive new
catalogue records the breadth of art held in the international
Hiscox Collection, as seen through the eyes of two celebrated
contemporary artists. Edited by Whitney Hintz and Laura Smith.
Global insurer Hiscox have been collecting modern and contemporary
art for fifty years, and their significant collection comprises
1000 works by international artists at the forefront of
contemporary practice. Including work by Etel Adnan, Nan Goldin,
David Hockney, Joan Miro, Eduardo Paolozzi and Pablo Picasso, the
collection will be on public view for the first time in two
consecutive displays at Whitechapel Gallery: the first curated by
British painter Gary Hume (b.1962) and the second by Berlin-based
Venezualean artist Sol Calero (b.1982 ). The catalogue will include
contributions by both artistcurators, as well as colour
illustrations of every work in the collection.
Explores the life and work of the little-known photographer
Alexander Henderson, whose work laid the foundations of the
Canadian romantic landscape Scottish-born Alexander Henderson
(1831-1913) arrived in Montreal in 1855 at the age of twenty-four,
eager to explore the Canadian wilderness. Photography, his
observation tool, would also reveal a remarkable artistic
sensibility. Little known among the general public, his work laid
the foundations of the Canadian romantic landscape and its themes:
the magic of winter, the endless lure of the country's lakes and
waterways, the metaphysical awe inspired by the vastness of its
land and its great river. But Henderson also offered a colonial
vision of the young North American city and documented a number of
Canada's major railway projects. This publication accompanies the
first exhibition devoted to Alexander Henderson's entire oeuvre and
focusses on photographs that highlight the tonalities, textures,
and clarity characteristic of the prints of the period. Texts
explore Henderson's biography, the sources and forms of romanticism
evident in his landscapes, and the genesis of his work as a process
of adaptation to the New World in a context of British imperialism.
Distributed for Editions Hazan, Paris Exhibition Schedule: McCord
Museum, Montreal (June 10, 2022-April 16, 2023)
It's All About Freedom presents a comprehensive cross-section
through nine decades of Tomi Ungerer's artistic work for the first
time-from drawings from the nineteen-thirties to objects from the
two thousand-tens. The exhibits selected shed new light on
Ungerer's oeuvre by making it possible to comprehend the artistic
dimension of the political and stylistic lines and breaks in his
oeuvre as a 'freewheeling artist'. His passion for experimenting
across genres and the interplay between drawing, collage, and
assemblage through which he searched for identity and humanity is
thus shown in his work again and again. Developed by the
Deichtorhallen Hamburg / Sammlung Falckenberg in cooperation with
the Tomi Ungerer Estate and the Musee Tomi Ungerer in Strasbourg,
the volume brings together contributions on Tomi Ungerer's life's
work by Thomas David, Belinda Grace Gardner, Aria Ungerer, and
Therese Willer, with a foreword by Dirk Luckow and Harald
Falckenberg.
Zaagi'idiwin: Silent, Unquestionable Act of Love, creates an
intersection where viewers meet to understand and explore the
essence of relationships, the meaning of connection/disconnection,
and the pain of loss. Through the making and documentation of
jingle dresses, Marshall explores the deeply personal stories that
have shaped her perception of the complexities of her family
history in the context of Canadian history. The social inequities,
resistance, and sorrow communicated in this body of work serve as a
springboard to examine the act of compassion and forgiveness, which
ultimately helps to move forward to a new and more affirmative
place of being.
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A Casual Reconstruction
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Nadia Myre; Foreword by Suzanne Luke; Contributions by Louise Bernice Halfe, Sara Matthews
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A Casual Reconstruction explores open conversation to examine the
relationship between language, identity and human connection.
Driven by the desire to have an honest discussion about Indigenous
identity/mixed identity, artist Nadia Myre invites viewers on an
intimate journey to probe the meaning of cultural distinctiveness.
The interweaving of video projection and audio narratives serves as
an intriguing rumination in understanding the meaning of belonging
and the importance of the art of listening.
When considering the term “icon”, how can the idea of cultic worship be connected with the concept of the transcendental today? The qualities of the traditional icon continue to have an effect, particularly in the spiritual presence and auratic power of many modern and contemporary artworks. This volume presents masterpieces which expressesaspects of spirituality and reverence in a variety of individual ways.
The works extend from Russian icons via Caspar David Friedrich, Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko and Yves Klein to Andy Warhol, Niki de Saint Phalle, Isa Genzken and Andreas Gursky.
Everyday icons from the world of brands and pop culture complete the range of images. The choice of works and the essays by selected authors contrast the interpretation of the traditional concept of the icon in art with the phenomenon of the creation of icons in our day-to-day environment. The publication aims to demonstrate the spiritual power of art and invites the reader to contemplation.
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Power! Light!
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Andreas Beitin; Text written by Andreas Beitin, Gottfried Boehm, Carolin Bohlmann, Holger Broeker, …
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Throughout his entire career, from his debut in the 1860s up to his
final works post1900, the Opera formed the focal point of Degas's
output. It was his own 'front room'. He explored the theatre's
various spaces - auditorium and stage, boxes, foyers and dance
studios - and followed those who frequented them: dancers, singers,
orchestral musicians, audience members and black-attired patrons
lurking in the wings. This closed world presented a microcosm of
infinite possibilities, allowing all manner of experimentations:
multiple points of view, contrasts of lighting, the study of motion
and the precision of movement. This book is the first to consider
the Opera as a whole, examining not only Degas' passionate
relationship with the House and his musical tastes, but also the
limitless resources of this marvellous 'toolbox'. The work of a
truly great artist offers us a unique portrait of the Paris Opera
in the 19th century.
Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/19-1594) was among the most distinctive
artists of the Italian Renaissance. Yet, although his bold
paintings are immediately recognizable, his drawings remain
unfamiliar even to many scholars. Drawing in Tintoretto's Venice
offers a complete overview of Tintoretto as a draftsman. It begins
with a look at drawings by Tintoretto's precedents and
contemporaries, a discussion intended to illuminate Tintoretto's
sources as well as his originality, and also to explore the
historiographical and critical questions that have framed all
previous discussion of Tintoretto's graphic work. Subsequent
chapters explore Tintoretto's evolution as a draftsman and the role
that drawings played in his artistic practice-both preparatory
drawings for his paintings and the many studies after sculptures by
Michelangelo and others-thus examining the use of drawings within
the studio as well as teaching practices in the workshop. Later
chapters focus on the changes to Tintoretto's style as he undertook
ever larger commissions and accordingly began to manage a growing
number of assistants, with special attention paid to Domenico
Tintoretto, Palma Giovane, and other artists whose drawing style
was infl uenced by their time working with the master. The book is
published in conjunction with the exhibition Drawing in
Tintoretto's Venice, opening at the Morgan Library& Museum, New
York, in 2018 and travelling to the National Gallery of Art,
Washington, in early 2019. All of the drawings in the exhibition
are discussed and illustrated, and a checklist of the exhibition is
also included in the volume, but the book is a far more widely
ranging account of Tintoretto's drawings and a comprehensive
account of his work as a draftsman.
The uniqueness of Silke Trekel (*1969) lies in the melding of
artisan skills and awareness with a particular sensibility for the
character and texture of the inherent quality of her materials.
Whether industrial or organic, they play a crucial role in her
designs. The many travels of the Halle-educated artist broadened
her perspectives, validating them in a concept of jewellery fed by
universal symbolic metaphors of form. The publication gives a first
in-depth account of her development, of this dialogue between
abstraction and ornamental tradition. In fact Trekel invites us to
rethink, for her work unites motifs and guiding concepts, which
galvanised 20th century art - between sculptural spatial
configurations and signs held in suspension. Trekel takes an active
part in this story. Text in English and German. Published to
accompany exhibitions at Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich,
from 5 March-17 April 2021, at Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
from 12 September-10 November 2021, and Galerie Viceversa, Lausanne
from February 12-March 12, 2022.
In 1960, John Rewald took over the task of researching and
collating Cezanne's oeuvre, following the death of Lionello
Venturi, publisher of the first catalogue on Cezanne in 1936. The
result is this catalogue raisonne, treating the 954 paintings
accepted by Rewald. The plate volume reproduces all 954 paintings,
with titles, dimensions and dates, and is chronologically arranged
by Rewald's new dating and numbering, with the works grouped by
subject. Walter Feilchenfeldt introduces the book's history and
issues of dating, chronology and authenticity. Each painting is
accompanied by a detailed commentary, which draws on an enormous
variety of sources, and for over half the paintings, the commentary
consists of a lengthy essay. Of special interest are the 200
documentary photographs integrated with the entries, which provide
the scholar and admirer of Cezanne's work with much fascinating
visual information, including biographical portraits, landscape
motifs and objects found in Cezanne's studio. Fifty-eight
magnificent colour reproductions of the largest paintings also
appear in this volume, which concludes with important indices of
owners, exhibitions and works; an extensive bibliography; and a
concordance of Venturi and Rewald numbers. The mass of information
and insight provided by catalogue raisonne makes it an essential
reference for scholars, curators, collectors and librarians.
For six decades, sculptor Bruce Beasley has worked in a range of
media to build complex, resonant sculptures that communicate the
primacy of form and express the emotional language of shape. Bruce
Beasley: Sixty Year Retrospective is an elegant survey of his
illustrious career: from early experiments in scrap iron during the
1960s; aluminum works of the 1970s; cast acrylic sculptures of the
1970s and 80s; and stone, stainless steel and bronze works of the
1990s to the present day. The catalogue also features Beasley's
latest venture into two-dimensional media. This richly illustrated
book includes Beasley's reflections on his career. In a
conversation, Beasley and Lawrence Weschler discuss art and
activism. Essays discussing his processes and appraising his impact
are written by curator Tom Moran and Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue,
Director of the Bruce Beasley Foundation and Professor of Art
History at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles.
What's behind a picture? The term "metadata" is used to describe
the information that travels with a digital image file but is
unseen within the image itself. In our networked digital
environment, metadata is accessed by both human users and
artificial intelligences. Software algorithms orchestrate what
images we see and exchange while collecting the valuable data
generated by our interactions. In our moment, dominated by
image-based social media and surveillance, we are becoming
increasingly aware that understanding the information that
circulates unseen around photographic images is just as important
as seeing what they represent. This fascinating, fully-illustrated
publication explores new paradigms for understanding the ecology of
the photographic image through the work of an international
selection of contemporary artists and visual activists. This
includes not just the tags or descriptors attached to image files,
but the power relationships, biases, and economic interests that
are not always visible in the image itself.
In the publication TSATSAS. past, present, future, Esther and
Dimitrios Tsatsas present an exciting and informative glimpse into
their artistic oeuvre to mark the 10th anniversary of their
business. The designer couple have been developing high-end
handcrafted leather bags and accessories since 2012, eschewing
established parameters of design and interweaving and developing
the traditional Offenbach am Main (Germany) bag-makers' craft with
their own cutting-edge design vernacular. The publication
illustrates the varied work processes that go into creating their
accessories, from the concept and the transformation of this
traditional craft to their sources of inspiration in art, design,
and architecture. Text in English and German.
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