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A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our
time, from the director of Human Flow In the course of making Human
Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis,
the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than
600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and
local authorities in twenty-three countries around the world. A
handful of those interviews were included in the film. This book
presents one hundred of these conversations in their entirety,
providing compelling first-person stories of the lives of those
affected by the crisis and those on the front lines of working to
address its immense challenges. Speaking in their own words,
refugees give voice to their experiences of migrating across
borders, living in refugee camps, and struggling to rebuild their
lives in unfamiliar and uncertain surroundings. They talk about the
dire circumstances that drove them to migrate, whether war, famine,
or persecution; and their hopes and fears for the future. A wide
range of related voices provides context for the historical
evolution of this crisis, the challenges for regions and states,
and the options for moving forward. Complete with photographs taken
by Ai Weiwei while filming Human Flow, this book provides a
powerful, personal, and moving account of the most urgent
humanitarian crisis of our time.
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I Hope So: Sane Wadu
(Hardcover)
Mukami Kuria; Interview of Sane Wadu, Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo; Contributions by Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI)
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I Hope So: Sane Wadu follows the expansion and development of
Wadu’s conceptual preoccupations, beginning with an early
interest in bucolic scenes of pastoral life which has evolved into
incisive social commentary, a complex exploration of the
intersection of faith and politics, and an ongoing critique of
societal contradictions. An illuminating essay by Mukami Kuria and
an interview with Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo offer readers multiple
entry points into Wadu’s penetrating vision. This catalogue is
published on the occasion of Sane Wadu’s first retrospective
exhibition at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute in 2022.
Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, Fifth Edition,
offers students and readers an introduction to recent art. The
primary focus is an examination of themes that are widespread in
contemporary artistic practice. Individual chapters analyze
thematic content in eight groupings: Identity, The Body, Time,
Memory, Place, Language, Science, and Spirituality. These eight
thematic categories provide a significant sample from which readers
can grasp influential concepts that stretch across much of the art
of our time. Profiles of key artists and works enhance student
understanding of these major themes and the individual approaches
and key movements in the world of contemporary art.
Melanie Smith: Farce and Artifice is the publication that takes up
the idea of the exhibition organised by the MACBA, jointly with the
MUAC Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo and UNAM, in Mexico
City, and the Museo Amparo, in Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest
organised to date in Europe about the work of an artist who defies
easy classification, born in England (Poole, 1965) but active on
the Mexican art scene since the nineties.
One of Britains foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has
spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British
Isles. A Shetland Notebook contains forty of his vivid landscape
sketches in watercolour. Made in the open air, often aboard a
pitching and tossing fishing boat, these lively, spontaneous works
capture the unique atmosphere of these remote and beautiful
islands. The notebooks unusual format is due entirely to the
artist, who uses sheets of various types of paper torn to fit into
a loose-leaf ring binder made from two pieces of wooden
picture-backing; this he tucks into his coat pocket, ready for use
whenever the need arises. His brief but engaging commentaries place
each sketch in its context. Following the success of A Line in the
Water , Ackroyds collaboration with the award-winning poet Douglas
Dunn OBE, published by the Royal Academy in 2009, A Shetland
Notebook is an essential purchase for all admirers of this most
characterful artists work.
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Modernologies
(Paperback)
Cornelia Klinger, Bartomeu Mari, Sabine Breitwieser
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It is evident that modernity is a popular mountain for analysis and
reflection of a largely controversial nature. Numerous theories
have also been written about the beginning as well as the end of
modernity. The aim of Modernologies is to achieve an account of the
state of artistic research and to discuss selected contributions to
the subject matter that appears central after two to three decades
of an ever intensely blazing conflict over the legacy of modernity
and modernism.
The fourth edition of the essential introduction to digital art,
one of contemporary art’s most exciting and dynamic forms of
practice. Digital art, along with the technological developments of
its medium, has rapidly evolved from the ‘digital revolution’
into the social media era and to the postdigital and post-Internet
landscape. This new, expanded edition of this invaluable overview
of the medium traces the emergence of artificial intelligence,
augmented and mixed realities, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and
surveys themes explored by digital artworks in the areas of
activism, networks and telepresence, and ecological art and the
Anthropocene. Christiane Paul considers all forms of digital art,
focusing on the basic characteristics of their aesthetic language
and their technological and art-historical evolution. By looking at
the ways in which internet art, digital installation, software art,
AR and VR have emerged as recognized artistic practices, Digital
Art is an essential critical guide.
Today, known for its black and white portraits covering entire
buildings, Hendrik Beikirch today presents the Siberia project, a
project in the continuity of Tracing Morocco started in 2014. The
intensity of these powerful foreign faces recalls a familiarity
that can be experienced anywhere in the world. Beikirch takes these
studies of humanity with him on his travels and permeates them as
traces of personified life in new contexts. The project is the
result of Beikirch's meeting with this distant immensity that is
Siberia. From this project was born the book Siberia, which gives
an overview of all the works created, paintings, and 10 murals
carried out all over the world. Text in English, French and
Russian.
Contemporary Chinese art has played a significant role in
contributing to art globalisation; meanwhile, the trajectory of
modernisation of art in China has not been rendered explicitly.
This book aims to explore the context of Chinese art from the 20th
to the 21st century, from three aspects: society, the individual
and art forms. It is hoped to inject new vitality into the current
obscure art historiography. The complicated issue regarding how to
position globalisation and national identity is well discussed
throughout the book, addressing the hardcore research questions in
the field. This research selects the nine most representative
artists: Lin Fengmian, Wu Dayu, Sanyu, Zao Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, Su
Tianci, Wang Jieyin, Zhang Enli and Chen Yujun.
Four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set.
Includes Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Gucci and Little Book of Prada – telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses. With images of the four houses' most timeless and celebrated designs, plus captivating text on the personalities and lives of the creative geniuses behind the brands, The Little Guides to Style is the quintessential collection that will delight any fashion lover.
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Up Close
(Hardcover)
R Kesseler
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Rob Kesseler works in the liminal space between fine art, design,
craft and science. He moves easily between disciplines to engage
fully with the art and science of the world around us. From
ceramics to furniture and drawing to photography, Up Close presents
his most thought-provoking and beautiful works in a creative
collage, arranged thematically, mixing images and texts that have
inspired him, especially the exotic forms and luscious colours of
the plant world.
The Routledge Companion to Art and Activism in the Twenty-First
Century brings together a wide range of geographical, cultural,
historical, and conceptual perspectives in a single volume of new
essays that facilitate a deeper understanding of the field of art
activism as it stands today and as it looks towards the future. The
book is a resource for multiple fields, including art activism,
socially engaged art, and contemporary art, that represent the
depth and breadth of contemporary activist art worldwide.
Contributors highlight predominant lines of inquiry, uncover
challenges faced by scholars and practitioners of activist art, and
facilitate dialogue that might lead to new directions for research
and practice. The editors hope that the volume will incite further
conversation and collaboration among the various participants,
practitioners, and researchers concerned with the relationship
between art and activism. The audience includes scholars and
professors of modern and contemporary art, students in both
graduate and upper-level undergraduate programs, as well as
artists, curators, and museum professionals. Each chapter can stand
on its own, making the companion a flexible resource for students
and educators working in art history, museum studies, community
practice/socially engaged art, political science, sociology, and
ethnic and cultural studies.
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Banksy
(Hardcover)
Stefano Antonelli
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This monograph gathers and presents the largest assemblage in one
volume about the life, work, and ideas of Banksy - the world's most
discussed artist of recent decades. Featuring hundreds of works -
Girl with Balloon, Mickey Snake, Dismaland, Love is in the Air,
Barcode, Monkey Queen -- the book includes reproductions of
paintings, serigraphs, and stencils. The most iconic works are
here, but so too are numerous installation objects and a selection
of memorabilia all with the official approval of Pest Control, the
group that manages all things Banksy. Banksy is considered the
world's greatest practitioner of street art at work today. His work
has always implied political critiques - of inequality, injustice,
discrimination, consumerism, pollution, and the establishment. But,
Banksy is a ghost -- no one knows his identity. He is an exemplary
case of fame and notoriety built upon absence, anonymity, and the
denial of one's explicit contribution to the public debate if not
in terms of creative activism. Banksy's relationship with the art
market is also complex: at the same time mocking, distant, and
hostile and yet all he does is based upon a marketing logic that
has proven to be among the most effective ever attempted. In short,
an apparent (or real) contradiction between adhesion to the market
and ferocious criticism of the market itself. This volume is
published to coincide with a major traveling exhibition of over one
hundred Banksy works, but it is sure to be a must have for art
lovers and Banksy fans alike for years to come.
In the Mind’s Eye opens new avenues of inquiry about the
Caribbean island which has played an outsized role in global
politics, economics, and culture. For centuries an Edenic image of
fantasy and escapism has been projected onto Cuba by observers from
North America and Europe. Until recent times, the harsh historical
and contemporary realities of servitude, racial strife, and
environmental degradation rarely colored artists portrayal of the
country, presenting a skewed perspective on this nation. While the
dynamics of the Revolution in 1959 frame many conversations about
Cuba, this volume seeks a longer historical trajectory by focusing
on the 19th century—with visual interpretations and commentary by
21st-century artists. American artists William Glackens, Childe
Hassam, Winslow Homer, and Willard Metcalf are featured alongside
contemporary artists including Juan Carlos Alom, MarÃa Magdalena
Campos-Pons, and Juana Valdes. Two new interviews with artists
Juana Valdes and Carlos Martiel conducted by Donette Francis and
Elvia Rosa Castro highlight the importance of contemporary Cuban
art.
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Gehend
(Hardcover)
Peter Eleey, Yukio Lippit, Christina Vegh
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As his personal circumstances move in constant flux, Ai Weiwei
remains a cultural magnet. Renowned for his political activism and
social media activity almost as much as for his social
interventions, contemporary approach to the readymade, and
knowledge of Chinese traditional crafts, Ai's fame extends
throughout and beyond the art world. Drawn from TASCHEN's limited
Collector's Edition, this monograph explores each of Ai's career
phases up until his release from Chinese custody. It features
extensive visual material to trace Ai's development from his early
New York days right through to his recent practice. Focus moments
include his international breakthrough in the early 2000s, his
porcelain Sunflower Seeds at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern,
his response to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, and his police
detention in 2011. With behind-the-scenes studio pictures,
production shots, and numerous statements derived from exclusive
interviews with Ai, we gain privileged access to the artist's
process, influences, and importance. The book includes texts from
Uli Sigg, Ai's longtime friend and former Swiss ambassador to China
and Roger M. Buergel, who curated the 2007 documenta and hosted the
artist's Fairytale piece. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we
started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has
become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms
around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and
aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of
incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40
series presents new editions of some of the stars of our
program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized
with the same commitment to impeccable production.
'A woman can carry a bag, but it is the shoe that carries the
woman' - Christian Louboutin Among designers of luxury shoes, there
is one whose designs are instantly recognizable: Christian
Louboutin. His iconic red soles can be seen everywhere from the red
carpet, the silver screen and the catwalk to city streets around
the world. From his early life in Paris to the founding of his
first store in 1992, and from the red carpet to his global
domination of the luxury shoe market, Little Book of Christian
Louboutin charts the rise of the world's most celebrated shoe
designer. Images of his designs past and present are accompanied by
captivating text, describing the rise and rise of the king of shoe
design.
The artist Mark Hearld finds his inspiration in the flora and fauna
of the British countryside: a blue-eyed jay perched on an oak
branch; two hares enjoying the spoils of an allotment; a mute swan
standing at the frozen water's edge; and a sleek red fox prowling
the fields. Hearld admires such twentieth-century artists as Edward
Bawden, John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Enid Marx, and, like them,
he chooses to work in a range of media - paint, print, collage,
textiles and ceramics. Work Book is the first collection of
Hearld's beguiling art. The works are grouped into nature-related
themes introduced by Hearld, who narrates the story behind some of
his creations and discusses his influences. He explains his
particular love of collage, which he favours for its graphic
quality and potential for strong composition. Art historian Simon
Martin contributes an essay on Hearld's place in the English
popular-art tradition, and also meets Hearld in his museum-like
home to explore the artist's passion for collecting objects, his
working methods and his startling ability to view the wonders of
the natural world as if through a child's eyes.
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