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The author - a leading theoretical cosmologist - expands on his
widely acclaimed lecture notes in this self-contained textbook,
suitable for the advanced undergraduate or starting graduate level.
Presenting the key theoretical foundations of cosmology and
describing the observations that have turned the subject into a
precision science, the author keeps the student in mind on every
page by explaining concepts step-by-step, in an approachable
manner. After describing the dynamics of the homogeneous universe,
the book traces the evolution of small density fluctuations, which
were created quantum-mechanically during inflation and are today
observed in the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale
structure of the universe. The book is ideally suited as a course
companion or for self-study. With all necessary background material
covered, students have everything they need to establish an
unrivalled understanding of the subject. Complete with many worked
examples, figures, and homework problems, this textbook is a
definitive resource for advanced students in physics, astronomy and
applied mathematics.
The past two decades have seen transformative advances in cosmology
and string theory. Observations of the cosmic microwave background
have revealed strong evidence for inflationary expansion in the
very early universe, while new insights about compactifications of
string theory have led to a deeper understanding of inflation in a
framework that unifies quantum mechanics and general relativity.
Written by two of the leading researchers in the field, this
complete and accessible volume provides a modern treatment of
inflationary cosmology and its connections to string theory and
elementary particle theory. After an up-to-date experimental
summary, the authors present the foundations of effective field
theory, string theory, and string compactifications, setting the
stage for a detailed examination of models of inflation in string
theory. Three appendices contain background material in geometry
and cosmological perturbation theory, making this a self-contained
resource for graduate students and researchers in string theory,
cosmology, and related fields.
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Niko Pirosmani
Sam Keller, Daniel Baumann; Designed by Dan Solbach
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R1,296
Discovery Miles 12 960
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A Legendary Artist Revisited Unknown to many, Niko Pirosmani is
revered as a legend in his native Georgia. Conveying a sense of
poignant empathy, his portraits, animal paintings, landscapes and
scenes from everyday life painted around 1900 in a flourishing
Tbilisi draw on medieval iconography and testify to a deeply felt
sense of belonging. At the same time, the avant-garde recognised a
novel and radically new form of painting in his work. Like Henri
Rousseau or Marc Chagall, Pirosmani is one of the exceptional yet
difficult to categorize proponents of early modern art. This
catalogue demonstrates Pirosmani’s qualities in numerous
illustrations, showing how his rapid brushstrokes on black oilcloth
give the sparsely applied colors a glow as if coming from a dark
depth. Pirosmani was a master of concentration-and a storyteller.
As expertly explained in the catalogue by a selection of Georgian
art historians, he was a unique artist, a contradictory figure and
an important part of the art scene in Tbilisi, then considered the
“Paris of the East.”
The past two decades have seen transformative advances in cosmology
and string theory. Observations of the cosmic microwave background
have revealed strong evidence for inflationary expansion in the
very early universe, while new insights about compactifications of
string theory have led to a deeper understanding of inflation in a
framework that unifies quantum mechanics and general relativity.
Written by two of the leading researchers in the field, this
complete and accessible volume provides a modern treatment of
inflationary cosmology and its connections to string theory and
elementary particle theory. After an up-to-date experimental
summary, the authors present the foundations of effective field
theory, string theory, and string compactifications, setting the
stage for a detailed examination of models of inflation in string
theory. Three appendices contain background material in geometry
and cosmological perturbation theory, making this a self-contained
resource for graduate students and researchers in string theory,
cosmology, and related fields.
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Jim Lambie (Hardcover)
John Giorno, Suzanne Cotter, Daniel Baumann, Sophie Woodward
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R1,760
R1,382
Discovery Miles 13 820
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This long-awaited volume surveys the career of Glasgow-based
contemporary sculptor Jim Lambie. From his distinctive floor works,
striped from wall to wall with vibrant electrical tape, to his
paint-soaked mattresses, Lambie adroitly sculpts humour and pathos
from the clutter of modern life. Working with items immediately at
hand, as well as those sourced in second-hand and hardware stores,
he resurrects record decks, speakers, clothing, accessories, doors,
and mirrors to form sculptural elements in larger compositions.
Lambie prioritizes sensory pleasure over intellectual response. He
selects materials that are familiar and have a strong personal
resonance, so that they offer a way into the work as well as a
springboard to a psychological space beyond. This volume not only
serves as a definitive mid-career survey but also as a major
reframing of the artist s work. Lambie s practice has long been
understood through the lens of punk and rock music, a frequent
theme of his works titles. Here the artist and new essays instead
trace his approach to the rich material histories he mines and the
scrappy, resourceful spirit of his hometown, Glasgow.
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Albert Oehlen - New Paintings (Hardcover)
Daniel Baumann, Albert Oehlen; Contributions by Alexander Klar; Photographs by Esther Freund
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R2,183
R1,175
Discovery Miles 11 750
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This book documents two new bodies of work; a series of large
four-part aluminium panel paintings incorporating Oehlen's
recurring motif of trees and a series titled Finger Paintings, in
which colour-blocked advertisements are an extension of the canvas,
providing fragmented, ready-made surfaces for Oehlen's visceral
markings, made with his hands as well as with brushes, rags, and
spray cans. Both series were exhibited at Gagosian Gallery, Los
Angeles, in summer 2014.
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Niko Pirosmani: Black Light
Niko Pirosmani; Edited by Malou Wedel Bruun, Poul Erik Tøjner; Contributions by Mamma Andersson, Thea Djordjadze, …
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R671
Discovery Miles 6 710
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Peter Fischli (Paperback)
Thomas D. Trummer; Rosa Aiello, Daniel Baumann, Bice Curiger, Eva Fabbris, …
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R1,295
Discovery Miles 12 950
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Kiosk, Christoph Keller's famous art publications archive, has been
exhibited at 27 institutions and biennials internationally since
2001, including the ICA (London), the Witte de With (Rotterdam),
Artists' Space (NY), the Emily Carr Institute (Vancouver), MUDAM
(Luxembourg) and biennials such as Manifesta 4, the 25th Graphic
Biennial of Ljubljana and the Istanbul Biennial. To date, it
contains more than 7,000 publications by approximately 500
independent art publishing projects, from magazines, fanzines,
newspapers, journals, audio and video labels to institutional
publishing, covering the entire bandwidth of publishing
possibilities. On the occasion of the archive's final public
presentation at the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin, this overview on
independent art publishing activities today surveys the "Kiosk"
project. This catalogue contains documentary illustrations and
provides information on the contributing publishing projects.
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Andro Wekua (Hardcover)
Andro Wekua; Edited by Daniel Baumann; Text written by Daniel Baumann, Pablo Larios, Paulina Pobocha, …
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R1,549
Discovery Miles 15 490
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Taking off from Saadane Afif's 2008 Witte de With exhibition
"Technical Specifications," this volume examines the artist's
practice in relation to music. In addition to tracing the evolution
and reconfigurations of the works in the show, it includes
documentation of Afif's radio show, "53:56"--which broadcast
related words and songs.
Swiss artist Ruedi Bechtler (born 1942) studied mechanical
engineering, and since the 1980s has been making sculptures and
installations that merge his obsessions with natural science and
technology. Play, coincidence, wonder, decay and waste are all
characteristics of the work of this under-recognized artist, who
functions as a fascinating intermediary between science and
philosophy.
In 1936, an American ornithologist named James Bond published the
definitive taxonomy Birds of the West Indies. Ian Fleming, an
active bird-watcher living in Jamaica, appropriated the name for
his novel's lead character. He found it "flat and colourless," a
fitting choice for a character intended to be "anonymous. . . a
blunt instrument in the hands of the government." In Field Guide to
Birds of the West Indies, Taryn Simon (*1975) casts herself as
James Bond (1900-1989) the ornithologist, and identifies,
photographs, and classifies all the birds that appear within the
twenty-four films of the James Bond franchise. The appearance of
many of the birds was unplanned and virtually undetected, operating
as background noise for whatever set they happened to fly into.
Simon's ornithological discoveries occupy a liminal space-confined
within the fiction of the James Bond universe and yet wholly
separate from it. This taxonomy of 331 birds is a precise
consideration of a new nature found in an alternate reality.
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