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With investigations into everything from black holes to exoplanets,
the Hubble Telescope has changed not only the face of astronomy but
also our very sense of being in the universe. On the 30th
anniversary of its launch into low-earth orbit, this updated
edition of Expanding Universe presents 30 brand new images,
unveiling more hidden gems from the Hubble's archives. Ultra-high
resolution and taken with almost no background light, these
pictures have answered some of the most compelling questions of
time and space while also revealing new mysteries, like the strange
"dark energy" that sees the universe expanding at an
ever-accelerating rate. The collection is accompanied by an essay
from photography critic Owen Edwards and an interview with Zoltan
Levay, who explains how the pictures are composed. Veteran Hubble
astronauts Charles F. Bolden, Jr. and John Mace Grunsfeld also
offer their insights on Hubble's legacy and future space
exploration.
Artist, diarist, collector, and writer Peter Beard (1938-2020)
fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he
kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist
and earned him a central position in the international art world.
He collaborated with Francis Bacon and Salvador Dali, he made
diaries with Andy Warhol, worked on books with scientists like Dr.
Norman Borlaug, Dr. Richard Laws, and Alistair Graham, and toured
with Truman Capote, Terry Southern, and the Rolling Stones-all of
whom are brought to life, literally and figuratively, in his work.
He delved into the world of fashion for its beautiful women, taking
Vogue stars like Veruschka to Africa and bringing new ones back to
the U.S. with him. After spending time in Kenya and striking up a
friendship with the author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) in the early
1960s, Beard bought 50 acres next to her farm with the stipulation
that he would film and write about the land and its flora and
fauna. He witnessed the dawn of Kenya's population explosion, which
challenged finite resources and stressed animal
populations-including the starving elephants of Tsavo dying by the
tens of thousands in a wasteland of eaten trees. So he documented
what he saw-with diaries, photographs, and collages. He went
against the wind in publishing unique and sometimes shocking books
of these works, including The End of the Game. The corpses were
laid bare; the facts carefully recorded, sometimes in type and
often by hand. Beard used his photographs as a canvas onto which he
superimposed multi-layered contact sheets, ephemera, found objects,
newspaper clippings that are elaborately embellished with
meticulous handwriting, old-master inspired drawings, and often
swaths of animal blood used as paint. In 2006, TASCHEN first
published the book that has come to define his oeuvre, signed by
the artist and published in two volumes. It sold out instantly and
became a highly sought-after collector's item. In the decade since,
the monograph has been revived in two smaller versions; but
sometimes, bigger is better. Now, the book you haven't been able to
get your hands on is available in one large-format volume.
In A Short History of Wales Owen Edwards takes the reader on a
concise tour of this fascinating nation's past, from the time
Neanderthals lived in what was known as Cymru, at least 230,000
years ago, to the events and forces that shaped the modern state of
Wales.
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