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"At its essence, Giger's art digs down into our psyches and touches
our very deepest primal instincts and fears. His art stands in a
category of its own. The proof of this lies in the intensity of his
work and imagination, which I can only compare to Hieronymus Bosch
and Francis Bacon in their powers to provoke and disturb." -Ridley
Scott Swiss artist HR Giger (1940-2014) is most famous for his
creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi
film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. Yet this was just one of the
most popular expressions of Giger's biomechanical arsenal of
creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine
into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions
drew on demons of the past, as well as evoking mythologies for the
future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and
fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted
resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines
for survival. Following the SUMO-sized monograph which was begun
shortly before the artist's unexpected death, this affordable
anniversay edition pays homage to Giger's unique vision. The book
shows the complete story of Giger's life and art, his sculptures,
film design, and iconic album covers as well as the heritage he
left us in his own artist's museum and self-designed bar in the
Swiss Alps. In an in-depth essay, Giger scholar Andreas J. Hirsch
plunges into the themes of the artist's oeuvre while an extensive
biography draws on contemporary quotes and Giger's own statements.
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.
Founded in 1996, the Ars Electronica Futurelab looks back on 25
years of programming. At the interface between art and science, it
is a hybrid of studio and laboratory.
The anniversary publication Ars Electronica 1979 - 2019 offers a
look back at the development of the project, which has been
focusing since the beginning on the future as it comes into being.
Vienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the
heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the stately city on the
Danube, has been defined by vast palaces and imperial grandeur-but
behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place of genteel
coffee house culture, epicurean tradition, and a heritage of both
delicate and daring music, art, and design, from Johann Strauss to
Egon Schiele, from Gustav Mahler to Josef Hoffmann. This volume is
a treasure trove of photography from the last 175 years, following
the evolution of Vienna from imperial capital to modern metropolis.
Like a visual walk through time and cityscape, hundreds of
carefully curated pictures trace the developments in Vienna's built
environment and the cultural and historical trends they reflect,
whether the urban Gesamtkunstwerk of the 19th-century Ringstrasse
or the experiments of "Red Vienna" in the 1920s, when the city had
a social democrat government for the first time. Through these
remarkable photographs, we discover not only the great landmarks
and lesser-known corners of Vienna, but also the ubiquity and the
tumult of its history. We see the cultural blossoming of the fin de
siecle, when radical innovators such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele,
Adolf Loos, and Sigmund Freud turned Vienna into a "laboratory of
modernity"; the clashes of 1934; the ascent of Nazi dictatorship;
and the horrors writ by the Holocaust in what was once one of the
most populous and multi-ethnic cities on earth. More recently,
fascinating postwar photographs explore the Vienna of the Third
Man, at once a city in ruins and a hub for spies. The book closes
with the most recent pictures, celebrating the emergence of today's
Vienna-one of the most attractive cities in Europe, in which rich
history once again coexists with international flair and vibrant
contemporary culture.
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