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Holding up a mirror to the present, the exhibition homes in on our
current conflicts – from right-wing populism to identity
politics. It allows us to ask, from the distance of a generation,
what time we are actually living in. Is Postmodernity really over
– or are we in the middle of it? The year 1967 marked the
beginning of our present: Modernism, which had presumed that
everything could be sorted out through equal housing, furniture and
rights for all, was abandoned, and from its ruins a bizarre,
eccentric world was born. Architects declared the amusement park
the new ideal city; designers shook off the yoke of good taste, and
the conflict between the two dominant political systems gave way to
the struggle for self-realisation. New media synchronised the
globe, and images became the arena in which contests for style and
recognition were waged. Showcasing spectacular examples of design,
architecture, cinema, pop, philosophy, art and literature, the
exhibition chronicles the dawn of the information society, the
unleashing of the financial markets, the great age of subcultures,
disco, punk and techno-pop, shoulder pads and Memphis furniture. It
also chronicles the sudden surge in the construction of museums,
the new temples of art and culture, to which we owe the largest
exhibit, the Bundeskunsthalle itself. When the Bundeskunsthalle
opened in 1992, the Cold War was over, and Francis Fukuyama
published his famous book, in which he proclaimed ‘the end of
history’ as such. Thirty years later, it is clear that history
did not come to an end, and Postmodernism is once again a matter of
considerable debate.
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#1544 (Paperback)
Simone Kelly
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An intensely intellectual painter, Robert Motherwell is renowned
for his distinctive Abstract Expressionist style. The seminal
artist permeated his gestural works with an expressionism and
austerity reflective of the human psyche; at the same time his
oeuvre addressed political and humanitarian themes. Robert
Motherwell: Pure Painting is an in-depth exploration of his
artistic practice. Leading art scholars examine the American
artist’s turn from Surrealism to abstraction and analyze the
major series that developed over his fifty-year career. The
catalogue studies the dialogue between Motherwell’s art and the
nineteenth-century French painting tradition, investigates his
relationship to Spanish techniques and processes, with an emphasis
on their underlying political significance, and delves into
Motherwell’s use of ochre pigment, with its evocation of both
deep geological time and avant-garde practices.
A monumentalizing portrayal of a peasant bowed over by brutal toil,
"Man with a Hoe" (ca. 1860–62) by Jean-François Millet
(1814–1875) is arguably the most art historically significant
painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of
nineteenth-century European art. This volume situates the painting
in the arc of Millet’s career and traces its fascinating and
contentious reception, from its scandalous debut at the 1863 Paris
Salon to the years following its acquisition by American collectors
in the 1890s. The essays examine the painting’s tumultuous public
life, beginning in France, where critics attacked it on aesthetic
and political grounds as a radical realist provocation; through its
transformative movement in the art market during the remaining
years of the artist’s life and following his death; to its highly
publicized arrival in California as a celebrated masterpiece. In
the United States it was enlisted to serve philanthropic interests,
became the subject of a popular poem, and once again became
embroiled in controversy, in this case one that was strongly
inflected by American racial politics. This is the first
publication dedicated to the work since its acquisition by the
Getty Museum in 1985
From talented debut author Simone Kelly comes this suspenseful
novel that crackles with intrigue, sex, and plenty of
surprises--perfect for fans of Eric Jerome Dickey and Carl
Weber.Meet Jacques Berradi. Moroccan-born and Manhattan-raised, his
genuine, sexy-smooth allure goes hand in hand with a unique gift.
Since Jacques was young, he has had the ability to read peoples'
energies, communicate with spirit guides, and even catch glimpses
of people's futures. Now a professional "intuitive counselor,"
Jacques's clients pay him handsomely for his insight.
Unfortunately, Jacques's psychic abilities don't come with an off
switch to tune out the world's noise, nor do they always provide
him with easy answers; recently Jacques has begun having dark,
alarming dreams about his beloved father, a Moroccan immigrant who
died when he was a boy.
Meet Kylie Collins, an adventurous, Miami twentysomething who is
trying to find her footing after being laid off from a cushy music
industry job. When a mishap brings them together, Kylie is
instantly mesmerized by Jacques's cool demeanor and intuitive
abilities, and he's captivated by her outgoing charm and breezy
good looks. Seeking to learn more about her family
history--including the identity of the father she's never
known--Kylie visits Jacques's office to gain some insight about her
future, and about her free-spirited and headstrong Jamaican mother,
True.
But on the night that they meet, a rolling blackout cuts off power
throughout Miami. Kylie and Jacques, and a few of his clients, head
to the only place in the neighborhood with enough light to see:
Like a Fly on the Wall Detective Agency. There, Kylie
serendipitously lands herself the perfect new job as an apprentice
private eye.
As partners, Jacques and Kylie are an unstoppable duo. Can
Jacques's intuition reveal the scandalous history of Kylie's mother
and father? Will Kylie's newfound detective skills uncover evidence
about the death of Jacques's father? And will the chemistry that
charges their friendship bubble over into something much, much
hotter...?
This book offers both marketing and sales professionals a rare
combined insight into both worlds to continuously capture customer
intelligence and create value, by blending detailed research with
academic rigor and commercial experience of the authors in both
Europe and North America. It has never been easier to produce great
marketing content and sales collateral. And yet, 90% of the content
that marketing produces is NEVER used by sales. Why not? Because
it's not relevant to the audience or the prospect doesn't even know
the content exists. Furthermore 58% of deals end up in "no
decision" because Sales has not presented value effectively.
Companies are creating lots of noise but failing to resonate with
the customers. So what? The danger, aside from marketing wasting
tens of millions of dollars on ineffective content and tools, is
that customers will disengage. 94% of prospects say they have
completely disengaged with vendors because of irrelevant content.
In order to grow fast, the authors argue, Sales and Marketing teams
need to slow down. They need to work together to truly understand
their customers' needs, wants, motivations and pain points so that
they can offer customized "value". The book sets out how to
establish a formal program to continuously capture customer
intelligence and insights - the shiny gems of understanding that
help prospects to connect the dots - so that value can be
consistently articulated in marketing and sales conversations. By
integrating the best ideas and practice from commercial experience
and academic research the authors show how to create value across
the entire marketing and sales value chain - not only get a new
customer, but to continue to create value for future purchases by
creating "post-sales" value.
Matisse and the Sea offers a new approach to the understanding of
the important painting, Bathers with a Turtle, exploring, for the
first time, the seminal role of African sculpture in the evolution
of the painting. The book reexamines the significant connection
with Cezanne, and provides fascinating new information on the
afterlife of the picture. Matisse and the Sea focuses on the Saint
Louis Art Museum’s iconic painting, Bathers with a Turtle. The
exhibition catalogue brings together related works by Matisse in a
range of media (paintings, sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints,
textiles, paper cutouts) and objects that influenced the picture,
including African sculpture and painting by Cezanne. It also
includes revealing new conservation analysis. The book examines two
themes related to Bathers with a Turtle. First, the evolution of
the picture, exploring Matisse’s appropriation of a range of
sources as he sought to develop an experimental and novel visual
language. The second examines the afterlife of the picture, looking
at its impact on Matisse’s later imagery of bathers and the sea,
as well as its collector and exhibition history in Germany and the
USA.
Claude Monet was undoubtedly the most important of all the
Impressionist painters and his water lily paintings represent the
culminating moment in his career. MonetOs famous garden at Giverny
provided the inspiration for the paintings. The exhibition will
bring to life the importance and beauty of this garden through a
range of archival photographs, as well as an early, rarely seen
film from 1915, showing Monet painting outdoors in his garden.
"MonetOs Water Lilies" will reunite the three panels of an
exceptionally impressive water lily triptych, created by Monet
between 1915 and 1926. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Saint
Louis Art Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art each own one
panel of the triptych and the exhibition will offer a rare
opportunity to bring the works together. This will be the first
time that this reunion has occurred for more than 30 years. With
the single exception of a triptych in the Museum of Modern Art,
this is the only triptych by Monet in the United States.
The exhibition will be on view in Kansas City April 9DAugust 7,
2011, before traveling to St. Louis. The exhibition will travel to
the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2015.
Simon Kelly is curator of modern and contemporary art at the
Saint Louis Art Museum. Among his many publications is "Manet, The
Man Who Invented Modern Art." Mary Schafer is associate painting
conservator at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
Missouri. Johanna Bernstein is a materials scientist at the
Institute for Advance Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology at
Rutgers."
"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a
crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand
what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve
their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing
presents original research which compares the content produced by
organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that
customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat
marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique
and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework
of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales
professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from
competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move,
staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to
them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an
organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring
interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout,
Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies
stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive
advantage.
"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a
crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand
what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve
their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing
presents original research which compares the content produced by
organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that
customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat
marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique
and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework
of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales
professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from
competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move,
staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to
them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an
organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring
interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout,
Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies
stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive
advantage.
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1544 (Paperback)
Simone Kelly
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R471
R381
Discovery Miles 3 810
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The nineteenth century in France witnessed the emergence of the
structures of the modern art market that remain until this day.
This book examines the relationship between the avant-garde
Barbizon landscape painter, Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867), and this
market, exploring the constellation of patrons, art dealers, and
critics who surrounded the artist. Simon Kelly argues for the
pioneering role of Rousseau, his patrons, and his public in the
origins of the modern art market, and, in so doing, shifts
attention away from the more traditional focus on the novel careers
of the Impressionists and their supporters. Drawing on extensive
archival research, the book offers fresh insight into the role of
the modern artist as professional. It provides a new understanding
of the complex iconographical and formal choices within Rousseau's
oeuvre, rediscovering the original radical charge that once
surrounded the artist's work and led to extensive and peculiarly
modern tensions with the market place.
A novel look at the relationship between Impressionist painting and
photography and the forging of a national identity in France
between 1850 and 1880 Between 1850 and 1880, Impressionist
landscape painting and early forms of photography flourished within
the arts in France. In the context of massive social and political
change that also marked this era, painters and photographers
composed competing visions of France as modern and industrialized
or as rural and anti-modern. Impressionist France explores the
resonances between landscape art and national identity as reflected
in the paintings and photographs made during this period, examining
and illustrating in particular the works of key artists such as
Edouard Baldus, Gustave Le Gray, the Bisson Freres, Edouard Manet,
Jean-Francois Millet, Claude Monet, Charles Negre, and Camille
Pissarro. This ambitious premise focuses on the whole of France,
exploring the relationship between landscape art and the notion of
French nationhood across the country's varied and spectacular
landscapes in seven geographical sections and four scholarly
essays, which provide new information regarding the production and
impact of French Impressionism. Distributed for the Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art and the Saint Louis Museum of Art Exhibition
Schedule: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (10/19/13-02/09/14) Saint
Louis Art Museum (03/16/14-07/06/14)
The nineteenth century in France witnessed the emergence of the
structures of the modern art market that remain until this day.
This book examines the relationship between the avant-garde
Barbizon landscape painter, Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867), and
this market, exploring the constellation of patrons, art dealers,
and critics who surrounded the artist. Simon Kelly argues for the
pioneering role of Rousseau, his patrons, and his public in the
origins of the modern art market, and, in so doing, shifts
attention away from the more traditional focus on the novel careers
of the Impressionists and their supporters. Drawing on extensive
archival research, the book offers fresh insight into the role of
the modern artist as professional. It provides a new understanding
of the complex iconographical and formal choices within
Rousseau’s oeuvre, rediscovering the original radical charge that
once surrounded the artist’s work and led to extensive and
peculiarly modern tensions with the market place.
The distribution of economic wellbeing is a key indicator of a
society and is a function of inequalities in income, wealth and
consumption. However, almost all studies have relied upon income as
the sole measure of economic wellbeing. The omission of wealth
overlooks that wealth provides security, freedom and power. These
features are not captured by income alone. This book attempts to
enhance our understanding of the distribution of economic wellbeing
and inequality in Australia by using wealth as the measure. It
provides trends and estimates of the level and inequality of wealth
in Australia at the current time. It estimates future wealth
inequality. Finally, it provides some insights into a number of
wealth-related social policy questions. The author is able to these
very detailed projections through the use of a technique not
previously employed in Australia to estimate wealth - dynamic
microsimulation. This book should be especially useful to
microsimulation modellers, social policy researchers, those with an
interest in the economic impact of an ageing population, or anyone
interested in trends in wealth inequality.
An insightful overview of how Millet influenced and inspired many
modernist artists that followed him Jean-Francois Millet
(1814-1875) was one of the most important artists of the Barbizon
School. Through his publicly exhibited works and their critical
reception, Millet was of crucial significance to modernist
painters. Millet's modernity is evident in his varied subjects-from
peasant themes to landscapes to nudes-and his anti-academic, rough
paint application. He also produced highly inventive pastels and
drawings. Jean-Francois Millet examines the international range of
artists whom he influenced. For instance, Millet was an artistic
hero for Vincent van Gogh, whose treatment of numerous
motifs-including The Sower and Starry Night-was directly inspired
by the older artist. Van Gogh even painted a remarkable series of
21 "copies" after Millet's work while living in the south of France
in the final year of his life. Other artists on whom Millet had a
profound impact include Camille Pissarro, Georges Seurat, Claude
Monet, Edgar Degas, and Winslow Homer, and, in the 20th century,
most notably Edvard Munch and Salvador Dali. Published in
association with the Van Gogh Museum and the Saint Louis Art Museum
Exhibition Schedule: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (October 4,
2019-January 12, 2020) Saint Louis Art Museum (February 16-May 17,
2020)
A breath-taking masterpiece Cincinnati Art Museum's Undergrowth
with Two Figures, is one of the twelve ambitious panoramic
landscapes Vincent van Gogh created during the last, highly
productive, weeks of his life in the summer of 1890, whilst staying
at Auvers, just north of Paris. It has recently been restored and
now provides the focus and the springboard for this book. Nine
works by Van Gogh and a further fourteen by his contemporaries,
including Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro,
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and Paul
Cezanne, reveal how all of these artists attempted to capture the
subtle and transient effects of light on foliage and the feeling of
walking under the forest canopy, the "sous-bois".
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