Now reissued, having been unobtainable for many years, this spectacular book, the first to be devoted entirely to the period of the automaton's apogee, is an essential addition to the library of the collector, the specialist, and all who are interested in automata. An introductory chapter depicts the Paris in which automaton-makers lived and worked, its atmosphere, preoccupations and amusements. There follow the little-known histories of the seven leading makers, from their foundation in the mid...
Text (Roemische Tempel in Syrien, #1)
by Daniel Krencker and Willy Zschietzschmann
David Douglas Duncan presents a photographic record of the life which Picasso and Jacqueline shared together in their home. The author was a friend of the couple and records the time he spent with them, from his first visit in 1956 to Picasso's death in 1973 and afterwards, until Jacqueline herself died in 1986. He portrays their everyday domestic life, their leisure time and intimate moments and also shows Picasso at work on his paintings. Duncan recalls "The three of us enjoyed a life so close...
Tres Miradas Sobre el Arte (Coleccion Imago Mundi, #2)
by Rafael Argullol
Art Deco in Australia
This book analyzes recent artistic and activist projects in order to conceptualize the new roles and goals of a critical theory and practice of art and photography. Vered Maimon argues that current artistic and activist practices are no longer concerned with the “politics of representation” and the critique of the spectacle, but with a “politics of rights” and the performative formation of shared yet highly contested public domains. The book thus offers a critical framework in which to rethink...
Twentieth Century Painting & Sculpture in the Pma
by MS Ann Temkin, Susan Rosenberg, Michael Taylor, and Rachael Arauz
A welcome addition to Picasso literature, this compact and accessible book traces his rise from child prodigy to arguably the most important artist of the twentieth century. Text in Dutch.
Politics and Literature in Mongolia (1921-1948) (North East Asia Studies) (North East Asian Studies, #2)
by Simon Wickhamsmith
Mongolia, politics; literature; culture, history