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| Friday, January 16, 2009 | |
 | "Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa" by Hans Silvester The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia's Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic peoples who inhabit this valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and Hans Silvester has captured the results in a series of photographs made over the course of numerous trips. (view more...) |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | |
 | "Maniac Eyeball" by Salvador Dali "Maniac Eyeball" is the third, final and most comprehensive volume of autobiography written by the late Salvador Dali. "Maniac Eyeball" contains the frank and uncensored confessions of Salvador Dali, from his childhood and first adolescent sexual experiences to his emergence as a painter, surrealist and eventually the most famous-and possibly richest-artist of modern times.(view more...) |
| Thursday, January 08, 2009 | |
 | "Erotic French Postcards" by Alexandre Dupouy In this seductive album of vintage erotica, stunning reproductions of vintage postcards from 1902–1937 pay homage to the great fantasy classics. All styles of fetishism—dressed up in thigh-high boots or in a particularly spectacular garter belt—vie for the reader’s attention. The conquest of a demure secretary is played out in four scenes on a series of cards. Even the much-parodied French maid shows her saucy side, not to be outdone by a bevy of sassy dominatrices. Men with women, women with women, and various versions of the ménage à trois find their way between the sheets... of this album.(view more...) |
| Monday, January 05, 2009 | |
 | "Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries" by Paul Craddock The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins, and driven by the astronomic prices realised on the global market. This book aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the subject over a wide range of materials, emphasising how the fakes and forgeries are produced and how they may be detected by technical and scientific examination. The subject is exemplified by numerous case studies, some turning out not to be as conclusive as is sometimes believed.(view more...) |
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