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| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | |
 | "History of Modern Art" by H. H. Arnason and Elizabeth C. Mansfield Comprehensive and insightful, "History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography" is the definitive source of information on the art of the modern era. This Fourth Edition is a freshly retold story of the art and artists of the last 150 years from modernism's mid-nineteenth-century European beginnings to today's divergent art trends. In the decade that has passed since the publication of the previous edition, art historians have come to recognize that works of art, whether sublimely beautiful or provocatively repelling, are artistic responses made by individuals to life in the real world.(view more...) |
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 | |
 | "Cassandra", Nalini Malini Repères, Cahiers d'art contemporain nr 143. Text by Jean Frémon 'Portrait of the artist as Cassandra' and by Doris von Drathen 'Universal transparency'. Texts in French and in English.(view more...) |
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 | |
 | "The Aesthetic Economy of Fashion" by Joanne Entwistle A complete guide to painting pandas, horses, elephants, and 47 other beloved creatures in the traditional Chinese brush-style. Chinese animal painting is an ancient form characterized by its simplicity and natural elegance. Chinese masters spent years, if not lifetimes, mastering the time-honored technique. For artists interested in learning it, acclaimed author and painter Rebecca Yue has developed a systematic, simple approach to painting animals in this traditional tonal style. (view more...) |
| Monday, July 20, 2009 | |
 | Saul Steinberg, Derrière Le Miroir N° 205 "Derrière le miroir" published on the occasion of the Steinberg exhibition at the Galerie Maeght in september 1973. Text in French by Hubert Damisch 'Tables d'évidences'. The illustrations of the pages 17-18-19 et 20 of this "Derrière le miroir" publication are original lithographs by Steinberg printed in the Adrien Maeght Arte workshops. (view more...) |
| Saturday, July 18, 2009 | |
 | "The Aesthetic Economy of Fashion" by Joanne Entwistle Fashion is bound up with promoting the "new," concerned with constantly changing aesthetics. The favored styles or looks of a season arise out of the work of a vast range of different actors who collectively produce, select, distribute and promote the new ideals, before moving on next season. If fashion is defined, in part, by the incessant requirement to be "new," this requirement means aesthetic qualities are always in motion and, therefore, unstable. How, then, are fashionable commodities stabilized long enough for them to be calculated--i.e., selected, distributed and sold--by those critically placed inside the fashion system?(view more...) |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | |
 | Eclipses et splendeurs de la virgule (Eclipses and magnificences of the comma) Jean Suquet, about Marcel Duchamp This book summarizes once again the same story, as we tell a legend, as we recite a 'poëme'. By heart. Why to begin again? Why to graze the rut of my standing about for more than half a century on preserves of the lighthearted predecessor who carries the lantern: Marcel Duchamp? I am repeating myself, but, from pages to pages, new arguments are put forward, up to now hardly sketched perpectives are sharpened (...)' Jean Suquet (translation by elandarts).(view more...) |
| Monday, July 13, 2009 | |
 | "The Venus Fixers" by Ilaria Dagnini Brey In 1943, while the world was convulsed by war, a few visionaries—in the private sector and in the military—were able to see past the questions of life and death to realize that not only victory was at stake; so was the priceless cultural heritage of two thousand years.(view more...) |
| Saturday, July 11, 2009 | |
 | Vocalità, by Maria Venezia, with an original painting by Serge Plagnol Poem by Maria Venezia, translated from Italian into French by the author. Bilingual edition Italian and French. One of the 30 copies containing one original signed painting by Serge Plagnol. (view more...) |
| Thursday, July 09, 2009 | |
 | "Architectural Photography" by Norman McGrath Looking to achieve artistic and commercial success in architectural photography? Norman McGrath’s long-awaited guide is the only one you’ll need. Here, McGrath fully revamps and expands on the basics covered in "Photographing Buildings Inside and Out" to include the most up-to-date information–from changes in the industry to equipment, techniques, and technologies. (view more...) |
| Monday, July 06, 2009 | |
 | "Splash in Action" by Rachel Rubin Wolf Dive deeper into the creative waters that have made North Light Books' "Splash: The Best of Watercolor" series today's most celebrated showcase of contemporary watercolor paintings. Watercolor Secrets invites you into the studios of 15 Splash artists as they reveal the creative processes behind their stunning work.(view more...) |
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | |
 | "Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide" by Bryan Peterson This all-in-one guide from renowned photographer, instructor, and author Bryan Peterson will help you take better photos anytime, anywhere–with any camera.(view more...) |
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