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This graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty that depict scenes of work and leisure, wealth and deprivation, and joy and loneliness.
The city: A vision in woodcuts
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This graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty that depict scenes of work and leisure, wealth and deprivation, and joy and loneliness.
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This illustrated version of the popular Passover song "Had gadya" was the wonderfully playful offspring of the avant-garde artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941). It dates to a little-known period early in his career when he immersed himself in the Jewish cultural renaissance that flourished in Russia from roughly 1912 to the early 1920s. Signed with his Hebrew given name, this(...)
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June 2004, Los Angeles
Had Gadya the only kid : Facsmile of El Lissitzky's
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This illustrated version of the popular Passover song "Had gadya" was the wonderfully playful offspring of the avant-garde artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941). It dates to a little-known period early in his career when he immersed himself in the Jewish cultural renaissance that flourished in Russia from roughly 1912 to the early 1920s. Signed with his Hebrew given name, this volume—with its wraparound cover, colorful lithographic montages, and stylized use of Yiddish and Aramaic words—celebrates Lissitzky's interest in Jewish folk traditions while looking forward to the dynamic graphic and typographic designs for which he is best remembered. This near-scale facsimile—including the rarely seen cover—allows readers to experience Lissitzky's Had gadya as originally envisioned. It is accompanied here by Nancy Perloff's discussion of the work's cultural and artistic contexts, Arnold J. Band's English translation of Lissitzky's Yiddish version of the song, sections on Lissitzky's iconography and vocabulary, and lyrics set to music. Arnold J. Band is professor emeritus of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nancy Perloff is collections curator of modern and new media collections at the Getty Research Institute.
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Anyone who knows R.Crumb's work as an illustrator also knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early-to mid-1980's. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-tracks CD of music(...)
Heroes of Blues, Jazz & country
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Anyone who knows R.Crumb's work as an illustrator also knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early-to mid-1980's. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-tracks CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself. A brief biography of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by Crumb.
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Once dismissed as a cozy world of teddy bears and fairies, the arrival on the scene of numerous highly original, contemporary, and "cool" graphic artists in recent years has transformed perceptions of children's book illustration. Children now grow up with a more informed and sophisticated visual diet—with cartoons, animated movies, comics, TV, and computer(...)
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Once dismissed as a cozy world of teddy bears and fairies, the arrival on the scene of numerous highly original, contemporary, and "cool" graphic artists in recent years has transformed perceptions of children's book illustration. Children now grow up with a more informed and sophisticated visual diet—with cartoons, animated movies, comics, TV, and computer games—consuming a vast range of stylistic approaches, and illustrated books have moved to match the demands of a more discerning market. Equally, artists who in the past may not have considered the children's picture book as an appropriate vehicle for artistic expression are increasingly drawn to the area. This book showcases some of the most interesting work emerging within the genre from a range of cultural backgrounds. It examines trends in use of media—both digital and traditional—and discusses the variety of approaches to subject matter.
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When tourists become lost, overwhelmed, tired, inspired, bored, enlightened, confronted, hungry, upset or tipsy, when they get cheated or fall in love, perceptions change and surprising associations and experiences come to light. In trying to figure out a city, they are mostly investigating themselves. In this madcap tour through five important international cities,(...)
The one weekend book series : Graphic tourism since 2003 -Frankfurtam Main, Copenhagen, Berlin, New York city
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When tourists become lost, overwhelmed, tired, inspired, bored, enlightened, confronted, hungry, upset or tipsy, when they get cheated or fall in love, perceptions change and surprising associations and experiences come to light. In trying to figure out a city, they are mostly investigating themselves. In this madcap tour through five important international cities, Martin Lorenz and one guest artist per city gave themselves 48 hours to experience their destination, to document it and create a visual diary without the use of computers. The resulting evidence reveals places and situations that could never get mentioned in the guidebooks, offering exhibitionistic glimpses into the personal lives of the reporters and the real energy of each city. This volume covers Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Berlin and New York.
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Collect Raindrops celebrates the important things: the change of seasons, slowing down the world for a moment so we can actually taste it, looking up at the stars to dream. Artist Nikki McClure’s delicate images exude an optimism that revolves around community, sustenance, parenting, and appreciating both the urban and rural landscape through a visual language that is(...)
Nikki McClure: collect raindrops, the seasons gathred
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Collect Raindrops celebrates the important things: the change of seasons, slowing down the world for a moment so we can actually taste it, looking up at the stars to dream. Artist Nikki McClure’s delicate images exude an optimism that revolves around community, sustenance, parenting, and appreciating both the urban and rural landscape through a visual language that is uniquely her own. Armed with an X-acto knife, McClure painstakingly cuts out her images from a single sheet of black paper, creating a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture. The delicate nature of her work draws the eye, as each element has to be connected to the one next to it in some way, creating a fragile network of shapes and lines.
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Hidden systems: water, electricity, the internet, and the secrets behind the systems we use every da
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This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed to how they are implemented in our world today and how they will be used in the future. It provides a guided tour through the science of the past–and reveals how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way(...)
Hidden systems: water, electricity, the internet, and the secrets behind the systems we use every da
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This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed to how they are implemented in our world today and how they will be used in the future. It provides a guided tour through the science of the past–and reveals how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way people use it today. Full of art, maps, and diagrams, "Hidden Systems" is a thoughtful, humorous exploration of the history of science and what needs to be done now to change the future.
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Au pied d’un navire imposant, un petit bateau de papier s’élance sur l’océan. Vogue-t-il sans capitaine ? Où va-t-il ? A-t-il seulement un but ? Bravant l’immensité du monde, le fragile esquif barbote entre des algues tentaculaires, croise des monstres marins et des créatures étranges, joue avec des phoques, découvre une cité fantastique. Il manquera de s’échouer sur des(...)
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Au pied d’un navire imposant, un petit bateau de papier s’élance sur l’océan. Vogue-t-il sans capitaine ? Où va-t-il ? A-t-il seulement un but ? Bravant l’immensité du monde, le fragile esquif barbote entre des algues tentaculaires, croise des monstres marins et des créatures étranges, joue avec des phoques, découvre une cité fantastique. Il manquera de s’échouer sur des glaciers mortels, bravera une tempête terrible – et sombrera dans des eaux profondes… Jusqu’à ce qu’enfin, il accoste près d’une maisonnette et que l’on découvre l’Ulysse mystérieux qui l’a mené là.
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Ce roman graphique raconte la vie de Keith Haring, de sa Pennsylvanie natale au New York contestataire des années 70 et 80, pépinière de talents hors norme, où figurent Basquiat, Warhol, Madonna, Grace Jones. Un monde bouillonnant de créativité, en pleine vague hip-hop, bientôt décimé par l'épidémie de sida, à laquelle l'artiste succombe à 31 ans. Une bande dessinée à(...)
Keith Haring : le street art ou la vie
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Ce roman graphique raconte la vie de Keith Haring, de sa Pennsylvanie natale au New York contestataire des années 70 et 80, pépinière de talents hors norme, où figurent Basquiat, Warhol, Madonna, Grace Jones. Un monde bouillonnant de créativité, en pleine vague hip-hop, bientôt décimé par l'épidémie de sida, à laquelle l'artiste succombe à 31 ans. Une bande dessinée à l'atmosphère envoûtante, aux couleurs néon et aux accents pop art, qui rend hommage aux tons directs des œuvres de Keith Haring.
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Dans la morne ville de Dobbiston, entre deux grilles de mots croise´s, Howard vend des glaces dans le van qui appartenait autrefois a` son pe`re. Mais son demi-fre`re, Tony Augustus, dont l’empire glacier s’e´tend sur le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre, entend bien faire main basse sur le territoire de ce pe`re absent. Menaces, calomnie, tous les coups sont permis pour Tony et(...)
Glace
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Dans la morne ville de Dobbiston, entre deux grilles de mots croise´s, Howard vend des glaces dans le van qui appartenait autrefois a` son pe`re. Mais son demi-fre`re, Tony Augustus, dont l’empire glacier s’e´tend sur le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre, entend bien faire main basse sur le territoire de ce pe`re absent. Menaces, calomnie, tous les coups sont permis pour Tony et ses sbires. Mais alors qu’Howard pense avoir tout perdu, un heureux hasard lui permettra de reprendre le contro^le de sa vie, de regagner l’amour de sa femme et d’enfin trouver l’e´quilibre, entre sucre´ et sale´.
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