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Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of magical phenomena, but also to enact magic through spells and rituals. To understand the history of these texts is to understand the influence of the major religions, the development of early(...)
Art of the Grimoire: An illustrated history of magic books and spells
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Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of magical phenomena, but also to enact magic through spells and rituals. To understand the history of these texts is to understand the influence of the major religions, the development of early science, the cultural influence of print, the growth of literacy, the social impact of colonialism, and the expansion of esoteric cultures across the oceans. In more than two hundred color illustrations from ancient times to the present, renowned scholar Owen Davies examines little-studied artistic qualities of grimoires, revealing a unique world of design and imagination. The book takes a global approach, considering Egyptian and Greek papyri, ancient Chinese bamboo scripts, South American pulp prints, and Japanese demon encyclopedias, among other examples.
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Recueil de dessins de chiens réalisés au feutre à encre de Chine sur des carnets de géométrie chinois ou des cahiers d'écriture de provinces indiennes. L'artiste dresse un inventaire varié de races canines réelles, semi-réelles ou chimériques, multipliant les expérimentations graphiques pour explorer les potentialités de la trame dans la représentation des textures.
Chiens : inventaire chromatique réel et imaginaire
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Recueil de dessins de chiens réalisés au feutre à encre de Chine sur des carnets de géométrie chinois ou des cahiers d'écriture de provinces indiennes. L'artiste dresse un inventaire varié de races canines réelles, semi-réelles ou chimériques, multipliant les expérimentations graphiques pour explorer les potentialités de la trame dans la représentation des textures.
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Movements & moments
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In 1930s Bolivia, self-described Anarchist Cholas form a libertarian trade union. In the Northern Highlands of Vietnam, the songs of one girl’s youth lead her to a life of activism. In the Philippines, female elders from Kalinga blaze a trail when pushed into impromptu protest. Equally striking accounts from Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Peru and Thailand weave a(...)
Movements & moments
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In 1930s Bolivia, self-described Anarchist Cholas form a libertarian trade union. In the Northern Highlands of Vietnam, the songs of one girl’s youth lead her to a life of activism. In the Philippines, female elders from Kalinga blaze a trail when pushed into impromptu protest. Equally striking accounts from Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Peru and Thailand weave a tapestry of trauma and triumph, shedding light on not-too-distant histories otherwise overlooked. Indigenous Peoples all over the world have always had to stand their ground in the face of colonialism. While the details may differ, what these stories have in common is their commitment to resistance in a world that puts profit before respect, and western notions of progress before their own. Movements and Moments is an introductory glimpse into how Indegenous Peoples tell these stories in their own words. From Southeast Asia to South America, vibrant communities must grapple with colonial realities to assert ownership over their lands and traditions. This project was undertaken in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Indonesien in Jakarta. These stories were selected from an open call across 42 countries to spotlight feminist movements and advocacies in the Global South.
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Bacon, éclats d'une vie
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De l'enfance irlandaise aux errances nocturnes parisiennes ou londoniennes en passant par l'Afrique du Sud ou ses ateliers désordonnés, la vie de Francis Bacon est racontée en images : sa famille, ses premiers pas dans l'art comme décorateur, ses amis, ses amants, les secrets de fabrication de ses chefs-d'oeuvre, ses singularités, son rapport aux autres artistes et à la littérature.
Bacon, éclats d'une vie
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De l'enfance irlandaise aux errances nocturnes parisiennes ou londoniennes en passant par l'Afrique du Sud ou ses ateliers désordonnés, la vie de Francis Bacon est racontée en images : sa famille, ses premiers pas dans l'art comme décorateur, ses amis, ses amants, les secrets de fabrication de ses chefs-d'oeuvre, ses singularités, son rapport aux autres artistes et à la littérature.
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Le bourrier
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Oriane Lassus est autrice de bande dessinée. Au fil de ses livres, elle a développé un langage narratif et graphique très singulier, avec un trait toujours en mouvement refusant les lignes droites et les facilités. En parallèle de la bande dessinée, elle expérimente en permanence : céramique, bidouillages, dessin envahissant tout ce qui passe à porté. Ce livre montre un(...)
Le bourrier
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Oriane Lassus est autrice de bande dessinée. Au fil de ses livres, elle a développé un langage narratif et graphique très singulier, avec un trait toujours en mouvement refusant les lignes droites et les facilités. En parallèle de la bande dessinée, elle expérimente en permanence : céramique, bidouillages, dessin envahissant tout ce qui passe à porté. Ce livre montre un aperçu de ses explorations automatiques, qui accompagnent en sous-main ou dans les marges son travail de création, quand le stylo erre sans autre but que l'invention. Les petites figures qui émergent de toute part sont comme un laboratoire réjouissant et plein d'humour, source de mille micro-histoires en germe. Ça grouille, ça se rencontre, ça vit dans tous les coins, on a envie d'y farfouiller des heures.
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A ventriloquist and his puppet are lost in what appears to be a deserted labyrinth, discussing their situation, their memories, and their feelings as they try to survive. What follows is a wandering through space and time—a journey that is sometimes silent and abstract, sometimes talkative and melancholy. A parking garage for the city of Rennes designed by the(...)
Sammy Stein: Le sentier / The Path. Avec/ With ateliers o/s architectes
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A ventriloquist and his puppet are lost in what appears to be a deserted labyrinth, discussing their situation, their memories, and their feelings as they try to survive. What follows is a wandering through space and time—a journey that is sometimes silent and abstract, sometimes talkative and melancholy. A parking garage for the city of Rennes designed by the architectural office ateliers o-s architects as a means to keep cars out of the center is the starting point for Sammy Stein’s story. In this publication, which is destined to become part of a collection, ateliers o-s architectes present the building they have constructed as seen through the eyes of an artist.
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"This is where we live" is a curated visual journey through the minds of today’s most imaginative illustrators--artists who use cutaways and spatial drawing to explore how we live, move, build, and dream. From complex cities and imaginary buildings to everyday rituals and fantastical systems, this book celebrates visual storytelling that helps us make sense of the spaces(...)
This is where we live: Illustrated stories of place and space
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"This is where we live" is a curated visual journey through the minds of today’s most imaginative illustrators--artists who use cutaways and spatial drawing to explore how we live, move, build, and dream. From complex cities and imaginary buildings to everyday rituals and fantastical systems, this book celebrates visual storytelling that helps us make sense of the spaces around us--and the ones inside our heads. Edited by Antonis Antoniou, whose previous books with gestalten have become cult favorites, this new collection bridges illustration, architecture, and storytelling in a way that’s at once technical, artistic, and deeply human.
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Of all the visual arts, illustration shares a unique relationship with the written word, often serving to visualize, enhance, or respond to a text. "Reading Pictures" presents a global history of this versatile art form, linking its emergence to modern developments such as the illustrated news, recreational reading, and ad-driven consumer culture. From the advent of(...)
Reading pictures: A history of illustration
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Of all the visual arts, illustration shares a unique relationship with the written word, often serving to visualize, enhance, or respond to a text. "Reading Pictures" presents a global history of this versatile art form, linking its emergence to modern developments such as the illustrated news, recreational reading, and ad-driven consumer culture. From the advent of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century to the modernist artistic and cultural movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, D. B. Dowd traces the development of illustration as an integral part of the reading experience. He examines the move from ancient scrolls to pamphlets and book forms, and a return to the scroll in electronic form on smartphones and tablets. His story begins with relief prints and woodcuts in ancient China and Japan before moving to printing and platemaking in early modern Europe. Dowd discusses how book and periodical publishing rose sharply with the innovations of wood engraving and lithography, leading to a boom in cultural literacy; and how the illustrated press reached its zenith between the 1860s and 1960s, as printed entertainment and the news of the world became commonplace in every household, bringing with them advertising, propaganda, and consumer culture. Richly illustrated with more than four hundred images spanning the iconic to the unexpected, Reading Pictures reframes the story of illustration within the broader histories of race, gender, literacy, and the transmission of cultural memory. It reveals how reading and looking have become increasingly integrated, and that, as images have become ever more prevalent today with the digital revolution, what is meant by literacy has evolved.
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Y a d'la joie
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''Y a d’la joie'' se déploie sur deux journées, au fil desquelles Paul observe ce qui l’entoure et laisse affleurer ses pensées, ses souvenirs et les rencontres qui ponctuent son quotidien. Le livre avance par fragments : un exercice au piano, une marche dans le quartier, un arrêt au café, un trajet en métro, un souvenir d’enfance. On y croise le passage du temps, le(...)
Y a d'la joie
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''Y a d’la joie'' se déploie sur deux journées, au fil desquelles Paul observe ce qui l’entoure et laisse affleurer ses pensées, ses souvenirs et les rencontres qui ponctuent son quotidien. Le livre avance par fragments : un exercice au piano, une marche dans le quartier, un arrêt au café, un trajet en métro, un souvenir d’enfance. On y croise le passage du temps, le rapport à la création, aux parents disparus, aux objets accumulés, à la musique, à la nature. L’actualité est présente, mais malgré ce bruit de fond, ce qui importe, ce sont les petits gestes, les routines, les moments d’attention qui permettent de rester debout… Dans la continuité de son oeuvre, Rabagliati privilégie l’observation, l’autodérision et une forme de sagesse tranquille. Le dessin, précis et chaleureux, accompagne un récit intime, sans plainte ni démonstration, où l’émotion surgit avec simplicité. ''Y a d’la joie'' est un livre posé et profondément humain, qui rappelle que le bonheur se niche souvent dans les choses les plus ordinaires.
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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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