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The unconventional theme underlying the art featured in this book is the struggle between risk-taking and the prediction algorithms that have become a feature of contemporary life. Does the influence of machine intelligence, and the coincident avoidance of risk, homogenize creative thought? These ideas are explored in the work of 38 established and emerging artists in a(...)
February 2021
Risquons-tout: planetary artists venture into risk, unpredictibility and transgression
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The unconventional theme underlying the art featured in this book is the struggle between risk-taking and the prediction algorithms that have become a feature of contemporary life. Does the influence of machine intelligence, and the coincident avoidance of risk, homogenize creative thought? These ideas are explored in the work of 38 established and emerging artists in a variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, sculpture, video art, computer art, and performance.
Something between us
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Presenting works that conceive of the human being as a social animal, 'Something between us' looks at interpretations of love and empathy in the digital age by artists Kirstin Burckhardt, Miriam Cahn, Teboho Edkins, Vivian Greven, Luzia Hürzeler, Alice Musiol, Warren Neidich, Stefan Panhans, Sibylle Springer, Thomas Taube and Andrea Winkler.
April 2021
Something between us
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Presenting works that conceive of the human being as a social animal, 'Something between us' looks at interpretations of love and empathy in the digital age by artists Kirstin Burckhardt, Miriam Cahn, Teboho Edkins, Vivian Greven, Luzia Hürzeler, Alice Musiol, Warren Neidich, Stefan Panhans, Sibylle Springer, Thomas Taube and Andrea Winkler.
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''Wall to wall: carpets by artists'' features work by contemporary artists and their weaving partners. Artists Chuck Close, Joseph Kosuth, Richard Prince, Jorge Pardo, Andy Warhol and Heimo Zobernig, among others, are included.
February 2017
Wall to wall: carpets by artists
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''Wall to wall: carpets by artists'' features work by contemporary artists and their weaving partners. Artists Chuck Close, Joseph Kosuth, Richard Prince, Jorge Pardo, Andy Warhol and Heimo Zobernig, among others, are included.
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Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum(...)
September 2021
Frederik Ruysch's Thesaurus Anatomicus: A morbid guide
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Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated ''Thesaurus Anatomicus.'' This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant specimens, and more.
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Using rediscovered documents from art history and cross-bridging the artistic with mathematical models, this monumental and illustrated book demonstrates a new theory about modern sculpture’s fundamental differences from works of the past. The publication unfolds the revolutionary trajectories of abstract sculpture in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: from linear(...)
Negative space: Trajectories of sculpture
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Using rediscovered documents from art history and cross-bridging the artistic with mathematical models, this monumental and illustrated book demonstrates a new theory about modern sculpture’s fundamental differences from works of the past. The publication unfolds the revolutionary trajectories of abstract sculpture in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: from linear and planar, suspended and pneumatic sculptures to virtual volumes and immersive environments.
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Set in the remote corner of Northern Nevada lies a magical stretch of land called Fly Ranch. With no access to the electrical grid or other public utilities, the site provides an opportunity to reinvent what human settlement can aspire to be in a world that has awakened to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change and the overconsumption of natural resources. Ths volume(...)
October 2021
Land art of the 21st century: Land Art Generator Initiative at Fly Ranch
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Set in the remote corner of Northern Nevada lies a magical stretch of land called Fly Ranch. With no access to the electrical grid or other public utilities, the site provides an opportunity to reinvent what human settlement can aspire to be in a world that has awakened to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change and the overconsumption of natural resources. Ths volume catalogs the responses to an invitation from the Land Art Generator and Burning Man Project to creatively design systems for energy, water, agriculture, shelter, and regeneration—a proof of concept for how to live in beauty and harmony with the earth. The results are a glimpse into the near future of our sustainable landscapes.
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According to Frédéric Migayrou, the history of Japanese architecture has seen a permanent tension between the impossible reconstruction of tradition and the unceasing assimilation of modernity. Although having one of the most active international architecture scenes since World War II, a comprehensive overview of Japanese architectural creation from the post-war years has(...)
Shinkenchiku 2014:11 extra edition. Japan architects, 1945-2010
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According to Frédéric Migayrou, the history of Japanese architecture has seen a permanent tension between the impossible reconstruction of tradition and the unceasing assimilation of modernity. Although having one of the most active international architecture scenes since World War II, a comprehensive overview of Japanese architectural creation from the post-war years has been lacking until now. This catalogue, brimming with archive materials like sketches and models, is published with the eponymous exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which intends to stimulate a broader appreciation for these masterful works, ensuring their preservation.
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195 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Rennes : Éditions Apogée, [2024], ©2024
La ville relationnelle / Sonia Lavadinho, Pascal Le Brun-Cordier et Yves Winkin ; dessins de Lisa Subileau.
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Rennes : Éditions Apogée, [2024], ©2024
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Les objets ayant appartenu à Elsie Reford témoignent d’une vie pleine et entière, celle d’une femme audacieuse et déterminée, animée de mille passions. Montréalaise bien ancrée dans son quartier, le Mille carré doré, Elsie passait ses étés à son domaine bordant le fleuve Saint-Laurent, où elle a créé les éblouissants Jardins de Métis. Son passé riche et complexe nous(...)
April 2023
Elsie Reford : 150 objets de passion
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Les objets ayant appartenu à Elsie Reford témoignent d’une vie pleine et entière, celle d’une femme audacieuse et déterminée, animée de mille passions. Montréalaise bien ancrée dans son quartier, le Mille carré doré, Elsie passait ses étés à son domaine bordant le fleuve Saint-Laurent, où elle a créé les éblouissants Jardins de Métis. Son passé riche et complexe nous révèle des aspects méconnus mais fascinants de l’histoire du Québec et du Canada.
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The objects that belonged to Elsie Reford speak to a full life – that of a woman of daring and determination, and of many passions. The story of Elsie, a long-time resident of Montreal’s Golden Square Mile and the creator of the magnificent Jardins de Métis at her summer home on the St. Lawrence River, sheds light on little-known but fascinating aspects of the history of(...)
April 2023
Elsie Reford : 150 objects of passion
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The objects that belonged to Elsie Reford speak to a full life – that of a woman of daring and determination, and of many passions. The story of Elsie, a long-time resident of Montreal’s Golden Square Mile and the creator of the magnificent Jardins de Métis at her summer home on the St. Lawrence River, sheds light on little-known but fascinating aspects of the history of Quebec and the rest of Canada.