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Zurich : Everyedition ; Leipzig : Spector Books, 2019., ©2019
Zurich : Everyedition ; Leipzig : Spector Books, 2019., ©2019
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Holding the camera / collected and edited, Alberto Vieceli : Essay, Nadine Olonetzky.
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1 volume : illustrations ; 29 cm
Holding the camera / collected and edited, Alberto Vieceli : Essay, Nadine Olonetzky.
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Zurich : Everyedition ; Leipzig : Spector Books, 2019., ©2019
Zurich : Everyedition ; Leipzig : Spector Books, 2019., ©2019
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Cities participate in the production of meaning by providing places populated with objects for words to refer to. Inscriptions on these objects (labels, billboards, newspapers, graffiti) provide another layer of meaning. And today, the flow of digital information - from one device to another in the urban scene - creates a digital network that also exists in physical(...)
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Cities participate in the production of meaning by providing places populated with objects for words to refer to. Inscriptions on these objects (labels, billboards, newspapers, graffiti) provide another layer of meaning. And today, the flow of digital information - from one device to another in the urban scene - creates a digital network that also exists in physical(...)
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
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Placing words : symbols, space and the city
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Cities participate in the production of meaning by providing places populated with objects for words to refer to. Inscriptions on these objects (labels, billboards, newspapers, graffiti) provide another layer of meaning. And today, the flow of digital information - from one device to another in the urban scene - creates a digital network that also exists in physical space. "Placing Words" examines this emerging system of spaces, flows, and practices in a series of short essays - snapshots of the city in the twenty-first century. Mitchell questions the necessity of flashy downtown office towers in an age of corporate web sites. He casts the shocked-and-awed Baghdad as a contemporary Guernica. He describes architectural makeovers throughout history, listing Le Corbusier's Fab Five Points of difference between new and old architecture, and he discusses the architecture of Manolo Blahniks. He pens an open letter to the Secretary of Defense recommending architectural features to include in torture chambers. He compares Baudelaire, the Parisian flaneur, to Spiderman, the Manhattan traceur. He describes the iPod-like galleries of the renovated MoMA and he recognizes the camera phone as the latest step in a process of image mobilization that began when artists stopped painting on walls and began making pictures on small pieces of wood, canvas, or paper. The endless flow of information, he makes clear, is not only more pervasive and efficient than ever, it is also generating new cultural complexities.
Placing words : symbols, space and the city
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Cities participate in the production of meaning by providing places populated with objects for words to refer to. Inscriptions on these objects (labels, billboards, newspapers, graffiti) provide another layer of meaning. And today, the flow of digital information - from one device to another in the urban scene - creates a digital network that also exists in physical space. "Placing Words" examines this emerging system of spaces, flows, and practices in a series of short essays - snapshots of the city in the twenty-first century. Mitchell questions the necessity of flashy downtown office towers in an age of corporate web sites. He casts the shocked-and-awed Baghdad as a contemporary Guernica. He describes architectural makeovers throughout history, listing Le Corbusier's Fab Five Points of difference between new and old architecture, and he discusses the architecture of Manolo Blahniks. He pens an open letter to the Secretary of Defense recommending architectural features to include in torture chambers. He compares Baudelaire, the Parisian flaneur, to Spiderman, the Manhattan traceur. He describes the iPod-like galleries of the renovated MoMA and he recognizes the camera phone as the latest step in a process of image mobilization that began when artists stopped painting on walls and began making pictures on small pieces of wood, canvas, or paper. The endless flow of information, he makes clear, is not only more pervasive and efficient than ever, it is also generating new cultural complexities.
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January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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Peter Blake Alphabet
Peter Blake Alphabet
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Best known for designing the seminal Beatles album cover, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake, born in 1932, is widely considered the godfather of British Pop art. Across his oeuvre, Blake has always drawn inspiration from popular culture, often collaging disparate elements or quoting from works by other artists. Over the years he has continued to(...)
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Best known for designing the seminal Beatles album cover, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake, born in 1932, is widely considered the godfather of British Pop art. Across his oeuvre, Blake has always drawn inspiration from popular culture, often collaging disparate elements or quoting from works by other artists. Over the years he has continued to(...)
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Peter Blake Alphabet
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Best known for designing the seminal Beatles album cover, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake, born in 1932, is widely considered the godfather of British Pop art. Across his oeuvre, Blake has always drawn inspiration from popular culture, often collaging disparate elements or quoting from works by other artists. Over the years he has continued to produce art for many musicians, including Ian Dury, Paul Weller and Oasis. And today, he is hugely influential among contemporary fine artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. In 2007, Tate Liverpool presented a major retrospective exhibition of Blake's paintings. At the same time, London's Paul Stolper Gallery collaborated with the renowned fine art printmakers, Coriander Studio, to publish a new portfolio of prints and the accompanying book, Peter Blake: An Alphabet. Since the 1950s Blake has maintained a deep interest in the letters of the alphabet. This exquisitely fashioned volume reproduces all 26 of the new prints--one for each letter of the alphabet. Each visual interpretation is a collage of images from vintage cards, magazines and books, and the finished works are at once nostalgic and whimsical, humorous and fascinating. This spectacular abecedarium celebrates the interest, from childhood onwards, that we all share in letters and words. With an interview by the renowned art writer Mel Gooding and a specially designed cover by the artist, it is required reading for all Peter Blake fans.
Peter Blake Alphabet
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Best known for designing the seminal Beatles album cover, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake, born in 1932, is widely considered the godfather of British Pop art. Across his oeuvre, Blake has always drawn inspiration from popular culture, often collaging disparate elements or quoting from works by other artists. Over the years he has continued to produce art for many musicians, including Ian Dury, Paul Weller and Oasis. And today, he is hugely influential among contemporary fine artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. In 2007, Tate Liverpool presented a major retrospective exhibition of Blake's paintings. At the same time, London's Paul Stolper Gallery collaborated with the renowned fine art printmakers, Coriander Studio, to publish a new portfolio of prints and the accompanying book, Peter Blake: An Alphabet. Since the 1950s Blake has maintained a deep interest in the letters of the alphabet. This exquisitely fashioned volume reproduces all 26 of the new prints--one for each letter of the alphabet. Each visual interpretation is a collage of images from vintage cards, magazines and books, and the finished works are at once nostalgic and whimsical, humorous and fascinating. This spectacular abecedarium celebrates the interest, from childhood onwards, that we all share in letters and words. With an interview by the renowned art writer Mel Gooding and a specially designed cover by the artist, it is required reading for all Peter Blake fans.
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March 2008, London
March 2008, London
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Children's Books
Children's Books
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Hans Haacke’s art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context—the economic, social, and political conditions of the art world and the world at large. Among his best-known works are MoMA-Poll (1970), which polled museumgoers on their opinions about Nelson Rockefeller and the Nixon administration’s(...)
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Hans Haacke’s art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context—the economic, social, and political conditions of the art world and the world at large. Among his best-known works are MoMA-Poll (1970), which polled museumgoers on their opinions about Nelson Rockefeller and the Nixon administration’s(...)
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Working conditions: the writings of Hans Haacke
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Hans Haacke’s art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context—the economic, social, and political conditions of the art world and the world at large. Among his best-known works are MoMA-Poll (1970), which polled museumgoers on their opinions about Nelson Rockefeller and the Nixon administration’s Indochina policy; Gallery-Goers’ Birthplace and Residence Profile (1969), which canvassed visitors to the Howard Wise Gallery in Manhattan; and the famously canceled 1971 solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, which was meant to display, among other things, works on two New York real estate empires. This volume collects writings by Haacke that explain and document his practice. The texts, some of which have never before been published, run from straightforward descriptions to wide-ranging reflections and full-throated polemics. They include correspondence with MoMA and the Guggenheim and a letter refusing to represent the United States at the 1969 São Paulo Biennial; the title piece, “Working Conditions,” which discusses corporate influence on the art world; Haacke’s thinking about “real-time social systems”; and texts written for museum catalogs on various artworks, including GERMANIA, in the German Pavilion of the 1993 Venice Biennial; DER BEVÖLKERUNG (To the Population) of 2000 at the Berlin Reichstag; Mixed Messages, an exhibition of objects from the Victoria and Albert Museum (2001); and Gift Horse, unveiled on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2015.
Working conditions: the writings of Hans Haacke
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Hans Haacke’s art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context—the economic, social, and political conditions of the art world and the world at large. Among his best-known works are MoMA-Poll (1970), which polled museumgoers on their opinions about Nelson Rockefeller and the Nixon administration’s Indochina policy; Gallery-Goers’ Birthplace and Residence Profile (1969), which canvassed visitors to the Howard Wise Gallery in Manhattan; and the famously canceled 1971 solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, which was meant to display, among other things, works on two New York real estate empires. This volume collects writings by Haacke that explain and document his practice. The texts, some of which have never before been published, run from straightforward descriptions to wide-ranging reflections and full-throated polemics. They include correspondence with MoMA and the Guggenheim and a letter refusing to represent the United States at the 1969 São Paulo Biennial; the title piece, “Working Conditions,” which discusses corporate influence on the art world; Haacke’s thinking about “real-time social systems”; and texts written for museum catalogs on various artworks, including GERMANIA, in the German Pavilion of the 1993 Venice Biennial; DER BEVÖLKERUNG (To the Population) of 2000 at the Berlin Reichstag; Mixed Messages, an exhibition of objects from the Victoria and Albert Museum (2001); and Gift Horse, unveiled on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2015.
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October 2016
October 2016
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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- Language and languages in art.,
- Art, Modern 20th century.,
- Words in art.,
- Letters in art.,
- Writing in art.,
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics),
- Langage et langues dans l'art.,
- Art 20e siècle.,
- Mots dans l'art.,
- Lettres (Genre littéraire) dans l'art.,
- Écriture dans l'art.,
- Art, Modern.,
- Konst 1900-talet.,
- Ord i konsten.,
- Skrift i konsten.
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London : Black Dog, ©2009.
London : Black Dog, ©2009.
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Art and text / [edited by Aimee Selby].
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279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Art and text / [edited by Aimee Selby].
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279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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London : Black Dog, ©2009.
London : Black Dog, ©2009.
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- Language and languages in art.,
- Art, Modern 20th century.,
- Words in art.,
- Letters in art.,
- Writing in art.,
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics),
- Langage et langues dans l'art.,
- Art 20e siècle.,
- Mots dans l'art.,
- Lettres (Genre littéraire) dans l'art.,
- Écriture dans l'art.,
- Art, Modern.,
- Konst 1900-talet.,
- Ord i konsten.,
- Skrift i konsten.
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- Library main periodicals 219527 | W.P377 | Oct. 1942 issue of The Parthenon | Available
- Library main m fonds 219507 | NA9187.L6 L6 1942 | Available
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- Reconstruction (1939-1951) England London.,
- City planning England London.,
- Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Angleterre Londres.,
- Buildings.,
- City planning.,
- Reconstruction (1939-1951),
- Bermondsey (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Thames River (England),
- Tamise (Angleterre : Fleuve),
- England London.,
- England London Bermondsey.,
- England Thames River.,
- Urban renewal Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Warehouses Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Industrial districts Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Riverbank development areas Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Urban planning Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Clippings (information artifacts),
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London riverside reconstruction : documents, 1942-1944.
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London riverside reconstruction : documents, 1942-1944.
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- Library main periodicals 219527 | W.P377 | Oct. 1942 issue of The Parthenon | Available
- Library main m fonds 219507 | NA9187.L6 L6 1942 | Available
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- Reconstruction (1939-1951) England London.,
- City planning England London.,
- Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Angleterre Londres.,
- Buildings.,
- City planning.,
- Reconstruction (1939-1951),
- Bermondsey (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Thames River (England),
- Tamise (Angleterre : Fleuve),
- England London.,
- England London Bermondsey.,
- England Thames River.,
- Urban renewal Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Warehouses Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Industrial districts Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Riverbank development areas Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
- Urban planning Great Britain England London 1940-1950.,
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xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2014], ©2014
New York : Columbia University Press, [2014], ©2014
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The philosopher's plant : an intellectual herbarium / Michael Marder ; with drawings by Mathilde Roussel.
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xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
The philosopher's plant : an intellectual herbarium / Michael Marder ; with drawings by Mathilde Roussel.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2014], ©2014
New York : Columbia University Press, [2014], ©2014
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xi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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xi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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New York : Wiley, ©1984.
New York : Wiley, ©1984.
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Beginnings : Louis I. Kahn's philosophy of architecture / Alexandra Tyng.
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xi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Beginnings : Louis I. Kahn's philosophy of architecture / Alexandra Tyng.
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New York : Wiley, ©1984.
New York : Wiley, ©1984.
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xxv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
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xxv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
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- Type and type-founding Netherlands History 16th century.,
- Early printed books Netherlands 16th century Bibliography.,
- Printing Netherlands History 16th century.,
- Printing Netherlands Specimens.,
- Livres anciens Pays-Bas 16e siècle Bibliographie.,
- Imprimerie Pays-Bas Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Imprimerie Pays-Bas Spécimens.,
- Early printed books,
- Printing,
- Type and type-founding,
- Buchdruck,
- Letters.,
- Type and type-founding Belgium History.,
- Type and type-founding Netherlands History.,
- Printing Belgium History Specimen.,
- Printing Netherlands History Specimens.,
- Netherlands Imprints.,
- Pays-Bas Imprimés.,
- Netherlands,
- Niederlande,
- Early printed books Bibliography 16th century Netherlands,
- Geschichte 1700-1800,
- Printing History 16th century Netherlands,
- Printing Specimens Netherlands,
- Type and type-founding History 16th century Netherlands,
- Specimens.,
- bibliographies.,
- Bibliographies,
- History
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Amsterdam : Menno Hertzberger, [1968]., ©1968
Amsterdam : Menno Hertzberger, [1968]., ©1968
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Sixteenth century printing types of the Low Countries. [By] H.D.L. Vervliet. [Translated from the Dutch manuscript by Harry Carter] With a foreword by Harry Carter.
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Sixteenth century printing types of the Low Countries. [By] H.D.L. Vervliet. [Translated from the Dutch manuscript by Harry Carter] With a foreword by Harry Carter.
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Amsterdam : Menno Hertzberger, [1968]., ©1968
Amsterdam : Menno Hertzberger, [1968]., ©1968
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- Type and type-founding Netherlands History 16th century.,
- Early printed books Netherlands 16th century Bibliography.,
- Printing Netherlands History 16th century.,
- Printing Netherlands Specimens.,
- Livres anciens Pays-Bas 16e siècle Bibliographie.,
- Imprimerie Pays-Bas Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Imprimerie Pays-Bas Spécimens.,
- Early printed books,
- Printing,
- Type and type-founding,
- Buchdruck,
- Letters.,
- Type and type-founding Belgium History.,
- Type and type-founding Netherlands History.,
- Printing Belgium History Specimen.,
- Printing Netherlands History Specimens.,
- Netherlands Imprints.,
- Pays-Bas Imprimés.,
- Netherlands,
- Niederlande,
- Early printed books Bibliography 16th century Netherlands,
- Geschichte 1700-1800,
- Printing History 16th century Netherlands,
- Printing Specimens Netherlands,
- Type and type-founding History 16th century Netherlands,
- Specimens.,
- bibliographies.,
- Bibliographies,
- History
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SculptureCenter 2018
SculptureCenter 2018
