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Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and the intellectual origins of the Museum of Modern Art / Sybil Gordon Kantor.
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xxiii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and the intellectual origins of the Museum of Modern Art / Sybil Gordon Kantor.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
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Museums and memory
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Museums today are more than familiar cultural institutions and showplaces of accumulated objects; they are the sites of interaction between personal and collective identities, between memory and history. The essays in this volume consider museums from personal experience and historical study, and from the memories of museum visitors, curators, and(...)
Museums and memory
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Museums today are more than familiar cultural institutions and showplaces of accumulated objects; they are the sites of interaction between personal and collective identities, between memory and history. The essays in this volume consider museums from personal experience and historical study, and from the memories of museum visitors, curators, and scholars. Representing a variety of fields—history, anthropology, art history, and museum scholarship—the contributors discuss museums across disciplinary boundaries that have separated art museums from natural history museums or local history museums from national galleries. The essays range widely over time (from the Renaissance to the second half of the twentieth century), and place (China, Japan, the United States, and Germany), in exhibitions explored (photography, Native American history, and “Jurassic technology”), and institution (the Chinese Imperial Collection, Renaissance curiosity cabinets, and modern art museums). Memory operates thematically among the essays in diverse and provocative ways. The papers are organized according to three suggestive themes: experimental ways of theorizing and designing contemporary museums with an explicit interest in history and memory; discussions of personal encounters with historical exhibits; and the professional risks at stake for collectors and curators who shape the institutional presentation of history and memory. The contributors are Susan A. Crane, Wolfgang Ernst, Michael Fehr, Paula Findlen, Tamara Hamlish, Alexis Joachimides, Suzanne Marchand, Julia A. Thomas, and Diana Drake Wilson.
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Museums and Universal Exhibitions
The Dolder Grand
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In 2009, the Dolder Grand celebrates its first birthday following a four-year remodelling by Foster+Partners. To mark the occasion, this publication outlines the history of an iconic institution, steeped in tradition, from its beginnings as a Kurhaus in 1899 to its present-day reincarnation. Photographers from the Zurich studio nave have documented the entire project(...)
The Dolder Grand
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In 2009, the Dolder Grand celebrates its first birthday following a four-year remodelling by Foster+Partners. To mark the occasion, this publication outlines the history of an iconic institution, steeped in tradition, from its beginnings as a Kurhaus in 1899 to its present-day reincarnation. Photographers from the Zurich studio nave have documented the entire project throughout every stage of the refurbishment, charting the scope of the hotel’s metamorphosis. They portray the people who made it all possible and also allow them to speak for themselves. The resulting narrative in pictures and words is not simply a linear documentation, but a rich and complex tapestry in which text and image are interwoven with a lyricism that brings the architecture to life on the pages of the book. Journalist Judith Wyder complements the photographs with anecdotes that give a many-facetted insight into the operational logistics behind the scenes in the day-to-day running of the hotel. In addition, she details the painstaking restoration work, the history of the hotel itself and the names of some of its most famous guests. Dutch novelist Cees Nooteboom has contributed an essay in which he describes the hotel as a microcosm and a home away from home, musing on how guests tend to take possession of the hotels they stay in.
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London: Being in the library
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Daniela Keiser ranks among the most renowned contemporary artists in Switzerland. In 2017 she was awarded the Swiss national art prize Prix Meret Oppenheim as well as a studio grant from Landis & Gyr Stiftung that enabled her to embark on an extended stay in London’s East End. There she discovered the Idea Store, the public library on Whitechapel Road built by British(...)
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London: Being in the library
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Daniela Keiser ranks among the most renowned contemporary artists in Switzerland. In 2017 she was awarded the Swiss national art prize Prix Meret Oppenheim as well as a studio grant from Landis & Gyr Stiftung that enabled her to embark on an extended stay in London’s East End. There she discovered the Idea Store, the public library on Whitechapel Road built by British architect David Adjaye. Upon its opening to the public, this institution quickly became a meeting place for a broad spectrum of society, including socially disadvantaged people. The goal of the Idea Stores—eight of them have been opened in various London boroughs since 2005— is to enhance formerly neglected neighborhoods and offer a low-threshold source of education and information. From that initial Idea Store on Whitechapel Road, Daniela Keiser began to take pictures of the goings-on in the street outside. Her "Library—Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London E1 1BU series" reveals a calm, repetitive, but insistent image of the city and offers insight into the small everyday variations of the surrounding world. This book pairs her photographic reflections with a conversation between David Adjaye and art and architecture historian Philip Ursprung. They talk about Keiser’s perception of the site and—without actually showing the building—the impact of urban design and the architect’s intentions.
Photography monographs
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Terra Nostra célèbre la cartographie du Canada et permet de partager cette incroyable ressource historique conservée dans les fonds de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Cette institution réunit un grand éventail de réalisations cartographiques, qui s'étendent des portulans préparés par les premiers explorateurs aux images aériennes récentes des floes (ou glacesflottantes)(...)
Terra nostra 1550-1950: les cartes du Canada et leurs secrets
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Terra Nostra célèbre la cartographie du Canada et permet de partager cette incroyable ressource historique conservée dans les fonds de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Cette institution réunit un grand éventail de réalisations cartographiques, qui s'étendent des portulans préparés par les premiers explorateurs aux images aériennes récentes des floes (ou glacesflottantes) de la côte Est. Les cartes du Canada ont servi à plusieurs, et ont rempli de multiples fonctions. Elles ont entretenu, chez les premiers marchands et aventuriers, la promesse de gloire et de fortune ; les chefs d'armée s'en sont servis pour consolider leur mainmise territoriale ; les politiciens ont, grâce aux cartes, légitimé l'empire qu'ils ont établi au pays ; les hommes d'affaires y ont eu recours pour proclamer leur fière appartenance à la communauté ; enfin, les cartes témoignent du type de collectivité que les simples citoyens veulent léguer à leurs enfants. Dépositaires de nos pensées et réflexions, les cartes canadiennes montrent les exploits techniques que notre pays a accomplis, et nous font mesurer l'évolution du savoir géographique. Elles sont une fenêtre ouverte sur le monde. Jeffrey S. Murray, archiviste principal à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, participe depuis plus de vingt ans à l'acquisition de documents qui composent l'héritage cartographique du Canada. Depuis toujours passionné d'histoire canadienne, il a publié plus de cent articles de revues et plusieurs guides d'archives; il a aussi monté de nombreuses expositions.
Architecture in Canada
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Les données témoignant de la taille géante de Wal-Mart ne manquent pas : Wal-Mart est la plus grande entreprise mondiale, le plus grand employeur privé du monde, le huitième acheteur de produits chinois (devant la Russie et le Royaume-Uni) ; son chiffre d'affaires est supérieur au PIB de la Suisse ; son budget informatique supérieur à celui de la NASA ; le patrimoine(...)
Wal mart : l'entreprise-monde
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Les données témoignant de la taille géante de Wal-Mart ne manquent pas : Wal-Mart est la plus grande entreprise mondiale, le plus grand employeur privé du monde, le huitième acheteur de produits chinois (devant la Russie et le Royaume-Uni) ; son chiffre d'affaires est supérieur au PIB de la Suisse ; son budget informatique supérieur à celui de la NASA ; le patrimoine financier des héritiers de Sam ' Walton (son fondateur) est deux fois plus élevé que celui de Bill Rates... Mais derrière ces superlatifs se cache l'histoire très singulière d'une société de l'Arkansas qui, en l'espace de 40 ans, a révolutionné les vieux modèles fordistes d'organisation du travail et largement ami reconfiguré les rapports producteurs /détaillants et toute l'économie américaine. Le succès et l'influence politique de cette entreprise géante lui permettent de redessiner les plans des villes, de déterminer le salaire minimum réel, de casser les syndicats, de définir les contours de la culture populaire, de peser sur les flux de capitaux dans le monde entier, et d'entretenir ce qui s'apparente à des relations diplomatiques avec des dizaines de pays. Alors que la marge de manœuvre des gouvernements demeure restreinte, Wal-Mart semble avoir aujourd'hui plus d'influence que n'importe quelle institution, non seulement sur des pans entiers de la politique sociale et industrielle américaine, mais aussi sur le modèle de vie et de consommation mondialisé, bigot et entièrement familialiste.
Urban Theory
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Wallace’s work has played an important role in contemporary art over the past 50 years, from his early experiments with minimalism to his production of serial photographic tableaux and his subsequent juxtapositions of photography with monochrome painting. Consistently demonstrating conceptual rigour and aesthetic innovation, Wallace’s work can be considered a reflection(...)
Ian Wallace : at the intersection of painting and photography
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Wallace’s work has played an important role in contemporary art over the past 50 years, from his early experiments with minimalism to his production of serial photographic tableaux and his subsequent juxtapositions of photography with monochrome painting. Consistently demonstrating conceptual rigour and aesthetic innovation, Wallace’s work can be considered a reflection of his position as social historian, critic and educator, with influences as far reaching as film and literature, the role of the institution, architecture, urban development, gender relations, environmentalism and civil disobedience. Organised in clear, concise sections that mirror the intersecting motifs that are present throughout Wallace’s practice : Minimalism, Narrative, Text Works, The Street, The Museum and The Studio, At the Intersection of Painting and Photography features essays that chart Wallace’s career over the past five decades by Daina Augaitis, Jeff Derksen, Diedrich Diederichsen, Stan Douglas, Jessica Morgan, Christine Poggi, Kathleen Ritter and William Wood. The book also includes a selection of five essays by the artist himself and an annotated chronology by Grant Arnold, providing the perfect introduction to Wallace’s lasting career and marking his influence on contemporary art today. A comprehensive publication exploring the oeuvre of Canadian artist Ian Wallace, At the Intersection of Painting and Photography accompanies a major survey of Wallace's work at the Vancouver Art Gallery, opening in October 2012.
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e-flux journal : reader 2009
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Since conceptualism, the field of art has become increasingly accustomed to playing host to its own critique, and recent decades have found institutions engaged in self-critique as if by mandate. Important notions of legibility, autonomy, and critical engagement that were once necessary to carve out a space for a critic or critical art publication have transposed(...)
e-flux journal : reader 2009
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Since conceptualism, the field of art has become increasingly accustomed to playing host to its own critique, and recent decades have found institutions engaged in self-critique as if by mandate. Important notions of legibility, autonomy, and critical engagement that were once necessary to carve out a space for a critic or critical art publication have transposed themselves onto artistic production proper, and are now considered to be of equal importance to artist, curator, institution, and engaged audience member alike. This climate of disciplinary reconfiguration and geographic dispersal has made the art world a highly complex place — the objective position that once defined the role of a critic has been effectively replaced by a need to understand just how large and varied the whole thing has become. The urgent task has now become to engage the new intellectual territories in a way that can revitalize the critical vocabulary of contemporary art. Perhaps the most productive way of doing this is through a fresh approach to the function of an art journal as something that situates the multitude of what is currently available, and makes that available back to the multitude. The selection of essays included in this book seeks to highlight an ongoing topical thread that ran throughout the first eight issues of e-flux journal — a sequence of overlapping concerns passed on from one contribution to the next.
Art Theory
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[Place of publication not identified] : Borealis, 2026., [Place of publication not identified] : Paradiso, 2026.
To listen is to hold out your hand, and let it be held by the other.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Borealis, 2026., [Place of publication not identified] : Paradiso, 2026.
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Sustainable urban environments : an ecosystem approach / Ellen van Bueren [and others], editors.
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xix, 429 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Sustainable urban environments : an ecosystem approach / Ellen van Bueren [and others], editors.
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Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, ©2012.