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The Hollywood sign
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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity -the goal of American and worldwide(...)
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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity -the goal of American and worldwide(...)
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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity -the goal of American and worldwide aspiration to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign itself, instantly recognizable. How an advertisement erected in 1923, touting the real estate development Hollywoodland, took on a life of its own is a story worthy of the entertainment world that is its focus. Leo Braudy traces the remarkable history of this distinctly American landmark, which has been saved over the years by a disparate group of fans and supporters, among them Alice Cooper and Hugh Hefner, who spearheaded its reconstruction in the 1970s. He also uses the sign's history to offer an intriguing look at the rise of the movie business from its earliest, silent days through the development of the studio system that helped define modern Hollywood. Mixing social history, urban studies, literature, and film, along with forays into such topics as the lure of Hollywood for utopian communities and the development of domestic architecture in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Sign is a fascinating account of how a temporary structure has become a permanent icon of American culture.
The Hollywood sign
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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity -the goal of American and worldwide aspiration to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign itself, instantly recognizable. How an advertisement erected in 1923, touting the real estate development Hollywoodland, took on a life of its own is a story worthy of the entertainment world that is its focus. Leo Braudy traces the remarkable history of this distinctly American landmark, which has been saved over the years by a disparate group of fans and supporters, among them Alice Cooper and Hugh Hefner, who spearheaded its reconstruction in the 1970s. He also uses the sign's history to offer an intriguing look at the rise of the movie business from its earliest, silent days through the development of the studio system that helped define modern Hollywood. Mixing social history, urban studies, literature, and film, along with forays into such topics as the lure of Hollywood for utopian communities and the development of domestic architecture in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Sign is a fascinating account of how a temporary structure has become a permanent icon of American culture.
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March 2011
March 2011
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Signage
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As digital technology advances at breakneck speed, images are circulating quicker than ever before. But what is the status of the image in the digital era? In this publication, art historian Hubert Burda (born 1940) examines the "iconic turn" in ten themed chapters and conversations with leading cultural theorists. In the first chapter, "The View Through the Window,"(...)
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As digital technology advances at breakneck speed, images are circulating quicker than ever before. But what is the status of the image in the digital era? In this publication, art historian Hubert Burda (born 1940) examines the "iconic turn" in ten themed chapters and conversations with leading cultural theorists. In the first chapter, "The View Through the Window,"(...)
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The digital wunderkammer : 10 chapters on the iconic turn
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As digital technology advances at breakneck speed, images are circulating quicker than ever before. But what is the status of the image in the digital era? In this publication, art historian Hubert Burda (born 1940) examines the "iconic turn" in ten themed chapters and conversations with leading cultural theorists. In the first chapter, "The View Through the Window," Burda traces the connection between perspectival painting and the television, demonstrating in the second chapter how the image requires a frame, which in turn requires a material vehicle - the topic of the third chapter - that in our era has become a non-material vehicle with its own formal parameters. In the fourth chapter, "The Mobile Image," Burda shows how images have always been linked to portability, but now migrate to an unprecedented degree, so that anyone with a personal device can globally disseminate, say, footage from a concert via Youtube. A discussion of the capacity of individual images to placate or ennervate leads to a seventh chapter on the appetite for the Sublime and the rhetoric and representation of power throughout art history. Following a discussion of the democratization of celebrity culture, Burda proposes that the Google search box is perhaps the most interesting "interface" of our times, analogous to the seventeenth-century cabinet of curiosities (or wunderkammer). Conversations with Friedrich Kittler, Peter Sloterdijk, Bazon Brock, Horst Bredekamp and Hans Belting further extend this imaginative debate on the "iconic turn."
The digital wunderkammer : 10 chapters on the iconic turn
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As digital technology advances at breakneck speed, images are circulating quicker than ever before. But what is the status of the image in the digital era? In this publication, art historian Hubert Burda (born 1940) examines the "iconic turn" in ten themed chapters and conversations with leading cultural theorists. In the first chapter, "The View Through the Window," Burda traces the connection between perspectival painting and the television, demonstrating in the second chapter how the image requires a frame, which in turn requires a material vehicle - the topic of the third chapter - that in our era has become a non-material vehicle with its own formal parameters. In the fourth chapter, "The Mobile Image," Burda shows how images have always been linked to portability, but now migrate to an unprecedented degree, so that anyone with a personal device can globally disseminate, say, footage from a concert via Youtube. A discussion of the capacity of individual images to placate or ennervate leads to a seventh chapter on the appetite for the Sublime and the rhetoric and representation of power throughout art history. Following a discussion of the democratization of celebrity culture, Burda proposes that the Google search box is perhaps the most interesting "interface" of our times, analogous to the seventeenth-century cabinet of curiosities (or wunderkammer). Conversations with Friedrich Kittler, Peter Sloterdijk, Bazon Brock, Horst Bredekamp and Hans Belting further extend this imaginative debate on the "iconic turn."
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August 2011
August 2011
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Epistemology
Epistemology
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The retro-futuristic epoch is one of the most visually spectacular in architecture's history. This book compiles radical ideas and visionary structures. The notion of utopia proves as diverse as it does universal. From exuberant master plans to singular architectural expressions, the rise of the utopian architectural movement in the 1960s and 1970s represents a critical(...)
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The retro-futuristic epoch is one of the most visually spectacular in architecture's history. This book compiles radical ideas and visionary structures. The notion of utopia proves as diverse as it does universal. From exuberant master plans to singular architectural expressions, the rise of the utopian architectural movement in the 1960s and 1970s represents a critical(...)
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The tale of tomorrow: utopian architecture in the modernist realm
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The retro-futuristic epoch is one of the most visually spectacular in architecture's history. This book compiles radical ideas and visionary structures. The notion of utopia proves as diverse as it does universal. From exuberant master plans to singular architectural expressions, the rise of the utopian architectural movement in the 1960s and 1970s represents a critical shift in ideology away from mid-century traditionalism. This period shakes off the conformity and conventions of the 1950s in favor of a more experimental post-war agenda. Marked by groundbreaking reinterpretations of both the single family house as well as more large scale developments, the embrace of utopian and generally progressive thinking mirrored the cultural revolution of the times. These daring, charming, futuristic, and hopeful designs were not isolated to a particular part of the world. Visionary voices longing for a fresh approach to architecture began appearing across France, Japan, the United States, and beyond. The Tale of Tomorrow documents this prolific era in architecture--a time when anything felt possible as architects began to think further and further outside the box. 'The Tale of Tomorrow' focuses exclusively on built manifestations of utopian ideas. Highlighting well-known projects as well as the more obscure, the collection of utopian approaches compiled here maintain their visual power and infectious optimism nearly half a century later. These experimental structures, both large and small, appear in everyday places in stark contrast to their far-from-utopian contexts.
The tale of tomorrow: utopian architecture in the modernist realm
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The retro-futuristic epoch is one of the most visually spectacular in architecture's history. This book compiles radical ideas and visionary structures. The notion of utopia proves as diverse as it does universal. From exuberant master plans to singular architectural expressions, the rise of the utopian architectural movement in the 1960s and 1970s represents a critical shift in ideology away from mid-century traditionalism. This period shakes off the conformity and conventions of the 1950s in favor of a more experimental post-war agenda. Marked by groundbreaking reinterpretations of both the single family house as well as more large scale developments, the embrace of utopian and generally progressive thinking mirrored the cultural revolution of the times. These daring, charming, futuristic, and hopeful designs were not isolated to a particular part of the world. Visionary voices longing for a fresh approach to architecture began appearing across France, Japan, the United States, and beyond. The Tale of Tomorrow documents this prolific era in architecture--a time when anything felt possible as architects began to think further and further outside the box. 'The Tale of Tomorrow' focuses exclusively on built manifestations of utopian ideas. Highlighting well-known projects as well as the more obscure, the collection of utopian approaches compiled here maintain their visual power and infectious optimism nearly half a century later. These experimental structures, both large and small, appear in everyday places in stark contrast to their far-from-utopian contexts.
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April 2015
April 2015
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Experimentale architecture
Experimentale architecture
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111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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- City planning Germany Wuppertal.,
- Urban renewal Germany Wuppertal.,
- City planning Germany Wuppertal Pictorial works.,
- Urban renewal Germany Wuppertal Pictorial works.,
- Rénovation urbaine Allemagne Wuppertal.,
- Rénovation urbaine Allemagne Wuppertal Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Buildings,
- City planning,
- Urban renewal,
- Wuppertal (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Wuppertal (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.,
- Germany Wuppertal,
- Urban planning Germany Wuppertal.,
- Urban development Germany Wuppertal.,
- Illustrated works
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Berlin : Jovis, [2010]
Berlin : Jovis, [2010]
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Das war nicht Monaco hier : Blickpunkte städtischer Nachbarschaften / herausgegeben von Axel Haeusler ; mit Fotografien von Jens Bösenberg ; in Zusammenarbeit mit Volker Maria Neumann, Klaus Overmeyer und Oliver Willing.
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111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Das war nicht Monaco hier : Blickpunkte städtischer Nachbarschaften / herausgegeben von Axel Haeusler ; mit Fotografien von Jens Bösenberg ; in Zusammenarbeit mit Volker Maria Neumann, Klaus Overmeyer und Oliver Willing.
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Berlin : Jovis, [2010]
Berlin : Jovis, [2010]
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- City planning Germany Wuppertal.,
- Urban renewal Germany Wuppertal.,
- City planning Germany Wuppertal Pictorial works.,
- Urban renewal Germany Wuppertal Pictorial works.,
- Rénovation urbaine Allemagne Wuppertal.,
- Rénovation urbaine Allemagne Wuppertal Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Buildings,
- City planning,
- Urban renewal,
- Wuppertal (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Wuppertal (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.,
- Germany Wuppertal,
- Urban planning Germany Wuppertal.,
- Urban development Germany Wuppertal.,
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365 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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365 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.,
- Jacobs, Jane 1916-2006,
- City planners United States Biography.,
- City planners Canada Biography.,
- Women city planners United States Biography.,
- Women city planners Canada Biography.,
- City planning United States History 20th century.,
- City planning Canada History 20th century.,
- Urban renewal United States History 20th century.,
- Urban renewal Canada History 20th century.,
- Sociology, Urban Philosophy.,
- Urbanistes États-Unis Biographies.,
- Urbanistes Canada Biographies.,
- Femmes urbanistes États-Unis Biographies.,
- Femmes urbanistes Canada Biographies.,
- Urbanisme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanisme Canada Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Rénovation urbaine États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Rénovation urbaine Canada Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Sociologie urbaine Philosophie.,
- City planners,
- City planning,
- Urban renewal,
- Women city planners,
- Canada,
- United States,
- Biographies.,
- History
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016], ©2016
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016], ©2016
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Becoming Jane Jacobs / Peter L. Laurence.
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365 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Becoming Jane Jacobs / Peter L. Laurence.
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016], ©2016
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016], ©2016
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- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.,
- Jacobs, Jane 1916-2006,
- City planners United States Biography.,
- City planners Canada Biography.,
- Women city planners United States Biography.,
- Women city planners Canada Biography.,
- City planning United States History 20th century.,
- City planning Canada History 20th century.,
- Urban renewal United States History 20th century.,
- Urban renewal Canada History 20th century.,
- Sociology, Urban Philosophy.,
- Urbanistes États-Unis Biographies.,
- Urbanistes Canada Biographies.,
- Femmes urbanistes États-Unis Biographies.,
- Femmes urbanistes Canada Biographies.,
- Urbanisme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanisme Canada Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Rénovation urbaine États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Rénovation urbaine Canada Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Sociologie urbaine Philosophie.,
- City planners,
- City planning,
- Urban renewal,
- Women city planners,
- Canada,
- United States,
- Biographies.,
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326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Library main 46601 | ID:89-B5902 | Available
- Library main 46600 | ID:89-B5902 | Available
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326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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Boston : Little, Brown : Published in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, ©1988.
Boston : Little, Brown : Published in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, ©1988.
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Eyes of time : photojournalism in America / [edited] by Marianne Fulton ; with contributions by Estelle Jussim [and others].
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326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Eyes of time : photojournalism in America / [edited] by Marianne Fulton ; with contributions by Estelle Jussim [and others].
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326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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Boston : Little, Brown : Published in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, ©1988.
Boston : Little, Brown : Published in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, ©1988.
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202 pages ; 22 cm
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202 pages ; 22 cm
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London ; New York : Verso, 2019., ©2019
London ; New York : Verso, 2019., ©2019
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1 online resource
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- Capital movements.,
- Climatic changes.,
- Computational intelligence.,
- Geopolitics.,
- Globalization.,
- Philosophy.,
- Mouvements de capitaux.,
- Climat Changements.,
- Intelligence informatique.,
- Géopolitique.,
- Mondialisation.,
- Philosophie.,
- climate change.,
- geopolitics.,
- globalism.,
- philosophy.,
- Political economy.,
- Culture and globalization,
- bifurcating; political economy; economy,
- Discursive works.,
- Collections
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[S.l.] : Open Humanities Press, 2021.
[S.l.] : Open Humanities Press, 2021.
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Bifurcate : There Is No Alternative / Stiegler, Bernard.
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Bifurcate : There Is No Alternative / Stiegler, Bernard.
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[S.l.] : Open Humanities Press, 2021.
[S.l.] : Open Humanities Press, 2021.
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- Capital movements.,
- Climatic changes.,
- Computational intelligence.,
- Geopolitics.,
- Globalization.,
- Philosophy.,
- Mouvements de capitaux.,
- Climat Changements.,
- Intelligence informatique.,
- Géopolitique.,
- Mondialisation.,
- Philosophie.,
- climate change.,
- geopolitics.,
- globalism.,
- philosophy.,
- Political economy.,
- Culture and globalization,
- bifurcating; political economy; economy,
- Discursive works.,
- Collections
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xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Chandavarkar, Rajnarayan.,
- Social conditions,
- Stadt,
- Politik.,
- Gesellschaft.,
- Geschichtsschreibung.,
- India History.,
- India Social conditions.,
- Mumbai (India) History.,
- Mumbai (India) Social conditions.,
- Inde Histoire.,
- Inde Conditions sociales.,
- India.,
- India Mumbai.,
- Südasien,
- Bombay,
- Indien.,
- Indien historia.,
- Bombay historia.,
- History.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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History, culture and the Indian city : essays / by Rajnarayan Chandavarkar.
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xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
History, culture and the Indian city : essays / by Rajnarayan Chandavarkar.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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- Chandavarkar, Rajnarayan.,
- Social conditions,
- Stadt,
- Politik.,
- Gesellschaft.,
- Geschichtsschreibung.,
- India History.,
- India Social conditions.,
- Mumbai (India) History.,
- Mumbai (India) Social conditions.,
- Inde Histoire.,
- Inde Conditions sociales.,
- India.,
- India Mumbai.,
- Südasien,
- Bombay,
- Indien.,
- Indien historia.,
- Bombay historia.,
- History.
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Ruben Pater 2013
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