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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Fashion as Creative Economy: Micro-Enterprises in
Book SynopsisFashion is under the spotlight like never before. Activists call for environmental accountability, and wide-ranging debates highlight exploitation across global supply chains and the reliance on unpaid labour. Digital technology undermines traditional fashion companies, while small-scale independent fashion designers provide radical innovations in design and work in more socially inclusive ways. This book contributes to a new sociology of fashion. Focusing on the working lives of independent designers and based on ethnographic research and interviews carried out in London, Berlin and Milan, the authors consider the urban policy regimes in place in these cities. They analyse how these regimes shape the microenterprises and the emerging political economy, as well as the structures needed for designers to flourish. They also develop several key concepts – the ‘milieu of fashion labour’, ‘social fashion’ and ‘fashion diversity’ – and chart the new world of digital fashion-tech and e-commerce. Drawing on lessons from European initiatives and recognizing the capacity of microenterprises and start-ups to determine fashion’s future, the authors call for the industry to be significantly decentralized to ensure more diversity and less exclusivity.Trade Review"Fashion as Creative Economy is a brilliant, multilayered work that offers an unparalleled theoretical synthesis of the fashion industry. It makes effective recommendations for how this system can be transformed and made more just."Jo Littler, City, University of London "This book is an important addition to both the scholarly literature and the public debates over the future of the fashion industry."David O’Brien, University of Sheffield
£49.50
St. Augustine's Press A Midsummer Nights Dream
Book SynopsisThis edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream takes the comedy seriously. Like my previous Hackett editions, it gives full weight to Shakespeare's dramatic setting, which other editors (and scholars) almost always ignore or at least fail adequately to consider. Ancient Athens is the core, not the mere background, of MidsummerNight'sDream. As we shall see, Shakespeare focuses, in particular, on the love of the beautiful and the triumph of learning and art, along with the rise of democracy, which, as Pericles' famously claims, are the hallmarks of Athens. 'We are lovers of the beautiful with thrift, and lovers of wisdom without softness' (Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, 2.40.1). [] Failure to consider classical Athens as central to MidsummerNight's Dream will cause a reader to miss not only the play's remarkable substance, but much of its sparkling comedy as well. Far from impeding the play's humor, focusing on Athens helps to bring out multi-layers of comedy that Shakespeare put there.
£17.66
PennWell Books Drawn By Fire, Too
Book SynopsisPaul Combs has returned with a second collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire, Too!An 18-year veteran firefighter and the editorial cartoonist for Fire Engineering magazine, Combs sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator.
£37.00
PennWell Books Drawn by Fire 4
Book SynopsisPaul Combs has returned with a brand new collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire 4.Paul began his fire service journey in 1995. He is a retired lieutenant for the City of Bryan (OH) Fire Department and continues to instruct for the Bryan Regional Training Academy. He is an FDIC keynoter, classroom presenter, and HOT instructor. He is an instructor for On Scene Training Associates and a national speaker.Paul sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from it. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator.Table of Contents Foreword by Steve Chikerotis Introduction by Aaron Heller Death, taxes, and bad leaders Let's get serious...Sort of Humor is good medicine Mind, body, soul, and fuzzy slippers
£37.00
Arc Humanities Press The Museum as Experience: Learning, Connection,
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Liverpool University Press Politics in a Glass Case: Feminism, Exhibition
Book SynopsisWhat happens to art when feminism grips the curatorial imagination? How do sexual politics become realised as exhibits? Is the struggle against gender discrimination compatible with the aspirations of museums led by market values? Beginning with the feminist critique of the art exhibition in the 1970s and concluding with reflections on intersectional curating and globalisation after 2000, this pioneering collection offers an alternative narrative of feminism’s impact on art. The essays provide rigorous accounts of developments in Scandinavia, Eastern and Southern Europe as well as the UK and US, framed by an introduction which offers a politically engaging navigation of historical and current positions. Delivered through essays, memoirs and interviews, discussion highlights include the Tate Modern hang, relational aesthetics, the global exhibition, feminism and technology in the museum, the rise of curatorial collectivism, and insights into major exhibitions such as Gender Check on Eastern Europe. Bringing together two generations of curators, artists and historians to rethink distinct and unresolved moments in the feminist re-modelling of art contexts, this volume dares to ask: is there a history of feminist art or one of feminist presentations of artworks? Contributors include Deborah Cherry, Jo Anna Isaak, Malin Hedlin Hayden, Lubaina Himid, Amelia Jones, Kati Kivimaa, Alexandra Kokoli, Kuratorisk Aktion, Suzana Milevska, Suzanne Lacy, Lucy Lippard, Sue Malvern, Nancy Proctor, Bojana Pejić, Helena Reckitt, Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe, Jeannine Tang and Catherine Wood.Table of Contents 1. How to Be Seen: An Introduction to Feminist Politics, Exhibition Cultures and Curatorial Transgressions Angela Dimitrakaki and Lara Perry PART I. Feminism in the Art Institution 2. Sexual Politics: Art Style (Introduction to the 1978 Hayward Annual Exhibition Catalogue) Lucy Lippard 3. A Great Time to Be A Woman? Feminism and Women’s Art at Tate Modern Lara Perry 4. Feminism, Participation and Matrixial Encounters: Towards a Radical, Sustainable Museum (Practice) Nancy Proctor 5. A Serious Suggestion: Give Up the Goat. Art Collections and Feminist Critique in Sweden Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe and Malin Hedlin Hayden 6. Exhibiting Black Women's Art in the 1980s Lubaina Himid PART II. Exhibitions and Counter-Practices 7. The Lessons of Sexual Politics: From the 1970s to Empire. An interview with Amelia Jones Angela Dimitrakaki 8. Rethinking Inside the Visible Sue Malvern 9. Art as Life, Art as Politics, Art as Political Action. An Interview with Suzanne Lacy Catherine Wood 10. Forgotten Relations: Feminist Artists and Relational Aesthetics Helena Reckitt 11. Insights from Italy: Pleasure, Plurality, and Shaping the Present Jo Anna Isaak 12. Gender Check, Feminism and Curating in Eastern Europe: An Interview with Bojana Pejić Katrin Kivimaa PART III. Curating the Other/Curating as Other 13. The ‘Woman Artist’ as Curatorial Effect Alexandra M. Kokoli 14. With her Fingers on the Political Pulse: The Transnational Curating of Maud Sulter Deborah Cherry 15. Archiving/An-archiving Gender Difference, or the 'Silkworm Cocoon' of Feminist Curatorial Research and Practices in the Balkans Suzana Milevska 16. The Problem of Equality, or Translating 'Woman' in the Age of Global Exhibition Jeannine Tang 17. Curatorial Collectives and Feminist Politics in 21st-Century Europe An interview with Kuratorisk Aktion Angela Dimitrakaki Bibliography Index
£29.99
Liverpool University Press Politics in a Glass Case: Feminism, Exhibition
Book SynopsisWhat happens to art when feminism grips the curatorial imagination? How do sexual politics become realised as exhibits? Is the struggle against gender discrimination compatible with the aspirations of museums led by market values? Beginning with the feminist critique of the art exhibition in the 1970s and concluding with reflections on intersectional curating and globalisation after 2000, this pioneering collection offers an alternative narrative of feminism’s impact on art. The essays provide rigorous accounts of developments in Scandinavia, Eastern and Southern Europe as well as the UK and US, framed by an introduction which offers a politically engaging navigation of historical and current positions. Delivered through essays, memoirs and interviews, discussion highlights include the Tate Modern hang, relational aesthetics, the global exhibition, feminism and technology in the museum, the rise of curatorial collectivism, and insights into major exhibitions such as Gender Check on Eastern Europe. Bringing together two generations of curators, artists and historians to rethink distinct and unresolved moments in the feminist re-modelling of art contexts, this volume dares to ask: is there a history of feminist art or one of feminist presentations of artworks? Contributors include Deborah Cherry, Jo Anna Isaak, Malin Hedlin Hayden, Lubaina Himid, Amelia Jones, Kati Kivimaa, Alexandra Kokoli, Kuratorisk Aktion, Suzana Milevska, Suzanne Lacy, Lucy Lippard, Sue Malvern, Nancy Proctor, Bojana Pejić, Helena Reckitt, Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe, Jeannine Tang and Catherine Wood.Table of Contents 1. How to Be Seen: An Introduction to Feminist Politics, Exhibition Cultures and Curatorial Transgressions Angela Dimitrakaki and Lara Perry PART I. Feminism in the Art Institution 2. Sexual Politics: Art Style (Introduction to the 1978 Hayward Annual Exhibition Catalogue) Lucy Lippard 3. A Great Time to Be A Woman? Feminism and Women’s Art at Tate Modern Lara Perry 4. Feminism, Participation and Matrixial Encounters: Towards a Radical, Sustainable Museum (Practice) Nancy Proctor 5. A Serious Suggestion: Give Up the Goat. Art Collections and Feminist Critique in Sweden Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe and Malin Hedlin Hayden 6. Exhibiting Black Women's Art in the 1980s Lubaina Himid PART II. Exhibitions and Counter-Practices 7. The Lessons of Sexual Politics: From the 1970s to Empire. An interview with Amelia Jones Angela Dimitrakaki 8. Rethinking Inside the Visible Sue Malvern 9. Art as Life, Art as Politics, Art as Political Action. An Interview with Suzanne Lacy Catherine Wood 10. Forgotten Relations: Feminist Artists and Relational Aesthetics Helena Reckitt 11. Insights from Italy: Pleasure, Plurality, and Shaping the Present Jo Anna Isaak 12. Gender Check, Feminism and Curating in Eastern Europe: An Interview with Bojana Pejić Katrin Kivimaa PART III. Curating the Other/Curating as Other 13. The ‘Woman Artist’ as Curatorial Effect Alexandra M. Kokoli 14. With her Fingers on the Political Pulse: The Transnational Curating of Maud Sulter Deborah Cherry 15. Archiving/An-archiving Gender Difference, or the 'Silkworm Cocoon' of Feminist Curatorial Research and Practices in the Balkans Suzana Milevska 16. The Problem of Equality, or Translating 'Woman' in the Age of Global Exhibition Jeannine Tang 17. Curatorial Collectives and Feminist Politics in 21st-Century Europe An interview with Kuratorisk Aktion Angela Dimitrakaki Bibliography Index
£109.50
Reaktion Books Animal
Book SynopsisFrom the pet that we live with and care for, to news items such as animal cloning, and the use of various creatures in film, television and advertising, animals are a constant presence in our lives. Animal is a timely overview of the many ways in which we live with animals, and assesses many of the paradoxes of our relationships with them: for example, why is the pet that sits by the dinner table never for eating? Examining novels such as Charlotte's Web, films such as Old Yeller and Babe, science and advertising, fashion and philosophy, Animal also evaluates the ways in which we think about animals and challenges a number of the assumptions we hold. Why is it, for example, that animals are such a constant presence in children's literature? And what does it mean to wear fake fur? Is fake fur an ethical avoidance of animal suffering, or merely a sanitized version of the unacceptable use of animals as clothing? Neither evangelical nor proselytizing, Animal invites the reader to think beyond the boundaries of a subject that has a direct effect on our day-to-day lives.Trade Review'A brilliant analysis of the ambiguous boundaries that separate and bind humans and animals.' - The Irish Times, Dublin
£16.95
Missouri Historical Society Press More than Ordinary: Early St. Louis Artist Anna
Book SynopsisThe first complete catalog of work by Missouri’s earliest female artist provides a singular look at territorial life in the early nineteenth century. Anna Maria von Phul (1786–1823) was the earliest-known female artist working in what was then called the Missouri Territory. Born in Philadelphia and raised largely in Kentucky, she spent her last half-decade in and around St. Louis. Though von Phul never considered herself a professional artist, her sketches and watercolors provide a singular window into the early-nineteenth-century lower Midwest. Von Phul’s art depicts not only the landscape and natural world of the St. Louis area, but also its architecture, fashions, and social life, with a notable focus on the local Creole population. Hattie Felton’s More than Ordinary is the first complete catalog of von Phul’s existing work, all of which is part of the collections of the Missouri Historical Society. The book offers a valuable source of research for anyone interested in the histories of Missouri or Kentucky. More than that, it expands the story of American vernacular art and the role of women in that story. Felton’s opening essay examines von Phul's education and artistic influences and explores her time in St. Louis and neighboring Edwardsville, Illinois, alongside letters, newspaper clippings, and other materials from her life. Following the essay, a detailed catalog highlights examples of her watercolors, silhouettes, and copywork. Looking closely at von Phul’s life and work provides a firsthand perspective on the challenges that faced female artists in the early nineteenth century while simultaneously offering a rare look at Missouri on the cusp of statehood. Trade Review2022 Gold Medalist in regional nonfiction—Midwest * Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards) *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Dr. Frances Levine, President of the MHS; essay on von Phul; catalog raisonne of her work.
£27.00
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia
Book SynopsisThe first Europeans to follow the explorers of the eighteenth century into the South Pacific were missionaries. They were sent by an Evangelical Christian organization called The London Missionary Society, whose aim was to bring the word of the Bible to all peoples – “to illume a dark and sinful world”. Their first target was Tahiti, an island of extravagant beauty, inhabited by a people of astonishing sophistication. The missionaries settled down, learned the language and stayed for decades. Although their aim was to Christianize the islanders and eradicate the traditional religion along with its pagan idols, they ended up recording a good deal about Polynesian culture and even saving a large number of the very idols they came 12,000 miles to destroy. Accompanying an exhibition at the University of London’s Brunei Gallery, this beautifully illustrated catalogue documents the London Missionary Society from its formation to its initial ‘success’ in Polynesia. The period covered spans roughly 1792 to 1825. Along with historical graphics and archive material – paintings, engravings, books, journals and correspondence of the missionaries – this publication shows some of the idols and artefacts that the missionaries brought back – feather gods and spirit images, necklaces, instruments and tools. In the words of missionary Rev. John Williams, it puts on view an historical “ocular demonstration” of The London Missionary Society. Most objects shown here have not been on public display since the nineteenth century. After the initial and very difficult spiritual conquest of Tahiti – the “night of toil” that took 15 years – the English missionaries turned the thorny job of Christianization over to Polynesian ‘teachers’, who, in the words of Rev. John Williams, knew how to clear away “the rubbish of idolatry & superstition far better than newly arrived or even Old Missionaries”. The best teacher of all was Papeiha, who was energetic, purposeful and a native speaker of Tahitian. His account of events while Christianizing Rarotonga – published here for the first time – is probably the most personal, immediate and detailed description of a conversion in the South Sea. Missionaries are roundly criticized for their unrelenting determination to alter traditional Polynesian religion and customs. In what they referred to as the “bloodless victory”, they largely succeeded. Yet in many ways Evangelicals were progressive. They were vehemently opposed to slavery, infanticide, human sacrifice and warfare. They brought writing, taught literacy, and printed books; in doing so they fi xed the Polynesian languages. They urged the elevation of women in Polynesian society. Unlike the American missionaries in Hawai’i, for example, their aim was to establish spiritual rather than territorial or economic dominion. However questionable the missionary endeavour, the writings and collections presented here show that the missionaries were also agents of cultural preservation.
£32.00
PMSA PUBLISHING Sculpting Art History: Essays in Memory of
Book SynopsisBenedict Read died suddenly on 20 October 2016. His influence on art-history in the field of sculpture, and his ground-breaking authoritative volume, Victorian Sculpture (1982) were hugely important. He was instrumental in bringing about a sea-change in academic attitudes towards both the nineteenth century and to sculpture. This memorial Festschrift published by the PMSA of which Ben was a founder, former Chairman and trustee, celebrates his academic achievement, his considerable contribution to scholarship and the generosity of spirit with which he shared his knowledge. It is a powerful testament to the inspiration of a remarkable person. Sculpting Art History: Essays in Memory of Benedict Read contains 30 essays by friends, former students and colleagues – James Lomax, Marjorie Trusted, Julius Bryant, Rowan Bailey, Caroline Hedengren-Dillon, Jykri Suikonen, Joanna Barnes and Harriet Israel, Alison Inglis, Philip Ward-Jackson, Sandra Berresford, Ann Compton, Barbara Bryant, Claudine Mitchell, Alison Glew, Jane Winfrey, Andrew Jezzard, Juliette Peers, Mary Ann Steggles, Michael Paraskos, Sarah Crellin, Paula Murphy, Mark Stocker, Patrick Eyres, Katharine Eustace, Jonathan Black, Gerardine Mulcahy-Parker, Gillian Whiteley, Charles Avery and Jacqueline Banerjee together with 17 appreciations by Ben’s family, friends and colleagues.
£77.00
Rutgers University Press A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the
Book SynopsisA Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture explores the cultural and creative lives of the largely young undocumented Mexican population in New York City since September 11, 2001. Inspired by a dialogue between the landmark works of Paul Gilroy and Gloria Anzaldúa, it develops a new analytic framework, the Atlantic Borderlands, which bridges Mexican diasporic experiences in New York City and the black diaspora, not as a comparison but in recognition that colonialism, interracial and interethnic contact through trade, migration, and slavery are connected via capitalist economies and technological developments. This book is based on ten years of fieldwork in New York City, with members of a vibrant community of young Mexican migrants who coexist and interact with people from all over the world. It focuses on youth culture including hip hop, graffiti, muralism, labor activism, arts entrepreneurship and collective making. Trade Review“A Mexican State of Mind presents a refreshing look into the creative voices emerging from Mexican New York where these unique experiences are shaping our new imaginaries of young Mexican immigrants.” -- José Higuera López * Deputy Director, Mexican Studies Institute at The City University of New York *"This is the book we have been waiting to fully understand the textured lives of the fastest growing group at the heart of New York City’s Latinization and exactly what we need to expand notions of art, creativity and creative work. Castillo-Planas challenges the reduction of migrants to laborers and workers in the national imaginary by exploring their creative lives, dreams and aspirations and their counterculture and artistic endeavors that are not only shaping Mexican art worlds, but also those of New York City and beyond. The result is a beautiful and inspiring book about the generative power of art in the lives of Mexicans, migrants, Latinxs and all New Yorkers." -- Arlene Dávila * author of Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal City *"A MexicanState of Mind is the most innovative, and one of the most brilliant books on immigration I have read in the last ten years. Based on field work and personal relationships with young Mexican musicians and visual artists, buttressed by meticulous research on Mexican migration to the US, the author replaces common images of Mexican immigrants as passive, silent, and easily victimized with powerful portraits of Mexican youth in New York City as makers of their own history who transform challenging circumstances and create vibrant spaces through the arts. Like the greatest works in my own field, African American History, A Mexican State of Mind rescues the agency of a marginalized and stigmatized group by allowing their voices to be heard and the institutions they create, some of them underground, to be seen and understood." -- Mark Naison * author of Communists in Harlem During the Depression, White Boy: A Memoir and Before the Fires *"Combatting the Erasure of Mexican Immigrants in New York," by Beth Harpaz https://sum.cuny.edu/combatting-the-erasure-of-mexican-immigrants-in-new-york-city/ * SUM *"A Mexican State of Mind is a book for enthusiasts of Mexican studies, Latinx studies, as well as migration studies. The book is also of value to cultural historians, scholars of music and the visual arts." * Gotham Center Blog *Table of ContentsContents Preface: A Mexican State of Mind: Mexican Migrant Creativity in New York City Note on the Text Introduction: Mexican Manzana: The Next Great Migration Part I The Container: It’s the Intermediary That Fucks You 1 “Sólo Queremos el Respeto”: Racialization of Labor in the New York Restaurant Industry 2 Hermandad, Arte y Rebeldía: Art Collectives and Entrepreneurship in Mexican New York Part II The Atlantic Borderlands: “Un movimiento joven, pero con mucho corazón” 3 “Yo Soy Hip Hop”: Mexicanidad and Authenticity in Mexican New York 4 "Dejamos una huella”: Graffiti and Space Claiming in a New Borderlands Epilogue: Hauntings and Nightmares: The Visible Border and the Invisible Migrant in a Trump Era Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index
£27.20
Rutgers University Press A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the
Book SynopsisA Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture explores the cultural and creative lives of the largely young undocumented Mexican population in New York City since September 11, 2001. Inspired by a dialogue between the landmark works of Paul Gilroy and Gloria Anzaldúa, it develops a new analytic framework, the Atlantic Borderlands, which bridges Mexican diasporic experiences in New York City and the black diaspora, not as a comparison but in recognition that colonialism, interracial and interethnic contact through trade, migration, and slavery are connected via capitalist economies and technological developments. This book is based on ten years of fieldwork in New York City, with members of a vibrant community of young Mexican migrants who coexist and interact with people from all over the world. It focuses on youth culture including hip hop, graffiti, muralism, labor activism, arts entrepreneurship and collective making. Trade Review“A Mexican State of Mind presents a refreshing look into the creative voices emerging from Mexican New York where these unique experiences are shaping our new imaginaries of young Mexican immigrants.” -- José Higuera López * Deputy Director, Mexican Studies Institute at The City University of New York *"This is the book we have been waiting to fully understand the textured lives of the fastest growing group at the heart of New York City’s Latinization and exactly what we need to expand notions of art, creativity and creative work. Castillo-Planas challenges the reduction of migrants to laborers and workers in the national imaginary by exploring their creative lives, dreams and aspirations and their counterculture and artistic endeavors that are not only shaping Mexican art worlds, but also those of New York City and beyond. The result is a beautiful and inspiring book about the generative power of art in the lives of Mexicans, migrants, Latinxs and all New Yorkers." -- Arlene Dávila * author of Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal City *"A MexicanState of Mind is the most innovative, and one of the most brilliant books on immigration I have read in the last ten years. Based on field work and personal relationships with young Mexican musicians and visual artists, buttressed by meticulous research on Mexican migration to the US, the author replaces common images of Mexican immigrants as passive, silent, and easily victimized with powerful portraits of Mexican youth in New York City as makers of their own history who transform challenging circumstances and create vibrant spaces through the arts. Like the greatest works in my own field, African American History, A Mexican State of Mind rescues the agency of a marginalized and stigmatized group by allowing their voices to be heard and the institutions they create, some of them underground, to be seen and understood." -- Mark Naison * author of Communists in Harlem During the Depression, White Boy: A Memoir and Before the Fires *"Combatting the Erasure of Mexican Immigrants in New York," by Beth Harpaz https://sum.cuny.edu/combatting-the-erasure-of-mexican-immigrants-in-new-york-city/ * SUM *"A Mexican State of Mind is a book for enthusiasts of Mexican studies, Latinx studies, as well as migration studies. The book is also of value to cultural historians, scholars of music and the visual arts." * Gotham Center Blog *Table of ContentsContents Preface: A Mexican State of Mind: Mexican Migrant Creativity in New York City Note on the Text Introduction: Mexican Manzana: The Next Great Migration Part I The Container: It’s the Intermediary That Fucks You 1 “Sólo Queremos el Respeto”: Racialization of Labor in the New York Restaurant Industry 2 Hermandad, Arte y Rebeldía: Art Collectives and Entrepreneurship in Mexican New York Part II The Atlantic Borderlands: “Un movimiento joven, pero con mucho corazón” 3 “Yo Soy Hip Hop”: Mexicanidad and Authenticity in Mexican New York 4 "Dejamos una huella”: Graffiti and Space Claiming in a New Borderlands Epilogue: Hauntings and Nightmares: The Visible Border and the Invisible Migrant in a Trump Era Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index
£55.25
Rutgers University Press Calling Memory into Place
Book SynopsisHow can memory be mobilized for social justice? How can images and monuments counter public forgetting? And how can inherited family and cultural traumas be channeled in productive ways? In this deeply personal work, acclaimed art historian Dora Apel examines how memorials, photographs, artworks, and autobiographical stories can be used to fuel a process of “unforgetting”—reinterpreting the past by recalling the events, people, perspectives, and feelings that get excluded from conventional histories. The ten essays in Calling Memory into Place feature explorations of the controversy over a painting of Emmett Till in the Whitney Biennial and the debates about a national lynching memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. They also include personal accounts of Apel’s return to the Polish town where her Holocaust survivor parents grew up, as well as the ways she found strength in her inherited trauma while enduring treatment for breast cancer. These essays shift between the scholarly, the personal, and the visual as different modes of knowing, and explore the intersections between racism, antisemitism, and sexism, while suggesting how awareness of historical trauma is deeply inscribed on the body. By investigating the relations among place, memory, and identity, this study shines a light on the dynamic nature of memory as it crosses geography and generations.Trade Review"Calling Memory into Place is written out of a deep conviction in the emancipatory and reparative potentials of memory. Building on the trauma and the resilience inherited from her mother’s survival of the Holocaust, Dora Apel powerfully explores how memorials, visual artworks, and personal narratives of illness and recovery can mobilize us in the struggle for social justice." -- Marianne Hirsch * co-author of School Photos in Liquid Time: Reframing Difference *"In this deeply personal and thoughtful book, Dora Apel explores what it means to recall terrible events and what is at stake in forgetting them. She shows us that artworks, memorials and monuments, however fixed they may be in their form, are also malleable in their meaning when they are mobilized by individuals, communities and governments. Whether she is writing about recent attempts to reckon with America’s legacy of racial violence, the dilemmas that arise from efforts to memorialize the Holocaust, or her own struggle with cancer, Apel’s approach is always lucid, empathic and moving." -- Coco Fusco * Cooper Union School of Arts *"An inherently fascinating, thoughtful and thought-provoking series of insightfully informative essays on the role of memory in processing personal, social, cultural and political histories, Calling Memory into Place is an impressive and original work that is nicely illustrated throughout in full color." * Midwest Book Review *"Apel brings it all to bear in this extraordinary book." * PopMatters *"The Best Books of 2020: Non-Fiction" * PopMatters, The Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction *The Library Café interview with Dora Apel * The Library Cafe *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Passages and Streets 1. A Memorial for Walter Benjamin 2. “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” Part II: Memorials and Museums 3. Why We Need a National Lynching Memorial 4. “Let the World See What I Have Seen” Part III: Hometowns and Homelands 5. Seeing What Can No Longer Be Seen 6. Borders and Walls Part IV: Hospitals and Cemeteries 7. Sprung from the Head 8. Parallel Universes Part V: Body and Mind 9. Reclaiming the Self 10. The Care of Others Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£28.80
Tulika Books Kasauli Art Centre 19761991
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£73.60
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Women′s Club
Book SynopsisFor some time now, women have been fighting for their rightful place in different disciplines, making their voices heard and posting inspiring messages on social media. The bold illustrations in this book feature women as central characters, combining manual and digital techniques to create their own universe full of girls in everyday situations.
£14.39
Promopress Geometrix
Book SynopsisThis title enforces in a showcase of examples with a retro-inspired flavour updated to the latest trends in the world of twenty-first century design. This book features a series of geometric elements. It explains the relationship and language between geometry and graphics using real life successful case study examples such as packaging, street signs, logos or stationery, used in a wide variety of multimedia projects. Colour throughout
£31.99
Bookvault Publishing The Art Mentor Volume Two
£10.70
Taschen GmbH Giger
Book SynopsisSwiss artist HR Giger (1940-2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger's biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, harking back as far as Giger's earliest childhood fears as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival. From surrealist dream landscapes created with a spray gun and stencils to album cover designs, from guillotine-like sculptures to self-designed bars, Giger personally guides us through his multi-faceted universe in this definitive introduction to a master of horror. Detailed reproductions and designs and a foreword by Timothy Leary complement Giger's intimate autobiographical texts.Trade ReviewA magnificent volume, a lovingly designed homage that does justice to the significance of this artist... One thing is certain: most celebrated contemporary artists quickly fall back into obscurity, but HR Giger will remain. * Weltwoche *A disturbingly beautiful tribute to H.R. Giger's nightmarish work. * Wired.com *
£15.00
Blume Mujeres Artistas
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bushwicks Bohemia
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£128.25
MIT Press Ltd Wanderlust Actions Traces Journeys 19672017 The
Book SynopsisArtists as voyagers who leave their studios to make art, including Nancy Holt, Vito Acconci, Sophie Calle, and Richard Long.Wanderlust highlights artists as voyagers who leave their studios to make art. This book (and the exhibition it accompanies) is the first comprehensive survey of the artist's need to roam and the work that emerges from this need. Wanderlust presents the work of under-recognized yet pioneering artists alongside their well-known counterparts, and represents works that vary in process, with some artists working as solitary figures implanting themselves physically on the landscape while others perform and create movements in a collaborative manner or in public.Many of the earlier works use what were at the time nontraditional methods of art making. In Trail Markers (1969), for example, Nancy Holt spent time in the English countryside, where she documented the painted orange trail markers she found dotting the landscape. Vito
£25.65
MIT Press Ltd Health
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MIT Press Ltd Speculation
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Scientific American The Zoomable Universe
Book SynopsisAn epic, full-color visual journey through all scales of the universeIn The Zoomable Universe, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and the acclaimed artist Ron Miller take us on an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest. Drawing on cutting-edge science, they begin at the limits of the observable universe, a scale spanning 10^27 metersabout 93 billion light-years. And they end in the subatomic realm, at 10^-35 meters, where the fabric of space-time itself confounds all known rules of physics. In between are galaxies, stars and planets, oceans and continents, plants and animals, microorganisms, atoms, and much, much more. Stops along the wayall enlivened by Scharf's sparkling prose and his original insights into the nature of our universeinclude the brilliant core of the Milky Way, the surface of a rogue planet, the back of an elephant, and a sea of jostling quarks.The Zoomable Unive
£25.20
DK Art Second Edition A Visual History
Book Synopsis“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar DegasCovering every era and over 650 artists, this comprehensive, illustrated guide offers an accessible yet expansive view of art history, featuring everything from iconic works and lesser-known gems to techniques and themes.Offering a comprehensive overview of Western artists, themes, paintings, techniques, and stories, Art: A Visual History is packed full of large, full-color images of iconic works and lesser-known gems. Exploring every era, from 30,000BCE to the present, it includes features on the major schools and movements, as well as close-up critical appraisals of 22 masterpieces – from Botticelli’s Primavera to J. M. W. Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire. With detailed referencing, crisp reproductions, and a fresh design, this beautiful book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in art hTrade Review"With its solid, accessible information and hundreds of excellent, full-color reproductions, this is ideal for high school or college students as well as any art lover or museumgoer." — Library Journal (Starred Review)
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Stolen Smuggled Sold
Book SynopsisStolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. The book includes full-color photos of the objects.Trade ReviewMoses, author of Lost in the Museum: Hidden Treasures and the Stories They Tell (2008), considers the provenance of seven cultural treasures including Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I (the subject of the film, Woman in Gold), a ceremonial Ghost Dance shirt from a victim of the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee, the mummy of Rameses I, and a typed manuscript of Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth. She reflects on the ethical issues that arose when these 'objects with institutional pedigrees . . . were removed in some way, legal or not.' The stories of these objects range from the dramatic to the heartbreaking to the venal (one is an account of the theft of historical audio discs by an official at the National Archives). In the final chapter, Moses reflects on the moral and legal questions of, in her words, 'who owns—and who should own—the world’s cultural treasures.' Museum goers may never look at an exhibit in quite the same way after reading this impassioned and engaging work. * Booklist *There have been a spate of excellent books recently about the lost treasures of the Holocaust and Moses herself wanted to write about American museums returning the stolen artworks to their rightful owners. Turns out that even the museums who had returned stolen or looted art to its owners were reluctant to speak up as it raised questions about why they had the art to begin with. So Moses went a slightly different route and decided to try to track down a number of missing treasures – from paintings, to manuscripts, to mummies; in America, Europe and the Middle East. Readers follow along with Moses as she tracks down (or tries to track down) each artifact, meeting with the shady and underhanded and those determined to do the right thing. From outright robberies to the 'acquisition' of certain pieces taken from their country of origin to be 'proudly displayed' in an American on European collection. Moses is the real deal, with all the proper museum credential, but she’s also a hell of a writer and brings to mind Thomas Hoving and his splendid stories of shady museum dealings. Highly recommended. * The Books Lover's Best Friend *What comes strongly to mind when one has read this book is the sometime inhumanity of mankind, political scheming, overwhelming greed and the plain stupidity and arrogance of individuals who feel they can get away with their crooked behavior. This book is fast paced written by an author who is au fait with the world of archives, archivists, museums and the historical research needed for each subject. The preface is detailed; there are eight chapters each dealing with an individual 'Cultural Treasure', colour plates, sources, additional reading and an index. Perhaps there might be a future book on other treasures that have been stolen, smuggled and sold? * ImagineMag!: A South African Arts & Culture Magazine *[Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures is] an interesting and well-written book which archive professionals in the UK and Ireland should consider reading. * Archives and Records: The Journal of the Archives and Records Association *Written like a true detective novel, Nancy Moses takes the reader on an informative trek though the high-stakes world of art crime and trafficking. She profiles the cases and actors who labor to profit from the illicit cultural property market and the detectives and agents that combat them. -- Robert K. Wittman, retired FBI Special Agent, founder and former Senior Investigator, FBI National Art Crime Team, and author of the New York Times Best Seller Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures.This book tells wonderful stories of the provenance and recovery of great artifacts. Part art appreciation, part history, part mystery story, each chapter is a gem of storytelling. -- Nina Segre, Esq., Adjunct Professor, University of California, Hastings
£19.35
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Forbidden Art
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd BEAR SIGHTINGS In Everyday Life Schiffer Book for
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Visions of Erotica
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd NAUTICAL ANTIQUES Schiffer Book for Collectors
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 25 Gunfighter Patterns for Carvers
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£11.39
Museum of New Mexico Press Sharing Code
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of Art1, a computer program developed in 1968 at the University of New Mexico by electrical engineer Richard Williams with the encouragement of art department chair and renowned kinetic artist Charles Mattox, who wanted to make UNM a centre of high-tech creativity. In a wider sense, Art1 was an attempt to bridge the cultural divide between art and science. Artists on the one hand were working in avant-garde modes beyond the comprehension of most people, just as scientists were using ever more arcane theories to describe the universe; the notion of a shared common culture that could draw the two together seemed remote in the modern age. UNM art faculty member Frederick Hammersley took a strong interest in Art1 and in two years made more than 150 works using it. The book features 50 illustrations by Hammersley, Charles Mattox, Katherine Nash, and James Hill and interviews with Williams and Hill. The story of Art1 and its role in early digital creativity document
£36.89
Tacoma Art Museum A Punch of Color
Book SynopsisThroughout her six-decade career, Camille Patha's painting has oscillated between the figurative and the abstract. Patha began painting gestural abstraction in the 1960s then deliberately explored various painting styles, including hard-edged abstraction and surrealist-infused photorealism and, finally, a return to abstraction.
£31.50
Ateller Saint-Luc Creative Authenticity
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£13.25
MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) Centerbook The Center for Advanced Visual
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS), told through personal accounts and groundbreaking artwork.In 1967, in a time of student unrest, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology did the unexpected: it established the first academic center for research and collaboration in art, science, and technology. The Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) brought artists to the MIT campus with radical expressions of a rapidly evolving technological era.The brainchild of founding director Gyorgy Kepes, CAVS sought to repair the distance between practitioners of art and engineering within the halls of MIT. The scientist may be an extra brain to the artist, and the engineer may be an extra arm to the artist, whereas the artist can be an extra eye to the scientist and engineer,” said long-time director Otto Piene in Centerbeam, a 1978 film about a CAVS collaboration. As a breeder of new art forms and future-oriented artistic
£43.00
Arcturus Publishing Enchanting Fairies Coloring Kit
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£23.40
F&W Publications Inc Playing with Paints Acrylics
Book SynopsisBreak the rules and explore acrylic paint in a free and fun way. This book encourages you to get over the fear of the blank canvas and the anxiety over the outcome so you can focus on the process of painting and the pure joy of creating. Whether you're a novice who doesn't know how to get started or a classical painter looking to try something new, you will benefit from the activities in this book, which range from quick, messy and expressive exercises to relaxing and meditative paintings. Courtney Pilgrim shares 100 prompts, projects and playful activities that will build your confidence, inspiring you to roll up your sleeves and play with acrylic paint in a pressure-free way. There is no right or wrong way to create a painting, so enjoy the journey, relax, unwind and have fun!
£19.99
DK The Art Book
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. These step-by-step diagrams are an incredibly clever learning device to include, especially for visual learners." — Examiner.com"The visual layout promotes browsing with illustrations, pull quotes, and simple mind maps to explain concepts quickly." — Library Journal"Accessible guide to the great thinkers." — School Library Journal
£25.19
DK El libro del arte The Art Book
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£23.75
Exile Editions Total Refusal, Refus Global: The Manifesto of the Montreal Automatists
Book SynopsisInspired by the distinguished painter Paul-Émile Borduas, this collective manifesto serves as an invaluable introduction to the major figures of the Canadian avant-garde scene in the 1970s. Generously illustrated with photographs from the period, this classic text details the social and political implications of the radical art scene that led up to Quebec’s Quiet Revolution. It is a must read for anyone interested in modernism or contemporary Canadian history.
£16.11
Penguin Putnam Inc Walking in This World: The Practical Art of
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£16.15
Smithsonian Books Spaceships 2nd Edition: An Illustrated History of
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£36.00
Sasquatch Books Whaleboats Postcards
Book SynopsisThis beautiful postcard set is filled with artist Kyler Martz's popular "whaleboats" and other nautical inspired images. Featuring 8 different nautical images of popular tattoo artist Kyler Martz's much-loved whaleboats, this illustrated postcard set makes it fun to send a thank you or stylish greeting to the people in your life. This collection contains 32 postcards and is packaged like a small book. Whaleboats: A Kyler Martz Postcard Set complements both the Daring Dames Postcard set and the Daring Dames journal.
£15.65
Paraclete Press Visible Image of the Invisible God: A Guide to
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£19.95
Phaidon Press Jardines (Garden: Exploring the Horticultural
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£58.75
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd Internment in Britain in 1940: Life and Art
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