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Peter Kubelka's program cycle What is Film is a key element in the work of the Austrian Film Museum. It was inaugurated in 1996 on the occasion of the centenary of cinema and now consists of 63 programmes of outstanding works. Kubelka's selection of essential cinema defines film as an independent art form, as a tool which cultivates new ways of thinking. The book Was ist Film makes the cycle accessible via essays and film stills for the first time.

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In Venedig steht der Bau neuer Wohnquartiere seit jeher vor besonderen Herausforderungen. Als zwischen den Weltkriegen neuer Wohnraum benötigt wurde, trafen die Anforderungen einer modernen Stadterweiterung auf die besondere Urbane Gestalt der Lagunenstadt. Bedingt durch die geografische Lage entstanden in der internen Peripherie Venedigs kleinteilige Quartiere, die sich in ihrer Gestaltung mit den lokalen Besonderheiten auseinandersetzen mussten. Der vorliegende Band untersucht die Entstehung acht dieser Quartiere, die in einer Zeit der zunehmenden Industrialisierung der Bauproduktion errichtet wurden. Wie in Venedig eine traditionelle, durch das Handwerk geprägte Gestaltung mit den Anforderungen des modernen Wohnungsbaus in Einklang gebracht wurde, ist auch im zeitgenössischen Fachdiskurs von Relevanz.

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Best known for his depictions of young dancers on the stage and in the studio, Degas was an accomplished draughtsman and portraitist of superb emotional depth. Much of his work eschewed bright colors and spontaneity for carefully studied interiors and scenes of daily life. This book explores the full range of Degas's work, from his celebrated paintings of dancers and depictions of cafe life to his pencil sketches and wax and bronze sculptures. Stunning reproductions help readers understand many aspects of Degas's oeuvre, such as his gift for capturing movement, the ways he drew inspiration from Japanese prints and Old Masters, and his experiments with color and form. A biographical text traces Degas's life from his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts and his early history paintings to his friendships with Cassatt and Manet, his reliance on painting dancers to keep him financially afloat, and his lonely, final days in Paris. Accessible and engaging, this exploration of Degas's life and art looks beyond his well-known works to reveal a talented and complicated genius.

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Although Salvador Dalí’s characteristically provocative behavior and bizarre pictorial language made him an outlier in high society, his body of work reflects his century’s most important innovations and concerns. This introduction to Dalí’s work features dozens of exquisite reproductions as it traces the artist’s development, life and career. Readers will learn how he was influenced by contemporaries Miró, Ernst, and de Chirico as well as by Raphael and Gaudí. It explores his early adoption of Surrealism, his fascination with the subconscious, and his antipathy toward war. It illustrates how Dalí’s return to the Catholic church and his interest in nuclear and atomic physics was manifested in his paintings; how he experimented in film and, later, even created holograms. By making Dalí’s often perplexing art accessible to audiences of every level, this engaging introduction helps readers understand why he remains one of the most influential—and imitated—artists of all time.

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