Abstract/Sommario: Non molti anni or sono, qualcuno avrebbe potuto considerare il legno un materiale ormai superato, da tempo sostituito con altri più moderni come il cemento e l'acciaio. Ma la verità è ben diversa. Grazie alle nuove tecniche di lavorazione e ai vantaggi che il suo utilizzo comporta sul piano ecologico, il legno è stato protagonista di una favolosa rinascita nel settore dell'edilizia contemporanea. Questo volume prende in esame i vari modi in cui gli architetti di tutto il mondo creano e ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Non molti anni or sono, qualcuno avrebbe potuto considerare il legno un materiale ormai superato, da tempo sostituito con altri più moderni come il cemento e l'acciaio. Ma la verità è ben diversa. Grazie alle nuove tecniche di lavorazione e ai vantaggi che il suo utilizzo comporta sul piano ecologico, il legno è stato protagonista di una favolosa rinascita nel settore dell'edilizia contemporanea. Questo volume prende in esame i vari modi in cui gli architetti di tutto il mondo creano e costruiscono con il legno. Passando in rassegna bizzarrie di vario tipo, edifici di grandi dimensioni e ambiziosi progetti di rinnovo urbano, celebra i più diversi impieghi di questo materiale nell'architettura di tutto il mondo. Pagina dopo pagina, scopriremo come il legno sia in grado tanto di trasformare gli spazi urbani, ad esempio nel caso del Metropol Parasol di Jürgen Mayer H. a Siviglia, quanto di consentire interventi più delicati all'interno di spazi naturali, come dimostra lo stabilimento termale Termas Geométricas di Germán del Sol a Pucón, in Cile. Il libro presenta il lavoro di numerosi talenti emergenti internazionali a fianco di star del calibro di Tadao Ando o Renzo Piano. Ne celebra la visione e la forza innovativa, analizzando le tecniche, le tendenze e i principi alla base del loro modo di lavorare con il legno. E non manca di soffermarsi sulle innovazioni tecnologiche che hanno permesso di conferire a questo materiale forme prima impensabili, nonché sulla gestione sostenibile delle foreste, che ci permette di rispettare i correnti standard ambientali. E, soprattutto, mette in luce il fascino duraturo che il legno esercita sui nostri sensi e sulle nostre menti riuscendo a dare conforto alle vite più frenetiche, che avvolge in un'atmosfera di bellezza e semplicità arcadiche. (www.ibs.it)
Abstract/Sommario: As his personal circumstances move in constant flux, Ai Weiwei remains a cultural magnet. Renowned for his political activism and social media activity almost as much as for his social interventions, contemporary approach to the readymade, and knowledge of Chinese traditional crafts, Ai's fame extends throughout and beyond the art world. Drawn from TASCHEN's limited Collector's Edition, this monograph explores each of Ai's career phases up until his release from Chinese custody. It fea ...; [Leggi tutto...]
As his personal circumstances move in constant flux, Ai Weiwei remains a cultural magnet. Renowned for his political activism and social media activity almost as much as for his social interventions, contemporary approach to the readymade, and knowledge of Chinese traditional crafts, Ai's fame extends throughout and beyond the art world. Drawn from TASCHEN's limited Collector's Edition, this monograph explores each of Ai's career phases up until his release from Chinese custody. It features extensive visual material to trace Ai's development from his early New York days right through to his recent practice. Focus moments include his international breakthrough in the early 2000s, his porcelain Sunflower Seeds at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern, his response to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, and his police detention in 2011. With behind-the-scenes studio pictures, production shots, and numerous statements derived from exclusive interviews with Ai, we gain privileged access to the artist's process, influences, and importance. The book includes texts from Uli Sigg, Ai's longtime friend and former Swiss ambassador to China and Roger M. Buergel, who curated the 2007 documenta and hosted the artist's Fairytale piece. About the series TASCHEN turns 40 this year! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. In 2020, we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. (www.ibs.it)
Abstract/Sommario: Der Fluss Tagliamento wurde stets in Literatur und Kunst des Friaul dargestellt. Den Verbindungen in ausgewählten Besipielen von Literatur, Film und Ikonographie wird nachgespürt.
Abstract/Sommario: Avvincente e commovente vicenda di un professore di lettere che insegna ai propri allievi a "cogliere l'attimo"-carpe diem- e a formarsi proprie opinioni sui fatti, talvolta dolorosi, della vita
Abstract/Sommario: Dass die bewegten Bilder des Films unter ästhetischen wie bildtheoretischen Gesichtspunkten betrachtet werden können, mag kaum verblüffen. Umso erstaunlicher scheint es, dass die Kunstgeschichte bislang keine umfassende und systematische Erschliessung des Films vorgelegt hat. Ziel der Autoren ist daher, die versierte methodische und theoretische Kompetenz der Kunstgeschichte als Bildwissenschaft aufzuzeigen, um die ausserordentlich spannende Bandbreite ihrer unterschiedlichen Herang ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Dass die bewegten Bilder des Films unter ästhetischen wie bildtheoretischen Gesichtspunkten betrachtet werden können, mag kaum verblüffen. Umso erstaunlicher scheint es, dass die Kunstgeschichte bislang keine umfassende und systematische Erschliessung des Films vorgelegt hat. Ziel der Autoren ist daher, die versierte methodische und theoretische Kompetenz der Kunstgeschichte als Bildwissenschaft aufzuzeigen, um die ausserordentlich spannende Bandbreite ihrer unterschiedlichen Herangehensweisen vorzuführen. Filme von Antonioni, Lynch, Tarkowskij und Renoir bilden dabei das Ausgangsmaterial für kunstgeschichtliche Betrachtungen der Filmgeschichte, der filmischen Praxen sowie der gesellschaftlich-institutionellen und medial-technischen Rahmenbedingungen des Kino-Dispositivs.
Abstract/Sommario: Birdy è un giovane reduce del Vietnam che vive isolato in un mondo di sogno, rinchiuso in una clinica psichiatrica dopo aver riportato un grave trauma psichico. Lo salveranno dallo spettro della follia la tenacia e la lealtà del suo unico amico d'infanzia, sopravvissuto anche lui alla guerra.
Premio della Giuria al Festival di Cannes
Abstract/Sommario: In the far east of France, close to the German and Swiss borders, lies the historic city of Mulhouse. During the early 19th century, it became one of the leading centres of textile manufacture in the country. Today it is home to the Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes, a museum dedicated entirely to the history of fabric printing from the 17th century right up to the present day.
Few are the serious fashion designers who have not come to visit this astonishing temple to textiles. This b ...; [Leggi tutto...]
In the far east of France, close to the German and Swiss borders, lies the historic city of Mulhouse. During the early 19th century, it became one of the leading centres of textile manufacture in the country. Today it is home to the Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes, a museum dedicated entirely to the history of fabric printing from the 17th century right up to the present day.
Few are the serious fashion designers who have not come to visit this astonishing temple to textiles. This book, however, gives you the key to those vaults, presenting on its broad pages perfectly captured images of its collections that span four different continents – recounting a fascinating artistic and technological adventure across the world, from its origins in India to the most contemporary creations.
Across two volumes, you’ll discover nine luxuriantly illustrated chapters that being to glorious life a chronological and thematic overview of the Musée’s unprecedented retrospective of the art of printed fabrics. And that journey begins in India, with the first volume devoted to the far east origins of the designs that made these prints famous, and how they came over to the factories of Europe. You’ll also find here stories and images detailing artistic innovations such as toile de Jouy and the development of new colour ranges.
In the second volume, the reader can look back at the incredible inventiveness of manufacturers and their designers throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Explore eye-catching cashmere motifs and the intense passion for nature and flowers that emerged under the Second Empire, before the artistic avant-gardes and modernity profoundly evolved the artistic creation of textile prints.
With nearly 900 pieces reproduced here to the highest possible standard, you will journey through the extraordinary tapestry of motifs and colours, that make this book such a peerless source of inspiration for textile enthusiasts of all kinds
