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Book Candice Lin

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lotte Arndt
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 36 pages

Download or read book Candice Lin written by Lotte Arndt and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Severance

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  • Author : Ling Ma
  • Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Release : 2018-08-14
  • ISBN : 0374717117
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book Severance written by Ling Ma and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance. "A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring." —Michael Schaub, NPR.org “A satirical spin on the end times-- kind of like The Office meets The Leftovers.” --Estelle Tang, Elle NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: NPR * The New Yorker ("Books We Loved") * Elle * Marie Claire * Amazon Editors * The Paris Review (Staff Favorites) * Refinery29 * Bustle * Buzzfeed * BookPage * Bookish * Mental Floss * Chicago Review of Books * HuffPost * Electric Literature * A.V. Club * Jezebel * Vulture * Literary Hub * Flavorwire Winner of the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award * Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction * Winner of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award * Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel * A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 * An Indie Next Selection Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she’s had her fill of uncertainty. She’s content just to carry on: She goes to work, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend. So Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. Then Shen Fever spreads. Families flee. Companies cease operations. The subways screech to a halt. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. Soon entirely alone, still unfevered, she photographs the eerie, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost. Candace won’t be able to make it on her own forever, though. Enter a group of survivors, led by the power-hungry IT tech Bob. They’re traveling to a place called the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit. Should she escape from her rescuers? A send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines, and missed opportunities of contemporary life, Ling Ma’s Severance is a moving family story, a quirky coming-of-adulthood tale, and a hilarious, deadpan satire. Most important, it’s a heartfelt tribute to the connections that drive us to do more than survive.

Book Made in L A  2018

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  • Author : Anne Ellegood
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2018-05-22
  • ISBN : 3791357417
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Made in L A 2018 written by Anne Ellegood and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents work featured in the 2018 edition of Made in L.A., the Hammer Museum's biennial exhibition. Since its inception in 2012, Made in L.A. has been bringing together regional artists from every discipline and has been curated by some of the most exciting figures in the art world. 2018 is no exception. Spanning sculpture, painting, installation, film and video, music, and performance, the exhibition is dedicated to giving emerging artists a platform alongside influential artists of an earlier generation. This volume features texts on each artist's practice, alongside a round table conversation exploring the city's various artistic communities and the latest preoccupations and inspirations driving artists' work today. This sumptuous catalog reveals the enormous diversity among L.A.'s artists and what makes the city such a vibrant cultural capital. Published in association with the Hammer Museum

Book The Year of the Dog

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  • Author : Grace Lin
  • Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2008-01-01
  • ISBN : 031603097X
  • Pages : 163 pages

Download or read book The Year of the Dog written by Grace Lin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This funny and profound debut novel by prolific illustrator Lin tells the story of young Pacy who, as she celebrates the Chinese New Year with her family, discovers this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Illustrations.

Book Frommer s China

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  • Author : Jen Lin-Liu
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2006-06-13
  • ISBN : 047179970X
  • Pages : 866 pages

Download or read book Frommer s China written by Jen Lin-Liu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose the Only Guide That Gives You: Complete coverage of China’s top attractions, plus introductions to unique places unknown to other guidebooks. Outspoken opinions on what’s worth your time and what’s not, written by current and former residents with comprehensive knowledge of the language and culture. Includes establishment names listed in both English and Chinese characters, making it easier for you to get around and find the places you're looking for. Includes detailed Chinese language and menu guides. Our authors, experienced China travelers who've written about the country for years, offer valuable insights and paint a vivid picture of a country that's undergoing one of the most fascinating cultural and economic transformations in history. Download a free companion podcast about traveling in China at Frommers.com

Book Our Seasons

Download or read book Our Seasons written by Grace Lin and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers follow Ki-Ki, Owen, Lily, and Kevin through the year as they explore the four seasons, with text which includes season-related questions and answers about weather, the natural world, and the effect of the seasons on the human body.

Book Best  Letters from Asian Americans in the Arts

Download or read book Best Letters from Asian Americans in the Arts written by Christopher K. Ho and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of seventy-three letters written in 2020 captures an unprecedented moment in politics and society through the experiences of Asian-American artists, curators, educators, art historians, editors, writers, and designers. The form of the letter offers readers intimate insights into the complexities of Asian American experiences, moving beyond the model-minority myth. Chronicling everyday lives, dreams, rage, family histories, and cultural politics, these letters ignite new ways of being, and modes of creating, at a moment of racial reckoning.

Book Trigger

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  • Author : Johanna Burton
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9780915557165
  • Pages : 375 pages

Download or read book Trigger written by Johanna Burton and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held September 27, 2017-January 21, 2018 at the New Museum, New York.

Book Crimson Lake

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  • Author : Candice Fox
  • Publisher : Forge Books
  • Release : 2018-03-06
  • ISBN : 0765398486
  • Pages : 349 pages

Download or read book Crimson Lake written by Candice Fox and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Previously published by Bantam Australia in trade paperback in January 2017"--Copyright page.

Book Politics of Food

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  • Author : Dani Burrows
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2020-03-24
  • ISBN : 3956795164
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Politics of Food written by Dani Burrows and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists, anthropologists, activists, and others consider the global politics and ethics of food production, distribution, and consumption. The last decade has witnessed a proliferation of artists and artist collectives interrogating the global politics and ethics of food production, distribution, and consumption. As an important document of new research and thinking around the subject, this book, copublished with Delfina Foundation, offers reflections on food by prominent artists, anthropologists, and activists, among others. In interviews, chefs, policy makers, and agronomists critically assess and illuminate the ways the arts confront food-related issues, ranging from the infrastructure of global and local food systems, its impact on social organization, alternatives and sustainability, climate and ecology, health and policy, science and biodiversity, and identity and community. With texts by Harry G. West, Raj Patel, and Tim Lang Conversations with Ferran Adrià and Marta Arzak, Tamara Ben-Ari and Asunción Molinos Gordo, Mark Hix and Patrick Holden, Michel Pimbert and Tomás Uhnák, Michael Vazquez and Michael Rakowitz Contributions from Kathrin Böhm, Center for Genomic Gastronomy, Leone Contini, Cooking Sections, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Amy Franceschini and Michael Taussig, Fernando García-Dory, Melanie Jackson, Dagna Jakubowska, Nick Laessing, Jane Levi; Poppy Litchfield, Candice Lin, Christine Mackey, Taus Makhacheva, Elia Nurvista, Senam Okudzeto, Thomas Pausz, Daniel Salomon, Vivien Sansour, Standart Thinking, Serkan Taycan, Lantian Xie, Raed Yassin Copublished by Delfina Foundation and Sternberg Press

Book Visionary New England

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sarah J. Montross
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2020-04-28
  • ISBN : 026204398X
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Visionary New England written by Sarah J. Montross and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting New England's historical spiritualist and utopian traditions—from Brook Farm to Harvard's LSD research—to work by contemporary artists with regional ties. New England has a rich history of spiritual, mystical, and utopian strivers. Their visionary schemes range from nineteenth-century Transcendentalist experiments in communal living at Brook Farm and Fruitlands to the Harvard Project's LSD research, led by Timothy Leary, in the mid-twentieth century. The search for alternative ways of life often overlapped with the search for the Divine or expanded modes of consciousness and creativity. Visionary New England, which accompanies an exhibition at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, connects these traditions to the work of ten contemporary artists with New England ties. Generously illustrated, with ninety color images, the book interweaves analysis and imagery of New England's visionary traditions with reproductions of paintings, photographs, video, and installations by the artists. Essays examine New England's spiritualist and utopian practices; Transcendentalist writers' conception of Nature as “Other”; and the social significance of spiritualism. Texts by exhibiting artists Anna Craycroft and Candice Lin address the pedagogy of Amos Bronson Alcott, cofounder of Fruitlands, and the effects of opium trade in New England. Visionary New England bridges past and present, offering a new lens through which to understand contemporary art. Essays by Sarah J. Montross, Richard Hardack, Lisa Crossman, Anna Craycroft Artists Gayleen Aiken, Caleb Charland, Anna Craycroft, Angela Dufresne, Sam Durant, Josephine Halvorson, Paul Laffoley, Candice Lin, Michael Madore, Kim Weston

Book A Fine Romance

Download or read book A Fine Romance written by Candice Bergen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a follow-up to Knock Wood, the Emmy Award-winning actress traces the milestone events of her life, including her first marriage, the birth of her daughter, her work on Murphy Brown and her struggles with widowhood.

Book Stories of Resistance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Wassan Al-Khudhairi
  • Publisher : Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis
  • Release : 2021-07-15
  • ISBN : 9780997736434
  • Pages : 90 pages

Download or read book Stories of Resistance written by Wassan Al-Khudhairi and published by Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of Resistance examines the myriad ways in which resistance takes form across the world. Through the perspectives of an international array of artists working across a full range of media, the exhibition sheds light on the situations from which acts of resistance emerge. Featuring a diverse body of work, the exhibition nonetheless identifies several themes and motifs that recur across history, cultures, and regions. Resistance may be found in the rewriting of history, exposing or filling in the blatant absences left out of the dominant narrative. Resistance emerges from within governmental, corporate, or institutional structures and systems of power. Resistance takes shape in labor movements and in actions to protect water, land, and other natural resources. Migration, movement, and exile-most often depicted as acts of desperation-are here shown as acts of agency in the face of persecution, oppression, and inequality.To encompass the epic range of human resistance worldwide, the exhibition activates the entire museum space, inside and outside, with video, performance, photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Participating artists include Bani Abidi, Candice Lin, Jen Liu, Guadalupe Maravilla, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Dread Scott, with additional artists to be announced, many of whom make their U.S. debut at CAM. A publication expanding on resistance as multidisciplinary action will coincide with the exhibition. The publication will feature a curatorial essay by Wassan Al-Khudhairi; commissioned essays and reprints of essays will provide multiple perspectives on the topic of resistance; artist sections with artwork plates and descriptions; installation photographs from the exhibition; and biographies on the artists.

Book Todd Gray

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rebecca McGrew
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9780997930603
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Todd Gray written by Rebecca McGrew and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (From table of contents)Foreword /Kathleen Stewart Howe --Introduction:Time and space--the work of Todd Gray /Rebecca McGrew and Hannah Grossman --Todd Gray: composite stranger /Nana Adusei-Poku --Conversation with Todd Gray /Carrie Mae Weems --Relocating the fragments: the kaleidoscopic vision of Todd Gray /M. Neelika Jayawardane --Image plates --Artist's biography /Todd Gray --Longing on a large scale /Nana Adusei-Poku --Exhibition checklist --Contributors' biographies.

Book Hyperobjects

    Book Details:
  • Author : Timothy Morton
  • Publisher : Posthumanities
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9780816689231
  • Pages : 229 pages

Download or read book Hyperobjects written by Timothy Morton and published by Posthumanities. This book was released on 2013 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Quake in Being: An Introduction to Hyperobjects Part I. What Are Hyperobjects? Viscosity Nonlocality Temporal Undulation Phasing Interobjectivity Part II. The Time of Hyperobjects The End of the World Hypocrisies The Age of Asymmetry.

Book Queer Communion

Download or read book Queer Communion written by Amelia Jones and published by Intellect (UK). This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Athey is one of the most important, prolific, and influential performance artists of the past four decades. A singular example of lived creativity, his radical performances are odds with the art worlds and art marketplaces that have increasingly dominated contemporary art and performance art over the period of his career. Queer Communion, an exploration of Athey's career, refuses the linear narratives of art discourse and instead pays homage to the intensities of each mode of Athey's performative practice and each community he engages. Emphasizing the ephemeral and largely uncollectible nature of his work, the book places Athey's own writing at its center, turning to memoir, memory recall, and other modes of retrieval and narration to archive his performances. In addition to documenting Athey's art, ephemera, notes, and drawings, the volume features commissioned essays, concise "object lessons" on individual objects in the Athey archive, and short testimonials by friends and collaborators by contributors including Dominic Johnson, Amber Musser, Julie Tolentino, Ming Ma, David Getsy, Alpesh Patel, and Zackary Drucker, among others. Together they form Queer Communion, a counter history of contemporary art.

Book Rosemarie Trockel

Download or read book Rosemarie Trockel written by Rosemarie Trockel and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Anita Haldemann, Christoph Schreier. Text by Gregory Williams, Brigid Doherty.