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Book Joseph Beuys  Greetings from the Eurasian

Download or read book Joseph Beuys Greetings from the Eurasian written by Joseph Beuys and published by Walther Konig Verlag. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Beuys was captivated by Eurasia, the vast expanse connecting East and West. Through drawings, sculptures, installations, performances, films and multiples, Beuys sought to imagine the fluid contours of Eurasia, a space built upon history and myths yet firmly grounded in the present.The exhibition, Joseph Beuys: Greetings from the Eurasian - and this accompanying publication - seek simultaneously to consider Beuys' activities in Antwerp during the 1960s and '70s, alongside considering his relevance to a new generation.This book takes Beuys' 1968 Eurasienstab action, performed with Henning Christiansen at the Wide White Space Gallery in Antwerp, as a starting point for a reflection on territories, real and imagined. It is through Beuys' connections to the Wide White Space that he first met fellow artists Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars.Beuys worked in a way that was contrary to the logic and hegemony of Modernism. He was in a sense the embodiment of the anti-Modern. Beuys' use of the notion of 'Eurasia' was part of his Anti-Modern sentiment, looking away from the grand-narrative and hegemony of the 'West', and towards a vision of affinity with the 'East', to the point of even removing such distinctions.It was a vision that was more attuned to cultural depth, mysticism and to nature. This was also echoed in his political engagement, with an approach to politics though a belief in discursivity, latent energy and direct action.Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Joseph Beuys: Greetings from the Eurasian at M HKA, Antwerp (13 October 2017 - 21 January 2018).

Book Joseph Beuys

    Book Details:
  • Author : M HKA: Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Joseph Beuys written by M HKA: Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book James Lee Byars

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  • Author : James Lee Byars
  • Publisher : Walther Kanig, Kaln
  • Release : 2018-12-04
  • ISBN : 9783960984238
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book James Lee Byars written by James Lee Byars and published by Walther Kanig, Kaln. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Perfect Kiss contains more than 180 images of James Lee Byars' (1932-1997) performances, installations, sculptures and letters. It documents and analyses the key ideas of his practice, all conceived between 1969 and 1976 when he was closely associated with the Belgian art scene.The title for the book refers to one of Byars' best-known performances, staged in Antwerp, for which he kissed the air. It was through Wide White Space that Byars first met his fellow artists, friends and collaborators Marcel Broodthaers and Joseph Beuys.In addition to a transcript of a lecture on Question given by James Lee Byars at the Nova Scotia College in 1970, this book contains six commissioned texts, for example an essay (by Viola Michely) on Joseph Beuys teaching and Byars as a non-teaching artist.Published on the occasion of the exhibition, James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss at M HKA, Antwerp (5 October 2018 - 20 January 2019).English and Dutch text.

Book Joseph Beuys

Download or read book Joseph Beuys written by Mark Lawrence Rosenthal and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Primary Documents

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laura J. Hoptman
  • Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780262083133
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Primary Documents written by Laura J. Hoptman and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on 2002 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents documents drawn from the artistic archives of Eastern and Central Europe during the second half of the 20th century.

Book Applied Grammatology

Download or read book Applied Grammatology written by Gregory L. Ulmer and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1984. In Applied Grammatology, Gregory Ulmer provides an extraordinary introduction to the third, "applied" phase of grammatology, the "science of writing," outlined by Jacques Derrida in Of Grammatology. Ulmer looks to the later experimental works of Derrida (beginning with Glas and continuing through Truth in Painting and The Post Card). In these, he discovers a critical methodology radically different from the deconstruction for which Derrida is known. At the same time, he finds the source of a new pedagogy for all the humanities, one based on grammatology and appropriate to the era of audiovisual communications in which we live. Detractors of Derrida often accuse him of superficial wordplay and of using images and puns as nonfunctional subversions of academic conventions. Ulmer argues that there is, in fact, a fully developed use of homonyms in Derrida's style, which produces its own distinctive knowledge and insight. Derrida's experiments with images, moreover—his expansion of descriptions of everyday objects such as umbrellas, matchboxes, and post cards into cognitive models—serve to reveal a simplicity underlying intellectual discourse, which could be used to eliminate the gap separating the general public from specialists in cultural studies. Comparing the stylistic innovations of Derrida with Jacques Lacan's use of puns and diagrams, with the German performance artist Joseph Beuys's demonstration of models, and with the "montage writing" of the films of Sergei Eisenstein, Ulmer explores the possibility of deriving a postmodernist pedagogy from Derrida's texts. The first study to suggest the full potential of the program available in Derrida's writings, Applied Grammatology is also the first outline of a Derridean alternative to deconstructionism. With its shift away from Derrida's philosophical studies to his experimental texts, Ulmer's book aims to inaugurate a new movement in the American adaptation of contemporary French theory.

Book Redesigning English

Download or read book Redesigning English written by Sharon Goodman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the manner in which people communicate across time and space. In this book, the authors examine the ways in which the English language has adapted to new media.

Book Impressions of the 20th Century

Download or read book Impressions of the 20th Century written by Victoria and Albert Museum and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on the V & A's magnificent collection of 20th-century prints, this concise history of printmaking is presented through the work of internationally renowned artists. Each year of the [20th] century is represented by a print or set of prints, revealing the versatility of the medium and offering insights into the development of different techniques. From etchings and woodblock prints to abstract lithographs and screenprints, this book shows how artists have been pushing forward the boundaries of the fine art print over the last 100 years."--Back cover.

Book Ancient Egyptian Literature

Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Literature written by and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully translated collection sampling all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. Poetry, stories, hymns, prayers, and wisdom texts found exquisite written expression in ancient Egypt while their literary counterparts were still being recited around hearth fires in ancient Greece and Israel. Yet, because of its very antiquity and the centuries during which the language was forgotten, ancient Egyptian literature is a newly discovered country for modern readers. This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster’s previous book Echoes of Egyptian Voices, along with selections from his Love Songs of the New Kingdom and Hymns, Prayers, and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems. Foster’s translations capture the poetical beauty of the Egyptian language and the spirit that impelled each piece’s composition, making these ancient masterworks sing for modern readers. An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature and its translation, as well as brief information about the authorship and date of each selection, completes the volume. “This exceptional sampling of one of the world’s most ancient literatures offers more than 40 hymns, stories, prayers, and songs revolving around religion, the Pharaohs, life, death, love, and more. . . . . Highly recommended for all literary collections, this is also of interest to comprehensive collections of Egyptology, Near Eastern history, world literature in translation, and religion.” —Library Journal “Older than the Buddha and the Bhagavad Gita, these poems constitute a truly ancient literature, and Foster’s rich and textured translations make genuine love poems and exhortations to the gods out of what, to most of us, are just pictures.” —Booklist

Book LEGSICON

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  • Author : LAURE. PROUVOST
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9781906012991
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book LEGSICON written by LAURE. PROUVOST and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Santhal Family

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  • Author : Anshuman Dasgupta
  • Publisher : Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 148 pages

Download or read book Santhal Family written by Anshuman Dasgupta and published by Distributed Art Publishers (DAP). This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking as its starting point Ramkinkar Baij's 1938 "Santhal Family"--widely considered the first modern public sculpture in India--this book combines critical and fictional texts with specially commissioned pages by leading artists from India, Europe and the U.K.

Book Art and Social Change

    Book Details:
  • Author : Caroline Turner
  • Publisher : Pandanus Books
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 618 pages

Download or read book Art and Social Change written by Caroline Turner and published by Pandanus Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, contemporary art in Asia and the Pacific has acted as a dramatic reflection of the social and political events taking place in the region. The unique perspectives and expertise of the authors contributing to this collection bring unparalleled insights to bear on this relationship between creativity and social transformation. Extensively illustrated with work by some of the most dynamic artists practising today, Art and Social Change is a compelling map of the developments within contemporary art and society in Asia and the Pacific. As the most up-to-date and engaging survey available, Art and Social Change is an indispensable resource for those interested in the engagement of art with society. Book jacket.

Book Popular Archaeology

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  • Author : Dan McLerran
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-10-15
  • ISBN : 9781320169691
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Popular Archaeology written by Dan McLerran and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special print edition of the Fall 2014 issue of Popular Archaeology Magazine contains compelling accounts of some recent discoveries and developments in the fields of archaeology and anthropology, including discoveries that have changed the face of human evolution, a finding in an underwater cave in the Yucatan Peninsula that tells a story with implications for Native American origins, excavations at the largest ancient Mycenaean site ever discovered, new wall paintings at Angkor Wat, and much more.

Book The Golden Tower

Download or read book The Golden Tower written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond Cosmopolitanism

Download or read book Beyond Cosmopolitanism written by Ananta Kumar Giri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the different traditions of cosmopolitan thinking and experimentation, this cutting edge volume examines the contemporary revival of cosmopolitanism as a response to the challenges of living in an interdependent world. Through a unique multidisciplinary approach, it takes the debate beyond the one-sided universalism of the Euro-American world and explores the multiverse of transformations which confront cosmopolitanism. The collection highlights central questions of cosmopolitan responsibility, global citizenship and justice as well as the importance of dialogue among civilizations, cultures, religions and traditions. Exploring the ethical and political dimensions of globalization, it outlines the pathways of going beyond cosmopolitanism by striving for a post-colonial cosmopolis characterized by global justice, trans-civilizational dialogues and dignity for all.

Book The Anthropology of Sustainability

Download or read book The Anthropology of Sustainability written by Marc Brightman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles research from leading experts in the social, behavioral, and cultural dimensions of sustainability, as well as local and global understandings of the concept, and on lived practices around the world. It contains studies focusing on ways of living, acting, and thinking which claim to favor the local and global ecological systems of which we are a part, and on which we depend for survival. The concept of sustainability as a product of concern about global environmental degradation, rising social inequalities, and dispossession is presented as a key concept. The contributors explore the opportunities to engage with questions of sustainability and to redefine the concept of sustainability in anthropological terms.

Book Martha Rosler Library

Download or read book Martha Rosler Library written by John Byrne and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents about 7,800 publications from the personal library of the artist Martha Rosler on extended loan to e-flux.