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Una guía amena para entender cómo funciona el mercado del arteEn 2019, una tabla que una anciana tenía olvidada en su cocina de París se vendió en subasta por 24 millones de euros. La mujer pasó años sin saber que aquel trozo de madera a priori irrelevante, hoy expuesto en el Museo del Louvre, era en realidad el Cristo burlado, del pintor italiano Cimabue. Por supuesto, no es normal encontrarse con semejante tesoro en una cocina, pero es un ejemplo fascinante de la importancia de conocer, valorar y dedicar tiempo al arte.Rodeado de un halo de lujo y exclusividad, el mundo del coleccionismo se antoja inalcanzable para la mayoria de los aficionados. Sin embargo, es mas accesible de lo que parece y una actividad gratificante siempre que concurran dos caracteristicas fundamentales: la pasion artistica y el conocimiento del mercado.Maria Sancho-Arroyo lleva treinta años trabajando con artistas, coleccionistas e inversores y durante dos decadas trabajo en la famosa casa de subastas Sothebys. Desde la trastienda de ese universo de sofisticacion abre la puerta a los lectores con esta guia que da acceso al rico ecosistema de ferias, galerias y colecciones.¿Inversion o pasion? desgrana de manera entretenida los canales de venta, los secretos de la tasacion, las interacciones entre los museos y el mercado, y las posibilidades del arte como bien de inversion para todos los bolsillos.Un libro, en definitiva, que busca proporcionar las herramientas esenciales para maniobrar habilmente en el mercado del arte y asegurar que cada adquisicion sea no solo gratificante, sino que tambien añada valor y satisfaccion a tu experiencia como coleccionista.

Un libro muy práctico para acompañar a tus hijos durante los primeros años de su escolarización.¿A tu hijo no le gusta leer? ¿Tiene dificultades con la escritura? ¿Se le atragantan las mates? ¿No consigues que haga solo los deberes? ¿Esta enganchado a la tableta? ¿No gestiona bien sus emociones?Cristina Alvarez, fundadora del canal educativo @unProfesor, te ofrece respuestas y propuestas concretas en este libro, escritoa partir de la experiencia de una maestra, tras casi dos decadas en las aulas, y desde la perspectiva y sensibilidad de una madre de dos niñas.En el encontraras consejos muy utiles y eficaces para superar con exito las dificultades que tus hijos pueden encontrar en la escuela, especialmente en una etapa crucial como es la Educacion Primaria. Asimismo, te proporcionara infinidad de recursos y estrategias que podras utilizar como guia en este viaje tan apasionante.¿Estas preparado para convertirte en su mejor aliado?

Todo lo que nunca se ha contado sobre Mari TriniYo no soy esa que tú te imaginas nos acerca a una de las artistas más populares y quizá más enigmáticas de la música española; una cantautora inigualable que abrio caminos, en todos los sentidos, a las generaciones que la siguieron.Tras un largo proceso de investigacion, esta biografia indaga en las facetas que, durante medio siglo, han alimentado la leyenda en torno a su figura: la singularidad de su aspecto, la enfermedad que marco su infancia, la relacion con Nicholas Ray -menos idilica y desinteresada de lo que aparentaba-, el pulso constante con una industria discografica manejada por hombres o las razones del injusto ostracismo al que se vio sometida en sus ultimos años de vida.Liberada de la falsa imagen que siempre la presento como solitaria, arisca y triste, Mari Trini se nos muestra ahora como una mujer luchadora y valiente; empoderada, pertida y solidaria; capaz de vivir su sexualidad sin ocultarse, de plantar cara a la censura y al machismo; y de mantenerse siempre fiel a sus ideas.A medio camino entre la nostalgia y la reivindicacion, este libro recupera la voz de una estrella, icono de los movimientos feministas y LGTBIQ+, que se apago demasiado pronto en el olvido despues de haber brillado con intensidad suficiente para iluminar nuestros dias.Reseñas: Cuando Mari Trini canta, ¡hasta Dios se levanta! Gloria FuertesMe parece que, sin figuras como la de Mari Trini, seria dificil que yo, por ejemplo, existiera. Rozalen

A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin - and the first full biography in over thirty years - written by the award-winning author of I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche. *Gorgeously illustrated with 70 full-colour images*Thoughtful and knowledgeable, witty and bold . . . A scintillating account of a richly complicated life. LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT Paul Gauguin is chiefly known as the giant of post-Impressionist painting whose bold colours and compositions rocked the Western art world. It is less well known that he was a stockbroker in Paris and that after the 1882 financial crash he struggled to sustain his artistry, and worked as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen, a canal digger in Panama City, and a journalist exposing the injustices of French colonial rule in Tahiti. In Wild Thing, the award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux re-examines the adventurous and complicated life of the artist. She illuminates the people, places and ideas that shaped his vision: his privileged upbringing in Peru and rebellious youth in France; the galvanising energy of the Paris art scene; meeting Mette, the woman who he would marry; formative encounters with Vincent van Gogh and August Strindberg; and the ceaseless draw of French Polynesia. Prideaux conjures Gauguins visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artists family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew.

Vivien Leigh was one of the greatest film and theatrical stars of the twentieth century. Her Oscar-winning performances in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire have cemented her status as an icon of classic Hollywood.Her meteoric rise to fame launched her into the gaze of fellow rising star Laurence Olivier. A tempestuous relationship ensued that would last for twenty years and captured the imagination of people around the world.Behind the scenes, however, Leighs personal life was marred by bipolar disorder, which remained undiagnosed until 1953. Largely misunderstood and subjected to barbaric mistreatment at the hands of her doctors, she also suffered the heartbreak of Oliviers infidelity. Contributing to her image as a tragic heroine, she died at the age of 53.Where Madness Lies begins in 1953, when Leigh suffered a nervous breakdown and was institutionalised. The woeful story unfolds as she tries to rebuild her life, salvage her career and save her marriage.Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, including private correspondence, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence reveals the woman behind the legendary image: a woman who remained strong in the face of adversity

Centenares de anécdotas alucinantes sobre el mundo del cine y sus protagonistas, y datos que no encontrarás en WikipediaUna peli por semana es un libro de introducción al cine que te propone 52 filmes para ver y analizar a lo largo de un año. Una seleccion realizada por Jesus Iglesias, autor de la popular cuenta de critica cinematografica La peli de la semana, para que cada mes puedas elegir de cuatro a seis filmes, cada uno ampliamente comentado y repleto de datos que saciaran tu ambicion cinefila.Esta organizado por tematicas historicas, que van de los inicios del cine con los hermanosLumiere y Alice GuyBlache, pasando por movimientos cruciales como el expresionismo aleman, las eras doradas del cine japones e italiano, y la indispensable nouvelle vague. Ademas, algunos capitulos estan dedicados a efemerides: en octubre se habla de cine de terror, en febrero, de amor y desamor, en marzo, de la mirada femenina, e incluso hay una parte dedicada a clasicos atipicos de Navidad, por lo que el libro salta de un lado a otro analizando obras de Dario Argento, CelineSciamma,TakashiMiike, P.T. Anderson,Agnes Varda, WongKar-wai, LarisaShepitko, Ingmar Bergman, entre otros.Jesus Iglesias construye aqui un breve, divertido y singular almanaque decine que comparte el placer de descubrir peliculas nuevas mas alla de los algoritmos de los servicios de streaming.

Cecilia Loschiavo é uma autoridade reconhecida nacional e internacionalmente no estudo da herança do design modernista brasileiro. Seu livro Móvel moderno no Brasil, publicado em 1994, fundamentou o processo de compreenso e reavaliaço da produço do periodo, ocorrido especialmente a partir da decada seguinte. Neste novo livro, baseado em sua tese de doutorado, ela discute, atraves das trajetorias de Sergio Rodrigues, Joaquim Tenreiro, Celso Martinez Carrera e Jose Zanine Caldas, o encontro entre tradiço e modernidade em um pais que buscava a consolidaço de sua industrializaço no seculo XX, e o quanto essas contribuiçes foram vitais para a identidade criativa brasileira.O design brasileiro de meados do seculo XX e conhecido por sua forte influencia modernista, pelo uso abundante da madeira e pela excelencia do trabalho artesanal. Estas caracteristicas esto presentes no design escandinavo, no entanto o nosso tem uma personalidade propria. Atraves de uma extensa pesquisa sobre a formaço da mo de obra desde os tempos da colonia, caracteristicas do mercado, fatores economicos e sociais como a imigraço, Maria Cecilia contextualiza a obra de quatro expoentes da produço moveleira no Brasil. Os percursos de Carrera, Tenreiro, Zanine e Sergio Rodrigues ilustram a imensa criatividade, improvisaço e resiliencia num cenario bem diverso do europeu do mesmo periodo. Essa herança modernista influenciou os designers formados a partir da decada de 1960, quando surgiram os primeiros cursos de design. A atual produço de moveis continua dando enfase ao uso da madeira e ao esmero da mo de obra artesanal, muitas vezes em peças executadas pelos proprios designers. Mas o que realmente os modernos legaram foi uma grande liberdade de criaço e experimentaço, mesmo para aqueles que tiveram uma formaço mais academica e racionalista. Anda-se onde ha espaço, e este se faz com a vontade de criar.Claudia Moreira Salles

The official retrospective for the British cinematic masterpiece The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles, on its 75th anniversary.On its release in 1949, Carol Reeds atmospheric film noir thriller The Third Man instantly became a classic, winning the Palm dOr at Cannes, a BAFTA for Best British Film, and the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Featuring some of cinemas most memorable set pieces and quotable lines, the films war-torn Viennese locations quickly etch themselves in the memorythe vast sewers, the Ferris wheel, the tree-lined cemetery. It marks one of those unusual conjunctions of script, director, subject, cast, and settingand, of course, musicin which everything works. In time for the movies 75th anniversary, this beautiful, illustrated book comprehensively covers the making of the movie, acknowledged as the masterwork of many of its key players: Carol Reed as director; cast members including Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles; novelist/screenwriter Graham Greene; and composer of the instantly recognizable zither score Anton Karas. The battle for ownership of the film between US producer David O. Selznick and the British producer Alexander Korda, which developed into protracted legal proceedings, is explored, as is the lasting influence the movie has had on modern filmmakers, such as Martin Scorsese. This stunning book features original versions of the script and behind-the-scenes photography making it a must-have for any film fan.

There are so many insights even hardcore Bond fans will be surprised. Indispensable. David Lowbridge-Ellis MBEOnly six men can lay claim to wearing the famous Savile Row tuxedo of James Bond; more people have stepped on the Moon. Yet, hundreds more came within an inch of winning the coveted 007 role the pinnacle for so many actors.For the first time, The Search for Bond tells the extraordinary story of how cinemas most famous secret agent was cast, featuring exclusive interviews with many of the actors who were at one time considered to play Bond, interviewed for the role, or went as far as to be screen tested. From Ranulph Fiennes to Colin Firth, their memories and stories give a fascinating insiders glimpse into the process of how the Bond producers, Broccoli and Saltzman, came up with the right man to play their famous spy.

A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explore the greatest enigmas of the universe in this scintillatingly original book about the limits of human knowledge__________Mind-expanding... Elegantly written... explores nothing less than "the ultimate nature of reality"... This is a book about the tiniest of things - the position of an electron, an instant of change. It is also about the biggest of things - the cosmos, infinity, the possibility of free willNew York TimesA remarkable synthesis of the thoughts, ideas, and discoveries of three of the greatest minds that our species has produced. The richness of the book cannot be fully acknowledged in the space of a review. Mr. Egginton advances a great many knotty arguments and propositions, but he is never less than exciting, provocative, and illuminating. John Banville, Wall Street JournalIn this sprightly intellectual history, Egginton explores the lives of the philosopher Immanuel Kant, the writer Jorge Luis Borges, and the physicist Werner Heisenberg in order to plumb some of the most profound questions of physics and philosophy: the limits of knowledge, the structure of space and time, free willNew Yorker__________Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown that followed illuminated an incontrovertible truth-that love is necessarily imbued with loss, that the one doesnt exist without the other.German physicist Werner Heisenberg was fighting with the scientific establishment on the meaning of the quantum realms absurdity when he had his own epiphany-that there is no such thing as a complete, perfect description of reality.Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant pushed the assumptions of human reason as far as they could go, concluding that the human mind has fundamental limits, and those limits undergird both our greatest achievements as well as our missteps.Through fiction, science, and philosophy, the work of these three thinkers coalesced around the powerful, haunting fact that there is an irreconcilable difference between reality "out there" and reality as we experience it. In this soaring, lucid reflection on the lives of Borges, Heisenberg and Kant, William Egginton profoundly demonstrates the enduring mystery of the world, and our place within it.

Peter Sloterdijk sees our digitalized world in a "growing spatial crisis", accompanied by the danger of a "general virtuality of all relationships". Others view the digitalization of the world as opening up a grassroots democratic space that allows everyone access to culture. Against this backdrop, this anthology examines the spatial characteristics of the museum between physical place and virtual space. The chapters collected here approach the museum space from various disciplinary perspectives, such as philosophy, history, art history, architecture, scenography, museum education and curatorial studies. At the same time, the contributions by international museum experts are assigned to different literary genres fundamental considerations alternate with think pieces, case studies and interviews.

It has been estimated that there are over 700 million guitars in the world. Every one of these will at least need some maintenance in its lifetime, and a large proportion will need repairing. Many of these guitars will be discarded or left to collect dust, never to be played again. Players will not be aware that their playing experience can be enhanced by improving the condition of their instrument. Even cosmetic repairs may help to encourage a player to pick up their guitar and practise. Many of the procedures covered can be tackled by anyone with some aptitude for working with their hands, whilst others will require a greater level of skill and practice. Each task in the book is assigned a level of difficulty ranging from Easy to Moderate to Challenging. Each procedure is accompanied by detailed photographs and diagrams. While it would be impractical to include every single variation of repair that might be required for an acoustic guitar, the book covers all of the common repairs and many more. Practice of all of the techniques covered will, in time, enable you to cope with almost any repair job you encounter.James Lister has a well-deserved reputation as a maker and repairer, and the book draws on this wealth of experience to present the reader with clear, logical text, explanatory drawings, and many excellent colour photographs that show the sequence of steps for each job, leaving no room for uncertainty. The Guitar Repair Book is a welcome addition to the guitar aficionados bookshelf. Roy Courtnall

THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, and Owen Wilson.

Fondly remembered as Spike Dixon in Hi-De-Hi, Jeffrey Holland is one of our best-loved situation comedy actors. An invaluable member of the repertory company of writer and director David Croft, his many other television credits include Are You Being Served?, Dads Army, It Aint Half Hot Mum, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, and You Rang, MLord?Written in collaboration with Britains foremost comedy historian, Robert Ross, producer and presenter of the hugely successful touring show Jeffrey Holland: Comedy Friends and Heroes, this unique memoir reveals the hilarious tales from Hollands long and illustrious career, through the comedy greats that have inspired him, to the comedy colleagues with whom he has worked.There will be heart-warming stories from his twenty-year association with Paul Shane and Su Pollard: BBCs comedy A Team of sitcom. There will be poignant and deep reflection on his all-time favourite comedian, Stan Laurel, and revealing stories of working with the great and good of variety theatre from understudying Frankie Howerd in pantomime, to unforgettable encounters with Ben Warriss, the no-nonsense straight man of Jewel and Warriss fame, via many happy years as part of Russ Abbots Madhouse.Not to mention blissful thoughts on the joy of The Goon Show, and the thrill of stepping into the huge shoes of Peter Sellers, when the crazy characters were resurrected for Goon Again!Filled with the enthusiasm and affection, The First Rule of Comedy..! is a life told through the eyes of one of the true greats of the genre.

The House of Drogo Montagu is the family name of the Dukes and Earls of Manchester. In 1926, the eldest son of the 9th Duke married a young Australian woman, Nell Stead, later dubbed the dissolute duchess for habits like eating stark naked at dinner parties. Subsequent generations of the family have included the dubious duke and the dodgy duke, so named for behaviour including swindling and fraud. This compulsive account of excess and eccentricity shows how young men, born into a life of privilege, were left with fortunes whittled away by bad luck, war and indulgence and left without life skills. This is how one house crumbled through four generations.

On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hops most enigmatic, prolific, and influential figures.The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Raps Masked Iconoclast recounts the rise, fall, redemption, and untimely demise of MF DOOM. Broken down into five sections: The Man, The Myth, The Mask, The Music, and The Legend, journalist S. H. Fernando chronicles the life of Daniel Dumile Jr., beginning in the house he grew up in in Long Beach, NY, through to the mysterious, masked icon that he was to become. Centring the music, Fernando deftly lays out the history of east-coast rap against DOOMs life story and dissects the personas, projects, tracks, and lyrics that led to his immortality. Including exclusive interviews with those who worked closely with him, the book provides an unknown, intimate, behind the scenes look into the life of MF DOOM, a supervillain on stage and hero to those who paid attention.

The essence of ABBAs magic has somehow eluded the written word. Not any more. PETE PAPHIDES Through exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secrets to ABBAs success. More than half a century after their songs were recorded, ABBA still make people the world over dance and sing their hearts out. After interviewing the four members for an article in 2013 - at which time the band had not been interviewed for over thirty years - Jan Gradvall was granted unique access to them for the next decade. In The Book of ABBA, the band share their thoughts and opinions more openly than ever before, while Jan reveals the context in which their sound developed - and shows how the story of ABBA is also the story of Sweden and the globalisation of pop culture. From their chart-topping ABBA Voyage - their first album in forty years - to the two-million-ticket-selling concert-experience of the same name, it is undeniable that, in the history of pop culture and music, there has never been a group like ABBA. With remarkable intimacy, Gradvalls book brings readers closer than ever to one of the worlds most notoriously private music icons.Gradvall has written the only ABBA book that the world will ever need . . . A euphoric, life-affirming ode to joy, with a sob somewhere deep in the heart. TONY PARSONS

A colourful and concise telling of the fascinating story behind Richard Wagners extraordinary masterpiece, Ring of the Nibelung.The Ring is one of the most epic and compelling stories of the nineteenth century, created by a composer who was, alongside Dickens, Tolstoy and Victor-Hugo, also one of the centurys master storytellers. But the story of how Wagner created the work is one full of intrigue and triumphs against unlikely odds - as well as controversy, due to the composers anti-semitic views and popularity with the Nazi party. In Story of the Century, Michael Downes combines cultural history and biography to offer this accessible and insightful introduction to The Ring and its mythology. He tells the story of how and why this extraordinary masterpiece came into being, why it takes the form it does, why it fascinates and obsesses so many and horrifies others, and why it matters.

Stopgap Measures presents an exciting selection of essays, interviews and shorter pieces on the work of American artist Mike Kelley (19542012) written over more than three decades by the noted art historian and cultural critic John C. Welchman. Kelleys provocative career gave rise to some of the most conceptually and materially diverse work of recent times in performance, writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, banners, multimedia installation, appropriated objects and images and video, as well as numereous collaborations. This volume includes reflections on specific works, and features a signature series of pathbreaking essays on Kelleys innovations in photography and writing as well as explorations of major themes in his practice, research and thinking: physical comedy and verbal humor; memory; popular culture, dress-up and Americana; the uncanny; imaginative projection and dark fantasy; appropriation and giving; authorship and self-construction; and the artists littleremarked upon negotiation with the histories of and ideas about Asia. The book concludes with new essays on Kelleys engagement with animals and the nonhuman; and on the refrain disappearances that punctuate Kelleys career set in relation to specters of social catastrophe and nuclear annihilation.

Stopgap Measures presents an exciting selection of essays, interviews and shorter pieces on the work of American artist Mike Kelley (19542012) written over more than three decades by the noted art historian and cultural critic John C. Welchman. Kelleys provocative career gave rise to some of the most conceptually and materially diverse work of recent times in performance, writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, banners, multimedia installation, appropriated objects and images and video, as well as numereous collaborations. This volume includes reflections on specific works, and features a signature series of pathbreaking essays on Kelleys innovations in photography and writing as well as explorations of major themes in his practice, research and thinking: physical comedy and verbal humor; memory; popular culture, dress-up and Americana; the uncanny; imaginative projection and dark fantasy; appropriation and giving; authorship and self-construction; and the artists littleremarked upon negotiation with the histories of and ideas about Asia. The book concludes with new essays on Kelleys engagement with animals and the nonhuman; and on the refrain disappearances that punctuate Kelleys career set in relation to specters of social catastrophe and nuclear annihilation.