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Con frecuencia, necesitamos tomar distancia para apreciar lo propio, introducir una alteridad, que nos haga aprehender con más honduras lo que consideramos nuestro. Quizás por ello el viaje ha formado parte de la educacion artistica del creador humanista. Si bien los modos de vivir y experimentar el viaje han cambiado significativamente en el transcurso del tiempo ?desde el Grand Tour hasta la deriva situacionista o el Erasmus actual? estos desplazamientos comparten una voluntad formativa. El artista moderno adquirira un papel absolutamente nomada. Impulsado tanto por el deseo de conocer los grandes centros artisticos como por los exilios derivados de las agitadas circunstancias sociales que atraviesan las centurias, los artistas se ven impelidos a un constante devenir. Pero, sea cual sea su motivacion, forzado o buscado, en el viaje anida tambien una aspiracion al reencuentro con uno mismo. Fuertemente a partir del siglo XVIII, el viaje se revela una manera privilegiada de introspeccion. Si Rousseau se referia a el como esas heures de solitude ou je suis pleinement a moi, en los escritos de Friedrich o Schlegel se hablara del heroismo del viaje ligado a la identidad intrepida del artista. Este vinculo no hara sino estrecharse en lo sucesivo. Tomando casos señeros, este libro explora la dimension sentimental del transito indagando en ese particular imaginario del artista contemporaneo como artista viajero en el siglo XX y comienzos del XXI. En nuestra era, marcada por flujos y nomadismos a escala global, las visiones y experiencias asociadas al desplazamiento, y a fortiori al artistico, han sufrido transformaciones sin igual.

La publicación Nancy Holt / Dentro Fuera acompaña la exposición coproducida por el MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona y el Bildmuseet de Umeå,la muestra más completa de la práctica de esta a

Desde su fundación en la histórica pero remota ciudad de Marfa, en el oeste de Texas, Ballroom Marfa ha superado sus expectativas. Desde espectáculos que incluyen a los reconocidos artistas Takashi Murakami, Rashid Johnson y Guadalupe Maravilla, hasta la ahora iconica instalacion Prada Marfa de Elmgreen & Dragset, pasando por actuaciones en vivo de Sonic Youth y el maestro del shock John Waters, hasta encargos a gran escala de Agnes Denes y Haroon Mirza, el impacto de Ballroom ha resonado mucho mas alla del desierto. Ballroom Marfa: The First Twenty Years cuenta la historia de este extraordinario destino artistico a traves de animados relatos de primera mano de artistas e interpretes de renombre internacional como Terry Allen, Mel Chin, Agnes Denes, Rafa Esparza, Loie Hollowell, Elmgreen & Dragset, Hubbard/Birchler y Graham Reynolds, entre muchos otros. Tambien incluye tres fanzines que capturan dos decadas de actuaciones electrizantes de musicos como Roky Erickson, Helado Negro, Suzanne Ciani, Lonnie Holley, Lyle Lovett, Laraaji, Joanna Newsom, Perfume Genius, Pharoah Sanders, Sonic Youth, Spoon y Wire, por nombrar solo algunos. Ballroom Marfa: The First Twenty Years es una coleccion caleidoscopica y profusamente ilustrada de los momentos mas destacados de las dos primeras decadas del museo, contados por los artistas, musicos, curadores y la comunidad.

Aquest volum es una monografia sobre l’obra propia de l’artista textil Josep Royo, centrant-se especialment no en les col·laboracions amb Miró i Tàpies, que ja han estat prou divulgades, sinó en els

Over the past two decades contemporary African art has taken its rightful place on the world stage. Today, African artists work outside the confines of limiting categories and outdated perceptions; they produce art that is as much a reflection of Africa's tumultuous past as it is a vision of its boundless future.African Art Now is an expansive overview featuring some of the most interesting and innovative artists working today. Far-reaching in its scope, this book celebrates the diversity and dynamism of the contemporary African art scene across the continent today.Featuring the work of Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Michael Armitage, Amoako Boafo, Cassi Namoda, Cinga Samson, Zina Saro-Wiwa and many more.

Connu depuis trois mille ans, le santal est aujourd'hui un arbre rare, qui pousse désormais principalement en Australie et en Nouvelle- Calédonie, où sa culture est préservée. Son bois est l'un des p

Aimez-vous le vert ? À cette question les réponses sont partagées. En Europe, une personne sur six environ a le vert pour couleur préférée ; mais il s’en trouve presque autant pour détester le vert,

Le rouge est en Occident la première couleur que l’homme a maîtrisée, aussi bien en peinture qu’en teinture. C’est probablement pourquoi elle est longtemps restée la couleur «par excellence», la plus

Machine Dazzle, to my mind, [is] a true theatrical genius who has created some of the most inventive costumes and sets I have ever seen. Hilton Als, The New YorkerMachine Dazzle is the much-in-demand designer and artist behind popular cabaret, drag, and performance stars such as Taylor Mac and transgender icon Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. For the first time, his over-the-top stage creations, made for himself and others, are collected here alongside stage environments, ephemera, and photos from his career.In Machine Dazzles world, costumes are transformative objects with world-making capacity. The artists queer maximalism encapsulates a more-is-better attitude to making and creating, which looks to counter elitist notions that spectacle and extravagance are vapid. For him, these associations are embraced as queer for their affirmation of hybridity and the rejection of hierarchies of every kind.On the occasion of a major exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design, curator Elissa Auther brings together an expansive collection of essays and reminiscences from fellow performers, historians, and cultural critics that consider every aspect of Machine Dazzles rich body of work.

The Art and Science of Successful PackagingThis comprehensive guide provides designers with a thoughtful packaging primer that covers the challenges of designing packaging for a competitive market in a very hardworking and relevant way. Package Design Workbook addresses all aspects of the creative process including choosing a package format, colors and materials, final finishes, and special considerations such as awkward objects and unique display considerations. This book breaks down the process of design in a much more comprehensive way than most books on the subject, which just analyze the final designs.This guide also offers case studies in the back half of the book with the text focusing on why specific colors, formats, type treatments, and finishes were chosen, and what the resulting effects were on the consumer and the client.

An original interpretation of the final years of Van Goghs career, exploring the people and places in his late paintings The years prior to Van Goghs death in 1890 were pivotal to the painters brief artistic career. He was working in the South of France and intent on creating new work which would advance his career. Van Gogh set about developing compositions that were informed by the natural world surrounding him, by the poets and lovers he encountered in literature, and by the individual models he was depicting.The process of his imaginative transformations has never been explored, and this will provide the opportunity to present significant new insights into the much-loved painters life. The catalogue features an incredible range of ambitious canvases and important works on paper. It presents new research on themes including the artists innovative approach to exhibiting his work and the varied literary sources that inspired his characters and compositions.These topics are rarely written about in relation to this well-known artist and are bound to expand both scholarly and public interpretations of Van Goghs remarkable oeuvre. Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The National Gallery, London (14 September 202419 January 2025)