La herencia cultural del mundo se encuentra en la actualidad amenazada no solamente por el transcurrir del tiempo, las inclemencias de la naturaleza y el desarrollo humano, sino también cada vez más por los conflictos armados. Presenciamos la destrucción causada no solamente por los saqueos y el tráfico ilícito, sino por la iconoclasia y por la manipulación de la herencia cultural por mot…
A richly evocative collection of photographs by internationally renowned photographer Kike Arnal, Bordered Lives seeks to push back against the transphobic caricatures that have perpetuated discrimination against the transgender community in Mexico. Despite some important advances in recognizing and protecting the rights of its transgender community, including legislating against hate crimes ta…
Restless Infections is a collection of critical essays exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. The writers examine seminal artworks by South African artists, addressing diverse forms of expression such as site-specific performances, immersive installations, film, photography, and online performances. The book is divi…
Ormai da qualche anno, complice l'esplosione di una vera e propria febbre divulgativa, il Medioevo sembra godere di una popolarità mai sperimentata. Tuttavia, nonostante lo spazio crescente nelle abitudini culturali del pubblico italiano, il primo approccio alle testimonianze artistiche di questo periodo continua a rappresentare un problema per centinaia di studenti e appassionati. D'altra par…
What was served at President James K. Polk’s White House dinners? What foods graced the table of John Sevier, Tennessee’s First Governor? InTaproots of Tennessee,Lynne Drysdale Patterson answers these questions and more, exploring nearly two centuries of Tennessee foodways. Readers will discover that Tennessee taste encompasses the exquisite, such as President Polk’s French-in…
PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From an award-winning documentary photographer, the first book of its kind to portray the LGBTQ community in contemporary Poland Few in the Polish LGBTQ community could have foreseen how quickly this deeply conservative and Catholic country would change since it joined the European Union. Back in 2004, gay rights marches were banned in Warsaw and homosexuality was a taboo s…
Seit der Erfindung des Grammophons bilden künstlerische Arbeiten, in denen Sound eine zentrale Rolle spielt, einen immer größer werdenden Bereich der zeitgenössischen Kunstproduktion. Von den ersten Schallaufzeichnungen im 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Postmoderne analysiert Malte Hubrig die technischen und ästhetischen Entwicklungsstränge am Zwischen-Ort von Musik und Kunst und eröffnet einen…
Juan Fernando Herrán, Juan Manuel Echavarría, Clemencia Echeverri, Óscar Muñoz y Doris Salcedo hacen parte de una generación de artistas colombianos cuyo trabajo está imbricado profundamente con las realidades sociales, políticas y ambientales del país. En El arte del contrapunto y la paradoja se propone que sus obras también coinciden en aludir a dimensiones existenciales y simbólica…
Non c'è aspetto della vita di Leonardo che non implichi un denso mistero. Questa volta non di macchine per volare si parla, né di dipinti gelosamente custoditi in collezioni private. Si parla di un piccolo compendio di ricette, annotazioni di galateo a tavola, regole igieniche del tutto nuove per l'epoca, attribuito al grande artista-scienziato. Di questo testo, detto Codice Romanoff, sarebbe…