Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History by Thomas Albright provides a comprehensive exploration of the postwar art movement in one of America's most vibrant cultural hubs. Spanning over three decades, this book delves into the unique contributions of the San Francisco Bay Area to the nation's artistic heritage, covering the evolution of its art scene, its rise to pr…
In the 21st century, historical buildings, works of art and collections are far from being tiresome remains of the past, like they were in the modernisation boosts of the 19 th century or even still in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, they are meticulously guarded and elaborately upkept treasures: irreplaceable materialisations of collective self-images, national heritage and at the same time, valua…
In the 21st century, historical buildings, works of art and collections are far from being tiresome remains of the past, like they were in the modernisation boosts of the 19 th century or even still in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, they are meticulously guarded and elaborately upkept treasures: irreplaceable materialisations of collective self-images, national heritage and at the same time, valua…
En el siglo XXI, el arte se ha convertido en un asunto extraño. La llegada de internet, la difusión de las nuevas tecnologías y el auge de las redes sociales han distorsionado nuestro universo visual a base de gifs animados, retoques de Photoshop y prácticas apropiacionistas de todo tipo y grado. Trolls, youtubers e instagrammers nos están legando un conjunto de prácticas y estéticas que…
Gabriele D'Annunzio e il Futurismo sono "riferimenti", culturali e interiori, per chi vuole fare della propria vita un'opera d'arte. I "riferimenti" animano i miei testi ed eventi con parole-immagini del Sogno e Desiderio. Dedico la mia Camera da letto a D'Annunzio, nel 2023, per crearla "Ambiente di Arte-Vita". (V.C.)
The Renaissance is a strikingly original and influential collection of essays in which Walker Pater gave memorable expression to an aesthetic view of life. It has never before been published in a scholarly edition. Donald L. Hill reproduces Pater's text of 1893, with a record of all verbal variations in other editions, from the early magazine versions to the Library Edition of 1910. Mr. Hill pr…
Alain Ducasse, Paul Bocuse, Guy Savoy, Michel Troisgros, Didier Elena, entre outros – o savoir-faire de 100 chefs, críticos e gastrônomos servido aos leitores como um aperitivo ou entrada ao vasto e diversificado mundo da gastronomia. É esta a intenção de As 100 palavras da gastronomia, e aí reside sua originalidade. Não se trata de um dicionário, mas de histórias em forma de verbete…
A cultural imaginary is a structuring space through which collective understandings of cultural and society phenomena are formed, reproduced, and accepted as the norm. Reading the Walls of Bogotá uses graffiti and street art to explore the urban imaginaries of violence in Bogotá, Colombia. These artistic forms are produced and received in different ways in different areas of the city and offe…
Tardes de Cinemateca reúne la tan breve como intensa obra de un poeta encabalgado entre los siglos XX y XXI; rememora las funciones cinematográficas vespertinas a las que asistió Alberto Acosta-Pérez (La Habana, 1955-2012), quien no es un nombre de paso para la literatura cubana. La crítica, que no podrá olvidarlo si es labor de análisis serio, tiene en ello una cuidadosa orientación ac…
Acabamos de conmemorar los doscientos años del Perú como nación, en un contexto convulso que nos remite, en cierta forma, a la conformación de la sociedad limeña; es decir, su estratificación social y las particularidades de cada grupo que la conforma.En La ciudad sumergida. Aristocracia y plebe en Lima, 1760-1830, Alberto Flores Galindo aborda, de manera lúcida y clara, la composición …