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The Somali DiasporaA Journey Away
The heartbreaking and hopeful story of Somali immigrants in America Since 2003, photographer Abdi Roble and writer Doug Rutledge have been documenting the lives of Somali immigrants in the United States and of the people forced into the vast refugee camps that were set up in Kenya in the wake of the 1991 civil war in Somalia. In The Somali Diaspora, Roble, who immigrated to the United States…
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Antonio Gramsci. Escritos sobre arte
Cada persona que intenta comprender el mundo actual puede encontrar en Antonio Gramsci reflexiones útiles y adaptables a su propio tiempo y a sus circunstancias; sin embargo, para quien se adentra en su estudio –en especial en cuestiones de arte y literatura–, sus artÃculos periodÃsticos y los 'Cuadernos de la cárcel', que conforman el núcleo de su obra, redactados sin recursos de inve…
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Aprire lo sguardo. 15 fotografie che raccontano l’Italia
In Aprire lo sguardo Alessandra Mauro raccoglie 15 fotografie memorabili che, nel comporre il «mosaico visuale» del nostro paese, testimoniano «come lo abbiamo ritratto e come ci siamo ritratti» negli anni. È un viaggio che abbraccia l’Italia intera e che inizia quasi due secoli fa, con una delle prime vedute di Roma realizzata da Giacomo Caneva nel 1847. In…
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Out of BreathVulnerability of Air in Contemporary Art
Explores the intrinsic relation of life to air, and breathing, through contemporary art In Out of Breath, Caterina Albano examines the cultural significance of breath and air to a wide array of forces in our midst, including economy, politics, infection, and ecological violence. Through a consideration of recent art practices and projects, including the dance project Breath Catalogue, which ma…
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Architects of BeingThe Creative Lives of Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina
Born just nine years apart in Ukraine and Siberia, respectively, Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina were both children of Jewish families who fled Russian governmental repression and conflict. Both made early marriages of convenience or convention that were short-lived. Both went to New York in the 1920s, struggling to become artists amid the Great Depression. Both overcame the accepted mode…
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Earthworks RisingMound Building in Native Literature and Arts
A necessary reexamination of Indigenous mounds, demonstrating their sustained vitality and vibrant futurity by centering Native voices Typically represented as unsolved mysteries or ruins of a tragic past, Indigenous mounds have long been marginalized and misunderstood. In Earthworks Rising, Chadwick Allen issues a compelling corrective, revealing a countertradition based in Indigenous worldv…
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Foods that will win the war and how to cook them1918
Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them (1918) is a patriotic and practical cookbook written by C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta M. Goudiss during the height of World War I. This book was created as a response to the urgent need for food conservation and efficient home management in support of the war effort. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the culinary and social history of the e…
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Mirror AffectSeeing Self, Observing Others in Contemporary Art
For decades, contemporary artworks with reflective properties have stimulated public forms of spectatorship. According to Cristina Albu, these artworks, which can include elements such as mirrors, live video feedback, or sensors, draw attention to affective interdependence and mechanisms of social control. In Mirror Affect, Albu provides a historical account of mirroring processes in contempor…
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Drawing on ArtDuchamp and Company
Marcel Duchamp’s 1919 readymade, L.H.O.O.Q., which he created by drawing a moustache and goatee on a commercial reproduction of the Mona Lisa, precipitated a radical reevaluation of the meaning of art, the process of art making, and the role of the artist. In Drawing on Art, Dalia Judovitz explores the central importance of appropriation, collaboration, influence, and play in Duchamp&rsqu…
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Turbo-Fitness-Kochbuch – Muskelaufbau100 schnelle Fitness-Rezepte für eine…
Iss dich stark: Das große Muskelaufbau-Kochbuch Für einen effizienten Muskelaufbau ist die passende Ernährung von entscheidender Bedeutung. Denn neben dem Training muss deine Nahrungsaufnahme stimmen, unter anderem damit deinem Körper ausreichend Protein als Baumaterial für die Muskelfasern zur Verfügung steht. Das Turbo-Fitness-Kochbuch liefert dir hierfür die perfekte Ernährungsstrate…
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