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Il latte delle immagini
La rappresentazione del nutrimento primordiale, il latte, si ipotizza possa costituire una delle sostanze elementari dell'iconofagia nell'arte. Dall'analisi della favola Il lupo e la volpe di La Fontaine, considerata dal punto di vista di un'originale finzione teorica, l'autore propone di osservare diverse opere – da Vincenzo Campi a Jeff Wall – permettendoci di delineare le principali ques…
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Cali, ciudad abiertaArte y cinefilia en los años setenta
El libro Cali, ciudad abierta. Arte y Cinefilia en los años setenta plantea un análisis de la producción artística y audiovisual realizada en Cali a partir del documental Oiga vea (1972) de Carlos Mayolo y Luis Ospina, el espacio independiente Ciudad Solar (1971-1977) y los dibujos del artista Ever Astudillo. Ante la acelerada transformación urbana que vivió Cali por los VI juegos panamer…
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Ismos del siglo XXITextos para entender el arte actual
¿Cómo podemos comprender el arte más actual? Nuevos ismos del siglo XXI busca responder a esta pregunta proponiendo un particular reader que recoge 27 textos fundamentales de los más prestigiosos autores nacionales e internacionales. Organizado alrededor de seis ejes, precedidos de una introducción general, este libro plantea la existencia de nuevos ismos en el arte actual que reclaman…
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Las meninas
Este libro aborda los misterios de una obra de arte considerada por muchos el mejor cuadro de todos los tiempos. La visión poliédrica del autor, director de arte, ayuda a desentrañar los secretos de la obra maestra de Velázquez, la asombrosa supervivencia del cuadro tras el incendio del Alcázar en 1734 y su arriesgado traslado durante la Guerra Civil. De Nó comparte también con el lector…
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Rituals of WarThe Body and Violence in Mesopotamia
Rituals of War is an investigation into the earliest historical records of violence and biopolitics. In Mesopotamia, ancient Iraq (ca. 3000–500 BC) rituals of war and images of violence constituted part of the magical technologies of warfare that formed the underlying irrational processes of war. In the book, three lines of inquiry are converged into one historical domain of violence, namely,…
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Women and Ledger ArtFour Contemporary Native American Artists
Ledger art has traditionally been created by men to recount the lives of male warriors on the Plains. During the past forty years, this form has been adopted by Native female artists, who are turning previously untold stories of women's lifestyles and achievements into ledger-style pictures. While there has been a resurgence of interest in ledger art, little has been written about these women l…
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Mac SchweitzerA Southwest Maverick and Her Art
In Tucson during the 1950s, nearly everyone knew, or wanted to know, the southwestern artist Mac Schweitzer. Born Mary Alice Cox in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921, she grew up a tomboy who adored horses, cowboys, and art. After training at the Cleveland School of Art and marrying, she adopted her maiden initials (M. A. C.) as her artistic name and settled in Tucson in 1946. With a circle of influenti…
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Answered PrayersMiracles and Milagros along the Border
When Catholics in the Southwest ask God or a saint for help, many of them do not merely pray. They also promise or present a gift—a tiny metal object known as a milagro. A milagro, which means "miracle" in Spanish, depicts the object for which a miracle is sought, such as a crippled leg or a new house. Milagros are offered for everything people pray for, and so they can represent almost anyth…
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Apache Indian Baskets
Nearly 300 illustrations capture weaving intricacies in this "beautiful, large-format book . . . . A comprehensive survey which will serve as a major reference for years to come" (El Palacio).
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X-Men For Dummies
Meet the extraordinary mutants that make up the X-Men What started with five teenagers with unique abilities and the world's most powerful telepath grew into a school filled with gifted students and teachers. Between internal struggles, powerful enemies, and conflicting agendas, what could possibly go wrong? X-Men For Dummies unravels the complexities that come with having mutant abilities and…
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