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Geishas
Geisha … at the slightest evocation of this little Japanese word there appears instantly before the eyes of Westerners a succession of images swaying gently between languorous voluptuousness and erotic fantasy. And yet, far from being a simple “creature” destined to satisfy carnal pleasures, the “geisha” sums up the quintessence of Japanese refinement. A source [...] |
Dada Spirit
Dada. This onomatopoeia suggesting a child’s babbling started one of the most important mutations in the history of art. But what is Dada? Born of the First World War, Dada is a movement bringing together both artists and writers. From Zurich in 1916, it spread rapidly to New York, Berlin, Hanover, Cologne and finally to [...] |
Courreges
It is the sixties, the utopian decade, Andre Courreges beats with the rhythm of a modern and dynamic youth. Haute Couture for the people: “Creating is imagining forms.” Andre Courreges was the first to offer mini-clothing that fit like a second skin, which was the basis of a new wardrobe. White and transparent, infinite and [...] |
Arshile Gorky
Arshile Gorky (1904-48) is a pivotal figure in mid twentieth century American painting, providing a bridge between European moderism and the generation who established the New York School. Coinciding with a major retrospective exhibition of his work at Tate Modern (3 February – 3 May 2010), this succinct and accessible survey examines a career that [...]
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Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde
Constructing a New World Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) is perhaps best known as a prime mover in De Stijl, the Dutch artistic movement that demanded an elemental, abstract vocabulary in both painting and architecture. Here, revealed for the first time, is the true extent of his involvement with Dada and Constructivist artists’ groups spread [...]
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Hidden Underneath: A History of Lingerie
From the restrictive corsets of the late 1800s to the revealing thongs of the early 20th century, women s lingerie has changed drastically. This evolution mirrors changes in society regarding both the role of women and the ideals of beauty. Thanks to such items as the laced, corseted waist of turn-of-the-century coquettes, the uplifted busts [...]
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British Prints from the Machine Age: Rhythms of Modern Life 1914-1939
Published to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II. Imagery ranges from powerful artistic impressions of the first fully [...]
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Hani: A Life Too Short
Chris Hani’s assassination in 1993 gave rise to one of South Africa’s great imponderables: if he had survived, what impact would he have had on politics and government in South Africa? More pointedly, could this charismatic leader have risen to become president of the country?
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A History of Writing: From Heiroglyph to Multimedia
“Art does not reproduce the visible but makes visible,” wrote celebrated artist Paul Klee. This History of Writing adopts the same principle – writing doesn’t reproduce speech, it makes it visible. Image-making evolved into writing and thereby governed the way it was used, as confirmed by the fact that the invention of ideograms was linked [...]
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Apartheid: The South African Mirror
This book portrays a visual and conceptual approach to old and new forms of prejudice and racial discrimination, through original artistic works and documentary material from the nineteenth century to the present day.
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