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Ekow Eshun,Bernardine Evaristo
National Portrait Gallery, 2024
Black figuration and portraiture as realized in the works of Amy Sherald, Jordan Casteel and other contemporary artists. “There is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always now,” wrote James Baldwin. Published in conjunction with the eponymous exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, The Time is Always Now is edited by curator Ekow Eshun, former director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The book brings together 22 contemporary African diasporic artists working primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States, whose practices―whether through painting, drawing or sculpture―foreground the Black figure. Acknowledging the paradox of race as both a “socially constructed fiction” and a “lived reality,” as Eshun writes, The Time is Always Now celebrates these Black figurative artworks against a background of heightened cultural visibility. Through a three-part structure, this book examines Black figuration as a means to address the absence and distortion of Black presence within Western art history. Each artist receives a detailed biographical profile alongside reproductions of their included works. The catalog is also supplemented by three original essays from Dorothy Price, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Critical Race Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art; Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize–winning author of Girl, Woman, Other; and Esi Edugyan, two-time Giller Prize winner for her novels Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black.
English - 50 Pages - 25 x 31 cm - 1,2 Kg
ISBN: 9781855145580
Ferren Gipson
Phaidon Press , 2021
The imaginary art museum: an educational, inspiring experience without the constraints of space and time. Discover beautiful reproductions from pre-history to the present, arranged in easy-to-navigate, colour-coded wings, galleries, and rooms, each with an informative narrative guide. Marvel at its remarkable range of styles and mediums – from classic to contemporary, and from paintings and sculptures to photographs and textiles. With floor plans to follow and interactive cross-referencing activities, this museum-in-a-book is the perfect introduction to the history of human creativity.
English - 232 Pages - 26 x 32 cm - 1,8 Kg
ISBN: 9781838662967
Vivien Greene, Margaret Towner
Cassell, 1995
This volume offers a fully illustrated view of all the houses in Vivien Greene's collection and their contents. It is accompanied by the author's own memories and interpretation and will provide a vital record for enthusiasts and historians alike.
English - 192 Pages - 24.8 cm x 30.5 cm - 1.3 Kg
ISBN: 9780304346172
Gisbert L. Brunner
Te Neues , 2022
Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches - Includes an informative and entertaining text by watch expert Gisbert L. Brunner, author of Volume I. This well-documented chronicle of the most advanced features of the world's best timepieces will be a standard reference for watch collectors and aficionados Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called complications - any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements. Moon phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking movements can be considered among the most complex and technically elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as skeletonizing, which is mainly done by hand, also characterize the high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner is dedicated to advanced functions of mechanical timepieces, their historical development and special technical features.
English - 224 Pages - 25 x 32 cm - 1,5 Kg
ISBN: 9783961713608
Brunner Gisbert L
Teneues, 2021
Watch lovers and Rolex admirers delight! In this new edition of The Watch Book Rolex, expert Gisbert L. Brunner guides you through the wonderful world of this luxury watch brand with passion, attention to detail, and consistently impressive expertise. The waterproof “Oyster,” the “Datejust,” or the more than half-a-century-old diver's “Submariner”: timepiece aficionado Brunner walks readers through the innovative technology and design behind iconic Rolex models. Brand-new entries from the Rolex 2020 and 2021 collection celebrate the latest crowns of Rolex achievement. With trilingual texts in German, English, and French and some 400 color and black-and-white photographs, this is a delight of a book for watch lovers, watch collectors, and Rolex devotees around the globe.
English - 272 Pages - 26 x 33 cm - 1.9 Kg
ISBN 9783961713745