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René Lalique - Enchanted by Glass
Kelley Jo Elliott, Karol Wight, Elizabeth Everton, Tina Oldknow
Yale University Press, 2014
ISBN 9780300205114
Kelley Jo Elliott, Karol Wight, Elizabeth Everton, Tina Oldknow
Yale University Press, 2014
René Lalique, a master artist and designer of early 20th-century France, initially achieved fame for his jewelry creations that were widely admired and collected. He began experimenting with glass in the 1890s, and was so captivated by the material that he spent the rest of his career working with it exclusively. The glass objects that he designed, such as vases, ashtrays, tableware, and other household accessories, are now considered iconic representations of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. This publication traces Lalique’s distinguished career, including his early experimentation with glass in jewelry-making; his production of innovative perfume bottles, some of the first pieces he made entirely of glass; and the peak of his glassmaking career at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris. Hundreds of color photographs—including many dramatic, full-page images—spotlight individual pieces of glass and original wax and plaster models selected from the extensive collection of The Corning Museum of Glass. The book also draws on the Museum’s wealth of archival material on Lalique, including design drawings and photographs. This strikingly beautiful and informative volume is a testament to the singular allure of his enchanting glass.
English - 384 Pages - 25 cm x 2.5 cm x 25 cm - 2.3 KgISBN 9780300205114
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Yonel Lebovici
Anne Bony, Constance Colonna-Cesari
Editions du Regard, 2022
ISBN 9782841054053
Anne Bony, Constance Colonna-Cesari
Editions du Regard, 2022
Première monographie consacrée à l’œuvre de Yonel Lebovici (1937-1998). Le projet est de définir les contours d’une œuvre protéiforme produite par un créateur dont on cherche à définir la nature : artiste ou designer ? Cet original épouse son temps, il projette dès les années 60 son énergie dans l’accomplissement artistique de ses compétences techniques. Passionné d’aéronautique, il imagine des œuvres ou plus exactement des sculptures utiles, audacieuses et ingénieuses. Remarqué et édité par Pierre Cardin, il entre sur la scène artistique parisienne. Dans son travail, la fonction se drape d’un aspect ludique et se compose selon divers processus créatifs : la transposition, l’effet loupe, la réversibilité, la combinatoire et le modulaire. Sa quête de beauté se déploie en suivant une logique de génial bricolage. Par un phénomène d’assemblage, d’association il usine des matières industrielles : les matières plastiques, l’aluminium, le plexiglass, par exemple. Esprit libre, il évoque ses passions par le biais d’objets métamorphosés : le flotteur, le niveau du maçon, la fiche électrique, le trombone, le code-barres, le masque de soudeur… Il transpose en sculptures ces objets anonymes, par une forte attention à la forme, une fonction équivoque, elles sont produites en séries limitées. Lebovici les transfigure, mû par le désir de nous les faire regarder autrement. Cette œuvre joyeuse et unique, s’inscrit dans la grande histoire des « objetistes » du XXème siècle.
English - 312 Pages - 25 cm x 3 cm x 30 cm - 3 KgISBN 9782841054053
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Ayman Baalbaki, face au KO, facing KO
Paul Ardenne, Philippe Dagen, Jean-Louis Pradel, Thierry Savatier, Nayla Tamraz
Editions Norma, 2022
ISBN 9782376660651
Paul Ardenne, Philippe Dagen, Jean-Louis Pradel, Thierry Savatier, Nayla Tamraz
Editions Norma, 2022
Chosen for the 59th Venice Biennale, to represent contemporary creation at the Lebanese pavilion Ayman Baalbaki is a Lebanese artist born in Beirut in 1975. He first trained at the Institute of Fine Arts of the Lebanese University school in Beirut, then at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Five years after his arrival in France, he received the silver medal in painting at the Francophone Games and then participated in several exhibitions worldwide. Lebanon, France, Great Britain, Argentina, Egypt and Niger are all countries that welcome the works of the artist.
His productions of the last 10 years have been compiled through this unpublished work, published in French, English and Arabic. The authors endeavor to decipher his paintings and installations, crossed by societal issues specific to Lebanon: war, abortive revolt, political and financial bankruptcy, the tragedy of the port of Beirut or even pandemic. The artist paints anonymous portraits of his contemporaries, which have today become symbols of the Middle East. It represents the city, its buildings, erected, but also in ruins. His art is vibrant, dynamic and textured.
ISBN 9782376660651
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Ai Weiwei, in search of humanity
Dieter Buchhart, Elsy Lahner
Hirmer, 2022
ISBN 9783777438641
Dieter Buchhart, Elsy Lahner
Hirmer, 2022
Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems. "In Search of Humanity" presents a comprehensive overview of all phases of the artist’s oeuvre and includes a number of hitherto unpublished works. The book design in the form of a block of marble makes this an unusual volume.
The catalogue examines in detail the aspect of humanity and artistic responsibility in the oeuvre of Ai Weiwei. It sheds light on concepts such as surveillance, censorship, human rights, freedom of expression, human displacement, radical responsibility, the power of beauty and the truth of poetry. Numerous quotations by the artist and a timeline which positions the individual works visually within the context of the historical events that prompted them, explore the works in a plausible manner.
English - 336 Pages - 23 x 2.5 x 28 cm - 2.6 KgISBN 9783777438641
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Winter Sports in Vintage Posters, Snow, Luxury & Pleasure
Jean-Daniel Clerc, Jean-Marc Giroud
Braun, 2014
ISBN 9783037681855
Jean-Daniel Clerc, Jean-Marc Giroud
Braun, 2014
For more than 100 years, winter sports have been an integral part of the image of mountainous regions. Skiing in particular became the “in” activity for the rich and beautiful during the “roaring twenties” – followed by ice-skating, bobsleighing or ski jumping. It was as much about competition as it was about an exclusive social lifestyle. Since that time, winter sports destinations as well as hotels and cable cars, later also airlines and fashion companies have advertised their assets through artistically designed posters. Renowned artists have used a variety of techniques to express the ideals of winter vacations in top Alpine locations such as St. Moritz, Chamonix and Cortina d’Ampezzo, as well as dream destinations in the Rocky Mountains such as Vail. The collection in this book documents the stylistic development while presenting in different chapters the most beautiful and exceptional posters of the era.
English - 219 Pages - 31 x 40 cm - 2.8 KgISBN 9783037681855
