"Ernst Wilhelm Nay, a German painter and graphic artist of Classical Modernism, is mainly known for his early works. In contrast, this catalog covers his later oeuvre, beginning with his "Augenbilder" from 1964, and illustrates a thus far unfamiliar aspect of this artist through selected works and explanatory essays. German text."
"In this illustrated reader, four celebrated female authors contribute short stories based on four of the great women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, a founder of the movement; Mary Cassat, an American artist influenced by Japanese woodcuts; portraitist Eva Gonzalès; and Marie Bracquemond, whose career suffered greatly under the jealousy of her husband."
"192 Seiten mit 150 Farbabbildungen. 4° Kart.mS. *Katalogbuch zur Ausstellung Schirn Kunsthalle FfM mit über 170 Werken aus den Bereichen Gemälde, Fotografien, Fotogramme, Skulpturen, Filme u.a."
"207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. Notes: Catalog of the exhibition held at Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Aug. 18-Sept. 30, 2001, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Jan. 20-Mar. 31, 2002, and Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Apr. 17-June 16, 2002."
"Published to accompany an important exhibition, this richly illustrated volume outlines the link between the Pre-Raphaelite artists in Britain and the Expressionists on the Continent. It focuses on the crucial contribution made by artists in Germany to the European Symbolist movement as a whole, providing for the first time a much-needed comparison to developments in England and other countries worldwide.Symbolism was a European cultura ..."
"A comprehensive survey of the development of an independent modernism in Japanese art from the first abstract works at the beginning of the century to artistic approaches in the post-war period. Featuring more than 100 works by 26 Japanese artists, this volume is the first extensive documentation of the development of Japanese painting into a uniquely Japanese form of modernisma modernism which Japan developed in the course of its co ..."
"Wer zum ersten Mal in die alte Stadt Aarau kommt, wird ohne Zweifel in dem geschlossenen Ensemble der alten Strassenzüge auf den ersten Blick eines jener Kleinode urbaner Kultur erkennen, die für die Schweiz so typisch sind. An das leicht ansteigende Ufer der Aare gelehnt, zeugen die stattlichen Wohn- und Handelshäuser von reicher Kultur und lebendigen Traditionen. Dass Aarau auch ein wichtiger Museumsort ist mit einer Kunstsammlung des ..."
""Aernout Mik's (b. Groningen, 1962; lives and works in Amsterdam) environments and video installations create haunting situations that shed light on the behavior of groups in often unstable social contexts."
"Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of the most important Finnish artists of the first half of the twentieth century. While her painterly oeuvre has attracted a great deal of attention in Scandinavia, she is largely unknown abroad. This comprehensive monograph introduces the life and work of the painter, with over 80 impressive works from all of her creative phases. The publication shows how, despite her physical isolation, the artist ..."
"A presentation and discussion of various art media such as painting, sculpture, engraving, print, video, performance and installation, shedding light on the changing symbolism of blood through the ages. The work analyzes in depth blood as a symbol of life and death, health and sickness, and power and powerlessness. It also explores the diverse portrayal of blood in the official "high" culture of painting and sculpture and the popular "l ..."
"The taller of the two is the artist Martin Kippenberger. Knock-kneed, with ears that
stick out, looking a little helpless, and wearing an ill- fitting suit: this is how he
presents himself to the public. The motif described here is from a 1 2-part series
of paintings by Martin Kippenberger from 1981 entitled Lieber Maler, male mir ... (
"Dear Painter, paint me ..."). Kippenberger had these paintings executed
according to his precise ..."
"includes numerous color plates featuring the work of Kai Althoff, Carole Benzaken, Glenn Brown, Bernard Buffet, Brian Calvin, John Currin, Peter Doig, Sophie von Hellermann, Alex Katz, Kurt Kauper, Martin Kippenberger, Enoc Perez, Bruno Perramant, Elizabeth Peyton, Francis Picabia, Sigmar Polke, Neo Rauch, Lue Tuymans. Bio Bibliographies, List of works."
"Katalog zur Ausstellung Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 24.2.-15.5.2011Gebundenes BuchEugen Schönebeck ( 1936 bei Dresden) ging 1955 nach Westberlin, wo er an der Hochschule für bildende Künste studierte und von 1957 bis 1962 mit Georg Baselitz zusammenarbeitete. Schönebecks Werke schwanken zwischen Abstraktion und Figuration und präsentieren seltsame, mutierte Wesen, die zwischen der Welt der Toten und der der Lebenden zu schwe ..."
"The year 2009 marks a double anniversary with regard to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). The world commemorates his 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his epoch-making work On the Origin of Species. This book revolutionized the science of biology, led to heated debates among scientists all over the world, and to confusion among the public at large. This book focuses on the influence of Darwinism i ..."