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Bell-Roberts Publishing, South Africa, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. American First. Verso of title page states `First Edition, February 2003, 3000 hard cover copies`; some edge wear and some marking to pink suede covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; gaze is a homonym for…
The book is a ground breaking exploration of the infinite possibilities that define who we are and celebrates the art and science of fine printing. Printed on a rich uncoated paper at The Stinehour Press the book captures all the subtleties, grace and texture of Schneider’s original prints. Genetic self-portrait also includes insightful and informative essays by Lori Pauli, Ann Thomas and Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles.
Gilbert and George are the pre-eminent artists of their generation. Exhibited worldwide since the early 1970s, their art has attracted both enormous acclaim and fierce controversy. At last, on the eve of a massive retrospective that will tour six venues across the globe, a book is published that does justice to the scale, depth and ambition of their artitic achievement.
This is the first book to fully examine the serious cultural influence of one of the twentieth century’s most excessive and exciting pop movements. Glam is held as a prism through which to view and refract artistic developments in Europe and North America, shedding new light on the extravagance of art, performance and visual culture…
Injustice, violence, the Civil Rights Movement, fashion and the arts–Gordon Parks captured half a century of the vast changes to the American cultural landscape in his multifaceted career. I Am You: Selected Works 1934–1978 reveals the breadth of his work as the first African American photographer for Vogue and Life magazines as well as a filmmaker and writer.
Guy Tillim’s Second Nature photographs were taken in French Polynesia from December 2010 to March 2011, and in Sao Paulo from June to September 2011. An exhibition press release states: ‘In many respects, the images of the contested urban terrain of the megalopolis appear to be the antithesis of the French Polynesian landscapes, with…
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Portraits taken in February 2002 in the Angolan town of Kunhinga, Bié Province of displaced people who fled the advance of the Angolan government army.
Out of stockIn this new series of colour photographs Guy Tillim looks intimately at the daily life of the residents of a village in central Malawi. On two occasions he stayed for a week in the village and quietly observed the conversations and routines of the day. His lyrical images of the residents and the textures of the village linger with their stillness and reserve.
Handspring Puppet Company was founded by Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler, Jill Joubert and Jon Weinberg in 1981. They have produced eleven plays and two operas, collaborated with many different artists including Mali’s Sogolon Puppet Troupe and South African artist William Kentridge which opened in over 200 venues in South Africa and abroad.
Out of stockHappy Natives is very contemporary, looking at the way in which South Africans struggle to define their present identity. The play is extremely gripping, very funny and yet keeps surprising the audience with its insight into the complexities of cross-cultural relationships, ten years on from the start of the rainbow nation.
Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by ghostly apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive media, as well as in live performance and the virtual world.
Effortless service is the ultimate luxury, and at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, your welcome is as warm and enveloping as a Mediterranean summer’s night. The spectacular setting is only enhanced by the courteous and ubiquitous hotel staff, there to anticipate your every need. Meet the valets, porters, decorators, florists, chefs, tennis pros, and the other artisans of hospitality who keep the hotel running as smoothly as a fine Swiss watch.
Art’s impact can be both straightforward and unpredictable. It can hit us immediately or linger in the wings for a while, coming over us when we least expect it. Art can change minds or attitudes, provoke anger or shock, inspire laughter or tears.
This is the first book to tell the story of British photography as a coherent whole, from the pioneers of the early 19th century to photographers today who display their images on websites, on computer screens—even iPods. The authors have traveled the length and breadth of the UK, researching both well-known and forgotten bodies of…
Humans and Other Animals is enhanced by British Sign Language and produced in collaboration with students and staff at London’s Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children.
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