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Fame, one of the qualities we gain as we strive for self-improvement, encompasses more than just becoming well-known for our talents and achievements. Sometimes, we find ourselves confined within ou……続きを見る

Joanna Grabski and Carol Magee bring together a compelling collection that shows how interviews can be used to generate new meaning and how connecting with artists and their work can transform artis……続きを見る

Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practice, objects, and their meaning. Looking at two widel……続きを見る

"Insightful . . . should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in contemporary art on the continent of Africa, its politics, its display, its economics." ー African Arts Art World City focuses on……続きを見る

How does South Africa deal with public art from its years of colonialism and apartheid? How do new monuments address fraught histories and commemorate heroes of the struggle? Across South Africa, st……続きを見る

"Compelling case studies demonstrate how African workshops have long mediated collective expression and individual imagination." ーAllen F. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles The role of……続きを見る

A Collection of patterns by creative director EuphoriaHeart™ inspired by his daily experiences in design. This book is the first of the and stuff series by EuphoriaHeart. 続きを見る

Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film. Volume T……続きを見る

In "Sketches in Egypt," Charles Dana Gibson illustrates the rich tapestry of Egyptian life through a series of evocative sketches that blend humor and keen social commentary. Written during a time w……続きを見る

Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film. Volume T……続きを見る

The development, promotion, and status of African art and African artists in twentieth-century Africa is linked to several stakeholders and agencies, including Western Christian missions. Fadhili Sa……続きを見る

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Bildhauer, Maler und Architekten der italienischen Renaissance. Seine Unabhängigkeit im Denken und Handeln prägte seinen Charakte……続きを見る

In this powerful and comprehensive guide in the spirit of Jambalaya and Sacred Woman, an herbalist celebrates ancient and modern African holistic healing. “The message of this book is: hold onto you……続きを見る

New perspectives on early globalisms from objects and images Tales Things Tell offers new perspectives on histories of connectivity between Africa, Asia, and Europe in the period before the Mongol c……続きを見る

Uma perspectiva que atravessa o tempo, forjando uma história da arte pós-colonial aprofundada e abrangente. Os textos reunidos neste livro atestam o compromisso de Anne Lafont com as novas perspecti……続きを見る

Mit diesem Buch liegt eine neue, umfassende Geschichte der Kunst vor, glänzend und mit spielerischer Leichtigkeit erzählt von der englischen Kunsthistorikerin Charlotte Mullins. Es ist höchste Zeit ……続きを見る

In Senegal, portraiture serves as a vital index and creator of social connection. People sit for and display portraits, keep albums, and view illustrated magazines together. Through these portraitur……続きを見る

In the quiet town of Willowbrook, there lived a man named Nicholas Evans, a recluse with a peculiar habit. Nicholas was always seen with a leather-bound notebook, meticulously jotting down his every……続きを見る

Im Frühjahr 1912 lässt sich Alma Mahler, Grande Dame der Wiener Gesellschaft und soeben erst Witwe geworden, auf eine Affäre mit dem "Enfant Terrible" der Wiener Kunstszene, Oskar Kokoschka, ein. Es……続きを見る

Wie wäre es, wenn die Geschichte eines Denkmals einmal aus dessen Sicht erzählt wird? Die AutorInnen dieser Anthologie wagen den Perspektivenwechsel und schildern, wie es Denkmälern im Wandel der Ze……続きを見る

Die Niederländische Republik war in vielerlei Hinsicht einzigartig im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit. Die hohe Urbanisierung, die geringe Zahl an Analphabeten und die religiöse Toleranz waren nur einige ……続きを見る

In November 1927, Kenneth Crosthwaite Murray (1902-1972) left his family home in West Sussex, England, to develop the art program in the British colony of Nigeria. As he traveled the country, Murray……続きを見る

Caspar David Friedrich ist als Autor unterschiedlichster Textgattungen – darunter Briefe, Gedichte, Schriften zur Kunst – neu zu entdecken. Die vorliegende Auswahl erlaubt Einblicke in die Gedankenw……続きを見る

Curating Transcultural Spaces asks what a museum which enables the presentation of multiple perspectives might look like. Can identity be global and local at the same time? How may one curate dual i……続きを見る

A richly illustrated history of photography in one of the epicenters of African modernity When the daguerreotype first arrived in sub-Saharan Africa in the early nineteenth century, local kingdoms s……続きを見る

This book will explore several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 1800s until 1939. Drawing from primary s……続きを見る

Господство христианства в средневековом мире породило всю современную культуру, в пространстве которой мы существуем от рождения до самой смерти – именно об этом рассказывает Паола Дмитриевна Волков……続きを見る

Many existing studies present women’s artistry as a consistent and enduring element of Indigenous culture, emphasizing overarching systems of artistic practices, aesthetic goals, and symbolic repert……続きを見る

Jens-Arne Dickmann skizziert knapp, anschaulich und kompetent die Geschichte Pompejis und vermittelt in Grundzügen den heutigen Wissensstand über diese faszinierende Ruinenstadt. Fast 1700 Jahre dau……続きを見る

Wer war Max Huggler? Wie prägte er die Kunstwelt des 20. Jahrhunderts? Huggler war von den 1930er- bis in die 1960er-Jahre einer der wichtigsten Kunstmentoren und ein Wegbereiter der Moderne in Bern……続きを見る