Leibovitz addresses young photographers and readers interested in what photographers do, but any reader interested in contemporary history will be fascinated by her account of one of the richest bodies of work in the photographic canon. The subjects include photojournalism, studio work, photographing dancers and athletes, working with writers, and making the transition from shooting with film to working with digital cameras. Originally published in 2008, this revised and updated edition brings Leibovitz's bestselling book back into print.
Le 11 avril 1769, l'Endeavour de Cook jette l'ancre à Tahiti. Les fêtes se succèdent en l'honneur des invités étrangers. Un jour, les marins assistent à l'étrange cérémonie du "tatau" qui consiste à décorer le corps de marques bleutées en injectant de l'encre sous la peau. Envoûtés, les marins succombent à leur tour à la coutume locale. Ainsi naît le "tattow", du polynésien "tatau" (tatahou), issu de "ta", qui signifie "heurter". Au retour, ils décrivent avec enthousiasme et nostalgie cette vie paradisiaque. L'attrait pour le tatouage est né, définitivement accolé à l'exotisme et à l'érotisme. Les exhibitions de marins tatoués obtiennent un immense succès. Dans les villes portuaires s'ouvrent les premiers studios. De l'Angleterre à l'Allemagne, le phénomène se propage et touche aussi bien la classe ouvrière que les marins, c'est la "rage du tatouage". Le plus souvent, le tatouage a lieu à bord, en dehors des heures de service, et surtout quand les matelots sont punis. Le matelot se sert aussi de sa peau comme d'un agenda où il inscrit les principaux épisodes de sa vie. Aux côtés des classiques trois mâts, on rencontre des coeurs enflammés percés d'une flèche, des sirènes, souvent une ancre ou une rose des vents. Un cochon et un coq sur le dessus des pieds protègent le marin de la noyade : ces animaux de ferme ne sachant pas nager, ils le porteraient à terre rapidement. Un dragon indique une escale en Chine... En France, nombre de tatoueurs apprennent leur métier derrière les barreaux de la prison de Toulon ou dans les cages de l'Hercule, un pénitencier flottant amarré à Brest. Jusqu'aux années 80, ils continuent d'orner l'épidémie boucané des marins de tous les pavillons à Lorient, Brest le Havre, Saint Malo, Saint-Nazaire ou Toulon.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the twentieth century's most influential architects. His most well-known projects include the Barcelona Pavilion in Spain (1929); the Seagram Building in New York (1954-56); the Farnsworth House (1945-50), 860 and 880 Lakeshore Drive (1945-51) and the IIT Campus (1939-58), all in and around Chicago, and the New National Gallery in Berlin (1962-68). These are only a few of Mies's pavilions, houses, skyscrapers and campuses, which all epitomized a radically new structural and spatial clarity.
The purity of his Mies's architecture is almost surprising in light the diversity of his interests. An auto-didact, Mies studied philosophy and science as well as design. Author Detlef Mertins, spent over ten years researching and writing this comprehensive monograph. In addition to traveling to see the buildings and reading nearly everything written by and about Mies, Mertins also conducted a detailed study of the architectural, philosophical and scientific literature in Mies's own library. The result is a lucid text that not only gives the reader detailed insight into all of Mies's work, but which also explores the variety of ideas that influenced this exceptional figure. The scholarship is rigorous, but the accessible writing and the highly visual, project-by-project presentation also invites those readers who possess an interest in the topic, but who lack detailed knowledge in it.
Arranged in chronological order, the book's five sections and its conclusion offer a synthetic portrait of Mies's career and reception, spanning sixty years, two continents and two world wars. The text tells a continuous story, however, most chapters focus on a significant work (the Seagram building or the IIT campus), allowing for an in-depth presentation of photographs and drawings; other chapters focus on a specific event in Mies's life (such Mies's time as the head of the Bauhaus).
All the important buildings are presented through photographs, drawings and diagrams, showing the innovative structures, fine details and material richness that distinguish Mies's work. In addition, many pieces of art and architecture that influenced Mies are also illustrated as well as being discussed in the text.
Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 is the photographer's follow-up to her two landmark compilations, Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, 1970-1990 and A Photographer's Life, 1990- 2005. For this new collection, Leibovitz has selected the best and most representative portraits from her recent work. The pictures document contemporary culture with an artist's eye, wit, and an uncanny ability to personalize even the most recognizable and distinguished figures.
Annie Leibovitz is one of the most influential photographers of our time. Her career spans nearly five decades, starting in 1970, when she began creating what became her legendary work for Rolling Stone. Since the 1980s, she has expanded her repertoire at Vanity Fair and Vogue and in independent projects. She is the recipient of many honours, including being named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress.
There are over 150 subjects in Portraits 2005- 2016, including Venus and Serena Williams, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, LeBron James, Sheryl Sandberg, Anna Wintour, Leonard Cohen, Jasper Johns, Caitlyn Jenner, Gloria Steinem, Joan Didion, Barack Obama, and Queen Elizabeth II.
- Key Selling Points - Leibovitz contributes an essay explaining how her work has evolved since 2005, which includes anecdotes about specific shoots - The photographs are reproduced at large scale and document significant cultural figures - A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 was a New York Times bestseller
A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated monograph on Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), the iconic Italian architect and designer.
Sottsass, a defining figure in the Postmodernist movement, is best known for founding the Memphis Group and designing the Olivetti 'Valentine' typewriter.
This in-depth look at Sottsass dedicates each chapter to a period in his career, exploring the major disciplines he pursued at that time, from furniture and graphic design to photography, ceramics and architecture.
A uniquely designed package allows for the book to be read either cover-to-cover as a chronological history, or by discipline, picking up the relative thread under each period, with special coloured tabs to distinguish each sub-chapter.
Richly illustrated with never-before-published biographical photographs from the Sottsass archives, the book includes a section showcasing the best of his countless drawings and sketches.
"Depuis quelque temps, il y a du nouveau dans la maison. Un Monsieur qui vient nous voir régulièrement. Il a l'air très riche, toujours élégant et soigné, quoiqu'un peu âgé. Il entre discrètement, en nous saluant comme des vraies Dames. On se sentirait presque empotées avec nos corsets un peu élimés, nos chaussures aux talons boiteux et nos ongles jamais parfaits.
On surveille notre langage, mais rien à faire, on est habituées à se parler comme des hommes, avec l'odeur du tabac sur la langue et tout. Ce qui est bien, avec ce Monsieur, c'est qu'on n'est jamais obligées de faire des choses un peu bizarres, comme avec certains autres. Ce qu'il veut, c'est nous prendre en photographie." En 1980, un vieux monsieur se rend chez un libraire parisien spécialisé, Alexandre Dupouy, et lui propose sa collection : des centaines de photos de jeunes femmes nues qui posent pour cet inconnu. Ces filles ne sont pas des modèles de peintres ou de photographes, et pas d'avantage d'hypothétiques rencontres qui auraient consenti à se dénuder devant un objectif : elles ont l'habitude de s'exhiber. On devine qu'elles vivent nues dans le même décor, dans la même maison : ce sont des prostituées "en maison". Une vue prise d'un balcon donnant sur la place Pigalle en temoigne. Elles s'appellent Fanfan, Mado, Suzy, Nenette, et pendant des années, l'inconnu les a photographiées. Il est le E.J. Bellocq français, ce photographe américain du début du siècle dont Louis Malle a illustré la vie dans son film La Petite, avec Jodie Foster sur les filles de Storyville, le quartier chaud de la Nouvelle-Orléans. Le photographe a jeté tous les négatifs et désire juste laisser quelques tirages à l'intention d'amateurs qui partagent ses goûts à la condition expresse qu'on ne révèle jamais son identité. Il devint Monsieur X pour les collectionneurs.
Les clients défilent en ces temps où les "maisons" tournent à plein régime et sont le symbole de l'hypocrisie des moeurs bourgeoises de l'époque. Parmi eux donc, Monsieur X leur demande de poser pour son bon plaisir. Portraits, scènes suggestives, scènes de la vie quotidienne dans les bordels, rien n'échappe à l'objectif du photographe passionné qui va conserver toute sa vie ces clichés. Moments de répit dans la journée des pensionnaires des bordels, ces photos, si elle sont explicites, ne sont pas pornographiques : on y devine avec émotion l'étrange regard de ces filles dont le corps exposé est livré à la société de l'époque.
2015 : grande exposition au Musée d'Orsay consacrée à la prostitution de 1890 à 1920 avec une mise en avant à la librairie du musée des clichés d'Alexandre Dupouy Livre bilingue français/anglais
Ceux qui ont un faible pour le design sont également très exigeants en ce qui concerne l'hébergement de vacances. Le nouveau volume de la série ""Where Architects Stay"" est consacré à la côte atlantique à l'ouest du continent européen, avec ses baies isolées, ses villages de pêcheurs idylliques, ses plages de sable fin, ses formations rocheuses imposantes, ses paysages vallonnés verdoyants et ses villes animées. Les hébergements et les solitaires soigneusement sélectionnés et présentés ici sont tout aussi variés que cette région, loin du tourisme de masse et conçus avec beaucoup d'imagination.
Le guide d'architecture et de voyage invite à découvrir des domiciles de vacances enchanteurs dont l'architecture et l'aménagement intérieur rendent les vacances parfaites : phare solitaire ou loft urbain, cabane durable dans les arbres ou villa minimaliste ou parador historique ou ou ou... Chaque objet séduit par sa très grande qualité de conception avec une touche personnelle, son originalité et son amour du détail.
Individuals with a passion for design may have high expectations of their vacation accommodations. The new volume from the series Where Architects Stay is dedicated to the Atlantic coast of the western part of the European continent with its different landscapes and lively cities. Just as diverse as this region are the carefully selected accommodations presented here, imaginatively designed jewels, far from mass tourism.
This architecture and travel guide invites readers to discover enchanting vacation homes, whose architecture and interior design make each stay perfect: Ranging from lonely lighthouses to urban lofts, from sustainable tree houses to minimalist villas or historic structures. Each property is distinguished by the highest design quality with a personal touch, originality, and much attention to detail.
La réduction à l'essentiel absolu - le conteneur. Inventées dans les années 1950 par Malcom McLean, ces boîtes en acier au profil ondulé ont révolutionné le commerce mondial. Depuis longtemps, les conteneurs géants destinés au stockage et au transport de marchandises sont entrés dans l'architecture et sont devenus un élément essentiel de la culture architecturale mondiale.
Des utilisations architecturales et des expériences de conception de plus en plus étonnantes reposent sur ces unités normalisées, conçues selon une géométrie stricte. Leur enveloppe, conçue avec imagination, se révèle tout aussi variée que leur utilisation : tantôt avec une surface originale et rugueuse présentant des traces d'utilisation qui racontent une histoire, tantôt avec une façade suspendue en bois et de grands vitrages, ou encore comme composition épurée avec une installation lumineuse raffinée. Dans un monde en constante évolution, avec ses formes hybrides d'habitat et de travail, ce livre présente une collection de constructions de conteneurs remarquables.
730 designs inédits, du plus sobre au plus fou, sélectionnés par Marc Praquin, designer et fondateur du site Internet www.DesignAndDesign.com Diplômé de l'École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris et ancien collaborateur du designer Roger Tallon, Marc Praquin décide en 2008 de mobiliser une partie de ses collaborateurs (et des bénéfices de l'entreprise qu'il a fondé en 1998) dans une aventure on/off-line à but non lucratif pour aider les designers du monde entier à promouvoir leur talent.
Fort d'une communauté de plus de 20000 designers internationaux, le site Design and Design est devenu "La référence du design graphique et du design produit" dans plus de 160 pays. Pour que ce formidable outil de promotion et d'inspiration dépasse les frontières du virtuel, Marc Praquin a décidé de publier gratuitement, dans le Book of the Year, les 730 designs nominés chaque année (2 designs primés chaque jour).
Libraries are spaces for learning, discovery, and also for interaction. Their architecture is currently the subject of much discussion, as the demands on these cornerstones of modern civilization have changed enormously since they have had to meet the requirements of the new multimedia and digital age. The library as an institution underwent a real image change from an introverted knowledge repository to a globally networked information provider and communication mediator.
The architectural expression of this expanded and constantly evolving profile of requirements makes library construction extremely multi-layered and complex. But this is also precisely the source of enormous potential for bold designs and ingenious aesthetic concepts. Whether involving new buildings, conversions or extensions, this volume shows the diversity of this building task with its interplay of state-of-the-art technology and cultural demands.
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941) is one of the most innovative, provocative and influential artists working today. His pioneering explorations of sculpture, performance, sound, video and installations - always questioning the role of the artist - have broken new ground and inspired innumerable artists' careers.
Confronted with what to do in his studio soon after graduating, Nauman had the simple but profound realization that 'If I was an artist and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art. At this point art became more of an activity and less of a product.' Exploring Nauman's relationship to the place where he creates his strikingly original works, Bruce Nauman: The True Artist retraces back to the artist's youth in Fort Wayne, Indiana, his graduate work at the University of California, Davis, through to the present day. Nauman's continual search for new means and sources of expression have led him to experiment with a very wide variety of medium (photography, performance, sculpture, installations, video, neon sign, and sound) as well as to explore the relationship between words and images. Nauman's apotheosis as one of the world's most highly lauded artists came as he was ranked No. 1 in the world by Artfacts.net in 2006, and he was the sole US representative in the American Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Peter Plagens, best known to the general public for his work as art critic at Newsweek, has known Nauman for over forty years, and in his own words describes this book as 'about my trying to get at the real truth of Bruce Nauman's work'. They first met in 1970, when their studios were a block apart in Pasadena, California, and they played basketball together every Sunday. Since then Plagens has pursued a real understanding of his friend's art and in this book presents it from his uniquely insightful perspective, including chronicling as it happened the creation of works in Nauman's studio in Galisteo, New Mexico, and the organization, installation and reception of his exhibitions. Throughout, Plagens is a savvy and engaging guide to the work, using his own attempts to puzzle out the meaning of the pieces, and the artist's conversations about them, to offer the reader a vivid, personal and enlightening take on one of the key figures in contemporary art.
Never-before-seen North Korea - a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativity behind the propaganda.
This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind in or outside North Korea. Depicting the everyday lives of the country's train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country. Together, they are an unparalleled testament to the talent of North Korea's artists and the unique social, cultural, and political conditions in which they work.
A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th-century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer alongside extraordinary but virtually unknown houses in Australia, Africa, and Asia. A thoroughly researched, comprehensive appraisal, this book is a must-have for all design aficionados, Mid-Century Modern collectors, and readers looking for inspiration for their own homes.
The ultimate garden book - both a collection of gardens from around the world and a resource for those seeking inspiration on garden design and planting.
Featuring over 250 permanent gardens by leading garden designers, horticulturalists and landscape architects, from the 14th century to the present day, and covering all key types and styles of garden, this well-illustrated compendium combines images, text, key information and captions for each of the featured gardens, appealing to both amateur and professional gardeners, as well as garden designers.
Includes all garden types (courtyard, rooftop, parks, orchards, vineyards, landscapes, kitchen gardens, Islamic, water gardens) and styles (cottage, English, formal, alpine, tropical, Renaissance, Mediterranean and New Perennial).
Easy to use, with images which tell the 'story' of each garden and show planting and design details. Sure to be a popular holiday gift, it is essential inspiration for anyone who loves gardening or visiting gardens.
Informative summary texts explaining each garden and its design and planting features are written by leading garden and horticultural experts, including Edwinna von Baeyer, Ruth Chivers, Noel Kingsbury, Jill Raggett, Christine Reid and Lindsey Taylor.
This, their first ever book, documents their design process - from the initial intricate drawings and sketches, through a multitude of models, prototypes, colour swatches and samples, to the finished product. Featuring a wealth of previously unpublished images from the designers' personal archives, it takes the reader behind the scenes of this contemporary product design studio and allows intimate access to their working methods.
A beautiful and comprehensive monograph, the book focuses on their relationships with different manufacturers and includes the stories behind collaborations with Maharam, MINI, Georg Jensen, 1616/ Arita Japan, Karimoku New Standard and Thomas Eyck, as well as including a complete list of works featuring all the projects they have designed to date. Opening with a foreword by Michael Maharam, with supporting text from design critic Louise Schouwenberg, the book's stunning design by Joost Grootens includes a unique die-cut jacket, individually-crafted tip-ins and fluorescent book block edges.
The book is concerned with a relatively new design discipline at the intersection of graphic design and architecture - wayfinding. It includes the best design solutions from around the world. The publication showcases 245 state-of-the-art wayfinding projects grouped by category; parks, education facilities, corporate environments, commercial spaces, hospitality, transportation, health-care, and so on. The book includes descriptions of the various contexts that influence the design and create identity.
Catálogo de la exposición celebrada en la Fundación Mapfre, Madrid (06/10/10-16/01/11). Incluye reproducciones y comentarios de los 62 artistas aquí representados.
Une trentaine d'expositions est prévue. Cette première liste est non exhaustive.
Entrée gratuite, tous les jours, de 10h à 20h, du 1er au 16 septembre 2012.
Du 17 au 21 septembre, les expositions restent ouvertes spécialement pour les groupes scolaires (sur rendez-vous). En 2011, près de 8 000 élèves (étudiants, collégiens, lycéens) de toute la France, mais aussi venus d'Espagne, ont visité les expositions commentées par les photographes Martina Bacigalupo, Matthias Bruggmann, Peter Dejong, Bertrand Gaudillère et Pierre Terdjman.
Pour son 24 anniversaire, le Festival Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan publie, pour la cinquième année consécutive, avec les éditions Snoeck, un catalogue qui met à l'honneur les photographes exposants de l'édition 2012.
Depuis sa première édition en 1989, le Festival International du Photojournalisme nous rappelle que, pour une information visuelle juste, le regard du photojournaliste est indispensable. Les photos reproduites sont des documents d'archives ou d'actualité. Elles relatent les guerres ethniques, les conflits, les oubliés de l'histoire. Elles nous parlent de nature et d'environnement, de peuples, de religions, de faits de société, ou encore des grands fléaux de notre époque.
This book is an overview of the latest design trends in ephemeral architecture. The meaning of the ephemeral architecture itself is for most of us just temporary, which disappears once committed, According to this definition, "ephemeral" is the physical disappearance of architecture. However ephemeral not always consists of a physical disappearance. They have been built to disappear, but its symbolism is such that ends remaining in time.
El significado que alcanza la arquitectura efímera en sí para la mayoría es algo temporal, aquella que desaparece una vez cumplido su cometido. Según esta definición lo "efímero" consiste en la desaparición material de la arquitectura. Sin embargo lo efímero no tiene porque consistir siempre en una desaparición material. Se construye para desaparecer, pero es tal su simbolismo que termina permaneciendo en el tiempo.
The seminal work from photographer and artist Roger Ballen, Outland is now available again in an expanded edition with more than 50 never-before-seen images and new commentary from the artist himself. The culmination of nearly 20 years of work, Outland marked Ballen's move from documentary photography into the realms of fiction and propelled him into the international spotlight. His black-and-white photographs of South Africans on the fringes of society are powerful psychological studies: disturbing, exciting and impossible to forget.
