Recession ; double wall projects 04 ; [anlässlich der Ausstellung: Double Wall Projects 04. Dan Perjovschi: RECESSION, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, 31. Mai 2008 - 26. April 2009]
Recession ; double wall projects 04 ; [anlässlich der Ausstellung: Double Wall Projects 04. Dan Perjovschi: RECESSION, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, 31. Mai 2008 - 26. April 2009]
The Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi is one of the foremost draughtsmen on the international art scene.For the project Recession (Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, 31 May 2008 - 26 April 2009), which this book records, Perjovschi covered the two large wall spaces of the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst with a dense reference system, executed in white chalk on black ground, and diagramming a huge range of contemporary social, cultural and political phenomena in crude pictograms.This publication traces the project in a diaristic fashion and steers the reader's attention from broad views of the installation to detailed close-up. The fact that Perjovschi's drawings were erased after one year makes Recession an indispensable document.English and German text.
This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came about, and why they were so popular. In contrast to the numerous studies on the historical and legendary figure of Alexander, surprisingly few studies have examined, in one volume, the visual representation of the Macedonian king in frescoes, oil paintings, engravings, manuscripts, medals, sculpture, and tapestries during the Renaissance. The book covers a broad geographical area and includes transalpine perspectives. Ingrid Alexander-Skipnes examines the role that humanists played in disseminating the stories about Alexander and explores why Alexander was so popular during the Renaissance. Alexander-Skipnes offers cultural, political, and social perspectives on the Macedonian king and shows how Renaissance artists and patrons viewed Alexander the Great. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, ancient Greek history, and classics.
With our American Philosophy and Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us.
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Tradition and the rule of faith are particularly apt themes for this collection of studies. The essays are written in honor of Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., renowned American patristic scholar whose research and writings have focused on this particular theme.
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