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Between Nature and Culture

Photographs of the Getty Center by Joe Deal

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Between Nature and Culture

Photographs of the Getty Center by Joe Deal

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

He completed the assignment in two phases: The photographs made during the first phase (April 1984-March 1989) capture the natural ruggedness of the terrain and establish its relationship to the developed neighboring enclaves. Those made during the second phase (April 1992-August 1997) not only record the actual construction process but also reveal Deal's personal perspective on the qualities of light and the creation of form. Represented in this book as a selection from the resulting portfolio, Topos, a Greek word meaning place, site, position, and occasion - Deal's artistic legacy to the Gerry Center."--BOOK JACKET.

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0892365498

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What Is a Museum?

Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders

By: The United States National Committee of the International Council of Museums

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What Is a Museum?

Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders

By: The United States National Committee of the International Council of Museums

What makes a museum, a museum in the 21st century? This is a transformative moment in the history of museums. Traditionally, the museums have been defined by the functions of collecting, preserving, documenting, researching, exhibiting and in other ways, communicating and interpreting evidence of human culture and history for the benefit of everyone. But what is the future of museums in a fast-changing world of economic uncertainty, social disruption, health challenges and climate change? Can museums reflect the accountability and transparency under which they are expected to acquire and use their material, financial, social, and intellectual resources? What Is a Museum? Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders shares perspectives from dedicated professionals investigating how museums can meet their ethical, political, social, cultural, and environmental responsibilities in the years to come. In a series of essays, well-known leaders in the museum sector and related fields contribute to our understanding of the current and future challenges facing museums around the world. ICOM-US Co-Chair and Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch III, summarizes the issues and provides guidance for the future of museums. Questions explored include: What lessons have we learned from the needs of the communities we claim to serve and how can we better adapt to shift our priorities in a faster and more efficient way? How can museums not only chronicle the past, but depict the present and become touchstones for the future of their communities? In a world aimed towards political correctness, how do we address collections resulting from power and colonization? This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in why museums matter today, what their future holds, and how to change them

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538167816

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Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry

By: Susan Weber Soros,Stefanie Walker,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts

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Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry

By: Susan Weber Soros,Stefanie Walker,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts

During the nineteenth century in Rome, three generations of the Castellani family created what they called “Italian archaeological jewelry,” which was inspired by the precious Etruscan, Roman, Greek, and Byzantine antiquities being excavated at the time. The Castellani jewelry consisted of finely wrought gold that was often combined with delicate and colorful mosaics, carved gemstones, or enamel. This magnificent book is the first to display and discuss the jewelry and the family behind it. International scholars discuss the life and work of the Castellani, revealing the wide-ranging aspects of the family’s artistic and cultural activities. They describe the making and marketing of the jewelry, the survey collection of all periods of Italian jewelry on display in the Castellani’s palatial store, and the Castellani’s activities in the trade of antiquities, as they sponsored excavations, and restored, dealt, and exhibited antiques. They also recount the family’s involvement in the cultural and political life of their city and country.

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Yale University Press

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0300104618

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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal

Volume 24, 1996

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal

Volume 24, 1996

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal has been published annually since 1974. It contains scholarly articles and shorter notes pertaining to objects in the Museum’s seven curatorial departments: Antiquities, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Manuscripts, Paintings, Photographs, and Sculpture and Works of Art. The Journal includes an illustrated checklist of the Museum’s acquisitions for the previous year, a staff listing, and a statement by the Museum’s director outlining the year’s most important activities. Volume 24 of the J. Paul Getty Museum Journal includes articles by John Walsh, Birgitta Lindros Wohl, Helmut Engelhart, Sabine Haag, Mari-Tere Alvarez, and Christiane Bron.

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0892363975

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Philip Johnson and His Mischief

Appropriation in Art and Architecture

By: Christian Bjone,The Images Publishing Group

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Philip Johnson and His Mischief

Appropriation in Art and Architecture

By: Christian Bjone,The Images Publishing Group

In the world of modern art, the idea of appropriation, or the conscious manipulation of the recognised world of another artist, has long been accepted as a legitimate strategy in criticism of the tradition of art authorship, challenging the context of viewing contemporary work and the manipulation of omnipresent media images. The world of art itself is fair game to be pillaged or mined in the production of new art, but there is almost no recognised equivalent aesthetic in architecture. Philip Johnson consistently dealt with the concept of appropriation and used it as a design strategy from the very beginning of his illustrious career. A singular taste-maker, Philip Johnson influenced art, architecture and design during the second half of the 20th century. Philip Johnson and His Mischief: Appropriation in Art and Architecture looks at the concept of appropriation and how Johnson’s style was influenced first by his mentor, Mies van der Rohe, and then by post-modern ideas and artists. This title serves to review Johnson’s body of work and show that, far from being a weakness, his use of appropriation was a major part of his innovative success.

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1864705248

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Art and visual culture: Medieval to modern

By: The Open University

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Art and visual culture: Medieval to modern

By: The Open University

This 10-hour free course explored the fundamental issues raised by the study of western art and visual culture over the last millennium.

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1473004802

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Kinetic Architecture

Design for Active Envelopes

By: Charles Linn,The Images Publishing Group

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Kinetic Architecture

Design for Active Envelopes

By: Charles Linn,The Images Publishing Group

A shift in the architecture industry’s focus in the last 20 years toward ecological concerns, long-term value, and user comfort has coincided with significant new developments in digital controls, actuators, shading typologies, building physics simulation capability, and material performance. This collision has afforded architects an expanded set of opportunities to create architecture that can respond directly to environmental conditions, resulting in innovative façade designs that quickly become landmarks for their cities. Authors Russell Fortmeyer and Charles Linn trace the historical development of active façades in modern architecture, and reveal how contemporary architects and consultants design and test these systems.

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1864704950

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The Book

A Contemporary View

By: J. Susan Isaacs,Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts,Towson University. Center for the Arts Gallery

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The Book

A Contemporary View

By: J. Susan Isaacs,Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts,Towson University. Center for the Arts Gallery

Addresses the themes of the book as object, subject, and concept, including artist-made books, deconstructed books, and book installations

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Lulu.com

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1257947192

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Foundation Reporter 37

By: Taft Group,Taft Group, The

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Foundation Reporter 37

By: Taft Group,Taft Group, The

Each edition of "Foundation Reporter gives you all the important contact, financial and grants information on the top 1,000 private foundations in the United States. In addition to providing biographical data on foundation officers and directors, entries examine a foundation's giving philosophy, financial summary, history of donors, geographic preferences, application procedures and restrictions, and more. Includes an updated appendix of more than 2,500 abridged private foundation entries providing additional funding sources. Thirteen indexes facilitate research.

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1569954682

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The Cult Statue of a Goddess

Summary of Proceedings from a Workshop Held at the Getty Villa, May 9, 2007

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

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The Cult Statue of a Goddess

Summary of Proceedings from a Workshop Held at the Getty Villa, May 9, 2007

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

An international workshop on the Cult Statue of a Goddess was held at the Getty Villa on May 9, 2007. Sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum, it brought together distinguished speakers from Italy, New Zealand, and the United States as well as observers from the Sicilian Regional Ministry of Culture and Environmental Heritage, the Archaeological Institute of America, and colleagues from across the Getty. The topics addressed comprise pseudo-acrolithic sculpture in Archaic and Classical Greece, art-historical observations about the Cult Statue, petrographic and micropalaeontological data about the statue, survey of soil residues from the statue, and pollen analysis of those soil residues. The research undertaken and the information provided by this group will help better to determine the Cult Statue's ancient origins. The results of this workshop were a part of the Getty Museum's final stages of research before the statue was sent to Italy in 2011.

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0892369280

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TIME 100 Photographs

The Most Influential Images of All Time

By: Time Magazine Editors

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TIME 100 Photographs

The Most Influential Images of All Time

By: Time Magazine Editors

Since its inception, TIME magazine has been synonymous not just with outstanding journalism, but also with outstanding photography. Now, to mark the 175th anniversary of photography and the birth of photojournalism, the Editors of TIME magazine are publishing this companion book to the groundbreaking digital celebration of photography that TIME.com will be mounting online, displaying the most influential photographs of all time. While they may not be the most famous or well-known photographs, each one is unique for the way in which it changed, influenced, or commemorated a particular world event. From the first sports photograph to ever win the Pulitzer Prize - that of Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium to the photograph of Student Neda Agha-Soltan's death during Iran's 2009 election protests, each of the photographs in 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time is significant in how it forever changed how we live, learn, communicate, and in many cases, view the world.

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Time Home Entertainment

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1618935070

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Censorship and Silencing

Practices of Cultural Regulation

By: Robert Post

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Censorship and Silencing

Practices of Cultural Regulation

By: Robert Post

Censorship was once a predictable topic, dividing liberals and conservatives down the middle on issues like obscenity and national security. Today, the debate over the regulation of speech offers no such easy dichotomy, with feminists joining forces with religious fundamentalists to control pornography, and abortion rights advocates seeking to restrict clinic demonstrations while prolife groups defend their freedom to picket. Underlying this trend is a fundamental intellectual shift--exemplified by the work of Michel Foucault--that holds that the state is not the only agent of censorship. The thirteen contributors here explore the topic of censorship from the viewpoint of numerous disciplines and viewpoints.

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089236484X

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Tiltwallism

A Treatise on Architectual Potential of Tiltwall Construction

By: Jeffrey Blaine Brown,The Images Publishing Group

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Tiltwallism

A Treatise on Architectual Potential of Tiltwall Construction

By: Jeffrey Blaine Brown,The Images Publishing Group

Written by Jeffrey Brown AIA, Tiltwallism is designed to be an introductory resource to architects and an inspiration to contractors, developers and structural consultants who have encountered the technology of Tilt Wall construction. The vast amount of trade and technical information available on the subject is interpreted in a formal treatment for the first time on a subject at the forefront of the architectural role in an era of lowered construction costs. Brown provides a full synthetic treatment of Tilt Wall construction by laying out the design opportunities in engaging in the architectural exploration of a low technology / low cost form of construction. He explains its history, methodology, and relationship to current architectural approaches to meaning. Brown writes in a balanced style targeted at both architects and academics that will also be accessible to non-architects and allied professionals. The title is richly illustrated in an effort to be useful to the many ancillary professions such as contractors, developers, and real estate brokers who are driving this increasingly prevalent approach to “investment” architecture.

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1864705752

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Chronorama

Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century

By: The Pinault Collection,Conde Nast Archive

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Chronorama

Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century

By: The Pinault Collection,Conde Nast Archive

An unprecedented volume of photography from the Condé Nast Archive, illustrating the history, art, and fashion of their famous magazine brands Chronorama: Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century is an impressive photography volume from the Condé Nast Archive, curated by Matthieu Humery for the Pinault Collection. Chrono—referring to space-time—and rama—referring to sight—are the cornerstones of this notable art record that depicts the third decade of the 21st century, a decade that had the potential to be another Roaring Twenties, and during which, Condé Nast Publications experienced meteoric growth. Taken from the pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair, House & Garden, GQ, and Glamour, the nearly 400 stunning original vintage prints and illustrations within this tome are by top photographers such as Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton, Eduardo Garcia Benito, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, and Arthur Elgort—resulting in an unprecedented showcase of some of the most important works ever to be produced for the magazine page. Organized by decade, the book opens with the 1910s and ends with the 1970s, and the backstories of each decade are told through the art and historical context of the times, firmly situating the prevalence of the works in the minds of the readers. An exclusive collection of full-color, vivid, exquisite, and memorable images, Chronorama is not only a landmark in the history of photography and illustrated books, but also a pivotal time in the history of fashion, design, and the arts.

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9798887071121

TIME 100 Influential Photographs

By: The Editors of TIME

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TIME 100 Influential Photographs

By: The Editors of TIME

TIME Magazine presents 100 Influential Photographs.

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1547845988

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9781547845989

TIME Mental Health

By: The Editors of TIME

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TIME Mental Health

By: The Editors of TIME

People at all stages of life experience mental illness, including anxiety and depression. There has never been a better understanding of how the right support, lifestyle and approach can begin to crack the code and lead toward better health. Now, in a new Special Edition,Mental Health: A New Understanding, the editors of TIME take a look at the vast world of mental health from understanding the causes and symptoms of mental disorders to feeling better, including the power of exercise, why your pets are good for your mental health, and the benefits of pharmaceutical aides, therapy and other ways to alleviate pain. There is also guidance on how to help a friend or loved one who is suffering from mental illness and understanding life as an addict. Additionally, we look at suicide, depression amongst college-age children and why the loneliness epidemic should be taken very seriously. Mental Health is an excellent primer on understanding our own minds.

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