PLUS LÉGER QUE L’AIR: Le vol de la libellule, Uehara Michiko

Arts & Photography

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"Written in French and English, this exhibition catalog of the first retrospective of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, organized by the MusTe dÆArt Contemporaine of Lyon, is centered on the links between western and eastern culture. The catalog details the two parts of the exhibit, both of which require the observer to travel via rollercoaster or boat in order to view the works. Revealed is an artist whose perception of space and time is defined by Chinese tradition and is regulated by a movement from sky to earth, not the inverse. A thorough discussion of each installment, color plates of works, a list of works, and a biography of the artist are included."

Cai Guo Qiang : une Histoire Arbitraire

COLLECTIF

Individual Artists

Parures triomphales : le manierisme dans dans l'art de l'armure italienne

SILVIO LEYDI JOSÉ-A GODOY

Reference

Ludovico Carracci

Literature & Fiction

Unknown, Author

British & Irish

Richard Greaves left Montreal in 1984, completely turning his back on his former life and work, and moved to the Beauce region of Quebec. There, he took up residence on a piece of land that he and some friends had bought eight years prior, near a small rural community. Only in 1989 did he begin to work on this immense (250 metres x 1.6 kilometres) site, placing on the ground and attaching to trees installations composed of objects made from garbage; computer key-boards and screens, typewriters, clothes, toys, shoes, household appliances, sports equipment, television sets, umbrellas, and more. Between 1990 and 1995, Greaves worked with the artist and poet Berthier Guay, who lived nearby. Guay was often commissioned by clients to dismantle old buidings, piece by piece, and reconstruct them elsewhere. The architectural procedures used by Greaves result in a reversal of the conceptual rules of construction. His work arises from 'counter-architecture', or what Michel Ragon calls 'anarchitecture'. Anarc

Richard Greaves Anarchitecte

History & Criticism

Luba

Nooter Roberts

Lieux Imaginaires d'Érik Desma

<p>The most important symbols of Christianity, the cross and crucifix are as diverse in material, design, and detail as they are origin. Renowned art historian Oleg Zastrow’s unprecedented volume is a richly illustrated collection of these sacred treasures, many of which have never been published before. Remarkable for their outstanding interest and extreme rarity, the works are featured here in stunning colorplates with numerous close-up details.  This exceptional and varied collection spans twelve centuries, and includes reliquary, altar, wall, table, pectoral, benedictional, ornamental, and devotional crosses. Made from silver, copper, bronze, iron, ivory, bone, marble, stone and wood, these expertly crafted artifacts are decorated by gilding or silvering, polychromy, enamelling, or gems and pearls. Gathered from around the globe, this catalogue of crosses and crucifixes is the product of impassioned and knowledgeable collecting, and a new and important resource on a topic that has long been neglected in the history of art.</p>

Crosses And Crucifixes: Treasures From The 8Th And 19Th...

Zastrow, Oleg

Religious

Domenico Beccafumi

Dominique, Cordellier

<p>«Pradier, le poète de la beauté, le roi de la forme!» s''exclame Théophile Gautier en 1846, écartant ainsi les critiques qui veulent voir en l''auteur de Nyssia un artiste «froid et académique». Absent du champ d''attention des historiens de l''art après le Second Empire, l''œuvre du sculpteur est revisité depuis une quarantaine d''années. Il fait l''objet d''études et d''expositions, il est collectionné avec ferveur et retrouve sa place dans les salles des musées.Le catalogue raisonné offre une vue d''ensemble sur la production de l''artiste. Il inventorie quelque cinq cents sculptures, dont plus d''une centaine inédites et reproduites pour la première fois. Il en documente les sources ― notamment les dessins ―, les différents exemplaires, les variantes successives et les éditions auxquelles elles ont donné lieu encore longtemps après la mort de l''artiste. Cette reconstruction minutieuse de l''œuvre de Pradier et de sa fortune critique permet de comprendre la carrière exemplaire du sculpteur à Paris, elle révèle le quotidien de son atelier, ses relations avec les artistes et les écrivains de son temps, documente les contacts qu''il entretient avec les éditeurs de ses statuettes et sa recherche de commandes publiques prestigieuses.</p>

James Pradier: Catalogue Raisonne 1790-1852

Lapaire, Claude

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