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Rights through Making
edited by Elisabetta Cianfanelli,
Joep Frens, Gabriele Goretti,
Caroline Hummels, Kees Overbeeke
and Ambra Trotto
The lack of solutions for the complexities of the
modern world, such as environmental issues,
cultural clashes, ideological warfare and the
breakdown of cultures, indicates that we might
have touched upon the limits of the rationally
and positively driven practice of the Western
world. The authors of the volume believe that
the design thinking, where action and thinking
are combined, could take the lead in developing
a new approach to these global problems.
80p, col illus, paperback, 9788859603573, $23.00(s),
Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008, Ethics in Design 1.
Rights through Making:
Wearing Quality
edited by Elisabetta Cianfanelli,
Joep Frens, Caroline Hummels,
Kees Overbeeke and Ambra Trotto
Words and communication often overshadow
actions and deeds, instead of jointly working
towards a solution. This volume proposes a new
way of thinking, where action and thinking are
combined, i.e. reflection-on-action. The suggestion
to use the power of design to pave the
way for a new approach to our global problems
is proposed.
96p, illus, paperback, 9788859605256, $23.00(s),
Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008,
Ethics in Design 2.
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The Choreography of Modernism in France
La Danseuse 1830–1930
by Julie Townsend
Whether in the pages of a trashy novel, under the glow of gaslights, in a dance hall, or on the walls of art galleries, the figure
of the female dancer haunts nineteenth-century French culture. Artists and writers of all kinds represented her alternately as
an elusive ideal, a saucy prostitute, or a dangerous seductress. In this interdisciplinary study of la danseuse, Julie Townsend
examines the rise and fall of classical ballet, the phenomenon of the music hall, and the birth of modern dance.
160p, hardback, 9781906540258, $75.00, Maney Publishing, October 2009, Legenda Research Monographs in French Studies 28.
The Quest for the Original
edited by H Verougstraete
and C Janssens de Bisthoven
The 16th Symposium for the Study
of Underdrawing and Technology
in Painting took place in Bruges in
September 2006. Articles in this
volume are on painting of the Low
Countries, Italy, France, Germany,
and Denmark between medieval and
modern times, not only easel painting,
but also book illumination, painting
on glass and ceramics and framing
in the Southern Netherlands. Some
methodological issues are discussed
and an update on equipments for examination
of paintings in the infrared
is provided.
310p, paperback, 9789042921726,
$107.00, Peeters Publishers, May 2009,
Underdrawing and Technology in
Painting. Symposia 16.
Ausgestellte Arbeit
Industriemuseen und ihr Umgang
mit dem wirtschaftlichen Strukturwandel
by Katja Roeckner
Beginning with the 1970s, impressive industrial buildings, made obsolete by
rationalization and the relocation of production centers, were converted into
exhibition areas and opened to the larger public. This volume provides the first
comprehensive analysis of this new type of museum. German text.
183p, 6 b/w illus, paperback, 9783515092791, $56.00(s),
Franz Steiner Verlag, June 2009, Beiträge zur Kommunikationsgeschichte 21.
Tapisserie
by Julien Bal
Julien Bal presents a corpus
of contemporary tapestries,
wherein technique and artistry
produce vibrant, expressive
colors and assertive characters.
212p, illus, hardback,
9789042921641, $102.00,
Peeters Publishers, December 2008.
Un mondo di intrecci e ventole
Le collezioni Kraft e Moradei
by Corinne Kraft Bernabei, Luisa Morade
and Maria Emirena Tozzi Bellini
This volume presents a significant selection of fans from across the globe in
the collections of Corinne Kraft Bernabei and Luisa Moradei. Photographs,
illustrations and texts retrace the history of the fan from ancient Egypt to its
modern uses as a souvenir or advertisement. The catalogue itself examines
66 pieces, with ample illustrations and information on the origins, production,
dimensions and present whereabouts. Italian and English text.
192p, col & b/w illus, paperback, 9788859604846, $26.50(s),
Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008, Testi e Studi 23.
The David Brown Book Company – Fall 2009