""The meaning of art is not authenticity but the expression of authenticity" wrote the Hungarian-born photographer Gyula Halasz, better known as Brassai, whose unflinching yet deeply sensual portraits of the seamier side of Paris nightlife during the 1930s and 1940s summon up an era where decadence and desperation ran side by side. Brassai's curiosity about his subjects and the originality of his approach highlight the depth of his ident ..."
Olivier Dassault, Revelations June 5-July 3, 2018, Marlborough, New York by Olivier Dassault Paperback, Published 2018 by Marlborough, New York ISBN-13: 978-0-89797-508-7, ISBN: 0-89797-508-1
"Man Ray was one of this century's great experimenters; his photographs, Rayographs and solarizations form many of the most original images to be produced in the first half of the 20th century. A notable chronicler of the international avant-garde, Man Ray's portraits included those of Nancy Cunard, Lee Miller, Yves Tanguy and Marcel Duchamp. Many of his nude studies and still lives have now become iconic images in their own right. This ..."
"Playfully rejecting the orderly restraint of midcentury design, the French avant-garde designer and architect Pierre Paulin (1927 2009) imagined sleek departure lounges for the jet set, perfume bottles for Courreges, and unforgettable Pop-era pieces like the Orange Slice chair, the shell-shaped Oyster chair, and the Tongue, a wavy, low-slung chaise. Paulin s signature innovation was to wrap his pieces in colorful stretch jersey, softeni ..."
"This monograph reviews Xavier Veilhan's monumental sculptures of the past ten years, works that include a buggy distorted as if seen through a rippling pool and a Cubist-style stainless-steel shark. Drawing on references ranging from classical statuary to Futurism and Op art, Veilhan has been compared to artists such as Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons."
"It is now a well-recognized fact that during the Roman Empire, tens of millions of Germans crossed its border. Germanic mercenaries served loyally under Julius Caesar, first as auxiliaries, later as legionaries, while some reached important military ranks. Today it is accepted that without the contribution of the Germans, it would have been difficult for the Roman Empire to last as long as it did. But how did Rome repay the northern ba ..."
"Rudi Ricciotti's Footbridge Of Peace connects the city of Seoul to Sunyudo Island on the Han River. This book examines the architect's encounter with the fundamentals of his art: site selection, conservation and destruction, material and design."
"Entre sobriété et majesté, mesure et démesure, le trône puise toujours à la même symbolique : celle de l'autorité " assise ". Pour la première fois, dans le décor somptueux du château de Versailles, lieu par excellence de l'exercice et de la représentation de la souveraineté, une exposition réunit des trônes venus du monde entier. Ce livre permet d'en mieux comprendre le modèle symbolique, dans ses dimensions politique, universitaire, é ..."
Tresors Publics by Ami Barak, Eric Alliez Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2003 by Flammarion ISBN-13: 978-2-08-011242-2, ISBN: 2-08-011242-2
"A full-colour catalogue from an exhibition at the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris (March-July 1995), with a collection of essays, exploring various aspects of the history and culture of Punic and Roman Carthage, both through the archaeological record and as it has been represented in the art and culture of the Renaissance and modern world."
"Des premiers habitants du site préhistorique de Terra Amata aux touristes de la Promenade des Anglais, Nice, depuis 400 000 ans, a toujours été présente au grand rendez-vous de l'Histoire. Portrait d'une ville et de son territoire, cet ouvrage en six chapitres compose une véritable galerie du temps : de l'invention du feu à la colonie grecque, de la conquête romaine aux Invasions barbares, de la christianisation à la Provence terre de F ..."
"Le Festin de l'art, première des deux expositions présentées à Dinard, souligne l'intérêt persistant. parfois fidèle à des traditions antérieures, souvent innovant, de la création contemporaine pour les aliments, les nuls, la ..."
"? partir d un certain nombre de mots clés, chaque titre décline les sentiments et impressions d un auteur qui le relient à sa passion. Il s agit à la fois d ouvrir les espaces intimes qui ont concouru à faire naître et à alimenter la passion de l auteur, et des fenêtres de connaissance permettant d accéder à un univers, un art, un domaine du savoir, une passion... Alain Baraton est avant tout un artiste qui vit pour et par son art, un h ..."