Architectural Lighting Design, Third Edition is the one source for all the technical skills, aesthetic fundamentals, and practical knowledge you need to design efficient, sustainable interior and exterior lighting for every type of building. p> Expanding on the depth and breadth of previous editions, this edition boasts more than one-quarter new material, including new discussions about sustainability, lighting details, and the assessment of manufacturers' product data.
The Canadian artist-team Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller have built up an impressive multimedia practice in which sound and voice are both material and subject. Their disorienting sound environments derive their sources from a wide spectrum of musical, literary and cinematic genres such as medieval plainsong, pulp fiction, literary fiction or film noir, transforming a walk along a street into a hallucinatory existential thriller in which visual and aural input can wildly clash or mesh. Cardiff and Miller first gained international recognition for collaborations such as "The Secret Hotel," in which participants were able to experience the atmospheres of rooms in a grand hotel, and "The Paradise Institute," a hit with visitors at the 2001 Venice Biennial, which conjured a turn-of-the-century movie theater in which the main role was played by a parallel soundtrack of noises that usually disturb audiences: whispers, coughs and rustling bags of popcorn. A concise retrospective, The Killing Machine and Other Stories 1995-2007 profiles such previous works alongside more recent ones that have never been published before. It is a comprehensive reader, containing previously unpublished written and visual material, and pertinent literature on the oeuvre of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.
The loop is a pervasive element in various forms of media, from music and video art to hotel lobbies and living spaces, where flickering flames and darting fish are displayed on monitors. This self-contained circuit has been a significant theme in cultural history, alchemy, religion, and philosophy since antiquity. An exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg offers a comprehensive examination of the loop phenomenon across art, film, architecture, music, literature, and cultural history, exploring its implications in terms of time, place, form, and content. Accompanying the exhibition is a scholarly catalogue edited by Ralf Beil, which delves into this multifaceted theme through the lenses of science, literature, and creativity. The catalogue features thirteen essays, numerous original sources, and over three hundred illustrations, providing a foundational exploration that continually unveils new perspectives and insights. It includes works by notable artists and thinkers such as Adel Abdessemed, Marina Abramović, Francis Alÿs, Joseph Beuys, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, and many others. The exhibition runs from October 29, 2017, to February 18, 2018, at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg.
This book explores the history and present of music videos as a vital part of contemporary culture and the global entertainment industry. It accompanies a major exhibition at the UNESCO World Heritage site Völklinger Hütte, featuring around 90 music videos from over 30 countries and discussing themes like AI, climate change, and gender issues.
Der expressionistische Bildhauer Bernhard Hoetger (1874-1949) gehörte mit
Heinrich Vogeler und Paula Modersohn-Becker zum Künstlerkreis in Worpswede.
Als Mitglied der Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt erarbeitete er bereits zuvor ein
skulpturenreiches Gesamtkunstwerk im Platanenhain auf der Mathildenhöhe, das
zu seinen Hauptwerken zählt.
Bernhard Hoetger's sculptures for the Plane Tree Grove on the Mathildenhöhe
were the artistic highlight of the last exhibition of the Darmstadt artists'
colony in 1914: over 40 sculptural works across the entire garden area of the
Mathildenhöhe, constituting an emphatic artistic synthesis of the circle of
life. This volume discusses the 40 sculptures within the context of the Art
Nouveau movement in Germany. Bernhard Hoetger s sculptures for the Plane Tree
Grove on the Mathildenhöhe were the artistic highlight of the last exhibition
of the Darmstadt artists colony in 1914: over 40 sculptural works across the
entire garden area of the Mathildenhöhe, constituting an emphatic artistic
synthesis of the circle of life. This volume discusses the 40 sculptures
within the context of the Art Deco movement in Germany.
How do female Indian artists position themselves today, balancing societal responsibilities with the legacy of feminist predecessors? In this exploration, six artists reflect on India's history, present, and future amidst a socio-cultural transformation in a patriarchal society. Vibha Galhotra, Shilpa Gupta, Bharti Kher, Prajakta Potnis, Reena Saini Kallat, Mithu Sen, and Tejal Shah engage with the theme of boundaries—addressing gender, political, territorial, ecological, and religious limitations. Their multimedia works articulate the unexpressed, crafting a new language for their experiences. This richly illustrated publication accompanies the first thematic exhibition of Indian women artists in Germany, showcasing their diverse perspectives and contributions. The exhibition runs from April 29 to August 26, 2018, at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, which has been collecting international contemporary art since 1994. The museum has developed a distinguished collection, emphasizing late modernism and contemporary art, while also presenting an ambitious exhibition program that connects cultural narratives for the public. The exhibition is curated by Uta Ruhkamp.
Zum ersten Mal präsentiert eine Publikation die Entstehung und Entwicklung der britischen Pop Art derart umfassend und spartenübergreifend. Sechzig Jahre nach der legendären Ausstellung this is tomorrow im Jahr 1956 in London präsentieren Gemälde, Skulpturen, Architekturmodelle, Plakate, Fotografien, Fernsehbeiträge, Musik und Film den markanten Kulturwandel in Großbritannien von den späten 1940er-Jahren bis zum Ende der 1960er-Jahre. Ein Stadtparcours mit Straßen, Plätzen und Künstlerhäusern ermöglicht einen lebendigen Einblick in die „Swinging Sixties“. Der umfangreich bebilderte Katalog zeigt rund 200 Arbeiten von „Ikonen“ wie Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton, Allen Jones, David Hockney, R. B. Kitaj, aber auch vielen anderen Protagonisten der Pop Art: den Künstlerinnen Pauline Boty und Jann Haworth sowie den Architekten Cedric Price und Archigram.
Der Katalog, herausgegeben von Ralf Beil und Holger Broeker, enthält neben zahlreichen Künstlerstatements und literarischen Texten von Jorge Luis Borges, Essays von Ralf Beil und Holger Broeker sowie Werktexte u. a. von Rodrigo Alonso, Klaus Biesenbach, Hans-Michael Herzog, Clara Montero, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Raphael Rubinstein, Katrin Steffen und Raúl Zamudio.
