Author: Martin Kippenberger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
On 26 February 2003 Martin Kippenberger would have turned fifty. In commemoration of his birthday, the gallerist Max Hetzler has dedicated a book to him. "Gitarren, die nicht Gudrun heißen" rekindles our memories of an enfant terrible of the art world and explores the oeuvre of this outstanding artist, who died six years ago. Artists, critics, art historians and authors have written a series of highly personal testimonies to Martin Kippenberger, who was a friend, a role model and a source of irritation all in one. Albert Oehlen tells of the intense artistic debate that began at the Hamburg Art Academy in the late 1970s and persisted even after both artists had moved off in different stylistic directions. Peter Pakesch recalls his encounter in the 1980s with Kippenberger the "utopian campaigner", and explains how the artist was driven by his boundless desire to grapple with the world, with whatever company he was keeping, and above all with art. As the artist's former assistant, Merlin Carpenter describes the "Kippenberger system" through which all manner of alien ideas and creativity were constantly ploughed into Kippenberger's artistic production. Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen examines how public discourse forged the identity of this artist, who declared that role-playing and strategy were crucial components of his perception of art. For his part, Martin Prinzhorn wonders what place should be given to a body of art that has become so indistinguishable from the persona of the artist, but which at the same time appears almost to vanish inside the most diverse artistic identities. Elusive but omnipresent, Martin Kippenberger appears to his friend Mayo Thompson in a dream as a restless spirit who, as Werner Buttner says, couldn't even have resisted mocking his own funeral-"He would have turned that into art, too". Or, to use Rainald Goetz's words: "Ego-apotheosis: whoosh and away." Martin Kippenberger's vivid presence in the thoughts and writings of his friends is matched by the forceful presence of his work throughout this publication. Pictures, invitation cards, catalogues, snapshots-the book's design compounds this path through the labyrinth of his artistic output and lends Martin Kippenberger physical and visual presence on every page.
Guitars that are Not Called Gudrun
Author: Martin Kippenberger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
On 26 February 2003 Martin Kippenberger would have turned fifty. In commemoration of his birthday, the gallerist Max Hetzler has dedicated a book to him. "Gitarren, die nicht Gudrun heißen" rekindles our memories of an enfant terrible of the art world and explores the oeuvre of this outstanding artist, who died six years ago. Artists, critics, art historians and authors have written a series of highly personal testimonies to Martin Kippenberger, who was a friend, a role model and a source of irritation all in one. Albert Oehlen tells of the intense artistic debate that began at the Hamburg Art Academy in the late 1970s and persisted even after both artists had moved off in different stylistic directions. Peter Pakesch recalls his encounter in the 1980s with Kippenberger the "utopian campaigner", and explains how the artist was driven by his boundless desire to grapple with the world, with whatever company he was keeping, and above all with art. As the artist's former assistant, Merlin Carpenter describes the "Kippenberger system" through which all manner of alien ideas and creativity were constantly ploughed into Kippenberger's artistic production. Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen examines how public discourse forged the identity of this artist, who declared that role-playing and strategy were crucial components of his perception of art. For his part, Martin Prinzhorn wonders what place should be given to a body of art that has become so indistinguishable from the persona of the artist, but which at the same time appears almost to vanish inside the most diverse artistic identities. Elusive but omnipresent, Martin Kippenberger appears to his friend Mayo Thompson in a dream as a restless spirit who, as Werner Buttner says, couldn't even have resisted mocking his own funeral-"He would have turned that into art, too". Or, to use Rainald Goetz's words: "Ego-apotheosis: whoosh and away." Martin Kippenberger's vivid presence in the thoughts and writings of his friends is matched by the forceful presence of his work throughout this publication. Pictures, invitation cards, catalogues, snapshots-the book's design compounds this path through the labyrinth of his artistic output and lends Martin Kippenberger physical and visual presence on every page.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
On 26 February 2003 Martin Kippenberger would have turned fifty. In commemoration of his birthday, the gallerist Max Hetzler has dedicated a book to him. "Gitarren, die nicht Gudrun heißen" rekindles our memories of an enfant terrible of the art world and explores the oeuvre of this outstanding artist, who died six years ago. Artists, critics, art historians and authors have written a series of highly personal testimonies to Martin Kippenberger, who was a friend, a role model and a source of irritation all in one. Albert Oehlen tells of the intense artistic debate that began at the Hamburg Art Academy in the late 1970s and persisted even after both artists had moved off in different stylistic directions. Peter Pakesch recalls his encounter in the 1980s with Kippenberger the "utopian campaigner", and explains how the artist was driven by his boundless desire to grapple with the world, with whatever company he was keeping, and above all with art. As the artist's former assistant, Merlin Carpenter describes the "Kippenberger system" through which all manner of alien ideas and creativity were constantly ploughed into Kippenberger's artistic production. Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen examines how public discourse forged the identity of this artist, who declared that role-playing and strategy were crucial components of his perception of art. For his part, Martin Prinzhorn wonders what place should be given to a body of art that has become so indistinguishable from the persona of the artist, but which at the same time appears almost to vanish inside the most diverse artistic identities. Elusive but omnipresent, Martin Kippenberger appears to his friend Mayo Thompson in a dream as a restless spirit who, as Werner Buttner says, couldn't even have resisted mocking his own funeral-"He would have turned that into art, too". Or, to use Rainald Goetz's words: "Ego-apotheosis: whoosh and away." Martin Kippenberger's vivid presence in the thoughts and writings of his friends is matched by the forceful presence of his work throughout this publication. Pictures, invitation cards, catalogues, snapshots-the book's design compounds this path through the labyrinth of his artistic output and lends Martin Kippenberger physical and visual presence on every page.
The Interestings
Author: Meg Wolitzer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594632340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
“Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn't women's fiction. It's everyone's."—Entertainment Weekly (A) The New York Times–bestselling novel by Meg Wolitzer that has been called "genius" (The Chicago Tribune), “wonderful” (Vanity Fair), "ambitious" (San Francisco Chronicle), and a “page-turner” (Cosmopolitan), which The New York Times Book Review says is "among the ranks of books like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom and Jeffrey Eugenides The Marriage Plot." The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594632340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
“Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn't women's fiction. It's everyone's."—Entertainment Weekly (A) The New York Times–bestselling novel by Meg Wolitzer that has been called "genius" (The Chicago Tribune), “wonderful” (Vanity Fair), "ambitious" (San Francisco Chronicle), and a “page-turner” (Cosmopolitan), which The New York Times Book Review says is "among the ranks of books like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom and Jeffrey Eugenides The Marriage Plot." The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
An Invisible Thread
Author: Laura Schroff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451648979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title, that may also include a folder.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451648979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title, that may also include a folder.
Lutheran Salvationists?
Author: Gudrun Maria Lydholm
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498297889
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The idea of a state religion is seldom connected to religious freedom and liberal, modern, and democratic states. However, such a situation existed in Norway until 2012, when the Lutheran Church was the state church of Norway. A large majority of the population belonged to the church, even though the percentage in 2013 had fallen to well over seventy-five. The relationship between the church and minority religious movements demanded adaptation and compromises from the minority churches. The Salvation Army's enculturation and accommodation during its 128-year history in Norway illustrates such a situation. The book examines how The Salvation Army accommodated itself both doctrinally as well as practically to the situation of a dominant state church. The study reveals such a close affiliation of Salvationists to the Norwegian Church as a state institution, that it raises the question of whether a concept of civil religion was implicitly present in Salvationists' view of the state church and their own adherence to the church. This situation also raises the question of what constitutes a real church. The book indicates the tension between Lutheran and Salvationist ecclesiology as well as the influence from the Lutheran Church.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498297889
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The idea of a state religion is seldom connected to religious freedom and liberal, modern, and democratic states. However, such a situation existed in Norway until 2012, when the Lutheran Church was the state church of Norway. A large majority of the population belonged to the church, even though the percentage in 2013 had fallen to well over seventy-five. The relationship between the church and minority religious movements demanded adaptation and compromises from the minority churches. The Salvation Army's enculturation and accommodation during its 128-year history in Norway illustrates such a situation. The book examines how The Salvation Army accommodated itself both doctrinally as well as practically to the situation of a dominant state church. The study reveals such a close affiliation of Salvationists to the Norwegian Church as a state institution, that it raises the question of whether a concept of civil religion was implicitly present in Salvationists' view of the state church and their own adherence to the church. This situation also raises the question of what constitutes a real church. The book indicates the tension between Lutheran and Salvationist ecclesiology as well as the influence from the Lutheran Church.
Factfulness
Author: Hans Rosling
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125012381X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125012381X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Music in Germany Since 1968
Author: Alastair Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521877598
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Alastair Williams argues that the social transformations of 1968 led to a new phase of art music in Germany.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521877598
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Alastair Williams argues that the social transformations of 1968 led to a new phase of art music in Germany.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All (Songbook)
Author: Frank Zappa
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458430596
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
(Recorded Version (Guitar)). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all nine tracks from Zappa's classic 1975 release: Andy * Can't Afford No Shoes * Evelyn, A Modified Dog * Florentine Pogen * Inca Roads * Po-Jama People * San Ber'dino * Sofa No. 1 * Sofa No. 2. Includes an introduction by Steve Vai.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458430596
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
(Recorded Version (Guitar)). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all nine tracks from Zappa's classic 1975 release: Andy * Can't Afford No Shoes * Evelyn, A Modified Dog * Florentine Pogen * Inca Roads * Po-Jama People * San Ber'dino * Sofa No. 1 * Sofa No. 2. Includes an introduction by Steve Vai.
Blixa Bargeld and Einstürzende Neubauten: German Experimental Music
Author: Jennifer Shryane
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317173708
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
At the end of his life, Pierre Schaeffer commented that his musical and sound experiments had attempted to go beyond 'do-re-mi'. This had a direct bearing on Einstürzende Neubauten's musical philosophy and work, with the musicians always striving to extend the boundaries of music in sound, instrumentation and purpose. The group are one of the few examples of 'rock-based' artists who have been able to sustain a breadth and depth of work in a variety of media over a number of years while remaining experimental and open to development. Jennifer Shryane provides a much-needed analysis of the group's important place in popular/experimental music history. She illustrates their innovations with found- and self-constructed instrumentation, their Artaudian performance strategies and textual concerns, as well as their methods of independence. Einstürzende Neubauten have also made a consistent and unique contribution to the development of the independent German Language Contemporary Music scene, which although often acknowledged as influential, is still rarely examined.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317173708
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
At the end of his life, Pierre Schaeffer commented that his musical and sound experiments had attempted to go beyond 'do-re-mi'. This had a direct bearing on Einstürzende Neubauten's musical philosophy and work, with the musicians always striving to extend the boundaries of music in sound, instrumentation and purpose. The group are one of the few examples of 'rock-based' artists who have been able to sustain a breadth and depth of work in a variety of media over a number of years while remaining experimental and open to development. Jennifer Shryane provides a much-needed analysis of the group's important place in popular/experimental music history. She illustrates their innovations with found- and self-constructed instrumentation, their Artaudian performance strategies and textual concerns, as well as their methods of independence. Einstürzende Neubauten have also made a consistent and unique contribution to the development of the independent German Language Contemporary Music scene, which although often acknowledged as influential, is still rarely examined.
Becoming Charlemagne
Author: Jeff Sypeck
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060797061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
On Christmas morning in the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on the brow of a Germanic king named Karl. With one gesture, the man later hailed as Charlemagne claimed his empire and forever shaped the destiny of Europe. Becoming Charlemagne tells the story of the international power struggle that led to this world-changing event. Illuminating an era that has long been overshadowed by legend, this far-ranging book shows how the Frankish king and his wise counselors built an empire not only through warfare but also by careful diplomacy. With consummate political skill, Charlemagne partnered with a scandal-ridden pope, fended off a ruthless Byzantine empress, nurtured Jewish communities in his empire, and fostered ties with a famous Islamic caliph. For 1,200 years, the deeds of Charlemagne captured the imagination of his descendants, inspiring kings and crusaders, the conquests of Napoléon and Hitler, and the optimistic architects of the European Union. In this engaging narrative, Jeff Sypeck crafts a vivid portrait of Karl, the ruler who became a legend, while transporting readers far beyond Europe to the glittering palaces of Constantinople and the streets of medieval Baghdad. Evoking a long-ago world of kings, caliphs, merchants, and monks, Becoming Charlemagne brings alive an age of empire building that continues to resonate today.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060797061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
On Christmas morning in the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on the brow of a Germanic king named Karl. With one gesture, the man later hailed as Charlemagne claimed his empire and forever shaped the destiny of Europe. Becoming Charlemagne tells the story of the international power struggle that led to this world-changing event. Illuminating an era that has long been overshadowed by legend, this far-ranging book shows how the Frankish king and his wise counselors built an empire not only through warfare but also by careful diplomacy. With consummate political skill, Charlemagne partnered with a scandal-ridden pope, fended off a ruthless Byzantine empress, nurtured Jewish communities in his empire, and fostered ties with a famous Islamic caliph. For 1,200 years, the deeds of Charlemagne captured the imagination of his descendants, inspiring kings and crusaders, the conquests of Napoléon and Hitler, and the optimistic architects of the European Union. In this engaging narrative, Jeff Sypeck crafts a vivid portrait of Karl, the ruler who became a legend, while transporting readers far beyond Europe to the glittering palaces of Constantinople and the streets of medieval Baghdad. Evoking a long-ago world of kings, caliphs, merchants, and monks, Becoming Charlemagne brings alive an age of empire building that continues to resonate today.
A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Henry Augustin Beers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description