“Princes and artists: patronage and ideology at four Habdburg courts 1517-1633” by Hugh Trevor Roper “The relationship between artists and their patrons has always been a complex and fascinating one. This is especially true of the Habsburg rulers of the 16th and 17th centuries, not only because they are themselves of intrinsic interest, but because
“WAYS of seeing” by John Berger “John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times critic commented: “This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by
“Picasso´s mask” by André Malraux “Upon Picasso's death, his widow Jacqueline invited Malraux to help her select a collection of paintings for the Louvre. “Picasso's Mask” contains Malraux's meditations on painting, Picasso, and the future of art”. Extracted from Laie. See also: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Malraux http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso The selected titles are a sample of the materials in the
“Dalí, Madrid period: catalog raisonné” by Rafael Santos Torroella “Dalí's period in Madrid is, perhaps, one of the periods of his long career as a painter that most clearly demanded a slow analysis and a profound critical review”. Extracted from the back cover of the issue. See also: http://www.residencia.csic.es/pub/07_dalmadr.htm http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Santos_Torroella The selected titles
“History of beauty” by Umberto Eco “What is beauty? What is art? What is taste and fashion? Is beauty something to be observed coolly and rationally or is it something dangerously involving? So begins Umberto Eco's intriguing journey into the aesthetics of beauty, in which he explores the ever-changing concept of the beautiful from the
“Andy Warhol” by Lourdes Cirlot “The figure of Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is, without a doubt, one of the most charismatic, not only in the context of North American Pop Art, but also in relation to the various trends that occurred in the second half of the XNUMXth century. A versatile artist, he settled in New York at the beginning
Martín Ramírez Exhibition “Frames of Reclusion” “With very limited materials and resources, Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) managed to create an amazing work, over a period of about fifteen years, while he was an intern at DeWitt State Hospital in Auburn, Calif. Ramírez drawn in a room that he shared with dozens of men, also confined
“The object and the aura: visual (dis) order of modern art” by Juan Antonio Ramírez “This book defends the idea that the artistic transformations of modernity help us to understand what the system that was called into question consisted of , and vice versa, since it is within the framework of tradition
Exhibition “Jorge Oteiza. The limits of transparency” “The Canal Foundation presents a selection of works by the Basque sculptor, Jorge Oteiza (Orio, Guipúzcoa, 1908- San Sebastián, 2003) that correspond to the culmination of the project called “Experimental Purpose”, with which he obtained in 1957 the First Prize for Sculpture at the IV São Paulo Biennial
“What it is” by Lynda Barry “What It Is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or remember. Bursting with full-color drawings, comics, and collages, autobiographical sections and gentle creative guidance, each page is an inspiring example of exactly what it is: “The