Paru en 1971 dans ArtNews, "Pourquoi n'y a-t-il pas eu de grands artistes femmes ? " a fait date dans l'histoire de l'art. Largement reconnue comme la première historienne de l'art féministe, Linda Nochlin démantèle la notion de génie artistique codée par les hommes et dévoile les structures institutionnelles et sociales qui ont tenu les femmes à l'écart des carrières artistiques pendant des siècles.
Elle consacre ensuite une longue étude à la figure de l'artiste Rosa Bonheur et sa place dans la société. Rédigé il y a plus de trente ans mais toujours très actuel, ce texte a été publié pour la première fois en français en 1993 au sein du recueil désormais épuisé Femmes, Art et Pouvoir (éd. Jacqueline Chambon). Il fait ici l'objet d'une nouvelle traduction. En français, le titre de l'ouvrage a toujours été traduit au masculin, puisque le recours à l'idée de grandeur dans l'histoire de l'art a systématiquement été formulé par des hommes, sur des hommes.
De fait, le féminin en a été purement et simplement exclu. Pour cette édition, ce livre est accompagné d'un appendice de Linda Nochlin appelé "Trente ans plus tard", où elle commente l'émergence de nouvelles artistes, notamment Joan Mitchell, Louise Bourgeois et Cindy Sherman.
Fort de l'expérience d'une vie passée à créer sans relâche, David Hockney, en collaboration avec le critique d'art Martin Gayford, nous raconte comment et pourquoi nous produisons des images depuis des siècles. Il rassemble une grande variété d'images, faisant tomber les barrières entre regard savant et culture populaire. Sa grande qualité est de savoir tisser des liens inattendus mais toujours pertinents, de mêler les périodes et les supports pour nous raconter l'histoire des images avec une facilité surprenante et nous aider à réenvisager des peintures qui nous semblaient familières. Cette nouvelle édition enrichie d'un chapitre supplémentaire se présente dans un format réduit et maniable, plus propice à la lecture.
A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most widely admired and popular artists of our time, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+'s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, from 12 November 2022 to 14 May 2023.
Yayoi Kusama is that rare thing: an artist who has achieved truly global acclaim. In a wide-ranging career spanning seven decades and multiple media, she has established profound connections with audiences around the world. Emerging at the forefront of artistic experimentation in Asia in the mid-20th century, Kusama soon became a central figure in the New York art scene of the 1960s. Today, Kusama continues to communicate her highly personal and spiritual world view through her art.
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now is the most comprehensive survey of her work to date. Structured around six thematic sections, 'Infinity', 'Accumulation', 'The Biocosmic', 'Radical Connectivity', 'Death' and 'Force of Life', the volume elucidates the aesthetic and philosophical concerns at the heart of the artist's oeuvre.
In addition to a selection of Kusama's writings, some of which have never been published before, the book features correspondence with Georgia O'Keeffe, an interview with critic and curator Yoshie Yoshida, and a roundtable discussion among leading authorities in the field. Also included are curatorial essays exploring different aspects of Kusama's practice, and a detailed visual chronology of her life. Appealing not only to those already familiar with Kusama and her work, but also to anyone discovering it for the first time, this monograph reveals an artist who, while shaped by international artistic currents, remains deeply connected to the traditions and culture of her native Japan.
Pour les 125 ans de la mort de William Morris, cette monographie produite avec le Victoria & Albert Museum revient de manière exhaustive sur le parcours du célèbre créateur anglais, fer de lance du mouvement Arts & Crafts, connu pour avoir remis les compétences artisanales en valeur à l'heure de la Révolution Industrielle. Papiers peints, vitraux, architecture, dessins, mobilier, vaisselle, textile, calligraphie, écrits théoriques libertaires et éditions, tous les aspects de son art sont abordés par Anna Mason, spécialiste du mouvement, à qui l'ont doit notamment l'exosition sur sa fille, May Morris, présentée au Victoria & Albert Museum en 2015.
An expertly curated compilation of officially published step-by-step guides on how to deal with every kind of disaster imaginable, drawn from government archives all around the world from the 1910s to today.
Organized into four broad disaster-themed scenarios - Pandemics, Natural Disasters, Nuclear War and Alien Invasion - this visual guide displays the plethora of public survival advice and scare tactics proposed from all around the globe to deal with every disaster scenario that has occurred or been imagined since the early 20th century. From leaflets showing how to build an earthquake shelter to booklets providing step-by-step advice on how to protect yourself and your family during a nuclear war, and from posters showing how to minimize your chances of catching Spanish flu to documents indicating how to identify aliens, this carefully curated selection of disaster-planning documents reveals differences in public attitudes towards impending catastrophe since the 1910s and showcases the variety of approaches taken by governments in advising their citizens. Informative commentary provides historical context for the official advice, exploring how our universal preoccupation with apocalypse has manifested around the globe, and explanatory captions clarify the messages contained in the survival documents.
The story of the illustrated book from the earliest printed books to the present day, told through the collections of the V&A's National Art Library.
Throughout history, images have been used to reflect the meaning of words and to enhance our understanding of texts. With the invention of mechanized printing in Germany in the 15th century, illustrated books were no longer the preserve of the elite and became a source of knowledge, instruction and pleasure for a wider audience.
Traditional accounts of the illustrated book survey its history in terms of technological advances, from illumination to hand-drawn illustrations and photography. This study offers a new approach, grouping books by subject - from natural history and travel to art, architecture and fashion. Gathered here are some of the most influential and compelling examples of the illustrated book, all chosen from the collections of the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Each chapter starts with a general introduction to the subject, followed by key examples accompanied by narrative captions. The commentaries range beyond the illustrations to consider the whole book, the design, typeface, binding, inks and papers. Many of the books are not on display to the public and have been specially photographed for this volume. Most examples have been chosen for their significance, being innovative and beautiful. But humble books, often overlooked in histories, have also been selected, when particularly effective in their field, or simply memorable.
From beautiful printed Psalters and Books of Hours, to striking natural history books such as Audubon's Birds of America, La Fontaine's Fables illustrated by Marc Chagall, Serlio's treatise on architecture and Owen Jones's Grammar of Ornament, this book gives a fascinating overview of some of the finest illustrated books ever created. In the face of recent pronouncements about the death of the printed book, this volume demonstrates the enduring appeal of the illustrated book.
Exquisite yet too fragile to exhibit, one of the world's greatest collection of autochromes - colour photography's pioneering process - is presented to a wide audience for the first time.
Offering unprecedented access to the V&A's collection of autochromes - one of the greatest collections of early colour photography in the world - Colour Mania presents this pioneering photographic process in its full, vibrant, wondrous and painterly beauty and provides a breathtaking view of the early 20th century in colour. These autochromes are so fragile and light sensitive that they cannot be displayed in public - this book presents the only chance to see them.
Invented by the Lumiere brothers - also pioneers of cinema - autochrome was the first widely available direct colour photography process and remained so for the next twenty years. Upon its commercial release in 1907, it was eagerly embraced by Pictorialist photographers and advocated by its leading member Alfred Stieglitz, who predicted 'a mania for colour'. Photographed with great care for this book, the V&A's abundant collection of autochromes is brought to the public for the very first time. Organized thematically and with sections focusing in-depth on the photographers who engaged with the process Colour Mania is built upon the latest scholarship and research by Catlin Longford and includes insights into how these extraordinary photographs are being preserved for future generations. An opportunity to travel in time and understand a tour de force in photographic technology, Colour Mania will delight anyone who desires to experience the past in colour.
Make shadowy skeletons dance before ruined churches, lilies bloom against apocalyptic cloudscapes, or serpents wind through empty eye sockets... there's no limit to the visions you can conjure.
There are backgrounds, textures, images large and small - all ready for you to cut out and combine in expressive new ways. Just bring scissors, glue and your nightmarish reveries.
The ultimate inspirational guide for anyone dreaming of living on a boat of their own, featuring practical tips on everything from clever storage solutions to finding moorings and living off-grid.
Every boat has a story. For thousands of years, water-borne vessels have provided livelihoods and catered to our spirit of adventure - as well as retreats from the pressures of modern life. It is little wonder that life on the water calls out to the creative and the curious - the mavericks, artists, architects, crafters and designers who have made their homes on barges, clippers and houseboats.
Featuring an international range of vessels, Making Waves celebrates those outliers seeking a different way of life, exploring how living on a boat offers the chance to achieve a more satisfying life/work balance while holding much of the paraphernalia and constrictions of the modern world at bay. With stunning photography and packed with practical advice and inspiration, the book reveals how anyone can transform one-time working crafts into beautiful and unique places to live and work.
Each home featured affords its dwellers a retreat. Some glide through extraordinary countryside; others bob companionably in city wharfs. Their interiors reflect the residents' imaginations, styles, families and working lives, demonstrating how even seemingly challenging spaces can be transformed into unique and intriguing living quarters. The compelling personal stories behind each boat will encourage and inspire readers to consider a shift in their own lifestyles and embrace a life on the water.
From clay to kiln and all the techniques in-between, this book is an exploration into the techniques and processes of over forty-five working ceramicists.
Earth and fire represent the two elements that produce a ceramic object. Without the other they are simply components; together they create both practical objects and pieces of art. Working as both primer and inspiration, Earth & Fire explores the techniques, practices and tools of over forty-five working ceramicists.
Creating everything from wood-fired and fine porcelain wares; sculptured vases; everyday cups, bowls, and plates; to jewelry and wall pieces, these artists work in a wide range of styles and mediums to create their ceramics. Although the methods vary, the overall sentiment is that the earth and fire that the artists use to make their objects are the ultimate masters. Just when they think they know one thing, the clay, glaze and heat will teach them another. There will always be more to learn. Working with clay is, quite simply, humbling.
Written and compiled by Kylie Johnson and Tiffany Johnson, Earth & Fire captures the diverse beauty and utility of ceramics, demonstrating that clay doesn't just get under your fingernails: it gets under your skin.
Cet ouvrage réalisé avec le Victoria & Albert Museum rend hommage à leur collection unique au monde de motifs sur papier et textile de différentes époques. Il présente une riche sélection de motifs classés par thème (les fleurs, l'abstraction, les animaux etc), et souvent mis en regard avec des objets d'arts décoratifs issus de l'importante collection du musée.
Den hyllade fotografen och bildkonstnären Erik Johansson har nu skapat sin hittills största och mest heltäckande bok. Det är ett praktverk där nästan hundra av hans bästa bilder visas, kompletterade med ett stort antal skisser.
Erik Johansson har tagit världen med storm med sina surrealistiska men ändå verklighetstrogna bilder. Han skapar dem med ett helt eget tillvägagångssätt. I en process som tar hundratals timmar kombinerar han sina fotografier så att helt nya platser och berättelser skapas. Resultatet är fantasieggande, humoristiska och ibland skrämmande bilder som oftast är närmare dröm än verklighet. Erik Johansson har gjort succé över hela världen med sina fängslande och detaljrika bilder. Hans bilder har ställts ut i över tio länder och hans tidigare böcker har blivit stora framgångar.
Relieurs, fabricants de papier et de papier dominoté, imprimeurs et micro-éditeurs : ce livre dresse le portrait de 30 personnalités du monde entier qui fabriquent des livres de manière artisanale pour nous faire découvrir un processus de création unique.
A unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments.
Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer's Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found on the walls of cave temples in Bamiyan, Afghanistan? Or that the surging waves that crest and curl in Hokusai's perilous Great Wave off Kanagawa owe their absorbing blue lustre to an alchemist who was born in Frankenstein's Castle in 1673? And were the Pre-Raphaelites really obsessed with a murky brown hue derived from the pulverized remains of ancient mummies? (Spoiler: they were.) Invented by prehistoric cave-dwellers and medieval conjurers, cunning conmen and savvy scientists, the colours of art tell a riveting tale all their own. Over ten scintillating chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier helps bring that tale vividly to life, revealing the astonishing backstories of the pigments that define the greatest works in the history of art. Interwoven between these chapters is a series of features focusing on key moments in the evolution of colour theory - from the revelations of the Enlightenment to the radicalism of the Bauhaus - while reproductions of carefully selected artworks help illuminate the narrative's twists and turns.
The history of colour is an epic saga of human ingenuity and insatiable desire. Read this book and you will never look at a work of art in quite the same way.
Ai Weiwei is best known as an artist, activist and public figure. But he is almost unique in the way he glides across disciplinary boundaries: into architecture, design, collecting and curating. In Spring 2023, a retrospective on Ai Weiwei will open at the Design Museum. This is the first exhibition to examine Ai's relationship to design, architecture and the city. To accompany this exhibition, a catalogue of the same title will explore Ai's practice as artist, architect, designer and collector. The book will be divided into four chapters that define some of the major preoccupations of Ai's work.
The fourth edition of the essential introduction to digital art, one of contemporary art's most exciting and dynamic forms of practice.
This new edition of Christiane Paul's acclaimed book investigates key areas of digital art practice that have gained in prominence in recent years, including the emergence and impact of location-based media, interactive public installation, augmentive and mixed reality, social networking and file-sharing and tablet technologies. It explores themes raised by digital artworks, such as viewer interaction, artificial life and intelligence, political and social activism, networks and telepresence, and issues surrounding the collection, presentation and preservation of digital art. It also looks at the impact of digital techniques and media on traditional forms of art such as printing, painting, photography and sculpture, as well as exploring the ways in which entirely new forms such as internet and software art, digital installation and virtual reality have emerged as recognized artistic practices.
Incarné notamment par picasso et braque, le cubisme qui s'épanouit en france entre 1907 et 1914 est l'un des mouvements artistiques déterminants du xxe siècle.
Il a non seulement bouleversé la peinture, la sculpture et la photographie, mais aussi marqué de son empreinte l'architecture et tous les autres champs de création, du mobilier à la mode en passant par les objets du quotidien. le présent ouvrage retrace l'influence du cubisme sur la culture de son époque et sur celle qui suivra, mais démontre également à quel point il fut lui-même conditionné par les profonds changements esthétiques, philosophiques, politiques et sociétaux que connaissait la france au début du xxe siècle : le bergsonisme, les nouvelles avancées scientifiques ou encore la montée du nationalisme et du féminisme.
Abondamment documenté et s'appuyant sur les toutes dernières connaissances et analyses sur le sujet, cet ouvrage resitue le cubisme dans une perspective plus large que celle de la seule sphère esthétique, révélant ainsi son importance majeure dans l'histoire.
