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Between 1979 and 1988, photographer Graciela Iturbide made a series of visits to Juchitán, Mexico, where she photographed the community and their way of life. The photographs capture the heart and soul of this rare matriarchal society, and an insight into the private and public lives of its inhabitants.
Commemorating the 50th death anniversary of internationally acclaimed artist Diego Rivera, (b. Mexico 1886-1957), author Tibol presents 20 years later a second bilingual and updated version of her previous book "Diego Rivera ilustrador" (SEP, 1986). The book examines Rivera as a prolific and imaginative illustrator of books, magazines, newspapers and posters that skillfully moved in all the predominant art styles of his time: from the late romantic realism, through cubism, mexicanism, indigenism, surrealism, the allegoric prehispanic representation to neorealism. This new modified edition includes works recently located in private collections not includes in the previous one.
Studying the natural principles of animal and human constructions to present the knowledge that gives origin and shape to built form, this title examines the drive towards organically-informed design, both intrinsically and aesthetically, using a wide variety of international examples.
Could it be that our world is just a construction ? a manufactured illusion?0A few years ago, this existential discussion was limited to the academic world and science fiction. But things are changing. Bank of America recently issued a report to all of their customers in which they stated that the probability that we live in an artificial reality is between 20% and 50%. Tesla and founder, Elon Musk, believes that the chance that we do not live in a computer simulation is one in a billion.0The Merge visually explores the question: Is it possible that our physical reality does not exist as we believe it to, but instead life is a computer simulation?0The Merge is the second book of Sara Brincher Galbiati, Peter Helles Eriksen and Tobias Selnaes Markussen ? three documentary based artists living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark.0Throughout their projects Sara, Peter & Tobias share and collaborate on every aspect of the process ? from research, interviewing, and taking the actual pictures, to editing the final photos and designing the book.
Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities—came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known today for his calavera drawings. They have become synonymous with Mexico’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe’s, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the remarkable life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity. The book includes an author’s note, bibliography, glossary, and index.
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"'Silent Histories' was originally published in 2014 in a limited edition of 45 handmade copies, Tokyo / 2014"--Colophon.