Böcker av Suzanne Ramljak

The first book to explore David Smith's deep engagement with the natural world as source, subject, and site for his art. Spanning the full career of the sculptor David Smith (1906-65), this study features some fifty sculptures alongside related paintings, reliefs, and works on paper to reclaim the primacy of nature within his expansive oeuvre. Smith's adventurous approach to three-dimensional form has permanently expanded the vocabulary and range of sculptural practice. The first American artist to make welded metal sculptures and incorporate industrial means in his work, Smith's enlistment of nature as material and prime setting for his art was equally innovative. As explored in the book's introduction, reflections by the artist's daughters, and an essay by Jed Morse, Smith's creative vision is firmly rooted in landscape and the natural world.

"Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature's Underworld" begleitet die erste Doppelausstellung der beiden eng miteinander verbundenen Künstler. Der Band lädt ein zu einem spannenden Panorama ökologischer Themen, die im Zentrum ihrer beider hochgelobter Arbeiten stehen, und bietet faszinierende Einblicke in die bedrohte Natur.Mark Dion und Alexis Rockman gehörten zu den ersten zeitgenössischen Kunstschaffenden, die ökologische Probleme thematisierten und vorausahnten, mit denen wir heute in epischen Dimensionen konfrontiert sind. Der Band zeigt rund 25 Skulpturen und Gemälde der beiden Künstler, dazu ausgewählte Arbeiten auf Papier und ein gemeinsam neu gestaltetes großformatiges Diorama. In der Einleitung, einem Essay von Lucy R. Lippard und einem neuen Doppelinterview geht es um unser belastetes Verhältnis zur Umwelt und um die absehbaren Folgen der herrschenden Ideologien für die Natur.

No matter your opinions about guns, these fascinating works by top artists will make you think in new ways about what guns mean.

From the beginning of time, armor and amulets have been used for protection and are found in cultures across the globe, and those who crafted them have been esteemed as artists by their communities. The contemporary examples showcased here, in 200 eye-catching images, demonstrate the enduring artistry of the forms and the crucial role such objects can play in safeguarding body and soul, especially in our current Age of Terror. An exciting array of protective hardware (armor, barriers, wearable weaponry) and protective "software" (charms, amulets, talismans), reveal a broad range of strategies for human defense. Focusing on work from the twenty-first century, this captivating book features some of today's finest artists and metalsmiths and testifies to the continued relevance of this creative pursuit. An introductory essay charts the wider cultural terrain of protective ornament--touching on issues of history, anthropology, and psychology, while portfolio sections spotlight subsets of defensive and offensive wear. Among the works of art are helmets, elaborate knuckledusters, pendants, collars, rings, bracelets, metal jackets, and chain mail, all designed for safety.