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Art produced in the so-called Third World, or by non-European or North American artists, is usually seen as either traditional and folkloric, or a poor imitation of modernism. In art history, the avant-garde has always been associated with the Western metropolis, forgetting that every country has had its own particular relationship with modernity. This book describes a contemporary flourishing of radical artistic experiment in Argentine, Brazil and Chile (or by artists originating from there). The focus and priorities have been different to those of Europe and North America; at the same time, the work intensifies many of the issues which face us all. The nine artists whose work is described ...
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A frank, provocative, and entirely unconventional look at two worlds in tandem--the realms of money and art. Profusely illustrated, the book investigates how money becomes (or is) artwork and how artwork comes to assume some of the characteristics of money. 9 color plates; 100 halftones.
Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. Her 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is widely regarded as the most important feminist film of that decade. In Nothing Happens, Ivone Margulies presents the first comprehensive study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Margulies grounds her critical analysis in detailed discussions of Akerman's work--from Saute ma ville, a 13-minute black-and-white film made in 1968, through Jeanne Dielman and Je tu il ...
Cada vez mais lida e publicada no Brasil, Anne Carson - ensaísta e poeta canadense - tem sua obra discutida por 2 de seus tradutores; em entrevista exclusiva, Judith Butler comenta a importância do luto para as reivindicações atuais e fala sobre o exemplo crítico de Antígona, personagem da mitologia grega; o antropólogo Rodrigo Toniol (UFRJ) discute a participação dos evangélicos na política brasileira; lançada recentemente, obra completa da poeta Lu Menezes é um acontecimento editorial; Silviano Santiago resenha Sul & Oeste, livro de Joan Didion (1934-2021) que permite discutir o trabalho do jornalismo e ver uma sociedade em transformação.
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