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The Destruction of Art
Last winter, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain sculpture. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo’s David was damaged in 1991 by a purportedly mentally ill artist. With each incident, intellectuals must confront the unsettling dynamic between destruction and art. Renowned art historian Dario Gamboni is the first to tackle this weighty issue in depth, exploring specters of censorship, iconoclasm, and vandalism that surround such acts. Gamboni uncovers here a disquieting phenomenon that still thrives today worldwide. As he demonstrates through analyses of incidents occurring in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and Europe, a complex relationship exists among the evolution of...
Climate Change and Sustainable Heritage
This collection deals with the impacts of climate change, focusing on urban regions and heritage-related scenarios. It assesses the effects of climate change on our cultural and natural heritage, disaster management, adaptation to climate change, and sustainability in building and urban planning. Climate change concerns our cultural and natural heritage, so it is crucial that we address this issue with regard to all of its social, physical and cultural consequences. Far-reaching actions are needed to adapt the natural and historic environment to make it more resilient to climate change and to limit further damage.
Staff Directory
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»Mein lieber Brüdi!«
Brüdi – so wurde Martin, der jüngste Sohn Hermann Hesses, von der Familie genannt. Als Hermann Hesse im April 1919 seine Familie verließ, um im Tessin auf der Südseite der Alpen ein ungebundenes Leben zu führen, kamen seine drei Söhne zu Pflegefamilien oder ins Heim. Ein Schock vor allem für Martin, gerade sieben Jahre alt. Wie Hesses erste Ehefrau Mia, die wegen einer manisch-depressiven Erkrankung immer wieder in Heilanstalten war, litt Martin unter dieser psychischen Erkrankung, die letztlich wohl auch zu seinem Freitod 1968 führte. Der 1919 beginnende und sich bis zu Hermann Hesses Tod 1962 fortsetzende Briefwechsel ist das eindrucksvolle Dokument einer Annäherung von Vater un...
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
