Henri Matisse created an oeuvre that is unparalleled in its brilliance and originality. His colorfully luminescent paintings are a sweeping affirmation of joie - de - vivre, levity and sensitivity. Featuring well - researched texts and numerous illustrations, this volume offers fascinating insights into the life and artistic development of Henri Matisse Henri Matisse, one of the preeminent pioneers of modern art. When people think of Matisse s art, they tend to remember above all the famous cut - o uts from the last years of his life. He created these at a time when he was already confined to his bed and traded his brush for scissors. In the new volume of the The Great Masters of Art series, Markus M ller knowledgeably and vividly describes how Matis se s artistic oeuvre developed towards these color - intensive and near - abstract works. An illustrated biography, as well as archive finds the author was able to include thanks to his close connection to the artist s estate, present Matisse as an artist whos e

These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues—which grewout of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks—are an exchange betweentwo of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: DanielBarenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, andEdward W. Said, eminent literary critic and impassioned commentatoron the Middle East. Barenboim is an Argentinian-Israeli and Said aPalestinian-American; they are also close friends. As they range across music, literature, and society, they openup many fields of inquiry: the importance of a sense of place;music as a defiance of silence; the legacies of artists from Mozartand Beethoven to Dickens and Adorno; Wagner’s anti-Semitism; andthe need for “artistic solutions” to the predicament of the MiddleEast—something they both witnessed when they brought young Arab andIsraeli musicians together. Erudite, intimate, thoughtful andspontaneous, Parallels and Paradoxes is a virtuosiccollaboration.

August Sander（1876-1964）是一位纪录片摄影师，他对德国人民的一系列肖像研究跨越了三个时代 - 德意志帝国，魏玛共和国和纳粹德国 - 以及每一个社会阶层，在历史的动荡时期形成了一个迷人的社会镜像。 凭借沉着冷静，桑德镜头下的银行家，拳击手，士兵和马戏表演者，是令人印象深刻的诚实形象，也实现了他的*一的抱负：讲述人性的真相。 August Sander (1876 1964) was a documentary photographer whose greatest project lasted his entire working life. His series of portrait studies of the German people spanned three eras the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany and every social class, combining to form a fascinating social mirror of the country over a tumultuous period in its history. Working with calm determination, Sander cast the same lucid eye on bankers and boxers, soldiers and circus performers, creating strikingly honest images that fulfil his sole ambition: to tell

The Simpsons is one of the most literary and intelligentcomedies on television today-fertile ground for questions such as:Does Nietzsche justify Bart's bad behavior? Is hypocrisy alwaysunethical? What is Lisa's conception of the Good? From the editorof the widely-praised Seinfeld and Philosophy, The Simpsons andPhilosophy is an insightful and humorous look at the philosophicaltenets of America's favorite animated family that will delightSimpsons fans and philosophy aficionados alike. Twenty-one philosophers and academics discuss and debate theabsurd, hyper-ironic, strangely familiar world that is Springfield,the town without a state. In exploring the thought of keyphilosophers including Aristotle, Marx, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger,and Kant through episode plots and the characters' antics, thecontributors tackle issues like irony and the meaning of life,American anti-intellectualism, and existential rebellion. Thevolume also includes an episode guide and a chronology ofphilosophers which lists the n

From Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke comes the romantic fantasy thriller Red Riding Hood. Torn between two men, the beautiful young Valerie is about to choose her heart’s desire when her sister is murdered by a werewolf. Panicked, the people call on famed werewolf hunter Father Solomon, who warns that the werewolf could be among them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to fear that the werewolf could be someone she loves. But her fear is tinged with curiosity when she discovers her unique connection to the beast—one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect . . . and bait.

Whether Gould's subject is Boulez, Stokowski, Streisand, orhis own highly individual thoughts on performance and creation ofmusic, the reader will be caught up in his intensity, intelligence,passion and devotion.

Your bookshelf is about to get a whole lot sexier. As thehighly anticipated Sex and the City 2 hits theaters, Running Presspresents the official companion book, available both in paperbackand as a deluxe hardcover edition. With style emulated by millions of women, Carrie Bradshaw hasbecome the fashion icon of our day. Nearly half of this book isdevoted to showcasing and detailing the wardrobe and accessoriesworn by the women in the movie. As a complete guide to Sex and theCity 2, the book is also filled with exclusive plot details,interviews with cast and crew, and never-before-told stories aboutthe making of the film. The fashions, the friendship, and the funare all gorgeously illustrated by more than 500 downright fabulousphotos of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, Charlotte, and the rest of thestellar cast. Fans just can’t get enough of Sex and the City. This book willbe a must-have for the millions who made the show the highest-ratedon cable TV; who bought $400 million worth of tickets to the fi

Asian Resorts is conceived to be the most comprehensivecollection on Asian resorts. Written and shot by the region'sbest known Asian architecture specialist, TanHock Beng, who has already put together five books on the designand aesthetics of tropical architecture, Asian Resorts promises toshow its readers the biggest variety of Asian resorts that no otherbook has ever shown. With its beautifully' shot images and relevantinformation, this book will certainly serve and entertain youbeyond just the coffee table. In fact, it is a must-have for everyarchitectural office and every home.