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Fashion Projects399,-449,<b>An anthology of the New Yorkbased journal <i>Fashion Projects</i>.</b><br><br><i>Fashion Projects</i> was founded in New York in 2005 as a zine. It gradually morphed into a larger journal straddling the academic and general interest worlds, with international distribution and an ardent readership. It served as a platform to highlight the importance of fashion within current critical discourses through long-form interviews with a range of curators, critics, artists, and designers. This book collects the best articles from the journal, most issues of which are now unavailable.<br><br> From exploring the rise of digital fashion media with Penny Martin (the founding editor-in-chief of <i>SHOWstudio</i>) to the continued importance of connoisseurship with Harold Koda (former curator-in-chief of the Mets Costume Institute), the anthology records the increasing centrality of fashion to contemporary critical discourse. The book is an index of a particular time within the fashion studies landscape and the attendant fields of fashion writing, fashion curation, and critical fashion practice during which the field witnessed a meteoric rise.<br>Published: April 15, 2026 08:03Other BrandKunst og kultur
Cartier - Monaco1719,-2149,Opplev glamouren på Den franske rivieraen gjennom fortellingen om et av verdens mest anerkjente juvelhus. Denne boken skildrer Cartiers nære bånd til fyrstendømmet Monaco og hvordan Maisons historie er flettet inn i rivieraens eleganse og det internasjonale jetsettlivet.I et av verdens mest eksklusive miljøer åpnet Cartier sin boutique og ble raskt en naturlig destinasjon for en kresen og innflytelsesrik kundekrets. Blant de mest omtalte var Grace Kelly, som da hun giftet seg med fyrst Rainier III ble fyrstinne Grace av Monaco. Hennes forhold til Cartier kom til å bli symbolisert av den ikoniske forlovelsesringen fra 1956 med en 10,48 karat smaragdslipt diamant. Også flere spektakulære smykker ble skapt i forbindelse med bryllupet, blant annet et diamantcollier og en tiara med rubiner og diamanter.Boken løfter fram disse skapelsene og setter dem i en historisk sammenheng, samtidig som den forteller om Cartiers nærvær i Monaco – fra de tidlige årene til den nyrenoverte butikken som i dag hedrer husets arv og fortsatte engasjement på rivieraen.En inspirerende bok for deg som fascineres av smykkehistorie, kongelig eleganse og den tidløse tiltrekningskraft som preger både Cartier og Monaco.Published: April 15, 2026 04:10Other BrandKunst og kultur
The Glamorous House911,-1139,Fra den hyllede forfatteren bak Glamorous Rooms og Glamorous Living kommer The Glamorous House, en inspirerende reise gjennom noen av USAs mest eksklusive og stilfulle hjem.Den velrenommerte interiørdesigneren Jan Showers vender tilbake til sin signaturstil i denne fjerde boken om luksuriøse interiører. Her åpnes dørene til ti private residenser rundt om i USA, alle preget av høy glamour, romantikk og forførende eleganse.Jans karakteristiske formspråk, en harmonisk kombinasjon av tidløs glamour, europeisk forfining og avslappet amerikansk eleganse, har kommet til å definere moderne luksusinnredning og etablert henne som en toneangivende stemme i designverdenen.I The Glamorous House presenteres boliger i noen av landets mest ettertraktede og eksklusive områder. Fra fargerike mønstre i Crooked Creek i Dallas, Texas, til et fortryllende paradis på Hawaii og et sjarmerende residens i Palm Beach. Boken er fylt med storslåtte, tidligere upubliserte fotografier som fanger elegansen og prakten som kjennetegner Jan Showers sofistikerte estetikk.En hyllest til glamourens kunst – og en inspirasjonskilde for den som verdsetter tidløs luksus med personlig karakter.Published: April 15, 2026 04:10Other BrandKunst og kultur
Inglorious Artists Art World Satire and the Emergence of a Capitalist Art Market in Paris, 17501850899,-949,Inglorious Artists traces the origins of the image of the starving artist to late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France, where practicing and aspiring visual artists mobilized the emerging genre of graphic satire to publish hundreds of satirical images that satirized the Paris art world.By examining many of theseimages, which have never before been studied or published, this book provides a new social history of the status of the artist, revealing the ways in which the starving artist trope was used to protest the emergence of an early capitalist art market and to distinguish artists and their work from an increasingly commercial world. During this period, a series of political revolutions brought the possibility of radical change in the French art world. Parisian artists struggled to keep pace with the emergence of modern financial speculative capitalism, transitioning away from an art system dominated by guild and corporate interest. We have neglected the complaints visual artists made about these changes, expressed in the medium most accessible to them: the graphic image. In examining this imagery for the first time, Inglorious Artists reveals that the emergence of our modern conception of the artist is far more conflicted than has been considered. This book is also freely available online as an open access digital edition.Published: April 15, 2026 04:48Other BrandKunst og kultur
Podcast Studies Practice Into Theory599,-629,Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory critically examines the emergent field of podcasting in academia, revealing its significant impact on scholarly communication and approaches to research and knowledge creation. This collection presents in-depth analyses from scholars who have integrated podcasting into their academic pursuits. The book systematically explores the medium's implications for teaching, its effectiveness in reaching broader audiences, and its role in reshaping the dissemination of academic work. Covering a spectrum of disciplines, the contributors detail their engagement with podcasting, providing insight into its use as both a research tool and an object of analysis, thereby illuminating the multifaceted ways in which podcasting intersects with and influences academic life. The volume provides substantive evidence of podcasting's transformative effect on academia, offering reflections on its potential to facilitate a more accessible and engaging form of scholarly output. By presenting case studies and empirical research, Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory underscores the originality of podcasting as an academic endeavor and its utility in expanding the reach and impact of scholarly work. It serves as a key resource for academics, researchers, and practitioners interested in the application and study of podcasting as a novel vector for knowledge creation and distribution.Published: April 15, 2026 04:48Other BrandKunst og kultur
Jazz Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions699,-829,Jazz Heroes is an essential volume of rare and previously unseen photos by Steve Schapiro, featuring the biggest 1960s jazz legends.One of the leading social documentary photographers of the 1960s, Steve Schapiro’s images stand among the most important of the 20th century, covering Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin and many others. These largely unknown jazz photos – shot just before his career breakthrough – showcase his early mastery and his empathy for his subjects, making Jazz Heroes an essential archive. In the early ’60s, when Schapiro arrived on the scene, New York jazz was enjoying a golden age. A young freelance photographer who had grown up in the Bronx and somehow snagged a gig with Riverside Records, he began voraciously documenting shows, players, venues, recording sessions and gatherings both in his native New York and later in Chicago. Whether it’s Sonny Rollins lifting weights backstage, or Bobby Timmons lost in an instant of discovery at the piano, Schapiro was on their wavelength. Written by New York Times journalist Richard Scheinin, Jazz Heroes features dozens of never-before-seen photos of jazz legends like Cannonball Adderley, Dorothy Ashby, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and more.Published: April 15, 2026 04:48Other BrandKunst og kultur
When Rock Met HipHop How RunDMC, Aerosmith, Anthrax, The Beastie Boys, and More Crossed Cultural and Musical Boundaries369,-399,Steven, author and filmmaker, Ame Blush, Steven, author and filmmaker, American Hardcore Blush, When Rock Met Hip-Hop - How Run-DMC, Aerosmith, Anthrax, The Beastie Boys, and More Crossed Cultural and Musical BoundariesPublished: April 15, 2026 04:48Other BrandKunst og kultur
The DJ Who "Brought Down" the USSR The Life and Legacy of Seva Novgorodsev1549,-1699,Of the many Cold War radio DJs who broadcast to the USSR, Seva Novgorodsev must be near the top of the list. A masterful BBC presenter, Seva was considered a sage of rock ‘n’ roll. His programs introduced forbidden western popular music and culture into the USSR, rendering him an “enemy voice” and ideological saboteur to the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Despite KGB threats and constant media pillorying, Seva remained on the air for 38 years, acquiring millions of listeners all across the breadth of the USSR and beyond. He became a cult phenomenon, dismantling the Soviet way of life in the hearts and minds of youth. This is the story of Russia’s first and best-known DJ.Published: April 15, 2026 04:48Other BrandKunst og kultur
Finn Juhl. Life, Work, World | Christian Bundegaard | Språk: Engelsk651,-702,Finn Juhl. Life, Work, World | Christian Bundegaard | Språk: EngelskPublished: April 15, 2026 04:09Other BrandKunst og kultur