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Health-related votive tablets from Japan
Ema for healing and well-being
2017 || Paperback || Peter A.G.M. de Smet e.a. || Leiden Publications
Many Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan sell small wooden votive tablets (ema) which are meant to be left on a rack at the sanctuary. The reverse of these tablets offers space to send a self-written wish or personal thank you message to the enshrined deity or buddha. Their front usually has a pre-printed or hand-painted design that is indicative of the intended purpose.
In this book hundreds of contemporary ema designs for health-related purposes are reproduced and placed into thei...
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Celluloid
Tacita Dean, João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Rosa Barba, Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson
2016 || Paperback || Marente Bloemheuvel e.a. || nai010 uitgevers publishers
For English see belowIn een tijd van snelle en bijna totale digitalisering van het bewegend beeld vestigt EYE Filmmuseum de aandacht op de bijzondere kwaliteiten van 16mm of 35mm celluloid film en de unieke wijze waarop dit materiaal geprojecteerd wordt. EYE brengt vier kunstenaars(duo's) samen die in hun werk, in veellagige complexe en bijzondere films en installaties, de eigenheden van het celluloid en de filmapparatuur incorporeren.De rijk geïllustreerde publicatie Celluloid presenteert h...
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Zlatko Kopljar. Luc Tuymans. MERCY (Politics)
2022 || Paperback || Zlatko Kopljar e.a. || Mer
Mercy (Politics) derives from Zlatko Kopljar and Luc Tuymans’ two-person exhibition titled Mercy (December 22-February 23, Galerija Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania). The book revolves around the politics in the artists’ work, as well as their political views. It consists of an extensive interview with each of the artists and a curatorial statement by Ory Dessau, the editor of the book and the curator of the exhibition mentioned above.
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Masked Warriors
the Battle Stage of the Samurai
2017 || Paperback || Bas Verberk || Leiden Publications
"Masked Warriors" provides new insights into the approach of form, function and meaning of the Japanese armor masks. The diversity and the connections with existing mask disciplines, especially nō masks, shows us that the Japanese armor masks form an integral part within the Japanese mask culture. This study also shows that nō-masks have been of much greater influence on the development of armour masks (menpō) than previously understood.
It is comprehensive display of artefacts illustratin...
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Changemakers (English Edition)
2017 || Paperback || Annemartine van Kesteren e.a. || Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, this catalogue is about the creative power of change that is needed to face global issues and threats, now more than ever. Based on three key topics that are increasingly urgent in today's societies - scarcity, conflict, and unanimity - the presentation aims to inspire people to look at these social issues through the eyes of creative thinkers. Projects by some 50 national and international designers an...
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Antonio López García (ENG)
Master of Spanish realism
2024 || Paperback || Floor van Heuvel e.a. || Waanders Uitgevers
Artist Antonio López (b. 1936) is a true phenomenon in Spain, the country of his birth, where he is hailed as the ‘greatest living realist artist’. His work is diverse. The Master of Spanish Realism not only chooses a whole range of subjects for his paintings, drawings and sculptures, he also uses a range of materials.
López’s artistic practice is characterised by an extremely detailed procedure. To him, the painting process is a way of exploring the world. López manages to flawlessl...
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Maria Magdalena (English edition)
Chief Witness, Sinner, Feminist
2021 || Paperback || Lieke Wijnia || Waanders Uitgevers
English edition of the Dutch publication MARIA MAGDALENA (isbn 978 94 6262 324 8)
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Fragrance and Depiction in the 17th Century in the Mauritshuis
2021 || Paperback || Ariane van Suchtelen || Waanders Uitgevers
English edition of Dutch publication VERVLOGEN - GEUREN EN KLEUREN IN DE ZEVENTIENDE EEUW (isbn 978 94 6262 323 1)
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Van Gogh, Cézanne, Le Fauconnier & the Bergen School
2023 || Paperback || Waanders Uitgevers
In this book, three famous, late nineteenth-century artists take centre stage: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) and Henri Le Fauconnier (1881-1945). They played a crucial role in the genesis of the Bergen School. The works of these great masters are juxtaposed with the oeuvres of the very first Bergen School artists: Leo Gestel, Gerrit Willem van Blaaderen, Else Berg, Mommie Schwarz, Dirk Filarski, Arnout Colnot and the Wiegman brothers. This book paints a new and more ...