Archive
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Marc Chagall: Ceramic Masterpieces
Edited by Roland Doschka, Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel Publishing, September 2003. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a storyteller with a magical dimension. His popularity was in large part due to the use of Biblical and Hebrew imagery, which imbued…
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Book review: Where’s My Space Age? The Rise and Fall of Futuristic Design
Sean Topham. Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel Publishing, 2003.
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Ando’s progress
A recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1995 and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal 2002, Tadao Ando’s works have been lauded by the architectural world. Yet he himself is entirely self-taught, with no architectural…
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Essential Art Deco
Ghislaine Wood. London: V&A Publications, 2003.
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Adventures in Art: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House(published 2003) is the most recent title in Prestel’s list of excellent art books for children. Creatively conceived, well written and well designed, these are the most attractive books of their type on…
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The Museum of the Mind: Art and Memory in World Cultures
The British Museum, London, 17 April-7 September 2003
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50th Venice Biennale
The 100th anniversary this year of the Venice Biennale will probably not be its last. But then it’s a good opportunity to call it a century, with the 5oth Biennale creaking, bleeping and glitzing along
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Philosopher and colleague of Ludwig Wittgenstein dies: GH von Wright (d. 16 June 2003)
Philosopher and colleague of Ludwig Wittgenstein dies: GH von Wright (d. 16 June 2003)
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Good news from the trenches
Simon Callery’s new exhibition at Dover Castle raises the question of ‘what is archaeology?’ It offers sideways on, a long sectional slice of chalk rock, a ‘dip’ within which shards may be found. Such installation works as Callery’s (which they…
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Absolutely vital for survival; or how vodka in Venice is \’absolutely\’ best paired with tonic
Absolutely vital for survival; or how vodka in Venice is ‘absolutely’ best paired with tonic
