"Unbekannte Werke aus psychiatrischen Einrichtungen in der Schweiz um 1900Gebundenes BuchDas künstlerische Schaffen von Psychiatriepatienten geniesst seit einigen Jahren wachsende öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit und ist dennoch relativ wenig erforscht. In einem einzigartigen Forschungsprojekt an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste wurde in den vergangenen 15 Jahren die um 1900 herum von den Insassen der psychiatrischen Anstalten sämtlicher Schw ..."
"Minoru Onoda is best known as a member of Gutai, Japan’s first postwar radical artistic movement, which challenged what it saw as the rigid, reactionary ideologies of the art of the time and initiated new ones that redefined the relationships among matter, time, and space. Concurrent to the inception of Gutai, Onoda became enchanted by concepts of repetition, producing paintings and drawings with amalgamations of gradually increasing do ..."
"From her early depictions of individual objects, such as a doorknob, a clock, or a stack of plates, to her later works featuring complex interiors, like a balcony, a beautifully lit staircase, or a doorway leading out onto a lush courtyard, American artist Lynn Shaler’s works are distinctive, characterized by a colorful aquatint technique combined with carefully etched lines. Over a forty-year career, she has created more than two hundr ..."
"When we think of pop art, we think of the vanguard American pop artists: Andy Warhol and his iconic Campbell’s Soup Cans, the Ben-Day dotted comic strip style of Roy Lichtenstein, and the collages of appropriated materials Robert Rauschenberg called his “combines.” Less well known—but well worth discovering—are the Swiss artists who contributed to this international movement of pivotal importance, taking up the trends coming out of the ..."
"In addition to her contributions to art criticism, Doris Stauffer has produced an impressive body of artistic work that consists of photography, sculpture, and collage. The subject of exhibitions in her native Switzerland, Stauffer is among the founders of the F + F School of Experimental Design, and her explorations of form and color have long been recognized as engaging in novel ways with feminism and the existing conventions and hier ..."
"Created to accompany a breathtakingly ambitious retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the book traces Le Corbusier's life and work from his earliest days through his greatest successes and lasting influences."
"Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) a fait récemment l'objet de plusieurs grandes rétrospectives qui ont mis l'accent sur l'oeuvre peint, par fois aussi sur ses célèbres gravures. Pour la première fois dans ce livre sont présentés les travaux sur papier : Il s'agit en grande partie de dessins indépendants, mais il s'y trouve aussi un nombre appréciable d'études pour des peintures, des gravures ou des illustrations. Les cent trente feuilles réun ..."
" Last year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of Brazilâs capital Brasilia. Designed by architects Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, it has since become one of the most famous and widely studied urban planning projects. Niemeyerâs cathedral, Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida; his building for the national parliament, the Congresso Nacional; and the cityâs 707-foot television tower have become icons of ..."
Building Bern(1st Edition) A Guide to Contemporary Architecture 1990-2010 (Scheidegger & Spiess-Edition Hochparterre at Scheidegger & Spiess) by Werner Huber, Dominique Uldry, ScheideggerAndSpiess Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by ScheideggerAndSpiess ISBN-13: 978-3-85881-722-8, ISBN: 3-85881-722-8
"The Swiss capital Bern has seen a fast architectural development in recent years. A vast number of new buildings have been constructed and existing ones refurbished and transformed for new purposes. Among the architects whose projects have been realised are names well-known among the professional community and the enthusiasts of contemporary architecture, such as Diener & Diener, Atelier 5, Burkhalter Sumi or Graber Pulver (all Switzerl ..."
"There is no single voice of the Democratic Republic of Congo but a multitude of diverse cultures and voices, contributing to a vibrant art scene that attracts interest from around the world. Nowhere in Africa is there an art scene more varied in form, media, and material. Published to accompany an exhibition at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, Congo as Fiction: Art Worlds between Past and Present juxtaposes objects collected and photographs b ..."
"Broschiertes BuchPlakate, Flyer, Karten, CDs und unzählige Bücher: Diese Medien verbinden Kunst schaffende, Architekten, Museen und insbesondere Buchliebhaber mit dem Namen Anne Hoffmann. Die gebürtige Dänin studierte Grafik und Buchgestaltung bei Armin Hofmann an der Allgemeinen Gewerbeschule in Basel, wo sie 1986 auch ihr eigenes Gestaltungsbüro gründete. Seit 2007 in Zürich beheimatet, arbeitet sie eng mit Schweizer und international ..."
"Built in 1928 by renowned Swiss engineer Walter Versell (1891–1989), the modern bridge crossing the Rhine at Tavanasa, Switzerland, was eventually no longer strong enough to serve today’s heavy traffic, and it was replaced by a new viaduct nearby. With strong local support for the initiative, Versell’s original elegant structure was preserved and restored and now serves as a pedestrian bridge.Nossa Punt tells the story of this masterpie ..."
"Seit 1997 verbringt der 1946 in Zürich geborene Künstler Claude Sandoz die Hälfte des Jahres auf der Antilleninsel St. Lucia, von wo er jeweils mit riesigen Koffern voller Skizzen in die Schweiz zurückkehrt. Sein überbordendes Werk findet in der Thematik der Insel einen ordnenden Fokus. Sandoz ist natürlich längst kein Tourist mehr. Seine Beziehung zu St. Lucia ist komplexer, als eine gängige Künstlerresidenz dies erlauben würde.Dieses ..."
"Minoru Onoda is best known as a member of Gutai, Japan’s first postwar radical artistic movement, which challenged what it saw as the rigid, reactionary ideologies of the art of the time and initiated new ones that redefined the relationships among matter, time, and space. Concurrent to the inception of Gutai, Onoda became enchanted by concepts of repetition, producing paintings and drawings with amalgamations of gradually increasing do ..."
"Ein Schweizer Künstler in Amerika 1809-1893Gebundenes Buch1832 brach der Zürcher Radierer, Lithograf und Kupferstecher Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) mit dem deutschen Naturforscher Maximilian Prinz zu Wied und dessen Gefolge zur legendär gewordenen "Reise in das innere Nord-America" auf; die Expedition dauerte 28 Monate. Während Maximilian schrieb, Naturalien sammelte und Gegenstände erwarb, zeichnete Bodmer mehr als 400 Porträts der Menschen ..."
"Dry stone walls are a critical component of the landscape in Switzerland and many other countries. They support the cultivation of agriculture and livestock, and they are also are also integral to the ecosystem. And, in many locations across Switzerland, they are in need of restoration by those with a thorough understanding of their roles and vast range of types and purposes. Drawing on the copious research and practice of the Swiss Env ..."
"Lee Mullican (1919–98) was best known for his inimitable West Coast–inspired explorations in abstraction, infused with mysticism and the transcendent. First exhibited as part of the pivotal exhibition of the Dynaton Group, which Mullican cofounded with fellow artists Gordon Onslow Ford and Wolfgang Paalen, his works are today widely collected and held in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum ..."
"Swiss artist Barbara Davi works primarily in media installations and photo-collages, deploying architectural and geometric shapes and elements. Using wooden slats or a table, lines or a circular shape, light beams or shadows, Davi creates quasi-drawings in space and photo collages of a magical, almost three-dimensional depth. This, the first book to focus on Davi, covers her innovative work of the past decade. Nearly one hundred images ..."