Raghubir Singh

Raghubir Singh
Author: Mia Fineman
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1588396355

In the New York Times, critic Teju Cole offered this appreciation of the work of Indian–born photographer Raghubir Singh (1942—1999): "Singh gives us photographs charged with life: not only beautiful experiences or painful scenes but also those in–between moments of drift that make up most of our days." This richly illustrated volume, the first in–depth study of Singh's work, situates it at the intersection of Western modernism and traditional South Asian modes of picturing the world. A major practitioner of color street photography, Singh captured images that demonstrate the diverse culture of India. Raghubir Singh features over 100 of his photographs—in counterpoint with the work of such influences as Henri Cartier–Bresson and Lee Friedlander and with images of traditional South Asian artworks that inspired his practice—providing an extensive overview of the artist's career. With its vibrant plates and insightful essays, this publication brilliantly illustrates Cole's assessment that Singh's work draws "breathtaking coherence out of the chaos of the everyday."

150 Jahre Fotografie Aus Indien, Pakistan und Bangladesch

150 Jahre Fotografie Aus Indien, Pakistan und Bangladesch
Author: Whitechapel Art Gallery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Photograph collections
ISBN: 9783869301389

This publication and the exhibition it accompanies, articulate the untold story of an equally significant history, as rich and as formally innovative, yet embedded in the culture and politics of South Asia. Where Three Dreams Cross traces the characteristics of contemporary photography through its historical precedents, revealing the roots of the medium's development over the past 150 years.

Zahhak the Legend of the Serpent King

Zahhak the Legend of the Serpent King
Author: Ahmad Sadri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Pop-up books
ISBN: 9781606998892

For the first time ever, a tale from the Persian Book of Kings springs to life in this stunningly produced and ingeniously crafted pop up book. Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King retells the myth of the misguided Prince Zahhak who is easily swayed by the devil to murder his father and usurp the thrown. Cursed with monstrous snakes that grow out of the king's shoulders, the Serpent King grows infamous throughout the land for his treachery and oppression. He rules for one thousand years before a noble and valiant Feraydun gains the strength and army to defeat the unjust King. The fantastic world of Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King literally pops off the page with intricately crafted spreads, two pop-up folds per page, and complex construction that will delight readers young and old with every turn of the page.

Doing Fieldwork in Japan

Doing Fieldwork in Japan
Author: Theodore C. Bestor
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2003-07-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780824827342

Doing Fieldwork in Japan taps the expertise of North American and European specialists on the practicalities of conducting long-term research in the social sciences and cultural studies. In lively first-person accounts, they discuss their successes and failures doing fieldwork across rural and urban Japan in a wide range of settings: among religious pilgrims and adolescent consumers; on factory assembly lines and in high schools and wholesale seafood markets; with bureaucrats in charge of defense, foreign aid, and social welfare policy; inside radical political movements; among adherents of "New Religions"; inside a prosecutor's office and the JET Program for foreign English teachers; with journalists in the NHK newsroom; while researching race, ethnicity, and migration; and amidst fans and consumers of contemporary popular culture. Contributors: David M. Arase, Theodore C. Bestor, Victoria Lyon Bestor, Mary C. Brinton, John Creighton Campbell, Samuel Coleman, Suzanne Culter, Andrew Gordon, Helen Hardacre, Joy Hendry, David T. Johnson, Ellis S. Krauss, David L. McConnell, Ian Reader, Glenda S. Roberts, Joshua Hotaka Roth, Robert J. Smith, Sheila A. Smith, Patricia G. Steinhoff, Merry Isaacs White, Christine R. Yano.

Cultural Anthropophagy

Cultural Anthropophagy
Author: Pablo Lafuente
Publisher: Afterall Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9783863355548

"The 24th Bienal de São Paulo remade art history from a Brazilian perspective, and presented a new model for exhibition-making in the era of post-colonial globalisation. The show employed the Brazilian notion of anthropophagy as both concept and method; it encouraged 'contamination' and 'cannibalization' of the canon and attempted to rethink the role of exhibition-based education. Detailed documentation reconstructs the Bienal, with extensive analysis provided by Lisette Lagnado ..."--Back cover.

Down and Out

Down and Out
Author: Jan Breman
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9053564500

On the condition of workers in the informal sector like textile, diamond, sugar, brick making and construction in and around Surat, Gujarat.

Lines of Control

Lines of Control
Author: Iftikhar Dadi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2012
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9781934260227

Happy Leons: Leon Happy Baking

Happy Leons: Leon Happy Baking
Author: Henry Dimbleby
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1840918063

With more than 100 sweet and savoury bakes, LEON Happy Baking contains recipes for everyone, from the novice cook to the expert baker. Following the LEON principle that what tastes good can also do you good, many of the recipes are sugar-, dairy-, wheat- or gluten- free - so there's plenty to indulge in even if you have a food allergy, an intolerance or an eye on your waistline. New recipes from the LEON menu are combined with favourites from the classic cookbook, LEON Baking & Puddings, now with fresh photography.

Adult Learning and Education

Adult Learning and Education
Author: Kjell Rubenson
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2011-02-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0123814898

A collection of 46 articles from the diverse and still emerging field of adult education.

Into Performance

Into Performance
Author: Midori Yoshimoto
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2005-04-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0813541050

The 1960s was a time of incredible freedom and exploration in the art world, particularly in New York City, which witnessed the explosion of New Music, Happenings, Fluxus, New Dance, pop art, and minimalist art. Also notable during this period, although often overlooked, is the inordinate amount of revolutionary art that was created by women. Into Performance fills a critical gap in both American and Japanese art history as it brings to light the historical significance of five women artists—Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, and Shigeko Kubota. Unusually courageous and self-determined, they were among the first Japanese women to leave their country—and its male-dominated, conservative art world—to explore the artistic possibilities in New York. They not only benefited from the New York art scene, however, they played a major role in the development of international performance and intermedia art by bridging avant-garde movements in Tokyo and New York. This book traces the pioneering work of these five women artists and the socio-cultural issues that shaped their careers. Into Performance also explores the transformation of these artists' lifestyle from traditionally confined Japanese women to internationally active artists. Yoshimoto demonstrates how their work paved the way for younger Japanese women artists who continue to seek opportunities in the West today.