Futurefarmers
Futurefarmers

Author: Lucia Sanroman

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780999739402

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Futurefarmers propose a collective, playful, inquiry-based approach to art-making that spans multiple disciplines and ways of inhabiting the world, from sailing and farming to environmental design and DIY scientific experimentation. Working in the tradition of social sculpture and participatory art, the coalition of artists, farmers, scientists and designers have called San Francisco and the Bay Area their hub since 1995. Futurefarmers: Out of Place, in Place surveys their practice, with a focus on the creation of a new speculative fog-harvesting machine for today's Bay Area. This richly illustrated catalog includes essays by biologist Albert Colman, anthropologist Michael Taussig, curator and writer Elizabeth Thomas, novelist and critic Cooley Windsor and exhibition curator Lucia Sanroman.

Tania Bruguera: Talking to Power / Hablándole Al Poder
Tania Bruguera: Talking to Power / Hablándole Al Poder

Author: Susie Kantor

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780982678992

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The work of Cuban artist Tania Bruguera (born 1968) researches and performs the ways in which art can be applied to collective everyday life, focusing on the transformation of emotion into political action. Talking to Power / Hablándole al Podersurveys Bruguera's artworks for the public sphere created between 1985 and 2017, all of which position art as a resource for social change. This collection of works offers the reader a deep understanding of the artist's strategies for intervening in power. Richly illustrated and including rarely seen documentation of Bruguera's actions, this volume features texts by José Luis Falconi, Grant Kester, Suzanne Lacy, Cuauhtémoc Medina and Peggy Phelan.

The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit

Author: Margery Williams

Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

Published: 2023-06-08

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 8728138805

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"The Velveteen Rabbit" is a timeless classic that has captivated readers for over a century.An enchanting tale about a soft toy rabbit's journey to becoming Real. Through his adventures with his best friend, Boy, the rabbit learns about the transformative power of love, loyalty, and imagination. When Boy falls ill, the rabbit faces the ultimate test of strength and resilience. "The Velveteen Rabbit" is a heartwarming story of childhood innocence and the bonds of friendship that continues to inspire generation after generation. Rediscover the magic of a world where toys can become real, and dreams can come true. Margery Williams was a successful writer who authored a number of beloved children's books and novels, but she is best known for her classic tale "The Velveteen Rabbit." She also wrote other popular children's books such as "The Little Wooden Doll" and "Poor Cecco," as well as several novels for adults, including "Winterbound" and "The Thing in the Woods." Her writing career spanned several decades, and her works continue to be cherished by readers of all ages around the world.

Song Dong
Song Dong

Author: Dong Song

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783775740630

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Square feet of empty toothpaste tubes and bottles of cleaning solution, pencils, balls of wool or shoes--these objects, arranged in neat rows, could be seen at Waste Not, a spectacular installation by Song Dong (born 1966) comprising more than 10,000 individual items, which traveled around the world, inspiring countless exhibition visitors. During the Cultural Revolution, the artist's mother fell into poverty and compulsively collected everyday objects. The installation arranges everything she accumulated, cataloguing and documenting her life. Song Dong has also arranged old doors and windows from demolished buildings to create new living spaces, and in Doing Nothing Garden at Documenta 12, he transformed a mountain of garbage into an attractive recreation area, while in Eating the City he created modern cityscapes out of candy. This is the first volume to survey all of the projects by the Chinese conceptual artist, in which he deals with issues such as consumption, sustainability, memory and spirituality.

Suzanne Lacy
Suzanne Lacy

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Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2019-04-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 3791358383

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This generously illustrated book sheds light on the groundbreaking career of Suzanne Lacy, an artist, writer, and educator whose participatory, socially engaged performances helped define social practice art and continue to resonate with many of the most pressing issues in American culture. Over the past five decades the genre-defying art of Suzanne Lacy has taken multiple forms, spanning performance, sculpture and video installations, and photography. Organizing public encounters that emphasize intensive community dialogue and collaborative choreography, Lacy has explored many political and social contexts that remain deeply relevant--including race, class, and gender equity; ageism; and violence against women. This record of Lacy's career is anchored by an extensively illustrated survey of selected works that groups related projects and illuminates their core themes and approaches. Featuring photographs, stills, ephemera, and other primary documentation, this section incorporates a selection of reprinted texts and newly commissioned first-person accounts by Lacy's collaborators, a group that includes critics and artists such as Judy Chicago, Allan Kaprow, Andrea Bowers, Moira Roth, and Lucy Lippard. Extensive, penetrating, and visually compelling, this long-awaited monograph documents the bold career of an artist whose profound attentiveness to social dynamics, politics, and context continues to provoke and inspire today. Copublished by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and DelMonico Books

Dissident Futures
Dissident Futures

Author: Betti-Sue Hertz

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780982678961

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The exhibition "is an investigation into possible alternative futures, particularly those that question or overturn conventional notions of innovation in biological, social, environmental, and technological structures. ... Loosely structured around three thematic strands - the utopian, the speculative and the pragmatic - the exhibition furthers our understanding of how artists are addressing potentiality and the unknown, from the most desired future to the most feared."p. [2]

Audience as Subject
Audience as Subject

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Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780982678954

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Audience as Subject is the catalogue to a two-part exhibition that considers the audience broadly as a living organism of participating viewers of live events. The two parts, "Part 1: Medium" and "Part 2: Extra Large" examine audiences at gatherings of corresponding sizes. Participating artists include Andreas Gursky, Ryan McGinley, Paul Pfeiffer and Melanie Smith.

Yerba Buena
Yerba Buena

Author: Nina LaCour

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2022-05-31

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1250810507

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FROM BESTSELLING AND PRINTZ-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR NINA LACOUR, PERFECT FOR READERS OF WRITERS AND LOVERS “A study of complex, modern love...Expertly illuminates the trauma that Sara and Emilie are both wrestling with, as well as their hope and healing...Lingers like a perfectly mixed cocktail.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A Carol for our times.” —Harper’s Bazaar Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, leaving behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena. The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But soon Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted, just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose. Will their love be more powerful than their pasts? At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a testament to the healing qualities of a shared meal, a perfectly crafted drink, a space we claim for ourselves. Nina LaCour’s adult debut novel is a love story for our time. "Trailblazing...One of my personal favorite authors." —Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop

100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die
100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die

Author: Eve Batey

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935806813

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In 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die, the authors talk top attractions - the famous Painted Ladies, the bridges, the countless scenic vistas - but they focus on guiding visitors and residents alike to the out-of-the-way places that locals love, places that reveal the soul of this world-class city. Based on personal experience, the authors suggest where to grab a Mission-style burrito, introduce the kids to a giant Pacific octopus, join a sea chantey sing-along, get tipsy on an alcoholic malt, buy tie-dye in Haight-Ashbury, rock out at a free music festival, track down a food cart selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs, and relax in a redwood grove. The book also provides insider info on where to experience yoga on a labyrinth, rent a bike in Golden Gate Park, taste exotic olive oils, soak up spectacular ocean views on an urban hiking trail, brunch on beignets, take a free walking tour, and catch a glimpse of the city's wild parrots on the wing. In short, 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die reveals many of the reasons why millions of people routinely leave their hearts in this amazing place!