Bibliotheek: nieuwe aanwinsten - februari-april 2009

For the First and the Second Time : Stroom Premium artists and a retroactive exhibition of the works already there / edited by Virginija Januskeviciute, Valentinas Klimasauskas. - Vilnius : SMC / CAC, 2008. - 82 p. : ills. ; 21 cm
Publication on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at SMC /CAC, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilius, 22 November - 31 December 2008.
Stroom Premium artists for 2007 are Channa Boon, Ton Schuttelaar, Bram Vreven.
Ulrich Ruckriem, Jeppe Hein, James Beckett [...et al.]

 
The Islanders : An Introduction / Charles Avery. - London : Parasol unit : Koenig Books, 2008. - 164 p. : ills. ; 31 cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at Parasol unit, London, 10 September - 8 November 2008, the Scottish National Gallery, Edibburgh, 29 November 2008 - 15 Februar 2009, and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam 28 Februar - 24 May 2009.
 
Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani : Blind Spots / edited by Jelle Bouwhuis. - Zürich : JRP Ringier, 2009. - 196 p. : ills. ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
This catalogue has been published to mark the occasion of the folowing solo exhibitions: 'The Rise' at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, 2007 ; 'Radio Sollaris / -275,15 °C = 0 Kelvin' at Yamaguchi Center of Arts and Media, 2005 ; and 'Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani' at Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig/Berlin, 2008.
 
Space Craft 2 : More Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts
/ edited by Robert Klanten and Lukas Fereiss ; text by Lukas Feriess. - Berlin : Gestalten, 2009. - 279 p. : ills. ; 31 cm
This book is a collection of work by architects, artists and designers distinguished by a playful, unconventional use of space. It presents projects that meet the changing spatial needs of our modern lifestyles and that are simultaniously expanding our current understanding of architecture.
John Körmeling, Lucas Lenglet, Raumlaborberlin [...et al.]

 
Beyond Architecture : Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities / edited by Robert Klanten and Lukas Fereiss ; text by Lukas Fereiss. - Berlin : Gestalten, 2009. - 207 p. : ills. ; 29 cm
This book documents the creative exploration of architecture and urban propositions in the contemporary arts. It presents inventive propositions and statements that go beyond the autonomous realm of architecture, extending our common perception of space.
Kobas Laksa, Mike Kelley, Atelier van Lieshout, Luc Deleu, Rob Voerman [...et al.]

 
Monumental Research / Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Jonas Staal. - Rotterdam ; Den Haag : in eigen beheer, 2009. - 32 p. : ills. ; 21 cm
In 2007, theorist Vincent van Gerven Oei and visual artist Jonas Staal started their project 'Monumental Research'. They did fieldwork in the Netherlands, and during residencies in Chicago and Beijing. They took part in the exhibition 'Since we last spoke about monuments' curated by Mihnea Mircan at Stroom Den Haag in 2008. The works shown in this brochure form a selection, mainly centered in and around but always in relation to the city of The Hague, the political center of the Netherlands and the self-proclaimed 'City of Justice and Peace'.
 
Follow Us or Die : Works from the high school shooters selected by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Joans Staal / edited by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Joans Staal ; text Wolfgang Schirmacher. - New York ; Dresden : Atropos Press, 2009. - 217 p. : ills. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This publication deals with the heritage of the so-called high school shooters. The material selected, quoted and presented includes literary work: short stories, poetry and theater pieces as well as a representative selection of  visual output.
 
Social Cooking Romania / concept Raluca Blidar, Ulrike Ettinger, Simon Marschke, Dan Mihaltianu. - Berlin : NGBK, 2007. - 207 p. : ills. ; 24 cm
Includes biographies.
Der Katalog erscheint anlässlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung in der Neuen Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, 15.12.2007-27.01.2008.
Ion Grigorescu, Ciprian Muresan, subREAL (Calin Dan etc.) [...et al.]

 
The Warhol Economy : How Fashion, Art & Music Drive New York City / Elizabeth Currid. - New Jersey  Princeton University Press, 2007. - 258 p. : ills. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliogaphical references and index.
The economics of art and culture in New York and other cities has been greatly misunderstood and underrated. This book explains how the cultural economy works, and why it is vital to all great cities.
 
Art, Community and Environment : Educational Perspectives / edited by Glen Coutts and Timo Jokela. - Bristol : Intellect Books, 2008. - 314 p. : ills. ; 16 x 23 cm. - (Readings in Art and Design Series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book investigates wide-ranging issues raised by the interaction between art practice, community participation, and the environment, both natural and urban.
 
Back to the City : Strategies for Informal Urban Interventions / edited by Steffen Lehmann. - Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2009. - 262 p. : ills. ; 31 cm
This book documents a series of innovative site-specific installations and temporary interventions in public space in Germany and Australia, all curated by Steffen Lehmann. Triggered by the transformation of a post-industrial city, public space has emerged as a laboratory for informal urban design and as a field of intervention for collaboration between artists, architects, urban planners and landscape architects.
 
Kunst und Öffentlichkeit : Kritische Praxis der Kunst im Stadtraum Zürich / hrsg. Christoph Schenker und Michael Hiltbrunner ; beiträge von Marius Babias, Oliver Marchart, Pipilotti Rist [...et al.]. - Zürich : JRP Ringier, 2007. - 454 p. : ills. ; 24 cm
Mit biografien.
Monica Bonvicini, Matthew Buckingham, Harun Farocki [...et al.]
 
Nieuwe ritmes van de stad : Metropoolvorming in Amsterdam / Maurits de Hoog en Rick Vermeulen. - Bussum : Uitgeverij THOT, 2009. - 112 p. : ills. ; 25 cm
Bevat bibliografische gegevens.
Iedere dag komen gemiddeld net zo veel bezoekers als forensen naar Amsterdam. In dit boek worden de veranderingen in het gebruik van de stad ontrafeld. Het onderscheiden van uiteenlopende gebruiksritmes wordt daarbij als vertrekpunt genomen.
 
Luchtwachttorens in Nederland : Industrieel erfgoed uit de Koude Oorlog / Hans Sakkers, Johan den Hollander. - Middelburg : Stichting Natuur- en Recreatieinformatie, geen datum. - 32 p. : ills. ; 24 cm
Met bronnen en overzicht van alle torens.
Boekje over de betonnen "raatbouw" constructies die dienst deden bij het signaleren van  vijandelijke vliegtuigen. De uitkijktorens vormen markante verschijningen in het landschap.
 
Atlantikwall-Typenheft = Atlantic Wall Typology = Typologie du Mur de l' Atlantique / Rudi Rolf. - Middelburg : PRAK publishing, 2008. - 432 p. : ills. : plgr. ; 14 cm
This typology is concieved as a catalogue of the construction types the Atlantic Wall is composed of.
 
Limesweg / redactie Marieke Berkers, Maike van Stiphout; tekstbijdragen Jan Kolen, Cornelis van Tilburg, Sim Visser [...et al.]. - Amsterdam : Architectura & Natura Pers, 2009. - 240 p. : ills. : krtn. ; 22 cm
Bevat bibliografie en biografieën.
De limesweg, de grensweg van het Romeinse Rijk, is het grootste archeologische relict in Nederland. De weg ligt vrijwel geheel verborgen in de ondergrond en is verspoeld door de rivieren. Dit boek bevat gedetailleerd kaartmateriaal, met de cruciale GPS-coördinaten, essays van archeologen, ontwerpers, historici en anekdotes van bewoners.
 
Signs : Lettering in the Environment / Phil Baines & Catherine Dixon. - London : Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2008. - 192 p. : ills. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book contains 700 color images grouped thematically and descriped in extended captions, focusing on the intentional rather than on the accidental and temporary.
 
Auke de Vries : Nests / Nester : An intervention in the affairs of another = Eine Einmischung in die Angelegenheiten eines anderen / Introduction Renate Wiehager ; text Maria Barnas. - Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Boek, 2009. - geen paginering : ills. ; 24 x 34 cm
This publication-cum-assembly kit for a mini-exhibition is a report of De Vries's working method that began with the question whether it was possible to add something from the world of the arts to the atrium of the Mercedez-Benz Museum in Wiebaden.
 
Magiër van een nieuwe tijd : Het leven van Robert Jasper Grootveld / Eric van Duiivenvoorden. - Amsterdam : Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers, 2009. - 482 p. : ills. ; 22 cm
Bevat bibliografische gegevens en index.
Robert Jasper Grootveld staat aan de wieg van Magisch Centrum Amsterdam met zijn happenings bij het Lieverdje op het Spui. Als grote inspirator van de provobeweging zet hij de provo's aan tot ludieke acties. Hij riep een nieuwe tijd in het leven, en waarchuwde tegelijkertijd tegen de verleidingen van de moderne consumptiemaatschappij.
 
Ik zie ik zie : De Aarsman Collectie / Hans Aarsman. - Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Podium, 2009. - 175 p. : ills. ; 20 cm
Elke week schrijft Hans Aarsman in de Volkskrant een column naar aanleiding van een nieuwsfoto. Met een loep struint hij het beeld af, en ziet dingen die je gemakkelijk over het hoofd ziet terwijl hij onverwachte vragen stelt bij de beelden.
 
Mission Reports : Artistic Practice in the Field : Video Works 1998-2008 / Ursula Biemann. - Umea, Sweden ; Bristol : Bild Museet : Arnolfini, 2008. - 200 p. : ills. ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
This monograph engages with more than a decade of video work and writing by Ursula Biemann. She has developed an aesthetic language with which to explore her concerns with the concept of borders and the comtemporary forms of migration that they produce.
 
Portraits from Above : Hong Kong's Informal Rooftop Communities / Rufina Wu, Stefan Canham ; essay Ernest Chui. - Berlin : Peperoni Books, 2008. - 279 p. : ills. ; 25 cm
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong's history for over half a century. They range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. This book documents rooftop communities on five buildings located in older districts in the Kowloon Peninsula.
 
Camps : A Guide to 21st - Century Space / Charlie Hailey. - Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, 2009. - 544 p. : ills. ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines the space and idea of the camp as a defining dimension of 21st-century life, and considers why camps are now at the center of emerging questions of identity, residency, safety, and mobility. Camps register the struggles, emergencies, and possibilities of global excistence as no other space does.
 
Ever Growing Never Old / Toby Paterson. - Glasgow : in eigen beheer, 2008. - 61 p. : ills. ; 12 x 15 cm
The photographs in this book originate from a series of research trips in Central and Eastern Europe between the spring of 2006 and the autumn of 2008. They were selected whilst work was being developed for the exhibition of the same name at the Modern Institute, Glasgow, 28 February-28 March, 2009.
 
Designs on the Public : The Private Lives of New York's Public Spaces / Kristine F. Miller. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007. - 180 p. : ills. ; 23 cm
Includes biblographical references and index.
In Kristine Miller's view, design is complicit in regulation of public spaces in New York City to exclude undesirables, restrict activities, and privilege commercial interests. In this book she shows how design can reactivate public space and public life.
 
Gardens : An Essay on the Human Condition / Robert Pogue Harrison. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2008. - 247 p. : ills. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Western culture the garden, whether real or imaginary, has provided sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult of history. It has served as a check against the destruction and loss that surrounds us.
 
Nieuwe spijswetten : Over voedsel en verantwoordelijkheid / Louise O. Fresco. - Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 2009. - (eerste druk 2006). - 159 p. ; 20 cm
Bevat bibliografische gegevens.
In deze publicatie geeft Louise Fresco aanknopingspunten voor een nieuwe ethische en wetenschappelijke basis voor onze houding ten opzichte van voedsel en landbouw.
 
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved : Inside America's Underground Food Movements / Sandor Ellix Katz. - White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006. - 378 p. : ills. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author profiles grassroots activists who challenge the way we think about food. From community-supported local farmers to raw milk producers forced to fly under the radar of Big Government, this book shows how ordinary people can find their way out of the corporate food maze and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition.
 
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life / Erving Goffman. - New York : Anchor Books, 1959. - 259 p. ; 20 cm
Includes index.
In this book the author explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. He uses the metaphor of theatrical performance as a framework.
 
Community : Seeking Safety in an Insecure World / Zygmunt Bauman. - Cambridge : Polity Press, 2008. - (first published in 2001). - 159 p. ; 19 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this book the author takes stock of the oppurtunities and dangers of the concept of community, and offers a much-needed reappraisal of this idea that has become central to current debates about the nature of our societies.
 
Liquid Life / Zygmunt Bauman. - Cambridge : Polity Press, 2008. - (first published in 2005). - 164 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Liquid Modern' is a society in which the conditions under which its members act change faster than it takes the ways of acting to consolidate into habits and routines. Liquid life, just like liquid modern society, cannot keep its shape or stay on course for long. Among the arts of liquid modern living and the skills needed to practice them, getting rid of things takes precedence over their acquisitions.
 
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air : The Experience of Modernity / Marshall Berman. - London : Penguin Books, 1988. - (first published in 1982). - 383 p. : ills. ; 20 cm
Includes biblographical references and index.
Berman charts the progress of the twentieth-century experience of modern urban living, and concludes that adaptation to continual flux is possible and that therein lies our hope for achieving a truly modern society.
 
Prosthetic Memory : The Transformation of American Remembrance in the Age of Mass Culture / Alison Landsberg. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2004. - 215 p. : ills. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The technologies of mass culture make it possible for anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, to share collective memories - to assimilate as personal experience historical events through which they themselves did not live. Alison Landsberg argues that mass cultural forms such as cinema and television in fact contain the still-unrealized potential for a progressive politics based on empathy for the historical experiences of others.