El arte en diálogo y tensión con las transformaciones sociales y culturales del mundo contemporáneo

This two volume, slipcased publication documents Trockel's three film installations at the 1999 Venice Bienniale. One of the books contains essays examining these works, while the other presents full color stills and frame enlargements from her three films.

The present research study represents art historian Ramirez' reflections on the modernistic movement developed in Mexico in the early 20th century through detailed examination of diverse critical texts published in exhibition catalogues and other publications. The author analyses the protagonists, the institutions (particularly that of the National School of Fine Arts) and the visual expressions that represented the modernist alternative of Post Revolutionary Mexico. Some names mentioned include noted artists like: Jesús Contreras, Julio Ruela, German Gedovius, Gerardo Murillo (Dr. Atl),...

In this fascinating, enlightening study, Islamic studies expert Abdelmumin Aya seeks to create a place of common understanding for Muslims and Christians in the words of Jesus. In order for there to be effective dialogue, however, he argues that Muslims must be willing to accept the veracity of the teachings of Jesus that appear in the Gospels and not in the Koran, and that Christians should make an effort to familiarize themselves with Jesus’s native tongue, Aramaic. As readers learn how to say the words of Jesus—blessing, heart, love, mercy, salvation, and others—in the original...

El movimiento del Libro de Artista en Mexico, del cual trata este libro, se desarrollo en la decada de los anos setenta como consecuencia de circunstancias complejas en consonancia con el espiritu de la epoca. Cocina Ediciones inicio sus actividades a finales de 1970 por los artistas Yani Pecanins, Walter Doehner y Gabriel Macotela. Fue la mas desarrollada de las pequenas editoriales que proliferaron en todo este tiempo y conto con una extensa red de colaboradores, artistas y escritores, nacionales e internacionales. Cocina, segun Wendy Woon (2016) es un termino asociado con un interesante...