Cotidiano Latino United States

Los útiles y los inútiles invita al lector a un ejercicio: volver a ver películas conocidas y amadas tratando de dejar de lado la tan presente y tan ruidosa figura humana. Lo que queda en la panta¬lla es un amplio panorama de objetos, cosas, utensilios que sería reductivo catalogar bajo las categorías de mobiliario y de deco¬rado, puesto que su presencia en las películas parece dar forma a un verdadero dispositivo de visión, capaz de crear un pacto entre mundo, sujetos y representación. Es con mirada interdisciplinar como Los útiles y los inútiles quiere aventurarse en ese mundo...

The most outrageous and exuberant lingerie in the world comes from a place youd probably never expect: Syria. Adorned with everything from faux fur, artificial flowers, and feathered birds to plastic toy cell phones, these intimates flash lights, play music, even vibrate. Well known across the Middle Eastin Syria the lingerie forms an important part of the folk tradition around trousseaus and weddingsit is openly displayed in the markets and souks. Authors Malu Halasa and Rana Salam have brought together a diverse and dramatic collection of photography and writing, including the voices of...

A photography book introducing the work of Fernando Prats from the awarded album formas y formas, winner of the first photographic contest by Lulu.com and Foto DNG. Some of these images are part of the Exhibition Ways and shapes but no whales, Fernando Prats at ****contrasted gallery. En el mundo de fernando prats, las epopeyas definen esbozos, gelidos trazos, instantes febriles cuyas voces anuncian aquellas historias de la vida cotidiana avaladas por los nuevos aprendizajes. La abstraccion adquiere, entonces, formas insolentes; palpables mientras el ojo se les amalgama. Porque el cuerpo y la ...

The dramatic work of photographer Daniel Hernandez-Salazar and its social and political context are presented in this powerful, comprehensive overview on recent Guatemalan history, which captures the state-sponsored terrorism and mass killings that took place during the country's long civil war.