Peter Paul Rubens

Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

In a theoretical and historical account, the research seeks to define what has been drawing in Chile at different times and in different professional areas where has been used him, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. "The Drawing in Chile" is a disciplinary practice mediated and notoriously marked by their associations with the political, economic and cultural history.

La publicación observa las prácticas escénicas en el punto umbral de inicios de la transición de la democracia, revisitando momentos escénicos que han impactado en el quehacer artístico hasta el día de hoy. Los acontecimientos de aquel periodo, influenciaron el entendimiento y práctica de un tipo de actuación específica que posibilita el teatro de hoy en Chile. La dictadura pone al cuerpo en un primer lugar de ejecución, representación y resistencia. Mientras cuerpos literalmente desaparecen, la actuación y la performance los hace aparecer en escena más insistentemente. Varios...

Naive art became recognized as such at the end of the 19th century. Created by artists who often lacked formal education, and characterized by a simplicity and spontaneity far removed from formal, institutionally approved styles, naive art is more popular today than ever. This oversize book honors a wide range of important artists of this distinctive form from many countries and time periods, including Henri Rosseau, Seraphine de Senlis, Andre Bauchant, Camille Bombois, Joan Miro, Guido Vedovato, Niko Pirosmani, and Ivan Generalic.