Ralf Beil

An unprecedented panoramic history of the music video from "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Billie Eilish Music videos are signs of our time, and a nucleus of the global entertainment industry. Bringing together 90 music videos from more than 30 countries, this volume charts the history of the medium, examining its formal qualities and its treatment of contemporary issues, such as climate change or AI. Examples in this book range from early forms of short music film to Queen's 1975 Bohemian Rhapsodyto empowerment scenes of the 2020s by Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and the Carters. Also included are works from musicians and artists such as Laurie Anderson, Roger Ballen, Joseph Beuys, David Bowie, Björk, Childish Gambino, Chris Cunningham, Daft Punk, Billie Eilish, Romain Gavras, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Leningrad, Little Big, Massive Attack, Nuka, Yoko Ono, Pussy Riot, Rammstein, Stromae, Vaundy, Andy Warhol, Yello, Zoot Woman and many more.

The World of Music Video

Michael Buhrs

This volume examines Luis Bunuel's 1930 masterpiece "L'Age d'or" as a source of inspiration for contemporary art. Here, artists such as John Bock, Keren Cytter, Julian Rosefeldt, Tobias Zielony and the artist duos Chicks on Speed and M+M present unconventional renderings of Bunuel's film.

A Cadavre Exquis Based on Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge D'or"

The Scorpion's Sting

Bradley Bailey

John Brodgen

For the first time the Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp, normally at home in Cully on Lake Geneva, changes its location. The smallest museum in the world is a guest at the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt. All summer long, the half-a-cubic metre-large Kunsthalle is presenting in front of the exhibition building, closed for renovations, a high-quality themed exhibition to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Duchamp's Chocolate Grinder, designed by the inventors and operators of the Kunsthalle: Swiss artists Caroline Bachmann and Stefan Banz.With significant works by Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Beuys, Meret Oppenheim, Roy Lichtenstein, Dieter Roth, Ed Ruscha, Vic Muniz, Robert Gober, Sonja Alhäuser - in miniature format, which makes them all the more impressive.English and German text.

Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp at Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt

La broyeuse de chocolat

Julian Rosefeldt (b. 1965) is one of the most famous contemporary film artists. His installation Midwest shows a dismal container terminal. Car tyres, crushed cigarette packets and the mattresses of a homeless man mark the setting before visitors reach a run-down drive-in cinema, where Rosefeldt's film The Swap is presented: an action film parody about tough men, cars, the flow of money and goods and organized crime. The present volume documents the installation and delves deeper into its highly political contents.

Midwest

Julian Rosefeldt

Janet Cardiff

George Bures Miller

A concise retrospective, this publication contains previously unpublished written and visual material, as well as pertinent literature on the oeuvre of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. SPECIALIST

The Killing Machine and Other Stories 1995-2007

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller

Uta Ruhkamp

A comprehensive survey of the acclaimed photographer Pieter Hugo and his mesmerizing work, this book features images from each of his major series throughout his prolific career. Pieter Hugo's images are unflinching and unforgettable. Beginning with -Looking Aside, - his series of portraits of marginalized people, Hugo has striven to capture the African continent with empathy and impartiality. Whether confronting the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, documenting electrical waste dumps in Ghana, or photographing in Nigeria's dynamic film industry, Nollywood, Hugo treats his subjects with reverence and awe. Including examples of his most recent series taken in the U.S. and China, this book offers stunning reproductions of Hugo's work in color and black-and-white, accompanied by the photographer's personal commentary. Bringing together more than a decade of work that has elicited fulsome praise, this volume lets readers appreciate Pieter Hugo's extraordinary oeuvre.

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