Eladio Dieste: Innovation in Structural Art

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Eladio Dieste: Innovation in Structural Art

Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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In an industry so often enamored by media-coddled superstars with trendy clients, Eladio Dieste stands out as a refreshing and inspiring figure. Born in Uruguay, Dieste spent most of his long and productive career creating industrial and agrarian works, public infrastructure, commercial buildings, and small churches in his native country. Dieste's unique and innovative method of design, a melding of architecture and engineering, elevated these often humble buildings to masterworks of art.
Capitalizing on his revolutionary approach to building with reinforced masonry, Dieste built aesthetically stunning structures economically. If he often worked outside the architectural mainstream, he never lost sight of the modest people for whom his structures were built. Today, those familiar with his work consider him the equal of such structural innovators as Pier Luigi Nervi and Eduardo Terroja.
In this, the first comprehensive analysis of his work to be published in English, both the beauty and technical innovation of Dieste's projects are examined in detail. Three essays by Dieste himself convey his thoughts on art, culture, and technology. With Dieste's death in 2000, this book serves as a tribute and a definitive reference to his extraordinary work and its brilliant union of architecture and engineering.

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Great book.......2006-07-16

I'm from Uruguay, and although Eladio Dieste is from my country, I haven't been able to find any good books about him at local bookstores.
This book has great photos and an excelent analysis of his constructions.

written by attendee of Anderson's lecture at MoMA.......2006-03-11

Dieste should be known as one of the master builders. Stanford Anderson devoted several years of his life to ensuring that Dieste begins to receive the attention he deserves by the architecture community. This book was motivated by the opinion that the design community would be impoverished without awareness of his work. In general, South America is completely overlooked by the western and Asian dominance in the discipline. His lecture imparted a deep amount of passion towards Dieste's work, and a serious understanding and analysis of it in historical and theoretical contexts. Anderson's discussion of Dieste alongside Le Corbusier especially reveals the Uruguayan architect/engineer's brilliance. In the context of recent hype surrounding the disappointing ornamental structures of another engineer-turned architect, Santiago Calatrava; Dieste's work is even more meaningful as we work towards ways to blur the lines between art, architecture, and engineering.

Although Dieste can posthumously positioned in Architectural History with Pier Luigi Nervi and Felix Candela, he defied membership to the Architecture community with a capital A. Part of the reason why we didn't know about him until now is that Dieste didn't make much of an effort to belong in the elite so-called international style discourse. Dieste simply made beautiful structures, which unconventionally but aptly fit their function, be it grain shed or chapel. He is usually defined as an engineer, but Anderson proves he merits the title of an Architect, whose delicate touch imbued structures with a sublime sensibility of space. His work is formally unlike most work done within an engineer's aesthetic but fits philosophically. Anderson points out that the competitions done in South America at that time were always seeking the most economical solution, rather than the subjective "best" scheme- similar to the way bids are awarded in construction, with design in addition. Dieste's winning entries turned out to be beautiful as well as affordable, utilizing the plentiful local resource of labor with efficient and innovative material combinations.

"Eladio Dieste: Innovation in Structural Art" is an inspiring tribute, stunningly executed through outstanding photography and architectural documentation accompanied by clear, thoughtful prose. This book could be appreciated by architecture students, theorists, and practitioners, as well as those outside of or adjacent to the discipline; to which it might seem at first only a delightful coffee-table book, upon closer inspection revealing a spectacular oeuvre articulated by pertinent criticism of western egocentrism.

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"Photography has become an increasingly pervasive medium of choice in contemporary art practice and is even employed at times by artists who do not necessarily consider themselves to be photographers. How did this come to be? The Last Picture Show will address the emergence of this phenomenon of artists using photography by tracing the development of conceptual trends in postwar photographic practice from its first glimmerings in the 60s in the work of artists such as Bernd & Hilla Becher, Ed Ruscha and Bruce Nauman, to its rise to art-world prominence in the work of the artists of the late 70s and early 80s including Sherrie Levine, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman. Intended as a major genealogy of the rise of a still-powerful and evolving photographic practice by artists, the checklist will include a wide array of works examining a range of issues: performativity and photographic practice; portraiture and cultural identity; the formal and social architectonics of the built environment; societal and individual interventions in the landscape; photography's relationship to sculpture and painting; the visual mediation of meaning in popular culture; and the poetic and conceptual investigation of visual non-sequiturs, disjunctions and humorous absurdities. Bringing together a newly commissioned body of scholarship with reprints of important historical texts, The Last Picture Show seeks to define the legacy that has produced a rich body of photographic practice in the art world today."

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Jan Dibbets: Essays by R H Fuchs
Jan Dibbets
Manufacturer: Walker Art Center
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Jan Dibbets: Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, 18 September to 17 October 1976 ; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 23 November to 24 December 1976 ; ... Modern Art, Oxford, 6 March to 10 April 1977

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An Overview of The Show
a very inspirational title

The Museum as Muse: Artists Reflect
Kynaston McShine , Christopher Williams , Glenn Lowry , Gillian Wearing , Art and Language , Barbara Bloom , Christo , Jan Dibbets , Lutz Dille , Herbert Distel , Kate Ericson , Roger Fenton , Robert Filliou , Fluxus , General Idea , Jean-Baptiste Gustave Le Gray , Jac Leirner , and Sherrie Levine
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ASIN: 087070091X
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The Museum as Muse: Artists Reflect is the stunning catalog that accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art during the spring of 1999. The show takes an insightful look at the way different artists deal with the ideas, concepts, and criticisms of "the public museum." The collected artists span both generations and degrees of fame, from French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson to pop artist Claes Oldenburg to contemporary artists Gillian Wearing and Mark Dion. The show, and by extension the book, illustrates the impact that the invention of the museum (just 200 years ago) has had on art making. It is fascinating to peer through the eyes of individual artists whose personal and intimate visions are both outside of the museum and inextricably linked to it by their choice of career. The artwork in the exhibition is wide-reaching and the reproductions for the book are beautiful. Hiroshi Sugimoto's black-and-white photo series of natural-history museum dioramas; a taxidermied polar bear and a seal on a bed of fake ice; and a re-creation of underwater sea life are all exquisite in their quiet and choreographed other-worldliness. This book should not be missed; it offers a great chance to look at art by artists who use their work to address the complexities of their own relationships with the massive institutions that are our museums. --Jennifer Cohen

296 pages, 114 full-color images, 132 black-and-white images

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Since public museums came into being in the late 18th century, artists have looked upon them with a mixture of reverence, complicity, suspicion, and disdain. In The Museum as Muse, artists of many persuasions speak their minds about museums, their functions and spaces, their practices and politics, and their relationship to the art they contain. More than 60 artists are represented by a wide range of works: photographs of museum patrons by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliot Erwitt; "personal museums" and "cabinets of curiosities" by Charles Wilson Peale, Marcel Duchamp, and Claes Oldenburg; fantasies of the destruction or transformation of museums by Hubert Robert, Ed Ruscha, and Christo; and more, including works created especially for this project by contemporary artists, and an anthology of statements and writings by artists about museums. This volume was published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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An Overview of The Show.......1999-07-15

I attended this exhibit at the MoMA and was thrilled to see so many great artists interpreting what museums and "the institution" means. For some artists, the act of collecting is very private...like Joseph Cornell and his many obsessive boxes, or Christian Boltanski and his melancholy installation of forgotten photographs. In another personal piece, Sophie Calle interviewed various staff members at a museum where prized artworks by the Old Masters were stolen about how they now feel in the artworks' absence. The snoop in me wished that the audience could see what all the boxes contained in pieces such as Herbert Dristel's "Museum of Drawers", which houses over 500 miniature pieces of artwork by many of my favorite artists from the 60's and 70's. The Barbara Bloom installation "The Reign of Narcissism" was hilarious and disturbing. It consists of a museum within a museum, with all pieces and decor dedicated to herself and her own likeness. Claes Oldenburg's "Mouse Museum", another amazing installation, consists of various sculptures and found "junkstore-type" objects that the artist has accumulated. The shape of the walk-in structure of Oldenburg's "Museum" is Mickey Mouse's head! An absurd and fun commentary on pop culture! This show would not have been complete without the work of Marcel Duchamp, a pioneer in calling into question the value of "original" artwork and the importance that institutions place on it. "L.H.O.O.Q." (the Mona Lisa with a mustache) and many of Duchamp's Valises containing miniature reproductions of his own work and readymades are represented here. Vito Acconci decided to use the MoMA as a post office and in a separate piece, tried to infringe upon museum-goer's personal space by standing uncomfortably close to people while they were trying to be cultured and study the 'Art'. Overall, it was a fascinating exhibit. The subversive, but good-humored mockery of what humans do with and in the presence of art made me feel somewhat self-conscious as I was wandering the galleries, but that seemed to be the point!

a very inspirational title.......1999-05-07

This book's subject matter is right on the money. I haven't read it, but Museums have everything to do with the production of art nowadays. Museums and catalogs or big, glossy ads. Because that's where the authority of the printed page meets its audience. And Kynaston McShine is such a cool name.

Conceptual Art In The Netherlands And Belgium 1965-1975

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Conceptual Art In The Netherlands And Belgium 1965-1975
Camiel van Winkel , Hripsime Visser , Carel Blotkamp , Art and Language , Marinus Boezem , Stanley Brouwn , Andre Cadere , Jan Dibbets , Gerry Schum , Ger van Elk , Ian Wilson , Bas Jan Ader , Carl Andre , Robert Barry , Marcel Broodthaers , Daniel Buren , Hanne Darboven , and On Kawara
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Many of today's artists display an affinity for the techniques and subjects of 1960s and 70s conceptual art. A new look at the work of Bas Jan Ader, Carl Andre, Art & Language, John Baldessari, Marcel Broodthaers, Daniel Buren, Jan Dibbets, Gilbert & George, Joseph Kosuth, Sol Lewitt, Bruce Nauman, On Kawara, Edward Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Robert Smithson, Lawrence Weiner, and others bears exploring in relation to the processes and themes of contemporary art. By considering conceptual art in the Netherlands and Belgium from 1965-1975, this publication hopes to answer such questions, especially in relation to the Netherlands as a melting pot for ideas and the importance of Dutch institutions in supporting and disseminating conceptual art.

Dibbets Jan - And His Scandalous Windows

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Dibbets Jan - And His Scandalous Windows
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Du concept a l'image: Art, Pays-Bas, XXe siecle : Philip Akkerman, Rob Birza, Stanley Brouwn, Rene Daniels, Jan Dibbets, Marlene Dumas, Ger van Elk, Niek ... J.C.J. Vanderheyden : 25 mars-21 juin 1994

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Du concept a l'image: Art, Pays-Bas, XXe siecle : Philip Akkerman, Rob Birza, Stanley Brouwn, Rene Daniels, Jan Dibbets, Marlene Dumas, Ger van Elk, Niek ... J.C.J. Vanderheyden : 25 mars-21 juin 1994

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Jan Dibbets
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Jan Dibbets Lumiere Interieure
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Really good.......2003-01-01

This pleasantly plump book (almost 480 pages!) is crammed full of riddles, knock-knocks, jokes, verses, put-downs and tongue twisters. My eleven-year-old daughter got this book, since she is quite a wit, and she loves it. It has lots of really good jokes and whatnot in it, and has proved to be a source of hours of entertainment. She and I both highly recommend this book to you.

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Honest And Realistic!!!

Great Book for beginners and awesome principles

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OLDIE BUT GOODIE

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Honest And Realistic!!!.......2005-08-18

Of the many how-to real estate investment books out there, Jorgensen comes accross with great detail for anyone starting out in the real estate field! His explanations are thoughtful and there are a lot of examples and details! Out of the many, many, many books I've read and in my experience, this book is very honest. The author spends time talking about the pitfalls of real estate and he presents a very realistic view of this type of investing. It's an excellent place to start for beginners and it makes a good refresher for vetrens. It's the very first book I recommend to anyone interested in real estate investment.

Great Book for beginners and awesome principles .......2005-04-14

This book is very helpful for people who are thinking about investing. Jorgensen has some very good principles in this book that deserve more thought and research. I recommend this book to everyone I know that is thinking about rental property. Worse case this is a great starting point. ***MAKE SURE YOU READ THE NEWEST EDITION*** (There are at least 3 different editions)

Little Substance.......2004-04-18

This book is for those individuals who are flirting with the idea of buying rentals. The first 100 pages were purely motivational: Stories of people who have done well with rentals and the repetetive "I've done it, and you can do it too!" mantra that you get in cheap infomercials. The rest of the book provides little useful information about buying and managing rental units. I read the entire book in an afternoon. It amazed me how little information could be packed into 306 pages (though large print and many pictures of properties did help).
Don't regard this review as mean spirited: there are many very good books on investing in residential real estate, but this one is not worth the money.

A good book for the prospective landlord.......2003-02-23

This book was written in 1994 and may be viewed by some as being dated. The author is a small real estate investor and tells of projects that he personally has been involved in as well as the project of other people he knows. The stories are real and there are before and after photos in the book, which is quite uncommon for a book of this type. There is a chapter on "Success Stories" that I particularily enjoyed. There's a chapter of the "Fixer-Upper" which was also good. Many of the other chapters about tenants and management were covered in other books with mcuh more depth. "Landlording" by Leigh Robinson is an excellent book on the tenant and management side of the business and is much more comprehensive than this book. This is a good book, but not a great book. I appreciate the author's experience in rental properties and I liked to see the photos which help tell the story and make the examples very real. This book does not have all the answers and if you expect that you will be disappointed.

OLDIE BUT GOODIE.......2002-05-13

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