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Matière d'art / A Matter of Art: Architecture contemporaine en Suisse / Contemporary Architecture in Switzerland
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Contemporary Swiss Architecture has gained considerable international reputation with stars such as Mario Botta, Herzog & de Meuron and Peter Zumthor being celebrated throughout the world. This book reviews the current architectural scene in Switzerland, analysing it from three contrasting perspectives. Examined are 18 individual buildings that are considered representative of the high quality of contemporary Swiss architecture. Subsequently, six chapters focus on specific features which are characteristic of this architecture. Concluding the volume are five essays by Joseph Abram, Jacques Lucan, Bruno Marchand, Stanislaus von Moos and Martin Steinmann, each providing illuminating analyses and setting the present-day situation in a historical context.
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Heroes of the Equinox (Valerian Spatiotemporal Agent)
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P. Christin
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A Highly Entertaining Sci-Fi Graphic Novel.......2005-05-02
The heroes are Valérian, Irmgraal, Ortzog, and Blimflim, humanoid extraterrestrials who have come to the planet Simlane to participate in a traditional contest whose victor mysteriously revitalizes the decaying world. This 1978 story, episode 8 of the long-running French comic strip "Valérian, agent spatio-temporel," is one of the four which have been translated into English.
Valérian and Laureline patrol time and space to maintain the security of Galaxity, capital of the 28th century Terran empire. In addition to parodying superheroes, the other contestants symbolically represent different socio-political ideals, with the Norse Irmgraal representing the warrior mystique, the Slavic Ortzog representing totalitarian communism, and the mystic Blimflim representing a kind of new-age totalitarianism. Valérian, dutifully representing the Terran time/space authority, seems overmatched by these domineering supermen - but the battle is not always to the strong, nor the woman to the warrior!
It's a fun story with a well-paced and tightly-plotted script and Mézières' mature art and excellent panel breakdowns. As in much of Christin's work the political symbolism is straightforward, not to say heavy-handed, and the story's liberal moral is very clear!
The series' two main characters are defined in liberal-feminist terms: Valérian, the `good man', is well-intentioned but muscle-headed, and thoughtless about where he hangs his pants. Laureline displays a winning combination of impulsive humanism and cynical shrewdness when faced with challenges, which she overcomes with far less difficulty than Valérian.
Jean-Claude Mézières' artwork is similar to the work of Jack Davis, a pleasingly solid display of brisk brushstrokes depicting slightly stylized forms. Mézières' panel breakdowns are excellent and his ability to express mood and emotion has developed steadily. An initial clumsiness rapidly disappeared and he often playfully illustrates the action with visual puns and artistic references.
Christin, also a scriptwriter and science-fiction novelist, is one of the leading European comix writers and has collaborated with many European artists including Jacques Tardi, François Boucq, and Enki Bilal - for whom he wrote several highly-praised stories including "Les phalanges de l'ordre noir" and "Partie de chasse." In addition to writing comics he is a longtime literature professor who teaches at the University of Bordeaux.
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a different sci fi comic.......2003-04-10
when Jean Claude Mezieres' and Pierre Christin's comic "Valerian"
was published in France for the first time it was different fromn other comics in the same genre. It featured a strong, female character, Laureline and some great designed aliens, to me "Valerian" is the best sci fi comic and if you have good taste you'll think that too.
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Author: Sindy M. Ortega
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An easy read, but a bit out of date.......2003-02-12
I had to read this for a class and found it easy to read, but really out of date. Although revised in December of 2001, there is so much it left out in terms of changes in technology and 911 (and yes, these things do apply to Economics!) that I wonder how thoroughly it was updated.
If you're buying it, most probably you have to. Ask your professor to find a more current edition, but one that's as interesting and easy a read as this one, and you'll do fine in your Eco class!
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