From fantastical worlds to political topologies: a global survey of landscape painting in the 21st century
Although the fact may be surprising to some, landscape painting is positively thriving in the 21st century―indeed, the genre has arguably never felt as vital as it does today. The reasons why, if speculative, surely include our imminent environmental collapse and increasingly digitally mediated existence. Landscape Painting Now is the first book of its kind to take a global view of its subject, featuring more than eighty outstanding contemporary artists―both established and emerging―whose ages span seven decades and who hail from twenty-five different countries.
Through its thematic organization into six chapters―Realism and Beyond, Post-Pop Landscapes, New Romanticism, Constructed Realities, Abstracted Topographies, and Complicated Vistas―the book affords a generous window into the very best of contemporary landscape painting, from Cecily Brown’s sensual, fleshy landscapes to Peter Doig’s magic realist renderings of Trinidad, Maureen Gallace’s serene views of beach cottages and the foaming ocean, David Hockney’s radiant capturings of seasonal change in the English countryside, Julie Mehretu’s dynamically cartographic abstractions, Alexis Rockman’s mural-sized, postapocalyptic dioramas, and far beyond.
Landscape Painting Now features an extensive essay by Barry Schwabsky, art critic for The Nation. Schwabsky’s text weaves throughout the book, tracing the history of landscape painting from its origins in Eastern and Western art, through its transformation in the 20th century, to its present flourishing. Shorter texts by art historians Robert R. Shane, Louise Sørensen, and Susan A. Van Scoy introduce each artist, situating the importance of landscape within their practice and addressing key works. With over 400 color reproductions, including many details, this ambitious survey makes a compelling case for the continued relevance of landscape painting in our time.
Featured artists are Etel Adnan, Francis Alÿs, Hurvin Anderson, Mamma Andersson, Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan, Lucas Arruda, Ayman Baalbaki, Jules de Balincourt, Ali Banisadr, Hernan Bas, John Beerman, Amy Bennett, Cecily Brown, Gillian Carnegie, Noa Charuvi, Nigel Cooke, Will Cotton, Cynthia Daignault, Verne Dawson, Vincent Desiderio, Lois Dodd, Peter Doig, Rackstraw Downes, Tim Eitel, Andreas Eriksson, Inka Essenhigh, Richard Estes, Genieve Figgis, Jane Freilicher, Barnaby Furnas, Maureen Gallace, Tim Gardner, Franz Gertsch, Adrian Ghenie, April Gornik, Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Pat de Groot, Daniel Heidkamp, Barkley L. Hendricks, Israel Hershberg, David Hockney, Shara Hughes, Yvonne Jacquette, Merlin James, Yishai Jusidman, Alex Kanevsky, Alex Katz, Anselm Kiefer, Per Kirkeby, Makiko Kudo, Matvey Levenstein, Li Dafang, Liu Xiaodong, Damian Loeb, Antonio López García, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Julie Mehretu, Justin Mortimer, Maki Na Kamura, Jordan Nassar, Silke Otto-Knapp, Celia Paul, Eggert Pétursson, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Neo Rauch, Alexis Rockman, Jean-Pierre Roy, Tomás Sánchez, Lisa Sanditz, Serban Savu, George Shaw, Mark Tansey, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Wayne Thiebaud, Luc Tuymans, Cinta Vidal, Kay WalkingStick, Corinne Wasmuht, Matthew Wong, Jonas Wood, Lisa Yuskavage and Luiz Zerbini

以时间为纬线，以各个艺术流派的艺术家及其代表性的作品为经线，回到历史现场，从史前时期的一把燧石手斧开始，围绕地中海这一世界西方美术的血脉初源，带你一路走过神秘的埃及、伟大的希腊、光荣的罗马……直到光辉的印象派，及光怪陆离的现当代艺术。或做正面解读，或挖背后的故事，数千年“美”的往事，娓娓道来。
蒋勋先生用柔美、亲民的文字，借助“西方美术史”这一扇通向世界的窗口，使得我们眺望和浏览世界不同文化的“美”的观念、材料、技法，省思人类共同的“美”的向往与创造。

《聆听音乐(第5版)》主要结构分三部分，音乐元素、音乐史和美国通俗音乐。在讨论任何音乐概念的同时都结合具体作品分析，并有一目了然的图表作必要辅助。存在于每一章节中的“聆听指南”和“聆听训练”两个部分是本书最具特色的精华。分成41个短小的章节，便于学生阅读、学习和消化。在这个过程中，爵士乐现在占了两章，摇滚和叮盘巷各占一章。此外，开始的新部分预习每个历史时期，并把各时期的音乐和历史事件为学生做成了插图丰富的年表。在每个部分的结尾，你可以看到一个“音乐风格列表”，回顾每个时期的风格内部的音乐要素，并列举具有代表性的作曲家和主要体裁。《聆听音乐(第5版)》所有的列表都在第七章的结尾给予预告，在那里风格的概念被引入了。

归纳成就艺术大师的 10 个关键词
揭示大师们的创作秘辛
凝聚 BBC 艺术频道主编威尔·贡培兹职业生涯的所见、所知、所想
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威尔·贡培兹是你能遇到的最好的老师
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◎ 编辑推荐
☆ BBC 艺术频道主编解析艺术家的创造性思维
BBC 艺术频道主编威尔·贡培兹于 20 世纪 80 年代踏入艺术圈，至今已从业 30 余年，曾与吕克·图伊 曼斯等众多艺术大咖直接交流，出版过畅销书《现代艺术 150 年》。贡培兹将其职业生涯中的所见、所知、所想付诸笔端，用一个个轻松有趣的创意故事，解析艺术家的创造性思维。
☆ 10 个关键词，破解 20 余位艺术大师的成功之道
在贡培兹看来，艺术大师是富有进取心的、极度好奇的、勇敢的……在这些关键词下，他将 20 余位文艺界大家的精彩故事和犀利妙语信手拈来，这些我们耳熟能详的名字有了奇妙的联系：安迪·沃霍尔与凡·高、乔布斯与毕加索、吕克·图伊曼斯与维米尔……贡培兹更以辛辣直白的语言揭示了著名艺术家的创作秘辛。
☆ 图文并茂，轻松入门
风趣的文字、丰富的艺术作品插图和珍贵的艺术家肖像，辅以简洁前卫的设计和幽默的插画，让你轻松了解伟大艺术家的思维和作品，学会像艺术家一样思考。
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艺术家是如何获得灵感，又是如何找到属于自己的独特风格或创作主题的呢？在成为大师之前，他们有着怎样的经历？通过与世界上最伟大的创意思想家多年的亲密接触，BBC 艺术频道主编威尔·贡培兹发现了这些大师共同的特点 —— 他们是极度好奇的、勇敢的、懂得思考的……贡培兹将从古至今的艺术大师分门别类，以轻松风趣的语言重点讲述了 20 余位艺术家背后的创意故事，更记录了他与我们这个时代的著名艺术家的直接交流。我们每个人都能借鉴这些艺术家的经历，是时候像艺术家一样思考了！

The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and intelligent study of clothing ever published. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, the great work—“consolidated” in 1888 into 6 volumes containing nearly 500 plates—remains, to this day, completely unique in its scope and detail. Racinet’s organization by culture and subject has been preserved in TASCHEN’s magnificent and complete reprint, as have excerpts from his delightful descriptions and often witty comments. Perusing these beautifully detailed and exquisitely colored illustrations, you’ll discover everything from the garb of ancient Etruscans to traditional Eskimo attire to 19th century French women’s couture. Though Racinet’s study spans the globe from ancient times through his own, his focus is on European clothing from the Middle Ages to the 1880s and this subject is treated with exceeding passion and attention to detail. The Complete Costume History is an absolutely invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; it is also an immensely fascinating and inspirational book for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.

CONTENTS:
Part I – The Ancient World (Egypt, Assyria, Israel, Persia and Phrygia, Greece, Etruscan, Greco-Roman, Rome, Barbarian Europe, Celts and Gauls)
Part II – The 19th Century - Beyond the Borders of Europe (Oceania, Africa, Eskimos, North American Indians, Mexican Indians, South American Indians, China, Japan, India, Ceylon, Middle East, Orient, Turkey)
Part III – Europe 400-1800 (Byzantium, France-Byzantine, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, England, Holland)
Part IV – Traditional Costume Till the Late 19th Century (Scandinavia, Holland, Scotland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France)
Part V - Patterns and Templates

《艺术的故事》概括地叙述了从最早的洞窟绘画到当今的实验艺术的发展历程，以阐明艺术史是“各种传统不断迂回、不断改变的历史，每一件作品在这历史中都既回顾过去又导向未来。
继1997年三联版《艺术的故事》后，英国费顿出版社授权广西美术出版社独家出版，也是国内唯一合法授权的版本。

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.

● 黎锦晖与何日君再来（郝明义）
什么人参予了现代第一批白话文国语教科书的编辑与出版？
什么人参予了最早也最长寿儿童刊物的编辑与出版？
什么人写了第一出儿童歌舞剧？
什么人早期大力推动音乐的数字简谱？
什么人打破了清末民初女性不得登台表演的禁忌？
什么人写了近代中国第一首流行歌曲？
● 音乐创作人访问：罗大佑
将来的墓志铭，你希望怎么写你自己？
这个问题我想过，应该很简单，「这是一个以旋律表达生命的人」，类似这样。旋律对我来讲是最重要、最不能放弃的……
● How to Write a Song （雷光夏）
那一年的夏之末，那确实是新旧世纪明显展开交替的时间引发点。台风将来的前夕，黑夜城市似乎飞起的错觉，创作音乐的工作室里是谁不小心洒出了油画用的松脂油……岛屿上短暂秋天将来的湿度包围，嗅觉上则充塞植物再制品的醚味。
● EL AMOR BRUJO爱情魔术师（成英姝）
我让A坐在摄影棚的高脚凳上头，背景用的是蓝色，我本来想选白色，但是后来我觉得蓝色比较好。 从一开始我就没有打算拍照，可是我还是决定让他坐在摄影棚。我们只是随意聊天。他现在在一个公立机构的游泳池当救生员，这是一份临时工……
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