The Shabbiness of Beauty

2021 Photography, Artistic

Author : Moyra Davey
Release : 2021
Genre : Photography, Artistic
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Book Rating : 202/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Shabbiness of Beauty written by Moyra Davey. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shabbiness of Beauty' is a visual dialogue that crosses generational divides with the easy intimacy of a late-night phone call. Multidisciplinary artist Moyra Davey delved into Peter Hujar's archives and emerged mainly with little-known, scarcely seen images. In response to these, Davey created her own images that draw out an idiosyncratic selection of shared subjects. Side by side, the powerfully composed images admire, tease, and enhance one another in the manner of fierce friends, forming a visual exploration of physicality and sexuality that crackles with wit, tenderness, and perspicacity. Spiritually anchored in New York City, even as they range out to rural corners of Quebec and Pennsylvania, these images crystallise tensions between city and country, human and animal. Nudes pose with unruly chickens; human bodies are abstracted toward topography; seascapes and urban landscapes share the same tremulous plasticity. These continuities are punctuated by stark differences of approach: Davey's self-aware postmodernism against Hujar's humanism and embrace of darkroom manipulation. The rich dialogue between these photographs is personal and angular, ultimately offering an illuminating reintroduction to each celebrated artist through communion with the other's work.--

Fat City

2015-09-08 Fiction

Author : Leonard Gardner
Release : 2015-09-08
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 939/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fat City written by Leonard Gardner. This book was released on 2015-09-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring -- the retired boxer Billy Tully and the newcomer Ernie Munger - their brief bout sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Ernie into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the plodding optimism of their manager Ruben Luna, as he watches the most promising boys one by one succumb to some undefined weakness; still, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."

Russia

2005-08-04 Photography

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Release : 2005-08-04
Genre : Photography
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Book Rating : 225/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Russia written by . This book was released on 2005-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue of 120 photographs documenting the traces that the Soviet Union left on Russia's landscape paints a rainbow-hued portrait of a somber country.

Hubert's Freaks

2009 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Gregory Gibson
Release : 2009
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 084/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hubert's Freaks written by Gregory Gibson. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment Bob Langmuir, a down-and-out rare book dealer, spies some intriguing photographs in the archive of a midcentury Times Square freak show, he knows he's on to something. It turns out he's made the find of a lifetime--never-before-seen prints by the legendary Diane Arbus. Furthermore, he begins to suspect that what he's found may add a pivotal chapter to what is now known about Arbus as well as about the "old weird America," in Greil Marcus's phrase, that Hubert's inhabited. Bob's ensuing adventure--a roller-coaster ride filled with bizarre characters and coincidences--takes him from the fringes of the rare book business to Sotheby's, and from the exhibits of a run-down Times Square freak show to the curator's office of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Will the photos be authenticated? How will Arbus's notoriously protective daughter react? Most importantly, can Bob, who always manages to screw up his most promising deals, finally make just one big score?

The Velveteen Rabbit

2023-06-08 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Margery Williams
Release : 2023-06-08
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 805/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Velveteen Rabbit written by Margery Williams. This book was released on 2023-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Velveteen Rabbit" is a timeless classic that has captivated readers for over a century.An enchanting tale about a soft toy rabbit's journey to becoming Real. Through his adventures with his best friend, Boy, the rabbit learns about the transformative power of love, loyalty, and imagination. When Boy falls ill, the rabbit faces the ultimate test of strength and resilience. "The Velveteen Rabbit" is a heartwarming story of childhood innocence and the bonds of friendship that continues to inspire generation after generation. Rediscover the magic of a world where toys can become real, and dreams can come true. Margery Williams was a successful writer who authored a number of beloved children's books and novels, but she is best known for her classic tale "The Velveteen Rabbit." She also wrote other popular children's books such as "The Little Wooden Doll" and "Poor Cecco," as well as several novels for adults, including "Winterbound" and "The Thing in the Woods." Her writing career spanned several decades, and her works continue to be cherished by readers of all ages around the world.

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