Kunst & Kultur

She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one? “With hauntingly poetic prose, Molly X. Chang spins a tale at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and the very real devastation that colonialism brings down on colonized peoples.”—Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron WidowThe gorgeous first edition hardcover of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods will feature a poster, color endpapers, a custom-stamped case, and a foil jacket!Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldn’t have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe.When Ruying’s Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals—whose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalization—her family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence.Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?

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The Sandhills...An Ecological Treasure Long ago, they were drifting dunes of sand. Today, stabilizing grasses and underground water beneath the Sandhills provide good pasture for cattle. Schilling traveled the Sandhills to ask the people he met "What keeps you bonded to this remote land where winters can be severe and summers blistering hot?" The answers were common: Family, the beauty of the hills, and the peace and quietness of the land. This pictorial journey contains stories of Sandhill ranchers and residents. Some of these stories are humorous and others poignant, but they all demonstrate the culture of hardworking, independent people who are quick to offer help to neighbors and even strangers when needed. Hard work, optimism, respect for livestock, and love of family are deeply woven values in Nebraska's fabric. The tales within these pages will envelop the reader in the warmth and beauty of the Sandhills.

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1868. Contents: Western World; Eastern Asia; The Tope at Sanchi; The Tope at Amravati. Illustrated.

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After two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites, the movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel, The Cider House Rules, at last made it to the big screen. Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film process. Anecdotal, affectionate, and delightfully candid, My Movie Business dazzles with Irving's incomparable wit and style.

Das Kawaii Malbuch ist ein kreativer Leitfaden, der Anfängern und Fortgeschrittenen im Thema süßer Kunst zeigt, wie die Welt des Kawaii-Zeichnens und -Malens gemeistern werden kann. Dieses Buch ist nicht nur für Kinder gedacht, sondern bietet auch Erwachsenen eine kreative Auszeit. In diesem Buch lernst du, wie du Kawaii Dinge zeichnest, von süßen Tieren bis hin zu niedlichen Figuren und erhältst detaillierte Anleitungen, die den Prozess des Malens und Zeichnens im Kawaii Stil vereinfachen.Das Buch bietet eine Vielzahl von Abschnitten wie süße Tiere zeichnest, erklärt wird, wie du niedliche Tiere mit einfachen Schritten zum Leben erweckst. Neben praktischen Anleitungen bietet das Buch auch Inspiration für eigene Kunstwerke und fördert die Entwicklung eines einzigartigen Kawaii Stils. Ob du nun ein Neuling in der Welt des Kawaii bist oder deine Fähigkeiten weiter verfeinern möchtest, dieses Buch ist ein unverzichtbarer Begleiter auf deiner kreativen Reise. Mit dem Kawaii Buch zum Zeichnen steht dir ein umfassender Ressourcenpool zur Verfügung, der deine Liebe zur süßen Kunst nährt und deine Fähigkeiten auf die nächste Stufe hebt.

olfgang Bellwinkels "Arles, mon Amour" stellt den Betrachter vor ein interessantes Dilemma.Oberflächlich betrachtet, wirkt es wie eine Liebeserklärung an die hässlichen Seiten der südfranzösischen Kulturmetropole - ironisch, provokant, selbstbewusst. Aufgenommen zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem Fotografie in der Stadt gehört wird: Den Rencontres de la Photographie.Eigentlich bräuchte man jetzt nur ein paar Worte über Ironie oder Doppelbödigkeit als künstlerische Waffe zu verlieren und könnte es wunderbar dabei belassen, ja - ... wenn wir damit nicht genau bei dem wären, was Bellwinkel tatsächlich reizt:Das Oberflächliche.Bellwinkel sucht immer wieder nach neuen Möglichkeiten in der Fotografie, um das kollektive, oft vordergründige Bild-Gedächtnis, das unsere Ansicht(en) prägt, zu hinterfragen."Ich bin zwischen Hotel und Altstadt hin- und hergependelt - immer mit dem Gefühl, mich zwischen zwei Welten zu bewegen, einer, deren Schönheit ich nicht aushalten konnte und einer, deren Rohheit und Häßlichkeit mich abstieß, aber auch faszinierte ..."Der Berliner ist dabei stets auf der Suche nach dem Grundlegenderen, Nicht-Gesehenen, angetrieben von Puzzlestücken einer anderen, tieferen Wahrheit, die davon erzählt, dass es nicht das eine "Einfach" gibt, nachdem es oft aussieht. Auch wenn ihm als Fotografen dazu, praktisch gesehen, bloß die Oberfläche bleibt, deren Analyse er in immer wieder überraschenden Bildserien neu beschreibt.Bellwinkels Buch ist also weniger ein Buch über Arles - womit wir doch wieder bei Thema "Ironie" wären - es ist vielmehr eins über Fotografie. Was es für Fotobuch-Liebhaber zweifellos reizvoller macht.Schon allein wegen der ausgeklügelten Bildstrategie, derer Bellwinkel sich in diesem Fall bedient: Er nutzt das vielfach beschworene, gleißende mediterrane Licht - ein Licht, das alles in Farbe übersetzt, was Gegenstand ist - und adelt damit den Müll, den vollgestopften Einkaufswagen, genauso wie die urbane "zone industrielle" und ihre Vegetation. Architektur reduziert sich hier auf eine gesichtslose Hülle, funktional kaum anders als die zerfetzte Plastiktüte, beide nur dazu da, um ihren Job im ökonomischen Prozess möglichst effektiv zu erfüllen. Das einzig Menschliche auf das man in "Arles, mon Amour" trifft: ein kopfloser Tonkrieger aus Chinas kaiserlichen Armee. Ein skeptisches Bild zur Globalisierung und ihren Auswüchsen, das hängen bleibt.Doch und auch das ist wohl auch wieder etwas zum Thema "Ironie" - es sah anfangs gar nicht so aus, als würde es überhaupt ein Buch über Arles geben. Denn Bellwinkels Liaison arlésienne begann mit einer Bildverweigerung, weil er in der Stadt nichts Abbildungswertes fand, bis er anfing, das Gelände rund um sein Hotel zu fotografieren. Zum Glück, möchte man sagen. Denn herausgekommen ist ein spannendes visuelles Plädoyer wider die schleichende Amazonisierung der Städte. Bellwinkels kurzer Ausflug in die Ästhetik des Häßlichen lässt einen mit dem unbehaglichen Gefühl zurück, dass die südfranzösische Kulturmetropole vielleicht auch bald bloß noch eine Art potemkinsches Dorf ist. Und man sich insgeheim fragt sich, welches der beiden das eigentlich Echte ist: Die Instagram-polierte Postkarten-Ansicht. Oder dieses hier.Aber auch das gehört zur Ironie dieses bemerkenswerten Buches und Bellwinkels Art der Fotografie.Wolfgang Bellwinkel - Arles, mon Amour - ein ironischer Blick auf die Stadt der Rencontres de la Photographie und einer, der viel über die Globalisierung und ihre Auswüchse erzählt.

Das Buch, das zugleich als Dokumentation der gleichnamigen Ausstellungspräsentation im Haus Mödrath dient, präsentiert frühe Arbeiten aus der Privatsammlung Wilhelm Otto Nachf. Gezeigt werden vor allem Werke solcher Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die in den späten 1980er- und frühen 1990er-Jahren im Rheinland arbeiteten, als Köln neben New York das weltweite Zentrum der zeitgenössischen Kunst war.Über die Jahre formte sich bis heute eine Sammlung, die einen subjektiven Einblick in die damalige Kölner Kunstlandschaft liefert und erstmalig in dieser Form in Haus Mödrath zu sehen ist.Ergänzt werden Ausstellung und Katalog um Künstler und Kunstwerke, die sich diesem Kölner Zeitabschnitt unmittelbar anschlossen und einen wichtigen Schwerpunkt der heutigen Sammlung bilden.Mit Arbeiten von: Albert Oehlen, Andreas Schulze, Anna und Bernhard Blume, Antony Gormley, Blalla W. Hallmann, Christopher Wool, Fischli/Weiss, Georg Herold, Gregor Schneider, Günther Förg, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Isa Genzken, Jochen Lempert, John Bock, Joseph Beuys, Jürgen Klauke, Kai Althoff, Katharina Sieverding, Marcel Odenbach, Peter Duka, Rob Scholte, Roman Signer, Rosemarie Trockel, Siegfried Anzinger, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Zipp, Walter Dahn