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THE USEFULNESS OF THE USELESS

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Le Corbusier not only devoted part of his work to the design and construction of churches, but he also developed a deep commitment to religion and faith, thus his work had a great impact on the ecclesiastical architecture of the 20th century. This book explains the relationship that Le Corbusier had with religion; it showcases the designs he made for La Sainte-Baume, the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp, the monastery of La Tourette and St Peter’s church, and it investigates his impact on modern ecclesiastical architecture that later developed in Europe. Some examples are the Jubilee Church by Richard Meier, Steven Holl’s St Ignatius Chapel, the Church of Santa María de Álvaro Siza, Tadao Ando’s Meditation Space and the Chapel of Reconciliation by Reitermann &amp; Sassenroth.

SACRED CONCRETE | THE CHURCHES OF LE CORBUSIER

The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins.Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread worship has long passed, the Greek and Roman gods have fascinated and inspired writers and artists for millennia. From Aphrodite to Apollo, Poseidon to Zeus, these are some of the most recognizable characters in Western culture, yet there is a much richer past behind famous paintings of the birth of Aphrodite or the bold iconography of Zeus and his thunderbolts.The Greek and Roman gods are enthralling characters in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey and Metamorphoses. They are immortal and powerful yet also vain, vindictive and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their world. Philip Matyszak presents this pantheon in all their complexity, guiding us from Mount Olympus to the depths of Hades. Each chapter focuses on an individual god or goddess, beginning with their ‘biography’ as understood by the Greeks and Romans and exploring the origins of the legends. Matyszak mixes history with vivid retellings of the myths in which the gods have a starring role, from stories of cosmic creation and universal war to disastrous weddings and freak discus accidents. This sumptuously illustrated guide to the gods of Greece and Rome is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization.

A celebration of the richness of figurative painting over the last 100 years and a passionate critique of the accepted history of art in the 20th century.Figurative painting is due a reappraisal. In this passionately argued volume the distinguished writer and artist Timothy Hyman cuts a new path through the tangle of twentieth-century art. The World New Made explores the work of more than fifty individual painters, presenting a collective 'Resistance' who together offer a human-centred alternative to the dominance of the Abstract or the Conceptual in conventional narratives of modern art.Structured not as a survey but as in-depth studies of more than 130 specific artworks, this lavishly illustrated book brings these often marginalized artists centre-stage: not just Alice Neel and Balthus, Max Beckmann and Frida Kahlo, but also Marsden Hartley and Charlotte Salomon, Bhupen Khakhar and Jacob Lawrence. A rich cast is brought to life, partly through their own writings. As the author argues, 'All across the world, isolated artists found new idioms for human-centred painting in the midst of modern life.'

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