De Stijl magazine (1917-1921) [Dutch]
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De Stijl, Dutch for “The Style”, also known as neoplasticism, was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917. In a narrower sense, the term De Stijl is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in the Netherlands. De Stijl is also the name of a journal that was published by the Dutch painter, designer, writer, and critic Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931), propagating the group’s theories. Though the magazine never sold more than 300 copies, it had a strong influence on art in the Netherlands and abroad.
De Stijl: Maanblad gewijd aan de moderne beeldende vakken en kultuur
Edited by Theo van Doesburg
Published in Delft (1917-18) and Leiden (1918-21)
Claire Huot: China’s New Cultural Scene: A Handbook of Changes (2000)
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The Cultural Revolution of China’s Maoist era has come and gone, yet another cultural revolution of a different sort has been sweeping through China in the 1990s. Although recently much interest has been focused on China’s economy, few Westerners are aware of the remarkable transformations occurring in the culture of ordinary people’s daily lives. In China’s New Cultural Scene Claire Huot surveys the wide spectrum of art produced by Chinese musicians, painters, writers, performers, and filmmakers today, portraying an ongoing cultural revolution that has significantly altered life in the People’s Republic.
Western observers who were impressed by the bravery of the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square—and stunned at the harshness of their suppression—will learn from this book how that political movement led to changes in cultural conditions and production. Attending to all the major elements of this vast nation’s high and low culture at the end of a landmark decade, Huot’s discussion ranges from the cinematic works of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and others to emerging musical forms such as rock, punk, and rap. Other topics include television, theater, and avant-garde art, the new electronic media, and subversive trends in both literature and the visual arts.
With a comprehensive index of artists and works, as well as a glossary of Chinese words, China’s New Cultural Scene will enlighten students of Chinese culture and general readers interested in contemporary Asia.
Publisher Duke University Press, 2000
ISBN 0822324458, 9780822324454
258 pages
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Comment (0)John Cage: A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings (1967)
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Collection of John Cage‘s essays, lectures and journal entries from 1961–1967. Includes “How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)” and “Juilliard Lecture”.
Publisher Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, 1967
ISBN 0819560022, 9780819560025
167 pages
Review: Virgil Thomson (New York Review of Books, 1970).
PDF (updated on 2012-8-3)
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