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Missionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back homethis is an excellent resource for specialists in history, middle eastern studies, american studies, religious studies, missiology, and anyone interested more broadly in american engagement in the middle eastthese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider worldoxfam bookshop knutsford during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, american missionary encounters in the middle east set foundations for later ucontributors explain the distinctly american dimensions of these missionary encounters, the cultural influences they exerted on the region, and their consequences for local nationalism, print culture, education, and moremiddle eastern relationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume focuses on regions that were once part of the ottoman empire in western asia, the balkans, and north africa
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These neon signs gave a sense of happiness and freedom and referred to numerous concepts of popular american culture in the west, such as palm trees, cacti and cowboysthe neon signs were even more spectacular at night when they formed beacons of light in the dark skiesone page with a small piece that has been folded, see photosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is a first editionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein superb condition with some signs of usehe quickly became fascinated by the neon signs that hotels and restaurants placed along the road to entice car drivers to make a short or long stopa selection of these were published in in ‘american neon signs by day & night’michiels decided to photograph them systematically, once during the day and once at night, frontally and from the same viewpointmiddle of the s, toon michiels made a number of trips to the usa, where he did road strips in a rental car and visited cities such as las vegas and renothis way, a great series of diptychs was createdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop gillingham an account of the infamous american musicals launched in new york fromthe documentary explores the epic of popular american culture as it has changed in every era amidst reflecting the talent of varied prominent composers - irving berlin, george gershwin, rogers and hart through to the present day of stephen sondheim to name but a fewsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In telling his story, harris also speaks to basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldcorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth century
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The reader, from whatever country, will revel in the amusing and terrifically truthful american perception of the british character and countrythe guide was intended to lessen the culture shock for those embarking on their first trip to great britain, and for the most part, abroadoxfam shop evesham in the united states war department distributed a handbook to american servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'british, their country, and their ways'reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time mementoby turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant todayevery page is full of enchantingly nostalgic advice and observationsthe instructions are a wonderful interpretation of the differences between the two alliesinscription inside front cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury what were the beginnings of the english language? why has american culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the countries power apparently wanes? why are the west indies no longer any good at cricket? what difference did slavery make to the way we speak english today?packed with nuggets of information about language, culture, history and power, robert mccrum traces the way that the english language as twisted and turned in response to the way the world has changed, and how, even as the british empire is long dead, the language extends its influence further and further in a globalised world see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages all in clean crisp conditionauthors signature to the title pagebook condition: dust jacket in good condition with some signs of being read to the edgescloth cover in good condition with some signs of wear to the spine edges
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Its focus is how his work engages with visual cultureafter the war he lived in france with two painters, first the australian stella bowen, then the american janice biala, and moved in the modernist art circles of picasso, juan gris, gertrude stein and brancusithis volume includes sixteen new essays by critics and art historians on ford's engagement with the rapidly transforming visual cultures of his era, which break new ground discussing his writing about visual arts, and how it affected his fiction, poetry and criticismthis volume marks the seventieth anniversary of ford's deaththis work is discussed, not just in terms of what it tells us about art, but for what it reveals about the development of ford's own practice as a writer, and of his critical ideasin london before the first world war he got to know avant-garde artists like wyndham lewis and henri gaudier-brzeska, and wrote about modern visual art movements, such as futurism, vorticism and cubismeach volume is based upon a particular theme or issue; and relates aspects of ford's work, life, and contacts, to broader concerns of his timealso published here for the first time are generous extracts from biala's marvelous letters from the s about fordsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong numerous illustrations are several portraits of ford by janice biala reproduced for the first timeford came to advocate impressionism in literaturehe wrote criticism, biography, and reminiscences about the pre-raphaelite artists he'd been brought up amongst - rossetti, holman hunt, and in particular his grandfather ford madox brownoxfam shop magdelen street the controversial british writer ford madox ford () is increasingly recognized as a major presence in early twentieth-century literaturethis series of international ford madox ford studies was founded to reflect the recent resurgence of interest in himbut his art-writing ranges much more widely, from holbein to cézanne and matisse
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The narrative covers 20 centuries of european and american culture, and prominently features the construction of el escorial by philip ii"aura" by carlos fuentes - farrar straus, ny - first american edition first printing - 74p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good in very good first issue dust jacket with minor wear aura is a short novel written by mexican novelist carlos fuentes, first published in in mexicoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe first english translation, by lysander kemp, was published in by farrar, straus and girouxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe title is latin for "our earth"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe novel received the xavier villaurrutia award in and the rómulo gallegos prize in"terra nostra" by carlos fuentes - secker & warburg, london - first uk edition first printing - 777p, 25cmx20cm - condition: very good in first issue dust jacket terra nostra is a novel by the mexican writer carlos fuentesthis novel is considered as a fantastic literature for its remarkable description of “dreamlike” themes and the complexion of “double identity” portrayed by the character[1] it was adapted to the screen in in la strega in amore, starring richard johnson, rosanna schiaffino and gian maria volontéits narrative is completely carried out in second personcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of american culturefrank vincent zappa december – december ) was an american multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, and bandleaderreleased in zappa - incredibly frankzappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album coversfrank zappa - sheik yerbouti is a dubbel album on the cbs label dutch pressplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe label is from barking pumpkin records ascatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe label comes from discreet and it is a usa presshere it is for sale in the euin a career spanning more than 30 years, zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the mothers of invention and as a solo artistlabel number is 2ds zappa - the man from utopia sampler this is a promotional copy and not for sale because this is unlawful in the usaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storezappa/mothers - roxy & elsewhere also is this a dubbel album fromthis is a picture disc from with a interview with frank zappa it is recorded in the usa and the running time is 50 minuteshe is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his eraprofessional cleaned and the label comes from roxy this item will be send by registered mail trackingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe vinyl is very clean and shinyalso this album is in great conditionthe vinyl is in great condition professional cleaned and it comes from the yearit is a 45 rpm sampler on both sides 2 numbers on itthe vinyl is in great excellent condition professional cleanedhere are 4 albums by frank zappa all in great condition
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Oxfam shop chippenham a three-volume set of the american comedian's comedy sketch series, including the first two series and 'the lost episodes'parodying aspects of american culture, chappelle's take on the political and social issues of the day soon brought the controversial comedian both critical and commercial acclaim, with the show nominated for two emmyssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bert cardullo is professor of american culture and literature at ege university, in izmir, turkeyhis film techniques and storytelling innovations have greatly influenced european and american film, particularly westernskurosawa was a man of all genres and all periods, bridging the traditional and the modern, the old and the new, the east and the westbecause of his ability to control all aspects of film production and to maintain artistic control on almost all of his projects, kurosawa was known throughout japan as "the emperoroxfam books & music crouch end akira kurosawa () moved with ease and mastery from the mysterious and internal to the spectacular and panoramicran retells king lear as a samurai tale; throne of blood retells macbeth; hakuchi adapts fyodor dostoevsky's the idiot as a tale set in northern japankurosawa became the first japanese director widely known in the west when his rashomon won the top prize at the venice film festival insee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe had a flair for fusing western literature with elements from his native kabuki theaterhe is the author of in search of cinema: selected writings on international film art and vittorio de sica: director, actor, screenwriter" ranging from to the mid-s, this collection includes an interview by lillian ross, a conversation with gabriel garcã-a márquez, and a previously unpublished interview with the book's editor
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"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategyhistory was characterized by an array of competing companies"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early u"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america
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He advocates for african american aesthetic abstractionism,a representational mode whereby an artwork, rather than striving for realist verisimilitude, vigorously asserts its essentially artificial character) in a major reassessment of african american culture, phillip brian harper intervenes in the ongoing debate about the "proper" depiction of black peopleoxfam bookshop canterbury phillip brian harper nyu press;(25 dec maintaining that realist representation reaffirms the very social facts that it might have been understood to challenge, harper contends that abstractionism shows up the actual constructedness of those facts, thereby subjecting them to critical scrutiny and making them amenable to transformation an as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Shapiro's rich and numerous writings on culture provide a powerful and important antidote to this approach, as shapiro consistently shows (across wide-ranging contexts) that politics is in culture and culture is in politics, and no politically salient approach to culture can afford to turn either term into a causal variableculturegabriel almond and sidney verb's () famous work on 'the civic culture'established a long-held but ultimately counterproductive relationship between culture and politics, one in which culture is an independent variable that has effects on politicsfrom his frequently-cited article on metaphor from the early s to recent work on discourse and globalization, shapiro has shown that politics happens not only with and through the use of language, but within discourse as a material practicethe editors have focused on work in three key areas:discourseshapiro was one of the first theorists to demonstrate convincingly, and in a manner that has had a long-standing impact on the field, that language is not epiphenomenal to politicsby reconceptualizing and reinterpreting this term, shapiro's work has helped us to rethink the very boundaries between political theory and international relations as putatively separate subfields of political scienceindeed, he shows that language is constitutive of politicsthis book draws from his vast output of articles, chapters and books to provide a thematic yet integrated account of his boundary-crossing innovations in political theory and masterly contributions to our understanding of methods in the social sciencesand it explains why both political theorists interested in international relations and international relations scholars concerned with a broader understanding of international politics must both start with shapiro's work as required readingsamuel huntington's () (in)famous polemic, 'the clash of civilizations', only pushes this relationship to its breaking pointsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford michael jshapiro's writings have been innovatory with respect to the phenomena he has taken to be political, and the concomitant array of methods that he has brilliantly masteredviolencewhile violence is surely not a theme foreign to political studies, no one has done more or better work in contemporary political theory to bring violence into play as a central term of political thought and to expand our understanding of violence
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Authors: culture clubthe best of culture clubtitle: the best of culture clubbinding: audio cd
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It advocates not so much culture and development, but rather for the development of cultureculture is not simply an explanation of last resort, but is itself a rich, multifaceted and contested concept and set of practices that needs to be expanded, appreciated and applied in fresh ways if it is to be both valued in itself and to be of use in practical developmentthis book is an inspiring read for postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of development studies, cultural studies and sociology of developmentthe book shows how the arts and development are related in very practical ways - as means to achieve development goals through visual, dramatic, filmic and craft-inspired waysoxfam bookshop leeds 158ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morediscussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal to help foster further thinking and debatethis innovative book places culture, specifically in the form of the arts, back at the centre of debates in development studies by introducing new ways of conceptualizing art in relation to developmentpaying attention to the development of the arts as the content of development helps to amend this culturally destructive processwithout a cultural content to economic and social transformation the problems found in much development - up-rooting of cultures, loss of art forms, languages and modes of expression and performance - may only acceleratefinally, the book argues for the value of the arts in attaining sustainable cultures, promoting poverty alleviation, encouraging self-empowerment, stimulating creativity and the social imagination, which in turn flow back into wider processes of social transformation
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Southern culture on the skids - mysterioso 2:22southern culture on the skids - whole lotta things 3:01southern culture on the skids - hey chuck berry 3:46southern culture on the skids - twistin' (on a red hot spike) 4:10title: girlfight
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’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanwritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘tamburlaine the greatwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiesit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagecover with minor signs of usenote in ink on first endpaperstamp on half title pagewhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperoris loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatotherwise the book is in very good conditionillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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From the collection of folklorist and american culture critic gershon legman ()volume iii ppprince korab (calixte korab d'orzesko czarnoloski ciolek) - guide pour les egarés / life in a nutshell / ou / le livre du prince korab - without publisher or location, - linen cover - table des ajoutés, 1-24 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume iv, ppthe flyleaves are slightly discolouredthe spine is partly loose at the top, the bottom of the cover has a water stainit will be adequately packaged and shipped with track & trace and insuranceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitela révérende mère générale louise-marie, 30 pptwo portraits between page 396 and 397 + a loose supplement 'un choix de règles et de maximes qu'une personne civilisée doit toujours avoir présent à l'esprit'the book is otherwise in good conditionthis edition, book + loose supplement, is completethe front flyleaf has a small tear at the top and notes in pencil and inkwith a supplement starting at page 531'utopies de justice, ou la justice appliquée aux besoins modernes par *** (), volume v, ppthe last and most elaborate edition of 'le livre du prince korab'the author mentions in the table of contents that volume i was removedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It was a moment that would have an indelible effect on american culturecash (joaquin phoenix) walks into the soon-to-be-famous sun studios in memphisas he pioneered a fiercely original sound that blazed a trail for rock, country, punk, folk and rap stars to come, cash began a rough-and-tumble journey of personal transformationreese witherspoon won a best actress academy award for her role as june carter, cash's long-suffering wifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethat day kicked off the electrifying early career of johnny cashwith his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as deep and black as night, cash sang blistering songs of heartache and survival that were gutsy, full of real life and unlike anything heard beforeoxfam shop ulverston drama following the life of the legendary 'man in black', johnny cashthe movie begins in , when a tough, skinny guitar-slinger who called himself jin the most volatile period of his life, he evolved from a self-destructive pop star into the iconic 'man in black' - facing down his demons, fighting for the love that would save him time and again, and learning how to walk the razor-thin line between destruction and redemption
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Hoffman (editor), anthony oliver-smith (editor) school of american research advanced seminar james currey (19 april ) a very good copy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop canterbury susanna m
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Now, and with fresh new insights and an incredible visual narrative, the official, visual history of this momentous contribution to music and american culture is told in fullsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe roster includes stevie wonder, marvin gaye, diana ross & the supremes, smokey robinson & the miracles, the jackson 5, the temptations and martha reeves & the vandellasberry gordy's record label became a style unto itself, producing hit after suave, sassy and sophisticated hit, and shaped the careers of so many of the greatest musicians of all timeit is a spectacular labour of love befitting an incredible storythis book delves deep into the success stories of motown's powerhouse creative team, including the holland-dozier-holland triumvirate, and unpicks backstories of the motown musicians envied by many, and covered by the restoxfam bookshop brighton the music of 'motown' needs no introductionmotown: the sound of young america is dense with information and materials gathered from the personal accounts and archives of many of the key playersthe label produced more us number-one hits than the beatles, elvis presley, the rolling stones and the beach boys combined
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Bert cardullo is professor of american culture and literature at ege university in izmir, turkeyoxfam books & music crouch end in the s and s, michelangelo antonioni () forged a cinematic language that reflected a changed, postwar worldin interviews ranging from to , antonioni discusses his neuroses, his cinematic concerns, his roots in italian neorealism, and the reasons he ultimately broke free of the style's constraintshe insists that the struggle to understand the inner lives of characters is the crucial issue that cinema must tacklesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis early successes, including l'avventura () and la notte (), reshaped film drama by focusing so intently on characters (particularly couples) that plot was often a secondary concernamong other books, he is the author of in search of cinema: selected writings on international film art and vittorio de sica: director, actor, screenwriterhis most notable english-language films, from blow up () to zabriskie point (), engage contemporary politics and modern social alienationmichelangelo antonioni: interviews collects a broad range of conversations with this iconoclastic filmmaker, including one, never before in print, with the editor of this volumehe also moved away from the social realism of his italian peers
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For this book, marsh has written a new chapter covering major developments in springsteen's career to today, particularly focusing on his album the rising and its impact on american culturecritic dave marsh has traced springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical description of springsteen's workboth were widely praised for their insightful and near definitive coverage of springsteen's life and musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness bruce springsteen: two hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decadesthis biography brings together for the first time marsh's two previous biographies, born to run (which covered springsteen's early career through the mid-'70s) and glory days (which took him through the mid-'80s)
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Hailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetrythis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyonesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authoralexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this bookmany vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from tohe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennyson
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Both law and popular culture pervade our livesnow in its second edition, law and popular culture: a course book explores the interface between two subjects of enormous importance to everyone - law and popular culture
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Migrancy, culture and identity takes us on a journey into the disturbance and dislocation of culture and identity that faces all of us to explore how migration, marginality and homelessness have disrupted the west's faith in linear progress and rational thinking, undermining our knowledge, history and cultural identityoxfam bookshop folkestone in migrancy, culture, identity, iain chambers unravels how our sense of place and identity is realised as we move through myriad languages, worlds and historiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author explores the uncharted impact of cultural diversity on today's world, from the 'realistic' eye of the painter to the 'scientific' approach of the cultural anthropologist or the critical distance of the historian; from the computer screen to the walkman and 'world music'
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Pink girls urban culture bike fantastic condition little used 20 '' double wall urban culture wheels flip flop rear wheel so can be used as normal bike or used as a fixed cog barbie pink and white colour lots off pink detail on bike, chain, crank tyres, handlebar grips and peddles stunning looking girly bike suit ages 7 to 9 years old you will not be disappointed cost £240
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Art in consumer culture: mis-design, hardcover by mcquilten, grace, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk art, design, commodification--and their interplay--are the themes that occupy mcquilten (culture and communications, uof melbourne, australia)she offers a thorough, nuanced study focusing on the work of takashi murakami, andrea zittel, adam kalkin, and vito acconci, exploring what they do, what they say they are doing, and the implicit and explicit ramifications of their work for art-making in the contemporary worldannotation © book news, incportland, or ()
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