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Yes, it looks like you've been anything but an iconophile in this business, where words stack up as much on one side as pictures on the other.Robert Morris, "Professional Rules"This collection of articles explores the work of Robert Morris through the prism of writing, thus offering a new reading of a central work of the visual arts since the sixties, in turn associated with minimalism, conceptualism or land art again.Although Morris is often called a theorist, his written work involves a wide variety of genres, from art criticism to fiction and autobiography. Apart from this practice of language, the written word inserted in his prints, sculptures, performances and installations weaves a tight network between text and plastic work. This book brings together contributions from art historians, literary scholars, philosophers, but also filmmakers and writers.
Semiotics and art --- Visual Arts --- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts --- Visual Arts - General --- Morris, Robert, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Art and semiotics --- Art --- Morris (Robert) --- visual arts --- philosophy --- aesthetics
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In 1798 Robert Morris-"financier of the American Revolution," confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator-plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two founders who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, suffer such a downfall? This book examines for the first time the extravagant Philadelphia town house Robert Morris built and its role in bringing about his ruin. Part biography, part architectural history, the book recounts Morris's wild successes as a merchant, his recklessness as a land speculator, and his unrestrained passion in building his palatial, doomed mansion, once hailed as the most expensive private building in the United States but later known as "Morris's Folly." Setting Morris's tale in the context of the nation's founding, this volume refocuses attention on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure while also illuminating the origins of America's ongoing, ambivalent attitudes toward the superwealthy and their sensational excesses.
Founding Fathers of the United States --- Finance, Personal. --- Homes and haunts --- Morris, Robert,
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An innovative analysis of Simone Forti's interdisciplinary art, viewing her influential 1960s ""dance constructions"" as negotiating the aesthetic strategies of John Cage and Anna Halprin.
Choreographers --- Dancers --- Forti, Simone. --- Morris, Simone --- Whitman, Simone --- ARTS/Art History/General --- ARTS/General --- Danse --- Chorégraphie --- Années 1960 --- Forti, Simone --- Morris, Robert --- Choreographers. --- Dancers. --- Koreografer. --- United States. --- Ballet --- History
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What key concerns are reflected in documentaries produced in and about the United States? How have documentaries engaged with competing visions of US history, culture, politics, and national identity? This book examines how documentary films have contributed to the American public sphere - creating a kind of public space, serving as sites for community-building, public expression, and social innovation. Geiger focuses on how documentaries have been significant in forming ideas of the nation, both as an imagined space and a real place. Moving from the dawn of cinema to the present day, this is the first full-length study to focus on the extensive range and history of American non-fiction filmmaking. Combining comprehensive overviews with in-depth case studies, Geiger maps American documentary's intricate histories, examining the impact of pre- and early cinema, travelogues, the avant-garde, 1930s social documentary, propaganda, direct cinema, postmodernism, and 'new' documentary. Offering detailed close analyses and fresh insights, this book provides students and scholars with a stimulating guide to American documentary, reminding us of its important place in cinema history. Key Features * Historical overview of major documentary forms and practices in the USA * Case studies, including Nanook of the North, The Plow that Broke the Plains, Grey Gardens, and Fahrenheit 9/11 * Analysis of critical debates relating to filmic representations of reality
Documentary films --- National characteristics, American --- History. --- In motion pictures. --- United States --- Blacksmith Scene (Film) --- Blacksmith Scene (Motion picture) --- Buffalo Dance (Film) --- Buffalo Dance (Motion picture) --- Caractéristiques nationales américaines dans le cinéma --- Etats-Unis -- Au cinéma --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- Fahrenheit 9/11 (Film) --- Fahrenheit 9/11 (Motion picture) --- Grey Gardens (Film) --- Grey Gardens (Motion picture) --- Grey gardens (Film) --- Manhatta (Film) --- Manhatta (Motion picture) --- Memphis Belle, The (Film) --- Memphis Belle, The (Motion picture) --- Mess Call (Film) --- Mess Call (Motion picture) --- Mess call (Film) --- Nanook of the North (Film) --- Nanook of the North (Motion picture) --- National characteristics [American ] in motion pictures --- Plow that Broke the Plains, The (Film) --- Plow that Broke the Plains, The (Motion picture) --- Tongues Untied (Film) --- Tongues Untied (Motion picture) --- United States -- In motion pictures --- United States in motion pictures --- Verenigde Staten -- In de film --- Verenigde Staten in de film --- Volkskarakters [Amerikaanse ] in de film --- film --- filmgeschiedenis --- Verenigde Staten --- negentiende eeuw --- twintigste eeuw --- eenentwintigste eeuw --- documentaire film --- Flaherty Robert --- Maysles Albert --- Maysles David --- film en propaganda --- experimentele film --- Léger Fernand --- Sheeler Charles --- Strand Paul --- Lorentz Pare --- Ivens Joris --- Capra Frank --- Steiner Ralph --- Van Dyke Willard --- Riefenstahl Leni --- Ford John --- Wyler William --- direct cinema --- Leacock Richard --- Pennebaker D.A. --- Wiseman Frederick --- Davis Peter --- Morris Robert --- Riggs Marlon T. --- McElwee Ross --- Moore Michael --- 791.43 --- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures. --- Documentaires --- Caractéristiques nationales américaines dans le cinéma --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- National characteristics [American ] in literature --- Film --- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures --- Pennebaker D.A --- Riggs Marlon T --- Motion pictures --- Nonfiction films --- Nonstory films --- Documentaries, Motion picture --- Documentary videos --- Factual films --- Motion picture documentaries --- Moving-pictures, Documentary --- Documentary mass media --- Actualities (Motion pictures) --- History and criticism. --- United States of America --- Films documentaires --- Caractère national américain --- Nationalisme --- États-Unis
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