Search Results: Titles starting with G from Howard Karno Books Inc

México, D.F.: Troconi-Letayf & Campbell, 2023. Contents: 7 heliogravures, 28 x 35 cm in size, printed on 250-gram Sommerset Velvet Soft White paper, numbered and signed by the author. A book in cartoné binding and hand-sewn and sewn by hand, with the artist's filmography and photos that illustrate various aspects of his life, as well as a text by Carlos Fuentes about his work. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Estate Gabriel Figueroa, signed by Gabriel Figueroa Flores Issued in Box container in eucalyptus with ebony veneer, silkscreen printed in two colors. LIMITED EDITION OF 30, NUMBEREED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Gabriel Figueroa (Mexican, 1907-1997) is considered the most recognized cinema-tographer in Mexican cinema. His work made a decisive contribution to shaping the image of what is known as Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano. Disciple of Gregg Toland (photographer for Citizen Kane of Orson Wells). Gabriel Figueroa's portfolio of work consists of of 7 images, printed as… Read More

México: Galería Juan Martín, 1990. color and b/w plates, bio/chron., color illus. wrps. English and Spanish text. It is difficult to find printed material on this fast rising artist.

Madrid; México: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia; CONACULTA, 2005. color plates, ports., cat., plus 8 lvs. with (36) color plates loose as issued at verso of rear board, pict. d.j OCLC: 58853261. Photography, objects, installations, videos and public interventions by key artist in this Conceptual art movement. Exhibition accents his recurrent themes of games / juegos and reinventions of items such as billiard balls. The exhibition at the museum coincided with the ARCO 2005 program with Mexico as country of honor. Text is conversation with Guillermo Santamarina, Mexico City (August of 2004). ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.

Los Angeles, México: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 4 June- 3 September 2000/ Museo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City 28 September 2000/ Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Monterrey 22 February- 27 May 2001, 2001. b/w and color plates, ports., cat., bio/chron., bibl., pict. boards. Orozco's (b. Veracruz, Mexico 1962-) photographs, sculptures, computer generated prints and complex geometrcal installations and his sensuous terra-cotta works allow the artist to express his own philosophy reflected into the world of art. The catalogue includes a central chapter titled "El Pajaro para principiantes" (from a series of didactic comics) illustrated and written by Eduardo de Rio "Rius". ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.

April 1, 1894.

La Habana: Club Cubano de Bellas Artes, 1925. plus 2 lvs. of green rice paper with illustrated advts., plus Errata slip inserted (N.B.), loose as issued, plus 1 bussines card from "Antonio Rodriguez Morey. Director del Museo Nacional", loose as issued, b/w pict. wrps. The central purpose of this publication was clearly reflected in its initial number: "to improve and develop the cultivation of Fine Arts in Cuba, both in its practical and in the theoretical sense" and, like the institution that governed it, kept in its various pages devoted to painting, music, theater, literature and history. It had special significance that dedicated to the bibliographic comments, which was written at different times by Enrique García Cabrera, Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes, Salvador Salazar, Emeterio Santovenia and Marinello himself. Other collaborators of the magazine were Jorge Mañach, Enrique José Varona, Guillermo Martínez Márquez and the brothers Néstor and Miguel Ángel Carbonell. Apparently, the last… Read More

Santiago de Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes; Galeria Gabriela Mistral, 2009. b/w and color plates, ports., cat., bibl., b/w pict. boards OCLC: 659590241. A brief review of the exhibitions held at the non-profit art gallery that has become a pioneering landmark of public art space in Santiago. This single volume encompass all the exhibitions held in 2009 in the gallery. Each show, from assembly through exhibition was documented through photographs and audiovisual tools, as well as interviews and inauguration conference of each artist. Contents: Exposiciones. Vida salvaje / Claudia del fierro -- Paraíso artificial / Marcela Duharte, José Pedro Godoy, Rosario Perriello y Francisca Rojas -- Brisas / Enrique Ramírez. Chile / Yoshua Okón -- Escenografía / Felipe Cooper, Javier Coronado y Francisco Uzabeaga. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXTS.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon: Cervecería Cuauhtemoc, 1930. each 2 pages w/short bios., ports., b/w plate, wrps. A series of small folletos on each artist that includes text, portrait of the artist and a black and white photographic plate of an example of the artist's work. Almost all photographs taken by Manuel Alvarez Bravo (one portrait by Edward Weston). Texts by important artists or art historians, e.g.: Samuel Ramos, Xavier Villaurrutia, Carlos Mérida, José Gorostiza. Interesting. PRICED AS A SET.

São Paulo: Galeria Brito Cimino, 2002. plus (20)p. half sized inserted between pages, color plates, ports., cat., bios/chron., color pict. wrps. OCLC: 213079519. Catalog-book that contains reproductions of the works exhibited since the gallery first opened . The gallery founded in 1997 by Adriana Brito and Fabio Cimino has held exhibitions dedicated to the new generation of Brazilian artists. Artists include: Ana Maria Tavares, Liliana Porter, Caio Reisewitz, David Senise, Georgia Creimer, Regina Silveira, Nelson Leirner, MK Kähne, Waldemar Cordeiro, amongst others. "4 is an annual publication of the Galeria Brito Cimino"--Colophon. ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE TEXT.

Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional, 1980. b/w illus., wrps. Group exhibition catalogue of Guatemalan contemporary artists. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.

México: GAM, 1991. color and b/w plates, ports., bios., fldg. pict. wrps. Anniversary catalogue of this famous Mexican art gallery that has been instrumental in promoting contemporary Mexican art.

Bogotá: Corporación La Candelaria; Editorial Planeta, 2006. ind., b/w and color plates., facs., ports., bio., plans., bibl., color pict. wrps. Gastón Lelarge was born in France in 1861 and arrived at Colombia in 1890. In Colombia he was responsible for many important architectural works (over 40) principally in Bogotá and Cartegena. Some of the most noted are: la Capilla de las Hermanas de la Caridad de la Presentación, el Palacio Echeverri y el edificio Hernández, Palalcios de la Gobernación y Municipal Club Cartagena. Gastón Lelarge nació en Francia en 1861 y llegó a Colombia en 1890. En Colombia realizó importantes obras de arquitectura como la Capilla de las Hermanas de la Caridad de la Presentación, el Palacio Echeverri y el edificio Hernández.

Toluca: Universidad Autóma del Estado de México, 2021. b/w and color plates, receipes, bibliographical references, gloss., fldg. color wrps. The objective of this work is to discuss and reflect theoretically on the aesthetic aspects of heritage gastronomy. An approach to aesthetic theories is achieved that allows a look at gastronomy as a heritage asset, based on a broad and non-restrictive vision of aesthetics, with the intention of deepening from the specific perspective of each discipline and each author. Hence, reflections on the aesthetic aspects of heritage gastronomy are presented and the foundations are laid for a visual aesthetic record . It is addressed, in particular, to specialists in the field. CONTENTS: Prólogo -- Introducción -- PARTE I REFLEXIONES TEÓRICAS -- Los signos de la belleza. La estructura significante del platillo gastronómico / Andrés López Ojeda, Ricardo Hernández López, Héctor Javier Favila Cisneros, Celia Guzmán Hernández -- Discusión de la belleza de lo… Read More

Buenos Aires: MALBA, Fundación Eduardo F. Costantini, 2008. (Small plates uncut). b/w and color plates, ports., bios./chrons., bibl., cat., plus 36p [19x15cm] color plates, wrps. Exhibition spotlights current designers in Argentina: Diana Cabeza, Alejandro Sarmiento, and Usos (Carlos Gronda and Arturo de Tezanos Pinto). Their work primarily relates to furniture and urban spaces, but also encompasses other furnishings (lighting, public space furnishings, etc). All with the exception of Sarmiento are architects. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.

Philadelphia: Grigg Elliot & Co, 1848. (very good copy). b/w plates, ports., bios. Life and memoirs of General Zachary Taylor and his staff during the Mexican-American War. Engraving by Gilbert & Gihon (Reuben Gilbert & William Gihon).

New York; Philadelphia: D. Appleton; George S. Appleton, 1851. Hand colored print (1), matted and framed with UV conservation glass. Hand-colored lithograph and elaborated by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot (b. France 1810-1866) based on paintings by Carl Nebel (b. Germany 1805-1855). Heightened with gum arabic by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot after Carl Nebel): "Nebel's version of Scott's entrance sticks closer to the truth and is packed with psychological drama. There is no doubt here that the war is still on. Loaded cannons are posted to sweep the streets, while a body of dragoons in the foreground gathers tensely with drawn sabers near General Scott and his staff. In a particularly effective narrative detail, one of the dragoon officers, on a white horse in the center foreground, glares at a lepero on the left who is preparing to throw a stone. From the street or from doorways and partially closed windows, other citizens watch with fear, curiosity, apprehension, indignation, and in the case of the… Read More

México: Museo de Arte Moderno, 2002. b/w and color plates, frontis, cat., bio/chron., bibl. Retrospective exhibition of the art work of Juan Genovés (b.Valencia 1930), mainly acrylics and mixed technique. His technique and originality, reflect the feelings, situations and problems of the contemporary society. In 2002, Genovés was awarded the Premio de las Artes Plásticas de la Generalitat Valenciana. He is considered one of the most important contemporary artists in Spain.

Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, 2003. frontis, b/w and color plates, ports., appen., bio., bibl., chron., color pict. fldg. wrps. Paintings and watercolors with texts and poetry written by muralist and painter Nuñez Ureta (b. Perú 1912 - 1988) about the common people, their customs and the landscapes of the city Arequipa in Peru. Includes texts by Arturo Corcuera, Lily Caballero de Cueto, Luis Enrique Tord and Javier de Baulande among others.

Buenos Aires: Espacio Fundación Telefónica, 2009. color plates, cat., bios., fldg. color pict. wrps. Curated by the Brazilian media artist Marcus Bastos, the exhibition brings together eight young Brazilian artists who explore the uses and possibilities of cell phones and mobile networks, exploiting the inherent fracturing of spaces and languages to create new spatial and semiotic relations. Artists include Lucas Bambozzi, Giselle Beiguelman, Nacho Durán, Mauricio Fleury, Raquel Kogan, Rafael Marchetti, Rachel Rosalen, and Lea van Steen. There is also an essay by Paul Alzugaray. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXTS.

London: Printed for James Carpenter, 1815. (Attractively rebound; ex-lib mkgs on t.p.) Very good condition). tbls., fldg. tbls. Half calf. Lacks atlas volume. This is the first English Edition. Palau (6031) remarks that because of additions and notes by the translator it is more useful than the Spanish edition.