Search Results: Titles starting with U from ART CONSULTING : SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art & Architecture

New York 1992. An illustrated, unabridged paperback edition of The Ugly Duckling and other fairy tales including The Red Shoes, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Thumbelina, and The Nightingale. Included also is a 45 minute digitally mastered audio cassette of four of Andersen’s bestloved stories: The Ugly Duckling,The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Princess on the Pea and The Little Match Girl - all complete and unabridged., English, Year1992, Illust. B/W6, Illust. Color1, ISBN 0486270815, Code 2270. RETAIL ONLY.. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 91, Size 8 1/2”x5”

California 1979. Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved fairytale of an ugly duckling’s sorrows and eventual transformation is enhanced by very colorful and appealing illustrations., English, Year1979, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color36, ISBN 0156925281, Code 2196. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 48, Size 10”x8”

Denmark 1986. This book follows a class of children studying weaving through the various stages of the production to a finished product. We see the building of a hand loom, the shearing of sheep, and the carding, spinning and weaving of the wool. This book celebrates a Danish tradition that is all too rarely practiced in modern times., Danish, Year1986, Illust. B/W265, Illust. Color2, ISBN 8774902865, Code 1921. Softbound, Not in perfect condition., Bibl. Pages 151, Size 9 1/2”x10 1/4”

Denmark 1995. This is an analysis of the nature of 19th and 20 century art: Its intellectual underpinnings, its experimental, innovative, provincial, and traditional aspects., Danish, Year1995, Illust. B/W24, Illust. Color1, ISBN 8772417641, Code 2024. Softbound, Not in perfect condition., Bio. Pages 127, Size 9”x6”

San Francisco 1996. The police suspect Martin Molberg, a young journalist with a history of mental instability, of murdering his girlfriend, Monique. Only one alibi stands between him and an arrest warrant. To clear his name he must find the real killer. His obsessive search takes him from Copenhagen to Los Angeles. He stumbles into a web of intrique and murder involving Hollywood, the National Security Agency, high-tech pornographers, and image manipulators. Downing Dexedrine and Thorazine with scotch chasers, he begins to question his sense of reality, so much so he is left wondering what he can believe at all. This book is already a best-seller in Denmark and Germany., English, Year1996, Illust. B/W2, Illust. Color, ISBN , Code 2333. RETAIL ONLY.. Softbound, Not in perfect condition., Pages 260, Size 8”x5 1/2”

Norway 2005. This ambitious project is a unique presentation of young and emerging American artists.On the basis of the large collected material, the curators have selected artists/artist-groups, who they deem the most outstanding of the new generation of American artists. What they all have in common is that their works hold an intensity and indisputable quality. This diveristy presents a complex exhibition of multi-media installations, a sculpture exhibition, a film and video program, a performance program, a lecture series and an exhibition catalogue. Among many artists Allora & Calzadilla, Frank Benson, Jennifer Bornstein, Paul Chan, Trisha Donnelly, Taft Green Karl Haendel, Jiae Hwang, Kori Newkirk, Adam Putnam. Mika Rottenberg, Josh Smith, Mika Tajima, TM Sisters, Aaron Young et al., English, Year2005, Illust. B/W23, Illust. Color117, ISBN 8291430454, Code 5776. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Norway, Oslo 2005, Cat. of exh. Pages 204, Size 9 1/2”x 7”

Manton 1990. Some 150 years ago “Uncle Peter” Lassen, an ancestor of the Danish author, became a frontiersman who made his way across the vast and untamed continental United States. The author made repeated trips to America, where he sought out historians and visited the monuments and landmarks dedicated to his “Uncle Peter.” This book is a marvel of research on the topic of a real frontiersman’s extraordinary adventures and achievments in a new land., English, Year1990, Illust. B/W74, Illust. Color4, ISBN No ISBN no, Code 2206. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Bio. Index. Pages 128, Size 8 1/2”x 5 1/2”

Ireland 1998. Reeve pays a hearfelt tribute to her extraordinary parents, Charles Lindbergh, the Pulitzer Price-winning author, and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Their youngest daugher Reeve, in a deeply moving, candid and powerful memoir describes what is was like to grow up as a Lindbergh, under the wing of a stern and eccentric father. Methodical and exacting as an aviator he applied the same discipline to parenting inspiring both love and fear., English, Year1998, Illust. B/W20, Illust. Color, ISBN 1853719072, Code 5175. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 223, Size 8 1/2” x 5”

Denmark 2000. A comprehensive exhibition and accompanying catalogue on Danish and German painting in the first half of the 19th century with scholarly historical background and beautiful large color illustrations of the masterpieces. Includes chapters on Friedrick and Pommern; Copenhagen to Dresden: Berlin; Light, color and life in Hamburg; German landscape painting during the Danish Golden Age; the re-discovery of the 19th century Danish and Northern German painting tradition and much more., Danish, Year2000, Illust. B/W23, Illust. Color143, ISBN 8775210916, Code 5221. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: National Gallery of Canada, Ottowa 2000; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg 2000, Bibl. Index. Bios. Pages 282, Size 12”x 9 1/2”

Finland 1999. With this exhibition, Kiasma has arranged a year-long, four-part urban art project as part of Helsinki’s recognition as European City of Culture 2000. Under the Same Sky focuses on the multilayered character of contemporary urban art, and on the experience of everyday situations as seen by both artists and spectators. Includes work by: Jes Brinch & Henrik Plenge Jakobsen, Minna Heikinaho, Bill Viola, Maaria Wirkkala, Rosa El-Hassan, Ayse Erkman, Maurice O’Connell, Timo Vartianen, Moshekwa Langa, Ugo Rondinone, Nina Roos, Sophie Tottie, Olafur Eliasson, Alicia Framis,Tommi Grönlund & Petteri Nisunen, & Henrik Håkansson., English/ Finnish, Year1999, Illust. B/W2/1/1/1, Illust. Color21/47/30/34, ISBN 9515320526/9515320976/9515321336/9515321816, Code 4600. Four Books In Plastic Box, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland, 1999-2000, Cat. of exh. Pages 87/ 111/87/111, Size 8 1/2”x 6”

California 2012. UNDER THE BRIDGES AT ARROYO DEL REY: THE SALON ON THE SPIRITUALLY CREATIVE LIFE is an inspirational book appealing to a public searching for a deeper and more meaningful life. Its focus is on the power of positive thought to lift one out of the mundane and into a more fulfilling existence. Author Carol Soucek King, MFA, PhD, uses her home, Arroyo del Rey*, which she and her husband Richard King created with architects Conrad Buff III and Don Hensman in Pasadena, California, as a metaphor for finding one's own perfect dwelling place. Yet as she reminds the reader throughout, finding one's "real" estate is a quest that must begin with being harmoniously "at home" with one's inner being. Through the shared wisdom and true stories of friends, acquaintances and speakers at King's monthly Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life, the healing nature of King's message becomes obvious: our lives can be changed beyond imagining through a commitment to reversing that which is negative and… Read More

Sweden 1993. July 24th, 1753, the birthday of Queen Louise-Ulrique, was a day charged with feelings of expectation. For this occasion, her husband Adolphe-Frédéric had secretly constructed a little chateau The Chinese Pavilion that would be transported to its destined site at Drottningholm on this day. The building was painted with ornate, red, braided patterns and exotic palm trees, while the roof was covered with colorful ornaments and hanging tassels. The entire ensemble was surrounded by sinuous hedges and an enclosing wall painted in celadon green and red. Elaborate festivites celebrated the opening of this palace, including marches by soldiers simulating the Chinese Imperial Guard, as well as a performance of a Chinese ballet. In the evening, a sumptuous dinner concluded this day filled with wonder. Experience this fanciful account of a momentous day in Swedish history while coming to understand the Swedish fascination with the exotic culture of the Orient., French, Year1993, Illust. B/W5,… Read More

Denmark Annual. This book is a great introduction to the newest trends in Danish photography by an array of young photographers, male and female, who beautifully communicate, through text and illustration the varied and refreshing approaches in the latest, often avant-garde work. A supeb annual., Danish, YearAnnual, Illust. B/W6, Illust. Color11, ISBN 8790362187, Code 3961. Back issues available.. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, Cat. of exh. Pages 44, Size 8 1/2”sq

Denmark 2010. Photographers presented are - Albert Grøndahl, Absalon Kirkeby, Helene Koch. This book is a great introduction to the newest trends in Danish photography by an array of young photographers, male and female, who beautifully communicate, through text and illustration the varied and refreshing approaches in the latest, often avant-garde work., Danish, Year2010, Illust. B/W0, Illust. Color28, ISBN 9788790362454, Code 5703. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Photography Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005, Cat. of exh. Bios. Pages 40, Size 8 1/2”sq

Denmark 2004. Denmark has never before fostered so many talented deisgners, all marked by a challenging, uncompromising ad willful attitude. So it seems only natural that the Danish Design Centre tells you the story of this exciting field within Danish design. This book and exhibition is a journey through Danish fashion design at its best. 14 of the most gifted designers from Denmark have been invited to show what fashion to their mind, is all about. Each designer has been asked to created three new outfits reflecting the essence of their ideas. The result is an intriguing tour de fource in a discipline characterised by individualism at a high level of aesthetics, technical skill, workmanship and conceptional thinking. Together with 13 of the finest Danish fashion photographers, each of whom has left their visual fingerprints on the outcome, the designers provide us with a unique insight into the artistic process, from the first hesitant beginning to the fascinating final result., Danish/English,… Read More

Finland 2002. This publication contains the keynote lectures delivered in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 8/30-9/1, 2002 at the Alvar Aalto International Conference on the Research of Modern Architecture, the theme of the conference was to bring together researchers and professionals in architecture to reflect upon and discuss the architecureal legacy of the 1960Â’s. The aim is to explore the material and intellectual realm of this turbulent decade so rich in universal, overriding concepts and unheeding individualism. Includes the following articles: Claes Caldenby: A twofold movement. Swedish architecture in the 1960s between production adapted building and the “haven of beauty”. Beatriz Colomina: Enclosed by Images: The EamesesÂ’ Multimedia Architecture. Dennis P. Doordan: From the Cold War to Postmodernism: Arhitectural Criticism in the 1960s. Adrian Forty: The Sixties: ArchitectureÂ’s Best Years ? Mart Kalm: Sauna-Party at the Summer Cottage: Soviet Estonians play at being Western. Marc Treib:… Read More

Denmark 2003. The book’s purpose is to identify, analyse and make accessible a number of outstanding works from a neglected period in the history of architecture. The author, who is both an architect and excellent photographer, gives an account of the architectural ideals and realities in St. Petersburg in the first half of the 20th century. The aim is to present a picture of what by Danish standards is a paradoxical and quite fascinating era in the history of architecture, one when political ambitions were almost inversely proportional to economic resources. 51 striking buildings have been selected - presented is the collection of material which took place on site, comprising of photographs of the individual buildings, architectural drawings and analyses of the buildings. Register of buildings and architects included., English, Year2003, Illust. B/W226, Illust. Color, ISBN 8787136473, Code 5652. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Pages 158, Size 12”x 9 1/2”

Finland 2004. Two distinguished teachers and writers Quantrill, Director of the CASA at Texas A+M University and his Finnish colleague Mäkinen, former Director General of the National Board of Public Buildings share reflection on architecture and culture, in conversations, correspondence and related provocations. “What are we trying, then? We approach our object by checking the premises, by searching for the elements of change rather than the detailed results. We prefer the journey rather than reaching the end-station. We study the structures rather that the rivet-heads. We study the different aspects that will form and re-form the contexts of architecture to be.” Here the authors engage in dialogues as they explore the present state of architecture and its culture., English, Year2004, Illust. B/W37, Illust. Color184, ISBN 9516827616, Code 5439. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 192, Size 9”x 8 1/2”

Sweden 1983. , Swedish/English Summary, Year1983, Illust. B/Wmany, Illust. Color, ISBN 9171002189, Code 6321. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Pages 63, Size 9 1/2”x 9”

Denmark 2003. This area extends from Cairo to Aswan along the River Nile and is famous for its tombs and temples from ancient times, and the towns of Luxor and Aswan have become popular destinations for thousands of tourists. Less, is known, however, about today’s daily life among the people in this extensive and fertile valley. This book contains recent research, which gives a vivid picture of the rich and sprawling life along the Nile. A comprehensive, scholarly book., English, Year2003, Illust. B/W15, Illust. Color73, ISBN 8787334526, Code 5391. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Moesgård-Forhistorisk Museum, Bibl. Index. Pages 172, Size 10 1/2”x 8 1/2”