Art And Trousers

Author : David Stuart Elliott
Publisher : Artasiapacific
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989688534

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Art and Trousers by David Stuart Elliott Pdf

An illustrated collection of essays on modern and contemporary Asian art by a key figure of the international contemporary art world. An illustrated collection of more than thirty essays and 350 color images, Art and Trousers moves deftly between regional analysis, portraits of individual artists, and a metaphorical history of trousers. This book presents a panoramic view of modern and contemporary Asian art, varying its focus on the impacts of invention, tradition, exchange, colonization, politics, social development, and gender. David Stuart Elliott spotlights the practice of many leading global artists of the early twenty-first century, including Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cai Guo-Qiang, Ai Weiwei, Xu Bing, Rashid Rana, Bharti Kher, Makoto Aida, Chatchai Puipia, and Yeesookyung, among many others. Art and Trousers offers insight into the development of a key curatorial practice for our times, and it will be an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand contemporary art and the way it operates across borders.

Author : David Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989688542

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Art & Trousers by David Elliott Pdf

Author : Nicholas Allan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780099495369

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Picasso's Trousers by Nicholas Allan Pdf

"First published in Great Britain by Hutchinson, an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK"--Title page verso.

Author : Irvine Welsh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473555587

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Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh Pdf

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** Mark Renton from Trainspotting is back – and he’s finally a success An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He’s then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he’d been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and – much to Mark’s astonishment – doesn’t seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ-harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry – so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesn’t really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book. Which one of them is wearing Dead Men’s Trousers? ‘Welsh is on compulsively readable, searingly funny form’ The Times ‘No one captures the competing affections and resentments that underpin lifelong friendships like Welsh’ Esquire

Author : Linda Przybyszewski
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780465080472

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The Lost Art of Dress by Linda Przybyszewski Pdf

A history of the women who taught Americans how to dress in the first half of the 20th century—and whose lessons we’d do well to remember today.

Author : Margaret Wertheim
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393317242

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Pythagoras' Trousers by Margaret Wertheim Pdf

An "immensely accessible tour (which tells) how the physics lab became another Vatican with a no-girls-allowed sign on its door" (Susan Faludi) this spirited look at the relationship between physics and religion argues that gender inequity in physics is a result of the religious origins of the enterprise.

Author : Sonya Philip
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781611808339

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The Act of Sewing by Sonya Philip Pdf

Express your personal style and make clothes that are comfortable for you and your body! Maybe you learned to sew in school and have a sewing machine, but it hasn't seen the outside of the closet since your last move. Or maybe you are completely new to the craft, with a lot of enthusiasm, but no idea how to thread your machine. No matter where you're coming from in terms of experience, this sewing workbook offers four basic patterns--two tops, a skirt, and a pair of pants--that empower you to express your personal style and make clothes that are comfortable for your body type. After explaining the basic concepts of sewing and construction, 100 Acts of Sewing designer Sonya Philip then provides suggestions for mixing the basic patterns together to create new garment iterations as you gain confidence--structural adjustments such as full bust, no bust, long torso, big, small, etc., as well as a range of possible alterations and embellishments including sleeves, pockets, hems, and more! Going beyond simple pattern instructions, this book will make sewing garments accessible for every body type--each pattern comes in sizes ranging from XS to 5X. With inspiring essays on Sonya's sewing philosophy that speak to the slow and ethical fashion movement, this will be the go-to guide for all aspirational and seasoned sewists.

Author : Yuko Takada
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 4805313269

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She Wears the Pants by Yuko Takada Pdf

Sew edgy, urban clothes with this stylish sewing book and add a touch of originality to your wardrobe. More and more women are opting to make their own clothes, but most of the books on the market emphasize girly, feminine designs. She Wears the Pants is the first Japanese sewing book (in English) to focus on the increasingly popular "borrowed–from–the–boys" look. Already one of the best–known and reviewed sewing books in Japan, this sporty addition to the sew–it–yourself craze is poised to take the American DIY sewing market by storm. Sometimes women are in the mood for clothes with strong, clean lines and casual sophistication—polish and simplicity without the frills. She Wears the Pants is the book for those times. A graduate of the Bunka Fashion Institute, Yuko Takada provides patterns and instructions for making twenty spare and streamlined wardrobe items, including: Versatile tops that can be either casual or dressy Jackets that are timeless and unique Dresses and skirts that are straight-line or draped Three different pants lengths, from culottes to full-length trousers And much, much more! Patterns can be easily adjusted to suit any body size, and Takada shows readers how to select inexpensive, readily available fabrics and transform them into an elegant new wardrobe. Understated never looked so good!

Author : Sarah Albee
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781632898531

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Troublemakers in Trousers by Sarah Albee Pdf

Meet twenty-one women throughout history who broke fashion and norms to do something groundbreaking in this unique middle-grade collection that celebrates trailblazers and troublemakers. Girls and women have historically been denied access to work, been blocked from the arts, refused the opportunity to lead and fight, and much more, simply because of their gender. From Hatshepsut to Joan of Arc to Frida Kahlo, Troublemakers in Trousers highlights twenty-one women who, for different reasons, wore men’s clothing, pretended to be men, and broke the rules in order to do something they wanted—or needed—to do. The perfect modern-day introduction to women throughout history who broke boundaries and pushed the limits set by society.

Author : Sara Stevenson,Helen Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Design
ISBN : UOM:39015002131970

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Van Dyck in Check Trousers by Sara Stevenson,Helen Bennett Pdf

Author : Lara Cardella
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 155970263X

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Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers by Lara Cardella Pdf

The ironic tale of a 12-year-old Sicilian girl who decides to show her independence by flouting convention, in this case by wearing trousers and flirting with boys. When she is caught kissing, the parents punish her by sending her to another village to live with an uncle, unaware he molested her when she was younger.

Author : Fouad Laroui
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941920268

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The Curious Case of DassoukineÕs Trousers by Fouad Laroui Pdf

Award-winning English-language debut by Morocco's most prominent contemporary author, a linked story collection exploring what it means to be foreign.

Author : Alexei Sayle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408864555

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Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle Pdf

'Enlightening ... Funny, smart, original and provocative ... It is hard to imagine the stalwarts of Mock the Week recognising the Druze militia leader Walid Jumblatt in a London cinema' New Statesman What I brought to comedy was an authentic working-class voice plus a threat of genuine violence - nobody in Monty Python looked like a hard case who'd kick your head in In 1971, comedians on the working men's club circuit imagined that they would be free to continue telling their tired, racist, misogynistic gags forever. But their nemesis, a nineteen-year-old Marxist art student, was slowly coming to meet them... Thatcher Stole My Trousers chronicles a time when comedy and politics united in electrifying ways. Recounting the founding of the Comedy Store, the Comic Strip and the Young Ones, and Alexei's friendships with the comedians who – like him – would soon become household names, this is a unique and beguiling blend of social history and memoir. Fascinating, funny, angry and entertaining, it is a story of class and comedy, politics and love, fast cars and why it's difficult to foul a dwarf in a game of football.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044013651344

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The Tailor and Cutter and London Art Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Don Chapman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445669519

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Wearing the Trousers by Don Chapman Pdf

The story of women's liberation as told by their changing dress – in the public gaze and in private