The 1990s

Author : Franz West
Publisher : David Zwirner Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 1941701108

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Franz West: The 1990s by Franz West Pdf

During the 1990s, Franz West’s work moved in new and innovative stylistic directions, as his career was solidified through important international exhibitions. This publication delves into this significant decade in an effort to contextualize the evolution of West’s singular practice. The 1990s proved critical in the development of the idiosyncratic style for which West is still known today. His key innovations from this period—which included the addition of exuberant color to his papier-mâché forms, the incorporation of furniture both as art object and as social incubator, and the inclusion of work by other artists in his own installations—resulted in dynamic, frequently interactive installations that helped to expand the possibilities of sculpture and the ways in which art is experienced. Produced on the occasion of David Zwirner’s 2014 exhibition in New York, this fully illustrated publication gives an in-depth overview of the decade, arguably the most important of the artist’s lengthy career. It features essays by noted West scholars Eva Badura-Triska and Veit Loers, as well as a personal account by Bernhard Riff on video collaborations made with the artist throughout the 1990s.

Author : Chuck Klosterman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780735217973

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The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Pdf

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the bestselling author of But What if We’re Wrong, a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about the sin of trying too hard, during the greatest shift in human consciousness of any decade in American history. It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. In the beginning, almost every name and address was listed in a phone book, and everyone answered their landlines because you didn’t know who it was. By the end, exposing someone’s address was an act of emotional violence, and nobody picked up their new cell phone if they didn’t know who it was. The 90s brought about a revolution in the human condition we’re still groping to understand. Happily, Chuck Klosterman is more than up to the job. Beyond epiphenomena like "Cop Killer" and Titanic and Zima, there were wholesale shifts in how society was perceived: the rise of the internet, pre-9/11 politics, and the paradoxical belief that nothing was more humiliating than trying too hard. Pop culture accelerated without the aid of a machine that remembered everything, generating an odd comfort in never being certain about anything. On a 90’s Thursday night, more people watched any random episode of Seinfeld than the finale of Game of Thrones. But nobody thought that was important; if you missed it, you simply missed it. It was the last era that held to the idea of a true, hegemonic mainstream before it all began to fracture, whether you found a home in it or defined yourself against it. In The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman makes a home in all of it: the film, the music, the sports, the TV, the politics, the changes regarding race and class and sexuality, the yin/yang of Oprah and Alan Greenspan. In perhaps no other book ever written would a sentence like, “The video for ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was not more consequential than the reunification of Germany” make complete sense. Chuck Klosterman has written a multi-dimensional masterpiece, a work of synthesis so smart and delightful that future historians might well refer to this entire period as Klostermanian.

Author : Albert Geoffrey Howson,Bryan J. Wilson,Bryan Wilson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521336147

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School Mathematics in the 1990s by Albert Geoffrey Howson,Bryan J. Wilson,Bryan Wilson Pdf

This study, based upon an international symposium held in Kuwait in February, 1986, seeks to identify key issues and basic questions within mathematics education, to propose and comment upon alternative strategies, and to provide a stimulus for more detailed, less general discussions, within more limited geographical and social contexts.

Author : Jeffrey A. Frankel,Peter R. Orszag
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262561514

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American Economic Policy in the 1990s by Jeffrey A. Frankel,Peter R. Orszag Pdf

An examination of U.S. economic policy in the 1990s, by leading policy makers as well as academic economists.

Author : Mario Baldassarri,Luigi Paganetto,Edmund S. Phelps
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349246618

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The 1990s Slump by Mario Baldassarri,Luigi Paganetto,Edmund S. Phelps Pdf

At the beginning of the 1990's unemployment grew in all industrialized countries: the essays in this collection focus on the causes and cures of this worrying phenomenon. The volume starts by analysing the disparities in the different national experiences and then focusing on European unemployment. This is followed by more theoretical discussions using econometric models. The volume ends with policy recommendations.

Author : Joint Economic Committee
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1563241595

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China's Economic Dilemmas in the 1990s by Joint Economic Committee Pdf

Most students of contemporary China are familiar with the Joint Economic Committee studies on China, which have appeared periodically since 1967. This is the most recent study in the series (released in April, 1991). This volume follows the format of the previous studies, offering a broad sweep of its subject matter. The 50 chapters - contributed by Chinese scholars in government, universities and private research centres - are divided into five major parts. Each section begins with an overview which summarises and comments on the main points in each of the chapters. The volume offers a detailed examination of China's economy, and the political and social factors currently facing the leadership in Beijing.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821360434

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Economic Growth in the 1990s by World Bank Pdf

This report was prepared by a team led by Roberto Zagha, under the general direction of Gobind Nankani.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : China
ISBN : MINN:31951003088045F

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China's Economic Dilemmas in the 1990s by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gabriele Griffin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135746988

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Feminist Activism in the 1990s by Gabriele Griffin Pdf

Feminist activism is often taught as an historical phenomenon, and many students entering courses on women's studies are not familiar with current feminist work in the field. This book documents a wide variety of different forms of feminist activism in the 1990s, from organisations such as "Rights for Women" and "Southall Black Sisters" to "Asian Women's Work in Refuges". It raises questions about the meaning of feminist activism and its interpretation within women's studies and other academic disciplines. The chapters suggest, against much current representation within women's studies and elsewhere, that feminism is still alive.; With a comprehensive introduction providing an historical overview of the development of feminist activism from second wave feminism onwards, this text is intended to be of use as a resource for all students of women's studies and related courses.

Author : T. Chard,M. P. M. Richards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521432308

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Obstetrics in the 1990s by T. Chard,M. P. M. Richards Pdf

This book reviews some of the current questions and debates in obstetrics. The reactions of patients to screening for fetal abnormalities and antenatal diagnosis, public concern over assisting fertilization, the rise in caesarean sections, and the role of the midwife are just some of the topics discussed bythe authors. The book gives a good analysis of what are the principal developments and ethical concerns for obstetricians in the 1990s.

Author : Robert Benewick,Paul Wingrove
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0774806710

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China in the 1990s by Robert Benewick,Paul Wingrove Pdf

Now updated with a chapter-length afterword by the editors on the end of the Deng era and its aftermath, China in the 1990s provides a comprehensive survey of a nation in transition. An understanding of this complex process requires a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach, which the editors have achieved by bringing together experts from Britain, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong who examine China's economic, political, military, cultural and social achievements and problems. The difficulties China still faces are enormous, some of them of its own making: pollution, urban sprawl, the insecurity of food supplies, the risks of political authoritarianism and the perils of liberalisation. Its population is still growing dramatically and is likely to be 1.5 billion by 2015, three times what it was when the P.R.C. was established in 1949. But since embarking on a reform programme which, at the time seemed experimental and hard to reconcile with official ideology, it has gone from being the 'sick man of Asia' to being one of the world's largest and fastest developing economies in what now looks to be a remarkably effective and well-managed transition.

Author : Steven W. Mosher
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1412827221

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Korea in The 1990s by Steven W. Mosher Pdf

For the first time since the conclusion of the Korean Civil War--which branched out to include the United States as a key player in a solution based on partition--the issue of Korean reunification is on the diplomatic, political, and economic agenda. To be sure, the very issue of which elements come first in such a move are themselves part of the strategies and tactics of both sides of the Korean geographical divide. In this volume, leading experts come together to discuss this issue in a careful and reasoned manner. With the reunification of Germany now underway, a great deal of attention is being paid to the Korean efforts in the same direction. While the disintegration of world communism is a necessary condition for reunification, the consensus is that such a development is not a sufficient condition. Hy-Sang Lee and Kihwan Kim examine those structural and tactical factors that inhibit economic cooperation, despite past windows of opportunities in such a consensual direction. Kwang Soo Choi, Kyongsoo Lho, and Yong-Sup Han look at the security concerns of both North and South Korea. While each displays a different emphasis and argues for a different timetable, they all point to the same factors at work moving toward reunification. The essays on political issues by Kong Dan Oh and Steven Mosher are unique in their emphasis on how political communication and scholarly exchanges serve as strategies of rapprochement and democratization. The concern of Korea in the 1990s is not simply to argue the case for or against reunification of Korea, but the need to move forward in such a way as to safeguard a democratic future for the South and open up the tragically closed and stagnant society created in the North. In this regard, the contributors examine a variety of foreign as well as domestic policy concerns that need to be cleared away as a prelude to reunification. This is a serious effort, well worth the attention of Asian area experts, international policy researchers, and students of political systems and economic structures alike.

Author : Alexandra West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476670645

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The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West Pdf

Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the '90s by speaking to the anxieties of American youth during one of the country's most prosperous eras. No longer were films made on low budgets and dependent on devotees for success. Horror found its way onto magazine covers, fashion ads and CD soundtrack covers. "Girl power" feminism and a growing distaste for consumerism defined an audience that both embraced and rejected the commercial appeal of these films. This in-depth study examines the youth subculture and politics of the era, focusing on such films as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Idle Hands (1999) and Cherry Falls (2000).

Author : Robert W. Olson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0813108969

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The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in the 1990s by Robert W. Olson Pdf

Describes the situation of the world's largest ethnic group without a homeland, and explains the effect on the politics of Turkey and other countries where Kurds live

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : UOM:39015063176021

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The Environmental Challenge of the 1990s by Anonim Pdf