James Turrell (*1943 inLos Angeles) is undoubtedly the most influential contemporary light artist. His entire oeuvre is dedicated to the exploration of the many facets of natural and artificial light. In his work, light and space become experiential processes, reflecting the basic conditions of aesthetic perception. At the center of this book is a group of works, Sky Spaces, wh...(展开全部)

The only comprehensive volume on James Turrell is back in print―from early prints and light projections to his monumental Roden Crater project This definitive book illuminates the origins and motivations of James Turrell’s incredibly diverse and exciting body of work―from his Mendota studio days to his monumental work-in-progress Roden Crater. Whether projecting shapes on a fla...(展开全部)

Whether he's projecting holographs into a gallery space or inviting viewers to gaze at the sky through a hole in the roof, James Turrell is perpetually asking us to "go inside and greet the light" - evoking his Quaker upbringing. In fact, all of Turrell's work has been influenced by his life experiences with aviation, science, and psychology, and as a key player in Los Angeles'...(展开全部)

Whether he's projecting holographs into a gallery space or inviting viewers to gaze at the sky through a hole in the roof, James Turrell is perpetually asking us to "go inside and greet the light" - evoking his Quaker upbringing. In fact, all of Turrell's work has been influenced by his life experiences with aviation, science, and psychology, and as a key player in Los Angeles'...(展开全部)

The only comprehensive volume on James Turrell is back in print―from early prints and light projections to his monumental Roden Crater project This definitive book illuminates the origins and motivations of James Turrell’s incredibly diverse and exciting body of work―from his Mendota studio days to his monumental work-in-progress Roden Crater. Whether projecting shapes on a fla...(展开全部)

This catalog, produced in conjunction with Sugimoto's upcoming exhibition at the Izu Photo Museum in Japan, documents this important artist's recent investigations on the science and the presentation of photography. Documenting in detail Sugimoto's architectural and landscape design of the new Izu Photo Museum, the book is at once a reinvention of the artist as architect, as it...(展开全部)

The geometry of surfaces is an ideal starting point for learning geometry, for, among other reasons, the theory of surfaces of constant curvature has maximal connectivity with the rest of mathematics. This text provides the student with the knowledge of a geometry of greater scope than the classical geometry taught today, which is no longer an adequate basis for mathematics or ...(展开全部)

In a distinguished career which produced many bold, award-winning works, this towering tale of invention and adventure may be Roger Zelazny's single most brilliant achievement. Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppo...(展开全部)

The time: long after the death of Earth. The place: a colony planet where a group of men have gained control of all available technology with it, they have given themselves godlike powers and immortality. They rule thwir world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Kali, Goddess of Destruction; Yama, Lord of Death; Krishna, God of Lust - all are opposed by he who was Siddhartha and...(展开全部)

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rules their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman. Binder of Demons. Lord of Light.