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En este libro se pretende dar un paso más en la historia del coleccionismo, pasando de una "reconstrucción del poseer" a una "arqueología del mirar", con el convencimiento de que a través del estudio de los hábitos visuales y de las convenciones culturales -distintos en cada uno de los niveles de público a que iban destinadas estas obras- que entraban en juego a la hora de apreciar la pintura del Siglo de Oro, se enriquecen las perspectivas actuales para lograr un conocimiento -y un disfrute- más profundo de ella. INDICE. Introducción. El funcionalismo gramatical del español. Para...

Nadar, whose real name was Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), was a conspicuous, even astonishing presence in nineteenth-century France. Engaging and quick-witted, he invented himself over and over as a bohemian writer, a journalist, a romantic utopian, a caricaturist, a portrait photographer, a balloonist, an entrepreneur, a prophet of aeronautics. The name "Nadar" was on everyone's lips. Today, it is Nadar's photography that is remembered. His sitters, who were often his friends, included the great men and women of his time: Dumas, Rossini, Baudelaire, Sarah Bernhardt, Daumier, Berlioz, George...

En los años 80, el rock argentino vivió quizá su mayor efervescencia: Los Abuelos de la Nada, Sumo, Charly, Fito, Soda Stereo, Los Twist, Virus empezaban a atravesar fronteras de todo tipo. Y las fotografías de Andy Cherniavsky también. "Veo desfilar los años 80 todos los días en mis trabajos, como si fuera un libro de historia; los músicos más importantes pasaron ante mis ojos y sigo atada de alguna manera a todos ellos por su talento y mi admiración por su música", escribe en Acceso directo, sus memorias de aquellos años energéticos, rebeldes, divertidos, inigualables. "Y a...

With Torero, Ruven Afanador juxtaposes the incredible beauty of young bullfighters and old-world Latin traditions with a couture-inspired vision of the opulent costumes and the ritualistic elements of the matador culture, and narcissism, an integral aspect of fashion photography. Afanador opens the door to the famously closed society of bullfighters, offering his elegant, private view of the young matadors raised in a centuries-old Latin tradition, capturing their balletic beauty, and their distinctly erotic aura. Through these iconic portraits, Afanador also gorgeously documents the...

Exploring the lifestyle of a lesser-known indigenous tribe, this photographic journey captures the daily lives of the Wayuu fishermen who live in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula and are known as the Apalaanchi—“people of the beach.” Showing a group of people struggling to survive, the stunning images in this collection illustrate the culture of the Wayuu fishermen, detailing their traditions, views on mysticism, and their relationship with the sea that gives them a livelihood. From the innocent smiles of young children and the peacefulness and...