Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square

Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square
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Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 095742728X
ISBN-13 : 9780957427280
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square by : Anastasia Taylor-Lind

This title by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a series of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kiev.

Black Square

Black Square
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9781473518339
ISBN-13 : 1473518334
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Square by : Sophie Pinkham

'Lively and engaging' Financial Times 'Empathetic and deeply humanising' Peter Pomerantsev, author of This is Not Propaganda Each time Ukraine has rebuilt itself over the last century, it has been plagued by the same conflicts: corruption, poverty, and most of all Russian aggression. Sophie Pinkham saw all this and more over ten years in Ukraine and Russia, a period that included the Maidan revolution of 2013-14, Russia's annexation of Crimea, and the ensuing war in Donbass. With a keen eye for the dark absurdities of post-Soviet society, Pinkham presents a dynamic account of contemporary Ukrainian life. She meet a charismatic doctor helping to smooth the transition to democracy even as he struggles with drug dependence; a band of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian hippies in a Crimean idyll; and a Jewish clarinetist agitating for Ukrainian liberation. These fascinating personalities deliver an indelible impression of a country on the brink. Black Square is necessary reading for anyone who wishes to learn the roots of the current Russo-Ukrainian war and the personal stories of the people who live it every day. ___ 'Elegant, suggestive, ominous, beautiful, and deceptively simple . . . Perhaps the only thing more impressive than the sheer number and diversity of people Sophie Pinkham has spoken to is how deftly she has woven their stories into a single compulsively readable narrative.' Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot

The Ukrainian Night

The Ukrainian Night
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9780300231533
ISBN-13 : 0300231539
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ukrainian Night by : Marci Shore

A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existential What is worth dying for? While the world watched the uprising on the Maidan as an episode in geopolitics, those in Ukraine during the extraordinary winter of 2013–14 lived the revolution as an existential transformation: the blurring of night and day, the loss of a sense of time, the sudden disappearance of fear, the imperative to make choices. In this lyrical and intimate book, Marci Shore evokes the human face of the Ukrainian Revolution. Grounded in the true stories of activists and soldiers, parents and children, Shore’s book blends a narrative of suspenseful choices with a historian’s reflections on what revolution is and what it means. She gently sets her portraits of individual revolutionaries against the past as they understand it—and the future as they hope to make it. In so doing, she provides a lesson about human solidarity in a world, our world, where the boundary between reality and fiction is ever more effaced.

Case History

Case History
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Publisher : Scalo Publishers
Total Pages : 478
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ISBN-10 : 3908247098
ISBN-13 : 9783908247098
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Case History by : Boris Michailov

Item chiefly consists of photographs of the homeless in the artist's hometown of Kharkov in the Ukraine.

Kaharlyk

Kaharlyk
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Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 0993197256
ISBN-13 : 9780993197253
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Kaharlyk by : Oleh Shynkarenko

The novel is set in Ukraine after a war with Russia. A man has lost his memory because the Russian military have used his brain to control military satellites. He regains conciousness in a mysterious hospital-like building and begins a journey to Kaharlyk, a town where time has stood still following the testing of an experimental weapon.

Bitter Honeydew

Bitter Honeydew
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1907893687
ISBN-13 : 9781907893681
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Bitter Honeydew by : Kirill Golovchenko

Winner of the European Publishers Award for Photography, Bitter Honeydew depicts the lives of those who run roadside stalls in Ukraine - 'tochka' - where they sell fruit according to the season. Golovchenko's images speak of his compassion for these uprooted men and women, about the bitterness in their lives. His photographs have been exhibited internationally since 2004, and he has received several prestigious scholarships. Christian Caujolle, one of France's leading curators and critics, provides an illuminating introductory essay to the work.

FLASHPOINT! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present

FLASHPOINT! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present
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Publisher : 10x10 Photobooks
Total Pages : 34
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ISBN-10 : 9798218459505
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Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis FLASHPOINT! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present by : Russet Lederman

Flashpoint!, an anthology focusing on protest photography in print, presents a global selection of photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals and alternative newspapers that address protest and resistance from 1950 to the present. Surveying more than 246 photography in print assets, Flashpoint! is structured thematically into seven broad chapters: Anti, Gender, Displacement, Race & Class, Environment, Political and War & Violence. Each chapter includes multiple sub-themes that address resistance related to anti-government, anti-globalization, women’s rights, AIDS, anti-apartheid, civil rights, anti-imperialism, workers’ rights, territorial disputes, student protests, national populism, anti-colonialism, revolution and gun violence, among others. Included are illustrations and detailed descriptions of photography books, fliers, journals, alternative newspapers, posters and zines from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and more. Contributing Essayists: Makeda Best, Hannah Darabi, Arthur Fournier, Marc Feustel, Kerry Manders, Elisa Medde, Mark Sealy and Pauline Vermare.

Manifesta 10

Manifesta 10
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3863355660
ISBN-13 : 9783863355661
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Manifesta 10 by : Kasper König

Published on the occasion of Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, this illustrated volume collects artworks, concepts, and essays that invite the reader to explore the possibilities of contemporary art in deeply historical settings. For the first time, Manifesta is hosted by a museum, uniting the State Heritage Museum's 250th anniversary and Manifesta's twentieth anniversary as a nomadic biennial. This book, which is structured like a classic catologue, reflects the intuitive and playful nature of Kasper Konig's exhibition. Contemporary art stands alongside the historical and cultural heritage of the Hermitage, and many projects create a unique homage to it and to the city of St. Petersburg. New works claim their place in ways that are often subtle and surprising, inviting viewers and readers to grapple with the endless ways in which contemporary art questions, complements, or even dovetails with tradition.

Under Indian Skies

Under Indian Skies
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Publisher : Strandberg
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 8793604440
ISBN-13 : 9788793604445
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Under Indian Skies by : John Falconer

A fantastic insight into Colonial India through vintage photographyAt the beginning of the 1850s, photography had gained acceptance in Colonial India. With its magnificent architecture, exotic landscapes and many different cultures, India could offer fantastic photographic scenes. In this splendid photobook, which is also the catalogue for an exhibition at The David Collection in Copenhagen, the author has collected photos by English and some Indian photographers. Their images represent India's architecture in all its glory - outstanding palaces and monuments, including Taj Mahal - as well as portraits of princes, maharajas, ministers and warriors in all their splendour.There are also photos of the typical Indian craftsmen - stone- and woodcarvers, carpenters and colourists - as well as photos of elephants, people bathing in the Ganges river, people harvesting hay and working in gardens, acrobats, snake charmers, dancers, musicians and religious processions. All photos are accompanied by descriptive captions while a map of India creates overview of which locations the photos were taken.

One Language

One Language
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1914914104
ISBN-13 : 9781914914102
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis One Language by : Anastasia Taylor-Lind