When the first edition of this book was published in 1957, the art of making a tipi was almost lost, even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian way of life has occurred, resurgence due in part, at least, to the Laubins' life-long efforts at preservation and interpretation of Indian culture.As The Indian Tipi makes obvious, the American Indian is both a practical person and a natural artist. Indian inventions are commonly both serviceable and beautiful. Other tents are hard to pitch, hot in summer, cold in winter, poorly lighted, unventilated, easily blown down, and ugly to boot. The conical tipi of the Plains Indian has none of these faults. It can be pitched by one person. It is roomy, well ventilated at all times, cool in summer, well lighted, proof against high winds and heavy downpours, and, with its cheerful fire inside, snug in the severest winter weather. Moreover, its tilted cone, trim smoke flaps, and crown of poles, pres...
Jesper Just (*1974 in Copenhagen) has won international acclaim for his visually beguiling videos. Preferring a process more aligned with the cinematic to a low-fi aesthetic or documentary one, Just creates choreographed and grand works of art. His productions makes use of mesmerizing elements of grand landscape painting as well as a hypersensitive and acute portrayal of human emotions. Preempting Just's participation in the 55th Venice Biennale 2013, this publication, the most comprehensive and detailed to date, takes its point of departure from the artist's eponymous new work This Is a Landscape of Desire before focusing on his wider oeuvre. In conjunction with his exhibition at HEART-Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, the book surveys the career of the acclaimed artist and features essays by Caroline Corbetta, curator of the exhibition, and Michael Bank Christoffersen, among others. Exhibition schedule: Herning Museum of Contemporary Art January 26-April 14, 2013
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- Hardback | 96 pages
- 210 x 260 x 12.7mm | 680g
- 30 Nov 2013
- Hatje Cantz
- Ostfildern, Germany
- English
- Bilingual edition
- Bilingual
- 92 Abbildungen
- 3775735526
- 9783775735520
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