BELLAS ARTES

The Wrigley represents the high-water mark of Beaux Arts Classicism in the city, a gleaming white palazzo at the head of Chicago’s grandest boulevard, Michigan Avenue. With lavish terra-cotta ornamentation, it was Chicago’s tallest building when it opened in 1921. The book focuses on the intertwined stories of William Wrigley Jr., the larger-than-life founder of the chewing gum empire, and Charles Gerhard Beersman, the relatively unknown architect who, mentored by architect Julia Morgan, brought the building to life.

Una verdadera enciclopedia de espacios modernos. De las geometrías de colores de Gio Ponti al fluido futurista de Zaha Hadid, este exhaustivo compendio incluye casi 300 entradas que abarcan arquitectos, estilos, movimientos y tendencias que han creado estructuras desde el siglo XIX al siglo XXI. Con casi 300 entradas, Arquitectura Moderna A-Z ofrece una inestimable visión general de las figuras clave en la creación del espacio moderno. Presenta a los arquitectos pioneros de los siglos XIX y XX con un retrato, una breve biografía y una descripción de sus obras más importantes. Como si de un viaje a medida para conocer la arquitectura de todo el mundo se tratase, descubrirá los rascacielos de Manhattan, una sala de conciertos japonesa, el Palacio Güell de Antoni Gaudí en Barcelonao el centro de ocio y deporte de Lina Bo Bardi en una antigua fábrica en São Paulo. Se adentrará en las geometrías de colores de Gio Ponti, en el fluido futurismo de Zaha Hadid, los luminosos interiores de SANAA y la mezcla única de tradición escocesa y elegante japonismo de Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Las entradas por orden alfabético del libro también abarcan grupos, movimientos y estilos para ubicar en el tiempo y en el espacio a estos arquitectos clave dentro de tendencias arquitectónicas más generales como el estilo internacional, la Bauhaus y De Stijl, entre muchos otros. Con ilustraciones que incluyen algunas de las mejores fotografías arquitectónicas de la era moderna, esta es una completa obra de consulta para profesionales, estudiantes o apasionados de la arquitectura. “Un libro de lo más sugerente, una oportuna llamada de atención para los que piensan que la arquitectura moderna está limitada a la dureza y la fealdad.”

Nueva edición de la obra maestra del Arq. Eugenio Pérez Montás, uno de los mejores libros sobre la historia de Santo Domingo: desde su inicio hasta la actualidad. En su elegante presentación de lujo y estuche individual.

Poolside with Slim Aarons offers images of jet-setters and the wealthy, of beautiful, glittering people living the glamorous life. Yet this collection of stunning photographs of the rich and well-connected “doing attractive things” in their favorite playgrounds has a twist: The main character is pools, and everything that goes with them. Pools bring with them images of magnificent, suntanned bodies; well-oiled skin; bikini-clad women; yachts; summer cocktails; sumptuous buffets; spectacular locations; and most of all: fun. Poolside is not so much a who’s who of society, aristocracy, and celebrity—although C. Z. Guest, Lilly Pulitzer, Cheryl Tiegs, Peter Beard, and many who have appeared in Slim's previous books are here—as it is about leisure time and how the rich make use of it. This is a more intimate peek into very private lives, to which photographer Slim Aarons was given unprecedented access in the fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties. This coffee table book is perfect for sharing, displaying, and gifting.

His works have prompted a New York Times bestseller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the Mauritshuis, The Hague, where thousands flock to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known as the “Dutch Mona Lisa”. In his lifetime, however, the fame of Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) barely extended beyond his native Delft and a small circle of patrons. After his death, his name was largely forgotten, except by a few Dutch art collectors and dealers. Outside of Holland, his works were even misattributed to other artists. It was not until the mid-19th century that Vermeer came to the attention of the international art world, which suddenly looked upon his narrative minutiae, meticulous textural details, and majestic planes of light, spotted a genius, and never looked back.

These rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images from the private collection of Marc Walter were produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924. Using a photolithographic process that predated the autochrome by nearly 20 years, they offered people the very first color photographs of the United States. Suddenly, the continent’s colors were available for all to see. From the rich ochres and browns of the Grand Canyon to the dazzle of Atlantic City, these places were now a visual delight not only for eyewitnesses but for Americans far and wide.