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«Cuando se habla de la República Dominicana se habla del trópico, el Caribe, las Antillas, la música, la bandera, las playas, los campos, el folklore, las casas típicas, de la comida, de la gente, del arte; en esencia, se habla de color. Todo el que nace en esta tierra lleva ese color particular que delata ante el mundo de dónde venimos y hacia dónde vamos. Para mí, ese color que todos llevamos es una pieza clave para la búsqueda y exaltación de nuestra identidad. Desde muy pequeños somos partícipes de ese color, nos vemos arropados de todos esos elementos en cada rincón: es imposible escapar de él. Lo vemos en las viviendas rurales, en nuestras calles, en un amanecer, en la gente que nos rodea, en nuestro ritmo, en el mismo merengue y en nuestras tradiciones y costumbres. Así nace para mí nuestro proyecto, República del Color, de esa búsqueda y rescate de nuestra identidad visto de la óptica de nuestras artes plásticas. El querer contar la historia de nuestras raíces desde un prisma único me movilizó a querer formar parte de todo esto, cuya génesis se vio en un documental que llega a mis manos gracias a nuestro productor general, Héctor Ulises Montás.» De «Palabras de apertura».

Drawing together original research, design studies, and cultural essays, Renewing the Dream offers the first comprehensive look at the changes remaking the mobility landscape of Southern California—and the opportunities to reappropriate vast tracts of the city for new uses. Edited by James Sanders and produced with the global architecture studio Woods Bagot, this book explores the forces propelling this shift as well as its controversial impact on Los Angeles, as a city once famed for its car-oriented, low-rise landscape is transformed into a more diverse, more dense, more complex place. This many-sided portrait offers essays by a distinguished group of writers, designs for the city’s future, and studies of how the new mobility might allow areas now dedicated to parking and gas stations to be reimagined. Rounding out its portrait are historic photographs, maps, Hollywood images, and the artwork of David Hockney, Catherine Opie, Ed Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud, Carlos Almaraz, and stills from La La Land to Chinatown. The book is a thought piece on the future of American cities, with lessons that will carry resonance all around the globe.

Known for a pretty and polished Palm Beach meets Park Avenue aesthetic, Bromley’s interiors are beloved. Often described as “classic with a kick,” her work is steeped in history but infused with a modernity that reflects how her clients want to live today. Bromley’s first book showcases her interiors from New York, St. Louis, and Palm Beach with the Hamptons and Connecticut between. Whether in a historic house in the country or a townhouse in the city, Bromley’s flair for pattern and color defines her interiors, which nevertheless remain true to their surroundings. She makes casual look chic and infuses each home she designs with a cheerfulness and tranquility that is rare. Walls lacquered in bright colors highlight a home’s architecture, while comfortable upholstered furnishings in bold, patterned fabric make it feel livable and fun.

In art history, we tend to be on first name terms only with the most revered of masters. The Renaissance painter and architect Raphael Santi (1483–1520) is one such star. The man we call simply Raphael has for centuries been hailed as a supreme Renaissance artist. For some, he even outstrips his equally famous, equally first-named, contemporaries, Leonardo and Michelangelo. From 1500 to 1508, Raphael worked throughout central Italy, particularly in Florence where he secured his reputation as a painter of portraits and beautifully rendered Madonnas, archetypical icons within the Catholic faith. In 1508 he was summoned to Rome by Pope Julius II and later embarked on an ambitious mural scheme for the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican. Within this room, Raphael’s The School of Athens is considered a paradigm of the High Renaissance, merging Classical philosophy with perfected perspectival space, animated figures, and a composition of majestic balance. This essential introduction explores how in just two decades of work, Raphael painted his way to legendary greatness. With highlights from his prolific output, it presents the mastery of figures and forms that secured his place not only in the trinity of Renaissance luminaries but also among the most esteemed artists of all time.

En 1975 se reunieron en un solo libro los principales artículos publicados por André Bazin en la prensa especializada, con el respaldo de Jeanine Bazin y François Truffaut. Este último llegó a decir que, “más que un crítico, Bazin era un escritor de cine, que se preocupaba más de escribir los films que de juzgarlos”.