Dans cette conférence donnée à New York en 1948, John Cage jette un regard lucide sur les débuts de sa carrière ponctués d'anecdotes édifiantes. C'est avec la plus totale sincérité que John Cage décrit ici le cheminement qui l'a conduit à devenir compositeur. Il a d'abord commencé par des études d'architecture. À ce sujet, il raconte, non sans humour, un voyage en France, pays qui lui sembla totalement recouvert d'architecture gothique ! Mais très vite, il se tourne vers la peinture et la composition. Il détaille ses influences, ses préoccupations et ses envies. L'éventail de ses références est à cet égard vertigineux : les mouvements de la danse moderne, le jazz, les futuristes italiens ou encore les rites des Indiens Navajo. Sans crier gare, il livre là, de manière extrêmement limpide, une théorie de la musique avant tout tirée de son expérience. On y apprend notamment que sa musique était diffusée à la radio durant la guerre pour démontrer que l'Amérique aimait l'Orient... John Cage se révèle ici, outre un "maître du hasard" à la manière de Duchamp, un immense pédagogue. Lire la suite Fermer

Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.
'Electrifying' New York Times
'A masterpiece' The Word
'Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Sunday Telegraph
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done.
Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame and success as a bad-boy band. The notorious Redlands drug bust and subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw and folk hero.
Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in 'Jumping Jack Flash' and 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the US, 'Exile on Main Street' and 'Some Girls'. Ever increasing fame, isolation and addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Mick Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Solo albums and performances with his band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage, family and the road that goes on for ever.
In a voice that is uniquely and intimately his own, with the disarming honesty that has always been his trademark, Keith Richards brings us the essential life story of our times. Lire la suite Fermer

En 1769, l'Endeavour de Cook jette l'ancre à Tahiti. Les marins y assistent à l'étrange cérémonie du «tatau» qui consiste à décorer le corps de marques bleutées en injectant de l'encre sous la peau. Envoûtés, ils succombent à leur tour à la coutume locale. À leur retour, ils décrivent avec enthousiasme et nostalgie cette vie paradisiaque : l'attrait pour le tatouage est né, définitivement accolé à l'exotisme et à l'érotisme. Bientôt, le phénomène se propage et on assiste à une véritable rage du tatouage : les exhibitions de marins tatoués obtiennent un immense succès, la classe ouvrière se laisse séduire. Dans les villes portuaires s'ouvrent les premiers studios et la folie du tatouage gagne l'Amérique, envahissant le port de New-York avant de se propager à la côté Ouest. Des spécialistes de ce nouvel art imposent leur nom et leur style. À travers plus de cent vingt photographies de marins américains, ce beau livre nous présente l'histoire de cette pratique, décryptant les différents motifs et dessins des tatoués avec une série d'illustrations originales, mêlant esthétique du portrait photo et archives uniques. Lire la suite Fermer

Cet ouvrage collectif propose de traiter quelques aspects de la question du genre dans une sélection de films et séries anglophones sous différents angles incluant la critique post-mulveyienne, la déconstruction des normes genrées, la masculinité, les films de genre et la réception des oeuvres. Il répond à l'intérêt toujours croissant du monde universitaire et du public pour ce domaine en constante évolution, permettant l'analyse de films de différentes époques, des années 1930 à aujourd'hui, sous un jour nouveau. Les films et séries ont de tout temps traité des relations genrées comme le miroir d'une époque, d'un climat socio-politique, d'une ère culturelle ou de mutations sociétales, devenant le terreau d'un champ d'étude foisonnant dont cet ouvrage donne un aperçu

In 1981, the Cologne Trade-Fair centre hosted a large exhibition titled Westkunst: Zeitgenssische Kunst seit 1939 [Western Art: Contemporary Art since 1939]. Organised by art critic Laszlo Glozer and curator Kasper Knig, the Western-centric survey highlighted avant-garde art and politically charged themes of freedom and individual expression. By examining Westkunst's historiographical stakes in light of the Iron Curtain division of Europe, the show is revealed in this collective volume as paradigmatic of the ways in which hegemonic concepts of Western art' and the accompanying processes of othering were fashioned in the art world. Westkunst's universalising claims are scrutinised here by focusing on the artistic tendencies exhibited; on exhibitionary discourses and practices of decontextualisation, comparison, and appropriation; on the alleged realisation of the values of progress, freedom, and autonomy; on the enacted conceptions of temporality and the architectural devices of narrativisation; and on the exhibition's blind spots and exclusions and the critical reactions it elicited. This analytic output makes fresh use of the archival materials, which are neither centralised nor systematised, with significant excerpts republished throughout the book. Seen through the lens of exhibition history, this revisiting of Westkunst sheds light on a broader trend of cultural conservatism that was gaining strength in the 1980s, just before the end of the Cold War, and on the start of new forms of globalisation. Lire la suite Fermer

1892, Pierre Louÿs, alors jeune poète, entreprend de collectionner des photographies érotiques et pornographiques. Méticuleux, il juge indispensable de mettre en fiches tout ce qui concerne la sexualité et il se consacre à la partie de l'anatomie féminine qui le fascine le plus. Louÿs choisit un album à la reliure assez ordinaire. De sa plume il calligraphie les descriptions des poses, ordonne, découpe, colle et n'oublie pas de signer son oeuvre. Parallèlement, à partir de 1906, il complète cette collection de photos par des écrits rassemblés sous le titre Manuel de Gomorrhe. Si ces textes ont été publiés en 2004, les photographies de Pierre Louÿs demeuraient inédites. À la mort de l'auteur en 1925, l'album est cédé pour quelques francs et passe de main en main, rejoignant même pendant de nombreuses années la collection unique que Michel Simon amasse autour de la pornographie. Pour la première fois, l'album érotique de Pierre Louÿs est publié dans une édition qui met en regard photographies et écrits que le poète consacra à son obsession pour "le cul de la femme". Lire la suite Fermer

"Paris, sans les Parisiens... Après l'Ouest américain, New York et Marseille, Patricia de Gorostarzu pointe son Polaroïd sur Paris, qu'elle décline en une invitation intime et poétique... Loin des clichés, un Paris qu'on aime!" (La Vitrine du livre).
La version numérique enrichie du beau-livre Paris de Patricia de Gorostarzu : 120 polaroids, présentés par Tania de Montaigne.
Enrichissements inclus :un clip video inédit : la bande-originale du livre créée et chantée par Tania de Montaigne ;un portfolio inédit sur les monuments parisiens ;un portfolio inédit sur les rues parisiennes ;un portfolio inédit sur les vitrines ;un portfolio inédit sur le magasin mythique Deyrolle.
Un ouvrage de la collection EPUB+ Les Beaux-Livres numériques enrichis Albin Michel.

"Un beau livre qui permet de (re)visiter cette villa Médicis du graff dans ses moindres recoins" (Libération).
La version numérique enrichie du beau livre Tour Paris 13 de Mehdi Ben Cheikh. Une visite complète de cette tour mythique aujourd'hui détruite qui a accueilli l'un des plus grands événements de l'histoire du street art.
Enrichissements inclus :des vidéos des artistes à l'œuvre ;la vidéo du lancement de la Tour Paris 13 ;la vidéo de la destruction de la Tour.
En partenariat avec la galerie Itinerrance.
Un ouvrage de la collection EPUB+ Les Beaux-Livres numériques enrichis Albin Michel.

Le capverdien est la langue maternelle de plus d'un million de personnes, vivant en République du Cap-Vert ou originaires de ce pays. Le créole capverdien tire une grande partie de sa substance du portugais, mais il contient de nombreux mots et structures grammaticales issues de diverses langues africaines. Ce livre fait le point sur l'importance de cet élément africain présent dans la langue capverdienne.

Patternmaking method for women's skirts, shirts, bodices and dresses for flat cutting. Learn the guidelines of the ESMOD patternmaking method to create a collection or complete your wardrobe with bases adapted to women's ready-to-wear. In this book, you will discover how to make patterns for a woman's wardrobe that correspond to the "soft dressmaking" workrooms in couture houses: clothing made in supple, often unlined fabrics that are easier to make than clothes done in the "tailoring" workrooms.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ESMOD is the oldest and most renowned fashion design school in the world, with schools established around the globe. Founded in 1841 by Alexis Lavigne, master tailor for Empress Eugénie, ESMOD's International network has been transmitting ""French Expertise"" that foresees current events and has evolved to meet the market's needs for over 170 years. Lire la suite Fermer

- La redécouverte d’un texte exceptionnel de Gustave Eiffel : Fourmillant d’anecdotes et d’informations passionnantes, les meilleurs extraits de La Tour Eiffel en 1900 sont ici réédités pour la première fois depuis 1902.
- Une iconographie inédite : Issues des fonds des collections de la Ville de Paris, de fabuleuses images complétées des archives privées de la tour Eiffel : le chantier en construction, les expositions de 1889 et 1900, les appartements personnels de Gustave Eiffel, les expériences et exploits autour du site…
- Un portfolio exclusif : les lieux mythiques et secrets de la tour Eiffel dévoilés par Eric Emo, de la salle des machines souterraines au phare en passant par l’escalier vertigineux qui permet d’accéder au sommet, une balade insolite et inoubliable. Lire la suite Fermer

Unlock your creativity. An inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life.   Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you—what feels like a hobby may turn into you life’s work. Forget the old cliché about writing what you know: Instead, write the book you want to read, make the movie you want to watch.   And finally, stay Smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring in the everyday world so that you have the space to be wild and daring in your imagination and your work.  “Brilliant and real and true.”—Rosanne Cash   Lire la suite Fermer

Discover the pleasures of slow travel with this inspiring introduction to the beauty and possibility of the great outdoors. Whatever your pace or purpose, the stories within will provide you with a fresh perspective on what it means to be “outdoorsy,” whether that means trekking from hut to hut in New Zealand, saddling up at a Patagonian ranch or simply taking a moment for mindfulness amid the pristine peaks of Bhutan. Featuring vibrant photography, practical guidance and thoughtful reflections on land stewardship, Kinfolk Wilderness brings together inspiring itineraries from five continents that promise adventure, inspire awe and spark a deeper connection to the landscape. You’ll find entry points into bucolic European idylls from Denmark to Romania, discover new hiking trails through the ancient hills of Iraqi Kurdistan and learn how to stargaze in the haunting dark-sky deserts of California.    Guided by the belief that travel is as much a state of mind as an action or itinerary, Kinfolk celebrates a way of exploring our world that not only fosters thoughtful perspectives on the places we visit but also deepens our relationship with home once the journey is over. Lire la suite Fermer

'Exuberantly entertaining' NYT Book Review
'Mark Braude's writing and subject make this book irresistible, as was Kiki herself.' Jim Jarmusch
'A delightful, marvelously readable, meticulously-researched romp of a book, Kiki Man Ray brings to life not just the kaleidoscopically talented Kiki herself, but the endlessly fascinating Montparnasse milieu over which she reigned.' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT
Though many have never heard her name, Alice Prin - Kiki de Montparnasse - was the icon of 1920s Paris. She captivated as a ground-breaking nightclub performer, wrote a bestselling memoir, sold out exhibitions of her paintings, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Peggy Guggenheim, and Marcel Duchamp. She also shepherded along the career of a then-unknown American photographer: Man Ray.
Following Kiki in the years between 1921 and 1929, when she lived and worked with Man Ray, Kiki Man Ray charts their complicated entanglement and reveals how Man Ray - always the unabashed careerist - went on to become one of the most famous photographers of the twentieth century, enjoying wealth and prestige, while Kiki's legacy was lost.
But this isn't a story of an overbearing male genius and his defeated muse. During the 1920s it was Kiki, not Man Ray, who was the brighter of the two rising stars and a powerful figure among the close-knit community of models, painters, writers and café wastrels who made their homes in gritty Montparnasse. Following the couple as they created art, struggled for power and competed for fame, Kiki Man Ray illuminates for the first time Kiki's seminal influence on the culture of 1920s Paris, and challenges ideas about artists and muses, and the lines separating the two.
'Kiki de Montparnasse was more than a muse - she was a vivacious, independent woman whose talent and magnetism helped make Paris the center of the art world in the 1920s. In Mark Braude's riveting cultural history, the Queen of Montparnasse rises again. This is a lively and compassionate tribute to the chanteuse, model, and portraitist who held center stage in her life, and who inspired some of the finest Surrealist art of the twentieth century.' Heather Clark, author of Pulitzer Prize-finalist Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath Lire la suite Fermer

New York Times bestseller When The Kinfolk Table was published in 2013, it transformed the way readers across the globe thought about small gatherings. In this much-anticipated follow-up, Kinfolk founder Nathan Williams showcases how embracing that same ethos—of slowing down, simplifying your life, and cultivating community—allows you to create a more considered, beautiful, and intimate living space.  The Kinfolk Home takes readers inside 35 homes around the world, from the United States, Scandinavia, Japan, and beyond. Some have constructed modern urban homes from blueprints, while others nurture their home’s long history. What all of these spaces have in common is that they’ve been put together carefully, slowly, and with great intention. Featuring inviting photographs and insightful profiles, interviews, and essays, each home tour is guaranteed to inspire.   Lire la suite Fermer

“I’ve paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn’t come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories.”—T: The New York Times Style Magazine "There are a bunch of beautifully illustrated watch books out there, but A Man & His Watch by Matt Hranek is more than that. It speaks to the nature of watches as deeply personal items."—Gear Patrol, Coffee Table Books Our Staff Can’t Live Without Paul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 years until his death in 2008. The iconic timepiece, probably the single most sought-after watch in the world, is now in the possession of his daughter Clea, who wears it every day in his memory. Franklin Roosevelt wore an elegant gold Tiffany watch, gifted to him by a friend on his birthday, to the famous Yalta Conference where he shook the hands of Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. JFK’s Omega worn to his presidential inauguration, Ralph Lauren’s watch purchased from Andy Warhol’s personal collection, Sir Edmund Hillary’s Rolex worn during the first-ever summit of Mt. Everest . . . these and many more compose the stories of the world’s most coveted watches captured in A Man and His Watch. Matthew Hranek, a watch collector and NYC men’s style fixture, has traveled the world conducting firsthand interviews and diving into exclusive collections to gather the never-before-told stories of 76 watches, completed with stunning original photography of every single piece. Through these intimate accounts and Hranek’s storytelling, the watches become more than just timepieces and status symbols; they represent historical moments, pioneering achievements, heirlooms, family mementos, gifts of affection, and lifelong friendships. Lire la suite Fermer

'Mightily entertaining' - Heat People ask me how come I'm still alive, and I don't know what to say. When I was growing up, if you'd have put me up against a wall with the other kids from my street and asked me which one of us was gonna make it to the age of sixty, with five kids and four grandkids and houses in Buckinghamshire and California, I wouldn't have put money on me, no f**king way. But here I am: ready to tell my story, in my own words, for the first time. A lot of it ain't gonna be pretty. I've done some bad things in my time. But I ain't the devil. I'm just John Osbourne: a working class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time. Lire la suite Fermer

Avec près d'un Français tatoué sur dix, le tatouage est devenu un véritable phénomène de société. En moins de 20 ans le nombre de studios de tatouages est passé d'un trentaine dans les années 1990 à près de 1500 aujourd'hui. Symboliques ou purement esthétiques, tout à la fois ostensibles et profondément personnels, les dessins sur la peau révèlent le rapport singulier du tatoué à son tatouage. À travers l'oeil de dix photographes, 40 personnalités, de générations différentes et du monde entier, se racontent et témoignent de leur relation à cet art si particulier, cette peinture sur le vivant. Le livre nous laisse effleurer la peau de ces personnalités, toutes plus originales et différentes les unes que les autres (mannequin aux tatouages subtils, vrai dur à cuire recouvert des pieds à la tête, petite punkette rebelle ou cinquantenaire assumé), et nous fait voyager de Paris à Buenos Aires, des quartiers populaires de Bruxelles aux rues d'Osaka, en passant par les marchés de Camden à Londres. Leurs pièces et les mots qui accompagnent ces portraits sont autant d'éléments de réponse apportés à la question que beaucoup peuvent se poser : "Pourquoi le tatouage ?". Lire la suite Fermer

Flat pattern drafting and design fashion book for women's wardrobe
This method uses a logical drafting technique called ""flat pattern design" that provides key formulas that apply to all fashions. A complete women's wardrobe can be made using this method from pants to ""suit-coats": tailored pants, jeans, warm-up suits, suits, jackets and coats in all styles (classic and timeless, fashion, luxury, sport).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ESMOD is the oldest and most renowned fashion design school in the world, with schools established around the globe. Founded in 1841 by Alexis Lavigne, master tailor for Empress Eugénie, ESMOD's International network has been transmitting ""French Expertise"" that foresees current events and has evolved to meet the market's needs for over 170 years.

'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' Sunday Times
Jane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - may have shot to worldwide fame through her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg and their controversial hit 'Je t'aime ... moi non plus', but it would be her wide-ranging acting career and effortless Gallic cool that was to truly cement her legacy as an enduring international icon.
In Munkey Diaries, the first volume of Birkin's diaries, we're transported to the flamboyant world of London in the Swinging Sixties and Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 1970s. There are intimate revelations about Jane's tumultuous life with her first husband, the composer John Barry, and her romantic and professional collaboration with Gainsbourg, as well as keen insights into her working life as an actor, singer and songwriter.
Far from an ordinary memoir, Munkey Diaries offers a unique window into the early life and loves of an extraordinary woman. Lire la suite Fermer

In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself.
Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. underground music scene. He formed the band with three schoolfriends - and found his life's purpose. Crisscrossing the country, the Chili Peppers were musical innovators and influenced a whole generation of musicians.
But there's a price to pay for both success and excess and in SCAR TISSUE, Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs.
SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption. Lire la suite Fermer

Los 12 textos que componen este libro abordan en cine como tecnología de género. Postulan que el cine que hacen algunas mujeres en América latina desde los años 70 - a pesar de su marginación por la industria del cine y el campo cultural -, replantea los modos y límites de lo pensado, de lo impensado y de lo pensable. Las autoras valoran aquí las obras de cineastas que intervienen en el campo cultural para alterar el orden desigual, denunciar todas las formas de violencia y crear alianzas entre las identidades híbridas y plurales.

Prince Louis François de Bourbon-Conti - cousin of King Louis XV of France - was a patron of contemporary intellectuals such as Diderot, Beaumarchais, and Rousseau, and well-known as an avid art collector. His stroke of genius was the purchase of the Romanée vineyard, which later became known as the Romanée-Conti.
This volume reveals the secrets of the legendary wine, which has earned a cult following of connoisseurs around the world. Following a biography of the Prince of Conti, detailed notes from recent wine tastings allow readers to identify the characteristics of this unique wine, which must be considered within the context of the Climats of Burgundy-the terroirs where the Burgundian grape varieties grow in optimal conditions. These fabled terroirs have benefited from a unique, centuries-long continuity and they were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.
To understand Burgundy, readers must be familiar with its Climats, but also conscious of the climate-the meteorological conditions in which each vintage is created-because the production of fine wines, and especially of those made from grape varieties at the very height of maturity, resembles at times an obstacle course created by nature to play tricks on the winegrower. Laurens Delpech-through lengthy excerpts from harvest reports published since 1996 by Aubert de Villaine,
co-director of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti-recounts the saga of successive vintages, which illuminates the difficulty of the vigneron's profession.
This original, complete, and engaging volume brings to the forefront the duality of the Climats and climate that give rise to the finest wines in Burgundy. An excellent overview of the Romanée-Conti, it is also essential reading for those who wish to sharpen their knowledge and appreciation of Burgundian wines. Lire la suite Fermer