Since the start of the Romantic era, painting has been regarded as the leading artistic discipline in Germany. To this day, the nation of “Painter Princes” continues to promote the development of the
Gerhard Richter is an exceptional personality―not only because his pictures are world famous, but also because he has demonstrated a new approach to painting. His pictures neither cultivate a modest i
In addition to space, time is a central coordinate of human existence and yet remains an enigmatic and paradoxical phenomenon, since objective chronometry is often quite different from the individual
Thomas Huber: On the Horizon presents a collection of meticulously composed, surreal architectural scenarios by the Swiss-born, Berlin-based painter that circle around an oft-considered question in co
Television is among the most important inventions of the twentieth century, one that developed unique aesthetics and new communication structures. Since it first became popular in the years after Worl
Educated as an architect, the Swiss photographer Georg Aerni naturally gravitated toward subjects of architecture, urban space, and the design of landscapes in his art. An extraordinary care and atten
The work of Mathias Kessler (*1968) critiques and re-imagines the contemporary concept of nature. Quoting from art history, philosophy, and ecopolitical debates, he restages representations of natural
Laura Owens (born 1970) is one of the most vital artists to emerge from the 1990s Los Angeles art scene, and a refreshingly uplifting presence in the world of contemporary painting. Her deceptively ro
The book begins with an introduction to analog and mixed-signal electronics, their applications, and a brief history of analog electronics and their relevance following the digital revolution. The aut
Student communities are without doubt a strategic resource for urban development and students are the citizens and the high-skilled working class of tomorrow. They are seen as an 'invisible population
In our increasingly global and commercial world, where once sport would only have been seen by a few thousand on the terraces it is now watched by many millions via satellite. This mass global audien
Public debates about the terms of membership and inclusion have intensified as developed economies increasingly rely on temporary migrant labour. While most agree that temporary migrant workers are en
Dental caries has been called a “silent epidemic” and is the most prevalent chronic disease affecting children. Though much has been written on the science and practice of managing this disease, publi
A vast number of biochemical reactions are catalysed by molecules fixed to the surface of membranes (or other biological structures) with molecules in the surrounding solution. The study of the mechan
A unique synthesis of the three existing Fourier-analytic treatments of quadratic reciprocity.The relative quadratic case was first settled by Hecke in 1923, then recast by Weil in 1964 into the langu
