“…The 15 essays are written by fashion, interior, architecture and design scholars focusing on the presentation of fashion within the runway space, from avant-garde practices and collaboration with artists, to the most spectacular and commercial shows of recent years, from Prada to Chanel -- Editor…”

“…Celui de Benoît Standaert a été composé en deux fois : d'abord comme un journal, lors d'un séjour en ermite près du lac de Garde ; ensuite comme un essai, né dans l'ambiance pascale, car ce chant est par excellence le rouleau de fête pour la Pâque, tant juive que chrétienne. …”

“…At these moments, particularly within the traditions of European writing which can loosely be termed “avant-garde,” philology goes rogue, hearkening to unearthly imperatives and barely comprehended intimations, and producing results well beyond those generated by more respectable – and supposedly more grounded – philological endeavors. …”

“…This book presents new understandings of the culture and politics of decolonization and the role of non-Western aesthetic avant-gardes within the discourses of contemporary art. …”

“…« Je ne cherche pas à être originale ou d’avant-garde. Non, pas du tout. Je cherche à être profondément influencée et la plus antique possible. » Dans cet entretien se déroulant le jour de la dernière de ¿Qué haré yo con esta espada?…”

“…Karel Teige was one of the leading theorists of the Czech avant-garde, and his activity is bound up with the most enriching cultural contributions made to the Czech Republic in the first half of the twentieth century. …”

“…Ce recueil en grande partie inédit d'essais, interviews, conférences, discours, critiques littéraires, depuis un essai sur le travail et l'action jusqu'à des textes sur la liberté et la condition humaine, en passant par un remarquable "Hannah Arendt par Hannah Arendt", montre ce que penser librement veut dire : sans appuis ou garde-fous, sans les piliers de la religion, de la morale, de la politique ou de la philosophie, interroger sans répit au lieu d'offrir des réponses figées -- Contracubierta…”

“…The avant-garde movements of the early 20th century find exhibitions are an opportunity to experiment with the relationship between the artistic object and space. …”

“…If the artworld is a battlefield of meanings, the fortunes of discourse did not favour avant-garde art in Finland in the 1910s. The latest trends, introduced by German and Russian artists in three pioneering exhibitions in Helsinki in 1914 and 1916, were dismissed by the Finnish press as foolish and unworthy. …”

“…Each chapter is written by a New Testament scholar who provides an established or avant-garde strategy in which: 1) The authors in their respective chapters start with an explanation of the particular intertextual approach they use. …”

“…The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. …”
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