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Richard Mishaan is renowned for his masterly integration of textiles, palettes rich in complementary shades, natural materials forged by artisans, surfaces bedecked with talismanic curios, a strategic sense of when and where to place a mirror, and a deep knowledge of both the fine and decorative arts. His many influences, including his upbringing in Colombia, coupled with his idiosyncratic perspective, explain why his sophisticated clientele return repeatedly as their lives evolve. In Richard Mishaan Design, his working methods are revealed in projects as varied as the conversion of a 400-year-old barn in the Hamptons into a warm, inviting family home and the transformation of an ultra-modern, glass-walled New York City apartment into a comfortable yet sophisticated aerie. Here too are show houses, which he uses as experimental laboratories, working out such diverse design ideas as updating legendary designer Renzo Mongiardino’s aesthetic and achieving a chic look on a tight budget. He has also designed rooms in bespoke hotels, ranging from the Rat Pack–influenced Shelborne South Beach in Miami to the Tcherassi, a renovated 250-year-old mansion in Cartagena, Colombia.

An encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintings, along with his famous RAF cycle, to late abstract paintings, experiencing Richter’s work always offers us the unexpected and unseen. Where he once set out to liberate the medium from ideological ballast, today, faced with the overwhelming presence of digital images, he shows us the unsurpassed impact and intensity of painting. A definitive introduction to one of the greatest artists of our time spanning not only his entire career, but also 50 years of cultural, economic, and political events.

As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find – and perfectly frame – charismatic characters, entertaining episodes, and fleeting moments of humor and affection.

RODANDO` ES EL COMPAÑERO PERFECTO PARA LOS CINEASTAS DUDOSOS TRAS LAS CÁMARAS. A LO LARGO DE SUS PAGINAS STEVEN D. KATZ ABORDA LA PLANIFICACIÓN DE SECUENCIAS DESDE TODOS LOS PUNTOS DE VISTA Y LAS CIRCUNSTANCIAS DE LA PRODUCCIÓN SIEMPRE DE UNA FORMA AMENA Y EMINENTEMENTE PRACTICA. ANTICIPA TODOS Y CADA UNO DE LOS PROBLEMAS CON LOS QUE SE ENCONTRARA EL DIRECTOR AL LLEGAR AL RODAJE: LA COREOGRAFÍA DE ACTORES Y CÁMARA LA ELECCIÓN DEL MATERIAL LA FORMA DE ECONOMIZAR TIEMPO Y RECURSOS LOS ASPECTOS RELATIVOS AL DISEÑO DE DECORADOS Y ELECCIÓN DE LOCALIZACIONES. ADEMAS LAS ENTREVISTAS A ALGUNOS DE LOS PROFESIONALES QUE AYUDARON A LA CREACIÓN DE PELÍCULAS COMO `TERMINATOR` `LOS PAJAROS` `EL GRADUADO` `E.T. EL EXTRATERRESTRE` O `TAXI DRIVER` COMPLETAN ESTE VOLUMEN.

While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From a very early stage, he was interested in movement, the expression of the body, chance effects, and the incomplete fragment. It was these elements that gave shape, and the impression of life, to such famous works as The Kiss and The Thinker.