Geoff Dyer Livres

From Here to There: Alec Soth’s Americ a zeigt erstmals das komplette Spektrum des Werkes von Alec Soth (*1969 in Minneapolis), einem der interessantesten Vertreter der zeitgenössischen Fotografie, dessen fesselnde Bilder vom Alltag in Amerika kraftvolle erzählerische Vignetten darstellen. Neben mehr als 200 Fotografien des Künstlers aus den letzten 15 Jahren enthält die Publikation neue kritische Essays, die Hintergrundinformationen zum Arbeitsprozess des Künstlers bieten, zur fotografiegeschichtlichen Tradition, die seiner Praxis zugrunde liegt, sowie Überlegungen zu seiner neuesten Werkserie. Zusätzlich beinhaltet der Katalog ein 48-seitiges Künstlerbuch mit dem Titel The Loneliest Man in Missouri: ein fotografischer Essay mit kurzen, tagebuchähnlichen Texten, der die Banalität und Langeweile städtischer Randgebiete im Mittleren Westen mit ihren Restaurantketten, Striplokalen und Parkanlagen rund um Bürogebäude einfängt. Ausstellungen: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis 12.9.2010–2.1.2011 Und weitere Stationen

In a series of fictional portraits, Geoff Dyer captures the beating heart of jazz, its pathos and lyricism, urgency and self-destruction: Charlie Mingus in New York; Art Pepper in prison; Lester Young in the Alvin; Bud Powell in Paris. 'Drawing on how he hears the music of people like Mingus, Monk, Bud Powell, Art Pepper and Lester Young, Dyer has constructed eight variations like highly concentrated novels, 80 per cent proof swigs of fiction. The result, I think, is brilliant...His attempts to recreate the drug-fogged, music-drenched, reality-melting, racism-crazed insides of the minds of people like Powell, Mingus, Webster and Chet Baker are unnervingly effective. So too, are his pen-portraits of their music ...his long postscript on jazz today shows that he can operate as a lucid and catholic jazz critic as well' Miles Kington, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

John Cheever's journals reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer and the contradictions that drove him. He loved his wife and their children, but was acutely lonely; he loved women, but he also loved men; he was a great writer, but one whose acute levels of perception often crippled him as a person.

A wonderful, nostalgic novel about youth in London in the 1980s

Every one of the 1001 paintings selected for this book by Professor of Fine Art and internationally acclaimed painter, Professor Stephen Farthing, is reproduced in colour. From Ancient Egyptian wall paintings to contemporary Western canvases, this book is truly comprehensive in scope and beautiful to look at. Within its pages are displayed 1001 of the most memorable, haunting, powerful, important, controversial and arresting paintings that have ever been created. Remarkably, more than 400 twentieth- and twenty-first-century paintings are reproduced in these pages, including newly discovered works from contemporary galleries. Entertaining and informative text written by an international team of artists, curators, art critics and art collectors illuminates both the paintings and the people who painted them. An insightful review accompanies a beautiful reproduction of every painting - an enviable art collection to dip into whenever you please. Organised chronologically, you will discover fascinating and surprising juxtapositions as well as pleasing similarities.Beautifully designed and presented, "1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die" is an essential visual guidebook to sensational paintings from around the world.

The book presents a diverse collection of ideas and themes, showcasing a broad spectrum of knowledge and perspectives. It invites readers to explore various subjects, engaging them with its eclectic approach. The content is designed to provoke thought and inspire curiosity, making it a compelling read for those interested in a wide-ranging exploration of topics.

By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. If globalisation has been the driving force of the past few decades, the author argues that a more traditional great power-style competition between the US and China will dominate this century.

Republished to mark the centenary of the battle of the Somme Geoff Dyer's classic book is 'the great Great War book of our time' (Observer)

'Among the most original and talented writers of his generation' Independent on Sunday