Survival of the Idea – Failure of the Object. Sketches and Projects 1991–2007
For this publication, Mexican artist Damián Ortega has brought together a selection of drawings that he uses to plan his sculptures and their installation in space. These drawings and designs are gathered together under the title Supervivencia de la Idea, suggesting that for Damián Ortega, the medium of drawing—in this case, particularly the designs for monumental scenarios—is as important as the realized works, if not more so.
By Damián Ortega.
Editing and proofreading: Ginger A. Diekmann. Published September 2007, English/Spanish.
Exhibition schedule: Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst, Hamburger Bahnhof and daadgalerie, Berlin 14.9.–4.11.2007
Australian Architecture: Living the Modern
Since the 1950s, a unique form of modern architecture has been developing in Australia—a “progressive modernism,” which involves the dynamic combination of tradition and transformation. This exhibition catalogue analyzes this culture- and environment-specific architecture, using its residential constructions as a basis for examination. The scope of the book extends from detached family houses to high-rise buildings. 240 pages.
Edited by Claudia Perren and Kristien Ring.
Proof editing: Ginger A. Diekmann. Published September 2007, English.
Exhibition schedule: Deutsches Architektur Zentrum, Berlin 12.9.–11.11.2007
Exhibition on Mildred Harnack in the German Resistance Memorial Center
From July 19, 2007, to January 10, 2008, in the German Resistance Memorial Center, Stauffenbergstr. 13-14, 2nd floor. Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am - 6 pm, Th 9 am - 8 pm, Sat, Sun/Holidays 10 am - 6 pm.
The American Mildred Harnack-Fish was a translator and taught English literature in Berlin. A member of the Red Orchestra resistance group started by her husband Arvid Harnack, Mildred was beheaded on February 16, 1943, in Berlin Plötzensee, the only American to receive the death penalty on express orders of Hitler.
Accompanying the exhibition is an extensive biographical documentation on Mildred Harnack, with numerous photos and personal documents, most of which are available to the public for the first time. They offer an in-depth portrait in German and English on the life and fate of this resistance fighter who has been little known up to now.
Translated by: Allison Brown, Karen Margolis, Andres Simonoviescz, Kate Derbyshire, Sylvie Malich.
Heinz Halm, The Shi’ites: A Short History
Translated by Allison Brown (Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2007)
This book is an updated and expanded edition of Shi'a Islam. The author, Heinz Halm, discusses events in the Middle East during the last ten years, including the situation in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and in the Gulf States, the results of the American invasion in Iraq, and what is called the new Shia' revival and Shia Crescent. (taken from the Markus Wiener Publishers website).
Heinz Halm, The Arabs: A Short History
Translated by Allison Brown and Tom Lampert (Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2007)
In this volume, Heinz Halm offers a compact and comprehensible overview of the history and culture of the Arabs from the first references in the inscriptions of Assyrian kings to the most recent developments of contemporary Arab nations. (taken from the Markus Wiener Publishers website).