Product Description: Classic genres of the fine arts are characterized by not requiring any sounds or voice. However, this nonverbal quality allows works of art to become a challenge for art history, which is bound to language and writing. The expression “silent poetry” used for painting or architecture is an eloquent indicator for the communicative effect of forms of expression, which are measured by language but whose silent gestures nevertheless have to be judged using their own categories...read more

Product Description: Split-Rocker is a spectacular planted form-over 37 feet high, featuring over 50,000 flowering plants-that evokes a piece of classical topiary work, yet its technical construction is the result of a twentieth century invention.

Product Description: On track to open its doors in 2009, the Centre Pompidou-Metz is certain to bring artistic vitality and renewal to the region it serves. This thoroughly illustrated volume documents in drawings, photographs, plans, and informative essays the progress of the project to date...read more