The library of the Miramare Castle reveals for the first time its treasure chest of books on botany, flowers, plants and gardens. Text in English and Italian.

Russische avant-gardisten zoals Kazimir Malevitsj en Wassily

Kandinsky maakten naam met hun radicale vernieuwingen in

de schilderkunst. Maar zij stortten zich ook op het ontwerp van

interieurs en theaterdecors, gebruiksvoorwerpen en boeken.

De meest verrassende drager voor de nieuwe artistieke

beeldtaal was porselein, nota bene het favoriete materiaal van

de tsaren.

Na de Russische revolutie werd de Keizerlijke Porseleinfabriek

in handen gegeven van de avant-gardisten. De fabriek werd

een bro...

Mercy (Politics) derives from Zlatko Kopljar and Luc Tuymans’ two-person exhibition titled Mercy (December 22-February 23, Galerija Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania). The book revolves around the politics in the artists’ work, as well as their political views. It consists of an extensive interview with each of the artists and a curatorial statement by Ory Dessau, the editor of the book and the curator of the exhibition mentioned above.

With more than 3,000 titles in almost 14,000 volumes, the 1920s Japanese book donation to the University of Leuven/Louvain is an invaluable time capsule of near-forgotten pre-modern culture and knowledge in Japan. This book combines an attractively illustrated overview of the history of the donation, thus giving the reader fascinating insights into the vibrant 1920s in Japan, its politics, society, and popular culture, with detailed descriptions of a careful selection of 100 pre-modern Japane...