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Art / Spirituality HC 288 pages 200 color illustrations 8¾ × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm) ISBN: 978-2-08-028094-7 US $50 / Can. $67.50 / £40 / 45 € Publication: October 2022
BUDDHIST ART OF TIBET
Etienne Bock, Jean-Marc Falcombello, and Magali Jenny
An insightful look at the history of Tibet and Buddhism through historical narratives and striking art from the Alain Bordier collection.
Fascinated by Buddhist art and Asian spirituality, Alain Bordier has spent more than forty years building a unique collection of religious objects from the Himalayas (Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan). On display today at the Tibet Museum in the heart of the medieval city of Gruyères, Switzerland, some six hundred works offer visitors the rare opportunity to discover an endangered world heritage. Beyond the artistic aspect, this work demonstrates the symbolism and spirituality that emerge from each object, and offers an interpretation of the themes from a Buddhist viewpoint. The highlight of the book is the presentation of an unpublished manuscript retracing the life of Milarepa, the great eleventh-century Tibetan yogi, whose analysis provides an excellent introduction to the great Buddhist principles. This volume presents a general historic and artistic framework of Tibetan art through narratives, anecdotes, and commentary from Alain Bordier on the different subjects and the collection itself.
Etienne Bock is a specialist in Himalayan art and literature. Jean-Marc Falcombello is a cultural journalist and a disciple of Lama Teunsang, one of the oldest living Tibetan masters for four decades. Magali Jenny is an ethnologist.
THE LITTLE THEATER OF VINCENT DARRÉ
Vincent Darré Foreword by Laurence Benaïm
A whimsical scrapbook celebrating the confl uence of style and decor from France’s most original interior designer.
This handsome oversized volume is a lavish scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents twenty recent projects, inspiring encounters, and ephemeral decors created by designer Vincent Darré. Quirky and richly illustrated with original drawings and personal photographs, each page of this luxurious and joyful album is a poetic exploration, a trip to the heart of fantasy. From hand-rendered interiors for the Ritz Paris hotel, to haute couture shoots for Vogue and theatrical costume designs for Arielle Dombasle, all of the featured projects are original and extravagant exercises in style. Gifted with a wide appreciation for and knowledge of visual culture and a thoughtfully considered, erudite dandyism, Vincent Darré invites readers to discover his singular universe that has defi ned his inimitable style in the world of decoration. With subtlety, he succeeds in making frivolity an art in its own right. This book is an ode to creativity. Several of Vincent’s friends and muses contributed to the book, including fi ve-time César award-winning actress and singer Isabelle Adjani; actress Amira Casar; American-born French singer, actress, director, and model Arielle Dombasle; actress, fi lm director, and screenwriter Eva Ionesco; and actress, screenwriter, director, and singer Valérie Lemercier.
Vincent Darré, a former fashion designer who worked alongside Karl Lagerfeld at Fendi, is an interior designer inspired by baroque surrealism. Laurence Benaïm is a fashion journalist and author of many books including Paris: Capital of Guerlain, Fashion and Versailles, and Lancel: Parisian Maison since 1976.
