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Radi Cordero (Havana, 1971) represents through his work the "other Cuban art". Far from the standards of Revolution art, and without falling into topics of other artists from in and out of the island, Cordero 'samples' pretexts whimsically obtained from various referential origins (press, magazines, books, TV, photography and video) and shows us his work as a result of recycling, of a revival, creating a new reality that refers more to Art than to any other apparent content. The texts of Bruce Ferguson, Barry Schwabsky and Kevin Power and the interview with Omar-Pascual Castillo go deep into...

Uno de los grandes pintores del siglo XIX, Francisco Laso (1823-1869) dio forma visual al Perú moderno. Sus emblemáticos cuadros de tema indígena se integran a un proyecto más amplio, impulsado por una generación que asumió el propósito de forjar una nación. En este libro, a la vez un innovador estudio del indigenismo y la primera monografía dedicada a Laso, Natalia Majluf explora el surgimiento de la imagen moderna del indio y del “mundo andino” en la literatura y la cultura visual del XIX. A través de una lectura atenta de las obras de Laso —pinturas emblemáticas que...

Living in a cramped space where Beverly Hills and Calcutta meet every day, the artists gathered here explore the tension between wealth and poverty, among progress, stagnation, and improvisation, and between the violence and civility that animates the vibrant center that is Mexico City. Compounding the complexity of urban living, high rates of kidnapping, murder and pollution become a daily threat. For the rich, the body becomes an object to be cared for, protected, even exchanged for ransom, while, for an underclass of day laborers, homeless people, and prostitutes, survival depends on...

What is the translation profession like? How can you get into the job market? What range of activities must translators cover? How many languages do they need to be fluent in? The significant contributions included in this book bridge the gap between theory and practice and offer new suggestions for analysing translation activity