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Beyond Distinction: Private Art Museums and Their Versatile Role for Elites' (Self)Legitimization Discourses

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2000s have witnessed a significant, worldwide boom in new art museums founded by private, wealthy collectors. While the arts have long been a key arena for the remaking of elite distinction and the reproduction of inequalities, this surge in private museums has sparked much controversy.
Sara de Andrade Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’ERMA DI TEMISTOCLE DA OSTIA. UNA NUOVA INTERPRETAZIONE

open access: yesPeloro, 2017
Il contributo propone una revisione della testa marmorea da Ostia iscritta con il nome di Temistocle. Stile e iconografia, analisi del contesto e delle fonti gettano nuova luce su questo controverso ritratto: esso è, contrariamente alla communis opinio ...
Fabiano Fiorello Di Bella
doaj   +1 more source

Sculptural Thinking in Fashion [PDF]

open access: yes
Human thinking in relation to the body is conditioned by an understanding of the body as a three-dimensional form. The fashion designer Madame Gres said ‘I wanted to be a sculptor — for me it is just the same to work with fabric or stone.’ Sculpture and
Almond, Kevin, Swindells, Steve
core   +2 more sources

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

open access: yesAsian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

G-38, 39 and 40: An artist's exploration of space [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Three experiments are described which use space processing technology in the formation of and coating of bubbles and spheres to be orbited as sculptures visible from Earth.
Coursen, C. D., Mcshane, J. W.
core   +1 more source

Soil wetting and drying processes influence stone artefact distribution in clay‐rich soils: A case study from Middle Gidley Island in Murujuga, northwest Western Australia

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

open access: yesComputer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present Splatshop, a highly optimized toolbox for interactive editing (selection, deletion, painting, transformation, …) of 3D Gaussian Splatting models. Utilizing a comprehensive collection of heuristic approaches, we carefully balance between exact and fast rendering to enable precise editing without sacrificing real‐time performance. Our
Markus Schütz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roman Bronze Figurines Depicting Iuppiter from Brigetio

open access: yesDissertationes Archaeologicae: Ex Instituto Archaeologico Universitatis de Rolando Eötvös Nominatae
This study examines eight bronze figurines depicting Iuppiter found in Brigetio. The examples presented in this paper clearly demonstrate the pivotal role Brigetio played as a centre of Roman bronze sculpture in the region.
Dávid Bartus
doaj   +1 more source

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