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Painting of an explorer in a pith helmet raising his hat to an older bearded man in an African village, for Livingstone

The Scoop of the Century: How I Found Livingstone – Editions Rémanence

"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" With these four words, Henry Morton Stanley turned a grueling rescue mission into a Victorian legend. But behind the polite greeting lies a darker story of...

The Scoop of the Century: How I Found Livingstone – Editions Rémanence

"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" With these four words, Henry Morton Stanley turned a grueling rescue mission into a Victorian legend. But behind the polite greeting lies a darker story of...

Illustration of a courtroom where a man shows a dark nocturne painting to the judge and jury, for Whistler's Gentle Art

The Butterfly’s Sting: Whistler’s Gentle Art – Editions Rémanence

In 1878, a critic accused a painter of "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The painter sued, won a single farthing, and wrote a book that became...

The Butterfly’s Sting: Whistler’s Gentle Art – Editions Rémanence

In 1878, a critic accused a painter of "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The painter sued, won a single farthing, and wrote a book that became...

Black and white Victorian street scene with horse-drawn carriages and a single red boot on the cobbles, for Camera Lucida

The Wound of the Image: Camera Lucida Review – Editions Rémanence

Photography is often seen as an art of memory, but for Roland Barthes, it was an art of death. Written in the shadow of his mother’s passing, Camera Lucida is...

The Wound of the Image: Camera Lucida Review – Editions Rémanence

Photography is often seen as an art of memory, but for Roland Barthes, it was an art of death. Written in the shadow of his mother’s passing, Camera Lucida is...

Abstract painting of a glowing rainbow pyramid on a dark purple ground, for the article on Concerning the Spiritual in Art

The Prophet of Color: Concerning the Spiritual in Art – Editions Rémanence

In 1911, Wassily Kandinsky declared that art must finally sever its ties with the material world. Concerning the Spiritual in Art is the manifesto of abstraction, a fiery sermon arguing...

The Prophet of Color: Concerning the Spiritual in Art – Editions Rémanence

In 1911, Wassily Kandinsky declared that art must finally sever its ties with the material world. Concerning the Spiritual in Art is the manifesto of abstraction, a fiery sermon arguing...

Illustration of a painter opening a window beside an easel showing a landscape with perspective lines, for Art and Illusion

The Beholder’s Share: Art and Illusion – Editions Rémanence

Why do we see a rabbit in the clouds one moment and a duck the next? In Art and Illusion, E.H. Gombrich dismantled the romantic myth of the "innocent eye."...

The Beholder’s Share: Art and Illusion – Editions Rémanence

Why do we see a rabbit in the clouds one moment and a duck the next? In Art and Illusion, E.H. Gombrich dismantled the romantic myth of the "innocent eye."...

Sepia illustration of children building a small wooden house frame in a bright classroom, for Democracy and Education

The School as Life: Democracy and Education – Editions Rémanence

Is school a preparation for life, or is it life itself? In 1916, John Dewey dropped a philosophical bomb on the educational establishment. Democracy and Education argues that we cannot...

The School as Life: Democracy and Education – Editions Rémanence

Is school a preparation for life, or is it life itself? In 1916, John Dewey dropped a philosophical bomb on the educational establishment. Democracy and Education argues that we cannot...