Kunst

Riding the Rollercoaster tells the story of how artists and bands carve out long and successful careers in the music business, despite the numerous pitfalls and pratfalls.

Who lasts in the music industry — and why?

The music business is defined by volatility. For every artist who sustains a career, many more fall away, despite talent, acclaim, or early success. Riding the Rollercoaster examines why some musicians endure while others fade away.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than seventy artists and industry insiders, Keith Jopling provides a clear-eyed, behind-the-scenes account of how careers in music are built, tested, and sustained. These are artists who have been dropped by labels, lost bandmates, experienced both commercial failure and success, broken up and re-formed — and still found ways to continue.

Looking beyond individual stories, Riding the Rollercoaster situates artistic longevity within the wider structures of the modern music industry, from the attention economy to the growing concentration of power among platforms and corporations. Why do so few musicians retain control over long-term careers in a global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars?

An insider’s guide to survival in modern music, Rollercoaster offers a grounded, accessible account of what it really takes to last.

Een baanbrekend onderzoek over de opkomst en ondergang van Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Maak kennis met de keuken van Olga en Giancarlo

Het eerste uitgebreide overzicht van het veelzijdige oeuvre van Henk Mual, kunstenaar tussen Molukse, Javaanse en Nederlandse culturen.

Ontdek de vier belangrijkste kunstenaarskolonies van de Belgische Kempen en hun blijvende invloed op de kunstgeschiedenis.

Ontsnap aan de dagelijkse routine met dit praktische creatieve boek. Ontdek diverse activiteiten van handwerk tot schrijven, eenvoudig zelf te doen.

Praktische handleiding over zelf zeep maken, met uitleg van basiskennis en technieken om eigen zepen te vervaardigen. Bevat stap-voor-stapinstructies en recepten voor toepassingen op lichaam, gezicht, haar en in het huishouden. De nadruk ligt op natuurlijke, zelfgemaakte alternatieven voor commerciële zepen en op inzicht in ingrediënten en gebruik. Genoemde geur- en ingrediëntvoorbeelden zijn onder meer amandel, honing en munt.

Creëer prachtige nieuwe objecten uit afgedankte materialen. Dit boek biedt praktische technieken en materiaalkennis voor thuis aan de slag gaan met upcyclen.

Praktische gids voor het zelf maken van natuurlijke kaarsen voor thuisgebruik, met toepassingen doorheen het hele jaar. De inhoud behandelt materialen zoals bijenwas, sojawas en jasmijnwas, houten en katoenen lonten, biologische etherische oliën en gedroogde bloemen. Er zijn stap-voor-staprecepten en uitgebreide instructies voor het volledige proces: van het maken van de lont tot afwerking en decoratie. Daarnaast bevat de gids tips voor de keuze van geschikte was en geuren.

The first study of de Kooning’s works on paper and clay sculpture from his formative sojourns in Italy

The Dutch-American giant of abstraction Willem de Kooning (1904–97) enjoyed two long sojourns in Italy: in the fall of 1959 and in the summer of 1969. These trips profoundly impacted his work—the first generated a significant body of black-and-white works on paper, while the second inspired the artist to experiment with clay—yet they have yet to receive their due scholarly attention. Willem de Kooning and Italy is the first monograph to explore these two chapters in de Kooning’s life and career, as reflected in the development of his work from the end of the ’50s to his last works of the ’80s.
In addition to essays by the two curators and editors, this lavishly illustrated volume includes contributions from the art historians Jeremy Bleeke, Ester Coen, Anna Coliva and Patrick Elliott. A bibliography and a list of exhibitions further enrich the monograph.

Een feitelijke introductie tot de Nederlandse beeldende kunst, van middeleeuwse meesters tot hedendaagse artiesten.

Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles. ‘Head-spinning, fascinating, truly touching, devastating. A portrait of Diana that is affectionate, sad, and lovely’ Guardian‘Explosive, devastating, astonishing, extraordinary’ Daily Mail***'When asked, ‘What was it like, growing up with Diana?’, my first thought is always, But I don’t know what it was like not to grow up with her…’ In September 1997, Charles Spencer stood in Westminster Abbey before a watching world and shared his grief at losing his beloved sister, Diana. Now, nearly thirty years later, he tells the astonishing story of his life with Diana and the tragic week of her death. In childhood, Charles and Diana, the youngest Spencers, were inseparable – secretly calling one another Duch and Carlos. As each other’s closest confidantes, they roamed the family estate, endured extremely challenging boarding schools, survived terrifying nannies and helped each other through the agony of their parents’ divorce. Yet everything changed when Diana married the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, and overnight became a global icon. Charles saw his older sister serve the world’s marginalized and relish being mother to her treasured sons. But, pursued by a barbaric press as her royal marriage crumbled, she was left desperately alone. Charles always tried to be there for Diana – until that black night in August, 1997. In Swan Song, Charles Spencer provides the most intimate, loving and honest portrait yet of his sister. ***'Compelling, fascinating, a solemn act of brotherly devotion ’ The Times'A poignant, honest portrayal . . . and one that will endure’ Daily Express'Credible and candid and vitally it re-centres Diana, whom the Palace have been wiping from national memory for many years. I was moved to tears' Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, i'A brotherly tribute to the People’s Princess, no holds barred . . . Full of love and vengeance' New York Times'Charles Spencer was there for all this history, indelibly present in one of the most iconic tableaux of the late 20th century. After holding back for so long, his memoir finally tells us what it was like' Tina Brown, Fresh Hell SubstackPraise for Charles Spencer’s writing:'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose’ The Times‘Acutely observant, his turn of phrase is often delightful' Daily Telegraph‘A moving, heartbreaking memoir’ Financial Times‘A tour de force' Washington Post

First comprehensive publication on the Biennale of Lubumbashi, tracing the city’s and the art scene’s growth through collective practice.