Mimesis Edizioni was founded in 1987 with the aim of collecting and disseminating ideas that reflect contemporary thought. The publisher has established itself as an indispensable reference for philosophical essays in recent years and is always expanding its borders with ever-widening fields of knowledge.
We want to move beyond thinking of architecture as an object. Architecture is not separate from us - it is not something to be judged merely by its formal properties, its satisfaction of programmatic concerns or its performance in terms of technical parameters.
Strategies and Promotion of Contemporary Chinese Art
by Ornella De Nigris
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9788869771439
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mimesis International
230 Pages
Over the last 30 years, the Chinese system of art museums has enjoyed an unprecedented pace of development. Following a general and ongoing renovation of China’s entire system of national art institutions, there has been an impressive proliferation of meishuguan (art museums) all over in the country.
Unanimously banned and condemned, torture has been used in many countries throughout the 20th century. Ruxandra Cesereanu’s book gives us an overview of the phenomenon of torture, to refresh our collective memory.
Edited by Ada Ackerman, Barbara Grespi and Andrea Pinotti
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 9788869773709
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mimesis International
172 Pages
Digital culture, taken etymologically, means a culture of the fingers (from the Latin digitus). Although our contemporary times are still envisioned through the lens of an over-reigning visual paradigm, our media practice has become mainly bodily, since the role of hands has proven ever more decisive and as gestures have increasingly been construct
D.E.SY. Design-Oriented Strategies for Studios and House Museums
Edited by Anna Mazzanti
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9788869772634
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mimesis International
200 Pages
The conservation of the working and living spaces of the faber, artists, designers and architects, have been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Starting from theoretical considerations and the analysis of international case studies, this book proposes a reflection on design-oriented strategies for the enhancement of these places.
From Larry Kramer’s New York to Roth’s Newark and Colla’s Baghdad, this collection of 15 essays explores how American contemporary literature tackles the issue of urban violence, its relationship...
Symbols, Architectures and Myths between Italy, the Middle East and China
by Alessandro Coscia
Photographs by Sergio Coppola
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9788869773396
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Mimesis International
178 Pages
The current volume represents a journey that takes the reader in different directions. The road it takes is sometimes the caravan trail, others a Roman road from the classical world, which can be taken in both directions, and includes junctions and overlappings of influence between East and West.
The Political Power of Religion during the Military Dictatorship in Brazil
by Massimo Sciarretta
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9788869773754
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mimesis International
300 Pages
An historical reconstruction on the role played by the Brazilian Catholic Church during the military dictatorship that governed the country from 1964 to 1985.
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Mimesis Edizioni was founded in 1987 with the aim of collecting and disseminating ideas that reflect contemporary thought. The publisher has established itself as an indispensable reference for philosophical essays in recent years and is always expanding its borders with ever-widening fields of knowledge. 
