Ann Gallagher Ordre des livres (chronologique)

As ancient as any spiritual belief, witchcraft is being rediscovered as an alternative to the established religions. We are all familiar with the images of witchcraft in history, fairy tales, and popular culture--but what do modern-day practitioners actually believe? A present-day witch reveals the truth behind the mythology, and shows how the traditions and rituals of witchcraft are relevant to today's world. She delves into such age-old concepts as natural spirituality and goddess worship that speak to our concern for the environment and gender equality, and presents straightforward explanations of seasonal festivals, initiation rites, and Wiccan tools and symbolism. Whether you're looking for a guide to your own spiritual path or simply curious, this is an excellent introduction to the circle.

Damien Hirst is one of the most controversial and highly regarded artists of his generation. His wide-ranging practice, which includes installation, painting, sculpture and drawing, challenges the boundaries between art, science and popular culture. Published to accompany Hirst's first retrospective exhibition in the UK, staged at Tate Modern during the Olympics in 2012, this book will trace Hirst's career from his emergence on the art scene in the late 1980s to his present status as one of the best-known artists working today. With an introduction by curator Ann Gallagher, a new interview by Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate, and essays by curator Andrew Wilson, author and critic Brian Dillon and art historian and critic Thomas Crow, as well as shorter texts on key moments in Hirst's career by Michael Craig-Martin and Michael Bracewell. Exhibition: Tate Modern, London, UK (4.4.-9.9.2012) / LAMOCA, Los Angeles, USA (Autumn 2012)

"Susan Hiller was born in the United States in 1940, and studied and worked as an anthropologist before becoming an artist and settling in London in the early 1970s. Hiller's startlingly original works are inspired by overlooked and unnoticed aspects of our culture, including postcards, dreams, automatic writing and first-hand accounts of encounters with alien life and near-death experiences. She has described her work as 'paraconceptual', situated at a meeting point between conceptual art and the paranormal. The results of her explorations are displayed in media as varied as artist's books, video, projections, drawings and large-scale installations. Comprehensive and extensively illustrated, accompanying a major solo exhibition, this book surveys the breadth of Hiller's long and fruitful career to date. Including a new conversation with the artist and contributions by leading critics, as well as a selection of previously published texts, this is the most thorough investigation of Hiller's achievements yet published." --Publisher's website.