Johan Idema Bücher

Gleichermaßen Inspiration und Hinterfragung unseres Reiseverhaltens Malerische Urlaubsorte verkraften den Tourismus-Boom nicht mehr: Was können wir tun? Ein innovatives Plädoyer für einen sorgsameren Umgang mit unserem Reiseanspruch Venedig, Barcelona, Dubrovnik: Einwohner wehren sich gegen die Urlauberschwemme, denn sie stehen kurz vor dem Kollaps. Dieses innovative Buch hilft Ihnen, das Beste aus Ihrem Aufenthalt herauszuholen, ohne die Seele Ihres Reiseziels zu schädigen. Finden Sie heraus, warum Sie vielleicht zu Hause bleiben sollten. Verstehen Sie, warum Sie eventuell auch im Urlaub arbeiten müssen. Lesen Sie, warum Touristen auch Supermärkte und Wohngebiete besuchen sollten. Letztlich ist ein fantasie- und rücksichtsvoller Umgang mit dem eigenen Erholungsbedürfnis die wirklich lohnende Erfahrung.

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we – the audience – complete the picture.A Spectator is an Artist Too is a visual essay about human behavior around what happens when we are confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging, or puzzling? Art historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also worthy of our attention.The book also captures how art museums are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum visitors responds to art is becoming more casual and creative – but also more swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of Instagram-friendly "museums" worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability.

Vacations are made of freedom. Pure freedom. Our busy lives, full of obligations, mean that vacations may be the only times we can do whatever we want, wherever we want. So just how weird is it that we all spend that precious time doing the same things? That we descend en masse on the same cities, cluster around the same attractions and all visit the same picturesque neighbourhoods that can't actually handle the influx? How to Be a Better Tourist offers a fresh perspective on making your vacation truly worthwhile. After all, what if all your vacations seem to be getting more and more the same? What if being a tourist is suddenly no longer quite as innocent as it first seemed? Or what if your long list of must-sees in fact stresses you out? As the writer Elbert Hubbard poignantly put it, "No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one." Find out why you should perhaps stay at home. Understand why you also need to work while on vacation. Read why tourists should visit supermarkets and residential districts too. Our typical vacation behaviour - visiting the maximum number of highlights in the minimum amount of time - is rarely the most rewarding. How to Be a Better Tourist helps you get the most out of your stay without damaging the soul of your destination. Because, ultimately, an imaginatively considered vacation is a genuinely rewarding experience.

"Idema challenges us to shape our own view, rather than to necessarily agree with him. After all, sparking the right questions is much more inspiring than providing clear-cut answers." ~Wim Pijbes, General Director RijksmuseumThe only way to understand art is to go to a museum and look at it, French painter Renoir suggests. But once inside, that is easier said than done. What do you do, when the label simply reads “Untitled, 1973”? Where to look, when a painting offers you a picturesque but undisguised view of a giant vagina? And how to react, when the museum guard stares at you for far too long?In How to Visit an Art Museum Johan Idema offers a fresh perspective on the art museum. Whether first-timer or frequent visitor, the book demonstrates the sense and nonsense of museum etiquette. The typical museum behavior - “Walk slowly, but keep walking” -is seldom the most rewarding. That's why this book encourages that art presents to us by taking matters into your own handsFind out how museum guards can be to your advantage. Learn the rule of thumb to distinguish good from bad art. Discover how kids offer you glimpses of the world hidden behind an artwork. How to Visit an Art Museum shows you how a little courage and creativity can make your museum visit truly worthwhile. Ultimately, a museum is what you make it.