The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of […]
Born in the final weeks of World War II–in what Germans who wished to erase it from collective memory called Year Zero–Anselm Kiefer has long sought to come to grips […]
“From Giacometti’s impressionistic roots to his latter spindly bronzes, this comprehensive volume details touching graphite sketches, ink drawings, oil paintings and study upon study [...]
Over the past four decades, Richard Tuttle has thrown into question nearly every conceivable artistic convention and critical category to create an enormously inventive body of abstract work-one [...]
“The High Priestess is a 1989 art book by Anselm Kiefer, featuring an essay by Armin Zweite, that documents Kiefer’s monumental sculpture of the same name, which consists of two […]
The Fluxus issue of WhiteWalls Journal, featuring writings by Philip Corner, Alison Knowles, Carolee Schneemann, Dick Higgins and more WhiteWalls, 1987 Softcover edition. Light discoloration [...]
Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid’s [...]
“What does history look like? How do you draw time? Cartographies of Time is the first history of the timeline, written engagingly and with incredible visuals. The authors, both [...]
“Between 1915 and 1923, Marcel Duchamp created one of the most mystifying art works of the early twentieth century: The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (also known as […]
This landmark book offers a radical reinterpretation of the innovative art of the late 1950s and 1960s. Examining the work of major artists of the period—including Mark Rothko, Piero Manzoni, [...]
Paula Rego: Behind the Scenes offers the reader a unique opportunity to observe the studio life and working practice of one of the most important figurative artists working today. In […]
In drawings both small and monumental, Mark Lombardi creates visual narratives of the way money flows in our postimperial, transnational economy: from corporations to political organizations, [...]
“At the age of 6, Joel-Peter Witkin witnessed an automobile accident in which a little girl was decapitated, her head rolling to a stop at his feet. This experience may […]
After seven goblins try to steal it, the Rainbow is careful never again to touch the earth. Since its original publication in 1978, the fantastic colors, amazing detail, and sweeping […]
Maison de Plaisance is a collaboration between German artists Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952) and Paloma Varga Weisz (born 1966), who have created an installation at the Museum Morsbroich, near [...]
A major retrospective catalogue on the career of minimalist sculptor and poet Carl Andre. Carl Andre (b. 1935) redefined the parameters of abstract sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s. He […]
“Harvard anthropologist Maybury-Lewis argues that the ancient wisdom, communal sharing and closeness to nature found in tribal societies hold survival lessons for our modern industrial [...]
“Once you have witnessed the dark, sensational visions of Joel-Peter Witkin, you will never be the same again. Witkin gets to you. Here you will encounter hermaphrodites, malformed bodies, [...]
“This book is the result of a unique collaboration. ‘The Way We Live Now’ was first published as a short story in the New Yorker in 1986. It concerns the […]
A forensic conceptualist’s inventory of the ordinary and extraordinary lives in a Venetian hotel In 1981 Sophie Calle took a job as a chambermaid for the Hotel C in Venice, […]
A captivating examination of the avant-garde art scene in Japan in the 1960s and ’70s, and the revolutionary Japanese artists who made it a creative force both in the country […]
It has been more than fifty years since John Waters filmed his first short on the roof of his parents’ Baltimore home. Over the following decades, Waters has developed a […]
An exploration of the unsettling collisions of art and culture in Georges Bataille’s revolutionary journal and a new consideration of twentieth-century masterpieces by Picasso, Miró, Dalí, [...]
These essays by art historian and critic Charles Harrison are based on the premise that making art and talking about art are related enterprises. They are written from the point […]
During his career, Michael Mann has drawn a singular and innovative line within the Hollywood industry. The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Revelations, Ali, Collateral, Miami Vice, and even Public [...]
Explore the dynamic world of 1960s pop art through Lucy Lippard’s insightful analysis of this groundbreaking international art movement. Pop Art epitomized the free spirit of the 1960s, [...]
This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book on the work of Francis Bacon, one of the 20th century’s greatest painters, takes an in-depth look at his trademark motif of figures imprisoned [...]
The best pages from the sensational photo magazine published in France in the 1920s and 1930s. Established in Paris in 1928, VU combined stunning photography with dynamic layouts and first-rate [...]
The Tekkieh Moaven is a significant religious monument in Kermanshah and one of the most important national memorials in Iran. Following the building’s destruction in the early 20th [...]
An outstanding photography book documenting a movement that rocked the world. Syd Shelton: Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British […]
An icon in his native city, Tsang Tsou Choi (1921–2007) covered the streets of Hong Kong with his graffiti for over 35 years, using a brush and ink to proclaim […]
Eulogy for Burying a Crane (Yi he ming) is perhaps the most eccentric piece in China’s calligraphic canon. Apparently marking the burial of a crane, the large inscription, datable to […]
Available for the first time since 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead showcases James Van Der Zee’s unflinching creative vision Originally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the […]
Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man relates the story of the triangular relationship between Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché and Beatrice Wood, told in the words of two of […]
At the start of the 1960s, jazz entered a unique period of revolution as African-American musicians redefined the art form in the context of the Civil Rights Movement, Afro-centric rhythm […]
Robert Irwin, one of the most influential postwar American artists and a pioneering figure of California Light and Space Art, is the subject of this book that traces his development […]
Dual-language (Chinese/English) investigation into the design of every-day objects. Lavishly illustrated. Design Society/Victoria & Albert, 2017 Softcover Edition. Dent to upper left corner [...]
Photography played a critical role in conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s, as artists turned to photography as both medium and subject matter. Light Years offers the first major […]
Developed in collaboration with the artist, this two-volume monograph is a comprehensive survey of Roni Horn’s art. A leading figure in contemporary art, Roni Horn addresses wide ranging issues [...]
Contains both Country Club albums and the EP Brothers. Label: Breathing Problem Productions – BPP-151 Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Remastered Country: US Released: 2021 VG+/VG+
“”The Ape of Naples” is a deeply emotional and uniquely rewarding album. In its immediate accessibility it is somewhat reminiscent of Coil’s mid-1980s classic “Horse [...]
One of the first book-length publications on contemporary artist Cheyney Thompson, whose work is known for its radically forward-looking intellectualism and formal rigor. Cheyney Thompson’s (b. [...]
Gary Panter is one of America’s great creative forces: the illustrator for the trailblazing punk magazine Slash, set designer for the legendary TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and one of the […]
120 vivid “exquisite corpse” drawings made by the outrageous artist, performer, and designer Leigh Bowery with friends and collaborators during the 1980s and 1990s. In the wild years [...]
Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980’s. His artwork-with its simple, bold lines and dynamic figures in motion-filtered in to the world’s [...]
“Solo album by Gary Mundy. This pre-dates Kleistwahr. This was the only record released under this name. Originally released on cassette in 1982 on Broken Flag as BF2. Re-released on […]
Critical texts and interviews that explore the drawings, animations, and theatrical work of the South African artist William Kentridge. Since the 1970s, the South African artist William Kentridge [...]