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  • Squirrel Bait ‎– Squirrel Bait
    Squirrel Bait ‎– Squirrel Bait
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    “During the mid-’80s, Louisville, Kentucky’s Squirrel Bait were recording the kind of bottom heavy, metal inspired punk that later became a hallmark of grunge. Their self-titled [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Cock Sparrer – Shock Troops (Maroon / Blue Vinyl)
    Cock Sparrer – Shock Troops (Maroon / Blue Vinyl)
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    “Cock Sparrer’s second album, but their first to actually see the light of day, was released in 1983, following their revitalization as progenitors of the Oi! movement. It’s a [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Born Against – Nine Patriotic Hymns For Children (1995 Reissue)
    Born Against – Nine Patriotic Hymns For Children (1995 Reissue)
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    “Born Against was THE early-’90s hardcore punk band, coming in microseconds ahead of Econochrist, and Nine Patriotic Hymns for Children was THE hardcore punk album. The band relied on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Undercover Surrealism: Georges Bataille and Documents
    Undercover Surrealism: Georges Bataille and Documents
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    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, [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Charles Harrison – Essays on Art and Language
    Charles Harrison – Essays on Art and Language
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Vu: The Story of a Magazine
    Vu: The Story of a Magazine
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The Story of the Tekkieh Moaven: Kermanshah, Iran
    The Story of the Tekkieh Moaven: Kermanshah, Iran
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Rock Against Racism: 1976–1981
    Rock Against Racism: 1976–1981
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Richard Hamilton – Painting by Numbers
    Richard Hamilton – Painting by Numbers
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    The latest in Richard Hamilton’s series of publications on all aspects of printmaking. Four of Hamilton’s prints are shown here together with numerous stage proofs in order to [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The King of Kowloon: The Art of Tsang Tsou Choi
    The King of Kowloon: The Art of Tsang Tsou Choi
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Lei Xue – Eulogy for Burying a Crane and the Art of Chinese Calligraphy
    Lei Xue – Eulogy for Burying a Crane and the Art of Chinese Call…
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • James Van Der Zee – The Harlem Book of the Dead
    James Van Der Zee – The Harlem Book of the Dead
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Three New York Dadas and the Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood
    Three New York Dadas and the Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre R…
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Clikatat Ikatowi ‎– The Trials And Tribulations Of…
    Clikatat Ikatowi ‎– The Trials And Tribulations Of…
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    “Unhinged, damaged art-punk from San Diego’s mid-’90s Gravity scene. Gathered here are Clikatat Ikatowi’s three albums—Orchestrated And Conducted By…, River Of Souls, and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Art In Chicago: A History From The Fire To Now
    Art In Chicago: A History From The Fire To Now
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    For decades now, the story of art in America has been dominated by New York. It gets the majority of attention, the stories of its schools and movements and masterpieces […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Feedback: The Video Data Bank Catalog Of Video Art And Artist Interviews
    Feedback: The Video Data Bank Catalog Of Video Art And Artist Intervie…
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    ‘Feedback’ features the complete catalog of the holdings of the Video Data Bank archive, one of the largest collections of experimental video and documentary films. Temple University [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Black Fire! New Spirits: Images Of A Revolution
    Black Fire! New Spirits: Images Of A Revolution
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
    Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
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    A full overview of Roy Lechtenstein’s career, featuring large scale, full-color illustrations. Beautiful book. Art Institute Of Chicago, 2012 Hardcover Edition. Light general wear

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Robert Irwin: All The Rules Will Change
    Robert Irwin: All The Rules Will Change
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Values Of Design
    Values Of Design
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977 (scarce)
    Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977 (scarce)
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Roni Horn: Going North Boxset (scarce)
    Roni Horn: Going North Boxset (scarce)
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Blood On The Saddle ‎– Blood On The Saddle
    Blood On The Saddle ‎– Blood On The Saddle
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    Country influenced punk, in the same zone as Country Teasers & X. Label: New Alliance Records – NAR-015 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Black Sleeve Country: US Released: 1984 VG+/VG. Sleeve […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • SS-20 – More Government Now
    SS-20 – More Government Now
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    This debut LP comes across with a good measure of honesty and credibility — and that would be enough, but there are some catchy melodies mixed in with the fine […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Crass ‎– 10 Notes On A Summer’s Day
    Crass ‎– 10 Notes On A Summer’s Day
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    “The last Crass album, completed and released shortly after the group’s long-planned breakup and end of live performance in 1984, is more of an EP than anything else, totaling only [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
    New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
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    “After the clatter of their first album failed to bring them a wide audience, the New York Dolls hired producer Shadow Morton to work on the follow-up, Too Much Too […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
    V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
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    “Six Small Wonders of Texas Punk 1978-1980.” Label: Existential Vacuum – EV-14 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
    V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
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    Split comp between The Razors & Modern World. Live and hard Belgian punk! Label: Gnome Records – 00001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Belgium Released: 2000 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Radio Active
    V/A – Radio Active
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    Compilation of various tracks from Fallout Records. Features The Adicts, UK Subs, Urban Dogs & more. Label: Fallout Records – FALL LP 040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Unwound ‎– Fake Train (Silver Vinyl)
    Unwound ‎– Fake Train (Silver Vinyl)
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    “After the Pacific Northwest grunge raids of the early ’90s that saw Nirvana, Mudhoney, and even the Melvins hoisted up the major label flagpole, Unwound’s 1993 debut came as a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Outsider Art In Texas
    Outsider Art In Texas
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    Texas looms large: big skies, vast plains, large cities. The Lone Star State often inspires a heightened sense of place in its citizens that rivals or surpasses that of New […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Gerhard Ruhm – Auf Messers Schneide
    Gerhard Ruhm – Auf Messers Schneide
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    Gerhard Rühm – table, piano Christa Hemtesberger – fork Alois Pillichshammer – knife Wolfgang Liko – tablespoon Jonas Geise – teaspoon Gabriele Egger – soup Fully transcribed, with accompanying [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Cheyney Thompson: Passages
    Cheyney Thompson: Passages
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    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. [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Gary Panter – Jimbo
    Gary Panter – Jimbo
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    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 […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Bat Girls and Acid Boys: The Spontaneous Drawings of Leigh Bowery & Friends
    Bat Girls and Acid Boys: The Spontaneous Drawings of Leigh Bowery &…
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Keith Haring – Journals
    Keith Haring – Journals
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Memoir
  • Redd Kross – Born Innocent (Pink Vinyl)
    Redd Kross – Born Innocent (Pink Vinyl)
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    “Originally issued in 1982, Born Innocent was the debut full-length release from Redd Kross, a band of suburban L.A. youth fronted by brothers Jeff (guitar, vocals) and Steve McDonald [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Eduardo Cadava – Paper Graveyards
    Eduardo Cadava – Paper Graveyards
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    A generously illustrated training manual for reading images, discussing work by Félix Nadar, Roland Barthes, Fazal Sheikh, Susan Meiselas, and others. Paper Graveyards is neither a work of [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • William Kentridge : (October Files)
    William Kentridge : (October Files)
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    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 [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Theatre : Art Brut: The Collection
    Theatre : Art Brut: The Collection
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    The theatre is the central theme of this fourth volume in our series titled ‘Art Brut – The Collection’, published to coincide with the fourth Art Brut Biennale. After exploring [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Roy Lichtenstein : (October Files)
    Roy Lichtenstein : (October Files)
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    The most comprehensive collection on Lichtenstein, from the earliest reviews to recent reassessments, including several hard-to-find and previously unpublished pieces. Roy Lichtenstein’s [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Robert Morris and Angst
    Robert Morris and Angst
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    Both as an artist and as a theorist, Robert Morris (b. 1931) has challenged prevailing ideas about art and culture. He is best known as the father of Minimal Art. […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Richard Hamilton : (October Files)
    Richard Hamilton : (October Files)
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    Essays and articles about Richard Hamiton, “the intellectual father of Pop art.“ Still little-known in the United States, Richard Hamilton is a key figure in twentieth-century art. An original [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Slawomir Elsner – Panorama
    Slawomir Elsner – Panorama
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    The young Polish-born, Berlin-based painter Slawomir Elsner derives his paintings from photographs found in art books or in the media. For this project, Elsner took the Polish weekly magazine [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Matthew Barney : OTTO Trilogy
    Matthew Barney : OTTO Trilogy
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    A generously illustrated look at the intricate narrative threads of three of the artist’s earliest works, and their continued resonance today Celebrated for works blending performance, video, and [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Martin Boyce: When Now Is Night
    Martin Boyce: When Now Is Night
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    Best known for his powerful sculptures and installations, Scottish artist Martin Boyce reconfigures everyday elements into alternate realities. Garbage cans are lopsided, trees consist of [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Chaos and Awe : Painting for the 21st Century
    Chaos and Awe : Painting for the 21st Century
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    Fifty paintings, reproduced in color, by an international array of contemporary artists, show the aptness and relevance of painting in an era of uncertainty. In an age of global instability, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Robert Rauschenberg : (October Files)
    Robert Rauschenberg : (October Files)
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    Critical essays on the artist Robert Rauschenberg, focusing on the important period of his development in the 1950s and 1960s. From the moment art historian Leo Steinberg championed his work […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe : Black Acid Co-Op / Bright White Underground / Stray Light Grey / Artichoke Underground
    Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe : Black Acid Co-Op / Bright White Underg…
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    Since 2007, artists Jonah Freeman (born 1975) and Justin Lowe (born 1976) have collaborated to create mazelike immersive installations. This is the very first monograph on the duo, printed in [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Chris Marker – Staring Back
    Chris Marker – Staring Back
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    Photographs by one of French cinema’s most influential and enigmatic artists. Any new film and any new book by French filmmaker Chris Marker is an event. Marker gave film lovers […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography