Performance / happening / action art / body art

 
 
Jean-Philippe Antoine - La traversée du XXe siècle - Joseph Beuys, l\'image et le souvenir
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
MAMCO - Monographs
First major monograph in French, fully illustrated, devoted to the key figure of Joseph Beuys, revealing the aesthetic ambition and political issues through a genealogy that retraces a whole part of the XXth century.
Brice Dellsperger - Body Double
2011
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Artist's book (an hallucinated portrait gallery of most of the characters created by Brice Dellsperger for his film remakes) / first substantive study of his work, with an essay by Marie Canet.
Tris Vonna-Michell -
2011
English edition
Mount Analogue
A continuation and implementation of Tris Vonna-Michell's artistic practice through the medium of an artist's book.
Dora García - L\'Inadeguato / Lo Inadecuado / The Inadequate - Mad Marginal – Cahier #2
2011
trilingual edition (English / Spanish / Italian)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
The second cahier of Dora García's Mad Marginal project, presented as the publication for the Spanish Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale 2011.
Brice Dellsperger - Body Double
2011
French edition
various
Artist's book (available in English edition).
Lygia Clark - Archive pour une œuvre-événement - Projet d\'activation de la mémoire corporelle  d\'une trajectoire artistique et son contexte (10 DVDs box set)
2011
French subtitles
various
65.00 35.00 €
Box set of 10 DVDs featuring 20 interviews conducted and produced by Suely Rolnik on experimental practices that Lygia Clark (1920-1988) developed from 1962.
David Antin - John Cage sans cage
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
(last copies available!)
Two talks about John Cage and the concept of structure by American poet, critic, linguist and performance artist.
 Présence Panchounette -
2011
bilingual edition (English / French)
CAPC
First major monograph dedicated to the French collective.
Günter Brus - Expositions - Colloque en l\'honneur des 70 ans de l\'artiste (+ CD)
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Bibliothèque art action pensée
A symposium-based tribute to Günter Brus by international contributors, philosophers, art critics and historians, curators, artists and musicians (with a CD containing a musical composition by Olga Neuwirth and Burkhard Stangle).
Brandon LaBelle - Lecture on Nothing (CD)
2011
Errant Bodies - Records & DVDs
A recording of John Cage's original text as read by a deaf individual (audio CD with booklet).
Brandon LaBelle - The Sonic Body - Figures 1-12 (CD)
2011
Errant Bodies - Records & DVDs
A collection of the audible traces of dancing bodies (audio CD with booklet).
Julien Blaine - Bimot
2011
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
An ambitious project of minimalist poetry centered on the relationship between two words.
Gina Pane - Situation idéale
2011
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
Retrospective monograph dedicated to one of France's major proponents of body art.
Gina Pane - Situation idéale
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
Retrospective monograph dedicated to one of France's major proponents of body art (available in English edition).
Alexandra Sá - Catalogue
2011
bilingual edition (English / French)
Immédiats / Analogues - Monographs
21.00 10.50 €
First monograph.
Inter - Art et activisme
2011
French edition
Inter, art actuel
Intervention - Inter, art actuel
Art and activism.
 Superamas - Big 3 episode - Art / Discourse
2010
English edition
Les presses du réel – Dance & Performing Arts –
A performative and choreographic exploration of social conventions and modern narrative strategies (mainly developed in the media and advertising fields) that shape our representation of reality.
 Superamas - Big 3 episode - Art / Discourse
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Dance & Performing Arts –
A performative and choreographic exploration of social conventions and modern narrative strategies (mainly developed in the media and advertising fields) that shape our representation of reality (available in English edition).
Marnie Weber -
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Le Magasin
First monograph on Californian artist / musician's surreal-oriented universe (collages, sculptures, costumes, performances, music, films and videos), with essays by Doug Harvey, Stéphanie Moisdon and a conversation between the artist and Mike Kelley.
Julien Blaine - Cours minimal sur la poésie contemporaine
2010
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
A lesson on contemporary poetry.
Le performantiel noise
2010
French edition
(SIC) - Mut zum Druck
(last copies available!)
15.00 10.00 €
A collection of texts about noise music: gesture, act, concept and performance.
Olivier Lussac - Fluxus et la musique
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Music & Sound Arts – Ohcetecho (sound arts)
A study of the musical (and political) aspects of one of the most subversive artistic movements of the 60's.
Agnieszka Brzeżańska - L\'artiste, le modèle et la peinture
2010
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
First monograph.
Printemps de septembre à Toulouse - Une forme pour toute action
2010
French edition
Printemps de septembre
15.00 9.00 €
The catalogue of the annual contemporary art festival in Toulouse: 20th edition is placed under the sign of performance.
Marie de Brugerolle - Premières critiques
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
A critical anthology (texts and interviews on/with Christian Boltanski, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Paul McCarthy, Douglas Gordon, Glenn Ligon, Pipilotti Rist, John Baldessari, Florence Lazar, Bruce Nauman, Bruno Peinado, Michel Kireger, Delphine Reist, Karina Bisch, Guy de Cointet, Larry Bell...).
Between Zones - On the Representation of the Performative and the Notation of Movement
2010
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
An anthology exploring the possibilities of documenting time-based works.
Pierre Molinier - Limited edition
2010
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Artists' books & editions
(last copies available!)
30 copies limited edition accompanied by a signed color photographic print of Molinier's fetish doll by Philippe Bonan.
Robert Morris - Bemerkungen zur Skulptur Zwölf Texte
2010
German edition
Les presses du réel – Artists' Writings – Positions
JRP|Editions - Positions (co-edition Les presses du réel)
First comprehensive German edition of legendary texts by Robert Morris.
Kateřina Šedá - Over and Over
2010
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
New monograph, based on Šedá's work for the Berlin Biennal 5.
Ben Vautier - Vérités et points de vue - A à Z
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Paperback
A panorama of Ben's conflicting ideas and various activities since 1959.
Pierre Molinier -
2010
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
Mennour
The method and genesis of Pierre Molinier's oeuvre with more than 800 pictures, mostly unpublished, numerous documents, manuscripts and letters, a complete chronology, a critical biography, and a text by Jean-Luc Mercié.
Pierre Molinier - Limited edition
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Artists' books & editions
50 copies limited edition accompanied by a signed color photographic print of Molinier's fetish doll by artist photographer Gilles Berquet.
Michelangelo Pistoletto - Facing Pistoletto
2010
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
JRP|Editions - Monographs
Pistoletto's theater and performances.
Inter - Fragments d\'art actif
2010
French edition
Inter, art actuel
Intervention - Inter, art actuel
Action art and performance.
Inter - Rituels
2010
French edition
Inter, art actuel
Intervention - Inter, art actuel
Art, performance and ritual (special issue directed by Serge Pey).
Geneviève Favre Petroff - Making the Image Sing (+ CD)
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Aparté
15.00 10.00 €
First monograph.
Eduardo Kac - Natural History of the Enigma and other works
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Al Dante - Contemporary Art
Artist and poet Eduardo Kac is internationally recognized for his interactive works on internet and for his practice of bio art. This catalogue dedicated to this singular artist features contributions by an art critic (Eleonor Heartney), a leader of the contemporary American novel (Steve Tomasula) and a French sociologist and philosopher (Pierre -Henri Jeudy). An interview with Eduardo Kac by Hugues Marchal concludes the volume.
Simone Forti - Oh, Tongue
2009
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
The notebook of American dancer and choreographer Simone Forti, in which she shares her poetry as well as her thoughts on dance, the body, writing, the state of the world… The publication includes an interview with Forti by Annie Suquet, and an afterword by poet and Fluxus artist Jakson Mac Low.
Julien Blaine - Le pont du Diable
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Al Dante - Architecture
The confrontation between the radically poetic world of Julien Blaine and the radically technological world of Rudy Ricciotti's Pont du Diable (a footbridge spanning the Hérault gorges in the south of France, both a superb aesthetic gesture and a genuine technological feat).
 Stelarc - Body Mechanics
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
CDA (Centre des Arts)
This monograph is dedicated to Stelarc—the body artist known for his radical performances involving robotic prosthetics.
Tadeusz Kantor -
2009
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
(last copies available!)
A comprehensive overview of Kantor's versatility, from his theater productions and actions to his painterly and sculptural works.
Performa - Everywhere and All at Once: An Anthology of Writings About Performa 07
2009
English edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
The second in a series of publications drawing content and inspiration from the world-renowned Performa biennials.
Voice Over - On Staging and Performative Strategies in Contemporary Art
2009
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
Voice Over examines staging, theatricality, and performative strategies in contemporary art practices.
Parole #1 - The Body of the Voice / Stimmkörper (+ CD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / German)
Errant Bodies - Parole
currently out of stock
A collection of texts and works dealing with the materiality of language and highlighting the theme from various perspectives.
Leif Elggren - Death Travels Backwards (DVD)
2009
Errant Bodies - Records & DVDs
A collection of works from 1999 to the present, delivering an important overview of the artist/musician's pursuit of the uncanny within the everyday.
Dora García - Steal This Book
2009
texts in English, Spanish, French
Paraguay Press
currently out of stock
Eleven performance-based projects by Dora García, documented through letters, emails and other elements from the artist's private correspondence with various interpreters of performances, whether they were direct collaborators of simple spectators.
Julien Blaine - Blaine au MAC - Un tri
2009
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
39.60 19.00 €
This catalogue dedicated to experimental poet Julien Blaine documents the wide variety of his work through his texts, images, installations and performances. Published on the occasion of a retrospective at the MAC Marseille, the publication is richly illustrated and documented, and features an interview with Blaine by Laurent Cauwet and Fabienne Létang.
Ne pas jouer avec des choses mortes
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
Villa Arson
Documenting works by artists dealing with performative issues between the 1960s and today, this catalogue, gathering numerous essays, questions the nature and the relevance of “performative” objects in contemporary practices (also available in English edition).
Double Change - A film archive of poetry – 2004-2005 (DVD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
45.00 20.00 €
Filmed bilingual lectures (9 video DVDs): a perspective on contemporary French and American poetry.
Double Change - A film archive of poetry – 2005-2006 (DVD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
45.00 20.00 €
Filmed bilingual lectures (9 video DVDs): a perspective on contemporary French and American poetry.
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