Contemporary art

 
 
Printemps de septembre à Toulouse - The Hamsterwheel / Wheeeeel
2007
French edition
miscellaneous
Printemps de septembre
5.00 3.00 €
Magazine published for the 4th edition of the contemporary creation festival in Toulouse .
ECAL - A Success Story in Art and Design
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
ECAL (Lausanne University of Art and Design)
40.00 25.00 €
Dedicated to the reopening of the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne after moving.
Christopher Wool - Can your monkey do the dog
2007
no text
mfc-michèle didier - Monographs, editions & artist's books
Can your monkey do the dog is the title for this book conceived jointly by Josh Smith and Christopher Wool. Thanks to digital imaging, they created together a series of pieces; one of them proposed an image from his corpus, which the other one reworked, by adding or removing elements. A new "layer" was each time superimposed on the previous one, without any constraint or mutual censorship regulating the alternating interventions.
Camille Bryen - Désécritures - Poèmes, essais, inédits, entretiens
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Fundamental
A collection of the painter's writings (poetry, interviews, chronicles, previously unpublished texts and documents) who, between the 1930's and the 1970's in St-Germain-des-Prés, never ceased to explore language and to work with words as if with an unprocessed and unlimitted material.
Saul Anton - Warhol\'s Dream
2007
English edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
(last copies available!)
An imaginary encounter between Robert Smithson and Andy Warhol, talking about entropy, glamour, science-fiction, cinema, and the art of their times.
Liam Gillick - Proxemics - Selected Writings (1988-2006)
2007
English edition
Les presses du réel – Artists' Writings – Positions
JRP|Editions - Positions (co-edition Les presses du réel)
This publication reunites a selection of critical writings for the most part printed in magazines or exhibition catalogues: a reinterpretation of Conceptual and Minimal art, as much as a testimony of the 90's art scene.
Franz Ackermann -
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
36.00 25.00 €
Monograph / catalogue / artist's book in a boxset with an inserted fold-out, devoted to one of the major representatives of the German painting revival.
On Kawara - Consciousness. Meditation. Watcher on the Hills - Boxset
2007
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
(last copies available!)
Box gathering the two volumes of the catalogue Consciousness. Meditation. Watcher on the Hills, published for the world tour of the exhibition by On Kawara.
Bruno Serralongue - La Otra
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
CPG (Centre de la photographie Genève)
15 images from a serie of photographs realized in Mexico during the Marcos' campaign in 2006, with two essays : a reflexion on contemporary photography.
Stéphane Dafflon -
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
La Salle de bains
Monograph dedicated to the abstract artist's graphical paintings and objects, accompanied with a long essay by Jeff Ryan.
9e Biennale d\'art contemporain de Lyon - L\'histoire d\'une décennie qui n\'est pas encore nommée
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
28.00 18.00 €
Catalogue of the Lyon Biennal 2007 (also available in English edition). The publication is thought of as a history, geography, and contemporary art book, resulting of a series of delegations, invitations, and programs of those who conceived the event.
Une galerie dans la ville - Roger Pailhas
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
19.00 15.00 €
A tribute to the foundator of the famous Marseille Gallery, the ARCA and the Art Dealers fair, with contributions by artists Daniel Buren, Dan Graham, Pierre Huyghe, Bernar Venet, Jeff Wall...
Half Square Half Crazy
2007
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
Villa Arson
(last copies available!)
This publication explores the reexamination or the redeployment of forms and devices drawn from Minimal art by numerous contemporary artists (Achour, Afif, Armleder, Boyce, Creed, Curlet, Dafflon, Decrauzat, Gastaldon, Guyton, Hempel, Mercier, Monk, Mosset, Nicolai, Parrino, Peinado, Pettibon, Pinaud, Tremblay, van Golden, Walsh...).
A moitié carré à moitié fou
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
Villa Arson
This publication explores the reexamination or the redeployment of forms and devices drawn from Minimal art by numerous contemporary artists (Achour, Afif, Armleder, Boyce, Creed, Curlet, Dafflon, Decrauzat, Gastaldon, Guyton, Hempel, Mercier, Monk, Mosset, Nicolai, Parrino, Peinado, Pettibon, Pinaud, Tremblay, van Golden, Walsh...).
The Freak Show
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
La Salle de bains
Catalogue of the exhibition inspired of American "Freak Show", presenting around 50 contortionist, giant, hairy or Siamese works.
Diedrich Diederichsen - Argument son - De Britney Spears à Helmut Lachenmann : critique électro-acoustique de la société et autres essais sur la musique
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Music & Sound Arts – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
A collection of texts about music (from Britney Spears to Helmut Lachenmann, passing through Matthew Herbert, The Melvins, Terre Thaemlitz, Stan Douglas etc.), gathered from the numerous publications of the famous art and music critic and including many previously unpublished texts.
Kunst und Öffentlichkeit - Kritische Praxis der Kunst im Stadtraum Zürich
2007
German edition
JRP|Editions - Anthologies & Art Theory
Art and public spaces in the city.
Liz Craft -
2007
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Monographs
First monograph on the Californian artist.
Louise Lawler - The Tremaine Pictures - 1984-2007
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
currently out of stock
Conditions, procedures, framing and circulation of art works.
Scott Myles -
2007
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Monographs
First monograph: a comprehensive look into the Scottish artist's production.
Thomas Müllenbach - Graphit
2007
German edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
This publication brings together the large-size graphite drawings of the last decade by painter and graphic artist Thomas Müllenbach, questionning our relationship with technology.
12th Biennal of Moving Images
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
The 12th BMI.
9th Lyon Biennial - The History of a Decade that has not yet been named
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
Catalogue of the 9th Contemporary Art Lyon Biennal, thought of as a history, geography, and contemporary art book, resulting of a series of delegations, invitations, and programs of those who conceived the event.
Speculation - New Zealand\'s Project for the 52nd Venice Biennale
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
Contemporary art in New Zealand: an imaginary exhibition for the Venice Biennale 2007.
Sibylle Berg - By the way, did I ever tell you...
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
A novella illustrated by Andro Wekua and Rita Ackermann.
Elodie Pong - We Are Knights on the Trajectories of a Post-everything Era
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
Book illustrated by Loredana Sperini, in which Elodie Pong (artist and filmaker) creates intimate dialogues in the SMS language form.
A la limite de la langue
2007
French edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
(last copies available!)
10.00 6.00 €
Subverting the media and other artistic strategies.
John Tremblay - Plastic
2007
French edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
10.00 6.00 €
Based on an exhibition curated by Christophe Cherix and John Tremblay at the Print Room of Geneva, this volume presents an overview of the use of vacuum-formed plastic in art of the last forty years.
Matias Faldbakken - Not Made Visible
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
Book conceived by the Norwegian artist and writer.
Hanspeter Hofmann - Bonheur automatique
2007
trilingual edition (English / German / French)
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
Both an artist's book and a catalogue raisonné of Swiss artist's prints: the publication on the one hand recreates on the offset plates the construction of images in his works and, on the other hand, documents the development of bodies of works and themes.
Euan Macdonald - Selected Standards
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
An artist book that combines title pages from sheet music found in a second hand store in Los Angeles with drawings and aerial photographs of L.A.
Erik Steinbrecher - Superfundi
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
A collection of photographs of mysterious territory.
Kateřina Šedá -
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Tranzit
Artist's book: first complete survey of projects by the young Czech artist arranged in jackets and brought together in a box.
Václav Stratil - I\'m History
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Tranzit
A documentation on the Czech artist's work, based on a series of self-portraits.
Toni Grand - La légende
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Immédiats / Analogues - Monographs
A tribute to Tony Grand.
Jason McLean - Melanie Sheepwash
2007
no text
Nieves
(last copies available!)
For the first time this publications brings together the two Vancouver artists' unique styles of drawings and collage in a booklet inspired by modern dads “getting busy in their own time”
Rick Myers - Bite marks in papers
2007
no text
Nieves
(last copies available!)
A series of bit papers, resulting of a one year long action by the artist / designer known for his work around this material.
Ina Blom - On the Style Site - Art, Sociality, and Media Culture
2007
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
A new reading of the relationship between art and the "question of style", in a social perspective.
A for Alibi
2007
English edition
Sternberg Press - Catalogues
Exploring the boundaries of scientific practice and art.
Peter Downsbrough - [TILL
2007
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
This publication, conceived by Peter Downsbrough, includes three unpublished texts and constitutes a real artist's book. A work on the notion of position and centring which questions the relationship between space and language.
 Sarkis - Synopsis
2007
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
40 scenarios of films, highlighting the relations between Sarkis' pictorial work, cinema and music.
Yann Toma - Part de jouissance
2007
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Yann Toma explains what is Ouest Lumière and "Presidential Art".
Mircea Cantor -
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
Yvon Lambert - Monographs and artists' books
First monograph providing a worthwhile introduction to the Romanian multi-talented artist.
Richard Jackson - New works - 2006-2007
2007
English edition
Yvon Lambert - Monographs and artists' books
(last copies available!)
Recent works by American artist, with several illustrations and preparatory drawings, as well as an essay by Robert Hobbs and a biography.
Idris Khan -
2007
English edition
Yvon Lambert - Monographs and artists' books
(last copies available!)
A text by Trevor Smith, 50 pages of illustrations, a biography, a bibliography.
1:1 x temps - Quantités, proportions et fuites
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
various
25.00 15.00 €
Group exhibition catalogue exploring the theme of space from several angles (the public space from the viewpoint of legislation, individual liberty, social linkage, architecture and city- or town-planning; the exhibition space).
Les Formes du délai
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
various
15.00 8.00 €
Curatorial project catalogue (with Keren Amiran, Jérôme Bel, Edouard Boyer, Daniel Buren, Aurélien Froment, Rainer Ganahl, David Jourdan, Wolf von Kries, Caroline Molusson, Daniele Perra, Pascal Poulain, Sal Randolph, Thorsten Streichardt).
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