Contemporary art

A manual for what bears, sustains, and props, for those things that encourage, care for, and assist; for that which advocates, articulates; for what stands behind, frames, and maintains: a manual for those things that give support.

An exploration of contemporary publishing in its broadest, most exploded sense (pieces of writings written since the conception of Dexter Sinister's New York basement workshop and bookstore in the summer of 2006 / reproductions of a series of lithographic proof prints).

The artist book by Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber is based on an unpublished text by French philosopher and urbanist Henri Lefebvre which is printed as a facsimile and accompanied by essays from Ljiljana Blagojevic, Zoran Eric, Klaus Ronnberger, and Neil Smith.

The first extensive survey catalogue of the work of a key figure of the extraordinary artistic ferment in the Canadian city of Vancouver and a pioneer and theorist of its internationally regarded tradition of photo-conceptualism.

Erudite, baroque, a dazzling writer and painter but maniacal and all-encompassing in his approach, Roee Rosen keeps erasing the fine line that separates fiction and truth, imagination and reality, just as Sade and Lautréamont have done before him. But this division doesn't exist anymore. What makes his summa erotica erotic is that, for him as for Georges Bataille, pornography is philosophy.

The sound of a 4.3 meters high wind chime recorded in the dome of Secession in Vienna.

Artist's book: a singular guide to contemporary ruins in Burgundy.

Latest works by legendary French sound-poetry pioneer Henri Chopin.

Marcelline Delbecq, Rainier Lericolais, Amanda Riffo, Sam Durant, Marcelline Delbecq, Théophile Bra, agnès b., Alexandre Léger, Jonas Storve, Abdelkader Benchamma, Isabelle Cornaro, Robin Rhode, Kiki Smith, Laurent Boudier...

Claire Staebler, Hippolyte Hentgen, collective drawing, Marcel Dzama, Félicien Rops, the Kramarsky collection, selected books, Mathieu Copeland, Julie Pellegrin, Mickaël Philippeau, Céline Bertin, Arnaud Michniak, Constança & Artur Neves Pimentão, Matthew Brannon, Marie-Jeanne Hoffner, Francis Alÿs, Robert Filliou, Pablo Marcos-Garcia, André Lanskoy, artistic contributions (Marlene Dumas, Diogo Pimentão, Bjorn Hegardt, Rainier Lericolais, Teckningsklubben...).

How does the concept of situation enrich the syntax of contemporary art? Which perspectives sketch today this question? Six essays, with a graphic intervention by Vaast Colson.

Catalogue.

A reflection on the tensions and social uses of contemporary forms of representation on the basis of an exercise in critical analysis focussing on the multifaceted artistic practices of two international artists (catalogue of the exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, Paris, April - June, 2009, with texts by the artists and four philosophers).

An analysis of some major contemporary works that challenge the traditional values of art.

A "picture biography".

The first book bringing together Mike Kelley's autobiographic works since 1995, and offering an overview of the development of Kelley's practice.

Reference monograph on the French artist (available in English edition).

Luxurious retrospective monograph, conceived in close collaboration with the artist, with three essays, an illustrated and commented chronology, major works since the beginning of the 80s, as well as many documents and exhibition views.

Documenting works by artists dealing with performative issues between the 1960s and today (from Paul McCarthy to Jessica Warboys, Spartacus Chetwynd or John Bock), this catalogue, gathering numerous essays, questions the nature and the relevance of “performative” objects in contemporary practices.

First publication dedicated to Christian Marclay's photographic practice.

Comprehensive monograph.

Chronological catalogue with 100 major works and an essay by Bernadette Walter.

A small collection of some works done by McFetridge for Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the book Where the Wild Things Are.

Katagiri's skillful pen drawings.

Artist's book.

A visual interpretation of Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood.

A photo book in which Laetitia Benat, Mark Borthwick, Takashi Homma, and Henry Roy describe four scenes of everyday life.

At a time when functional independence seems to be a real possibility for Scotland—and yet no one is quite sure what that means—a delirium of visions, realistic and absurd, is necessary.

A retrospective of Kader Attia's works from 2005 to 2009, with an interview and various texts.

A conversation betwen the painter and the art critic and curator.

A giant zap through Warhol's television universe; a journey through the artist's obsessions, his fascinations, his loves, his surprises and fears.

Artist's book.

A series of "slogans" created from names collected on limited series cars.

New works by French neo-pointillist artist.

The making of Pierrick Sorin's video works (catalogue).

The first French anthology of texts by conceptual artists from the 60's-70's.

New feminist role models.

In the curator's archives (available in English edition).

First monograph (painting, sculpture, installation, wall painting, printing).

First monograph.

This publication hopes to present a series of projects bluring the line between artists and designers.

A reconstruction of the book project from the artist's archives.

The "Mnemosyne" of sexual identity.

A selection of images from the archives of a Swiss Insurance: an intelligent and humorous insight into everyday catastrophies.

Reprint of the first book realized by Wolfgang Tillmans in 1995.

First monograph on French artist working on temporality and instability.

The original filmscript for the last movie of a prodigy film director, producer, screenwriter and author.