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2020
French edition
Lenka lente
A collection of poems first published in 1972 by the French companion of
the Beat Generation.
2020
English edition
Diaphanes - TransPositions
In this course, Reiner Schürmann develops the idea of a distinctive
Medieval Renaissance, connected with the rediscovery of Aristotle. His
analysis is drawn from readings of St. Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham
and Meister Eckhart's works.
2020
English edition
Diaphanes - TransPositions
This volume of Reiner Schürmann's lectures unpacks Nietzsche's ambivalence towards Kant, in particular positioning Nietzsche's claim to have brought an end to German idealism against the backdrop of the Kantian transcendental-critical tradition.
2020
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
A retrospective look at the work of our contemporary art godfather.
2020
French edition
Diaphanes - Anarchies
Two thinkers of different generations discuss the question of sexuality and philosophy.
2020
Second Editions
Four compositions by the electronic musician from Quebec, conceived during
his studies at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, from 2017 to
2019.
2020
English edition
Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite
The performative aspect of the British artist's practice in the form of
scores, transcriptions, and photographs (limited box set edition).
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite
This publication presents an extended interview with the French architect
Claude Parent (1923–2016) by curator Mai Abu ElDahab and visual artist Benjamin
Seror that took place between 2013 and 2015. It features
a wide selection of drawings by Parent.
2020
English edition
Paraguay Press - Monographs and catalogs
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A score of performative
gestures, drawn from the conceptual
art and body art scenes from Central and Eastern
Europe in the 1970s and 1980s.
2020
English edition
Torpedo
An in-depth history of the landmark situationist
international periodical edited by artist Jacqueline de Jong from 1962–67.
This lavishly illustrated publication features many previously unseen
archival material, historical texts and new commissioned contributions.
2020
English edition
Artforum
This March in Artforum Chloe Wyma on the art of cover artist Agnes Pelton, J. Hoberman on Corneliu Porumboiu's The Whistlers, Hannah Black on Kandis Williams, plus Alex Jovanovic introduces an artist portfolio from Chason Matthams, James Meyer on Hans Haacke and exhibition reviews from Paris, Stockholm, Doha, Moscow, and more.
2020
bilingual edition (English / German)
Edition Patrick Frey
Another pictureless, pocket-size book by Beni Bischof in his series. It is Bischof's personal presentation of his rich collection of catchy headlines and slogans, absurd comments and off-the-wall remarks. His text archives are a trove of inspiration for his pictures and titles.
2020
French edition
Cneai
Artist's book.
2020
English edition
Edition Patrick Frey
A collection of photographs of former border regions around the globe and
down through the course of human history.
2020
French edition
Le Plateau / Frac Île-de-France
A return on Mark Geffriaud's film installation (artist's book).
2020
French edition
Florence Loewy
A research on the verbal transcription of sound and an inventory of the first sound productions of Alice, the daughter of Camille Llobet (artist's book).
2020
bilingual edition (English / Portuguese)
Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite
This artist's book is a written rendering of monologues included in The
Zone, a performance based on a series of narratives staged within
the exhibition space of the Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre in
2018.
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Palais de Tokyo (Paris)
Palais de Tokyo - Monographs (coedition Les presses du réel)
New monograph.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
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The two volumes of the publication dedicated to the artist's novel (two-books set special offer).
2020
English edition
Cura. - Cura.books
First monograph.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
The first of a two-volume publication dedicated to the artist's novel,
this theoretical essay aims to elucidate the pressing questions posed by
the emergence of this new artistic medium with a number of key case
studies and interviews.
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Palais de Tokyo - Catalogues & artist's books
A political view of international contemporary creation seen from the Gulf region, where wars and diplomatic tensions have constantly determined the history of the early 21st century (exhibition catalogue).
2020
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CEC (Centre d'édition contemporaine)
A selection of erotic paintings by the American artist, produced between
1969 and 1971: an ecstatic and mystical celebration of the sexual act.
2020
Corvo Records
An accordion and two turntables for an abstract musette.
2020
English edition
Artforum
This February in Artforum poet Simone White and writer Ciarán Finlayson respond to the recent Pope.L exhibitions that spanned multiple institutions across New York. Plus, Joan Jonas, Ugo Rondinone, and others on the life and art of John Giorno (1936-2019), a special artist's project by Christine Sun Kim, Daniel Marcus on Charlotte Perriand, and exhibition reviews from Paris, Cologne, Milan, Tallinn, and more.
2020
bilingual edition (texts in English and French)
Espace art actuel
How can we today situate the artist or, more broadly, the act of creation using artificial intelligence?
2020
English edition
Flash Art
Flash Art - Flash Art International (magazine)
This issue of Flash Art explores a sort of archeology of images, aiming to reflect on issues of appropriation and authenticity in their most contemporaneous sense, whereby any original or preexisting artwork, image, or product can be invested with a multiplicity of meanings.
2020
English edition
MER. B&L
This artist's book is the book-form of a work by Matt Mullican, "The Meaning of Things (who feels the most pain?)" (2014), con sisting of 676 collages and texts on sheets of standard printing paper.
2020
English edition
Neural
Co-editors: Nicolas Maigret and Maria Roszkowska, intervioews with Špela Petrič, Tega Brain, Joyce Hinterding, Kat Austen, Thomas Thwaites, Melle Smets; The Sound of Disappearance and The Sonic Sublime; reports of ISEA 2019 Lux Aeterna, 58th Venice Biennale and Liechtenstein Brunch, 18th Media Art Biennale WRO “Human Aspect”.
2020
English edition (texts in Inuktitut and other languages)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
Box set comprising five books, a vinyl and a supplementary dust jacket,
each highlighting different practices and transformative developments
occurring in the realm of writing and speaking today as triggered by
digital communication.
2020
French edition
Archive Books
Conceived for the 12th Edition of the Bamako Encounters this book captures thoughts and responses of writers, poets, and artists to the curators' proposition to think the practice of photography in Africa and its diaspora through the notion of the “stream of consciousness.”
2020
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Archive Books
This catalogue investigates the genealogy of the relationship between art
and ecology in Europe, introducing a series of pioneering research
conducted on both sides of the Iron Curtain in the 1970s.
2020
English edition
Archive Books
A series of essays and visual contributions critically reflecting on the current structures of knowledge within the art world.
2020
English edition
Archive Books
A multidisciplinary investigation of the interrelations of space
and time, memory, architecture
and urban planning through and beyond Henri Lefebvre's concept of
Rhythmanalysis.
2020
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Globetrotter
Three multidisciplinary essays—from cultural
anthropology to photography
analysis—based on visual archives documenting the visit of writer, painter
and politician Carlo Levi to an Albanian community in Southern Italy (second
volume in the series “Archivi della Basilicata”).
2020
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Kaph Books
First monograph.
2020
bilingual edition (English / Lithuanian)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
Full transcript of Mekas's Lithuania and the Collapse
of the USSR: a five-hour-long film made up of footage from US television newscasts covering the independence of Lithuania and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Archive Books
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Catalogue conceived for the 12th Edition of the Bamako Encounters, the principal event dedicated to contemporary photography and new imagery in Africa.
2020
French edition
Kaph Books
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What is, and what was luxury? This publication celebrates a world history of the lavish and the luxurious, through 350 extraordinary objects—fashion, jewellery, art, furniture, design and more. Discover how different cultures have defined luxury and the impact of such excess on the evolution of society, as a way to undermine or underline the status quo. Consider the the prominent role of women in defining luxury and wih it, the ebb and flow between excess and moderation.
2020
trilingual edition (English / German / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
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A collection of 360 postcards of cities from all around the world, made
with screenshots from 3D software Apple Maps and Google Earth.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
This catalogue presents the artist's Sail Paintings
series—32 hybrid compositions reminiscent of a boat's sail. This
monumental publication (30 x 40 cm) is designed as a graphic extension to
the project.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Anthology of essays written alongside the exhibitions at the Wattis
Institute between 2014 and 2019. Celebrating the wide range of voices and
forms of curatorial writing, this volume is a unique
contribution to the study of art criticism, curation, and the history of
exhibitions.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
A multidisciplinary anthology—ranging from fiction and photography to
academic essays—inspired by the provocative architectural
theories of Madeline Gins and Arakawa.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Catalogue of the artist's exhibition in the Portuguese pavilion at
the 58th Venice Biennale: a sculpture project engaging the heritage of
post-war Italy's architecture and Italian vernacular craftsmanship.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Publication documenting the award-winning web series Revisiting
Genesis by Oreet Ashery. This documentary fiction on mourning in
the digital age explores
complex issues such as gender and death, digital reincarnation, and women
artists.
2020
French edition
Hippocampe - Books
Six short stories by Maria Kakogianni, between literary fiction and philosophy.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
First monographic catalogue dedicated to multimedia artist Thao Nguyen Phan, whose
recent video and visual works explore the agricultural, political, and
social issues in rural Vietnam.
2020
Matière Mémoire
First time release of these live-recordings by Phill Niblock from 2007 and 2019 (organ, played by Hampus Lindwall, and tapes).
2020
Matière Mémoire
sold out
First time release of these live-recordings by Phill Niblock from 2007 and 2019 (organ, played by Hampus Lindwall, and tapes).
2020
AcquAvivA
Frédéric Acquaviva's new record—A QR code record without record limited to 100 copies: a 69 minutes opera for voices (with Joël Hubaut, who also wrote the text, Dorothy Iannone and Loré Lixenberg), dead electronics and video.