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Matali Crasset - Les capes + Wood (2 books)
2019
French edition
Shelter Press - Books
40.00 30.00 €
The two books by Matali Crasset published by Shelter Press (special offer).
Isabelle Delorme - Quand la bande dessinée fait mémoire du XXe siècle - Les récits mémoriels historiques en bande dessinée
2019
French edition
Les presses du réel – Art History – Œuvres en sociétés
The historical-memorial narrative in comics, from Art Spiegelman to Marjane Satrapi, as a new form of representation of History, between individual and collective memory.
Anita Molinero -
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
various
First major catalogue/monograph on the French artist: an overview of Molinero's dual work, which both reflects on the academic history of sculpture and refers to pop culture, especially science fiction, splatter films, and crime news.
Samuel Etienne - Bricolage Radical - Génie et  banalité des fanzines do-it-yourself – Tome 2
2019
French edition
Strandflat
A panorama of the world of do-it-yourself fanzines.
Florence Lazar - You Think The Earth Is A Dead Thing… It\'s So Much More Convenient! Dead, We Thus Trample On It…
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
Jeu de Paume - Monographs
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition by Florence Lazar at the Jeu de Paume. It is also her first monograph.
Nicolas Bourriaud - Erik Dietman - La Verticale (Millésimes 1962 à 2001)
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
MO.CO. Panacée
Collection of essays by Nicolas Bourriaud on the protean, poetic and Rabelaisian Swedish artist Erik Dietman.
Bertrand Lamarche - The Plot
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
La Maréchalerie
The publication presents a series of works and two critical texts stemming from Bertrand Lamarche's project on the occult figure of Baphomet.
Claire Glorieux - Un film de boules (DVD)
2018
French edition
a.p.r.e.s editions - Documents & Video Works (DVD)
A film on poet and visual artist Jean-Luc Parant.
Félicia Atkinson - Limpid as the Solitudes (vinyl LP)
2018
Shelter Press - Records
currently out of stock
Félicia Atkinson and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma have thought of this new collaboration as a series of soundscapes filled with literary and cinematographic references, from Sylvia Plath's poetry to the films of Hal Hartley and Wong Kar Wai. The album carries a strange echo of the 1990s, materialized in Julien Carreyn's cover photograph.
Bernard Joubert - Elvifrance - L\'infernal éditeur
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
United Dead Artists
sold out
This graphic anthology is dedicated to Elvifrance, the scandalous French publisher of erotic comic books whose catalogue was under the fierce scrutiny of French censorship authorities from the 1970s to the 1990s. The publication takes a look back at this infamous history through many unpublished archives and a wide selection of covers. It also features an ensemble of covers revisited by some forty contemporary graphic artists.
Ann Veronica Janssens -
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
IAC (Institut d'art contemporain)
sold out
Produced on the occasion of Janssens' first exhibition in the Nordic countries, in Kiasma, this monograph focuses on an essential aspect of her practice: the exploration of luminous matter. It brings together installation views from the last twenty years as well as essays on the artist's examination of visual perception in her work.
Mario de Vega - Smells Like Teen Spirit (CD)
2018
Tochnit Aleph
14.00 10.00 €
Recording of a sound performance executed in October 2016 in the exhibition space of Berlin record store Rumpsti Pumsti. Using sanding machines and a hammer, the Mexican artist destroyed one copy of each publication ever released by Tochnit Aleph label. Without an audience present, the action was documented with two dynamic microphones.
Espace art actuel - Psychoactive: Art under the Influence
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Espace art actuel
Artistic practices and psychotropic drugs: a recent history of psilocybe in art; Nan Goldin; Bryan Lewis Saunders: self-portraits under the influence; Colleen Wolstenholme; Jeremy Shaw; Christian Skjødt; reviews and selected publications…
Gregory Buchakjian - Abandoned Dwellings - A History of Beirut
2018
English edition
Kaph Books
In a rapidly changing Beirut, neglected dwellings are condemned to disappear as a result of land speculation. This multi-layered transdisciplinary project aims at examining the transformations that these obsolete architectures undergo. The study, carried on site, based on archives, testimonies and oral history, also proposes new artistic perspectives towards the city.
Gregory Buchakjian - Habitats abandonnés - Une histoire de Beyrouth
2018
French edition
Kaph Books
In a rapidly changing Beirut, neglected dwellings are condemned to disappear as a result of land speculation. This multi-layered transdisciplinary project aims at examining the transformations that these obsolete architectures undergo. The study, carried on site, based on archives, testimonies and oral history, also proposes new artistic perspectives towards the city.
Max Neuhaus - Max Feed - Œuvre et héritage de Max Neuhaus
2018
French edition
miscellaneous
A collective reflection on the legacy of Max Neuhaus, the pionneer figure of sound installation art.
Éric Watier - Tout l\'inventaire des destructions
2018
French edition
Incertain Sens - Artist's books and editions
Nearly 20 years after the publication of his first inventory, Éric Watier has collected 100 new examples of artworks deliberately destroyed by their creators. This new edition combines 200 destruction cases in one volume.
Color Library - Research into Color Reproduction and Printing
2018
English edition
ECAL (Lausanne University of Art and Design)
sold out
A bible for graphic designers: first publication dedicated to “Color Library,” the database of color profiles for artists, designers and printers created at ECAL – University of Art and Design Lausanne. It features documentation on the various tools offered by the platform, a visual essay by Shirana Shahbazi, and texts by specialists.
Teresa Burga - Aleatory Structures
2018
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Monographs
This comprehensive monograph on Teresa Burga acknowledges the recent reassessment of the multidisciplinary artist's work as a pioneering voice in Peruvian contemporary art.
Keren Cytter - The Brutal Turtle
2018
English edition
CEC (Centre d'édition contemporaine)
Second in a trilogy of children's books, The Brutal Turtle tells the story of a Turtle wandering in the desert, trying to reach the animal farm. Facing cruel obstacles during his journey, he becomes angry and terrorizes the farm's people once he arrives at the farm. A tale on power's relativity, hate, violence, and on the importance to be nice.
 Badlands Unlimited - “ ” - Act 1
2018
English edition
Nero
Set behind the scenes of Badlands Unlimited, an artist-run, New York-based publishing company, this three- act play follows the characters as they launch an erotic novella, deal with internal conflicts, and imagine the promise and threat of technology between the pages and in our lives. Badlands Unlimited is a comedy of errors that morphs into a deeper meditation on art and mortality.
James Hoff - “ ”
2018
English edition
Nero
An interview with artist James Hoff by theorist writer Marian Kaiser, focusing on Hoff's publishing practice and reflections on books.
Espace art actuel - Space Art
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Espace art actuel
Space as a privileged place to think and question our place in the world.
 Nicolas Floc\'h - Le grand troc / El gran trueque / A grande troca
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Naima
An artistic, political and collective project by Nicolas Floc'h, based on a principle of participation and co-realization, which points, at different levels, to the multiple relationships between social groups and public institutions that structure and frame them, while also questioning the symbolic or economic value of an artwork.
Compilation + Observation (2 books)
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues
Le Consortium - Collective exhibitions catalogues
100.00 75.00 €
Special offer for the purchase of the two volumes of the retrospective catalogue of Le Consortium contemporary art center.
Faire – To look at things - Volume 04 (#13, 14, 15)
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Faire
Empire - Faire magazine – To look at things
currently out of stock
Issues 13 to 15 of the critical review dedicated to graphic design. Compilation includes studies on Peter Bil'ak's essay on the exhibition of graphic design; the posters produced by M/M (Paris) for CDDB-Théâtre de Lorient; and the collaboration between studio Spassky Fischer and Marseille's MUCEM.
 Sote - Sacred Horror In Design - Persian Electronic Music Vol. 2  (vinyl LP)
2018
Sub Rosa
sold out
Deriving from an eponymous audiovisual performance, this electroacoustic project by Sote (Ata Ebtekar) blends traditional music from Iran with hardcore electronics.
Nicolas Bourriaud - Formes et trajets - Tome 1 : Hétérochronies
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
A collection of texts about time and artists working with it.
Nicolas Bourriaud - Formes et trajets - Tome 2 : Topologies
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
A collection of texts about space and artists working with it.
Nadim Asfar - Habiter le jour
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Kaph Books
This publication gathers a series of photographs made during the artist's formative years. Between 2004 and 2008, Nadim Asfar photographed anonymous passersby from the balcony of his studio in Beirut. As faceless figures cast shadows under the hard city light, heading in undisclosed directions, their narratives are only announced, never told.
Yan Marchand - Martin Heidegger\'s Grouch
2018
English edition
Diaphanes - Plato & Co.
Questioning the meaning of one's existence with Martin Heidegger (an illustrated philosophy book for children).
Inter - Mai 68 – Cinquante ans plus tard
2018
French edition
Inter, art actuel
Intervention - Inter, art actuel
Special issue dedicated to the May 1968 events in France, including texts by Paul Ardenne, Jacques Donguy, Victor Muñoz, Giovanni Fontana, Charles Dreyfus, Julien Blaine, an interview with Daniel Cohn-Bendit… Also on this issue: a special feature on Sociological art.
Antoine Lefebvre - Artiste éditeur
2018
French edition
Strandflat
currently out of stock
Publishing as an alternative artistic practice.
Samuel Etienne - Bricolage Radical - Génie et  banalité des fanzines do-it-yourself
2018
French edition
Strandflat
sold out
A panorama of the world of do-it-yourself fanzines.
Pascale Cassagnau - Beyond Sound
2018
French edition
Christophe Daviet-Théry
Exploring the infra-spaces between images, sound, and voice in the work of artist Marcelline Delbecq, in conversation with art historian Pascale Cassagnau (in the framework of the “Beyond Sound” interview series, dedicated to sound arts).
Pascale Cassagnau - Beyond Sound
2018
English edition
Christophe Daviet-Théry
Exploring the infra-spaces between images, sound, and voice in the work of artist Marcelline Delbecq, in conversation with art historian Pascale Cassagnau (in the framework of the “Beyond Sound” interview series, dedicated to sound arts).
Faire – To look at things - Volume 03 (#10, 11, 12)
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Faire
Empire - Faire magazine – To look at things
Issues 10 to 12 of the critical review dedicated to graphic design, around Robert Brownjohn, Klaus Scherübel, Julia Born, Simon Starling et Poster of Girl, Revue Emmanuelle.
Par nos propres efforts - Documenter, lire, opérer et montrer les « manières de faire »
2018
French edition
Tombolo Presses
An educational investigation on the relationship between design and techniques.
Jeanne Susplugas - At home she\'s a tourist
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
La Maréchalerie
This catalogue / artist's book extends a three-chapter exhibition reflecting on the concept of Home. The publication includes reproductions, exhibition views, a text by Marie-Gabrielle Duc, and an interview with the artist by Emmanuele Quinz.
Revue & Corrigée
2018
French edition
Revue & Corrigée
Tribute to American sound poet Z'ev, interviews with Derek Bailey, Philippe Baudoin, Marc Sirguy from Modularsquare, illustrations by Richard Bokhobza and Thomas B, chronicles and disc reviews…
Thierry Chancogne - Histoire du graphisme avant la modernité en trois temps et cinq mouvements - Premier temps. Avant l\'écriture – Premier mouvement. Muthôs
2018
French edition
Franciscopolis
sold out
An history of graphic design before modernity: this first volume is a transdisciplinary collection of documents recording the existence of graphic design before the development of the written form.
Will Sweeney - Vorpal Sword
2018
no text
Nieves
sold out
Will Sweeney's new graphic narrative is set in a retrofuturistic England ruled by a twisted elite who exploits a population inhabiting decadent urban centers. Monsters populate this strange world, and humanity's last chance lies in the power of the Vorpal Sword—a metaphysical blade of vital creative energy…
Marcelline Delbecq - What Reading Makes You See
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Roven - books
Conversations is a monographic collection of interviews focusing on an artist's drawing practice. For this first book, Sharka Hyland answers the questions of Marcelline Delbecq, two artists whose practices converge in their interest in writing, reading, images, and language. A discussion that fosters a unique look at Sharka Hyland's work.
Penser depuis la frontière - Expérimentations méthodologiques et épistémologiques entre art et sciences humaines
2018
French edition
Dis Voir - Visual Arts – Essays
This publication gathers the outcomes of a research project bringing together sociologists, art historians and artists to investigate the frontier as both a subject and an epistemic framework.
Cristina De Simone - Proféractions ! - Poésie en action à Paris (1946-1969)
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Fundamental
A history of poetry-performance in Paris, from the post-war period to May 68.
Nicolas Bourriaud - Crash Test - The Molecular Turn
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
MO.CO. Panacée
sold out
Catalogue of the exhibition-manifesto curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, which takes as its starting point the integration of the notion of Anthropocene in today's artistic scene: the publication proposes an exploration of the output of a new generation of artists who are working on reality, and doing away with the traditional division between the notions of “culture” and “nature.” The catalogue reviews each exhibited work in detail, and offers an enlightening glossary.
Marco Fedele di Catrano - Portrait of Jennie
2018
English edition
Nero
This artist's book is based on a namesake project of video installations and art objects exploring the transformation of the image within time and space. With texts and drawings by curator Vitaly Patsyukov.
Espace art actuel - Wounds
2018
bilingual edition (English / French)
Espace art actuel
What can art do to relieve pain and heal wounds? This issue's main section addresses these questions through an examination of works by Kader Attia, Emily Falencki, Eric Fischl, Berlinde De Bruyckere and Teresa Margolles, as well as two essays by Édith-Anne Pageot and Mirna Boyadjian. Other features includes an interview with Marion Zilio, followed by the usual sections “Interview”, “Events” and “Reviews”.
Spike - New formations
2018
bilingual edition (English / German)
Spike
Anicka Yi; on “post-work” by Tom McCarthy; Twing Peaks: The Return, by Philippe Parreno & Asad Raza; death of the art gallery model: a round table; Gilbert & George; Oliver Laric; new formats in digital art; Do we need a new avant-garde?; interview with the Contemporary Art Writing Daily; Courbet's La dame au podoscaphe; Documenta X (1997) by Daniel Baumann; John Russell by Tobias Madison; Manifesto for the public museum; reviews from London, Milan, New York, Paris…
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