Minimal Art / minimalism

Donald Judd's formative years and recognition in the Low Countries and Europe between 1965 and 1971.

a panoramic view of John Cornu's practice since 2006, with thirty-eight works accompanied by thirty-eight texts by historians, curators, conservation experts, art critics, and contemporary artists, with as many different approaches and possible readings.

Clarinetist Dries Tack pays tribute to the master of minimalism Alvin Lucier.

Conceived as a visual résumé, Installation Views provides both a comprehensive overview of Charlotte Posenenske's solo exhibitions and a record of her numerous group shows.

Ornella Volta's definitive posthumous book on Erik Satie, featuring all the composer's writings, largely unpublished documentation and biographical elements, for the first time precisely related to the works.

In this artist's book, Hubert Renard's search for himself leads us to meet other characters who have marked out his private life, like so many essential players in his accomplishment.

Peter Downsbrough's “autobiography”, conceived and "written" in 2023, his last artist's book ever.

Philip Glass' founding work of minimalism performed by Dedalus Ensemble.

Philip Glass' founding work of minimalism performed by Dedalus Ensemble.

The tenth and final anthology from Blank Forms offers an exceptional insight into the work, working methods and thinking of the French pioneer of musique concrète and electroacoustic composition Éliane Radigue, through key texts, a wealth of archival documents, in-depth interviews and commissioned essays.

A fictionalized biography of Guy de Cointet (1934-1983).

Rediscovered and compiled for release shortly before her death in November 2023, Further Selections from the Electric Harpsichord presents a never-before-heard recording of composer and artist Catherine Christer Hennix's early magnum opus.

Rediscovered and compiled for release shortly before her death in November 2023, Further Selections from the Electric Harpsichord presents a never-before-heard recording of composer and artist Catherine Christer Hennix's early magnum opus.

This monograph on Rosemarie Castoro (1939-2015) spans the New York-based artist’s entire practice.

Emanuele Coccia analyzes Ernesto Neto's artistic practice and its profound relationship to the body, the senses, the environment and the wider community.

2025 repress of the incredible 14xCD lavish box set, a 16+ hour compendium of the electronic music key works from one of the most important electronic composers of the 20th century complete with a 100-page booklet.

The first-ever release on vinyl of the important 2001 lowercase work "Forms of Paper" by Steve Roden. Lovingly remastered by Taylor Deupree of 12K Masters in 2024 from the original recording, this limited-edition LP features Steve Roden's artwork on the cover/packaging.

The first ever vinyl release to attend to James Tenney's legendary "Postal Pieces", marking the first ever appearance of five of the suite's works on vinyl, drawing upon recordings made in 2003, by the Amsterdam based ensemble, The Barton Workshop, under the direction of James Fulkerson.

A new collection of writings by the composer and mathematician Spencer Gerhardt, considering among other topics the rich points of contact between minimalist musical aesthetics and intuitionistic mathematics.

A complete documentation of a site-specific project conceived by Francesco Arena, allowing to get more into the heart of the artist's creative process.

The first ever solo release from electronic music pioneer and innovator Laetitia Sonami, featuring a new composition especially written for her interface/instrument, the Spring Sprye, by her former teacher the legendary Éliane Radigue.

Continuing his fruitful relationship with Discrepant, Tiago Sousa returns with two longform pieces for organ.

First monograph of German artist Esther Kläs, covering over 15 years of practice.

A journey through the artist's work and life.

Originally released in 1974 on Shandar, Dream House 78'17" is the second full-length album by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. This first-time US edition reproduces the original gatefold sleeve with beautiful calligraphy by Zazeela and liner notes by Young and French musicologist Daniel Caux.

Originally released in 1974 on Shandar, Dream House 78'17" is the second full-length album by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. This first-time US edition reproduces the original gatefold sleeve with beautiful calligraphy by Zazeela and liner notes by Young and French musicologist Daniel Caux.

A new poem composed by the legendary dancer, artist and choreographer Simone Forti.

Unreleased tapes from the 70s and 80s.

In the long interview that forms the body of this publication, Éliane Radigue talks about her work, her reflections and underlying research, as well as her historical context. The publication also contains a commented list of works and Radigue's programmatic text on The Mysterious Power of the Infinitesimal (new expanded edition).

Solo for Tamburium captures Catherine Christer Hennix's most recent major work. Hennix plays an instrument of her own creation, a keyboard interface controlling a suite of eighty-eight recordings of precision-tuned tambura, creating a sweeping and continuous flow of rich harmonic interplay.

Solo for Tamburium captures Catherine Christer Hennix's most recent major work. Hennix plays an instrument of her own creation, a keyboard interface controlling a suite of eighty-eight recordings of precision-tuned tambura, creating a sweeping and continuous flow of rich harmonic interplay.

Two mesmerizing works for carillon, the keyboard-controlled bell tower derived in the 16th century.

The first of four diaries written by Anne Truitt (1921-2004), a major figure in 20th-century American art.

A record of a symposium on the legacy of the late Luxembourgish artist Michel Majerus (1967-2002).

Rachel Valinsky invites seven artists from both sides of the Atlantic (Davide Balula, Eva Barto, Julie Béna, Jesse Chun, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Gordon Hall, and Alan Reid) to share their views of Guy de Cointet (1934-1983), a major figure in the conceptual and performance art movements.

The first monograph devoted to the piano works of composer, pianist and improviser Frédéric Lagnau (1967-2010), whose music, with its communicative energy, offers a personal and poetic approach to minimalism. Sensitivity to sound, harmonic beauty and rhythmic intensity are its hallmarks.

The first published recording by Amelia Cuni, Werner Durand (fusing her Indian Raga singing in the Dhrupad style with his minimalist and experimental approach) and Uli Hohmann (joining them in a range of hand drums from the Middle East and North Africa, plus a dulcimer-sounding hammered guitar).

An hour-long piece in four parts, scored for four cellists, featuring Tyler J. Borden, Laura Cetilia, Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann.

An ideal introduction to Lucier's late music.

From his early days with Henry Cow, Fred Frith was seen as a brilliant instrumentalist and improviser, but what has been overlooked is what a first-rate composer he is. This recording offers both aspects. His most complex orchestral composition and two selected improvisations with the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles.

Unreleased tapes from the 70s and 80s.

The second in a series of archival releases dedicated to presenting music by XKatedral affiliated composers working within the realm of slowly evolving harmonic and timbral music, featuring exclusive music from Kali Malone, Jessica Ekomane, Mats Erlandsson, Theodor Kentros, Wilma Hultén, and Maria W. Horn.

New monograph.

The definitive edition of the historical recording of Julius Eastman's major piece performed in 1974 by S.E.M. Ensemble, remastered by Jim O'Rourke, available on vinyl for the first time.

Invited by Molly Warnock, nine artists living in the United States write about the work of Michel Parmentier (1938-2000). A radical founding figure of the BMPT collective who refused all formal and ideological compromise, Parmentier appears here through the diverse prisms of the authors' own artistic commitments and cultures.

An immersion in the creative process of the American painter.

A selection of recordings made by reductionist composer Ernstalbrecht Stiebler and cellist Tilman Kanitz between 2020 and 2022 and four improvisations with two short pieces by Stiebler.

The Well & The Gentle, two of the major works of Pauline Oliveros, are presented here in a first time reissue on double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with extensive liner notes.