Art & humor / derision

 
 
Scott King - Anish and Antony Take Afghanistan
2014
English edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
A graphic short-story: a trip to Afghanistan, organised by the British government, in which Anish Kapoor and Anthony Gormley are charged with building a gigantic sculpture to subdue the insurgent population...
Djordje Ozbolt -
2014
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
First monograph on Serbian born London based artist Djordje Ozbolt's painting, including an essay by Irish art critic and curator Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, as well as a conversation with Gregor Muir, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
Simon Nicaise - Les êtres et les objets se perforent
2014
bilingual edition (English / French)
various
20.00 15.00 €
First monograph.
 Les Frères Chapuisat - Erratique
2014
bilingual edition (English / French)
CAN (Centre d'Art Neuchâtel)
Artist's book / catalogue.
 Les Frères Chapuisat - In Wood We Trust
2014
bilingual edition (English / French)
CAN (Centre d'Art Neuchâtel)
Artist's book / catalogue.
Gilles Barbier - Vu d\'en bas
2013
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Nine texts by Gilles Barbier.
Gilles Barbier - Vu d\'en bas - Limited edition
2013
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Nine texts by Gilles Barbier, accompanied by an unique work, resin and feathers on cardboard.
Susumu Mukai - Animas Report & Animas Report: Fragments (Supplement)
2013
no text
Nieves
The Animas Report series, including a supplement booklet.
Soldes
2013
texts in English and French
Soldes Almanac
Featuring: a tribute to Frank Zappa (unpublished interview and illustrations by Cal Schenkel), Christian Marclay by Anaïs Prosaïc, The Wild Classical Music Ensemble, Anaïs Nony, Guerilla Gardening, Zdenek Kosek, self-hypnosis, Elizabeth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle's ecosexual activism, primatologist Frans de Waal...
Raphaël Boccanfuso - Autoportrait en artiste contemporain
2013
French edition
various
First monograph.
Marie-Louise Ekman - No Is Not an Answer - On the Work of Marie-Louise Ekman
2013
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
26.00 19.05 €
The largest presentation of Marie-Louise Ekman's art ever featured in the form of a book.
Jeff Ladouceur - Amen
2013
no text
Nieves
(last copies available!)
Artist's book.
Stefan Nikolaev - One for the money, two for the show
2013
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
First monograph, with three essays and an interview.
 Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys - Optimundus - M HKA 08 02 13 - 19 05 13
2013
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
The catalogue of Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys's major exhibition at M HKA of the same title.
Joël Hubaut - Sophisme
2013
bilingual edition (English / French)
Frac Franche-Comté - Alphabet series
Artist's book: Joël Hubaut's ABC (“a compressed, unprecise mini ABC of the art of living for the young generations in art schools in particular and for everyone else in general”).
Les héros de la pensée
2012
French edition
CAN (Centre d'Art Neuchâtel)
A heroic performance bringing together seven renowned thinkers, held to talk, on the principle of the Deleuzian ABC, of 26 different themes, during 26 hours... while drinking wine regularly.
Steven Harrington - Remain in Balance
2012
no text
Nieves
Artist's book based on Steven Harrington's series of Totem drawings.
 Lutz & Guggisberg - Das grosse Buch der Strunke, Knorze und Waldknochen
2012
German edition
Nieves
Artist's book: Lutz & Guggisberg's imaginary library.
François Curlet - Short Messages Service
2012
French edition
BlackJack editions - Monographs & artists' books
9.00 5.00 €
Artist's book: a compilation of SMS sent by François Curlet since more than 10 years, between haiku and aphorism, with a series of drawings by Mrzyk & Moriceau.
Maurizio Cattelan - Maurizio Has Left the Building (box set)
2012
English edition
Le Dictateur Press - Artists' books & editions / catalogues
Retrospective of Maurizio Cattelan's exhibition at the Guggenheim New York in an extraordinary box set (photos by Pierpaolo Ferrari).
 Taroop & Glabel - Abécédaire
2012
bilingual edition (English / French)
Frac Franche-Comté - Alphabet series
Artist's book: Taroop & Glabel's ABC.
 Letaris - Opération Paris ville décente
2012
Incertain Sens - Artist's books and editions
12 postcards of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, decorated with cut out and pasted panties patterns.
Mustapha Benfodil - Archéologie du chaos [amoureux]
2012
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
This novel portrays the current evils of the Algerian society with provocative and transgressive humor.
Soldes
2012
texts in English and French
Soldes Almanac
Bernard Stiegler, Paul Jorion, “food” special feature, Eliane Montane's amorous cannibalism, entomophagy, the botanist Tran Ninh, Kimio Itozaki's photographs, Panafricanism, Tidiane N'Diaye, Nov'Folk Music, Olivier Schrauwen's Fanthesizer...
 Les Frères Chapuisat -
2012
bilingual edition (English / French)
CCS (Centre culturel suisse Paris)
38.00 19.00 €
Installations 2003-2011.
 Moolinex - Sergent coloriage
2012
no text
United Dead Artists
Big size coloring book for adults.
Vladimir Havlík - Actions and interventions 1978-1988
2012
English edition
Sputnik
This artist's book takes a look back at ten years of works by Czech performer Vladimir Havlík and offers a powerful reflection on the influence of formats in our reception of photographic images.
Marco Raparelli - Permafrost
2012
English edition
Cura. - Cura.books
Artist's book: about 180 plates, portrays a collectivity, gathered in its different human manifestations, in the infinite variety of the characters and typologies that only apparently seem fantastical characters.
Sean Landers - 1990-1995, Improbable History
2011
English edition
JRP|Editions
Landers' early oeuvre.
Maurizio Cattelan - Le Dictateur - Solid Sweat – Cattelan / Ferrari / Pepe / Presicce / Vascellari
2011
no text
Le Dictateur Press - Artists' books & editions / catalogues
Special issue: five new projects by Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Federico Pepe, Luigi Presicce, and Nico Vascellari (limited edition).
Beni Bischof - Cillit Bang, Dash, Omo and Friends
2011
no text
Nieves
100 b/w drawings.
David Teboul - Boris Mikhailov - J\'ai déjà été ici un jour
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Misceallenous
A portrait of the great Ukrainian photographer based on a film on Boris Mikhailov by David Teboul.
Alex Bag -
2011
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Monographs
First monograph.
AA Bronson - Queer Spirits
2011
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
Artists' book.
Yann Toma -
2011
trilingual edition (English / German / French)
Jannink - Wide Open
Reference monograph: an overview of the unclassifiable work of an entrepreneurial artist who, by appropriating the symbolic network of a former electric power company, turned it into his research territory and the very matter of his activity, through twenty texts and interviews and some 700 photographs and illustrations.
 Présence Panchounette -
2011
bilingual edition (English / French)
CAPC
First major monograph dedicated to the French collective.
Alain Séchas - Journal-poster - Limited edition
2011
French edition
Jannink - 127 Series
Limited edition in a boxed set with the original photo print.
Alain Séchas - Journal-poster
2011
French edition
Jannink - 127 Series
A set of photographs and texts / a large original photograph.
Pierre Ardouvin - Eschatologic Park
2011
English edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
Reference monograph / catalogue raisonné of 650 both playful and disturbing works, between melancholy, humor and poetry.
Pierre Ardouvin - Eschatologic Park
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
Reference monograph / catalogue raisonné (available in English edition).
 Lutz & Guggisberg - Loch im Spiegel
2011
no text
Edition Patrick Frey
Artist's book.
Roland Topor - ReBonjour
2011
no text
United Dead Artists
Produced during the 1970's & 1980's, this series of linocuts by Roland Topor consists on a variation on sex and death. The hardness of the line gives the illustrations an apparent solemnity softened by their amusing titles.
Stefan Marx - I guess I shouldn\'t be telling you
2010
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
Artist's book: the first overview of Stefan Marx' practice.
Olaf Breuning - Queen Mary II
2010
English edition
JRP|Editions - Artists' books & editions
20.00 12.00 €
Artists' book with new drawings.
Marnie Weber -
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Le Magasin
First monograph on Californian artist / musician's surreal-oriented universe (collages, sculptures, costumes, performances, music, films and videos), with essays by Doug Harvey, Stéphanie Moisdon and a conversation between the artist and Mike Kelley.
Scott King - Art Works
2010
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
Comprehensive monograph dedicated to the many hats of Scott King, between art and design, with an text by Jon Savage and an interview.
Roven - Fall-Winter 2010-2011
2010
French edition
Roven
Roven - Roven magazine
Mapping and drawing, William Kentridge, drawing out of control, Matthieu Cossé, Louise Grislain, André Rouveyre, Charles Le Brun, André Raffray, Adrien Gerenton, Dominique Charnay's cartoons collection, Jochen Gerner, Roxane Borujerdi, Nick Devereux, Diana Cooper, Mark Dion ; artistic contributions by Wolfgang Laib, Matthieu Cossé, Paul van der Eerden, Caroline Jörg, João Vilhena, Sarah Tritz & Anne Kawala...
Éric Tabuchi - HYPER TROPHY - Limited edition (2 box sets)
2010
French edition
Florence Loewy
(last copies available!)
Limited edition, with 6 inserted original photo prints, numbered and signed by the artist.
Éric Tabuchi - HYPER TROPHY - Box set 1 (HYPER)
2010
Florence Loewy
(last copies available!)
One of the two box sets of the HYPER TROPHY project.
Éric Tabuchi - HYPER TROPHY - Box set 2 (TROPHY)
2010
Florence Loewy
One of the two box sets of the HYPER TROPHY project.
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