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Julien Blaine - Poëmes vulgos
2007
French edition
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
39.60 19.00 €
Full-color anthology dedicated to the works of visual poet and performer Julien Blaine.
 Gilbert & George - The Secret Files of Gilbert & George (DVD)
2007
bilingual edition (English / French)
JRP|Editions - Bureau des Videos (DVD)
This interview with G&G, filmed in 2000 by the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, concentrates on the hysteria of the archive and the collection.
 ORLAN - Pomme-cul et Petites fleurs
2007
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
A collection of previously unpublished poetic texts by ORLAN, accompanied with photos by Fabrice Lévêque: a new highlighting on her work.
 ORLAN - Pomme-cul et Petites fleurs - Limited edition
2007
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Limited edition with a signed silkscreen enhanced by ORLAN's own lips.
Jacques Donguy - Poésies expérimentales - Zone numérique (1953-2007)
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Construction
J. Donguy introduces the visual and sound experimentations of concrete poetry, from 1953 (Gomringer and de Campos) to the current movements ("digital area"). The anthology, followed by an international bibliography, offers the first overview of this art, with 300 illustrations.
Kateřina Šedá -
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Tranzit
Artist's book: first complete survey of projects by the young Czech artist arranged in jackets and brought together in a box.
Václav Stratil - I\'m History
2007
English edition
JRP|Editions - Tranzit
A documentation on the Czech artist's work, based on a series of self-portraits.
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance 2006 (+ DVD)
2007
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Catalogue of the 14th RIAP in Quebec.
Pierre Tilman - Robert Filliou - Nationalité poète
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Fundamental
The first biography of Robert Filliou.
Catherine Sullivan - Film and Theater Works - 2002-2004
2006
texts in English and French
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Monographs
40.00 20.00 €
First monograph devoted to the Californian artist.
Late Shift - Kunst als symbolisches Terrain
2006
German edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
A series of performances in public space (with Roman Singner, Steiner/Lenzlinger, Daniele Buetti and Knowbotic Research).
Inter - L\'art biotech et le posthumain
2006
French edition
Inter, art actuel
Intervention - Inter, art actuel
Biotech art and the posthuman.
Dick Higgins - Postface - Un journal critique de l\'avant-garde
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Paperback
Dick Higgins, one of the main figures of Fluxus, points out the particularity of poet-artists who, since German and English Romanticism, have refused to make distinctions between what is sonorous, visual and written.
Joël Hubaut - Re-mix épidemik - Esthétique de la dispersion
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Construction
An exhaustive documentation on the work of the French artist since 1970, fully illustrated.
 Jean-Baptiste Bruant & Maria Spangaro - Dispositif sonore pour écouter radicalement les anges (CD)
2005
Cneai
A musical project in collaboration with hospitalized teenagers as part of a “Culture and Handicap” program.
Robert Morris - Hurting Horses
2005
English edition
mfc-michèle didier - Monographs, editions & artist's books
In Hurting Horses, the artist uses a distinct literary style from one chapter to another, from autobiography to historical essay, from satirical parody to the fantastic, from letter to fiction, from detailed report to visionary daydream. These masterly pieces of literature are haunted by the great American foundation myths and establish a series of crucial links from myth to history, from history to art, from art to nature.
Pierre Molinier - Je suis né homme-putain - Écrits et dessins inédits
2005
French edition
Mennour
Writings and drawings.
Jan Świdziński - L\'art et son contexte - Au fait, qu\'est-ce que l\'art ?
2005
French edition
Intervention - Theory
Art and context.
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance 2004
2005
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Catalogue of the 13th RIAP in Quebec.
Richard Martel - Art-Action
2005
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Paperback
Art as actions : a collection of Martel's essays and articles since the eighties.
Yayoi Kusama - Manhattan Suicide Addict
2005
French edition
Les presses du réel – Artists' Writings – Miscellaneous
26.00 15.00 €
First French translation of the Kusama's psychedelic novel.
Franz Erhard Walther - ABC... Museum - Wortbilder
2004
bilingual edition (German / French)
MAMCO - Artists' books
32.00 25.00 €
German artist's "word-images" (early works).
Norma Jeane - Body Proxy
2004
bilingual edition (English / German)
JRP|Editions - Anthologies & Art Theory
An exploration of the body in contemporary culture (artist's book / collection of texts).
Vito Acconci - Vito Hannibal Acconci Studio (+ DVD)
2004
French edition
various
(last copies available!)
Reference monograph.
Markus Schinwald -
2004
bilingual edition (English / German)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
The films, photos, installations, and graphic artworks of Austrian artist Markus Schinwald create a highly charged aesthetic collection of curios in which the human being stands in the focal point of observation.
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance 2002
2004
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Catalogue of the 2002 edition of the RIAP in Quebec.
Villes anciennes / art nouveau - Québec / Kraków
2004
bilingual edition (French / Polish)
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
16 Quebec artists and collectives selected by Bunker Sztuki, contemporary art center in Krakow.
Charles Pennequin - Je me jette (book + DVD)
2004
French edition
Cneai
Artist's book born from the encounter between Charles Pennequin's texts and the intimate immediacy of Pascal Doury's sketchbooks. The DVD features the film Je me jette as well as four other videos.
Otto Muehl - Lettres à Erika - Journal de l\'actionnisme
2004
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Bibliothèque art action pensée
The correspondance between Otto Muehl and Erika Stocker forms an intense journal of Viennese actionism, and more particularly of the artist's work.
Otto Muehl - Lettres de prison
2004
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Bibliothèque art action pensée
Otto Muehl was condemned to 7 years of prison in 1991. He exchanged letters with his family and friends, he painted.
Robert Filliou - L\'art est ce qui rend la vie plus intéressante que l\'art / El arte es lo que hace la vida más interesante que el arte
2003
bilingual edition (Spanish / French)
Intervention - Monographs and artists' books
currently out of stock
Jean Dupuy - Anagrammes (8.235 x 2) (3 books box set)
2002
French edition
various
15.00 9.00 €
Jean Dupuy's anagrams in three volumes, with a selection of artworks.
Alice Anderson - Belles Rives
2002
Yvon Lambert - Monographs and artists' books
(last copies available!)
This small book accompanies the video Belles Rives (2001), with a selection of screen shots.
Fluxus Dixit - Une anthologie
2002
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Fundamental
The Fluxus anthology.
Latinos del Norte
2002
bilingual edition (Spanish / French)
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
A free-cultural exchange between Quebec and Mexico art centers.
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance 2000
2002
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Performances and actions by the twenty-four artists.
Jean-Jacques Lebel - Reliquaire pour un culte de Vénus
2001
bilingual edition (English / French)
Casino Luxembourg
10.00 5.00 €
Jean-Jacques Lebel's tribute to Venus.
Michel Giroud - Mille voix / 1000 voies - Comment va ta vache ?
2001
French edition
miscellaneous
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Misceallenous
5.00 2.00 €
A Fluxus journal.
Otto Muehl - Sortir du bourbier
2001
French edition
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Bibliothèque art action pensée
The actionnist's autobiography.
Robert Morris - Télégramme - Les années rationnées
2000
French edition
MAMCO - Artists' writings
22.00 15.00 €
First artist's book by Robert Morris.
Michael Smith -
2000
bilingual edition (English / French)
Le Magasin
19.00 12.00 €
Catalogue dedicated to the works of American video artist and performer Michael Smith. It features a text by Yves Aupetitallot, an interview by John Miller and a full chronology of Smith's works.
Dick Higgins - Intermédia - 1938-1998
1999
French edition
Intervention - Monographs and artists' books
First publication in French on Fluxus artist, including the transcription of an intervention by Higgins at the International Conference on Action Art in October 1998. With texts by Charles Dreyfus and Jacques Donguy.
L\'art en actes - Le Lieu – Centre en art actuel 1982-1997
1998
French edition (texts in English)
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
A retrospective of the activities of the alternative art center Le Lieu in Quebec.
Performances From Asia
1998
bilingual edition (English / French)
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Conversation between six artists from six Asian countries.
Ben Vautier - Manifeste d\'Art Total - Limited edition
1997
French edition
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Unpublished text, original signed silkscreen print.
Martin Kippenberger - Kippenberger sans peine / Kippenberger leicht gemacht
1997
bilingual edition (German / French)
MAMCO - Artists' writings
33.00 15.00 €
Conversations with Daniel Baumann and Jutta Koether, accompanied by "reconnaissance photos".
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance et multimédia 1996 - Performance et télé interactive
1997
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
27 artists from 14 countries around a performance and interactive TV program.
Jan Świdziński - Art contextuel
1997
French edition
Intervention - Monographs and artists' books
Two texts written at a twenty-year interval.
Alain Gibertie - 1950-1996
1996
French edition
Intervention - Monographs and artists' books
An eight-page dossier in which artists and friends retrace the trajectory of the French artist Alain Gibertie, who passed away on 13th July 1996.
Rencontre internationale d\'art performance 1994
1995
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Performances and conversations with 30 artists from Quebec and overseas.
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