Performance / happening / action art / body art

 
 
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.
Interzone - Festival d\'In(ter)vention 7 – Audio / performance / vidéo / radio art
1993
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Catalogue of the 7th Festival d'in(ter)vention, focused on audio and radio art.
Manœuvres - Le Lieu, centre en art actuel
1992
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
A report of the activities of the art center in 1990-1991.
Performance in Canada - 1970-1990
1991
bilingual edition (English / French)
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
A repertory of performance art practices in Canada over twenty years, with contributions by art critics, historians, and artists, a history of performance in Quebec and Canada, teh report of 35 major events, the description of 2000 performances, more than 600 photos, a bibliography...
Première Biennale d\'art actuel de Québec - De la performance à la manœuvre
1991
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
The report of the first Biennale of contemporary art and performance in Quebec.
Interscop
1990
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
Catalogue of the 5th Festival d'In(ter)vention curated in Poland by Quebec art center.
Immedia Concerto - Performances – Installations – Arts media
1988
French edition
Intervention - Catalogues and anthologies
An “editorial performance.”
Julien Blaine - Œuvres de papiers
1987
French edition
various
Brochure/catalogue (24 pages) of an exhibition that took place in 1987, simultaneously in Milan (Mercato del Sale gallery) and Paris (Donguy gallery), presenting the pictorial version of metaphysical poems.
Julien Blaine - 13427 Poëmes métaphysiques
1986
French edition
various
24.00 12.00 €
The first edition of Julien Blaine's "metaphysical poems".
Pierre Molinier - Mon cul
1968
Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Artists' books & editions
currently out of stock
Original gelatin silver print (circa 1968) by Pierre Molinier, on sealed Kodak Kodura paper.
Eric Andersen - Margrethe Fjorden (book + BluRay + CD box set)
2023
English edition
Recital
sold out
Over five hours of video and audio documenting the three-day Intermedia event organized by Fluxus artist Eric Andersen in 1996, involving parachute jumps, helicopters, mountain climbing, live sheep and over 100 singers walking on water.
Alice Anderson - Connexions/Collections #1
2023
bilingual edition (English / French)
Zero2
sold out
Alice Anderson dialogues with the objects of the Fontevraud Museum of Modern Art, by placing her own works in the spaces of the permanent collections.
591 - Spécial performance
2022
French edition
591
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
sold out
Special issue of the poetry journal directed by Jean-François Bory, dedicated to performance in the broad sense, from the page to the stage.
Pilvi Takala - Close Watch - The Pavilion of Finland – 59th International Art Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia
2022
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
sold out
Pilvi Takala's project for the Finnish Pavilion at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Barbara Turner Smith - Body Talks - Interview
2022
bilingual edition (English / French)
Zero2
sold out
A history of feminist gesture and performance since the 1960s and 1970s in California through an interview conducted by Carole Douillard with art critic Amelia Jones and two pioneering American artists, Barbara T. Smith and Susan Lacy.
Roman Signer - Rotes Tuch
2022
no text
Nieves
sold out
Flipbook.
Georges Mathieu -
2021
bilingual edition (English / French)
Perrotin
sold out
Reference monograph of Georges Mathieu (1921-2012), a major figure of mid-20th century abstraction, founder of Lyrical Abstraction, inventor of performance art, pioneer of Action Painting, speed and risk, dripping, early inspirer of street art.
Anne Imhof - Palais - Natures Mortes
2021
bilingual edition (English / French)
Palais
Palais de Tokyo - Palais magazine
sold out
On the occasion of Natures Mortes, her carte blanche at the Palais de Tokyo, the artist Anne Imhof is the guest editor-in-chief of issue 31 of the magazine PALAIS.
 Opening Performance Orchestra - Opening Performance Orchestra plays Phill Niblock - Four Walls Full Of Sound (CD)
2021
Sub Rosa
sold out
An electronic interpretation of the works of Phill Niblock by the Prague-based group Opening Performance Orchestra.
Véhicule
2021
French edition
Véhicule
Vroum - Véhicule
sold out
The partitions, to be activated by the reader, by Mette Ingvartsen, Violaine Lochu, Sonia Chiambretto, Garance Dor, Aurélie Noury, Melaine Dalibert, Didier Aschour, Roland Sabatier, Vincent Menu, IKHEA@SERVICES, Florent Delval & David Liver, Pierre di Sciullo.
Mike Kelley - Materialistic Aesthetics And Memory Illusions
2021
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
sold out
An analysis of Mike Kelley's work as a position in materialist philosophy, which appears as the feature that is most at stake in his artistic practice, focusing on the pieces he produced around the issue of memory––his leitmotiv from 1995 onward.
Hermann Nitsch - Akustisches Abreaktionsspiel (CD)
2020
Tochnit Aleph
sold out
Reissue of Nitsch's very first release, originally published in 1972 by Edition Galerie Klewan in a limited edition of 100 copies.
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