Contemporary art

How does the concept of situation enrich the syntax of contemporary art? Which perspectives sketch today this question? Six essays, with a graphic intervention by Vaast Colson.

A reflection on the tensions and social uses of contemporary forms of representation on the basis of an exercise in critical analysis focussing on the multifaceted artistic practices of two international artists (catalogue of the exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, Paris, April - June, 2009, with texts by the artists and four philosophers).

An analysis of some major contemporary works that challenge the traditional values of art.

A "picture biography".

The first book bringing together Mike Kelley's autobiographic works since 1995, and offering an overview of the development of Kelley's practice.

Reference monograph on the French artist (available in English edition).

Luxurious retrospective monograph, conceived in close collaboration with the artist, with three essays, an illustrated and commented chronology, major works since the beginning of the 80s, as well as many documents and exhibition views.

Documenting works by artists dealing with performative issues between the 1960s and today (from Paul McCarthy to Jessica Warboys, Spartacus Chetwynd or John Bock), this catalogue, gathering numerous essays, questions the nature and the relevance of “performative” objects in contemporary practices.

First publication dedicated to Christian Marclay's photographic practice.

Comprehensive monograph.

Chronological catalogue with 100 major works and an essay by Bernadette Walter.

A small collection of some works done by McFetridge for Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the book Where the Wild Things Are.

Katagiri's skillful pen drawings.

Artist's book.

A visual interpretation of Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood.

A photo book in which Laetitia Benat, Mark Borthwick, Takashi Homma, and Henry Roy describe four scenes of everyday life.

At a time when functional independence seems to be a real possibility for Scotland—and yet no one is quite sure what that means—a delirium of visions, realistic and absurd, is necessary.

A retrospective of Kader Attia's works from 2005 to 2009, with an interview and various texts.

A conversation betwen the painter and the art critic and curator.

A giant zap through Warhol's television universe; a journey through the artist's obsessions, his fascinations, his loves, his surprises and fears.

Artist's book.

New works by French neo-pointillist artist.

The making of Pierrick Sorin's video works (catalogue).

The first French anthology of texts by conceptual artists from the 60's-70's.

New feminist role models.

In the curator's archives (available in English edition).

An overview of the work of the Swiss artist duo, between art, architecture, and design.

First monograph (painting, sculpture, installation, wall painting, printing).

First monograph.

This publication hopes to present a series of projects bluring the line between artists and designers.

A reconstruction of the book project from the artist's archives.

The "Mnemosyne" of sexual identity.

A selection of images from the archives of a Swiss Insurance: an intelligent and humorous insight into everyday catastrophies.

Reprint of the first book realized by Wolfgang Tillmans in 1995.

First monograph on French artist working on temporality and instability.

The original filmscript for the last movie of a prodigy film director, producer, screenwriter and author.

Rita Ackermann's paintings and collages.

A selection of posters designed by Flag for the Stadttheater Bern.

A series of portraits of the musician, guitarist, rapper, producer, and actor Adam Keefe Horovitz, member of the Beastie Boys under the name Ad Rock.

A one-off title by Ari Marcopolous combining old and new photographs in a unique body of work, thought to create a larger picture of Marcopoulos' work.

A collection of photographs found on eBay using the search terms Deko + Munition (ammunition + decor).

An open-end art book project that, like a diary, expresses the present state of Cosmic Wonder in printed form, with a fold-out poster and 2 audio CDs.

312 pages of texts and images, with Larry Bell, Bazooka, Saâdane Afif, Raymond Pettibon, Allan Mc Collum, John Armleder, Loris Greaud, Ballard, Mark Lewis, Laurent Grasso, Blair Thurman, Vincent Lamouroux, Luigi Ghirri, Mario Garcia Torres...

Drawing on fresh readings of Marxist and post-modern thought, renowned German cultural critic Diedrich Diederichsen compares the abstract and climbing values of artworks with the plunging value of music—a traditionally immaterial art—in order to formulate a broad reflection on the current “crisis of value in the arts.”

These Ruins You See shifts between politics, history, heritage, and identity in an attempt to find, in the present, the vestiges of archaeological practice in Mexico.

This book discusses Michael Sailstorfer's most recent work, with a special focus on issues of space and site specificity.

An ambitious (and heavyweight) series of 500 images of ugly and beautiful objects and lives by Italian artist and photographer Jacopo Benassi.

Reading of One Million Years (Past and Future 51 – 62) by male and female voices (250 copies limited edition wood boxed set of 24 audio CDs).