search results for "the contemporary condition"
2016
texts in English and French
Volume! – The French journal of popular music studies
Mélanie Seteun - Volume! – The French journal of popular music studies
The Punk Scene in France: Forty Years of History.
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Artists' Writings – Miscellaneous
Fondation Hartung Bergman
(last copies available!)
The critical edition of Hans Hartung's autobiographical writings.
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Artists' Writings – Miscellaneous
Fondation Hartung Bergman
The critical edition of Hans Hartung's autobiographical writings.
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Dance & Performing Arts –
The history of the emergence and appropriation of the score in extra-musical domains (theater, dance, performance).
2016
English edition
various
sold out
First monograph by New York-based Thai artist Korakrit Arunanondchai, this publication is the first extensive presentation of the artist's video trilogy Painting with History, which ambitiously addresses a digital native's relationship with art history, spirituality, globalization, technology and self-promotion.
2016
La Belle Brute
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First double album of the "art brut" sound artist Jean-Marie Massou, mixing field recordings, laments and messages to humanity, recorded by himself on his cassette recorders.
2016
La Belle Brute
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First double album of the "art brut" sound artist Jean-Marie Massou, mixing field recordings, laments and messages to humanity, recorded by himself on his cassette recorders.
2016
Edition Telemark
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Music performance by Joe Jones's Solar orchestra recorded at a Erik Andersch's Garden party in 1983. This edition includes the reissue of a rare photographic book documenting the event, as well as a poster and a postcard.
2016
French edition
Le son du grisli
Lenka lente
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French musical website Le son du grisli now in print version. First issue includes: Jason Kahn, Sven-Åke Johansson, La Monte Young, Nurse With Wound, Zbigniew Karkowski, 1910's Manifesto of the Futurist Painters…
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
DoPe Press
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Nightfall gives an overview of Gothic imagination in the arts, from the 18th century to the present day. This pocket-sized catalogue examines the persistent influence of the pioneering works of modern gothic fiction through a series of essays and a rich iconography.
2016
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
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A compilation of restaurants receipts collected between Rome and Berlin on which the British conceptual artist reproduced images of works by other artists (Luciano Fabro, Donald Judd, Andy Warhol, Jenny Holzer, André Cadere, Maurizio Cattelan…). Far from being innocent, this appropriationist gesture reflects on the art world economics while displaying a panorama of art history, stretching from the 1960s to the present day.
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Avant-gardes – Misceallenous
Espace multimedia Gantner
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Reference catalogue
that examines the notion of Art Brut in a time of new technologies. The first section of the volume features a selection of essays by specialists; the second and richly illustrated section introduces the works of 28 iconic or emerging artists.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Fiction
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The new novel by Keren Cytter: an incomplete guide for life.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Project monograph by the Serbian artist revolving around a precious edition of Marcel Proust's collected works translated by Croatian poet Tin Ujević.
2016
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Time Travel
Marocco 1971 offers an intimate, social, and aesthetical portrait of Morocco by Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico. Set during the Summer of 1971, the series also brings back the distinctive spirit of this era.
2016
English edition
Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite
An intervened facsimile of a anthropological catalogue listing the items belonging to three collections of Mexican fabrics and weaving patterns constituted during the mid-seventies.
2016
bilingual edition (English / German)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
An artist's book / catalogue exploring the new role of the image in a world modeled by visual artifacts.
2016
bilingual edition (English / German)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Monographic publication on Ukrainian-born artist Anastasiya Yarovenko, the joint recipient of the 2015 Kunsthalle Wien Prize, whose work is concerned with the body's relationship to societal structures, behaviors, and space.
2016
Sub Rosa
(last copies available!)
In 1987, Michel Redolfi hit the California Desert road during the Fall, to catch those hypothetical poly-sensorial desert tones. He visited the Mojave Desert, Death Valley, Palm Canyon and came back with an extraordinary album of early electronic music, sparse and bright to express the crude light and the divine silences.
2016
Sub Rosa
(last copies available!)
In 1987, Michel Redolfi hit the California Desert road during the Fall, to catch those hypothetical poly-sensorial desert tones. He visited the Mojave Desert, Death Valley, Palm Canyon and came back with an extraordinary album of early electronic music, sparse and bright to express the crude light and the divine silences.
2016
English edition
Kayfa ta
In this post-truth era, how does one navigate the endless information available and choose a viable narrative of reality? In How to Know What's Really Happening Glasgow-based writer and curator Francis McKee looks at various techniques for determining verity, from those of spy agencies and whistle-blowers to mystics and scientists.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
New collection of essays by Boris Groys in which the philosopher discusses the works and artists that influenced his thinking, from Paweł Althamer to Andy Warhol.
2016
English edition
Les presses du réel – Dance & Performing Arts –
The two dancers and choreographers share and compare ideas and references that underpin their respective work.
2016
bilingual edition (English / German)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
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First publication ever to provide a complete survey of the artist's oeuvre to date: like Prouvost's art, the book is fast-paced and full of quick turns and surprises. It includes a series of essays, a conversation between the artist and her model Barbara Steveni, and a complete list of her works and exhibitions.
2016
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
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Publication documenting a series of sculptural works focusing on everyday items.
2016
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
A mystery tale illustrated with artworks by twelve contemporary artists.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
A polemical essay targeting the moral economy of indeterminacy in contemporary art.
2016
French edition
CND (Centre National de la Danse) - Educational (ebooks)
Transmitting specific technical skills in contemporary dance (an educational booklet).
2016
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
GAMeC Books
sold out
The work of
African-American artist Rashid Johnson is considered central in the contemporary debate revolving around the issues of identity, integration and memory. This exhibition catalogue showcases a series of his most iconic oeuvres to offer an intimate yet broad introduction to Johnson's artistic practice.
2016
English edition
Bruno
This prospective study places Africa and the city of Durban at the heart of a project to reconnect the interrupted paths of modernity and of people's emancipation. A singular reflection on architecture and spaces interlocking contemporary issues and dystopian narratives.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
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Books and Ideas after Seth Siegelaub spans an arc of tension between the works of Seth Siegelaub and contemporary cultural production. This highly documented publication features an interview with Seth Siegelaub, two essays by Regine Ehleiter and Michalis Pichler, and an extensively illustrated catalogue with bibliographic details.
2016
French edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
This
publication brings forward the continuous commitment of Lafayette Fondation towards artistic and interdisciplinary production, on the eve of its forthcoming opening in Paris.
2016
English edition
JRP|Editions - Catalogues, Biennales & Collections
This
publication brings forward the continuous commitment of Lafayette Fondation towards artistic and interdisciplinary production, on the eve of its forthcoming opening in Paris.
2016
English edition
Artforum
A special section on Artists on Politics featuring Zoe Leonard, Dread Scott, and Wolfgang Tillmans, the architecture of Donald Trump, Johanna Fateman on Paul Verhoeven's new film Elle, a Top Ten from DJ collective Discwoman, and Joseph Gringley's portfolio “Soundscaping.” Plus, reviews from Tallinn, Washington DC, Munich, Sharjah, Paris, and more.
2016
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Bruno
An erotic coloring artist's book juxtaposing scenes of intimacy and loneliness in the city at night.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Fiction
Part fact, part fiction, this collaborative artist's novel is set in the curious town of Kalimpong, India, where past meets present in a multi-layered tale of espionage and the esoteric.
2016
French edition
Mouvement
Istanbul's artistic scene
and Erdogan's Purge, Jan Fabre, Thibaud Croisy & Bruno Le Maire, failure and the creative process, Hillel Kogan, Jean-Luc Verna, interviews with El Conde de Torrefiel, Albert Serra, Hélène Marquié, portfolio by Leonard Suriyajaya & Simon Collet...
2016
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Bruno
This artist's coloring book is a silent illustrated narrative of a sudden lust-filled encounter between a cowgirl and an Indian girl and their threatening journey through a psychedelic Wild West at night.
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Monographic publication on Hungarian artist Karina Mendreczky, the joint recipient of the 2015 Kunsthalle Wien Prize, who creates fictional landscapes using light and shadow with delicate lyricism.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Artist's book accompanying a sequence of exhibitions by James Richards in Norway, England, and Germany. The publication contains a series of visual essays by the artist, documentation of recent exhibitions, as well as essays by Dan Fox, Ed Atkins, Steve Reinke, Chris McCormack, and Fatima Hellberg.
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
JRP|Editions - Bureau des Videos (DVD)
Expanding its mapping of landmark exhibitions and curatorial history from the 1960s to today, the “Archives” series dedicates its fifth DVD to Sonsbeek, an art manifestation held in 1971 and 1986 in and around Arnhem (Netherlands). Mainly showcasing large installations and sculptures in natural surroundings, these two events are crucial to the history of outdoor exhibitions, shifting the boundaries of traditional sculpture.
2016
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Nieves
A selection of trucks—coaches, tow trucks, merchandise trucks—drawn with ballpoint pen and pencil by underground legend Wesley Willis. Compiled from different notebooks, this series highlights an essential and almost obsessive motif in the visual work of the Chicagoan artist.
2016
bilingual edition (German / French)
Archive Books
The publication sheds light on the 20-year history of the presence of French artists in Germany through the voices of selected representatives of the German art scene (on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Bureau des arts plastiques in Berlin).
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Critical Spatial Practice
The eighth volume of the Critical Spatial Practice series focuses on Jill Magid's “The Barragán Archives,” a multiyear project that examines the legacy of Pritzker Prize—winning architect Luis Barragán (1902-1988), and questions forms of power, public access, and copyright that construct artistic legacy.
2016
a.p.r.e.s editions
54.00 45.00 €
Box set gathering 2 books / DVDs and one book.
2016
Sub Rosa
The new organic soundtrack creation by Francisco López inspired by trance rituals.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
(last copies available!)
An introduction to the notion of behavioral object based upon a case study on three emblematic works by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
various
Creating Bob: a food truck with a living, warm and hospitable public purpose, set close to Lille-Europe Train Station and commissioned as part of the “New Patrons” program.
2016
English edition
Archive Books
An analysis of the posthumous interpretations of Brancusi's life and work, and of the political use of the Romanian sculptor as a nationalist figure.
2016
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
This volume documents two parallel solo shows by Angela Bulloch and Maria Zerres, framed by the notion of entropy.