This book is a multivocal account of the work of Zimbabwean artist James Beckett (born 1977). Reproductions of Beckett's photography, installation and painting are punctuated by associative interjecti
Explores the photographs of two master photographers, Harry Callahan and Edward Weston, through the relationships of vision and desire. While the well-known bodies of works have been understood as nud
Drawn from one of the richest private collections of Latin American photography in the world (that of Stanislas and Leticia Poniatowski), the project Mutant Cities is a visual exploration of various c
Comprises of a selection of more than 150 works drawn from the exceptional collection of modern and contemporary photographs of Irish-American collector David Kronn, which he has pledged to the Irish
The Lebanese video artists, documentarians and photographers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige have been a duo since the 1990s, making works that address the turbulent history of their homeland. Th
Over the course of about ten years, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Matthew Barney met several times to discuss Barney's past work, current projects and his plans for the future. The resulting collection of in
Cheyney Thompson has made the technology, production and distribution of painting the subject of his work. His "Chronochromes" (2009-2011) are composed using the color system devised by Albert H. Muns
"Command Z" presents works by North American artists who have been pioneers in the area of art and technology. Pieces by Paul DeMarinis, Nina Katchadourian, Ingrid Bachmann, and team Emile Morin and J
Image plus narrative equals tableau--or "scenicity," as authors Jaroslav Vostr and Miroslav Vojte?chovsk y describe the phenomenon of staging, in the visual and dramatic arts and in commerce. In this
Passage" presents 62 photographs of empty passages by Swiss photographer and artist Erwin Staeheli (born 1955) that directly confront the claustrophobic and alienating qualities of such spaces. "You f
Japanese-born photographer Reiko Imoto's second monograph gathers two new series, "Time Traveler's Diary" and "Visions of the Other Side," her most surrealistic series yet. Imoto's moody black-and-whi
"Aesthetics of Collaboration" surveys the performances and methods of Panamanian artist Humberto Velez, while also shedding light on a tradition of participatory practices in Latin America and the Car
The Magazine of Photography and Ideas. This edition of Aperture focuses on "Curiosity." Taking its name from the Mars Rover, which has reminded us that a fundamental purpose of photography is to show
"Positioning the Art Gallery" traces the history of galleries in Amsterdam beginning around 1960. American artists such as Lawrence Weiner, Sol LeWitt and Allen Ruppersberg, as well as Dutch artists s
"Cycle Space" is the first book to view the city through the lens--or rearview mirror--of the bicycle. It features portraits of eight major cities and their respective cycling cultures: New York, Chic
"In-Sight" is the second volume in a series on the Wemhoner Collection, providing a glimpse into some of contemporary photography's trends, from portrait and landscape photography to overpainting and
"David Smith: Points of Power" is the first publication to trace the figurative impulse running throughout the oeuvre of Abstract Expressionist sculptor and painter David Smith (1906-1965). Beautifull
At just over 2,000 feet, the Guangzhou TV Tower is one of the world's tallest buildings. Construction of this spectacular tower, which was designed by the Dutch architects Mark Hemel and Barbara Kuit,
This belletristic conceptual art book is a production of the Chair of Design of Constructions at Delft U. of Technology. It is the fifth in their Imagination series, designed to inject architects and
"I Owe You the Truth in Painting" surveys recent work by Dutch painter Robert Zandvliet (born 1970), known for his large paintings of everyday objects rendered in clear outlines and monochrome blocks.
Spanish painter, stage designer and author Eduardo Arroyo (born 1937) turns 75 in 2012, and this volume, published for the occasion, looks back at his comical, often absurdist paintings from 1975 to 2
"Semiglot" documents German artist Mariella Mosler's (born 1962) most recent installation in the town of Giessen: a sweeping, labyrinthine floor mosaic made from tiny multicolored sweets and a wall in
Using found images and objects, the photographic cycles and installations of Munich-based photographer Ulrich Gebert (born 1976) foreground the culturally determined character of our relationship to n
The Berlin-based duo Romy and Stef Richter, aka Burghard, devise installations composed of everyday/office materials such as blackboards, desks, books, projectors etc, which effect tensions between ob
In "Lunar Landscapes: Maasvlakte 2," Dutch photographer Marie-Jose Jongerius (born 1970) documents the expansion of the Port of Rotterdam--the largest in Europe and third largest in the world. In thes
The renovation of old buildings can no longer be seen as a necessary evil that costs money and summons inconvenience yields. The recognition is growing that the renovation of buildings and its facades
"Made for You "looks at more than 80 product designs by renowned studios and corporations from Europe, the U.S.A. and Asia, as well as by young emerging designers, all of whom aim at investing their p
Subverting Disambiguities" is a collective reflection on themes raised by exhibitions curated at the Shedhalle Zurich by Anke Hoffmann and Yvonne Volkart, between 2009 and 2012. Composed of theoretica
"Growing Up in the New Age" is the product of an inspiring research project by London-based photographer Marjolaine Ryley (born 1974), and stems from the artist's experience as a student at Kirkdale,
Austrian-born, New York-based graphic designer, typographer and artist Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962) often tests and transgresses the boundary between art and design, through his imaginative implement
Since the early 1980s, the celebrated British-born sculptor Tony Cragg (born 1949) has demonstrated a virtuoso handling of a range of materials--marble, wood, glass, bronze and fiberglass--first explo
International Art in Germany. The 45 young artists featured in this second instalment of the survey exhibition Made In Germany, hail not just from German cities, but also from places like Warsaw and T
The abstractions of Madrid-based painter Prudencio Irazabal (born 1954), achieve exquisite effects of luminous blur and throbbing color, often evoking the amorphous light effects of sunlight on closed
Chapardages style volupt. Anton Henning links together a network of ironic borrowings and references from recent art history that extends to the era of Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon.Interiors, still
The figure portraits of French painter Beatrice Dreux (born 1972) allegorize major political and existential themes, from unrest in Palestine and Algeria to larger cosmic concerns. "Palestine, Mothers
In 2000, the famous French gallerist and collector Yvon Lambert installed her personal art collection in a splendid eighteenth-century mansion in Avignon. Throughout the 1960s, Lambert was among the l
A member of the De Stijl group alongside Mondrian and van Doesburg, Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899-1962) was one of the first abstract painters, and a participant in almost every European movem
Brinkman & Van der Vlugt (1925-1936) is best known for the Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam and the standard Dutch telephone box, which was used for over 50 years. This publication offers a complete
Summary: Every two years, Archiprix international invites all university level courses in the field of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture to select their best graduation projects
