This new title in DuMont's themed Emil Nolde series, which includes "Wanderlust and Unpainted Pictures, is devoted to the painter's garden and flower pictures. Wherever he settled, Nolde always plante
A wide variety of twentieth-century architectural trends can be found in the power stations, dam walls and reservoirs that Swiss photographer Christian Helmle has documented in "Waterpower." The deepl
Pop music fans know him as the guitarist and keyboardist of the chart-topping 1980s band a-ha, but Magne Furuholmen (born 1962) has been working as a visual artist for decades, in painting, ceramics,
Italian photographer Walter Niedermayr (born 1952) has been documenting alpine landscapes since the late 1980s, calling attention to their fragility and exploring the issues surrounding the presence o
El Chaco The Campo del Cielo Meteorites Vol II. The artists Guillermo Faivovich and Nicols Goldberg have been researching Campo del Cielo, a meteorite shower that occurred in northern Argentina four t
"Xilitla" is the name of a film presented by British-born, Mexico City-based artist Melanie Smith (born 1965) at the 54th Venice Biennial in 2011. The film--and this exceptionally handsome accompanyin
This book, is a study of graffiti and street calligraphy in the city of Tijuana. It includes texts that explore the concepts used in the interpretation of the border world of acculturation, cross-cult
This monograph presents a full overview of the paintings and sculptures of London-born, New York/Mexico-based artist Brian Nissen (born 1939). It explores his major themes, which range from myth and h
In "Platon's Mirror" Mischa Kuball (born 1959) draws upon Plato's famous allegory of the cave. Kuball's installation uses projectors, silver foil, photographs and videos to create analogous experienti
The third in a trilogy of books addressing marginality and outsider art as an artistic position, "Mad Marginal Number 3" looks at the work of Spanish artist Dora Garcia (born 1965), who explores the l
The work of Belgian artist Ante Timmermans (born 1976) ranges from very simple black-and-white drawings that depict ghostly skyscrapers and mediate on urban desolation, to installations using record p
"Art and the City" explores the condition of public art in cities. Divided into two volumes shrinkwrapped together--one of color plates, the other of critical discussion--it includes works by artists
"No Core" is the first monograph on the increasingly celebrated oeuvre of Berlin-based artist Pamela Rosenkranz (born 1979). From works using Ralph Lauren-branded latex paint and soft drinks to plasti
"Sources in the Air" accompanies David Maljkovic's three-part exhibition of the same name at the Van Abbemusem, Eindhoven, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and GAMeC, Bergamo. Including f
Mystery, the marvelous, the city of Paris transmuted by love, and Sanglot the Corsair's pursuit of the siren Louise Lame: these are the essential ingredients of "Liberty or Love!," a masterpiece of ea
Ranked as one of the world's most important ecosystems, the Campeche rainforest covers more than seven million acres of southeast Mexico and Belize, and contains more than 2,000 plants species and 350
Over the last two decades, alongside his better known sculptural work, German artist Thomas Schutte (born 1954) has created watercolors and drawings of his acquaintances and friends, as well as numero
This volume is the first monograph on the two-decade-plus career of German painter Thilo Heinzmann (born 1969), who uses materials such as raw pigment, absorbent cotton, Styrofoam, fur and porcelain--
Borrowing its title from the French national motto, "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity" provides a vibrant picture of design in France from the 1940s to today. A catalogue for a 2011 exhibition presen
William Kentridge's recent work is situated on the border between art and science: by examining our perception and understanding of time, he reconsiders the creative process. A work in progress in the
Collector's Paradise" is Allen Ruppersberg's unique reflection on the history of popular American music. The product of years of combing flea markets and yard sales in search of both the visual and re
Where does personal story end and national history begin? Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess (born 1955) explores this question in "The Paternal Suit," which consists of over 100 paintings, prints, and
Alongside Philippe Parreno, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Bernard Joisten, French artist Pierre Joseph was a crucial protagonist in the 1990s turn towards collaborative artmaking, exhibitions as soc
Best known for the slashed and cut canvases--and related spatial environments--of the "Concetti spaziali" that he created primarily in the 1950s and 60s, Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana (1899-1
New York-based artist Urs Fischer (born 1973 in Zurich) has devised a surreal universe in which dust bunnies are magnified into landscapes and a lump of clay squeezed in the artist's fist becomes a to
A superb draughtsman, painter and sculptor, bricoleur of invented religions and cultures, collector of thrift-store paintings and aficionado of middle-brow psychedelic and surrealist art: Jim Shaw (bo
As contemporary art in India becomes more widely recognized within the country, there has also been a growing awareness of its growth and impact internationally. The Matter Within: New Contemporary Ar
In 1914, Marcel Duchamp purchased a bottle rack, called it a sculpture, put his name to it and the "readymade" artwork was born. "It Is What It Is. Or Is It?" considers the legacy of the readymade in
"Image Machine: Andy Warhol and Photography" examines the role of the photograph in Warhol's art, its relationship to his portrait painting and his late paintings and prints, and his rigorous document
The small Kansas town of Matfield Green and the surrounding prairie hills are the focus of the latest extended project from acclaimed photographer and Kansas native Terry Evans (born 1944). A small to
Taking 523 posters found in the streets, graphic designers Rene Put (1962) and Rianne Petter (1975) carefully studied and deconstructed their composition, investigating and isolating certain elements
Since founding the T.O.P. ("Turn On Planning") Office in the 1970s, Belgian architect and artist Luc Deleu (born 1944) has been working on a critical, sociological and ecological approach to urbanism
In 2010, American photographers Amy Stein (born 1970) and Stacy Arezou Mehrfar (born 1977) embarked on a monthlong road trip throughout New South Wales. They were interested in investigating the Austr
First published in French in 1990, "Between-the-Images" unites 20 illustrated essays written between 1981 and 1989 by Raymond Bellour (born 1939), one of the world's most prominent film theorists. Bel
Collects the writings of American artist, musician, and critic John Miller, ranging from reviews and cultural essays to theory and artist's statements.
In 1971, Harald Szeemann invited the American sculptor and installation pioneer Paul Thek to contribute to Documenta 5. Szeemann had named one section of the Documenta "Individual Mythologies," descri
"Elmgreen & Dragset: Performances 1995-2011" showcases 43 performances and live works by Danish-Norwegian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, marking the first time the artists' practice is conside
Swiss artist Rudolf de Crignis (1948-2006) began his career in video, photography and performance art. In 1985, a studio fellowship in New York introduced the artist to the work of American minimalist
Marcel Dzama's 2011 films "A Game of Chess "and "Death Disco Dance" revealed fascinating new developments in the artist's iconography and range of media--perhaps most notably in his use of puppets and
