"Americana: 50 States, 50 Months, 50 Exhibitions" was a long-term presentation consisting of 50 displays, each approximately one month long, exhibited between January 2011-May 2012 and coorganized by
Outlining planes and volumes in space with the humblest of materials, American artist Fred Sandback's (1943-2003) work makes ingenious use of the Minimalist artistic vocabulary. Though Sandback employ
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
Photographer Roman Burda (born 1966) is known for his exploration of African landscapes, especially in Ethiopia. His genuine and intimate relationships with the locals of the Omo River region have all
"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
"Unsitely Aesthetics" seeks to address the unconventional ways in which contemporary art is made and engaged with across the vastly expanded networks of new media culture, arguing--counterintuitively-
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
"Lugares de Transito" is the culmination of the epic journey of 16 photographers in Latino cities in both the US and Latin America. In each city, a pair of photographers works with an exhibition curat
"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
After cofounding "Fantom" in 2009 in Milan and New York in 2009, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz is continuing the endeavor by launching her magazine with the new name of "Osmos." Nourishing contemporary perspe
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
This volume documents an installation by Cildo Meireles and Antoni Muntadas at the Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp. For this occasion, the artists divided the space with a transparent partition; on one side
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
Some USA Stories. Fabian Marcaccio moves between genres. Painting is always his starting point from there, he strikes out into real space in various ways, including monumental installations and works
German painter Frank Rodel (born 1954) has a longstanding fascination with the Antarctic, which he photographed during an expedition made by the Alfred Wegener Institute and later reprised in his own
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
Full of sumptuous color photographs, this fascinating volume takes a broad overview of islands as geological and cultural entities, approaching them from every angle: as isolate ecologies, as mini-sta
