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
In "Tenderness and Temperature," Swiss artist-duo Caroline Bachmann (born 1963) and Stefan Banz (born 1961) offer a photographic portrait of Berlin's park-like cemeteries, exploring both their functio
Our decisions shape our future, but we know little about how. To find out, planners and designers construct vivid images of what could be. These scenarios serve as path-breakers between imagination an
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
In After Hiroshima, American artist elin o’Hara slavick attempts to address the aftermath of the 1945 bombing--historically, poetically and visually. This act of ethical seeing brings to us with harro
This colorful volume examines the use of rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies in the development of new, cutting-edge architectural processes. Beginning with a discussion of the theory beh
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
With the support of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands Architecture Fund, several other funds, and the city of Rotterdam, film scholar Paalman researched and prepared this in-depth study
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
"Strategies Against Architectures" collects recent works by German painter Sven Druhl (born 1968). There is more to his meticulous and reductive landscapes and architectural scenes than initially meet
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
"Transcommunality" celebrates Mexican artist Laura Anderson Barbata's work with The Brooklyn Jumbies for whom she creates costumes and wearable sculptures.
Dutch artist Fransje Killaars (born 1959) is internationally renowned for her enormous installations of brightly colored textiles. Initially influenced by virtuosos of bold color such as Matisse and E
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
A Texan photographer who divides his time between London and Los Angeles, Brett Van Ort started out as a camera assistant and operator working on various films, documentaries, commercials and televisi
Room of Rhythms 1. Part of an ongoing exploration, Room of Rhythms 1 is based on a conversation between Cevdet Erek and Duygu Demir that reflects on themes of sound, architecture, rhythm, measured tim
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
Igor Zabel (1958-2005) was one of Slovenia's foremost curators and writers. Published as a part of JRP - Ringier's "Documents" critical writings series (published with Les presses du reel), this impor
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
L'Internationale is a trans-institutional network of five major European museums and artists' archives: Moderna Galerija Ljublana, Julius Koller Society Bratislava/Vienna, MACBA Barcelona, Van Abbemus
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
Drawing from the collection of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, "Dutch Architecture in 250 Highlights" celebrates the collection's centenary with this portrait of the rich and varied architectu
Geometric abstraction found its most dynamic, sensual and enduring expression in Latin America. Between 1930 and 1970, concrete, neoconcrete art and other varieties of abstraction thrived on this cont
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
"Corrected Slogans" looks at conceptual practices in contemporary art and poetry. In conjunction with the exhibition "Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art "at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Den
Published in conjunction with a retrospective at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, "Becoming" spans the entire career of Alice Maher (born 1956), one of Ireland's most respected and influential artists.
