Art Situations is the name of a new private initiative in the Iberian Peninsula that aims to promote younger contemporary artists from that region with an annual exhibition and publication. The projec
Charles Ross' fascination with light, time and the space of the stars has produced a major earthwork, large-scale prism installations, sculpture, and painting with dynamite. From "Star Axis," a vast a
This volume records two recent Demand projects: "Embassy" (2007) and "Presidency" (2008). For both series, Demand used images of an embassy interior and the Oval Office at the White House, and laborio
A major resource for new music theory and practice in the twenty-first century, the acclaimed "Arcana" series looks at the inner workings of the artistic process through manifestoes, scores, interview
Comprised of Nicholas Aoki, Stephen Appleby-Barr, Christopher Buchan, Lauchie Reid and Jacob Whibley, the Canadian collective Team Macho spans the worlds of both fine art and illustration, producing w
The four artists in "Expanded Territory"--Agnieszka Brzezanska, Giulio Frigo, Eva Kotatkova and Aida Ruilov--hail from Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic and the United States, respectively, but were a
German painter Max Neumann (born 1949) turns the human figure into a symbol, abstracting his subjects into outlines and silhouettes. Splashes of color suggest the preoccupations of these somber charac
Exploring issues such as migration, integration and globalization, Anna Jermolewa employs photography and video work to make a critical study of the balance of power between the individual and society
The installations of Austrian artist Brigitte Kowanz (born 1957) use neon signs and mirrors to create luminous semiotic environments. This artist's book records works from the late 1990s to the presen
Celebrated Austrian artist Christian Eisenberger (born 1978) does not wait for exhibitions. Instead, he presents his provocative objects and drawings for immediate public display, on the street or in
Dan Perjovschi's black felt-tip drawings, done directly onto the walls of the venues in which they are exhibited, satirize current affairs, both globally and in his native Romania. Perjovschi is a mem
Sculptor, poet and performance artist Timm Ulrichs (born 1940) is considered one of the most influential German conceptual and action artists. This funny and charming artist's book tackles an ongoing
Through a variety of media, including photographs, sculpture, video and printed ephemera, New Zealand artist Simon Denny (born 1982) invites us to reflect on the evolution of television and video as b
The Poltergeist Experimental Group PEG Applied Spirituality and Physical Spirit Manifestation. In his wide-ranging cycles of works, each of which is devoted to a unifying thematic narrative, the Swiss
"Gestalt Forms of Loch Ness" gathers ten years of research into the Loch Ness monster by Irish artist Gerard Byrne (born 1969). Using both the populist literature spawned by the Loch Ness myth and his
This comprehensive catalogue documents for the first time the broad oeuvre of the artist Laura Horelli. In addition to text-based works and photographs, Laura Horelli in particular uses video as a med
Guide. Ondks artistic production consists in an analysis of the several facets of daily life, in its less loud details and in its more ordinary aspects, which emerge from the blurry background to whic
Takehito Koganezawa's understated video animations, based on his drawings of figures and abstract shapes, often tackle the largest of themes with the humblest of means. His works in all media express
"Breaking Records" is an installation by German multimedia artist Nasan Tur (born 1974). Projections on multiple screens show the artist repeatedly attempting and failing to break records for simple a
"Focus Asia" is the first publication in a series on works from the Wemhoner Collection, specializing in works in all media by Asian artists and Asian-influenced Western art. This volume includes arti
This monograph on young Helsinki School photographer Wilma Hurskainen (born 1979) includes her "No Name" series, which explores themes of childhood and memory. Hauntingly beautiful and enigmatic portr
German sculptor Robert Metzkes' lifesize terracotta sculptures and bronzes seem to hail from a different era: the serene expressions and carefully modeled coiffures of his models recall ancient Greek
"Transient Confessions" explores the fascinating and surreal world of the major grand hotels in Switzerland and northern Italy, where the rich and beautiful have gathered since the middle of the ninet
This catalogue collects recent works in painting and sculpture by Turkish artist Ozcan Kaplan (born 1964). Purely abstract, Kaplan's large canvases are explorations in color and gesture, and his sculp
The diaphanous layering and dappled effects in the works of German painter Roger Wardin (born 1971) are created by pouring first water and then diluted oil paints on the canvas. Later, Wardin adds out
This publication introduces two pioneers of new media: Zbigniew Rybczynski, from Poland, and Gabor Body, from Hungary. Rybczynski (born 1949) is a creator of experimental animations and a multimedia a
Romanian-born, Amsterdam-based artist Veron Urdarianu (born 1951) paints pale, melancholy landscapes, with silhouettes of houses and figures hovering vulnerably on an indeterminate or unstable pictori
In our thirst for Hollywood action heroes and caped crusaders, we sometimes overlook the everyday heroes in our midst. U.S.-based Mexican photographer Dulce Pinzon (born 1974) pays homage to Mexican i
Water management runs in the blood of the Dutch. Draining the Netherlands and keeping it dry is a process they started centuries ago and continue to this day. But will this still suffice? In the proje
The immersive soundscape installations and intimate environments of the Canadian artist duo Janet Cardiff (born 1957) and Georges Bures Miller (born 1960) present an ongoing series of chapters in the
Hyper Real Reader. Even more so than Pop Art, photorealist painting and sculpture effectively represents the typically American element in Western postwar art.While subsequently exerting a broad influ
Emerging from New York's Lower East Side in the city's early 1980s No Wave scene, the "Cinema of Transgression" aimed at outright shock, provocation and confrontation. Young filmmakers such as Richard
The luminous photographs of Carina Linge (born 1976) reference the classic still life and memento mori: glass bottles overflow with flowers just beginning to droop, and the light plays off the contras
Michael Wutz's etchings, sepia drawings and watercolors of strange, gloomy scenes crawl with intricate details. Hidden among the skulls, gallows trees and silhouettes of skylines are references to the
The Polish sculptor Alina Szapocznikow (1926-1973) has been the subject of renewed and intense interest over the past few years, with much anticipation of her major touring U.S. survey in 2012/2013. S
Familiar paintings by such masters as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ingres and Picasso are craftily reinterpreted by Leipzig painter Jochen Plogsties (born 1974) in this introductory monograph. He "copies" in o
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Centro de Artes Visuales Fundacion Helga de Alvear, Hans Ulrich Obrist interviewed a range of architects and artists associated with the venue. His interview
This pocket-sized monograph records a recent body of work from the much-admired Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis (born 1956). The black-and-white photographs in "Tree of Light" are intimate portra
Carsten Holler's chunky artist's book "The Double Club" documents the London nightclub of the same name, which operated in 2008-09. Each room in the space was divided into Congolese and Western areas,
