The Apple is Everything Barnaby Barford
Human Playground Why We Play Hannelore Vandenbussche
In mythology, art history and religious iconography, the apple has been imbued with every imaginable human desire. It has been a symbol of love and beauty, of temptation, of immortality, peace, death and poison, of sin and redemption. From Adam and Eve to the trials of Heracles, to the art of Cézanne and Magritte, to Newton’s theory of gravity, the death of Alan Turing and the growth of Steve Jobs, the apple resonates throughout western culture. It is Snow White, William Tell, it is The Beatles and the Viking gods, it is even the American frontier. Now, Barnaby Barford offers a celebration of this fruit, exploring its impact on the history of humankind. Apples have become a recent feature of Barford’s eye-catching installations, whether ripe and healthy or in a state of decay.
Why do we play games? That is the question Belgian photographer Hannelore Vandenbussche decided to explore, traveling to numerous countries to roam the world of sports, passion, athletic competition, transition, and emancipation. The athletes she portrays keep old traditions alive or carve out new territory and celebrate with boisterous parties centered around their games. Meet Buzkashi players astride their horses in Central Asia, Donga stick fighters in Ethiopia, Tarahumara runners in Mexico, big wave surfers in Nazaré,and many other athletes in these unusual sports. These unique photographs capture athletes from both indigenous cultures in remote parts of the globe and from familiar, Western cultures. Human Playground showcases a hugely diverse range of sports from places as far-flung as Mongolia and Madagascar, from jockeys in Dubai to land divers in Vanuatu.
9781788841641 ACC Art Books 6.5 x 9.25in. 288pp., 246 col. October 2022 $35.00/CDN$45.00 Hardback
9783961713776 teNeues Publishing Company 9.875 x 12.625in. 288pp., 12 b.&w. June 2022 $95.00/CDN$123.50 Hardback
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Life in Plastik Eli Rezkallah “Plastik’s gift to the world is beauty, colour, magic and imagination. The gift is more important today than ever before.” RuPaul Beirut born and based visual artist and creative director Eli Rezkallah founded the visual arts magazine Plastik in 2009. It was unlike anything that had been produced in the Middle East previously, with photographs of drag queens, nudity, bold color, dramatic staging, and cuttingedge visual stories by himself and other artists. In addition to the magazine, Plastik is now a studio, a gallery, and a social media presence. This book is a bestof celebration of Eli Rezkallah’s work from Plastik, capturing his accessible, provocative, and socially astute work in a single volume.
9789401483339 Lannoo Publishers 9.45 x 12.44in. 240pp., 300 col., 20 b.&w. August 2022 $80.00/CDN$104.00 Hardback
