jrp|ringier
Since 2004, JRP | Ringier has been a publishing company dedicated to contemporary art and culture based in Zurich. Artists’ books and writings, books on theory by art critics and curators, monographs, anthologies, signature series, exhibition and biennale publications, special and limited editions, photography books, design publications, and DVDs constitute an important backlist of more than 500 titles currently in active distribution (in English, French, and German). In this catalogue, which shows the diversity of our editorial and graphic design approaches, you will find our 2016 production and an insight into the books to be published in 2017. We do hope these publications will kindle your curiosity and interest, as much as we remain interested in working with our international network of associate editors, partners, museums, private structures, associate designers, writers, galleries, artists, and cultural producers—and with our commited distribution partners. Let’s find the book(s) that suit(s) you best!
2016
Anticipations The Archives of Tony Oursler Art Basel | Year 46 Art Handling Ericka Beckman Guillaume Bijl Ian Cheng Guy de Cointet Hubert Damisch & Jean Dubuffet ECAL Graphic Design General Idea David Hominal KIÖR: Stadt auf Achse Eva Kotátková David Maljković Matt Mullican The Playground Project Ugo Rondinone Shirana Shahbazi Sonsbeek (1971, 1986) John Stezaker Kelley Walker
2017
A Brief History of Curating Art Basel | Year 47 Maja Bajević Yael Bartana Walead Beshty Ce que le sida m’a fait Claudia Comte (Curating) From A to Z ((Curating) Curating) From Z to A Sam Falls Peter Halley Sheila Hicks Thomas Hirschhorn How to Do Things with Art Dorothy Iannone M/2, Vevey (1987–1991) Liz Magor Now–Tomorrow–Flux Magali Reus Spacescapes. Dance & Drawing since 1962 Writings on Wade Guyton Raffael Waldner …
A manifesto for artistic and interdisciplinary production
Anticipations Catalogues, Biennales, & Collections Guillaume Houzé, François Quintin (eds.) Howard Becker, Neil Cummings, Chris Dercon, Lidewij Edelkoort, RoseLee Goldberg, Raphael Hefti, Rem Koolhaas, François Quintin, Judith Wielander, et al. English ISBN 978-3- 03764-462-1 French ISBN 978-3-03764-484-3 Softcover, 220 × 320 mm 304 pages Images 200 color CHF 42 / € 35 / £ 28 / $ 45
An archive of phantasmagoria
The Archives of Tony Oursler Imponderable Monographs & Artists’ Books Tom Eccles, Maja Hoffmann, Beatrix Ruf (eds.) Jordan Bear, Karen Beckman, Noam Elcott, Tom Gunning, Branden W. Joseph, Peter Lamont, Fred Nadis, Stephanie O’Rourke, Jim Steinmeyer, Christopher Turner, et al. English ISBN 978-3- 03764-475-1 Softcover, 210 × 280 mm 520 pages Images 552 color / 110 b/w CHF 60 / € 50 / £ 38 / $ 65
A year in the art world
Art Basel | Year 46 Catalogues, Biennales, & Collections Lionel Bovier, Marc Spiegler (eds.) Suzanne Cotter, Cao Fei, Alexie Glass-Kantor, Jitish Kallat, Omar Kholeif, Ute Meta Bauer, Heike Munder, Seth Price, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Li Zhenhua, et al. English ISBN 978-3-03764-448-5 Hardcover, 210 × 295 mm 784 pages Images 450 color / 530 b/w CHF 70 / € 57 / £ 44 / $ 80
Lucie Kolb, Christoph Lang, Wolfgang Ullrich, Judith Welter [Hg.]
Art Handling Partituren der Logistik
A handbook for museums
Art Handling Partituren der Logistik Anthologies & Art Theory Lucie Kolb, Christoph Lang, Wolfgang Ullrich, Judith Welter (eds.) Monika Domman, Christoph Lang, Rachel Mader, Simone Miller, Peter J. Schneemann, Wolfgang Ullrich, Tobias Vogt, Judith Welter, Beat Wyss German ISBN 978-3- 03764-414- 0 Softcover, 160 × 230 mm 128 pages Images 25 color / 2 b/w CHF 30 / € 28 / £ 19 / $ 35
Aesthetics for a Ludic Century
Ericka Beckman Monographs & Artists’ Books Lionel Bovier, Fabrice Stroun, Geraldine Tedder (eds.) John Beeson, Lionel Bovier, Vera Dika, Jeanne Graff, Fabrice Stroun, Geraldine Tedder, Eric Zimmerman English ISBN 978-3- 03764-421-8 Hardcover, 280 × 272 mm 144 pages Images 328 color CHF 74 / € 60 / £ 48 / $ 80
A “facebook” of the art world
Walead Beshty Industrial Portraits Volume One (2008–2012) Monographs & Artists’ Books Walead Beshty (ed.) Hans Ulrich Obrist English ISBN 978-3- 03764-485- 0 Softcover, 106 × 165 mm 568 pages Images 158 color / 344 b/w CHF 25 / € 20 / £ 16 / $ 29.95
Jumps of the Cat: Guillaume Bijl’s Simulation Therapy
Guillaume Bijl Monographs & Artists’ Books Clément Dirié (ed.) John C. Welchman English ISBN 978-3- 03764-468-3 Softcover, 237 × 286 mm 160 pages Images 120 color / 20 b/w CHF 50 / € 40 / £ 30 / $ 55
IAN CHENG
A dialogue between art, new technologies, and neuroscience
Ian Cheng Forking at Perfection
FORKING AT PERFECTION
Monographs & Artists’ Books Raphael Gygax, Heike Munder (eds.) Franziska Bigger, Ian Cheng, Raphael Gygax English ISBN 978-3- 03764-471-3 Hardcover, 173 × 235 mm 138 pages Images 65 color CHF 48 / € 40 / £ 30 / $ 49.95
An era of free imagination had just begun
Guy de Cointet Monographs & Artists’ Books Lionel Bovier, Clément Dirié (eds.) Larry Bell, Marie de Brugerolle, Gérard Wajcman English ISBN 978-3- 03764-477-5 Hardcover, 170 × 240 mm 160 pages Images 74 color / 26 b/w CHF 39 / € 32 / £ 26 / $ 45
From A (as in Art) to Z (as in sZeemann)
(Curating) From A to Z Hapax Series Jens Hoffmann English ISBN 978-3- 03764-372-3 Softcover, 105 × 165 mm 80 pages CHF 12 / € 10 / £ 7 / $ 15
Friendship & Exegesis
Hubert Damisch & Jean Dubuffet Entrée en matière Lectures maison rouge Series Sophie Berrebi (ed.) Sophie Berrebi, Hubert Damisch, Jean Dubuffet French ISBN 978-3- 03764-452-2 Softcover, 145 × 225 mm 240 pages Images 45 b/w CHF 25 / € 19.5 / £ 17 / $ 29.95
A sourcebook of graphic design by one of the leading European art schools
ECAL Graphic Design Anthologies & Art Theory Angelo Benedetto, Lionel Bovier, Vincent Devaud, Gilles Gavillet, Alexis Georgacopoulos (eds.) Angelo Benedetto, Alexis Georgacopoulos, François Rappo English / French ISBN 978-3- 03764-455-3 Hardcover, 225 × 295 mm 160 pages Images 128 color CHF 48 / € 40 / £ 30 / $ 49.95
General Idea is basically this: a framing device within which we inhabit the role of the artist as we see the living legend
General Idea A Retrospective (1969–1994) Monographs & Artists’ Books Frédéric Bonnet (ed.) Jean-Christophe Ammann, Frédéric Bonnet, AA Bronson, Louise Dompierre, Elisabeth Lebovici, David Moos English ISBN 978-3-03764-480 -5 Softcover, 174 × 238 mm 224 pages Images 151 color / 81 b/w CHF 42 / € 35 / £ 28 / $ 45
David Hominal
The offspring of an intense relashionship with the world
David Hominal Monographs & Artists’ Books Laurence Schmidlin (ed.) Stéphanie Moisdon, Laurence Schmidlin English ISBN 978-3- 03764-463-8 French ISBN 978-3-03764-464-5 Hardcover, 205 × 286 mm 64 pages Images 50 color CHF 32 / € 25 / £ 19 / $ 35
A manual for public art projects
KIÖR: Stadt auf Achse Mit Kunst urbane Räume gestalten. Ein Handbuch Anthologies & Art Theory Gabriela Christen, Christoph Doswald, Martin Heller (eds.) Gabriela Christen, Christoph Doswald, Vera Kluser, Rachel Mader, Peter Spillmann German ISBN 978-3- 03764-453-9 Softcover, 168 × 235 mm 144 pages Images 55 color CHF 32 / € 25 / £ 19 / $ 35
An obsession with reshaping and hijacking preexisting photographic images
Eva Kotátková Pictorial Atlas of a Girl Who Cut a Library into Pieces Tranzit Series Vít Havránek, Eva Kotátková (eds.) Eva Kotátková Czech / English ISBN 978-3- 03764-361-7 Softcover, 170 × 240 mm 703 pages Images 433 color CHF 42 / € 35 / £ 28 / $ 49.95
An in-depth exploration of an influential sculptor
Liz Magor Monographs & Artists’ Books Dan Adler, Lesley Johnstone, Liz Magor, Heike Munder, Bettina Steinbrügge (eds.) Dan Adler, Ian Carr-Harris, Géraldine Gourbe, Lesley Johnstone, Trevor Mahovsky, Heike Munder, Isabelle Pauwels, Chris Sharp, Bettina Steinbrügge, Corin Sworn English / German ISBN 978-3-03764-474-4 Hardcover, 208 × 275 mm 256 pages Images 200 color CHF 58 / € 53 / £ 37 / $ 59.95
MALJKOVIC in Low Resolution
DAVID MALJKOVIC DAVID in Low Resolution
A case study of concept cars and modernist memories
David Maljković In Low Resolution Monographs & Artists’ Books David Maljković (ed.) Julien Fronsacq, François Piron English / French ISBN 978-3- 03764-472- 0 Softcover, 200 × 295 mm 80 pages Images 90 color CHF 32 / € 25 / £ 19 / $ 35
The Rubbings are like a diary of Matt Mullican’s work
Matt Mullican Rubbings. Catalogue 1984–2016 Monographs & Artists’ Books Dieter Schwarz (ed.) Dieter Schwarz English / German ISBN 978-3- 03764-461-4 Hardcover, 180 × 235 mm 440 pages Images 620 color CHF 60 / € 50 / £ 38 / $ 70
A reassessment of the contemporary museum
Now–Tomorrow–Flux An Anthology on the Museum of Contemporary Art Anthologies & Art Theory Beatrice von Bismarck, Heike Munder, Peter J. Schneemann (eds.) Claire Bishop, Martha Buskirk, Beatriz Colomina, Bettina Funcke, Christian Kravagna, Oliver Marchart, Donald Preziosi, Sophia Prinz, Büro trafo.K, Beat Wyss, Artur Żmijewski English ISBN 978-3- 03764-367-9 Softcover, 160 × 230 mm 280 pages Images 28 color / 23 b/w CHF 38 / € 32 / £ 24 / $ 39.95
11 interviews with curatorial pioneers
A Brief History of Curating Documents Series Lionel Bovier, Hans Ulrich Obrist (eds.) Daniel Birnbaum, Christophe Cherix, Hans Ulrich Obrist English ISBN 978-3-905829-55-6 Softcover, 150 × 210 mm 246 pages CHF 20 / € 15 / £ 12.95 / $ 24.95
An anthology that addresses laymen as well as experts who want to do more than just seesaw and swing
The Playground Project Anthologies & Art Theory Gabriela Burkhalter (ed.) Daniel Baumann, Gabriela Burkhalter, Xavier de la Salle, Vincent Romagny, Sreejata Roy English / German ISBN 978-3- 03764-454-6 Softcover, 203 × 262 mm 256 pages Images 152 color / 111 b/w CHF 48 / € 40 / £ 30 / $ 49.95
Magali Reus
The physical and psychical space of objecthood
Magali Reus Monographs & Artists’ Books Leontine Coelewij, Clément Dirié, Magali Reus (eds.) Kirsty Bell, Andrew Bonacina, Leontine Coelewij, Andrew Durbin, Liam Gillick, Beatrix Ruf English ISBN 978-3- 03764-482-9 Hardcover, 205 × 250 mm 144 pages Images 140 color CHF 39 / € 32 / £ 26 / $ 39.95
A Chinese museum populated by Ugo Rondinone’s obsessive series
Ugo Rondinone Breathe Walk Die Monographs & Artists’ Books Larys Frogier (ed.) Larys Frogier Chinese / English ISBN 978-3- 03764-409-6 Hardcover, 240 × 310 mm 134 pages Images 86 color CHF 38 / € 32 / £ 23 / $ 39.95
A film noir traversing a megacity that, although remote and unknown to many, seems to be as ordinary as others
Shirana Shahbazi Tehran North Monographs & Artists’ Books Manuel Krebs, Shirana Shahbazi (eds.) English ISBN 978-3- 03764-467-6 Hardcover, 199 × 300 mm 96 pages Images 96 b/w CHF 32 / € 25 / £ 19 / $ 35
A new standard for outdoor exhibitions
Sonsbeek (1971, 1986) Yves Aupetitallot (ed.) Yves Aupetitallot, Jef Cornelis English / French ISBN 978-3-03764-447-8 DVD with booklet 24 pages Images 27 b/w CHF 38 / € 25 / £ 17 / $ 35
Sarah Burkhalter & Laurence Schmidlin A fruitful dialogue for the creative body of the 20th century
Spacescapes Dance & Drawing since 1962 Documents Series
Spacescapes Dance & Drawing
Sarah Burkhalter, Laurence Schmidlin (eds.) English ISBN 978-3- 03764-469- 0 French ISBN 978-3-03764-470-6
Softcover, 150 × 210 mm 240 pages (English) / 256 pages (French) Images 20 b/w
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CHF 25 / € 20 / £ 16 / $ 29.95
Returning seemingly banal imagery to its essential freedom
John Stezaker Unassisted Readymade Monographs & Artists’ Books Markus Bosshard, Jürg Trösch (ed.) David Campany English / German ISBN 978-3- 03764-449-2 Hardcover, 245 × 345 mm 144 pages Images 68 color CHF 68 / € 54 / £ 42 / $ 75
Salon RAFFAEL WALDNER
A moment in the biography of the automobile myth
Raffael Waldner Salon Monographs & Artists’ Books Markus Bosshard, Jürg Trösch (eds.) Jürgen Häusler, Martin Jäggi English / German ISBN 978-3- 03764-486-7 Hardcover, 245 × 345 mm 136 pages Images 120 color CHF 65 / € 54 / £ 42 / $ 75
KELLEY WALKER DIRECT
Collapsing the digital and the physical into a compressed space of representation
Kelley Walker Direct Drive Monographs & Artists’ Books Jeffrey Uslip (ed.)
DRIVE
Christophe Cherix, Suzanne Hudson, Anne Pontégnie, Jeffrey Uslip English ISBN 978-3- 03764-495-9
Hardcover, 204 × 272 mm 160 pages Images 90 color CHF 42 / € 35 / £ 28 / $ 45
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