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New Publications Spring 2020

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HIGHLIGHTS Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Irene van Nispen Kress

Jonas Burgert

Stefanie Schweiger

Ron Hoffer

Barbara Klemm

The Female Side of God

Ludwig Windstosser

THE OPÉRA

Tobias Bärmann

Vianca Reinig and Philipp Schmidt

Andrea Baumgartl

Jan-Ole Schiemann

Julia Steinigeweg

Save the Children

Jörg Brüggemann and Tobias Kruse

Roger Turesson

The Journey

The Assembled Human

Olaf Schlote

Gudrun Kemsa

Wolfgang Strassl

ART Caline Aoun

Markus Oehlen

CULTURE

Anna K.E. and Florian Meisenberg

Digital Imaginaries

Grace Weaver

Der Struwwelpeter

Dries Verhoeven

Cute

Rebecca Horn

Jonathan Monk

Sibylle Jazra

Liz Bachhuber

COLLECTOR’S EDITION

Monira Al Qadiri

Claudia Zweifel

With Borrowed Eyes

Wolfram Ullrich

Catrin Huber

Book Bundles

Josef Rainer

Bestseller

104

Robert Rotar

Fall 2019

106

Sebastian Jung

Der Funke Gottes

The Spirit of Times and Convergences

René Schoemakers

Image Credits

114

Nguyen Xuan Huy

Alexandru Rădvan

Distributions and Representations

116

Carlfriedrich Claus

Contents

120

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Dear Book Dealers, Dear Readers, Spring 2020 will be multifaceted and enthralling! Experience all of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s breathtaking large-scale projects from the 1960s until today, for the first time. Immerse yourself in the fascinating universe of Jonas Burgert. Accompany Barbara Klemm from the Neckar Valley to Greece on the occasion of HÖLDERLIN 2020. Discover The Female Side of God and the human body with THE OPÉRA. Join Vianca Reinig and Philipp Schmidt on Lewis and Harris, the northernmost Scottish island. Participate in the moving human destinies in the photographs by Dominic Nahr for SAVE THE CHILDREN and by the renowned Swedish photojournalist Roger Turesson. While browsing, you will notice that the “age of digital reproducibility” is one of the major themes. The changes in technology over the past 100 years have radically altered the present and us as well. Reality is increasingly shifting toward the virtual, and, in this “brave new world,” many artists struggle with the huge opportunities and abysses of digitization. From the conflicting relationship between man and machine since the Industrial Revolution, which The Assembled Human impressively visualizes, to Caline Aoun, who is currently making visible the “noise” of the medial flood of images and data. Anna K.E. and Florian Meisenberg explore the effects of the digital on living together in the analogue world. Julia Steinigeweg examines the inability to distinguish between reality and simulation. Between the oil industry and mythical history, Monira Al Qadiri finds poetic images for the upheavals in the Middle East of the past thirty years. Jan-Ole Schiemann transforms classical painting into a hypertext that constantly generates itself anew, and the big research volume Digital Imaginaries dedicates itself to

digital infrastructures on the African continent in order to show possible perspectives for the future in art, architecture, music, and technology. As a publisher, I am naturally delighted that the book quite clearly continues to be the suitable medium for giving the intangible immateriality of the digital a tangible form! You find extensive monographs with young and new approaches, for instance, to Rebecca Horn, the grande dame of performance and body-related art, as well as to Markus Oehlen, the anarchic and untiring pictorial inventor. There are premieres such as by Liz Bachhuber and Dries Verhoeven, who bring art into public space and day-to-day life, by the enthralling young American painter Grace Weaver, and by the witty conceptual artist Jonathan Monk. Sebastian Jung, René Schoemakers, and Olaf Schlote address the increasing radicalization of societies and the necessity of memory. The Dutch photographer Irene van Nispen Kress has compiled a subtle study of femininity in old age, and Stefanie Schweiger traveled to China to search for ancient knowledge, alternative medicine, and hidden belief. Photographer Tobias Bärmann roamed the dark sides of Los Angeles, the “city of dreams,” on a bicycle. Andrea Baumgartl has accompanied the “Fridays for Future” demonstrations up close from the very beginning, and Gudrun Kemsa presents New York as a gigantic stage for human drama. In addition, we invite you to discover our new collector’s editions and our thematic books bundles on photography, drawing, and a long overdue global history of art. My team and I wish you great pleasure with all our new books!

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Russian Times 1988–2018

16.8 ∞ 24 cm, 384 pp., 164 ills. Hardcover

17 ∞ 24 cm, 368 pp., 230 ills. Hardcover

25 ∞ 28 cm, 200 pp., 94 ills. Hardcover

isbn 978-3-7356-0543-6 English

isbn 978-3-7356-0602-0 English

isbn 978-3-7356-0562-7 German | English

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Florian Schwarz

Dale Grant

Eric Mistler

A Handful of Dust

Fading Beauty

Paris Buenos Aires

24 ∞ 32 cm, 232 pp., 615 ills. Hardcover

22.5 ∞ 29 cm, 120 pp., 75 ills. Hardcover

29 ∞ 24 cm, 128 pp., 117 ills. Hardcover

isbn 978-3-7356-0591-7 German | English

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isbn 978-3-7356-0622-8 English | French | Spanish

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HIGHLIGHTS

25 Years Wrapped Reichstag

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Projects 1963–2020: Ingrid & Thomas Jochheim Collection Editor: Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main Texts by: Friedhelm Hütte, Ingrid and Thomas Jochheim, Matthias Koddenberg Graphic design: faible, Frankfurt am Main 19.5 ∞ 23.5 cm, 176 pp., 135 col. ills. Softcover To be published March 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0649-5 German | English Approx. 5 35,– (D) £ 34,– $ 45,–

Christo and Jeanne-Claude rank among the most popular artist couples of our time. They were unrivaled in breaking the art world’s tight boundaries and arousing the enthusiasm of a broad public, across all social strata, for their spectacular shroudings of buildings and landscapes. The PalaisPopulaire presents the Jochheim Collection and traces the history of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s breath-taking large-scale projects, complemented by their rarely shown early works. Of course, the wrapping of the Reichstag takes center stage: an Exhibition: Christo & Jeanne-Claude Projects 1963–2020: Ingrid & Thomas Jochheim Collection, 21.3–17.8.2020, PalaisPopulaire, Berlin

achievement that enabled all of Berlin to shine in a most unique way 25 years ago.

A Breath-taking Storyteller between the Times

Jonas Burgert Sinn frisst Editor: Jutta Mattern, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Texts by: Oliver Kornhoff, Jutta Mattern Graphic design: Claas Möller, claasbooks, Hamburg 29 ∞ 34 cm, approx. 128 pp., approx. 40 col. ills. Softcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0660-0 German | English Approx. 5 48,– (D) £ 45,– $ 60,–

Jonas Burgert (*1969) is one of today’s most distinguished figurative painters and a breathtaking storyteller between the times. The pictorial spaces of his panoramatic and masterly executed paintings are as vivid as imagination itself and an eternally enigmatic mirror of human life. One is thrown into the visual turmoil of their multifocal narrational layers, Exhibition: Jonas Burgert – Sinn frisst, 16.2.–16.8.2020, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen

tossed about amidst mysterious happenings, strange figures and creatures. This book, accompanying Burgert’s comprehensive solo exhibition at the Arp Museum, unfolds his fascinating artistic universe, not least due to seven new monumental paintings.

Collector’s Edition (p. 90)

5 1,800,– (D)

Hölderlin 2020

Barbara Klemm Hölderlins Orte. Fotografien Editors: Sandra Potsch, Wiebke Ratzeburg Texts by: Friedrich Hölderlin Graphic design: Monika Plass, Kerber Verlag 19 ∞ 25 cm, approx. 128 pp., numerous double-spreads Hardcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0658-7 German Approx. 5 24,– (D) £ 23,– $ 30,–

Few poets have shaped present-day language, thought, and sensibility as did Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843). To mark the 250th anniversary of his birth, renowned photographer Barbara Klemm (*1939) visited the places in his life which had an impact on his poetry. Camera in hand, she traced the perspectives evoked in his verses: from the Neckar valley to Greece, from Tübingen to Bordeaux, always into the open sought by Hölderlin. In this very personal book, Klemm’s sensitive photographs encounter Hölderlin’s words and their mutual views unfold a captivating dialogue, in which images and poems gently merge.

A Suppressed Tradition

The Female Side of God Visual Representations of a Suppressed Tradition Editors: Eva Atlan, Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Mirjam Wenzel (Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt) Texts by: Eva Atlan, Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, Eckart J. Gillen, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Moshe Idel, Angelika Neuwirth, Jochen Sander, David Sperber, Debra Wacks, Mirjam Wenzel Graphic design: Regina Schauerte / Thomas Klöß, Formfellows, Frankfurt am Main 23.5 ∞ 29 cm, approx. 320 pp., approx. 120 col. ills. Hardcover To be published June 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0651-8 German | English Approx. 5 45,– (D) £ 44,– $ 60,–

The Jewish Museum in Frankfurt presents The Female Side of God, based on numerous objects from cultural history and contemporary works of art. In a close reading of these works, the exhibition book introduces this hardly known and oftentimes even “suppressed tradition.” Comprehensive descriptions of these visual representations of a female deity, which can be found throughout the centuries, are alternated with five essays, the results of an interdisciplinary symposium of the research association “Religious Positionings.” A highly topical publication, combining faith, science, and art.

Exhibition: Die weibliche Seite Gottes: Visuelle Darstellungen einer verdrängten Tradition / The Female Side of God: Visual Representations of a Suppressed Tradition, 20.10.2020 –14.2.2021, Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt

Artists: Raida Adon, Helene Aylon, Judy Chicago, Ofri Cnaani, Hadassa Goldvicht, Rachel Kanter, R.B. Kitaj, Maria Lassnig, Jacqueline Nicholls, Kiki Smith, Joan Snyder

The Great Spectacle of Human Existence

THE ÓPERA Classic & Contemporary Nude Photography – Volume VIII Editor: Matthias Straub Texts by: Matthias Straub, Stuttgart Graphic design: Romano Dudas, Berlin 24 ∞ 31 cm, 220 pp., 68 b&w- and 126 col. ills. Softcover with flaps isbn 978-3-7356-0629-7 English 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

Those in search of the essence of humanity will discover beauty and ugliness, light and shadow on the journey. For the eighth time, THE OPÉRA sets out to present the human body as it was created or independently formed and shaped. In their diverse works, numerous photographers from all over the world once more share the same curiosity in exploring human emotions. All of them, some detachedly observant, others delightedly engaged and in an orchestrated manner, act out the great spectacle that is human existence.

Collector’s Edition Jo Schwab: 5 800,– (D) Bear Kirkpatrick: 5 1,500,– (D)

THE OPÉRA I 978-3-86678-748-3 Out of stock

THE OPÉRA II 978-3-86678-860-2 Out of stock

THE OPÉRA III 978-3-86678-991-3 5 38,– (D) £ 47,– $ 65,–

THE OPÉRA IV 978-3-7356-0125-4 Out of stock

THE OPÉRA V 978-3-7356-0243-5 5 38,– (D) £ 47,– $ 65,–

THE OPÉRA VI 978-3-7356-0396-8 5 38,– (D) £ 47,– $ 65,–

THE OPÉRA VII 978-3-7356-0463-7 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

A Unique Landscape, a Unique Book

Vianca Reinig Philipp Schmidt Lewis and Harris Texts by: Donald S. Murray Graphic design: Felix Link, Berlin 18.9 ∞ 25.2 cm, 120 pp., 104 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0643-3 English 5 32,– (D) £ 31,– $ 40,–

For their new book, photographers Vianca Reinig (*1989) and Philipp Schmidt (*1983) traveled to Scotland and captured the beauty of the northernmost isle of the Outer Hebrides: Lewis and Harris. In stark contrast to the local architecture, the ancient landscape almost becomes tangible in all its craggy shapes and rough colors. With alternating perspectives, sudden cuts between panoramic shots and minute details, this intricately designed artist book is arranged in a chronologically and filmic sequence of images, poetically bringing to life the vibrant experience of their travels on the remote isle.

Painting as Hyper-Text

Jan-Ole Schiemann Editor: Nino Mier, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles Texts by: Philipp Fernandes do Brito, André Butzer Graphic design: Studio Martin Steiner 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 112 pp., approx. 40 col. ills. Hardcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0669-3 English Approx. 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

Jan-Ole Schiemann (*1983) belongs to a young artist generation, subjecting painting to a critical actualization. On the fringes of figuration and abstraction, he extracts fragments of advertisement, comics, and architecture from their original context. Almost transparently, he interweaves and layers structures, logos, topographies, graffiti, and everyday textures. This complex surface mesh, always full frontal, yet equally deep, dissolves the fabric of reality as a flashing, constantly renewed and self-generating hyper-text, into which one can Exhibition: Jan-Ole Schiemann, February–April 2020, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles

actively immerse oneself or trace the origins of individual elements.

100 Years SAVE THE CHILDREN

I Am Alive Save the Children Photographs by: Dominik Nahr Texts by: Martina Dase, Bertram Job, Anna Kerber, Aishe Malekshahi Graphic design: Harri Kuhn, mischen, Berlin 22 ∞ 26.5 cm, approx. 312 pp., approx. 200 col. ills. Hardcover To be published March 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0632-7 German isbn 978-3-7356-0635-8 English Approx. 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

Today, 420 million children are growing up in war zones. Since 1919, Save the Children has been protecting and promoting the well-being of children in more than 120 countries. For its 100th anniversary, this global, large and independent children’s rights organization has teamed up with the Swiss photojournalist Dominic Nahr to present the stories of ten children and a “baby of hope,” all of whom survived the wars of the past century. This touching illustrated volume tells of their fates, of everyday life in war, of escape and persecution, but also how they found hope and their own paths, despite the adversity they faced. Exhibition: Ich lebe! Zehn Kinder, zehn Kriege, zehn Dekaden – und ein Baby, 2019, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin

Compassionate Photography

Roger Turesson Passage Texts by: Hans-Olav Forsang, Torbjörn Petersson, Roger Turesson Graphic design: Hans-Olav Forsang, Loft Visual Group, Oslo 30 ∞ 24 cm, approx. 144 pp., approx. 75 col. ills. Hardcover To be published June 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0666-2 English Approx. 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

Roger Turesson (*1956) is an award-winning photojournalist for Stockholm’s Dagens Nyheter and one of Sweden’s foremost photographers. Keeping aloof from major events, royalty, and celebrities, he turns his camera on everyday life. Most of all, his heart is with the common people—in his own neighborhood as well as in the world’s most sealed-off countries such as North Korea. With great empathy and respect, he shows people struggling to survive in times torn apart by war and terror, seeking passage to a better life. His new book is full to the brim with such gut-wrenchingly beautiful moments.

Exhibition: Roger Turesson – Passage, 4.6–7.6.2020, DOK PHOTO FESTIVAL, Fredrikstad

The Man-Machine: Utopia and Nightmare

The Assembled Human Editor: Museum Folkwang, Essen Texts by: Sabine Breitwieser, Maren Butte, Nadine Engel, Anna Fricke, Antje Krause-Wahl, Olaf Möller, Bernd Stiegler, Lena Trüper, Nisaar Ulama Graphic design: Verena Gerlach, Berlin 21 ∞ 27.5 cm, 384 pp., 334 col. ill. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0637-2 German | English 5 65,– (D) £ 62,– $ 85,–

Exhibition: Der montierte Mensch, 8.11.2019–15.3.2020, Museum Folkwang, Essen Artists: Bettina von Arnim, Ed Atkins, Giacomo Balla, Lenora de Barros, Willi Baumeister, Thomas Bayrle, Rudolf Belling, Ella Bergmann-Michel, Umberto Boccioni, John Cage, Helen Chadwick, Computer Technique Group (CTG), Mariechen Danz, Otto Dix, Marcel Duchamp, Charles & Ray Eames, Max Ernst, Alexandra Exter, Öyvind Fahlström, Harun Farocki, George Grosz, Richard Hamilton, Barbara Hammer, Sidsel Meineche Hansen, Raoul Hausmann, John Heartfield, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Eva Hesse, Rebecca Horn, Wassily Kandinsky, Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Friedrich Kiesler, Konrad Klapheck, Jürgen Klauke, Paul Klee, Josh Kline, Alexander Kluge, Kiki Kogelnik, Germaine Krull, Maria Lassnig, Fernand Léger, Alice Lex-Nerlinger, Roy Lichtenstein, El Lissitzky, Goshka Macuga, René Magritte, Kasimir Malewitsch, Man Ray, Étienne-Jules Marey, Caroline Mesquita, László Moholy-Nagy, Johannes Molzahn, Eadweard Muybridge, Katja Novitskova, ORLAN, Tony Oursler, Trevor Paglen, Nam June Paik, Walter Pichler, Jon Rafman, Alexander Rodtschenko, Thomas Ruff, Walter Ruttmann, Oskar Schlemmer, Avery Singer, Paul Thek, Jean Tinguely, Anna Uddenberg et al.

With The Assembled Human the Museum Folkwang explores the ambivalent relationship between humans and machines. It’s a conflicted relationship, fluctuating between utopia and nightmare, and it still influences our present time. From the conveyor belt to cybernetics to today’s digital revolution, the show traces the transformation of technology, presenting a wide panorama of artistic visual worlds: human beings as hybrid creatures, blended with the machines and technology they have made. Featuring a number of essays, this extensive catalogue offers an in-depth look into this highly current issue.

ART

Virtual Sensuality

Caline Aoun Seeing is Believing Editor: Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main Texts by: Britta Färber, Murtaza Vali Graphic design: Kerstin Riedel, Berlin 23.8 ∞ 28.5 cm, 132 pp., 82 col. ills. Softcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0642-6 German | English Approx. 5 38,– (D) £ 36,– $ 50,–

The transition from the analog to the digital age has radically changed our present. The global flow of data shapes social systems, but the circulation and processing of data does not seem to be linked to the reality of our lives. As Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year,” young Lebanese artist Caline Aoun (*1983) reveals how data manifests itself materially and how inseparable the real and the virtual worlds have become. For her, the permanent flood of images and data resembles “noise” that dominates our lives. Instead of further intensifying this media noise, she lends it a material dimension “in order to create new experiences, forms of silence, and empty spaces,” and to show otherwise scarcely tangible connections. Exhibition: Caline Aoun: seeing is believing | Deutsche Bank “Artist of the Year,” 15.11.2019–2.3.2020, PalaisPopulaire, Berlin

Puzzling Hybrid Images of the Present

Markus Oehlen 2009–2019 Editor: Bärbel Grässlin, Christof Kerber Texts by: Julia Gelshorn, Gregor Jansen, Erich Gantzert-Castrillo, Niels Olsen, Dietmar Rübel u.a. Graphic design: Monika Plass, Kerber Verlag 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 200 pp., approx. 70 col. ills. Softcover To be published Spring 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0667-9 German isbn 978-3-7356-0668-6 English Approx. 5 45,– (D) chf 58,50

Markus Oehlen (*1956) is one of Germany’s most unmistakable painters. As an anarchic pictorial inventor, since the 1980ies he has revolted against any visual convention and aesthetic convenience. Due to his integration of digital techniques and the contemporary reservoir of images, he creates stunningly hybrid paintings. Collage-like fragments of art history and popular culture interfere with each other. Abstraction and figuration flashingly blend into one another. With the utmost freedom, Oehlen expands the possibilities of today’s painting in his both daring and calculated pictorial experiments.

Collector’s Edition is in the making

Does the Digital suffice?

Anna K.E. & Florian Meisenberg Complimentary Blue Editor: Milena Mercer, Kunstpalais Erlangen Texts by: Amely Deiss, Malte Lin-Kröger, Milena Mercer, Claudia Paterson, Mónica de la Torre, Chris Wiley Graphic design: Florian Frohnholzer, Sofarobotnik, München 17 ∞ 23 cm, approx. 256 pp., numerous col. ills. Softcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0652-5 German | English Approx. 5 35,– (D) £ 34,– $ 45,–

In the digital age, reality itself faces profound revolutions. The everyday, cohabitation, labor, our perception, and our senses radically shift into virtuality. In images and displays, installations, performances, and films, Anna K.E. (*1986) and Florian Meisenberg (*1980) explore the complex effects and repercussions of the latest technologies on the analogous world and the human body. For the Kunstpalais Erlangen, they have devised their collaborative exhibiExhibition: Anna K.E. & Florian Meisenberg: Complimentary Blue, 28.6.–15.9.2019, Kunstpalais Erlangen

Collector’s Edition is in the making

tion as an associative circuit, which, both textually and visually multiplied, will continue within this intricately designed artist book.

A New Spirit in Painting

Grace Weaver Editors: Amely Deiss, Malte Lin-Kröger, Kunstpalais Erlangen Texts by: Melissa Canbaz, Amely Deiss, Malte Lin-Kröger, Mitch Speed, Gertrude Wagenfeld-Pleister Graphic design: Florian Frohnholzer, Sofarobotnik, München 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 192 pp., numerous col. ills. Hardcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0653-2 German | English Approx. 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

At the beginning of the 21st century, Grace Weaver (*1989) breathes new life into figurative painting. Her works are abuzz with the present, graceful, sexy, contemplative, and witty. Her paintings are of subtle gestures, poses, and gazes. Situational observations of daily life conjoin with sensitive self-reflections, bold drafts merge with a revelling chromaticity. Exhibition: Grace Weaver: O.K., 16.11.2019– 9.2.2020, Kunstpalais Erlangen Grace Weaver: Little Sister, 21.11.2019–19.1.2020, Oldenburger Kunstverein

Weaver’s young protagonists, in groups, as couples, or fully absorbed with their own “care of the self,” seem to be wondering who they actually are or want to be. For the first time, this monograph gives a survey of Weaver’s stunning œuvre.

Collector’s Edition (p. 86) each 5 750,– (D)

In Doubt IN DOUBT

Studio Dries Verhoeven 2003–2019

Dries Verhoeven In Doubt Editor: Studio Dries Verhoeven Texts by: Maaike Bleeker, Evelyne Coussens, Christiaan Weijts Graphic design: Detlev Pusch, Berlin 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 160 pp., numerous col. ills. Hardcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0646-4 English | Dutch Approx. 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

The work of Dries Verhoeven (*1976) blurs the boundaries between installation art and performance. He creates unsettling and ambiguous situations in public spaces, art institutions, and theaters, which disrupt the given relationships between spectators and performers. In Doubt, his first monograph, contextualizes his latest creations among earlier works. The large format book includes essays by author Christiaan Weijts, theater and performance scholar Maaike Bleeker and critic Evelyne Coussens, iIlluminating Verhoeven’s witty sidestepping of the conventions of the various disciplines.

The Grand Dame of Performance Art

Rebecca Horn Glowing Core Editors: Tobias Przytarski, Peter Raue, Georg Maria Roers SJ Texts by: Thomas Jonigk, Peter Raue, Joachim Sartorius, Georg Maria Roers SJ Graphic design: FTWild Kommunikations GmbH, Berlin 18.5 ∞ 28 cm, 136 pp., 39 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0628-0 German | English 5 35,– (D) £ 34,– $ 45,–

Rebecca Horn (*1944) is one of the present time’s most outstanding artists. Since the early 1970s her poetic performances, drawings, films, and kinetic sculptures have laid the foundation for the body-related art of today.In 2018 Saint Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin showed her installation Glowing Core, which quickly became the highlight of the Berlin Art Week. The cathedral opened each day at sunset and remained open until late in the evening, revealing a new universe of light. In this book three photographers and four renowned authors examine this work.

Witty Conceptualism

Jonathan Monk Exhibit Model Four – plus invited guests Editor: Andreas Fiedler / KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin Texts by: Andreas Fiedler, Magdalena Mai, Dorothea Zwirner Graphic design: Karsten Heller, DiG Studio, Berlin 27 ∞ 18 cm, approx. 80 pp., numerous col. ills. Softcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0650-1 German | English Approx. 5 28,– (D) £ 27,– $ 36,–

Jonathan Monk (*1969) is known for his witty appropriation of art history, his re-staging of conceptual art works, his critique of both the exhibition circus and the aesthetic category of originality. Exhibit Model Four is an installation of wall-sized photo-papers, which depicts his works in different exhibition contexts and, since 2016, has been shown in Montreal, Copenhagen, and Basel, each time updated site-specifically. For KINDL Berlin, Monk Exhibition: Jonathan Monk: Exhibit Model Four – plus invited guests, 2019, KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin

combined it with real artworks by fellow artists, the “invited guests,” for the first time. The artist book continues this approach conceptually.

Contemporary Urgency

Sibylle Jazra Texts by: Christine Gückel-Daxer, Anna-Lena Werner Graphic design: Thomas Weyres, Berlin 23 ∞ 29.7 cm, approx. 104 pp., numerous col. ills. Hardcover To be published April 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0679-2 German | English

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Sibylle Jazra (*1973) combines fragments of culture and a biography of migration in powerful works. For the first time, this monograph brings together the overall context of her impressive work, which has been anchored from the very beginning in the examination of contemporary urgency. In various social contexts, Jazra combines common everyday objects and materials to create a personal narrative structure. She develops humorous and critical commentaries on the current social reality site-specifically and expansively, or as multilayered individual works.

The Worth of the Worthless

Liz Bachhuber School’s Out! Editor: ACC Galerie Weimar Texts by: David Galloway, Verena Krieger, Michael Lüthy Graphic design: Nicola Hammel-Siebert / Tanja Schnurpfeil, Zebraluchs, Weimar / Leipzig 21.6 ∞ 27.9 cm, approx. 128 pp., approx. 160 col. ills. Hardcover To be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0662-4 German | English Approx. 5 36,– (D) £ 35,– $ 45,–

In the center of Liz Bachhuber’s (*1953) work are the aesthetic and narrative qualities of found materials: objects with biographical relevance, often in combination with natural matter. Characteristic of her practice are the analytical recognition and uncovering of the actual values of materials usually considered worthless. In the sense of an archaeology of the everyday, her finds turn into cultural artefacts. With essays by Verena Krieger, David Galloway, and Michael Lüthy, her new book School’s Out! gathers all of her on-site installations since 1989 and after 25 years of teaching at the Bauhaus-University Weimar. Exhibition: Liz Bachhuber – School’s Out!, 24.11.2019–23.2.2020, ACC Galerie, Weimar

Poetry, Myths, and the Oil Industry

Monira Al Qadiri Empire Dye Editor: Tomke Braun / Kunstverein Göttingen Texts by: Tomke Braun, Amal Khalaf, Murtaza Vali Graphic design: Marius Land / Max Winter, Berlin 17 ∞ 24 cm, approx. 96 pp., approx. 79 col. ills. Softcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0678-5 English

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The young Kuwaiti Monira Al Qadiri (*1983) is one of the most important artistic voices of the Gulf region. She poetically combines the social upheavals of the past 30 years as well as the acute effects of the oil industry and belief systems with traditional elements from myth and history. By showing the ruptures between past and present symbolically— for instance, glass as a ghostly trace of the drilling machines in the desert—she quasi Exhibition: Monira Al Qadiri – Empire Dye, 2019, Kunstverein Göttingen / Monira Al Qadiri: Holy Quarter (Kapsel 12), 31.1.–21.6.2020, Haus der Kunst, Munich

speculates into a possible future. The book provides moving insights into Monira Al Qadiri’s work of the past years.

Art in Transition

Claudia Zweifel Texts by: Lina Launhardt, Gunter Reski Graphic design: Supercomputer, Berlin 22 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 112 pp., approx. 61 col. ills. Softcover Will be published February 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0680-8 German | English

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The new media, contemporary techniques for generating pictures, novel materials and substances are currently exerting great fascination. A move away from physical-material reality and toward formless immateriality is thus correspondingly shown in her artistic practice. The work of Claudia Zweifel (*1981) thus assumes a threshold position. She works—in a transitive and process-oriented way—in the transition between space and imagination, object and picture, and between opposing realities. The monograph makes the consistent development of her oeuvre thus far coherently visible for the first time.

East-Western Landscapes

Collection Wemhöner With Borrowed Eyes Editor: Philipp Bollmann, Sammlung Wemhöner Texts by: Ulrike Münter, Michael Ostheimer Graphic design: Delia Keller – Gestaltung, Berlin 30 ∞ 26.5 cm, 192 pp., 150 col. ills. Hardcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0670-9 German isbn 978-3-7356-0671-6 English Approx. 5 50,– (D) £ 48,– $ 65,–

The Wemhöner Collection examines the multifaceted interrelations between East and West in depictions of the landscape. Coming from the Asian tradition, numerous Chinese artists Artists: Darren Almond, Birdhead, Julian Charrière, Josef Hoflehner, Hong Lei, Jiang Pengyi, Isaac Julien, Nadav Kander, In Look Kim, Lu Song, Masbedo, Andreas Mühe, Michael Najjar, Qiu Zhijie, Alexandra Ranner, Erik Schmidt, Serse, Shen Fan, Andrea Stappert, Sun Xun, Tang Guo, Brigitte Waldach, Frank Wiebe, Yan Shanchun, Yang Kailiang, Yang Yongliang, Zhang Dali, Zuoxiao Zuzhou

explore Western concepts of landscape. From the reverse perspective, the Chinese understanding of landscape is simultaneously becoming more and more topical in the West. The fifth volume focuses on the individual artistic worldview that gives a “landscape” a recognizable form in the first place. Since we always see the landscape “with borrowed eyes.”

Geometry and Trompe l’Œil

Wolfram Ullrich Editors: Theres Rohde, Simone Schimpf Texts by: Theres Rohde, Simone Schimpf Graphic design: Sigrid Lorenz, schnellervorlauf, Ingolstadt 23 ∞ 29.7 cm, 356 pp., 200 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0636-5 German | English 5 55,– (D) £ 53,– $ 70,–

Wolfram Ullrich (*1961) oscillates between painting and sculpture. For decades, he has used his refined techniques to amaze viewers with his perfect trompe l’oeils. Optically speaking, his intensely colorful, often multi-part wall reliefs develop an enormous sense of physicality and their dynamic, projecting presences transform the entire appearance of a space. In this publication the MKK Ingolstadt presents Ullrich’s multifaceted, consequential oeuvre in its entirety for the first time, covering all of the stages of his work.

Exhibition: Kunst und Buch / Art and Book, 20.10.2019–19.4.2020, Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt

Ancient Sites, Imaginary Spaces

Catrin Huber Expanded Interiors at Herculaneum and Pompeii Editor: Expanded Interiors, Newcastle University Texts by: Fiona Anderson, Sean Ashton, Francesca Del Duca, Catrin Huber, Massimo Osanna, Dieter Roelstraete, Francesco Sirano, Jane Thompson Graphic design: Jaakko Tuomivaara, Supergroup Studios, London 21.6 ∞ 26.7 cm, 136 pp., 47 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0641-9 German | English | Italian 5 36,– (D) £ 35,– $ 45,–

Catrin Huber (*1968) works with architectural, fictional and imagined spaces as well as with site-responsive practices. Fascinated by ancient Roman wall painting, she developed site-specific installations in a topical dialogue with two Roman houses at the world-heritage sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii.The intricately designed book presents Huber’s versatile spatial interventions, discusses the complex relation between her installations and their respective archaeological settings (local / temporal), and re-evaluates the daring concept of a “historiographic turn” within the arts. Exhibition: Expanded Interiors, 2019, Casa del Bel Cortile, Herculaneum / Casa del Criptoportico, Pompeii

An Overlooked World

Josef Rainer Synergien Texts by: Emanuele Guidi and Elena Basteri, G.H.H., Paulus Rainer Graphic design: studio typeklang, Bozen 16.5 ∞ 24 cm, 96 pp., 63 col. ills. Softcover isbn 978-3-7356-0661-7 German | English | Italian 5 24,– (D) £ 23,– $ 30,–

Since studying with Anthony Gormley and Timm Ulrichs, Josef Rainer (*1970) has created an artistic world theater made up of incidental and overlooked things, in which perspectives and proportions communicate, large things move out of view, and small things appear on the stage. In his new book, the honeycomb architecture of bees, shrunken human beings in urban surroundings, speaking busts, and reading primates encounter one another. Supplemented by forays into mythology, the history of human development, science, and politics, all of this forms the material for a wondrous “art chamber” in book form.

The Spiral as an Universal Symbol

Robert Rotar Zeigen. Verhüllen. Verschweigen. Die Transformation von Vergänglichkeit und Tod im künstlerischen Werk Editor: Ingrid Skiebe Texts by: Uta von Weil Graphic design: Ralf Peerenboom, creativdesign peerenboom, Neuss 21 ∞ 28 cm, 160 pp., 12 b&w- and 39 col. ill. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0630-3 German 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

The “magician of the spiral,” Robert Rotar (1926–1999), was a painter and photographer, who also produced art objects. He was friends with Joseph Beuys, Werner Heisenberg, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alfred Schmela, and Günther Uecker. Throughout his lifetime, the spiral was the motif that defined his art. As a universal symbol of the infinite, as well as the cohesion of birth, life, and death, it is the key to his work. Rotar’s aesthetic views of becoming and the passage of time, of temporality and artistic transformation, are presented for the first time in this book, and examined from an art historical standpoint. Exhibition: Von Albers bis Zukunft, Auf den Spuren des Bauhauses et al. with Robert Rotar, 7.6.2019–26.4.2020, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld

What is “Ost Deutsch Now”?

Sebastian Jung Ost Deutsch Now Editor: Ella Falldorf Texts by: Michael Arzt, Janine Dieckmann, Ella Falldorf, Osaren Igbinoba, Verena Krieger, Nhi Le, Sophia, Pietryga, Axel Salheiser, Sylka Scholz, Jörg Sundermeier, Christoph Tannert, Matthias Quent Graphic design: Sebastian Jung, Leipzig 15 ∞ 21 cm, 144 pp., 99 col. ills. Softcover isbn 978-3-7356-0647-1 German | English 5 25,– (D) £ 24,– $ 30,–

When asked, “What is East German Now,” Sebastian Jung’s (*1987) answer is far from one-dimensional or monocausal. On the contrary, his astute observations of all the unrealized promises of salvation are both empathetic and witty. Revealingly, he intensifies and delegates the grotesque tension between oppressive solitude, consumption, and amusement to the beholders, whose laughter gets stuck in their throats. Despite its formal humor and wit, the work in Jung’s new book demands an in-depth discussion on violence, hatred, and solitude in East Germany.

Art and Belief

Der Funke Gottes! Schatz + Wunderkammern im Bamberger Diözesanmuseum Editors: Holger Kempkens, Alexander Ochs Texts by: Teresa Bischoff, Johann Hinrich Claussen, Holger Kempkens, Ludmila Kvapilová, Alexander Ochs, Katja Triebe Graphic design: Frederik Foert, Berlin / Beijing 23.5 ∞ 30 cm, 120 pp., 70 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0631-0 German 5 38,– (D) £ 36,– $ 50,–

In the exhibition Der Funke Gottes! (God’s Spark), the works of sixty contemporary and modern artists—such as Ernst Barlach, Julian Charrière, Leiko Ikemura, Meret Oppenheim, and Ai Weiwei—encounter first-class sacred sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider and Veit Stoß, precious artistic craftwork and religious folk art. In accordance with the terms of Artists: Marina Abramović, Ai Weiwei, Nobuyoshi Araki, Robert Barta, Ernst Barlach, Joseph Beuys, Guillaume Bruère, Dany Chan, Julian Charrière, Oliver Clegg, Paula Doepfner, Christina Doll, Valérie Favre, Anke Feuchtenberger, Katharina Fritsch, Marianna Gartner, Pedro Gómez-Egaña, Antony Gormley, Richard Haizmann, Jeppe Hein, Beate Höing, Leiko Ikemura, Hans Josephson, Isaac Julien, Hubert Kiecol, Karsten Konrad, Andréas Lang, Young-Jae Lee, Judy Ledgerwood, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Via Lewandowsky, Liza Lou, Markus Lüpertz, Anna Malagrida, Marino Marini, Oliver Mark, Michael Melcer/Patricia Schon, Meng Huang, Andreas Mühe, Michael Müller, Mwangi Hutter, Hermann Nitsch, Meret Oppenheim, Benyamin Reich, Yvonne Roeb, Miguel Rothschild, Ralf Schmerberg, Helmut Schweizer, Micha Ullman, Jorinde Voigt, Simon Wachsmuth, Andy Warhol, Donata Wenders, Matthias Wollgast, Erwin Wortelkamp, Yin Xiuzhen, John Young, Andrius Zakarauskas

“touch, celebration, time, and violence,” an open dialogue between the past and present arises. The catalogue continues this by interrogating contemporary art about its spiritual content, and religion about its contemporaneity.

Contemporary Chinese Art

Zeitströme und Näherungen Aktuelle Malerei und Skulptur aus China Editor: He Guiyan, Pang Maokun, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing Texts by: Ulrich van Gemmern, Irene Haas, He Guiyan, Pang Maokun, Christoph Tannert, Sandro Zehner Graphic design: Wang Yong, Lai Hongzhu, Zhu Shuqi 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 192 pp., approx. 60 col. ills. Hardcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0645-7 German | Chinese Approx. 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

Cross-generationally, Zeitströme und Näherungen (The Spirit of Times and Convergences) presents 21 artists teaching at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing. The Sichuan Fine Arts Institute is one of the most innovative art schools in China and, since 1978, it has been dedicated to the freedom of thought and sensitive social change. This comprehensive publication shows the diverse plurality of Chinese art, which between individuality and society, figuration and abstraction, absurdity and realism, self-confidently seeks its own voice, inquiring into the human element amidst inherited traditions and a globalized present.

Artists: Cao Jingping, Feng Lu, Guo Jin, He Jian, He Sen, Hou Weiwei, Jiao Xingtao, Li Chuan, Li Zhanyang, Liu Haichen, Luo Zhongli, Pang Maokun, Jean Yves Klein, Wang Chaogang, Wei Jia, Xin Haizhou, Zhang Jie, Zhang Xiaotao, Zhong Biao, Zhu Hai, Zhu Xiaohe Exhibition: 绵延 Zeitströme und Näherungen: Aktuelle Malerei und Skulptur aus China, 22.11.2019–29.2.2020, Kunsthaus Taunusstein

An Examination of Today’s Extremisms

René Schoemakers Weltgeist Editor: Christian Walda, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund Texts by: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Christoph Peters, Arne Rautenberg, Christian Walda 22 ∞ 27 cm, approx. 96 pp., approx. 100 col. ills. Softcover To be published June 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0681-5 German | English Approx. 5 35,– (D) £ 34,– $ 45,–

With over a one hundred works from 20 years of interventions in urban space, the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte in Dortmund has dedicated a large overview exhibition to René Schoemakers (*1972). From the very beginning, he has rejected any appropriation of the individual. As a direct reflex, examining the extremisms of the present has thus become central to his work, whether Christian or Islamic, leftwing autonomist or rightwing radical: the latter, however, in particular, since one of the attempted murders by the Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU) in Dortmund was committed with the backing of a very active rightwing scene. Exhibition: René Schoemakers – Weltgeist, 19.6–20.9.2020, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund

Painting as Enlightenment

Nguyen Xuan Huy Waiting Until Heaven Is Done Editor: Jörk Rothamel Texts by: Richard E. Müller Graphic design: Svenja Philipsen, design21, Groß-Umstadt 24 ∞ 30 cm, 80 pp., 57 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0634-1 German | English 5 36,– (D) £ 35,– $ 45,–

The painter Nguyen Xuan Huy (*1976) is an enlightener. Born in Vietnam, he came to Europe at the age of 17, studying first in Bordeaux, and then in Halle. As a result of his own life story, he considers the precise and above all logical analysis of reality to be much more than just ideology. It is specifically this special viewpoint that makes him a noteworthy protagonist of current painting. His technically brilliant paintings thus often appear to be allegories charged with mythology or philosophy for the intellectual condition of our apparently totally unfettered present. Exhibition: Nguyen Xuan Huy, 2019, Städtische Galerie Leonberg and 23.10–28.11.2020, Galerie Rothamel, Frankfurt am Main

Gods, Man, and Myths

Alexandru Rădvan Mythical Flesh Texts by: Diana Dochia, Mark Gisbourne 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 152 pp., numerous col. ills. Hardcover To be published Spring 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0654-9 German | English Approx. 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

Alexandru Rădvan’s (* 1977) new monograph Mythical Flesh presents his varied practice and gathers together paintings, collages, temperas, sculptures, and installations of the past five years. In the different series, all named after fundamental myths, mythical and mythological characters appear, taking the shape of ancient goddesses, titans, centaurs, hunters, or explorers. For Rădvan, the reference to these myths of humanity equals an analysis of the present and forms the foundation of his work. The rich survey publication is completed by essays on Rădvan’s artistic development by Diana Dochia and Mark Gisbourne.

Letters, Texts, Images

Die Künstlerfreundschaft zwischen Carlfriedrich Claus und Ilse und Pierre Garnier Briefwechsel 1963–1998 Editors: Frédéric Bußmann und Brigitta Milde, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz already announced

Graphic design: Polina Bazir, Kerber Verlag 24 ∞ 31 cm, 240 pp., 136 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0573-3 German | French 5 48,– (D) £ 46,– $ 60,–

A very special artist friendship: in the 1950s, Carlfriedrich Claus (1930–1998) worked on experiments that led to an outstanding synthesis of written and drawn works toward the end of the decade. The artist couple Ilse (*1927) and Pierre Garnier (1928–2014), who were also working in the field of tension between picture-texts and text-pictures, began exchanging letters with him in 1963. Over time, an intensive friendship developed. The new exhibition of the Chemnitz Art Collections bears witness to this special bond. The accompanying edition of their correspondence brings together works from nearly four decades of the artists’ work as well as artist books, portfolios, and artist magazines. Exhibition: Sprachblätter – poésie spatiale / Carlfriedrich Claus und Ilse und Pierre Garnier, 2018–2019, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

PHOTO

A Woman’s Greatest Asset

Irene van Nispen Kress Silver Photography: Irene van Nispen Kress Texts by: Hedy d’Ancona, Irene van Nispen Kress, Marieke van der Waal sowie Anke, Ellen und Mieke Graphic design: Sybren Kuiper, -SYB-, Den Haag 23 ∞ 30.6 cm, 144 pp., 73 double-spreads Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0639-6 English | Dutch 5 45,– (D) £ 43,– $ 60,–

The general picture we have of older people doesn’t seem to accurately reflect the reality of today’s 60- to 70-year-olds. Driven by her own feeling of having a “best before” date, photographer Irene van Nispen Kress examines what it’s really like to be older these days. For six years she followed three older women in the intimacy of their day-to-day lives. With the help of her camera, she provided a glimpse into the lives of women who, because of their age, are usually not in the limelight at all. These powerful images and stories illustrate why the passage of time can be a woman’s greatest asset.

Ancient Knowledge, Alternative Medicine, and Hidden Believes

Stefanie Schweiger & Phoebe Hui The Magic of Yuanfen. Searching for Masters of Healing and Ancient Chinese Wisdom Texts by: Phoebe Hui, Stefanie Schweiger Graphic design: Lisa Schweizer, Berlin 16.8 ∞ 24 cm, 264 pp., 127 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0648-8 English 5 35,– (D) £ 34,– $ 45,–

Photographer Stefanie Schweiger (*1979) and author Phoebe Hui (*1983) set out in search of ancient wisdom, hidden worlds, alternative medicine, and faith in China. In words and images, they tell stories about their encounters with Chinese masters of healing and lore. Their paths led them to Buddhist secret societies, shamans, hermits, Taoists, herbalists, Tibetan doctors, bimos, feng shui experts, and monks. They explored whether the wisdom passed down for thousands of years could be reconciled with contemporary Chinese life. This book lays out a nuanced panorama of China’s diverse beliefs, many of which are virtually unknown in the West.

A Photographic Journey into the Post-Soviet World

From the Bronx to Berlin and Beyond

RON HOFFER FROM THE BROИX TO BERLIИ AИD BEYOИD

Ron Hoffer

FROM THE BROИX TO BERLIИ AИD BEYOИD

RON HOFFER

Texts by: Ron Hoffer Graphic design: Andreas Koch, Bielefeld 29.7 ∞ 21 cm, approx. 120 pp., numerous col. ills. Hardcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0644-0 English 5 36,– (D) £ 35,– $ 45,–

“Stories and photos from my journey to unseat Communism, clean the environment, and find the best borscht in the remains of the Evil Empire.” With his trusted 35 mm camera, Ron Hoffer plunged into the turbulent post-Soviet world of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In a myriad of images, he captured the beauty as well as the daily challenges that friends and strangers alike had to face in Czechoslovakia or East Germany, while trying to cope with the adventurously new economic and political realities. Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ron Hoffer’s vignettes of women, the youth, everyday culture, and devastated landscapes turn this book into a very personal memento and a photographic tribute to an astonishing time of global optimism.

From New Vision to the Exonomic Miracle

Ludwig Windstosser Fotografie der Nachkriegsmoderne Editor: Kunstbibliothek – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Texts by: Stefanie Dietzel, Lara Höfchen, Jette Panzer Graphic design: Monika Plass, Kerber Verlag 17 ∞ 24 cm, 96 pp., 51 b&w- and 36 col. ills. Softcover isbn 978-3-7356-0625-9 German 5 25,– (D) £ 24,– $ 30,–

Ludwig Windstosser (1921–1983) was one of West Germany’s most successful photographers of the post-war era. Today he has nearly been forgotten. As a founding member of the avant-garde group fotoform, Windstosser was influenced by the New Objectivity and the New Vision movements. He developed an impressive pictorial vocabulary whose strong contrasts, abstracts structures, and extreme perspectives allowed the individuality of his photographic gaze to stand out. This illustrated volume from the Kunstbibliothek Berlin (Berlin Art Library) is the first to present an extensive selection of his industrial photography, city “portraits,” and non-commissioned works.

The Dark Side of the Dream Factory

Tobias Bärmann Cali Chronicles Photography: Tobias Bärmann Text by: Anna Czerlitzki Graphic design: Jenne Grabowski, Karsten Middeldorf, Berlin 21 ∞ 28 cm, 104 pp., 65 col. ills. Stiff cover isbn 978-3-7356-0638-9 English 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

In his new book, photographer Tobias Bärmann (*1978) set out in search of the hidden sides of Los Angeles, famed City of Dreams. He traversed the gigantic metropolis, designed to accommodate cars, on a bicycle. By slowing down one’s gaze, he unfolds an aesthetics of transition and incompletion beneath the city’s glamorous surface. Many of the motifs are evidence of the bygone actions of unknown protagonists. With a keen eye for the poetry of the ephemeral and supposedly trivial, Bärmann steers our attention to civilizing mishaps and accidental situations.

Fridays for Future!

Andrea Baumgartl Wir sind hier, wir sind laut Fridays for Future Texts by: Julia Axthelm, Enno Kaufhold, Scientists for Future Graphic design: Anja Matzker, Berlin 17 ∞ 24 cm, approx. 264 pp., approx. 160 col. ills. Softcover with flaps To be published Spring 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0663-1 German | English Approx. 5 24,– (D) £ 23,– $ 30,–

Young people around the world have been following the example of Greta Thunberg and demonstrating for climate protection as part of “Fridays for Future.” Week after week since 2018, they have called emphatically for political ramifications in order to finally stop the dangerous effects of global climate change. The photographer Andrea Baumgartl (*1965) has accompanied these demonstrations from the very beginning. At close proximity and with great empathy, she shows the determination with which young people are fighting self-confidently for their future. Her new book is a highly topical, moving, and rousing contemporary document.

Uncanny Resemblance

Julia Steinigeweg I Think I Saw Her Blink Texts by: Jan Decker, Julia von Lucadou, Julia Steinigeweg Graphic design: Johann Zambryski, Jüchen-Kelzenberg 24 ∞ 26.8 cm, approx. 76 pp., approx. 21 col. ills. Hardcover To be published March 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0659-4 German | English Approx. 5 24,– (D) £ 23,– $ 30,–

Julia Steinigeweg (*1987) deals with the future inability to distinguish between reality and simulation. Her photographs are dystopian stagings of futuristic-seeming scenes and moments in Singapore, and first reveal their fictitiousness upon closer examination: a hammer made of wood, a firmament consisting of LEDs, or the robot-lookalike of its creator Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann—all of them masterpieces of deception. Supplemented with excerpts from conversations with an app that imitates the linguistic behavior of the person opposite, Steinigeweg makes the clear boundaries between levels of reality blur.

What is Friendship?

Jörg Brüggemann Tobias Kruse Freundschaft / Friendship Editor: Vignes Balasignam, OBSCURA Festival of Photography, Penang / Malaysia Texts by: Dirk Gieselmann Graphic design: Till Wiedeck / HelloMe Studio, Berlin 13 ∞ 18 cm, approx. 144 pp., approx. 120 col. ills. Softcover To be published November 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0640-2 German | English Approx. 5 28,– (D) £ 26,– $ 35,–

When asked, “What is East German Now,” Sebastian Jung’s (*1987) answer is far from being one-dimensional or monocausal. On the contrary, his astute observations of all the unrealized promises of salvation are equally empathetic and witty. Revealingly, he intensifies and delegates the grotesque tension between oppressive solitude, consumption, and amusement to the beholders, whose laughter gets stuck in their throats. Despite its formal humor and wit, the works in Jung’s new book demand a distinguished discussion on violence, hatred, and solitude in East Germany.

Young African Photography

The Journey New Positions in African Photography Editor: Simon Njami, Sean O’Toole Texts by: Akinbode Akinbiyi, Lucienne Bestall, Nicola Brandt, Frédérique Chapuis, John Fleetwood, Emmanuel Iduma, Simon Njami, Sean O’Toole, Katrin Peters-Klaphake, Cara Snyman Graphic design: Ben Johnson, Cape Town 21.5 ∞ 28 cm, approx. 342 pp., approx. 175 col. ills. Hardcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0682-2 English Approx. 5 49.99 (D) chf 65,–

The Journey profiles 17 emerging positions in contemporary African photography. The versatile practices of these young photographers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan encapsulates some of the ambitions, enthusiasms, and possibilities of African photography today. All of Artists: Sammy Baloji, Eric Gyamfi, Macline Hien, Lebohang Kganye, Ala Kheir, Gosette Lubondo, Mário Macilau, Sabelo Mlangeni, Moss Morwahla Moeng, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Musa N. Nxumalo, Adeola Olagunju, Monique Pelser, Thabiso Sekgala, Georges Senga, Michael Tsegaye, Jansen van Staden

them are alumni of the “Photographers’ Masterclass”, a decade-long mentorship-program (2008–2018) by curator Simon Njami and the Goethe-Institut. 13 essays, considering African photography in this particular historical moment, complement the book.

A Journey of Remembrance

Olaf Schlote Memories Erinnerungen ‫זיכרונות‬ Editor: Klaus Honnef Texts by: Ariella Amar, Klaus Honnef, Yael Kishon, Shunit Netter Mamelstein Graphic design: Brückner and Aping, Bremen 24 ∞ 30 cm, approx. 168 pp., approx. 60 col. ills. Hardcover To be published March 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0655-6 German | English | Hebrew Approx. 5 40,– (D) £ 38,– $ 50,–

As most recent events disconcertingly show, the calculated mass murder of the European Jews by the National Socialists is increasingly often being trivialized or wilfully buried in oblivion. In stark contrast to this, photographer Olaf Schlote (*1961) dedicates himself to active remembrance. His new book is a journey, leading from Auschwitz, Majdanek, and Stutthof to Israel. In haunting portraits, one encounters eleven first-generation survivors: people who, after having been on the brink of death, were able to start anew in Israel. They speak of the past, the present, and their hopes for the future.

Exhibition: Olaf Schlote: Erinnerungen, 20.4.– 31.6.2020, Hecht Museum, Haifa

The City as a Stage

Gudrun Kemsa NEW YORK, NEW YORK Editors: Tayfun Belgin, Marion Bornscheuer, Kai Uwe Schierz Texts by: Tayfun Belgin, Gudrun Kemsa Graphic design: Gudrun Kemsa, Jan Buschmann 24 ∞ 16.5 cm, approx. 96 pp., approx. 56 col. ills. Hardcover To be published January 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0665-5 German | Englisch Approx. 5 28,– (D) £ 27,– $ 36,–

In the most recent works of the photographer Gudrun Kemsa (*1961), all of New York becomes an enormous backdrop. From bustling everyday life in the big city, she highlights interpersonal scenes in which the anonymous protagonists take action amidst the urban architecture as if in a film: in a rush, or waiting motionlessly in front of boutiques or at intersections. Kemsa’s photographic series make individual motion sequences visible. With the contrast between natural and artificial light, she models people and architecture in dramatic tableaus, impressive moments of stillness, or enraptured, strangely timeless conditions. Exhibition: Gudrun Kemsa – NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 25.1.– 1.3.2020, Osthaus Museum, Hagen | Spring 2021, Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau | Fall 2021, Kunsthalle Erfurt

Clothes make the Man (and Woman, of course)

Wolfgang Strassl Underground Portraits Photography: Wolfgang Strassl Text by: Zelda Cheatle Graphic design: Wolfgang Strassl; Polina Bazir, Kerber Verlag 17 ∞ 20 cm, 96 pp., 45 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0633-4 English 5 22,– (D) £ 21,– $ 30,–

The new series of photographs by Wolfgang Strassl (*1956) encapsulates the vivid plurality of people one encounters in any carriage on the London Underground. Yet, in a conscious defiance of the rules of traditional portraiture, Strassl omits the faces. Thereby, he allows us an undistracted and genuine perusal of these passengers and challenges our perception: What do we see? What do we recognize? Do we understand the stories the visual appearances are recounting? Both gently and pervasively, Strassl examines the human condition in subterranean London and the rich diversity of this contemporary metropolis.

Further available publications

Wolfgang Strassl Homeland isbn 978-3-7356-0252-7 5 38,– (D) £ 36,– $ 50,–

CULTURE

Digital Imaginaries Africas in Production Editors: Oulimata Gueye, Julien McHardy, Richard Rottenburg, Philipp Ziegler, Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe, Afropixel / Kër Thiossane Dakar, Fak’ugesi / Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg Texts by: Bethlehem Anteneh, Younes Baba-Ali / Aude Tournaye, Tegan Bristow, Mehdi Derfoufi, Mamadou Diallo / Judith Rottenburg, Sunny Dolat / Njoki Ngumi (The Nest Collective), Oulimata Gueye, Thomas Hervé, Francois Knoetze, Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou / Manuel Bürger, Bettina Korintenberg, Siri Lamoureaux / Enrico Ille / Amal Fadlalla / Timm Sureau, Achille Mbembe, Maurice Mbikayi, Julien McHardy, Christopher McMichael, Marcus Neustetter / Mwenya Kabwe, Nanjala Nyabola, DK Osseo-Asare / Yasmine Abbas, Tabita Rezaire, Richard Rottenburg, Daniel Sciboz, Joseph Tonda, Michel Wahome, Philipp Ziegler Graphic design: Manuel Bürger, Berlin 15.5 ∞ 24 cm, approx. 304 pp., approx. 150 col. ills. Softcover To be published March 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0656-3 German isbn 978-3-7356-0657-0 English Approx. 5 38,– (D) £ 37,– $ 50,–

Africa is changing and digitization is playing a pivotal role. Throughout the whole continent, digital practices are emerging which are radically transforming African societies and Artists: Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou / L’Africaine d’architecture, Younes Baba-Ali, Tegan Bristow / Alex Coelho / Russel Hlongwane / João Roxo, Kombo Chapfika, Joshua Chiundiza, CUSS Group, Milumbe Haimbe aka ArtisTrophe, Olalekan Jeyifous & Wale Lawal, Wanuri Kahiu, Isaac Kariuki, Francois Knoetze, Maurice Mbikayi, DK Osseo-Asare & Yasmine Abbas / Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), Marcus Neustetter, Tabita Rezaire, The Nest Collective, Competences and Visions for Digitization in Africa, The Making of Digital Africas

their perception worldwide. However, digital infrastructures remain marked by local and global asymmetries despite the widespread use of mobile phones. Over the course of two years, in three African and European cities, the interdisciplinary exhibition and research project Digital Imaginaries took this contradictory diversity of digital phenomena as its starting point in order to explore possible digital futures in Africa.

Exhibition: Afropixel#6: Digital Imaginaries: Non-Aligned Utopias, 2018, Kër Thiossane, Dakar Digital Imaginaries: Premonition, 2018, Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg Digital Imaginaries: Competences and Visions for Digitization in Africa, 2018, Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, Johannesburg Digital Imaginaries: Africas in Production, 17.11.2018 – 17.3.2019, Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe

175 Years Fascination and Fright

Der Struwwelpeter Zappel-Philipp, Paulinchen und Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft: Zwischen Faszination und Kinderschreck von Hoffmann bis Böhmermann Editors: Linda Schmitz and Christine Vogt, LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen Texts by: Linda Schmitz, Christine Vogt, Beate Zekorn-von Bebenburg Graphic design: Uwe Eichholz, Eichholz Architektur Gestaltung, Aachen 22 ∞ 28 cm, 128 pp., 24 b&w and 173 col. ills. Hardcover isbn 978-3-7356-0626-6 German 5 34.50 (D) £ 33,– $ 45,–

To this day the figure of Struwwelpeter (“Shock-headed Peter”) induces both fascination and shudders in its readers. Right on time for its 175th anniversary, the LUDWIGGALERIE is presenting the “funny stories and droll pictures” by the psychiatrist and poet Heinrich Hoffmann in all of their many facets. An entertaining and wittily illuminating exhibition and accompanying catalogue trace the creation of this world-famous illustrated book of stories, while also presenting numerous adaptions and variations. Since 1844 the book Exhibition: Der Struwwelpeter – Zappel-Philipp, Paulinchen und Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft: Zwischen Faszination und Kinderschreck von Hoffmann bis Böhmermann, 2019–2020, LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

has inspired each generation to make its own Struwwelpeters, from oil paintings to comics, manga, and junk (punk) opera to the satire of Jan Böhmermann.

Cuteness: Escapism or Ironic Insight?

#cute Inseln der Glückseligkeit? Editors: Birgit Richard, Niklas von Reischach, Hannah Zipfel Texts by: Henning Arnecke, Katja Gunkel, Daniel Hornuff, Jana Müller, Niklas von Reischach, Birgit Richard Graphic design: Polina Bazir, Kerber Verlag 21.3 ∞ 27.6 cm, approx. 152 pp., numerous col. ills. Softcover To be published June 2020

Preliminary cover

isbn 978-3-7356-0627-3 German Approx. 5 28,– (D) £ 27,– $ 35,–

How cute! The NRW-Forum Düsseldorf investigates the phenomenon of “cuteness” in everyday life, media, pop culture, design, and art. The show asks: “What is cute?” Is it a way to numb us, while manipulatively hiding actual social realities? Is it simply kitsch, immature and childish? An expression of the yearning for emotional security in an impersonal digital world? Or perhaps even a cleverly ironic path to insight? Whether it’s stuffed animals, robotics, or Internet memes, the book presents “cute” in all of its multiple meanings.

Artists among others: Ruud van Empel, Gregor Gaida, Jill Greenberg, An-Sofie Kesteleyn, Melissa Sixma Lingo, Loretta Lux, Rachel Maclean, Jonathan Monaghan, Prune Nourry, Pierre et Gilles, Oliver Sieber, Annette und Erasmus Schröter, Maija Tammi, Jürgen Teller, Nikita Teryoshin, Katie Torn, Uli Westphal

Exhibition: #cute. Inseln der Glückseligkeit?, 5.6.–16.8.2020, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf

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GRACE WEAVER

Grace Weaver Untitled #1, #2, #3, 2019 Facsimile print on Colorplan 270 g, 70 ∞ 50 cm Edition: I/X–X/X + 3 a. p. + 2 p. p., numbered, signed and dated each 5 750,– £ 720,– $ 975,– #1–3 5 1,950,– £ 1,872,– $ 2,535,–