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Size 24 × 31 cm (9½ × 12¼ in.)
240 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5342-8
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE MILESTONES. AT
THE HEART OF CREATION
under the direction of Denise Wendel-Poray with an essay by Stephen Clingman and conversation with Julian Barnes
A new title of Skira’s new series Milestones:
At the Heart of Creation, dedicated to today’s greatest living artists
Skira’s new series Milestones is a collection of books devoted to today’s greatest living artists. More than retrospectives, Milestones are comprehensive excursions into the daily life and work of exceptional living artists and provide a rare backstage glimpse at their art. Each volume of the series presents one or more intimate interviews with the artist by a curator or a fellow artist, an essay by a renowned author, and the artist’s biography. The iconography of the book includes images and plates of the key works explained by the artists themselves and an original photoshoot of the artist in his studio by leading photographers, as well as a “family album” with previously unpublished shots and personal photos. Born in Johannesburg in 1955, William Kentridge is internationally renowned for the expressionism of his work in numerous media (charcoal, printmaking, sculpture and film), as well as his acclaimed theatrical and operatic productions. As elusive as it is allusive, Kentridge’s art is shaped by apartheid and grounded in the politics of the post-apartheid era, and in science, literature and history.
• A new approach to the leading protagonists of contemporary art, a behind the scenes of genius, narrated from an intimate and unique perspective.
• The book is produced in collaboration with the artist.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, editor and curator. She is the author of books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre and music. Stephen Clingman is distinguished University Professor of English and former Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Julian Barnes is an internationally acclaimed English writer, winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2011.
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572 5341-1
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
ALEX KATZ
MILESTONES: AT THE HEART OF CREATION
under the direction of Denise Wendel-Poray with interviews by Robert Storr and Denise Wendel-Poray
A new title of Skira’s new series Milestones: At the Heart of Creation, dedicated to today’s greatest living artists
Skira’s new series Milestones is a collection of books devoted to today’s greatest living artists. More than retrospectives, Milestones are comprehensive excursions into the daily life and work of exceptional living artists and provide a rare backstage glimpse at their art. Each volume of the series presents one or more intimate interviews with the artist by a curator or a fellow artist, an essay by a renowned author, and the artist’s biography. The iconography of the book includes images and plates of the key works explained by the artists themselves and an original photoshoot of the artist in his studio by leading photographers, as well as a “family album” with previously unpublished shots and personal photos.
Alex Katz (1927) is an American painter celebrated for his iconic portraits of contemporary society and his crisp, confident articulation of colour. Pristine flat surfaces, dramatic cropping, and economy of line are hallmarks of the artist’s work.
• A new approach to the leading protagonists of contemporary art, a behind the scenes of genius, narrated from an intimate and unique perspective.
• The book is produced in collaboration with the artist.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, editor and curator. She is the author of books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre and music. Her books with Skira include The Last Days of the Opera (2022) and Painting the Stage: Artists as Stage Designers (2019). Robert Storr is an American artist, curator and critic. Senior curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (from 1990 to 2002), he has been a contributing editor at Art in America since 1981 and writes frequently for Artforum, Parkett, Art Press
GEORG BASELITZ
MILESTONES: AT THE HEART OF CREATION
under the direction of Denise Wendel-Poray with an interview by Cornelius Tittel
A new title of Skira’s new series Milestones: At the Heart of Creation, dedicated to today’s greatest living artists
Skira’s new series Milestones is a collection of books devoted to today’s greatest living artists. More than retrospectives, Milestones are comprehensive excursions into the daily life and work of exceptional living artists and provide a rare backstage glimpse at their art. Each volume of the series presents one or more intimate interviews with the artist by a curator or a fellow artist, an essay by a renowned author, and the artist’s biography. The iconography of the book includes images and plates of the key works explained by the artists themselves and an original photoshoot of the artist in his studio by leading photographers, as well as a “family album” with previously unpublished shots and personal photos. German painter, printmaker, and sculptor Georg Baselitz (1938) is a pioneering postwar artist who rejected abstraction in favor of recognizable subject matter, deliberately employing a raw style of rendering and a heightened palette in order to convey direct emotion. Embracing the German Expressionism, Baselitz returned the human figure to a central position in painting.
• A new approach to the leading protagonists of contemporary art, a behind the scenes of genius, narrated from an intimate and unique perspective.
• The book is produced in collaboration with the artist.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, editor and curator. She is the author of books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre and music. Cornelius Tittel is editor-in-chief of Blau International, a large-format art magazine whose contributors include the French interiors photographer François Halard, the French fashion stylist Marie Chaix and the German astrologer Alexander von Schlieffen.
Size 18.5 × 25 cm (7¼ × 9¾ in.)
dual-language edition
(English-Chinese) 180 pages
90 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5402-9
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Beijing, China, Galleria Continua
14 November 2024
14 April 2025
ANTONY GORMLEY BODY BUILDINGS
texts by Hou Hanru, Stephen Greenblatt, Antony Gormley foreword by Mario Cristiani
The book explores the relationship between the human body and the built environment through sculptures and drawings by Antony Gormley
Published on the occasion of Antony Gormley’s solo exhibition in Beijing, Body Buildings interrogates our species’ relationship to the built environment, an increasingly high-rise world we rarely escape. In a significant group of recent sculptures and drawings, Gormley uses clay and iron, two ubiquitous materials of the built world, “to think and feel the body in this condition”.
This publication illustrates the work in the exhibition through extensive installation photography, guiding readers from Gormley’s new installation Resting Place II (2024) to a series of sculptures investigating the relation of body to building and finally to a group of drawings published here for the first time. It also features new scholarship from Hou Hanru and Stephen Greenblatt who trace the development of this new body of work as well as Gormley’s 30-year engagement with China and the surrounding region in significant works such as Asian Field (2003), Event Horizon (2007) and Host (2016). A photo essay by the artist also tracks his ongoing dialogue with the region through a series of never-before-seen archival photographs of his first research trip to China in 1995 which took him from the Forbidden City in Beijing to the Terracotta Army in Xi’an.
• Antony Gormley is acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship between the human body and space.
• An essential resource for anyone interested in Gormley and his work.
• Gormley’s work has been widely exhibited internationally.
Hou Hanru is a Chinese-born art curator and art critic. He was artistic director of MAXXI in Rome from 2013 to 2023. Stephen Greenblatt is an American literary historian and author. Mario Cristiani is co-founder of Galleria Continua, the international contemporary art gallery.
Size 26 × 32 cm
(10¼ × 10½ in.)
124 pages
120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5411-1
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
FRANCESCO VEZZOLI DIVAE
edited by Shai Baitel
Vezzoli’s exploration of visual history, spanning from the glamour of Italian cinema’s golden age to the sacred motifs of religious iconography
Francesco Vezzoli’s work revels in the power of nostalgia, fame, and sorrow, threading cinema, embroidery, and art history into a singular, melancholic vision. His bejeweled tears—stitched onto the faces of film and fashion’s great icons—transform heartbreak into ornament, elevating sorrow to spectacle. This book traces Vezzoli’s engagement with visual history, from the golden age of Italian cinema to the devotional traditions of religious iconography. Through film, needlework, and performance, he reframes longing and loss as a conceptual thread linking cultural memory with contemporary image-making.
Francesco Vezzoli: Divae is a study in beauty, artifice, and catharsis.
• Vezzoli’s work draws from different disciplines (cinema, embroidery, art history) to craft a melancholic and powerful vision.
• Vezzoli’s exploration of cultural memory links the golden age of Italian cinema with religious iconography, creating a rich tapestry that redefines nostalgia and loss in the contemporary context.
Shai Baitel, exhibition curator and writer, is the artistic director of The Modern Art Museum (MAM) in Shanghai. He conceived the exhibitions “Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum” in 2019 and “Zaha Hadid Architects-Close Up” in 2021. With Skira he recently published Marina Abramovic´. Transforming Energy (2024) and David Hockney. Paper Trails (2024).
300 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5407-4 £ 40.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION October 2025
FRANCIS BACON’S LIBRARY
texts by Monika Keska and Barbara Dawson
Reading Francis Bacon’s art through his personal book collection
This is the first book to deal exclusively with the fascinating subject of Francis Bacon’s collection of books and magazines and its role as visual and intellectual source material for his paintings.
Bacon was a bibliophile who owned around 1300 publications on a host of subjects as diverse as art, photography, cinema, sport, travel, cookery, the occult, politics, philosophy, history, antiquity, medical issues, and many more. His interest in literature ranged from W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Aeschylus, and Shakespeare to Jane Austen and Agatha Christie.
Francis Bacon’s Library reveals the wealth of material in Hugh Lane Gallery’s archive of Francis Bacon material, which was generously donated by the Estate of Francis Bacon. The richly illustrated book contains texts by Dr Monika Keska, who catalogued Bacon’s library and Dr Barbara Dawson, Director of Hugh Lane Gallery.
• The first book devoted to Francis Bacon’s collection of books and magazine.
• An exclusive exploration of the artist’s personal library, revealing the diverse literary sources that inspired his art.
• An original and comprehensive look at the artist’s bibliophile side.
Monika Keska, Assistant Professor History of Art Department, Granada University and cataloguer of Francis Bacon’s Library. Barbara Dawson, Director of Hugh Lane Gallery (HLG) who secured and managed the relocation of Francis Bacon’s Studio to HLG.
Size 27 × 30 cm
(10½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
176 pages
110 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-284-1
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Nice, France, Musée de la Photographie
Charles Nègre
18 October 2025
25 January 2026
CONSTELLATION MICHAEL
KENNA
texts by Stéphane Tallon and Matthieu Rivalin
A retrospective of Kenna’ s fifty-year career
Constellation is born to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Michael Kenna’s artistic career. The publication comprises a curated selection of geographical subjects, a collection of photographic gems drawn from the artist’s extensive oeuvre, which has taken him across the globe over the course of his career. The artist’s current body of work encompasses approximately 3,700 photographs, captured in 43 countries, and Constellation exhibits 122 of these, spanning the years from 1973 to 2024.
• During Kenna’s fifty year career, his photographic prints have been shown in almost five hundred one-person exhibitions and over four hundred group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the world.
• Kenna’s photographs are also included in well over a hundred permanent institutional collections.
• The book is the catalogue of the fifty-year retrospective curated by Sabine Troncin-Denis in Nice.
Stéphane Tallon is the Director of the Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre. Matthieu Rivalin is Head of the Photography Department at the Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie (MPP).
Size 23 × 29 cm
(9 × 11½ in.)
dual-language editon
(English-French)
208 pages
110 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-275-9
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Paris, Musée Guimet
11 June – 29 September 2025
SILVER HAIKUS
ASIA PHOTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL KENNA
foreword by Pico Iyer, with a text by Haely Chang and an interview between Michael Kenna and Édouard de Saint-Ours
This book explores Michael Kenna’s minimalist photography and its deep connections to Asian art and philosophy
Photographer Michael Kenna, internationally renowned as one of the contemporary masters of minimalist photography, has a deep attachment to Asia. Since his first visit to Japan in 1987, he has returned time and time again to capture the continent’s landscapes, examining them with his own distinctive, recognisable eye. What’s more, these numerous trips to Asia have had a significant impact on Michael Kenna’s photography.
This book provides a thematic retrospective of Michael Kenna’s work in Asia over the last 40 years. It explores the connection between his aesthetic and Asian art through formal dialogues between his photographs and works from the Chinese, Korean and Japanese collections of the Musée Guimet. More specifically, this book observes the influence of Asian arts in the photographer’s work, which is first and foremost stylistic: the choice of monochrome, the economy of means, the use of emptiness and the desire to suggest rather than describe evoke the ink paintings of Chinese scholars and Japanese Zen monks. It is also philosophical, with the same acceptance of slowness, the quest for perfection, the repetition of motifs, the asceticism of work and the spiritual dimension.
• A thematic retrospective of Michael Kenna’s 40-year journey through Asia.
• It explores the cultural and philosophical connections between Asian art and Kenna’s photography.
Édouard de Saint-Ours is curator of photographic collections at the Musée Guimet in Paris and curator of the exhibition. Haely Chang is curator of Asian art at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth.
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
208 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5406-7
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
New York, Leslie Lohman Museum of Art
September 2025
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
ARTHUR RIMBAUD IN NEW YORK
edited by Antonio Sergio Bessa
One of David Wojnarowicz’s few incursions into photography is a testimony of urban, social and political change in New York in the late 1970s
In 1978 and 1979, David Wojnarowicz took a series of photographs of a man wearing a paper mask bearing the visage of Arthur Rimbaud, the French poet equally known for his fervid verse and dramatic life. Presenting a selection of images photographed by Wojnarowicz, this amply illustrated catalogue features an introductory essay by Antonio Sergio Bessa setting the Arthur Rimbaud in New York series in the context of works that crossover different disciplines (literature, photography, and performance). Nicholas Martin, curator for the arts and humanities at Fales Library, NYU, explores Wojnarowicz’s practice in the context of the rise of the punk movement in downtown Manhattan in the late 1970s. Poet and University of Utah literature professor Craig Dworkin, explores Rimbaud’s years as a runaway youth in Paris during the years of the Commune, and his acquaintances with the city’s bohemia. Author and literature professor Marguerite Van Cook contributes an essay about her experiences with both the London and New York music and art scenes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Art collector Phillip Aarons offers a personal account of his engagement as a collector of Wojnarowicz’s work. Among additional contributions, this volume features an interview with photographer Allen Frame, who produced several performances of Wojnarowicz’s monologues in the early 1980s in New York’s Lower East Side, Berlin, and Brooklyn.
• A profound exploration of Wojnarowicz’s transition from writer to visual artist.
• The book not only delves into Wojnarowicz’s work, but also situates it within the broader socio-cultural landscape of 1970s New York.
Antonio Sergio Bessa is chief curator emeritus at The Bronx Museum, New York, where he has organized several exhibitions, including Darrel Ellis: Regeneration (2023, in collaboration with Leslie Cozzi) and Jamel Shabazz: Eyes on the Street (2022).
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
224 pages
110 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5392-3
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
Exhibition Schedule
Brescia, Museo Santa Giulia
25 March – 24 August 2025
JOEL MEYEROWITZ A SENSE OF WONDER
PHOTOGRAPHS 1962–2022
edited by Denis Curti
Over 90 works explore the entire career of the American photographer, from the 1960s to the present day
Devoted to Joel Meyerowitz (New York, 1938), one of the protagonists of contemporary photography, and produced in collaboration with the Joel Meyerowitz Photography Archive in New York, the book presents over ninety images organised in thematic sections and includes many of the photographs that have contributed to the redefinition of the concept of street photography, a genre in which Joel Meyerowitz introduces the use of colour to interpret and capture the complexity of the modern world. In the 1960s Meyerowitz emerged as one of the most interesting young avant-garde photographers in New York. The most distinctive feature of Meyerowitz’s photography is its intimacy, understood as the capacity to be as close as possible to the scene in order to seize the intimate quality of the moment and meet and recognise the unexpected. Exemplary in this regard are the photos taken in the United States during the Vietnam War, which offer an original view of American society in those years. The book also features Meyerowitz’s 1980s work, when he gradually shifted his gaze from the street to nature, or his evocative Still lives, or the photos he took in 2001 in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks (being the only photographer authorised to document the World Trade Center district in New York), up to the self-shots taken during the 2020 lockdown, which are a thoughtful reflection on the difficult period of the pandemic.
• A rich, visual journey through Meyerowitz’s entire career.
• An authoritative resource for both photography enthusiasts and scholars.
Denis Curti is the artistic director of the Stanze della fotografia. From 2005 to 2014, he directed Contrasto-Milano. For more than fifteen years, he was the photographic critic for Corriere della Sera and he currently runs Black Camera on the Rolling Stone Italia digital platform.
Size 38.3 × 30.5 cm (15 × 12 in.)
128 pages
65 tritone illustrations
ISBN 978-88-572-5394-7
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
PUBLICATION August 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Paris, Polka Galerie September 2025
Turin, Gallerie d'Italia
11 March – 6 September 2026
THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES THE DAY MAY BREAK CHAPTER FOUR
by
Nick Brandt; edited by Nadine Barth foreword by Samar Yazbek; introduction by Arianna Rinaldo
The fourth chapter of the celebrated series
The Day May Break by the renowned photographer Nick Brandt
The book is the fourth chapter of The Day May Break, Nick Brandt’s global series portraying people and animals impacted by climate change and environmental degradation.
The series was photographed in Jordan, one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. It features rural Syrian refugee families currently living there, whose lives have been seriously impacted by droughts intensified by climate change. Living lives of continuous displacement, they are forced to move their homes up to several times a year, moving to where there is available agricultural work, to wherever there has been sufficient rainfall to enable crops to grow. The photographs show the families’ connection and strength in the face of adversity, that when all else is lost you still have each other. The boxes on which the families gather aim skyward, pedestals for those that in our society are typically unseen and unheard.
• As part of Nick Brandt’s The Day May Break series, this volume powerfully documents the human cost of environmental degradation, focusing on the severe droughts and water scarcity affecting one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
• Brandt’s striking images emphasize the dignity of those often overlooked, drawing attention to the urgent humanitarian and ecological crises they face.
Born and raised in London, where he originally studied Painting and Film, Nick Brandt has had solo museum and gallery exhibitions around the world, including New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris and Los Angeles. Syrian novelist Samar Yazbek is the author of Where the Wind Calls Home and Planet of Clay Arianna Rinaldo is a photography curator and editor. Nadine Barth has been the editor for over 100 books on fashion, art, architecture, and photography, and a consultant for many more with publishers.
Size 35 × 41 cm (13¾ × 16 in.)
208 pages
170 b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5403-6
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
PUBLICATION October 2025
REEM AL FAISAL STATES OF LIGHT
texts by Haitham Fathallah and Gregory Buchakjian
An in-depth analysis of the photography of the acclaimed Saudi artist and an glimpse into her innermost feelings
Born in Jeddah in 1968, Reem Al Faisal is a documentary photographer who lives in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the entire world is her workspace, capturing the moments to be reflected in her artwork.
Her distinctive style is reflected in her photos expressing the spirituality and divine presence in nature and people’s life. Reem has a very strong visual culture that she developed with the bravery of a woman living in a conservative, closed, male-dominant society, one that she has penetrated with her educational intellect and her sense of community. She succeeds by using her lens as a means to express and record her memories of day-to-day life, previously only residing in her imagination. She documents them in the form of photographs stemming from the heart of people’s lives, and presents them to local, Arab and Western societies as a record full of life’s struggles on a global scale.
Featuring a wide selection of Reem Al-Faisal’s b/w photographs, the book highlights the diversity in the subjects of her photographs as she attempts to highlight human feelings in most of her images, along with the historical, artistic architecture of Arab and Islamic culture.
• Reem was the first female photographer to document the entire Hajj, the first Saudi photographer to do extensive work on the Muslim community of America, the first Saudi photographer to exhibit in Palestine, the first Arab photographer to exhibit in China and one of a few that photographed daily life in Iran.
• Her work has been exhibited in many countries around the world.
Haitham Fathallah is an Iraqi author and photographer. Gregory Buchakjian is a Lebanese photographer.
Size 20 × 26 cm
(7¾ × 10¼ in.)
192 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-279-7
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Amboise, Château du Clos Lucé
7 June – 11 September 2025
INSPIRATION FROM THE LIVING FROM LEONARDO DA VINCI TO TODAY
foreword by François Saint-Bris edited by Pascal Brioist, Andrea Bernardoni; texts by sixteen specialists
The connection between Leonardo da Vinci’ s visionary designs, Renaissance engineering, and modern biomimicry, highlighting how nature has inspired technological innovation across centuries
The book explores the concept of biomimicry by establishing a dialogue between the work of Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance engineers on the one hand, and contemporary researchers on the other. It shows the way in which the living can be a source of inspiration for our technological future, and the extent to which the Renaissance, with its innovative vision and deep connection to nature, understood this. Inspiration from the living brings together original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, models of machines based on the artist’s drawings – an ornithopter, a mechanical dragonfly, a flying sphere, a bat’s wing, an aerial screw – Renaissance manuscripts, biomimetic robots. In this way, it highlights the extraordinary modernity of Leonardo da Vinci’s work on materials, animal anatomy, bird and fish behaviour, and locomotion techniques. It brings together history, art, technology and current scientific developments in a crossdisciplinary approach.
• This book connects the groundbreaking work of Renaissance masters like Leonardo da Vinci with contemporary research in biomimicry, offering a unique perspective on how nature can inspire modern technology.
• The book presents a foreword by François Saint-Bris, along with texts by Pascal Brioist and Andrea Bernardoni and other essays by 14 curators, historians, engineers, biologists and architects.
François Saint-Bris is President of the Château du Clos Lucé. Pascal Brioist is Professor of Modern History at the University of Tours. Andrea Bernardoni is historian of technology at the Museo Galileo in Florence.
THE MUSÉE D’ORSAY IN 365 WORKS
with a preface by Sylvain Amic
A new, expanded version of the guide to the permanent collections of the Musée d’Orsay, offering a historical retrospective of the major works in one of France’ s greatest museums
This guide offers a unique opportunity to discover the Musée d’Orsay, recognised as the world’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, with a “360-degree” presentation of the 365 works carefully selected to represent the collections and reproduced in this book.
Each work is accompanied by a technical sheet and a note written by a curator describing the artist, the context in which it was produced, its description and an aesthetic analysis. This didactic work has become a reference in art history: the works are presented in chronological order, demonstrating the artistic wealth of the period from 1830 to 1930.
Whether paintings, sculptures, photographs or objects, these works have earned the institution an international reputation, and its compact format means that it accompanies visitors throughout their visit, enabling them to discover the works in an enlightened way. It includes a detailed chronology of the political and cultural events that have taken place over the last century, as well as a directory of the artists and an index of the works.
• A new guide to discover the world’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.
• A collective work by curators specialising in the 19th and 20th centuries, with a preface by Sylvain Amic.
Sylvain Amic is the Director of the Musée d'Orsay and the Orangerie.
COLOURS!
forewords by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Laurent Le Bon introductory text by Didier Ottinger 13 essays by art, musicology and olfactology specialists
The book explores the art and science of chromaticism, featuring masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou Collection
Size 19 × 26 cm
(7½ × 10¼ in.)
256 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-283-4
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Monaco, Grimaldi Forum
8 July – 31 August 2025
Every summer, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco produces a major thematic exhibition designed to express the renewal of creativity. Collaborating with the world’s leading cultural institutions, its projects are internationally renowned. This year’s “Colours!” exhibition, which relies on the Centre Pompidou’s collections, was designed from a surprising observation: as obvious as such a subject may seem, there are very few works devoted to the modern artistic use of colour. Through an original itinerary evoking the chromatic disks that fascinated artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “Colours!” also explores, through immersive rooms, the notion of synesthesia, that mysterious dialogue between sound, smell and visual perception. About one hundred masterpieces – from the early 20th century to the present day – punctuate this journey, raising the question of the “decorative”, inherent in the pictorial use of colour.
• Enriched by 13 essays written by researchers, historians, art historians, musicologists, art critics and Maison Fragonard’s nose, it rigorously explores the iconographic, symbolic and cultural reasons for modern chromaticism, relying on analyses by these specialists.
• With its kaleidoscopic approach, the catalogue grabs the multi-sensory dimension that is the common thread running through the exhibition.
• Full-page reproductions of each of the works on display, created by Matisse, Magritte, Dalí, Dubuffet, Kooning, Delaunay or Picasso, foster a sensitive experience of colour.
Didier Ottinger is General Curator and Deputy Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Laurent Le Bon is President of the Centre Pompidou.
Size 20.1 × 26.8 cm
(8 × 10½ in.)
dual-language edition
(English-German)
336 pages
170 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5395-4
£ 45.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Kunstmuseum Luzern
5 July – 2 November 2025
KANDINSKY, MIRÓ, PICASSO ET AL. BACK IN LUCERNE
edited by Kunstmuseum Luzern
texts by Fanni Fetzer, Stanislaus von Moos, Beni Muhl, Bettina Steinbrügge
The publication explores the history and impact of the iconic exhibition “these, antithese, synthese” featuring essays and a facsimile of the original 1935 catalogue
The publication Kandinsky, Miró, Picasso et al. back in Lucerne aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the historical and cultural significance of the iconic 1935 exhibition that brought together the artistic avant-garde of the time. It features carefully researched essays by leading academic experts, examining the art historical context, the provenance of individual works, and the influence of the exhibition, “these, antithese, synthese”, both domestically and internationally. A key highlight of this publication is a facsimile insert of the original 1935 exhibition catalogue, originally designed with remarkable modernity by the renowned graphic artist Jan Tschichold. Produced in collaboration with Skira and Norm, leaders in graphic design and typography, the project emphasises exceptional quality and contemporary design in all aspects of its print materials, ensuring a publication that reflects the innovation and sophistication of its subject matter.
• First scientific analysis of the influential 1935 group show “these, antithese, synthese”.
• The book documents the 21st century re-enactment of a trailblazing exhibition.
Fanni Fetzer has served as the director of the Kunstmuseum Luzern since 2011, after having previously held positions at the cultural magazine Du, at Kunstmuseum Thun, and at Kunsthaus Langenthal. Stanislaus von Moos is an art historian and professor emeritus of Modern Art at the University of Zürich. He published on Le Corbusier, Venturi, Scott Brown & Ass. and in 2023 the Swiss Federal Office of Culture awarded him the Grand Prix Meret Oppenheim. Beni Muhl, Swiss art historian, is currently researching models of subject and appropriation in late modernism with a focus on the painterly work of women artists of the counterculture. Bettina Steinbrügge is director of Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand–Duc Jean.
MANOLO VALDÉS MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE
edited by Javier Molins
The multiform sculptural works by one of the leading figures of the contemporary international art scene
Size 27 × 30 cm
(10½ × 11¾ in.)
252 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5364-0
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Edited by Javier Molins, the book features some of the most iconic and impressive monumental works by the Spanish artist from the beginnings to the present. Manolo Valdés (1942) is renowned for his monumental sculptures that blend classical influences with contemporary aesthetics. In 2024, his large-scale works have been displayed in several prestigious locations worldwide, including Venice, where his twelve Reina Mariana and a monumental Infanta Margarita were placed in Piazzetta San Marco. His sculptures also graced the City of Arts and Science in Valencia, the Botanical Garden in New York, the Orchard Road and Botanical Garden in Singapore, and the iconic Dubai, where they created a striking contrast with the modern skyline. In Paris, Valdés’s monumental pieces have been showcased in Paris at Place Vendôme and Palais Royal, adding a new dimension to these historic landmarks. Impassioned by artists of the past ranging from Zurbarán to Velázquez, Matisse to Lichtenstein, Valdés finds more than just inspiration in their paintings; he uses their work “as a pretext” to create an entirely new aesthetic object (a painting or sculpture that while clearly sourced from a known composition is a uniquely brilliant work of art in itself.
• The book offers a fascinating insight into how Manolo Valdés reinterprets classical and modern art to forge his own unique creative universe.
• The publication also documents how the Spanish artist transforms historic sites into dynamic art spaces, with pieces in some of the world’s most prestigious locations.
Contemporary art curator, writer and advisor, Javier Molins has curated exhibitions internationally in leading venues across the globe. He has worked with some of the 20th and 21st centuries most esteemed artists. Molins is often called on his expertise in the press and by foundations to advise on programming and acquisitions.
Size 21.5 × 25 cm
(8½ × 9¾ in.)
dual-language edition
(English-French)
408 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-278-0
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
BRACHA L. ETTINGER
foreword by Xavier Rey
A book devoted to the renowned artist, psychoanalyst and philosopher a pioneer of the concept of matrix space
Born in 1948, Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger is an Israeli French artist, writer, psychoanalyst and philosopher based in France. Born in Mandatory Palestine, she lives and works in Paris.
The Israeli-French-British painter, philosopher and psychoanalyst Bracha Ettinger, the originator of the concept of matrix space, was exhibited at the Centre Pompidou in 2024. Several of her works have now been added to the permanent exhibition. This catalogue brings together the works in the exhibition.
The book includes the introduction by Marie Siguier, Laure Chauvelot, and Laetitia Pesenti, with acknowledgments to Alicia Knock, who co-curated the show, and to Christine Macel, who initiated the donation and exhibition.
The book features images and installation views of the show, as well as documents concerning Bracha’s various projects with Centre Pompidou spanning almost 40 years. A selection of essays by distinguished writers are complemented by images of Bracha’s works throughout.
• Ettinger’s work opens up a profound dialogue between the psychological and the aesthetic, offering a unique lens through which to view human experience and creativity.
• The inclusion of Ettinger’s work in the 2024 exhibition at the prestigious Centre Pompidou solidifies her place in contemporary art history.
Xavier Rey is the director of the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
JAQUELINE DE JONG VICIOUS CIRCLES
edited with text by Ariella Wolens texts by Alison M. Gingeras and Margriet
Schavemaker
The life and work of the avant-garde artist and the perpetual theme of war and protest within her oeuvre
This catalogue marks the first US survey exhibition dedicated to avant-garde Dutch artist Jacqueline de Jong, and the first institutional presentation since the artist’s death on June 29, 2024.
Until recent years, this underexamined artist has primarily been recognized for her role as founder and editor of the seminal artist’s magazine, The Situationist Times; however, this exhibition considers De Jong’s dynamic and ever-contemporary practice in the decades that followed, touching on her interpretations of movements ranging from CoBrA, Surrealism, Fluxus, Pop, Neo-Expressionism, New Figuration, Land Art and Globalism, and the ways she engaged art as a means of resistance. Alongside documentation of paintings, sculptures and drawings spanning 1962 to 2024, Vicious Circles includes reproductions of unpublished ephemera material held in De Jong’s archive at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, along with newly commissioned texts written in memoriam, and De Jong’s final interview, conducted by Dr. Margriet Schavemaker.
• Vicious Circles marks the first comprehensive exhibition in the United States dedicated to artist, offering a deep insight into her influential career from 1962 to 2024.
• The volume highlights De Jong’s engagement with diverse art movements and her role in art as resistance.
• It also addresses De Jong’s legacy as a key figure within the history of counterculture publishing, highlighting her role as editor, publisher and designer of the magazine The Situationist Times (1962-67).
Ariella Wolens is the Bryant Taylor Curator of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. She has been the curator of numerous exhibitions for the museum and has written for publications such as Art in America, Elephant, Flash Art and Spike Magazine.
Size 21.5 × 28 cm
(8½ × 11 in.)
176 pages
120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5386-2
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION September 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale 17 November 2024 – 5 May 2025
TAKEHIKO SUGAWARA ECLECTIC JAPANESE ART
texts by Nobuo Tsuji, Koichiro Noji
This landmark volume celebrates the extraordinary artistry of Takehiko Sugawara, offering a profound insight into his career and creative evolution
Richly illustrated and with a compelling narrative, this monograph introduces Sugawara’s evocative work to a global audience, cementing his reputation as a leading figure in contemporary Japanese art.
Born in Tokyo in 1962, Sugawara studied Japanese painting at Tama Art University. His artistic trajectory transformed in 1996 upon encountering Jindaizakura, an ancient cherry tree in Yamanashi Prefecture. This moment sparked his lifelong dedication to depicting nature’s grandeur. His subjects include iconic cherry blossoms and natural landmarks such as Usuzumizakura in Gifu, Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima, and the majestic Kirifuri no Taki waterfall in Tochigi.
As a pivotal figure in 21st-century art, Sugawara bridges tradition and innovation, embodying the enduring legacy of Japanese aesthetics. He captures the vitality of nature through a fusion of techniques, employing traditional methods, such as back coloring on Echizen washi paper, alongside innovative practices like allowing burnt pine ink to crack naturally. The result is a body of work that reimagines Japanese painting, marrying age-old craftsmanship with contemporary expression.
• This monograph honors Sugawara’s ability to revitalize traditional art forms while offering a modern perspective, affirming his status as a masterful interpreter of Japan’s natural and artistic heritage.
Nobuo Tsuji is an art historian and professor emeritus at both the University of Tokyo and Tama Art University. He is the author of several influential works, including Lineage of Eccentrics: Matabei to Kuniyoshi (1970) and Playfulness in Japanese Art (1986), in addition to several other publications on Japanese art. Koichiro Noji is a prominent Japanese author and art historian specializing in modern Japanese art. He is currently the director of the Tokyo Branch of the Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum.
LIU WEI
texts by Courtenay Finn and Massimiliano Gioni
The first major book devoted to the leading Chinese contemporary artist
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
272 pages
200 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5319-0
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Liu Wei (b. 1972, Beijing, China; lives and works in Beijing, China) explores 21st-century socio-political concepts such as the contradictions of contemporary society and the transformation of developing cities and the urban landscape. In many of his sculptural and installation works, he uses found materials that are re-contextualized to draw new meanings out of the materials from which they are made. Liu Wei frequently uses geometric and architectural forms in his work as a reference to his urban surroundings.
This book will cover the artist’s overall practice and history, highlighting major moments, but focusing on the period from 2019 to 2025, which includes a major presentation at the 2019 Venice Biennale curated by the Hayward’s Ralph Rugoff and the 2019-2020 two part institutional show at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, titled Invisible Cities, which was the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States. It will also feature his most recent work that will be showcased in an upcoming solo exhibition in New York.
• Liu Wei has not had a major book published not tied exclusively to an institutional show. The last large scale publication for his work was in 2012, Trilogy, tied to his solo show at the Minsheng Art Museum.
• Bringing together scholars from the United States, Europe, and China, the book will serve as a critical tool to expanding the artist’s profile globally.
• Liu Wei’s work is included in numerous collections worldwide.
Courtenay Finn is the Chief Curator & Director of Programs at the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and one half of Frank, a small publishing imprint for artist projects. Massimiliano Gioni, Italian curator and contemporary art critic based in New York, is Artistic Director of the New Museum.
Size 23 × 28 cm
(9 × 11 in.)
160 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5354-1
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Breaking the Mold (group show)
Brooklyn Museum at 200 February 2025 – February 2026
Seven Contours, One Collection (group show), permanent view at the Museum of African Contemporary Art (MACAAL), Marrakech since February 2025
CHRIS SOAL TO SHARPEN OUR SENSES AND SOFTEN OUR TOUCH
text by Natasha D. Becker interview with the artist by Marta Papini
The work by the awardwinning, emerging South African artist
Chris Soal’s studio-based work is sculptural in its output, working with objects and materials in ways that show a conceptual engagement with the contexts and histories of the objects but that also re-enforce the body as a site for knowledge reception and production. Through his use of discarded and mundane ephemera, such as toothpicks and bottle caps, along with concrete, rebar, electric fencing cable, sandpaper, and other industrial materials, the artist intuitively develops the familiar to the point of the uncanny. Soal’s works can be considered social abstractions influenced by a reinterpreted Arte Povera that is deeply rooted in and reflective of his upbringing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Working symbiotically with his materials, Soal utilises the inherent physical characteristics of the objects to transform them through processes of aggregation, combination, and erosion. He seeks to interrogate views of nature and culture as a binary concept, foregrounding pressing ecological concerns by repositioning the viewer as an active agent within the contemporary environment. Despite the artificiality of his materials, Soal’s process allows them to take on biomorphic qualities or evoke natural phenomena, expressing his interest in their phenomenological quality.
• Soal was selected as one of ten contemporary artists to participate in redesigning three handbags as part of the 5th edition of the Dior Lady Art project.
Natasha D. Becker, a South African curator and expert in contemporary African art, is the head of the permanent collection of historical African art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Marta Papini is an independent curator and writer. Nadine Barth has been the editor for over 100 books on fashion, art, architecture, and photography, and a consultant for many more with publishers.
SUNGI MLENGEYA
text by Tandazani Dhlakama conversation between Jemima Michael and Sungi Mlengeya
The first monograph dedicated to the young African artist with an international career
Born in 1991 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sungi Mlengeya captures the essence of Black womanhood in her haunting monochromatic acrylic portraits. The meticulously painted figures are set against a minimalist white background, creating a striking contrast that emphasizes skin texture and form. Her portraits, whether infused by movement or stillness, radiate both power and peace, offering the viewer intimate moments of strength and serenity.
In this first monograph dedicated to Sungi Mlengeya, the curator Tandazani Dhlakama brilliantly analyzes how African, Black and feminist conditions are intertwined in her work, and the intimate conversation between Sungi and her model, Jemima Michael, takes us behind the scenes of a work in the making. Mlengeya’s work has garnered international attention and is featured in prominent private and public collections and she was named one of Apollo’s 40 Under 40 Africa in 2020, recognizing her as one of the most influential young figures in African art. In 2023, she was honoured as a resident at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, and she was also included in the inaugural Keep Walking: Africa Top 30 List.
• The book presents Mlengeya’s art within the broader panorama of contemporary African art.
• Rich, high-quality reproductions of Mlengeya’s works, the book provides an immersive visual experience, capturing the subtle details of her art and delves into themes of African femininity, individuality, and empowerment, offering a fresh perspective on modern African narratives.
• Her works have been exhibited in the United States, Austria, United Kindom and Uganda.
Tandazani Dhlakama is curator at Zeitz MOCAA, South Africa. Jemima Michael is a poet friend and model of the artist.
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
144 pages
80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-266-7
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 16.5 × 24 cm (6½ × 9½ in.)
312 pages
200 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5404-3
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION October 2025
THE EGYPTIAN AVANT-GARDE ARTISTS, POETS, AND REBELS (1936-1973)
by Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani
Reclaiming the Narrative.
The Egyptian avant-garde: Western derivatives or independent pioneers?
Following the success of her highly acclaimed first work, Modern Art in Egypt: Identity and Independence (1850-1936), Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani’s new book, The Egyptian Avant-Garde: Artists, Poets, and Rebels (1936-1973), reclaims Egypt’s revolutionary art movements, positioning them as independent models within the global art historical canon. Navigating the complex intersection of art, politics, and society, Kanafani demonstrates how Egypt’s two most critical artist collectives—the Art & Liberty Group and the Contemporary Art Group—were at the forefront of a radical reimagining of Egypt, challenging Western-centric predefined frameworks that either label the former as a derivative of international Surrealism or view the latter through the lens of Islam.
The Egyptian Avant-Garde offers the first in-depth comparative study of these progressive cultural forces, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of their ideological and visual disruptions during Egypt’s fight for independence from colonial rule and in the aftermath of the 1952 Revolution.
• The book redefines Egypt’s radical art movements, presenting them as unique and influential models in the global art history.
• The first in-depth exploration of how Egyptian avant-garde movements directly engaged with the political landscape, reshaping both cultural identity and the global understanding of revolutionary art.
Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani is an art historian and scholar, specializing in modern Egyptian art and the intersections of politics and culture, making her one of the leading figures in the study of Egyptian modernism. Her work has significantly contributed to the understanding of Egyptian cultural movements, and she continues to spearhead a deeper appreciation for Egypt’s role in the global art narrative.
BELKIS BALPINAR THROUGH WOVEN TIMES WORKS FROM FOUR DECADES
edited by Necmi Sönmez
A
survey of the prolific work of a Turkish artist who developed a contemporary visual language using
a flat-weave “kilim” technique
Through Woven Times is a kaleidoscopic glimpse into the subjects, themes, and formal concerns that Belkıs Balpınar (1941) examined over her prolific work. With large-scale woven pieces, hanging sculptures, and wall pieces spanning four decades, Balpınar’s textile experiments are a resolute but continuously evolving process medley of material and shape in service of unexpected narrative.
In this monograph, the semi-abstract visual language predominates. She amalgamated her knowledge of traditional flat weaves with imaginative interpretations of centuries-old techniques. Her work can be seen as a humanistic projection field that emphasizes what we all have in common, such as our passions and dreams, regardless of where in the world we live.
• Belkıs Balpınar trained as an artist at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation, she worked as a pioneering curator, writer and researcher in the field of old oriental rug, kilim and other flat-weave techniques. She instituted and directed the Carpet Museum (1979) and the Kilim and Flatweaves Museum (1981), which provided a new revival of centuries-old tradition. After her retirement, she developed her own designs, creating new aesthetics and experimental weaving techniques.
• Balpınar’s careful use of materials, her constant negotiation with old Anatolian weaving traditions, and her commitment to pushing the boundaries of what textiles can signify in a constantly evolving contemporary context are remarkable.
Necmi Sönmez, art historian, has worked at several museums, including Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna, Museum Folkwang in Essen, and Kunstverein Arnsberg, and founded the ArtCenter Istanbul residency program. Currently, he is an independent curator in Düsseldorf and collaborates with institutions like Tate and Staatliche Museen Berlin.
Size 25 × 31 cm (9¾ × 12¼ in.)
120 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5380-0
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 22.4 × 27 cm
(8¾ × 10½ in.)
184 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5408-1
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Malibu, California, Frederick R. Weisman
Museum of Art at Pepperdine University
Spring of 2025
KARL HAENDEL LESS BAD
introduction by Aldy Milliken, text by Andrea Gyorody contributions by Analia Saban, Darren Bader, Karla Diaz, Michelle Jane Lee, Ray Anthony Barrett and Hazel Haendel
A
study in vulnerability and self-reflection of the American artist known for his thought-provoking hyper-realistic drawings
Published to accompany Karl Haendel’s exhibition “Less Bad”, originating at the Kimball Art Center in autumn of 2024 and traveling to the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University, the book highlights key thematic elements from Haendel’s 25-year artistic output, focusing in on the artist’s exploration of masculinity, tenderness, friendship, introspection and vulnerability through drawing. The book includes a complete set of installation images from the exhibition, plates highlighting essential works, and selected details of drawings. In addition, a section of the book is devoted to Haendel’s ardent dedication to drawing, highlighting through images his approach, process, materials and distinctive installation strategy.
Less Bad contains an introductory essay by Aldy Milliken, a scholarly essay on Haendel’s work by Andrea Gyorody contextualizing it within the recent trajectory of contemporary art, a graphic essay by Hazel Haendel, the artist’s daughter, a discussion between Haendel and artist Analia Saban, and brief creative contributions by artists Darren Bader, Karla Diaz, Michelle Jane Lee, and Ray Anthony Barrett.
• Less Bad is a testament to LA-based Karl Haendel’s aesthetic innovation, conceptual depth, and ability to engage viewers in dialogues about values and belief systems.
• The book explores a wide range of themes, from intimate experiences like father-hood, love, friendship, and loss to broader issues such as tenderness, masculinity, introspection, and vulnerability.
• The book features more than 60 works, primarily in graphite on paper.
Aldy Milliken is executive director of Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah. Andrea Gyorody is director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles.
AARON PARAZETTE
edited
by Nancy Zastudil. Texts by Michelle Grabner, Dennis Hollingsworth, Alison de Lima Greene, Aaron Parazette, Matt Warshaw
A detailed exploration of Aaron Parazette’s artistic journey over three decades
Size 27 × 30 cm
(10½ × 12 in.)
176 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5351-0
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
The fully illustrated monograph Aaron Parazette offers an in-depth exploration of the artist’s practice over the past 30 years. Parazette (b. 1960, California) grew up by the beach and in the ocean; his temperament and aesthetics are deeply influenced by “West Coast cool” and surfing culture. His concerns have spanned beauty, originality, form, space, and color, oscillating between critique and reverence. At times ironic and at other times deeply sincere, Parazette has created a rich and compelling oeuvre grounded in abstraction, yet with a keen interest in how painting engages with the world. Featuring commissioned texts and over 100 full-color images, this volume highlights Parazette’s conceptual wit, use of color, geometry, and letterforms, and his engagement with materials and meaning.
• This fully illustrated monograph showcases the evolution of Parazette’s practice and the diverse themes he has engaged with.
• Featuring over 100 images, it captures the depth and range of Parazette’s oeuvre, providing both art lovers and scholars with an in-depth understanding of his impact on contemporary painting.
Independent editor, writer, and curator Nancy Zastudil has been advocating for artists’ voices for nearly two decades. She has held editorial, curatorial, or directorial roles at Arts+Culture Texas, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, Frederick Hammersley Foundation, Tamarind Institute, and Hyperallergic. A 2024 Rabkin Prize nominee, her writing has been published in Artforum, Arts+Culture Texas, Hyperallergic, Southwest Contemporary, and more, and her research has been supported by Women’s International Study Center, National Endowment for the Arts, Graham Foundation, Utah State University, and others.
Size 25 × 32 cm
(9¾ × 12½ in.)
dual-language edition
(English-French)
192 pages
120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-269-8
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
CHARLES MOLINA
text by Capucine Millot; with a statement by Charles Molina
A tribute to the young contemporary visual artist
Charles Molina
Charles Molina (2001-2021) is a young artist who passed away prematurely, but who had time to make his mark on the Miami scene with works at the crossroads of abstract expressionism and street art. He was also inspired by the pulsating rhythms of hip hop and electro music, and collaborated with artists from this scene: he designed the cover of the #Utopia2 album and created the portrait of rapper XXXTentacion.
His works are characterized by a superimposition of materials and techniques (oil, acrylic, pastels, pen, markers, collages, cut-outs), but also by a singular sense of urgency, a creative frenzy driving him to multiply supports: walls, doors, cars, objects, wooden panels or pieces of canvas. Abrupt subjects, scraped layers of paint, splashes, torn-off sections: Charles Molina’s works reflect an almost chaotic, sometimes violent spontaneity. But his paintings also reveal a gentleness and sensitivity in the choice of color nuances, as well as a meticulousness reflected in the numerous preparatory drawings. With this aesthetic halfway between delicacy and urgency, reflection and intuition, Charles Molina appropriates and assembles icons from history and pop culture to make them the protagonists of his own stories.
This monograph is both a retrospective and a tribute, presenting a wide range of material (preparatory drawings, notebooks, texts and poems, tags, artwork) to capture the diversity and introspective scope of Charles Molina’s creations.
• This first monograph devoted to Charles Molina is characterised by an intimate dimension and holistic approach to the artist’s work (texts, preparatory drawings).
Capucine Millot is the Head of Communications, Nahmad Contemporary Gallery.
CHE LOVELACE
texts by Gavin Delahunty, Rujeko Hockley, Ekow Eshun
The first complete monograph devoted to the Caribbean artist whose work combines powerful visual storytelling with a deep exploration of social, political and cultural themes
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
240 pages
150 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5385-5
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Che Lovelace (b. 1969, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) lives and works in his lifelong home of Trinidad. He holds a degree from l’École Régionale des BeauxArts de la Martinique and currently lectures at the University of the West Indies Creative Arts Campus. Rooted in the rural outskirts of Port of Spain, Lovelace considers Trinidad his ultimate subject. The flora, fauna and figures of island life are ever-present in his tropical vistas, painted on board panels split into quadrants. Lovelace’s vibrant, energetic compositions present a nuanced exploration of postcolonial identity, grounded in a deep commitment to the Caribbean landscape and its community. Lovelace’s art is a metaphorical journey through themes of resistance, freedom, mythology, and nature, intertwined with his personal sense of place and politics. His latest solo exhibitions include Day Always Comes at Corvi Mora (2023), Bathers at Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2023), and Nighscapes with Palms and Egrets at Various Small Fires, Dallas (2023), among others. His work is in prestigious collections worldwide and his paintings are unapologetically Caribbean, capturing the island’s rich iconography with energy and complexity, while exploring the intersection of culture, community, and identity.
• The book offers a rich exploration of Caribbean culture, identity, and postcolonial issues, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the region’s history and culture.
• Lovelace’s work captures the essence of Trinidad’s natural beauty.
Gavin Delahunty, writer and curator, over the past twenty years has curated over forty exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and published numerous articles, essays, and books. Rujeko Hockley is Assistant curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Writer, journalist and curator, Ekow Eshun has been at the heart of creative culture for several decades, authoring books and curating exhibitions.
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
256 pages
200 colour illustrations
Bodoni-style book-binding
ISBN 978-88-572-5384-8
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
CAROLINE CHRISTIE-COXON CIRCLE CULTURE
texts by Diana Segantini, Vanessa Trento, Imogen Kotsoglo
This book delves into Caroline Christie-Coxon’s use of the circle, an ancient symbol rich in meaning across cultures and history
Caroline Christie-Coxon is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses painting, site-responsive interventions with both permanent and ephemeral aspects, public art, sculpture, photography and performance elements. Each discipline – whether in the studio or the field – aligns with her unique method of using circles to initiate creative outcomes and observe the resulting transformations. For over three decades, Christie-Coxon has been captivated by a geometric form rich in symbolic meaning and cultural resonance. The circle is an ancient symbol with an inspiring and vast capacity to hold meaning and significance across cultures over millennia. The circle continually informs Christie-Coxon’s unique approach, serving as an artistic mantra she practices in her daily life, using current everyday technologies to express and capture her vision of Circle Culture. By combining multicultural ancient symbolism with contemporary themes, Christie-Coxon’s fluid loops and organic circles become hybrid motifs about the past feeding into the present to create the future. Her work reflects the balance between individuality and unity, microcosm and macrocosm, humanity and the environment.
• An intimate look into Christie-Coxon’s three-decade-long journey, revealing how her evolving use of the circle encapsulates themes of personal growth, cultural resonance, and the broader human experience.
• This book offers a comprehensive view of her pioneering approach, showcasing her ability to merge form, function and meaning in innovative and transformative ways.
Diana Segantini, curator and cultural mediator, is great-granddaughter of the painter Giovanni Segantini and curator of the family’s artistic heritage in the Engadin. Vanessa Trento is a sinologist, curator and contemporary Asian art expert. Imogen Kotsoglo is a visual artist, researcher and arts writer.
SLIPPAGES PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDA CUMMINGS
edited by Kathy Battista. Introduction by Linda Cummings texts by Nancy Princenthal, Kathy Battista, Elise Morrison and Emna Zghal
The images of the decade-long performance based photographic project by
Linda Cummings
The book is a landmark publication of photographs by American artist Linda Cummings. The book showcases over 60 high-quality duotone images spanning the decade from 1992 to 2003 and the last vestiges of analog photography. Cummings’ compositions toss expectation to the wind, transposing gender dynamics with a sleight of hand. The images convey Cummings’ innovative approach to photographic narrative through actions performed and photographed by the artist on-site, in locations as varied as steel mills, coal mines, churches, hospitals and stadiums, many long since disappeared. The photographs express the artist’s defiance, exuberance and anxiety amidst the upheavals of a declining industrial age and dawning of the digital era.
Cummings’ thought-provoking photographs are complemented with an introduction and four essays that extrapolate ideas from Cummings’s photographs and consider how social controversies of the last decade of the 20th century resurface today as the rights of bodily autonomy and gender identity continue to be challenged.
• The book presents Linda Cummings’ unique approach to photography and performance art.
• Her evocative compositions challenge gender norms and societal expectations, providing an original exploration of identity, defiance, and the cultural tensions of the late 20th century.
• All the photographs were taken on-site with an analog 35-mm manual film camera and printed by hand in a darkroom, with no manipulation post-capture.
Linda Cummings’s photography explores perceptions of self, the power of place and the reciprocal relationship between the body and natural phenomena; her performance-based Slippages project is a significant contribution to feminist photography. Kathy Battista, writer, curator and teacher, founded a MA program in Contemporary Art for Sotheby’s Institute of Art NY.
Size 23.5 × 28.5 cm
(9¼ × 11¼ in.)
160 pages
65 duotone illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5352-7
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 17 × 24 cm
(6½ × 9¾ in.)
dual-language edition (English-French) 144 pages
50 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-253-7
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Paris, Canadian Cultural Centre from February 2025
CROSSED HISTORIES GAE AULENTI, ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE, PHYLLIS LAMBERT ON
ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY
texts by Catherine Bédard and Léa-Cathérine Szacka
The transformative influence of three pioneering women on the development of the postmodern city
The book focuses on the impact of women on the postmodern city. To do so, it focuses on the personal and professional trajectories of three protagonists who, each in their own way, shaped the intellectual and physical environment of their city: American journalist and architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable and Canadian and Italian architects Phyllis Lambert and Gae Aulenti. All three share an ambivalent relationship with the concrete-and-steel architecture of the post-World War II modern movement, which was widely criticized in the 1960s for being alienating, standardized and anhistorical. Ada Louise Huxtable, through her articles in the New York Times architecture column; Gae Aulenti, with her conversion of the Gare d’Orsay into a museum and the Piazzale Cadorna in Milan; and Phyllis Lambert, with her philanthropic work and the founding of the Canadian Centre for Architecture in 1979. Architecture is no longer seen through the prism of aesthetics, but through that of the cultural and environmental enhancement of public spaces. Through documentary and archival images, this catalogue documents this turning point in architectural history, when modernity returned to the architectural values of the past and the existing built environment. It also takes a more individual and biographical approach, crossing the paths of three women who played a major role in the construction of the post-modern city.
• Through the personal and professional journeys of Ada Louise Huxtable, Phyllis Lambert and Gae Aulenti, the book sheds light on how these women shaped the environments of their respective cities, challenging and redefining architectural norms.
Catherine Bédard is an art historian, curator and art critic, and a specialist in contemporary Canadian art. Léa-Catherine Szacka is associate professor in architectural studies at the University of Manchester.
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE THE ULTIMATE ROLE MODEL
edited by Fadil Berisha
A highly illustrated memoir on the figure of Carmen Dell’Orefice, the world’s oldest working supermodel and actress
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
212 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5389-3
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Carmen Dell’Orefice began her career at the tender age of fourteen when she appeared in Vogue. When she was fifteen, Salvador Dalí painted a portrait of her. Carmen has been a force in fashion ever since, working for the greatest photographers of all time, including Horst P. Horst, Richard Avedon, Lilian Bassman, Norman Parkinson, and Francesco Scavullo.
Born in New York City on June 3, 1931, she was discovered by photographer Irving Penn, becoming a prominent figure in the fashion industry. Known for her striking beauty and timeless elegance, Carmen has graced the covers of major magazines, including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She is often regarded as one of the longest-serving models in fashion history, having worked continuously for more than 70 years. Despite her age, Dell’Orefice has remained a symbol of grace and sophistication, challenging conventional notions of beauty in the modeling world. Throughout her career, she has represented brands, walked in runway shows, and remained an inspiration for many generations of models.
• A magazine-inspired book devoted to the iconic American model.
• A simple, modern, and yet elegant edition, iconic as the woman it is celebrating.
Fadil Berisha, photographer and long-time collaborator of Carmen Dell’Orefice, will guide the reader through this testament to their creative collaboration, focusing on Carmen from her 60s to her 90s and their prolific professional collaborations. Fadil is the former official cameraman for Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Rolex, and in his career, he has captured some of the world’s most breathtaking women and actresses, such as Halle Berry, and Sharon Stone, but none of them has ever beaten Carmen as his muse and model.
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.) English and Arabic editions 300 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5199-8 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5201-8 AR
£ 55.00, $ 65.00 PUBLICATION October 2025
LOUVRE ABU DHABI BIRTH OF A COLLECTION
edited by Guilhem André
The book reveals the next chapter in the evolution of the collection of the Arab world’s first universal museum
The title Birth of a Collection was conceived as a follow-up volume to Birth of a Museum (published 2013) and provides insight into the development of the Louvre Abu Dhabi collection over the past decade. Featuring the most exceptional recent acquisitions, the book is divided into four chronological chapters which follow the order of the museum’s permanent galleries: The Ancient World; The Medieval World; The Early Modern World; The Modern and Contemporary World. It explores topics such as the birth of the figure in art, the crossroads of civilisations and cultural exchanges, objects and representations of power, and emerging art scenes. This 300-page book presents over 200 artworks and objects with scholarly essays and descriptions from approximately 35 different authors – all specialists in their respective fields as art historians, archaeologists, curators and museum professionals. Showcasing 10 years of meticulously curated acquisitions that reinforce Louvre Abu Dhabi’s universal narrative, this beautifully illustrated volume offers a new way to engage and connect with the artworks, providing a deeper understanding of the collection.
• A unique exploration of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s innovative presentation of human creativity from the dawn of time to the present day.
• An in-depth presentation of how masterpieces from around the globe are brought together in dialogue, rather than separated by geography.
• The publication is a co-edition between Louvre Abu Dhabi and Skira.
Guilhem André is a curator of Asian art and serves as Scientific, Curatorial and Collection Management Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi. He previously worked as a curator at the Musée national des arts Asiatiques in Paris. André holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Sorbonne and studied at the Universities of Peking and Sichuan.
DISCOVERING UZBEKISTAN
by Dariya Sirotina
A book to discover the soul of Uzbekistan
“When I first came to Uzbekistan, I was struck by the authenticity and genuineness of the life that flows in the country. How different Uzbekistan is from everything I am used to, and how simultaneously – and suddenly! – it is close to me. And how much all those I met love Uzbekistan. And this love was very quickly transferred to me”. – writes Dariya in her travel blog.
This is a beautifully illustrated guidebook, a fascinating story about history and modernity, monuments that have become the heritage of world culture, nature and amazing people, and the unique multicolored nature of Uzbekistan.
The book consists of six chapters dedicated to ancient cities and regions of Uzbekistan and their surroundings: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khorezm, Karakalpakstan and Fergana Valley. Each chapter opens with an essay where the author introduces the reader to the fascinating history of the region and its peculiarities. Each chapter tells several stories of the region’s best artisans, chefs, restaurant owners, and artists.
The book also provides the most up-to-date information about museums and craft workshops, designer stores and markets, as well as hotels to stay in, restaurants and teahouses to visit, food and wine to try.
• Dariya Sirotina applied to Uzbekistan an approach familiar to Europeans: each region is unique, each region has its own cuisine and wine production, its own crafts, its own culture and traditions.
• A fully illustrated and well-structured guide with up-to-date information, including information on Uzbek wine industry and regional cuisine.
Dariya Sirotina is a traveller and travel blogger, author, photographer, and food and wine connoisseur.
Size 15 × 21 cm
(6 × 8¼ in.)
360 pages
130 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5409-8
£ 26.00, $ 35.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
224 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5327-5
£ 35.00, $ 40.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
HAROUTIUN GALENTZ. THE FORM OF COLOR: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JANIBEKYAN COLLECTION
with texts by Silvia Burini, Vartan Karapetian, Marie Tomb and Armen Yesayants
The life and work of the talented Armenian artist known for his unique brightly coloured style
Haroutiun Galentz (1910–1967), an Armenian artist, embodied resilience and creativity. Born in Lebanon during the French Mandate, he was shaped by the trauma of the Armenian Genocide. After World War II, he moved to the Soviet Union, seeking a connection with his homeland. Galentz’s early influences included French painters like George Michelet and George Cyr, which helped him develop a vibrant, emotionally deep style. His work gained recognition during the Soviet Union’s cultural “Thaw,” with support from intellectuals like Ilya Erenburg and Alexander Gitovich, propelling him from obscurity to prominence.
• The first comprehensive monograph in English on the acclaimed Armenian artist.
Silvia Burini, art historian and curator, is professor of History of Russian Art and History of Contemporary Art at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Vartan Karapetian is a researcher, writer and art historian. Marie Tomb is a historian, researcher, and curator of modern and contemporary art from the Levant. Armen Yesayants is an art historian, lecturer and curator.
NICO VASCELLARI PASTORALE
edited by Sergio Risaliti
The new project by the leading figure of Italian contemporary art
Size 21 × 28 cm (8¼ × 11 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
152 pages
200 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5391-6
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Milan, Palazzo Reale
1 April – 2 June 2025
This book delves into the work of Nico Vascellari, with a special focus on Pastorale, a project that explores nature’s regenerative power as a symbol of resilience. In a new site-specific installation, Vascellari reimagines the historic Sala delle Cariatidi at Milan’s Palazzo Reale as a space for reflection, where history and imagination intertwine in a dialogue between nature and violence. The title, Pastorale, conjures an idyllic landscape, seemingly distant from the scars of the 1943 bombings, yet also suggests the hope of finding refuge from the brutality of history.
• Pastorale presents the installation views of the exhibition in Milan and a selection of the artist’s past works.
Sergio Risaliti, art historian and critic, creator and curator of international exhibitions and events, writer and journalist, is artistic director of the Museo Novecento in Florence dedicated to 20th and 21st century Italian art.
PASCAL DOMBIS
texts by Céline Berchiche, Paula Braga, Clara Figueiredo, Dominique Moulon; with an interview to the artist by Franck James Marlot
A new reference monograph on the established digital artist
Pascal Dombis (1965) is a visual and digital artist. Relying mainly on print and video techniques, his work unfolds in a series of colourful works. Trained as an engineer, he creates by coding and using algorithms that he pushes to their limits by repeating them ad infinitum, generating unpredictability and a unique result every time. His use of lenticular sheets, a composite material equipped with optical lenses, enables him to work on perspective and multiply viewpoints. The instability of lenticular and its natural propensity to produce the accidental create an illusion of depth. The result is dynamic works that reveal multiple forms and colours, which do not stand still but are constantly regenerated.
• A unique window into Dombis’ captivating world.
Céline Berchiche, PhD in art history, is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). Paula Braga, art critic, ia a lecturer at the Federal University of ABC (São Paulo). Clara Figueiredo is an independent researcher. Dominique Moulon is an art critic and curator. Franck James Marlot is an art consultant and curator. Didier Girard is a French academic, Professor of European Literature at the Lumière University, Lyon 2.
2014–2024. FONDATION THALIE
10 YEARS OF CREATION
foreword by Nathalie Guiot; texts by Marie-Ange Brayer, Emmanuel Tibloux, Chiara Vecchiarelli, Paul Ardenne
The artistic production of ten years of patronage in contemporary art
Founded in 2014, the Thalie Foundation has spent a decade supporting contemporary creation through an art centre in Brussels and Arles, artist residencies, an exhibition program, and an art collection. In 2025, it transitions into an endowment fund, integrating climate urgency and the crisis of the living world into its mission.
From 2018 to 2024, the Foundation hosted residencies for artists and writers, produced exhibitions, and developed a multidisciplinary program bridging art, design, science, and literature, establishing itself as a key cultural player and art centre in Brussels. In 2023– 2024, it also organized exhibitions and artist residencies in Arles, in the south of France.
• Since its founding in 2014, the Thalie Foundation has been a vital force in the art world.
Nathalie Guiot is the Founder and President of the Foundation.
Size 23 × 29 cm
(9 × 11½ in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
224 pages
200 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-265-0
£ 35.00
PUBLICATION September 2025
Size 24 × 29 cm
(9½ × 11½ in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
368 pages
190 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-280-3
£ 35.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
Size 24 × 30 cm (9½ × 12 in.)
208 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-271-1
£ 45.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM QATAR COLLECTION ABDULLA AL THANI
edited by Brahim Alaoui, text by Charbel Dagher
Masterpieces of contemporary art from the extraordinary collection
The Al Thani Collection contains an exceptional array of artworks spanning the ancient world to the present day. Encyclopaedic in its approach, and representing a diverse range of cultures and civilisations, this extraordinary collection celebrates creativity and the universal power of art through the ages.
The book includse a preface by Abdulla Al Thani and an essay by Charbel Dagher.
• This catalogue brings together the works of contemporary Qatari art in the Abdulla Al Thani collection.
Initially a researcher at the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, art historian Brahim Alaoui was director of the museum of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris where, between 1987 and 2007. He is the author of many written works and catalogues, notably on contemporary Arab artists. Charbel Dagher is a Lebanese professor at the University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon. He has been an active and prominent voice on the Arab cultural scene, mainly in the fields of poetry, Arabic language and Arab and Islamic arts.
LAHORE BIENNALE READER 02
edited by Hoor Al Qasimi and Iftikhar Dadi
The catalogue of the Lahore Biennale, Pakistan’s most socially liberal and cosmopolitan city
Size 16.5 × 24 cm
(61/2 × 91/2 in.)
532 pages
150 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5343-5
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Held across Lahore, Pakistan, in 2020, the multifaceted Biennale program included exhibited works, performances, participatory settings, publications, and films. The Academic Forum of LB02 included lectures, workshops, and panel discussions that illuminated the wider infrastructural, cultural, and aesthetic frameworks relevant to the contemporary Global South. The Lahore Biennale Reader 02 consists of two parts. Part I includes reflections on the Biennale by Lahore-based viewers and the artists, images of the sites, and the artworks. Part II includes essays based on presentations at the LB02 Academic Forum convened by Hoor Al Qasimi and Iftikhar Dadi.
• The Lahore Biennale is the flagship event of the Lahore Biennale Foundation.
Al Qasimi is President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, the independent public arts organization she established in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts in Sharjah, UAE, and around the world. Iftikhar Dadi is John H. Burris Professor and Chair of Cornell University’s Department of History of Art.
ALAIN SARFATI VOLUME
with a text by Francis Rambert
A monograph on Sarfati’s entire architectural output
Alain Sarfati is one of the leading figures in modern-day architecture. He excels in working imaginatively within strict constraints – the secret of his success. He breaks new ground, dazzling us with his dexterity again and again. He exalts diversity, never allows himself to be confined to any one trend. His freedom of expression catches us off guard, his style is bursting with creativity, and his architectural designs flow from deep reflection, are eclectic, observing no formal limits. His vision is all-encompassing: he is as interested in places as in landscapes or buildings; nevertheless, his self-discipline still leaves room for fantasy.
The book features texts by Francis Rambert and other collaborators.
• Sarfati’s work is a celebration of diversity and freedom, never bound by a single architectural trend.
• His architectural philosophy goes beyond buildings to embrace landscapes and places.
Francis Rambert is a French architecture critic.
WHAT ELSE COULD IT MEAN? DRAWINGS & WRITINGS BY JAMES WINES
edited by Phillip Denny
More than fifty years of work by the American artist and architect
The book presents more than five decades of visionary work in art, design, environment, and education by James Wines— artist, architect, and founder of SITE, an environmental arts organization established in New York City in 1970. Featuring rarely seen archival photography, drawings, and essays, this richly illustrated book invites readers to explore Wines’ and SITE iconoclastic critiques and creative redefinitions of art, architecture, and urbanism. More than a retrospective monograph, What Else Could It Mean? is a forward-thinking call to action to address the challenges of our time with wit and imagination. Wines’ work spans visual art, architecture, landscape, and public space design, all rooted in a creative response to their surrounding contexts.
• The book offers an in-depth look at over five decades of James Wines’ groundbreaking work in art, architecture, and environmental design with his practice – SITE.
Phillip Denny is an architectural historian and editor; his writing on architecture and design has been featured in Volume, Metropolis, Harvard Design Magazine, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and other publications.
Size 24 × 29 cm (9½ × 11½ in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
368 pages
300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-286-5
£ 60.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
Size 25 × 26 cm (9¾ × 10¼ in.)
304 pages
200 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5372-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
260 pages
170 colour illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5376-3
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
PORTRAIT MILAN
text by Luca Masia, foreword by Davide Rampello
photographs by Gabriele D’Agostino
Portrait Milan: a new destination for the 16th-century monumental palace in Milan
A masterpiece of Lombard Baroque, begun in 1565, the ancient former Archiepiscopal Seminary was one of the oldest seminaries in Europe and the world. Today, thanks to a careful renovation project promoted by Lungarno Collection and designed by architects Michele de Lucchi and Michele Bönan, the former Seminary reopens to the city through the Portrait Milano project: an exclusive hotel and an authentic way to experience the heart of the city, with outstanding shopping, gastronomic offerings, and events. This refined photographic volume presents Portrait Milan, a new symbol of elegance and sophistication, discreet yet bold luxury, contemporary yet “timeless.”
• Stunning photography highlights the harmonious balance between historical architecture and contemporary interventions.
Luca Masia, an advertising creative and writer, works in fiction, television, theater dramaturgy, and corporate communication. He collaborated for nearly ten years with the Triennale di Milano and has written texts and books on art, design, and architecture. Davide Rampello, curator, artistic director, creative consultant, is a lecturer at the University of Padua, IULM, and the Politecnico di Milano.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2025 FONDATION PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO
Created in 2021, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography Award serves a dual purpose: to celebrate the extraordinary beauty of our planet and to raise awareness of the major challenges we face in protecting it. Professional or amateur photographers can compete in five categories: Change Makers: Reasons for Hope; Humanity versus Nature; Polar Wonders; Into the Forest; Marine Worlds. These photographers take us on a pictorial journey from the polar ice caps to the secret canopies, showing both the devastating effects of human activity and the courage of communities working for a sustainable world.
• The catalogue of the prestigious photography award 2025.
• Presided by Jami Vitale, National Geographic photographer and documentary filmmaker, the jury is composed of internationally renowned photographers: Emanuele Biggi, Aaron Gekoski, Tom Gilks, Ralph Pace, Audun Rikardsen and Jaime Rojo.
LIMITED EDITIONS
Size 9½ × 12 in.
(24 × 30.5 cm) box in plexiglas containing a brochure (16 pp) narrating the birth of this major publication and the volume
BOOK
French edition
412 pages duo-tone print
30 colour etchings unbound pages
hardback with mono-colour foil-stamped cover
1000 numbered copies
ISBN 978-88-572-3949-1
£ 220.00, $ 300.00
LES MÉTAMORPHOSES
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) illustrated with 30 original etchings by Pablo Picasso, 1931
The facsimile of Ovid’s Métamorphoses, the first volume published by Skira in 1931, illustrated by the extraordinary etchings of Pablo Picasso
In 1931, thanks to the help of Jacqueline Apollinaire, a young Albert Skira, upon the suggestion of Pierre Matisse, convinced Pablo Picasso to illustrate Ovid’s Métamorphoses with 30 etchings. The exceptional edition, in only 145 copies, was the first publication of the newborn Skira. It was soon followed by the Poems of Mallarmé (29 original etchings by Henri Matisse) and Les Chants de Maldoror illustrated by Salvador Dalí (42 etchings).
For the 90th anniversary of the publishing house, Skira issued an anastatic copy of the work, slightly different in format and in agreement with the Picasso Estate. The volume boasts 412 pages including the etchings (15) both in and outside the text (15). The facsimile is perfect. The work is contained in a box that, with the Métamorphoses, also bears an illustrated brochure narrating the birth and history of this legendary volume. Picasso’s etchings out of the text, on 15 myths, are of rare uniformity, in a style with clean edges and discrete eroticism. Instead, the etchings found at the start of the chapters do not relate to the text and portray faces, nudes and the female body.
The book was printed on Picasso’s 50th birthday and was described by Christian Zervos as being “of almost Doric beauty”.
• The facsimile of the legendary Métamorphoses published in 1931 and illustrated with 30 original etchings by Pablo Picasso.
• The book was printed on Picasso’s 50th birthday and was described by Christian Zervos as being “of almost Doric beauty”.
• A true encyclopaedia of classical mythology.
PAINTING THE STAGE BOTTA, FABRE, KABAKOVS, KENTRIDGE
LIMITED EDITION
Denise Wendel-Poray
Four luxury versions, in a wooden sculpture by Mario Botta, enriched with four numbered and signed prints by William Kentridge, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, and Jan Fabre
BOTTA SCULPTURE
15¾ × 15¾ × 6 in. (40 × 40 × 15 cm)
print 11½ × 13¼ in. (29 × 34 cm)
£ 4000.00, $ 5000.00
JAN FABRE, HELM VAN TANNHÄUSER print run 60
ISBN 978-88-572-4021-3
ILYA AND EMILIA KABAKOV THE FLIES. A MUSICAL PHANTASMAGORIA print run 60
ISBN 978-88-572-4020-6
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, ALBAN print run 30
ISBN 978-88-572-4019-0
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, LULU print run 30
ISBN 978-88-572-4046-6
NO RIGHT OF RETURN
Denise Wendel-Poray takes us into uncharted territory. Painting the Stage examines over 200 years of opera stage design, unravelling this rich historical tale through more than 300 illustrations, interviews and accurate reconstructions. The most complete resource book yet on the subject, it will be of great interest to those in the fields of art as well as opera. The exquisite wooden sculpture created and signed by archistar Mario Botta acts like a proscenium theatre framing each one of the numbered prints created exclusively for this publication by artists William Kentridge, the Kabakovs, and Jan Fabre.
There are four distinct versions of this limited edition, with special wood for each: an ash wood sculpture for the two William Kentridge sugar lift aquatints, walnut for the print by the Kabakovs, and durmast for that of Jan Fabre. Mario Botta designed the box exclusively for the project, and Riva1920 made them. All the prints have been numbered and signed by the artists.
• Limited edition with exclusive wooden box designed by Mario Botta.
• All the prints have been numbered and signed by the artists.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, journalist and curator. She is the author of books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre and music. She has been guest curator Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg Germany (2010-2012); at the Rupertinum Museum in Salzburg (William Kentridge Works for Theatre 2017); Sammlung Friedrichshof Zurndorf, Austria (Wahlverwandtschaften 2018); RX Galerie Marais Paris (Hermann Nitsch Paintings Only 2018); Galerie Éric Dupont Paris (Howard Hodgkin 2015, Sandro Kopp Take Time 2016, Otto Muehl 2018).
Size 14 × 18½ in.
(35.4 × 47 cm)
216 pages
97 b/w illustrations hardcover in canvas and applied plate, hot printing
3 different silkscreens, numbered and authenticated
100 copies for silkscreen, numbered and signed by Lorenzo Mattotti
£ 700.00, $ 850.00
DOLLS
ISBN 978-88-572-3869-2
IMITATIONS
ISBN 978-88-572-3974-3
REFLECTION
ISBN 978-88-572-3975-0
NO RIGHT OF RETURN
LANTERNA MAGICA LIMITED EDITION
Guido Crepax
Three large-format versions, with three numbered silkscreens authenticated by the Archivio Guido Crepax and an artistic plate designed by Lorenzo Mattotti
Published as a tribute to the first edition of the graphic novel dated 1978, the Limited Edition of Lanterna Magica is a large-format book with three numbered silkscreens authenticated by the Archivio Guido Crepax and an artistic plate signed by Lorenzo Mattotti.
The story, entirely created by Crepax, is an example of very modern graphic design and settings and contexts that are “outside historical dimensions”. The first edition was introduced by a text by Gillo Dorfles which is here published in its entirety and repositions the value of the plates of Valentina not only within the creative perspective of Guido Crepax but, above all, within the artistic context of the European scene.
• The 216 pages in this book are printed on precious ivory paper and enriched by a tribute signed by Lorenzo Mattotti made specifically for this publication.
• The Lanterna Magica project, Skira Limited Edition, has a print run of 300 copies and is divided into three versions, each characterised by a silkscreen authenticated by the Archivio Crepax: Imitations, Reflection and Dolls.
• 100 copies for silkscreen, numbered and signed by Lorenzo Mattotti.
• The volume is contained in a box, entirely covered in canvas, with applied plate and hot printed title; each silkscreen is contained in a folder, also covered in canvas, placed on top of the volume.
• The box is wrapped in protective cardboard.
DAIDO MORIYAMA IN COLOR LIMITED EDITION
Filippo Maggia
Colour photographs taken by one of the leading figures in contemporary Japanese photography in a special, luxury edition that includes an original print signed by Moriyama
Framed original and signed photograph 12¾ × 16¾ in.
(32.5 × 42.5 cm)
image 7¾ × 9½ in.
(19.5 × 24.6 cm)
BOOK Size 17¾ × 13¾ in.
(45 × 35 cm) hardcover with slipcase
£ 1700.00, $ 2200.00
YOKUSUKA EDITION
ISBN 978-88-572-3116-7
SELF-PORTRAIT EDITION
ISBN 978-88-572-3631-5
NOCTURNAL NUDE EDITION
ISBN 978-88-572-3630-8
NO RIGHT OF RETURN
For the first time, the colour photographs taken by Daido Moriyama, one of the leading figures in contemporary Japanese photography.
An extraordinary limited-edition artist book edited by Filippo Maggia, intended for all collectors searching for the magic of a precious and extraordinary product destined to grow in value over time.
Considered one of the great masters of contemporary Japanese photography, Daido Moriyama is a lone traveller whose images recount visions and worlds hidden just beneath the surface of reality. A constant flow of images that is often frenetic or suddenly suspended, following the rhythm of an unfettered, restless life spent travelling the roads of the world.
• An extraordinary limited-edition artist book.
• 3 limited editions each containing a different photo, 100 copies per edition.
• Each edition contains a framed original and signed photograph by Moriyama and the book Daido Moriyama in Color. Now, and Never Again.
• 3 different photographs to choose from: Yokosuka, Moriyama’s “iconic” image of the young girl running down a narrow alleyway; Self-portrait, a recurrent theme in Moriyama’s photography; Nocturnal Nude, a young woman emerging from the darkness of the night.
• Each copy comes in a black cloth slipcase designed especially for this special edition.
• For bibliophiles and collectors searching for the magic of a precious and extraordinary book.
BACKLIST
Size 7¾ × 10¼ in.
(20 × 26 cm)
192 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-245-2
£ 25.00, $ 30.00
LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE PERFUMES OF THE RENAISSANCE
edited
by Pascal Brioist, Carlo Vecce texts by 17 specialists
A fascinating journey into Leonardo da Vinci’ s works, the Renaissance and its perfumes
This exhibition catalogue is a journey into the perfumes of the Renaissance, through the daily life of Leonardo da Vinci and the legacy of his mother Caterina, who came from the shores of the Black Sea where she was sold as a slave. The book delves, among other things, into the scents of this brilliant era: the spices, incense and musks of Constantinople, the perfumed costumes of Venice, Florence, Milan and the court of Francis I of France.
The book highlitghts the plants of the Tuscan master’s childhood, such as olive, jasmine, juniper, lemon and orange tree, as well as the smells of the workshop, walnut and linseed oils, rabbitskin glue, resins, waxes and fats. Leonardo himself concocted fragrant recipes, from the most delicate to the most intense, using enfleurage and distillation techniques.
• This ambitious catalogue creates a dialogue between perfumes, paintings, costumes and statues, and features reconstitutions of objects designed by Leonardo, such as an alambic or the famous amber necklace from The Lady with an Ermine.
• The book includes texts by seventeen contributors who are art historians, historians and 3D-reconstruction experts.
Pascal Brioist is professor of Modern History at the University of Tours. Carlo Vecce is professor of Italian Literature at l’Orientale University of Naples.
LEONARDO DA VINCI AND ANATOMY THE MECHANICS OF LIFE
edited by Dominique Le Nen, Pascal Brioist texts by 16 specialists
Leonardo
da Vinci and anatomy: all the power and relevance of this great Renaissance mind
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
192 pages
100 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-214-8
£ 25.00, $ 30.00
This exhibition catalogue on Leonardo da Vinci the anatomist highlights the mystery of a thought that was both anchored in its time and, combined with a totally new practice (dissection), leading to a new understanding of the nature of life.
Da Vinci was not content with a passive description of the human body; he sought to penetrate the secrets of its functioning by first studying the mechanics of humans (bones, muscles, tendons), then the logic of the senses, and finally all the bodily functions (digestion, respiration, blood circulation, reproduction), which led him to use qualitative reasoning. Contrary to popular belief, Leonardo did not carry out his dissections in secret, but in complete agreement with the political and religious authorities, until his materialistic ideas came into conflict with the pontifical authorities, particularly with regard to embryology.
The originality of the book is to show how Leonardo’s work as an anatomist and his work as a painter are inseparable. The book thus links a work such as the Last Supper in Milan with the knowledge gathered in the medical field.
The book brings together originals or copies of Leonardo’s sheets with objects (anatomical waxes, facsimiles of dissecting instruments), books studied by the artist, interviews with specialists and 3D reconstructions.
• The book includes texts by Dominique Le Nen and Pascal Brioist and sixteen other contributors (art historians, historians and physicians).
Dominique Le Nen is professor at the University of Nantes and orthopaedic surgeon. Pascal Brioist is professor at the University of Tours, historian specialized in Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance sciences and techniques of the modern era.
Size 9½ × 12½ in.
(24 × 32 cm)
144 pages
474 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4659-8
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN IN THE HEART OF GOD
edited by Sara Salvadori
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
A Journey into the Images
Sara Salvadori
Size 9½ × 12½ in. (24 × 32 cm)
224 pages, 136 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4015-2
£ 42.00, $ 55.00 back in print
The Book of Divine Works. The miniatures from the Lucca manuscript
From the extreme edge of the firmament, Hildegard contemplates the wheel of creation that springs from the heart of God, a cosmological instrument in which mankind resides, described in size and proportions, and in the internal movements of the soul and the body. This is the scenario in the Book of Divine Works. It is a long sequence of 10 scenes that invites human beings to climb the road of virginitas, towards the re-composition of their own selves in union with the divine caritas. The refined miniatures in the Lucca manuscript – reproduced in the central plates of the book with a simple key illustrating their symbolic significance – were produced about 20 years after Hildegard’s death, and provide a masterful illustration of the architecture of her vision. The dialogue with the images from her first work Scivias (Hildegard von Bingen. A Journey into the Images, Skira, 2019) has cast light on the unifying design that connects them, activating a process of figurative re-transcription of the work.
• Hildegard von Bingen – German Benedectine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath – is one of the four women who are Doctors of the Church. She is considered to be the founder of scientific Natural History in Germany.
Sara Salvadori, a scholar and musician, has been long interested in the role which music plays in education and places of healing and care, as a chance to reunite the body and the soul at times of growth and human fragility. She is the author of Hildegard von Bingen. A Journey into the Images (Skira, 2019).
RAPHAEL 1520–1483
edited by Marzia Faietti and Matteo Lafranconi with Francesco P. Di Teodoro and Vincenzo Farinella president of the Scientific Committee, Sylvia Ferino-Pagden
A tribute to the supreme artist of the Renaissance
Published in collaboration with the Scuderie del Quirinale and the Uffizi on the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the book offers a broad selection of stunning works by the divin pittore of Urbino. It traces the entire creative life of the greatest painter of the Renaissance according to an original backwards chronology, from Rome to Florence, from Florence to Umbria, ending with his early days in Urbino. The volume provides a vision of Raphael as a consummate Renaissance man, committed to seeking and defending beauty in all of his activities, from painting to performing his duties as Prefect of Antiquities in papal Rome.
• An original journey backwards in the life and work of Raphael.
• Scientific committee composed by the greatest experts of the artist’s work.
Marzia Faietti is currently a professor at the Department of Arts of the University of Bologna. Matteo Lafranconi is director of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome.
TITIAN’S VISION OF WOMEN. BEAUTY – LOVE – POETRY
concept by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden; edited by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, Francesca Del Torre Scheuch, Wencke Deiters
The importance of the female image in the sixteenth-century Venetian painting
Shortly after 1500, Titian in Venice began to produce great paintings in which women were depicted in a new light.
Informed by contemporary love poetry and literature, Titian and his contemporaries – including Palma Vecchio, Lorenzo Lotto, Paris Bordone, Jacopo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese – began to create poetic, sensual, idealizing (and ground-breaking) depictions of women that inspired European painting for centuries.
Published for the exhibition in Vienna and Milan, the book examines the Venetian image of women in the context of sixteenth-century ideals and contemporary society.
• Until now no one has placed the many different manifestations of women in sixteenth-century art at the centre of an exhibition.
Sylvia Ferino-Pagden is former director of the Paintings Gallery of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
544 pages 464 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4309-2
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 30 cm)
English and German edition
360 pages
230 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4392-4 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4393-1 G
£ 36.00, $ 45.00
ANTONELLO DA MESSINA
edited by Caterina Cardona, Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa
Size 9½ × 11¾ in. (24 × 30 cm)
304 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3898-2
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
CARAVAGGIO
edited by Rossella Vodret and Francesco Buranelli
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
248 pages, 70 colour and 4 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-0458-1
£ 43.00, $ 70.00
GIOVANNI BELLINI
The Last Works
David Alan Brown
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
400 pages, 368 colour and 32 b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3996-5
£ 65.00, $ 85.00
CUADERNO C
Francisco de Goya with a text by José Manuel Matilla Rodríguez
Size 61 2 × 83 4 in. (16.5 × 22.5 cm)
text in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, 288 pages
133 colour illustrations paperback in eco-leather
ISBN 978-88-572-4362-7
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
DRAWINGS FOR PAINTINGS in the Age of Rembrandt Ger Luijten, Peter Schatborn, Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
332 pages, 288 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3152-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
THE LADIES OF ART
Stories of Women in the 16th and 17th Centuries edited by Annamaria Bava, Gioia Mori, Alain Tapié
Size 81⁄2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 250 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4682-6
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
BRAMANTINO
The Renaissance in Lombardy edited by Mauro Natale
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
400 pages, 259 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2369-8
£ 34.95, $ 60.00
I CARAVAGGESCHI. THE CARAVAGGESQUE PAINTERS
A catalogue of the Artists and Works edited by Alessandro Zuccari
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
Italian edition, 2 volumes 864 pages
700 colour and b/w illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-8491-282-4
£ 315.00, $ 500.00
GEORGES DE LA TOUR
The Adoration of the Shepherds. Christ with Saint Joseph in the Carpenter’s Shop edited by Valeria Merlini, Daniela Storti, Dimitri Salmon
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
216 pages, 190 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1302-6
£ 29.95, $ 50.00
LEONARDO and the artes mechanicae edited by Romano Nanni
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
320 pages, 253 colour and 65 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-7624-574-9
£ 50.00, $ 80.00
AN EVOCATION OF THE BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI by Margaret Jean Pont
edited by Rosa Maria Falvo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
184 pages, 80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4643-7
£ 42.00, $ 59.00
LEONARDO and the Litta Madonna edited by Andrea Di Lorenzo, Pietro C. Marani
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
152 pages, 135 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4247-7
£ 25.00
LEONARDO 1452–1519
The Design of the World
edited by Pietro C. Marani and Maria Teresa Fiorio
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
616 pages, 440 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-2909-6
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
THE RENAISSANCE CARTOONS OF THE ACCADEMIA ALBERTINA
edited by Paola Gribaudo
Size 91⁄2 × 121 4 in. (24 × 31 cm)
160 pages, 128 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4475-4
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
LEONARDO DA VINCI’S LAST SUPPER FOR FRANÇOIS I
A Masterpiece in Gold and Silk
edited by Pietro Marani
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-126-4
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
SARDINIA. MEGALITHIC ISLAND
From Menhirs to Nuraghi: Stories of Stone in the Heart of the Mediterranean edited by F. Doria, S. Giuliani, E. Grassi, M. Puddu, M.L. Pulcini
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
English and German ed., 320 pages
250 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4556-0 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4555-3 G
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
Venice in the North edited by Hanna-Leena Paloposki, contributors: Pavanello, Craievic, Artemieva, Olausson and others
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
144 pages, 120 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4356-6
£ 30.00
VILLA MARGON
The Renaissance in Trento edited by Michelangelo Lupo photographs by Massimo Listri
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
224 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4779-3
£ 40.00
OVERSHADOWED
Leonardo da Vinci and Bernardino Luini
David Alan Brown
Size 81 2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
English and Spanish edition 96 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4805-9 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4806-6 SPA
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
THE SCROVEGNI CHAPEL Giotto’s Revolution
Giuliano Pisan
Size 61⁄4 × 91 2 in. (16 × 24 cm)
English and German edition
176 pages
197 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4452-5 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4532-4 G
£ 18.00, $ 20.00
MANTEGNA
SkiraMiniARTbooks
Size 51⁄3 × 61 2 in. (13.5 × 17 cm)
96 pages, 50 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-0540-3
£ 4.99
RAPHAEL
SkiraMiniARTbooks
Size 51⁄3 × 61 2 in. (13.5 × 17 cm)
96 pages, 50 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-0537-3
£ 4.99
ANTONIO AND PIERO DEL POLLAIUOLO
“Silver and Gold, Painting and Bronze...”
edited by Andrea Di Lorenzo and Aldo Galli
Size 81⁄4 × 113 4 in. (21 × 29.7 cm)
288 pages, 184 colour and 19 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN978-88-572-2474-9
£ 29.00, $ 50.00
Size 5 × 61 2 in. (12.5 × 17 cm)
56 pages, 7 colour and 4 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1593-8
£ 7.99, $ 12.95
THE SECRET OF THE GONDOLA David Alan Brown
TIEPOLO
UTAMARO, HOKUSAI, HIROSHIGE GEISHA, SAMURAI AND THE CULTURE OF PLEASURE
edited by Francesco Paolo Campione, Marco Fagioli, Moira Luraschi
Gian Carlo Calza
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm) 304 pages, 244 colour and 203 b/w illustrations paperback ISBN 978-88-572-0106-1 £ 49.95, $ 75.00
The ukiyo-e masters brought together in a volume that illustrates Japan’s “floating world” between the 17th and 19th century
The so-called Edo period (1603–1868) was extremely productive for Japan from a historical and artistic standpoint; later its influence would extend beyond the archipelago, as far as the West, where it gave rise to a real passion for Japanese aesthetics and culture. The term ukiyo-e, which translates as “pictures of a floating world,” refers to the woodblock colour prints that were first created in the Edo period by combining the talents of painters like Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige with the absolute mastery of block carvers and printers. These prints are the highest aesthetic expression of what could be called a “culture of pleasure,” pervaded by the awareness that the beauties of life must be enjoyed to the full because they are bound to end. The book offers a chance to discover the world of Japanese ukiyo-e prints through over 300 works by some of the most important artists, and the themes that characterize them: from elegant female beauties to delicate flowers and birds, famous kabuki actors, valiant samurai, and even erotic subjects with their insouciant celebration of love.
• From nature to theatre, from samurai to geisha and erotic subjects, a detailed survey of famous ukiyo-e artists along with over 300 masterpieces.
Francesco Paolo Campione, author and curator, teaches Cultural Anthropology at the University of Insubria (Como) and is Director of the Museo delle Culture in Lugano. Marco Fagioli, art historian and critic, has edited many books and essays on Chinese and Japanese painting, shunga, and Post-Impressionist artists. Moira Luraschi, anthropologist, is curator of the Oriental Collections of the Museo delle Culture in Lugano, for which she has edited several publications on Japanese art.
HIROSHIGE THE MASTER OF NATURE
KAKEMONO FIVE CENTURIES OF JAPANESE PAINTING
edited by Matthi Forrer
A comprehensive survey of the art of the kakemono, classic Japanese paintings on vertical scrolls.
The book presents a selection of 120 kakemono offering a unique opportunity to discover Japanese painting between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Most of the subjects are drawn from nature (flowers, birds and fish), painted realistically in extraordinarily precise detail. They include works of rare beauty by artists such as Maruyama Okyo, Kishi Ganku, Kusumi Morikage.
• First publication on the subject
Matthi Forrer, author and expert on Japanese art and culture, is professor of Material Culture of Pre-Modern Japan at the University of Leiden.
Y O ¯ KAI. THE ANCIENT PRINTS OF JAPANESE MONSTERS
by Paolo Linetti
A fantastic journey of discovery into the Japanese imagination, ranging from the famous manga notebooks by Hokusai (alongside other masterpieces of his) to prints, rare antique books, clothes, swords, and even a samurai suits of armour, in addition to precious netsukes. Stories blending myth, mystery, and thrill in around 200 works of “horror” by the greatest Japanese artists of the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Fantastic Japanese creatures and terrible monsters at the origins of modern manga.
Paolo Linetti, director of the Museo d’Arte Orientale Mazzocchi Collection, in 2019 he curated the exhibition Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro. Masterpieces of Japanese Art
JAPAN. ARTS AND LIFE THE MONTGOMERY COLLECTION
edited by Francesco Paolo Campione in collaboration with Moira Luraschi
This volume presents 170 works from the period between the 12th and 20th centuries – including textiles, furniture, paintings, religious and everyday-objects – carefully selected from the over one thousand objects collected over a lifetime by Jeffrey Montgomery.
• An inner journey into the beauty of simplicity through the masterpieces of one of the largest and best-known collections of Japanese art outside Japan.
Francesco Paolo Campione teaches Cultural Anthropology at the University of Insubria and he is the Director of the MUSEC – Museo delle Culture, Lugano. Moira Luraschi, anthropologist, is Curator of the Japanese Collections and the Photographic Collection of the Yokohama School at MUSEC, Lugano.
Size 8¾ × 10½ in.
(22.5 × 26.5 cm)
208 pages, 210 colour and b/w illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4379-5
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
Size 9½ × 12 in.
(24 × 30 cm)
208 pages
100 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4816-5
£ 38.00, $ 45.00
Size 8¾ × 10½ in.
(22.5 × 26.5 cm)
288 pages
191 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4772-4
£ 40.00, $ 54.00
Size 8¼ × 10¼ in.
(21 × 26 cm)
176 pages
85 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5226-1
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
CÉZANNE / RENOIR
MASTERPIECES
FROM THE MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE AND THE MUSÉE D’ORSAY
edited by Cécile Girardeau and Stefano Zuffi
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Impressionist movement, a selection of masterpieces traces the life and work of the two masters of 19th and 20th century art
This book delves into the lives and works of two painters instrumental in shaping the Impressionist movement, Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who went on to leave an indelible mark on the artists who came after them. Each developing their own particular style – Cézanne with an emphasis on rigour and geometry, Renoir a focus on harmony and softness – the two masters were pivotal figures of their time, from the last quarter of the nineteenth century into the early twentieth, from the inception of Impressionism to its peak. The two painters met in Paris in the 1960s and forged a lasting friendship based on mutual admiration, exploring questions about their art and cultivating shared interests in genres ranging from still life to landscape, portrait, and the nude. This book showcases masterpieces collected by art dealer Paul Guillaume, who recognized Cézanne and Renoir as pioneers of a style that was both classical and modern. After Guillaume passed away, his widow Domenica Walter continued to build the collection, which is today housed at the prestigious Musée de l’Orangerie and Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
• The book presents fifty masterpieces by Cézanne and Renoir (together with three modern paintings by Picasso and Kees Van Dongen) offering an exhaustive survey of the work of the two artists, from the first canvases of the 1870s to the mature works of the early 20th century.
Cécile Girardeau is conservator and curator at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. Stefano Zuffi, an Italian art historian and exhibition curator, has published numerous books on art from the Renaissance to the 18th century.
MAX ERNST
SURREALISM, ART AND CINEMA
edited by Martina Mazzotta and Jürgen Pech
An
original book on the relationships between art and cinema in the work
of Max Ernst
The volume offers a critical approach to Max Ernst (1891–1976) and his life, seen for the first time through the lens of the Seventh Art. Indeed, the media of cinema and film represent a parallel and ever-present path in the artist’s wide-ranging career, which connected many individuals and artistic groups and offered original points of view on seven decades of the twentieth century. Ernst was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, graphic artist, poet, and art theorist, who took endless pleasure in experimentation. His work has massively inspired Surrealist cinema, but also film directors of later years and up to the present. His artistic practice contributed to overcoming traditional and two-dimensional media – painting and drawing – which remained frozen in stillness, experimenting with new techniques that would go Beyond Painting, as the title of his theoretical writing from 1936 recites. Secondly, the kaleidoscopic and unmistakable life of the Dadaist, Surrealist, Romantic, Paraphysicist and Humanist greatly inspired by the Renaissance has become the subject of many films and documentaries. This book is a journey in Max Ernst’s work between art and cinema with different media and unpublished materials.
• A unique perspective on how Max Ernst’s art influenced and intersected with cinema, enriching both fields.
• The book features unpublished materials and illustrations, offering a deeper understanding of Ernst’s innovative techniques and themes.
Martina Mazzotta is an academic and curator specialized in philosophy and its relationship with the visual arts, music and science. Jürgen Pech is a German art historian and scientific director of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl, Germany.
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Spanish)
112 pages
200 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5362-6
£ 25.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Madrid, Circulo de Bellas
Artes
5 December 2024
4 May 2025
(26 × 32.5 cm)
400 pages
350 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5271-1 £ 59.95, $ 75.00
MARINA ABRAMOVIC TRANSFORMING ENERGY
edited by Shai Baitel
A monograph on Marina Abramovic´’s work with crystals, a part of her practice that is still underexplored
Marina Abramovic´ (1946) believes in the power of crystals to store the whole history of the earth and carry and transmit their energy. Thus, crystals are mainly linked to the Transitory Objects, a series of objects that the artist created to embody energy and trigger physical and mental experiences in the public through direct interaction, several installations, and exhibitions.
Inspired by one of Abramovic´’s most iconic performances, her walk across the Great Wall in China with German artist Ulay in 1988, and published on the occasion of the comprehensive exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) Shanghai, the book includes unseen images of Abramovic’s walk in Great Wall, along with a series of captivating new artworks especially created for the survey. Edited by Shai Baitel, the Artistic Director of MAM Shanghai, in close collaboration with the artist, the book tells the story of how Marina Abramovic´’s discovered and explored the power of stones and crystals, at first, during her performance across the Great Wall with Ulay, and later by visiting mines around Brazil.
• The book offers a unique and vital opportunity to experience the evolution of Marina Abramović’s artistic journey.
• The book is addressed to wider public, as both the healing power of crystals and Marina Abramovic´ are trending topics.
Shai Baitel, exhibition curator and writer, is the artistic director of The Modern Art Museum (MAM) in Shanghai. He conceived the exhibitions Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum in 2019 and Zaha Hadid Architects-Close Up in 2021.
CHIHARU SHIOTA
under the direction of Denise Wendel-Poray texts by Andrea Jahn and Christel Pélissier-Roy
A tribute to the Japanese artist, a leading figure of the new generation of great contemporary masters
This extensive monograph documents the work of the Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (born 1972), who has created a distinctive and enthralling body of work – including drawings, sculptures and installations – rarely equalled for its depth and universality.
More than a retrospective, this book is a comprehensive excursion into the daily life and work of this exceptional artist and provides a rare backstage glimpse at the mesmerising, immersive installations and environments for which she is celebrated. Complete with abundant illustrations, an intimate interview and an insightful essay, this book explores the bold experimentation and rigorous critical thinking that lie behind Chiharu Shiota’s masterful works.
• A book produced in collaboration with the artist, featuring original interviews and text about the artist’s personal path, handwritten text or drawings and unpublished visual materials and photographs.
• The Japanese artist was holding the inaugural exhibition at the Grand Palais opening in December 2024.
Canadian writer, editor and curator, Denise Wendel-Poray is the author of books concerning the relationship between art, theatre and music. Her books with Skira include The Last Days of the Opera (2022) and Painting the Stage: Artists as Stage Designers (2019). German curator and writer Andrea Jahn organized Chiharu Shiota’s first institutional exhibition in 2003 at the Württembergische Kunstverein Stuttgart.. Christel Pélissier-Roy is an exhibition curator and writer.
Size 24 × 31 cm
(9½ × 12¼ in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
240 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-263-6
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Paris, Grand Palais 11 December 2024 19 March 2025
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
224 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5345-9
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Malta, MICAS Malta International Contemporary Art Space from October 2024
JOANA VASCONCELOS TRANSCENDING THE DOMESTIC
edited by Edith Devaney; text by Jonathan Jones with a conversation with Joana Vasconcelos by Edith Devaney
The installations by the celebrated Portuguese artist
Published to celebrate the opening of the Malta International Contemporary Art Space and its inaugural exhibition by the celebrated Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, this fully illustrated catalogue presents rich installation photography of the exhibition arranged over the gallery’s three interrelated levels. The book features works which focus on the quotidian nature of existence presented alongside four major installation pieces which connect with a sense of the spiritual –Tree of Life, The Garden of Eden, Loft and Valkyrie Mumbet. In addition to generous images, the catalogue includes an academic essay and an in-depth conversation with the artist. With a career spanning over 30 years and a huge variety of media, Joana Vasconcelos (1971) is a Portuguese visual artist recognised for her monumental sculptures and immersive installations. Her artworks are represented in major collections such as those of François Pinault, Louis Vuitton and the Rothschild Foundation, while her public artworks grace Jupiter Artland, the city of Paris or Waddesdon Manor.
• The Portuguese artist, celebrated for her transformation of everyday objects into provocative art, presents four installations.
• Vasconcelos first gained international acclaim at the 2005 Venice Biennale with her piece A Noiva, a chandelier made of over 14,000 tampons.
Edith Devaney is the Artistic Director of Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS). She was senior curator at the Royal Academy of Arts in London for over twenty years, where she was responsible for originating and curating many ambitious and groundbreaking exhibitions. Jonathan Jones is an art historian and art critic; he writes on art for the Guardian and was on the jury for the 2009 Turner prize.
OBEY
THE ART OF SHEPARD FAIREY
edited by Shepard Fairey, Giuseppe Pizzuto, Wunderkammern
A visual and conceptual journey through the 35-year career of one of the most influential and internationally acclaimed street artists
Size 22 × 28 cm
(8½ × 11 in.)
244 pages
295 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5282-7
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
On the occasion of 35 years of Shepard Fairey’s (Obey) career, this monograph presents a body of work that is among the most representative of his artistic production, together with numerous unique pieces conceived especially for the occasion. The sections of the book are inspired by the most representative themes of Shepard Fairey’s art: propaganda; peace and justice; environment; music and new works.
Shepard Fairey (Charleston, 1970) is the artist behind Obey. Known for the HOPE poster, a portrait of Barack Obama for the 2008 presidential campaign, Obey is distinguished by an essential and bold style with a minimalist palette guided by the hip hop and punk cultures that taught the artist to question social conventions. This is the poetics with which Fairey animates all of his works, inviting the audience to question on relevant current issues.
As the artist himself explains “Obey. The Art of Shepard Fairey showcases a selection of works from my entire career that reflect my evolution, but also my consistency in addressing social justice themes I consider crucial. My aesthetics developed not only from visual sources of inspiration like pop art, propaganda posters, album packaging, and skateboard graphics but also from my financial limitations and my desire to produce easily understood, applied, and disseminated visuals for the sake of a more democratic conversation about issues and the role of art itself.”
• Obey is an influential and internationally renowned artist whose art has shown the evolution of Street Art and its languages.
Giuseppe Pizzuto is curator and director of Wunderkammern Gallery.
Size 21 × 27 cm
(8¼ × 10½ in.)
256 pages
230 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5287-2
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Unsettled Air at Goodman Gallery London opening January 2025
Out at Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington scheduled for 2025
CLIVE VAN DEN BERG
texts by Rosalind Morris and Graeme Reid
The
long and prolific career
of
Clive van den Berg, artist, curator, designer, writer and activist
Clive van den Berg (b. 1956, Zambia) – artist, curator, designer, writer and activist – has been working across mediums throughout the course of his prolific career, producing a range of works unified by his enduring focus on five interrelated themes: memory, light, landscape, desire, and the body. Embodied in his lush paintings, mixed-media sculptures, delicate prints, films, and public projects, these themes are bound up with the history of his native South Africa and its ongoing ramifications. He has marked sites affected by Apartheid with human figures formed out of fire, and often depicts the body itself as a landscape, bearing the marks of AIDS. For van den Berg, both the body and the landscape are sites that carry memories and scars and that evoke desires, which he aims to reveal in his work, often through the illuminating power of light. As a visual artist he is interested in both formal beauty and conceptual depth. His extensive body of work ranges in size and format, and includes paintings, prints, multi-media sculpture, landscape installation, and videography.
• The art of Clive van den Berg is included in many public and private collections, and his work has garnered him several major awards and prizes.
• He is represented by one of the most powerful art galleries in the world, Goodman Gallery, based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York.
Rosalind Morris is an anthropologist and cultural critic; her work encompasses a variety of forms and media. Graeme Reid is the UN Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
FRIDA ORUPABO ON LIES, SECRETS AND SILENCE
edited by Yuvinka Medina and Owen Martin
texts by Portia Malatjie, Mai Takawira, Nina Cramer, C. LeClaire
Extensive new monograph of Norwegian artist Frida Orupabo, known for her powerful and thought-provoking collage work
Leading Norwegian artist and sociologist Frida Orupabo (1986) gained prominence in the art world for her evocative digital and physical collages. Her work often explores themes of race, gender, identity, family relations, sexuality, violence and the human body. Black bodies, which have been subjected to exploitation throughout history, are often present. Orupabo manipulates images, cutting them out, adding and excluding elements, and then reassembling them, suggesting a phantasmagorical and poignant reworking of representational codes. This richly illustrated catalogue focuses on newly produced works. Alongside an introduction by curators Yuvinka Medina and Owen Martin, and poems by C. LeClaire, original essays by Portia Malatjie, Nina Cramer and Mai Takawira explore the tensions and positions of Orupabo’s work both internationally and within a Nordic context.
• Frida Orupabo is a Norwegian artist known for her distinctive collage work. She gained prominence in the art world for her powerful and thought-provoking pieces. Her work often explores themes of race, gender, identity, and the human body, particularly focusing on the black female experience.
• Orupabo is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 SPECTRUM Internationaler Preis für Fotografie.
Yuvinka Medina is Senior Curator of Bonniers Kunsthall, Stockholm. Owen Martin is Curator of Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo. Portia Malatjie is a Cape Town-based curator, Mai Takawira is an independent curator and researcher. Nina Cramer is a PhD candidate at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Arts and Cultural Studies. C. LeClaire is a poet and writer based in Chicago.
Size 21 × 28 cm
(8¼ × 11 in.)
160 pages
205 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5310-7
£ 25.00, $ 35.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museet
7 February – 27 April 2025
Size 19 × 26 cm
(7½ × 10¼ in.)
English and Arabic editions
240 pages
170 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-256-8 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-257-5 AR
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
POST-IMPRESSIONISM BEYOND APPEARANCES
curated by Jean-Rémi Touzet, in collaboration with Jérôme Farigoule; texts by Jean-Rémi Touzet, Jérôme Farigoule, Estelle Begué, Stéphane Guégan
A survey of the two decades between the mid 1880s and 1905
The term “Post-Impressionism” was coined in 1910 by Roger Fry, an English art critic who was trying to find an expression that could describe Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Gauguin’s painting as well as Seurat, Sérusier, Denis or Redon’s. Post-Impressionism focuses on the two bubbling decades between the mid 1880s and the mid 1900s, from the last collective exhibition of the Impressionists in 1886 to the Autumn Salon of 1905 marked by the “Fauves” scandal: Derain, Matisse and Vlaminck, with their explosive colors. The book shows the full span of pictorial reactions to Impressionism with masterpieces from the musée d’Orsay, by insisting on the richness and complexity of the Post-Impressionist constellation. Taking a monographic and a group approach, the book seeks to highlight the intrinsic qualities of each painter’s work, and the interactions between these artists, who are part of the Impressionist legacy and will inspire avant-garde artists like Braque or Picasso. Rich in images and essays, the book delves into the art of this fascinating and pivotal double decade, during which plastic expression gradually moved away from the representation of reality towards the expression of the psychic, emotional and spiritual worlds of the artists.
• Organized by the musée d’Orsay at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, it follows the great exhibition “Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity” (2022-2023).
Jean-Rémi Touzet is curator of paintings at the musée d’Orsay and curator of the “Post-Impressionism” exhibition. Jérôme Farigoule is chief curator of the modern period at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Estelle Begué is scientific documentalist in the paintings department of the musée d’Orsay. Stéphane Guégan is art historian and critic, specialist of the 19th and 20th centuries.
SURREALISM THROUGH ITS JOURNALS LES PORTES DU RÊVE 1924–2024
edited by Franca Franchi
One hundred years after the publication of the first Manifesto of Surrealism, an excursus on the movement through its magazines
The project was conceived on the occasion of the centenary of the publication of the first Manifeste du surréalisme (15 October 1924), proposing a review of the various cultural components (artistic, literary, theatrical, photographic, and cinematographic, but also philosophical-political and ideological) that contributed to determining a specific “space” of creativity occupied by the Surrealist experience. It is an experience that has been perceived as slightly problematic and disturbing, precisely because of the richness of the contributions it has been able to catalyze, and which has determined the most diverse reactions: from enthusiastic and uncritical adhesion to the most bitter polemics to condemnation and rejection, even in political terms. This volume intends to reread the parabola of the movement through the study of some of the journals animated by its members, i.e. the collective products that most effectively revealed its interdisciplinary complexity and theoretical strength, but also its contradictions and internal conflicts. If the extraordinary exhibition Dada and Surrealism Reviewed edited by Dawn Ades back in 1978 (London: Arts Council Great Britain) focused for the first time on the centrality of periodicals in the overall economy of the movement, Rosalind Krauss does not hesitate to define these publications as “the true surrealist object,” works of art in themselves that challenge conventions and disciplinary boundaries in order to mix languages and forms of expression. The essays collected moreover reveal the role played by journals as veritable laboratories of Surrealism.
• The role played by journals as laboratories of Surrealism.
Franca Franchi teaches at the University of Bergamo.
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition
(English-French)
208 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-232-2
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
ALEXANDRE LENOIR
texts by Joachim Pissarro, Anaël Pigeat
The works of Alexandre Lenoir, the French painter whose work explores the versatility of the painted image from reworked personal photographs
Alexandre Lenoir is a French painter who graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2017. He paints lush, mysterious landscapes on a grand scale, with monumental canvases that straddle the line between figuration and abstraction. The artist works from personal photographs, which he reworks and projects onto his canvas. Over the years, he has developed a unique technique that consists in making the image appear on the canvas through a series of actions sometimes carried out over several months.
In this process that he compares to photography, Alexandre Lenoir masks parts of the canvas with tape, then builds up layers of paint on top, which eventually impregnate the canvas through and around the masking tape. This means that the painter does not see what he is painting directly but relies on the “accidents” he orchestrates with the tape. It is when the tape is removed at the end of the process that the image is revealed. The results of this process are brightly colored paintings with a vaporous aesthetic, with a partially controlled figuration technique that leaves plenty of room for interpretation.
• Alexandre Lenoir won the Pierre Cardin prize from the Académie des Beaux-Arts and the Jean-François Prat prize in 2021. His work has been exhibited in several public and private institutions, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He is represented by the Almine Rech Gallery, with whom éditions Skira are co-publishing this monograph.
Joachim Pissarro, author, art historian, theorist and curator, is president of the Normandie Impressionniste festival. Anaël Pigeat, art critic, author and curator, is editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper France and journalist for Paris Match.
JAUME PLENSA ONE THOUGHT FILLS IMMENSITY
texts by Jeremy Strick, Clare Lilley, Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Sarah Coulson, Joseph Becherer, Marcello Dantas, and Víctor García de Gomar
A major monograph on the international artist’ s practice
Size 27 × 30 cm
(10½ × 12 in.)
336 pages
160 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5321-3
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
Internationally celebrated Spanish artist Jaume Plensa (b. 1955) is recognized as one of today’s most significant voices in contemporary sculpture. For more than four decades years, Plensa has created a multifaceted body of work that interplays traditional materials with unconventional media on intimate and monumental scales. Traversing the globe – from The Crown Fountain in Chicago to Echo, in Seattle, to Roots in Tokyo – Plensa’s nomadic practice speaks to the capacity and beauty of humanity, celebrating the similarities of the world’s otherwise seemingly divergent cultures. One Thought Fills Immensity is the most comprehensive monograph published on the artist to date with over 200 colour plates and contributions from international curators and scholars including Clare Lilley, Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Jeremy Strick, Sarah Coulson, Joseph Becherer, Marcello Dantas, and Víctor García de Gomar.
• The most comprehensive monograph published on the artist to date.
• Winner of many national and international awards, Jaume Plensa is one of the world’s foremost sculptors working in public space.
Jeremy Strick, Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Artistic Director and Martin Friedman Chief Curator at Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, NY, USA. Clare Lilley, Program Director at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, United Kingdom. Sarah Coulson, Senior Curator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, United Kingdom. Joseph Becherer, Director and Curator, Raclin Murphy Museum, Indiana, USA. Marcello Dantas, Curator and Artistic Director. Víctor García de Gomar, Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Spain.
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
120 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5333-6
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Derneburg, Kunstmuseum
Schloss Derneburg 20 April 2024 – March 2025
BASELITZ / SCHÖNEBECK: 1962-1966
essays by Richard Shiff, Stephanie Biron foreword by Max Hollein
The works by the two leading artists after the dissolution of their friendship
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg, Baselitz / Schönebeck: 1962-66 focuses on the subjects and stylistic shifts of German artists Georg Baselitz and Eugen Schönebeck during the immediate four-year period after their friendship ended in 1962.
Both artists experienced the final days of World War II as adolescents. During their twenties, they produced the groundbreaking Pandemonium Manifestoes (19611962), retrospectively heralded by critics for shifting post-war painting through figuration and abstraction. Despite their accomplished collaboration, a paired project has not been possible in six decades.
• Drawn from the Hall Collection, Baselitz / Schönebeck: 1962-66 presents approximately 30 works by Baselitz and Schönebeck completed in the immediate years following the dissolution of their friendship.
• This fully illustrated book is the first English language publication to focus on both artists.
Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg, a venue of the Hall Art Foundation, is one of the largest privately owned public museums for contemporary art in Europe. Richard Shiff is the Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art at The University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the Center for the Study of Modernism. Max Hollein is Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He curated the exhibition Georg Baselitz: The Heroes in 2016 at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Stephanie Biron is the Assistant Director of Exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg. She received her Master’s Degree in Art History from Hunter College, New York.
LOUIS M. GLACKENS PURE IMAGINATION
edited
by Ariella Wolens preface by Avis Berman; texts by Bonnie Clearwater, Richard Samuel West, Ariella Wolens
Louis Glackens, William’s talented older brother whose prolific career as an illustrator and pioneering cartoon animator has been overlooked until now
Until now, the life and work of artist Louis M. Glackens (1866–1933) have been relegated to an aside within the narrative of his younger brother, artist William J. Glackens. Unlike his brother, Louis Glackens chose to give his interpretation of reality through fairytale, in which the absurdity of life was captured through economy of line and an abundance of wit. For over 20 years, Louis Glackens worked as an illustrator for the satirical weekly Puck, the first widely circulated humor magazine in the United States. Following his tenure at Puck, Glackens became one of the first cartoon animators within the burgeoning film industry of the 1910s. His fantastical depictions of mermaids, anthropomorphic beasts and pie-faced grown-ups carved a path for what would become the wonderful world of Walt Disney. Regrettably, Louis Glackens was out of step with the fashion of his time and his vast contribution to the history of cartoons has remained largely unexplored. This monograph seizes the opportunity to reevaluate Louis Glackens’ cultural contributions through the gift of hindsight and wealth of illustrations generously gifted to the Museum by The Sansom Foundation, Inc.
• The first exploration of Louis Glackens’s life and art.
• This contribution to Glackens literature adds another chapter to the history of American illustration.
Ariella Wolens is Bryant-Taylor Curator at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Avis Berman is an art historian and scholarly authority on the work of William J. Glackens. Bonnie Clearwater is Director and Chief Curator at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Richard Samuel West is an author, editor, publisher and historian of American political cartooning.
Size 16.5 × 24 cm
(6½ × 9½ in.)
176 pages
100 colour illustrations
Dutch cover
ISBN 978-88-572-5328-2
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
14 April 2024 – 30 March 2025
DAY FOR NIGHT: NEW AMERICAN REALISM SELECTIONS FROM THE TONY AND ELHAM SALAMÉ COLLECTION – AÏSHTI FOUNDATION
edited by Massimiliano Gioni and Flaminia Gennari Santori
More than 150 works by American artists from the major art collection
Taking its title from Day for Night, a work by New York artist Lorna Simpson in the Salamé collection, the book features a selection of works by US-based artists – including, among many others, Cecily Brown, George Condo, Nicole Eisenman, Urs Fischer, Wade Guyton, Julie Mehretu, Laura Owens, Richard Prince, Charles Ray, David Salle, Dana Schutz, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Henry Taylor, and Christopher Wool and many others – whose work addresses the crucial question of realism and the representation of truth.
Works by emerging artists are presented alongside the work of significant predecessors who have anticipated recent reflections on the concept of verism and representation. This reflection on realism finds an original and extraordinary setting in the National Galleries of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini in Rome, which house the world’s largest collection of works by so-called “Caravaggisti”, the painters who, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, participated in completely reconfiguring the naturalistic representation of reality, profoundly affecting the history of Italian and European art.
• A unique opportunity to explore the most recent developments in art in the United States through one of the most important collections of recent decades.
• The book presents works by emerging artists and by major predecessors on the concept of verism and representation.
Massimiliano Gioni, Italian curator and contemporary art critic based in New York, is Artistic Director of the New Museum. Flaminia Gennari Santori, art historian, was director of the National Galleries of Ancient Art-Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini in Rome.
REMO SALVADORI
by Studio Celant edited by Antonella Soldaini
An updated and comprehensive monograph devoted to a leading figure of Italian contemporary art
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
624 pages
700 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5304-6
£ 75.00
Among the most relevant artists of the contemporary Italian scene, since the 1970s Remo Salvadori (Cerreto Guidi, 1947) has been carrying out research that, based on the interaction between elements such as water, colour, and metals, proposes a renewed formulation of the work defined by alchemical mutations and streams of knowledge, capable of offering the observer a new awareness of the self and the world.
This monograph – the first to have this approach within the artist’s bibliography – traces in an articulate and in-depth way Salvadori’s life and activity from 1947 to 2024 through a rich chronology, resulting two-years research into the artist’s archive. The publication is accompanied by approximately 700 images of solo and group exhibitions, works, events, and documents, many of them previously unpublished, and introduced by the essays by Antonella Soldaini, Davide Bondì, Filippo Bosco, and Sharon Hecker that, through different viewpoints, contribute to broaden the critical analysis of the artist’s work.
• In his long career, Remo Salvadori has exhibited in major Italian and European museums and participated in important international exhibitions.
Studio Celant was established in June 2020 to conceive and produce editorial and exhibition projects, in continuity with Germano Celant’s work methodology. From 2020 to 2023, it finalized the publication of several editorial projects, already embarked on by Celant, including The Story of (my) Exhibitions (2021), Anselm Kiefer. Paesaggi Celesti (2022) and the creation of the exhibition New York 1962-1964 (Jewish Museum, New York, 2022). Antonella Soldaini has collaborated with various archives for monographs or catalogues raisonné of artists.
Size 24 × 30 cm (9½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian)
168 pages
130 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5302-2
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
GIUSEPPE PENONE IMPRINTS OF LIGHT
edited by Francesco Guzzetti, Ruggero Penone, Jonas Storsve
The work of one of the main protagonists of international contemporary art
Published in collaboration with the artist, this volume is a visual account of the rich artistic production of Giuseppe Penone (1947), spanning a period from the 1960s to the present.
The common thread is the imprint, a crucial theme for the artist and present across his entire career, from Maritime Alps (1968), when he first explored the experience of direct contact between body and forest, to the Imprints of Light series (2022–2023).
The monograph investigates this leitmotif through painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and carving, offering a detailed compendium of the vast range of genres and techniques the artist has embraced. In his work, the imprint is synonymous with contact between different surfaces and finds its ideal expression in nature, understood as a global ecosystem whose every element is integral to the whole, from human beings and leaves to trees and the soil.
• Giuseppe Penone is regarded as one of the main protagonists of Arte Povera. In his art, the process of implementation is an integral part of the work, and it is the actions performed by the artist in dialectical relationship with natural ones that give form to the material. The tree, “the first and simplest idea of vitality, of culture, of sculpture”, is a central element in his work.
• Penone represented Italy at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007.
Born in Copenhagen, Jonas Storsve has curated numerous exhibitions and publications on modern and contemporary artists. Francesco Guzzetti is a researcher in contemporary art history at the University of Florence and exhibition curator. Ruggero Penone is the son of the artist.
VALERIO ADAMI PAINTER OF IDEAS
edited by Marco Meneguzzo
A tribute to over sixty years of Valerio Adami’s artistic research, from his first works in 1957 to the present
Size 4 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
192 pages
125 colour illustrations
Dutch binding
ISBN 978-88-572-5307-7
£ 35.00
Realized in collaboration with the Valerio Adami Archive, the monograph celebrates more than sixty years of creativity and experimental research of Valerio Adami (1935), a painter who established himself first in Milan, then throughout Italy, France, and the rest of the world, thanks to his inimitable style. After making his debut in Milan with “existential” imagery, in the first half of the 1960s Adami developed a figurative style inspired by European Pop Art. Throughout his long career, the artist has created an increasingly personal and recognizable visual language, characterized by large colour fields, figures with bold black outlines, faces and bodies that are “deconstructed” then reconstructed, as well as the presence of words and text executed in his highly individual calligraphy. His paintings, almost always large format, give a great visual impact, therefore the artist has sometimes been defined as “pop”. Behind straightforward images is hidden a more complex narrative: the Adami’s artworks are rich in sophisticated visual metaphors, and they include philosophical, literary and mythological concepts, representing the evolution of ideas through the European and Western thought.
• This book ideally brings together the artist’s entire oeuvre, from his beginnings in the late 1950s to the present day.
Art and design historian, author and curator, Marco Meneguzzo is member of the scientific committee of the official archives of Mario Schifano, Vincenzo Agnetti, Marcello Morandini, Letizia Battaglia, Ugo La Pietra and is president of the Giò Pomodoro Archive. With Skira he recently published (with Enrico Morteo) 100 Vases of Italian Design (2024).
written by Ashraf Jamal. Artist and artwork selection by Nneoma Angela Okorie, with contributions by Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti and Nneoma Angela Okorie
The definitive and debut publication of the Qatarbased ARAK Collection, home to over 4000 works by artists from Sub-Saharan Africa
The book features artworks from more than 100 artists in the collection. It serves as an essential framing text for the ARAK Collection and provides a much needed perspective on contemporary art from the continent. Through the ARAK Collection, one is able to gain a dynamic, collective vision of Africa. Arranged according to the selectively identified themes of Abstraction, Portraiture, and Place, each with an accompanying contextual essay by art critic and cultural theorist Ashraf Jamal, the publication also features short, informative texts on each artist written by Jamal, curator and researcher Nneoma Angela Okorie, and art historian and writer Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti. Through considered editorial decisions and engaging prose, African Art: The ARAK Collection places African art, and indeed the continent itself, at the centre of the world, and demonstrates why the rest of the globe is beginning to shift its focus toward the work of African artists.
• The ARAK Collection at present comprises over 4000 works by more than 300 artists, spanning 28 countries.
• Housed in Doha, Qatar, it is the largest collection of African art in the Gulf Region, and, as such, a key Afro-Asian cultural interface.
Ashraf Jamal is a Research Associate in the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. Jamal is the former editor of Art South Africa and Art Africa. Nneoma Angela Okorie is a curator, writer and researcher. Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, writer and art historian, is interested in practices of contemporary artists based on the African continent.
THE VICKY & MARCOS MICHA LEVY COLLECTION INHABITING ART
edited by Denise Wendel-Poray
The extraordinary Vicky and Marcos Micha Levy Collection and its masterpieces
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Spanish)
288 pages
160 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5290-2
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
This publication honors Mexican collectors Vicky and Marcos Micha Levy and traces their extraordinary artistic journey, bringing to light how, over a period of fifty years, they established a collection of the highest level.
Driven by a keen sense of research, infallible eye, deep knowledge, and a passion for seeking out a great prize they amassed works spanning the development of modernity in Mexico with prevalent figures of Modernism and the national avant-garde such as José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, Manuel Rodríguez Lozano, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta in juxtaposition to pioneers in modern art with major works by Chagall, Picasso, Duchamp. Later, their interest focused on contemporary artists such as Allen Jones, David Hockney, Anselm Kiefer, Miquel Barceló and Robert Rauschenberg. Other treasures in the Micha Levy collection include Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and Édouard Manet.
Under the direction of Denise Wendel-Poray, the book features essays by the greatest specialists of Latin American art, Taiyana Pimentel Paradoa, Ana Elena Mallet, Ana M. Franco, James Oles, Ana Garduño Ortega and of modern and contemporay European art, Jonas Storsve, Paul B. Franklin, Annie Cohen Solal and Richard Benefield.
• A comprehensive volume on the extraordinary collection of 20th-century art.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian/ French writer, editor and curator. She is author of books and essays on the relationship between art, theater and music (Painting the Stage, Skira, 2019). She has published artist’s monographs for Skira (Sofia Goscinski 2020, Kalif Tahir Thompson, 2023, Chiharu Shiota, 2024).
Size 23 × 28 cm
(9 × 11 in.)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian)
152 pages
70 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5349-7
£ 25.00, $ 30.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Rome, Terme di Diocleziano
9 November 2024
4 May 2025
TONY CRAGG INFINITE AND BEAUTIFUL FORMS
edited by Studio Tony Cragg exhibition by Sergio Risaliti and Stéphane Verger
The sculptures by the English master, famous for his contribution to a major renewal of plastic language
This volume is a tribute to sculpture, that magnificent obsession that has accompanied Tony Cragg (Liverpool, 1949) since his beginnings.
Arranged according to stylistic and formal criteria, the works reveal a coherence and organicity intrinsic to Cragg’s entire oeuvre, showing an expressive language meticulously constructed over the years based on the idea that the creative process is also a path of discovery. The artist always proceeds in the same way – from drawing to choosing materials, experimenting with technique, selecting colour –working with the material and learning from it and its reactions. In this way, the work only unfolds step by step in its making, revealing the infinite possibilities of form. The monograph (that includes the installation views of the works) is conceived as a tool to present not only the works, but also the creative process of the artist who has contributed to a renewal of plastic language thanks to the introduction of new materials and new techniques, among the most experimental and innovative of our time.
• A special reading that allows the reader to approach a world of original forms that amplify perceptions and imaginations between the natural world and artificial invention, between the organic and the technological.
• A chance to delve into the work of a leading master who has opened up new and unprecedented possibilities of expression for art.
Sergio Risaliti, art historian and critic, journalist and curator of exhibitions and events, is the Director of the Museo Novecento in Florence. Stéphane Verger was Director of Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano in Rome.
JIRI GEORG DOKOUPIL VENETIAN BUBBLES
edited by Reiner Opoku
The new works of the versatile artistic practice of the acclaimed artist
Size 20,5 × 28 cm
(8 × 11 in.)
96 pages
45 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5305-3
£ 28.00
Venetian Bubbles inaugurates a new phase of the versatile and experimental artistic practice of the globally acclaimed artist Jiri Georg Dokoupil: the evolution of the artist’s renowned Soap Bubble Paintings into three dimentional forms.
Accompanied by an essay by Christian Dominguez and an introduction by Reiner Opoku, the catalogue presents Dokoupil’s large-scale sculptural works in glass, several large-scale paintings, and a series of works on paper. These new works reflect the artist’s liberated exploration of materials and techniques, revealing new approaches to painting and glassmaking with freedom, play and humour, while capturing the ephemerality of existence.
A key figure in the Neue Wilde movement in Germany in the 1980s and known for his unconventional experimentations in the global art scene, Dokoupil has never been confined to a specific genre or style. Instead, he transcends traditional practices, using unusual materials, demonstrating a multiplicity of approaches to painting and a body of work that defies categorization.
• Dokoupil has held numerous solo exhibitions around the world, and his works featured at the Venice Biennale and Kassel’s Documenta in 1987.
• Dokoupil is represented in many prestigious collections including the National Gallery in Berlin, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Centro Reina Sofia in Madrid and The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul.
Reiner Opoku is a Berlin based art consultant and international art agent. He has curated numerous international art exhibitions since the early 1980s, and is representing a variety of renowned contemporary artists.
Size 4 × 25 cm
(9½ × 9¾ in.)
320 pages
125 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5339-8
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
THE LIFE AND WORK OF INJI EFFLATOUN
edited by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi and Suheyla Takesh
The life and work of the Egyptian painter and activist in the women’ s movement, pioneer of modern Egyptian art
A valuable addition to Barjeel Art Foundation’s publications on Arab art, this book sheds new light on Inji Efflatoun’s biography and works. In addition to a number of newly-commissioned essays, the book presents an English translation of a volume originally published in Arabic in 1993 under the title Mudhakirat Inji Efflatoun: Min al-Tufula ila al-Sajn [The Memoir of Inji Efflatoun: From Childhood to Prison]. Based on an interview with the artist—a leading Egyptian feminist, political activist, curator, and visual artist—the book contextualises the political, social, and cultural dimensions of a complex and turbulent period in Egypt’s history. Salwa Mikdadi, Art historian, author and educator
• This volume offers an exploration of Efflatoun’s enduring contributions to art and social justice, making it an essential read for those interested in Middle Eastern art and history.
• Inji Efflatoun is a leading figure in socialist and activist art in Egypt. Her contribution to art and the cause of women continues to echo in Egyptian and international cultural history.
• Her work was presented at the Venice Biennale in 1952 and the São Paulo Biennale in 1953.
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi is an Emirati columnist and researcher on social, political and cultural affairs in the Arab Gulf States. He is also the founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, an independent initiative established in 2010 to contribute to the intellectual development of the art scene in the Arab region. Suheyla Takesh is a curator and writer. At the Barjeel Art Foundation, she works on research and curatorial development of exhibitions, and oversees the production of publications.
HAEGUE YANG FLAT WORKS
texts by Orianna Cacchione exhibition by Janine Mileaf
A defining publication marking the artist’s first North American retrospective to survey Haegue Yang’s two-dimensional explorations over the last three decades
The book includes 58 works from seven series: Hardware Store Collages, Lacquer Paintings, Non-Foldings, Trustworthies (abstractions made from security envelopes and other materials), Wallpapers, Edibles, and most recently, Mesmerizing Mesh (cut and folded paper collages based on varied, international shamanistic practices). These diverse investigations have accompanied Yang’s practice in three dimensions – including her iconic Venetian blind installations and remarkable sonic sculptures with metallic bells – and have been presented in all of her major exhibitions. Until now, however, they have never been comprehensively explored on their own. Pointing to the cumulative impact of these two-dimensional works, Haegue Yang: Flat Works unearths through-lines across Yang’s many diverse projects. Formed around the key word “flat,” it provides a rich but rare insight into Yang’s conceptual map. One of the most important artists working today, Yang is predominantly known as a sculptor and installation artist. Nonetheless, her two-dimensional investigations have been consistent and essential to her creative development. A fundamental recognition of these series is that “flatness” registers a collapse of the three-dimensional world as image.
• Through a selection of key works, the book identifies underlying connections and motivations across the artist’s oeuvre, offering a scholarly perspective on this aspect of Yang’s career for the first time.
• A long-awaited book-length investigation of Yang’s flat works.
Orianna Cacchione is Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at University of California, Santa Barbara. Janine Mileaf is Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Arts Club of Chicago.
Size 18,5 × 25 cm (7¼ × 9¾ in.)
360 pages
290 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5184-4 £ 40.00, $ 55.00
EMERGENCE OF THE PATRIARCH THE MAO XUHUI STORY
by Lü Peng
The life and work of the iconic artist in Chinese contemporary art history
Authored by the distinguished critic and art historian Lü Peng, Emergence of the Patriarch is a fascinating biography and in-depth exploration of the life and artistic journey of Mao Xuhui, a pivotal figure in Chinese contemporary art. The book traces the artist’s ideological and creative evolution, reconstructed through personal documents and materials, including diaries, letters, paintings, reading notes, and transcripts. The result is a profound and authentic portrayal, narrating the true history and the illustrious years of a remarkable generation in China. Emergence of the Patriarch stands as a testament to Lü Peng’s commitment to preserving and illuminating the diverse narratives within contemporary Chinese art, marking another significant work following Bloodlines: The Zhang Xiaogang Story.
• Revealing profound aspects of Mao Xuhui’s life, the biography digs into important themes such as ideological growth, artistic evolution, and the cultural landscape of 1980s China, providing diverse perspectives on Chinese art through the artist’s journey.
• Enriched with over 200 carefully selected photographs and artworks, Emergence of the Patriarch is a visually stunning exploration complemented by personal documents and materials, offering readers a comprehensive and visually engaging understanding of Mao Xuhui’s legacy and the cultural milieu that influenced his work.
Lü Peng is an authoritative art historian, historiographer, critic and curator. Born in 1956 in Chongqing, he was an associate professor at his alma mater, the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, in Hangzhou. He is currently a professor at Macau University of Science and Technology and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. He is also director of the artistic committee of the Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art.
ZHANG ZHAOYING
by Lü Peng
Introduction by Andrea Del Guercio
This volume marks the inaugural entry in a series dedicated to the new generation of Chinese contemporary artists, meticulously selected and curated by the esteemed critic and art historian Lü Peng
Focused on the rising star Zhang Zhaoying, this richly illustrated book traces the trajectory of his artistic journey, highlighting the path that has established him as a prominent figure in the art world. Zhang stands at the forefront of the emerging artistic movement known as “Global Painting,” a term coined by Lü Peng, which encapsulates a dynamic fusion of cultural influences and contemporary practices.
The book is further enriched by a thought-provoking dialogue between the renowned Chinese curator Lü Peng and Italian critic Andrea Del Guercio. Their insightful essays provide a fresh and compelling perspective on Zhang Zhaoying’s work, offering readers a deeper understanding of the artist’s influence and the broader implications of his contribution to contemporary art.
• This book launches an innovative series dedicated to contemporary Chinese artists, curated by Lü Peng, a leading authority in Chinese art. Lü Peng has authored the only comprehensive histories of modern and contemporary Chinese art in multiple languages and has curated major exhibitions both in China and internationally.
• Represented by the prestigious Yibo Gallery in China, Zhang Zhaoying’s works have garnered the attention of prominent collectors, including luminaries such as Wang Guangyi and Zeng Fanzhi, and are housed in esteemed institutions such as the MART Museum of Trento and Rovereto.
Lü Peng, art historian, historiographer, critic and curator, is Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Andrea Del Guercio, art historian and critic, is Professor at Brera in Milan.
Size 19 × 26 cm
(7½ × 10¼ in.)
128 pages
90 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5346-6
£ 20.00, $ 25.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 22 × 28 cm (8½ × 11 in.)
224 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5295-7 £ 55.00, $ 70.00
PAULO MONTEIRO
edited by Germano Dushá
The work by the Brazilian visual artist
Paulo Monteiro (São Paulo, 1961) began his artistic journey at sixteen, drawn to comic strips. In 1982, he and some schoolmates formed a collective studio that would later be known as Casa 7. The group sought to reinvigorate Brazilian painting while embracing external influences. Following the dissolution of Casa 7, Monteiro experimented with various techniques, taking concepts he had been exploring to new processes and formal solutions. In response to the lasting effects of the Neo-Concrete movement, this period was marked by a deep investigation into the boundaries between drawing, painting, and sculpture – an exploration that would continue to inform his practice. His work on paper and canvas expanded to include objects and installations made from found materials such as iron, rubber, and wood, as well as sculptures cast in iron and lead. Continuously exploring the margins and limits of form, Monteiro delves into the possibilities of the line that acts as both the trace of choreography and a boundary that demarcates different zones. The palette of his paintings oscillates between predominantly cool tones and strong, warm hues, at times, creating a strident contrast. Meanwhile, his sculptures displace handfuls of matter to create novel shapes that swell and crumble, resembling ever-transforming life forms.
• Monteiro’s work is part of permanent museum collections aroun the world.
• Paulo Monteiro was included in two editions of the São Paulo Biennial, in 1985 and 1994, in the Habana Biennial (1986), and the Cuenca Biennial (1997).
Germano Dushá, curator, writer and cultural agent, will be the cocurator of the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art of the Modern Art Museum of São Paulo –MAM-SP (5 October 2024 – 26 January 2025)
HENOK MELKAMZER TELSEM SYMBOLS AND IMAGERY
edited by Elizabeth W. Giorgis
An unprecedented insight into telsem art through the work of one of its most prolific contemporary practitioners
Size 16.5 × 23.5 cm
(6½ × 9¼ in.)
144 pages
160 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5286-5
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
Drawing from astrology, religion and spirituality, the Ethiopian art form of telsem interweaves symbols, drawings and texts imbued with spiritual and philosophical significance. Shaped throughout the ages by the sociopolitical and cultural histories of Ethiopia, telsem – with its ancient inspirations and modern idioms – is used to address critical problems in the contemporary world such as climate disasters, war and poverty. Despite the fact that it continues to be practised, telsem is often characterised as “healing art” or “talisman art” within western frameworks, a perspective that excludes it from many discussions of modernism. Henok Melkamzer: Telsem Symbols and Imagery challenges such a one-dimensional understanding of modernism and offers us a rare insight into one of Ethiopia’s most compelling modernist art practices through the work of Henok Melkamzer.
• The book is published on the occasion of Henok’s largest solo exhibition to date, organised by Sharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with The Africa Institute, Sharjah, and Sharjah Museums Authority.
• Telsem is an incredibly rich and highly intricate form of art of which Henok Melkamzer is a modern-day master.
Elizabeth W. Giorgis is Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE. She is the author of several publications and a member of the editorial board for Transition Magazine, Northeast African Studies Journal, ARTmargins and Critical African Studies, and the Ethiopian Journal of Social Science and Humanities (EJOSSAH).
Size 22 × 26 cm
(8½ × 10¼ in.)
272 pages
180 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5269-8
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
PUBLICATION
December 2025
MEHDI FARHADIAN
edited by Hamid Keshmirshekan
A comprehensive insight into the Iranian artist’s work
The work of Mehdi Farhadian (b. 1980) emerges from the fusion of personal visual memories of nature and collective memories preserved in old photographs. The former is deeply individual, while the latter taps into a shared reservoir of collective memory. His paintings are a deliberate effort to activate overlooked histories (forgotten places, neglected public events and monuments erased by time in Iran) portraying the intersection of reality and fiction. Through these images, Farhadian explores the dichotomies of public versus private, past versus present and the forgotten allure of historical images contrasted with the recreation of those memories. Despite incorporating archival images, his artistic pursuits are not solely driven by these materials; they are equally fuelled by the emotional bonds and effective responses he shares with them. This book, comprising scholarly essays accompanied by over 150 colour images, provides a comprehensive insight into Farhadian’s oeuvre. It reveals how he approaches history with a dual perspective – an intellectual appreciation coupled with a profound reverence. For him, a site’s history transcends its physical or archival origin; it also encompasses an emotional projection onto that space.
• Farhadian’s original style of painting combines a great respect for details with a powerful handling of contrasting visual effects, achieved by pouring and dripping paint and wax resist (batik). The use of magical and fantastical imagery in his works evokes both a nostalgic longing for the past and yet also hints at a vision of a futuristic utopia.
Hamid Keshmirshekan is an art historian, art critic and Research Associate at the School of Arts, SOAS, University of London.
AMIN GULGEE NO MAN’S LAND
edited by John McCarry
The first comprehensive monograph on Pakistani artist and curator Amin Gulgee, dedicated to his illustrious career
Size 24 × 30,5 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
416 pages
330 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5292-6
£ 55.00, $ 70.00
Spanning over three decades, Gulgee’s multifaceted practice unfolds through a rich tapestry of techniques and themes, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the intricate layers of his work.
Featuring insightful essays from esteemed figures across the contemporary creative landscape – curators, novelists, artists, academics, critics – this volume illuminates Gulgee’s artistry from myriad perspectives. From spirituality to politics, from the universal to the particular, Gulgee’s oeuvre navigates the complexities of human existence with fearless inventiveness, inviting contemplation on the boundless realms of the universe and the depths of our collective consciousness.
• Spanning Amin Gulgee’s diverse career, from his pioneering work in jewelry to his evocative sculptures, installations, paintings, performances, and curatorial projects, this volume offers a comprehensive insight into the breadth and depth of his artistic repertoire.
• Enhanced with over 300 meticulously selected images and QR codes unlocking access to videos and catalogues, No Man’s Land immerses readers in a visually stunning odyssey through Gulgee’s creative universe.
John McCarry received his BA from Yale in East Asian Studies. His writing has appeared in National Geographic and GEO and in the Pakistani news magazines Herald and Newsline. He is the author of County Fairs (National Geographic Society, 1997) and co-editor, along with Niilofur Farrukh and Amin Gulgee, of Pakistan’s Radioactive Decade: An Informal Cultural History of the 1970s (Oxford University Press, 2019.) He has served as coordinator of the Amin Gulgee Gallery in Karachi since its inception in 2000.
Size 24 × 29 cm
(9½ × 11½ in.)
dual-language edition
(English-French)
96 pages
80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-254-4
£ 30.00
BAO VUONG THE CROSSING
text by A2Z Art Gallery
A rich presentation of the artist’s four last solo shows
Bao Vuong was born in the Mekong Delta in the late 1970s. When he was just one year old, he had to flee Vietnam for France with his family. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts de Toulon and the École Supérieure d’Art d’Avignon, he returned to Vietnam to work as a visual artist. His work, and in particular the series The Crossing presented in this book, is strongly inspired by this flight and explores the themes of identity, memory and exile.
Bao Vuong mainly depicts large, moving and elusive stretches of water by sculpting large masses of black paint and using various mediums such as graphite or incense ash. He thus seeks to convey the emotional experience of the journey, and to provoke a wider reflection on the condition of refugees and migrants around the world. His work tends to go beyond individual testimony to bring us closer to a universal collective memory, recalling the emotions shared by those who have experienced similar exoduses. The artist insists on the singularity of his approach, which aims to establish a sentimental and spiritual connection with the viewer; his work reflects a desire to transform individual and collective trauma into a bright and universal artistic expression.
• In his black monochrome painting series entitled The Crossing, the viewer can see and experience the contemplation of “light in the darkness”.
• In his artistic practice, whether it’s painting, installation or performance, Bao tries to reconstruct buried memories by working with remembrance.
A2Z Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Paris, specialised in Asian artists.
CHUN KYUNG-JA
texts by Eleanor Heartney, Dr. Kim Hong-Hee, and Barbara MacAdam
The art of the most prominent female artist of Korean modern and contemporary art history, on the occasion of the centenary of her birth
Size 25.5 × 30.5 cm (10 × 12 in.)
dual-language edition (English-Korean)
276 pages
200 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5330-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
PUBLICATION
October 2025
Celebrating the centenary of her birth, this definitive monograph of the enormously influential South Korean artist Chun Kyung-Ja (1924-2015) presents her artwork alongside selections of her much-loved essays and writings to give personal insight into the life and times of this renegade and idiosyncratic artist. Trained in traditional Asian painting, she developed an innovative style with vivid colors, strong expression, and powerful themes. Her life and art made her a cultural icon, a beacon of individuality in a time of strong conformity.
Published in collaboration with the Chun Kyung-Ja Foundation, founded by the artist’s daughter Sumita Kim, this volume includes essays by Eleanor Heartney, Kim Hong-Hee, and Barbara MacAdam.
• The first monograph on the artist in English and Korean languages.
• Chun Kyung-Ja has often been described by critics as an artist who explored deep human emotions. She is also known by the nickname of “the magician of colors” for her bold and sophisticated color use.
• Chun Kyung-Ja’s paintings captivated the Korean people throughout her long career of seven decades, and even after her death, many regard her as kukmin hwaga, a “people’s artist.”
Eleanor Heartney is an American art critic, curator, art historian, editor and author of many publications, active in New York City. Kim Hong-Hee is an art historian, curator and critic who has served as Director of the Seoul Museum of Art and Commissioner of the South Korean Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale. Barbara A. MacAdam is an editor, writer, and curator, who has long worked for ARTnews.
160 pages
105 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5344-2
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Chicago Cultural Center
24 May – 26 July 2025
TOM TORLUEMKE LIVE! ON PAPER, 1987 – 2024
edited by Dan Cameron
Texts by Dan Cameron, Jeff Huebner, Robin Dluzen, Alan Pocaro, David Detmer
Almost forty years of works on paper by the contemporary American artist, known for his powerful approach to subject matter relating to socio-political, ethical, and humanistic themes
Tom Torluemke’s (b. Chicago, 1959) name is familiar to art lovers in Chicagoland thanks mainly to his detailed acrylic paintings, in which he observes and memorializes society’s ills with the doting attention of a diehard humanist. Torluemke has been considerably more prolific in painting works on paper, a primarily unexplored part of his oeuvre; Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987 – 2024, aspires to reframe the conversation around his art, representing almost forty years of studio activity that includes works about nature, fantasy, autobiography, abstraction, social strife, identity, and a full spectrum of emotion from shame to ecstasy, showcasing Torluemke’s unique artistry through his freewheeling imagination and boundless technical chops in capturing our broad collective experience of being fully aware, conscious citizens living in this place at this peculiar moment in history.
• Throughout his career, Tom Torluemke’s work has been reviewed and featured in The New York Time, Chicago Magazine, Newcity among others.
• His Facebook and Instagram accounts have a combined 3,600 followers and fans.
Over forty years, curator and writer Dan Cameron has combined an independent practice with senior curatorial positions at CAC New Orleans and Orange County Museum of Art. He published hundreds of museum and magazine texts on contemporary art. Naomi Huffman has been editing books since 2012. David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. Jeff Huebner is an award-winning art writer, journalist, and author. Artist and writer, Alan Pocaro is the author of numerous articles, reviews, and catalog essays. Curator and art critic, Robin Dluzen is the former editor-in-chief of Chicago Art magazine.
ALA EBTEKAR
texts by Yasiin Bey, Venetia Porter, Sussan Babaie, Deena Chalabi, Hushang Ebtehaj and Shiva Balaghi
The first comprehensive monograph of Ala Ebtekar, spanning more than twenty years of the artist’s work and practice
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
252 pages
100 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5289-6
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
PUBLICATION September 2025
This comprehensive monograph of San Francisco Bay Area-based artist offers a unique insight into the vast array of his influences and sources.
Ala Ebtekar (b.1978) is a contemporary visual artist whose work frequently orchestrates various orbits and cadences of time, bringing forth sculptural and photographic possibilities of the universe, and time, gazing back at us. This extensive research and making process borrows and physically reworks thousand year old image/object-making traditions up to the latest technological advances in production. His investigations create experiences extending beyond human timelines, exploring the phenomenology of light. Considering light itself as both a concept and medium, and its healing possibilities, Ebtekar uses UV-light emitted from the sun and night exposures produced by moonlight and starlight in his practice. His photographic works, which take an entire night to expose, continue his durational projects viewed as in collaboration with celestial bodies.
• Raised in Iran and the United States, Ala Ebtekar draws from the tradition of Persian miniature painting, and combines imagery from antiquity with that of the present and imagined future, in his mixed-media prints and installation work.
Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def is an American rapper. Venetia Porter, art historian, was Senior Curator for Islamic and Contemporary Middle East art at the British Museum where she is now Honorary Research Fellow. Deena Chalabi is a writer and curator whose work explores relationships between individual expression, critical thought, and public imagination. Hushang Ebtehaj was an Iranian poet of the 20th century. Shiva Balaghi is a cultural historian specializing in the visual culture of the Middle East.
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition
(English-French)
192 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-243-8
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION
November 2025
PAUL PAGK
edited by Denise Wendel-Poray
An in-depth survey of the over twenty-year career of the abstract painter
Paul Pagk is an abstract painter born in 1962. Over the last forty years, he has developed a singular approach, using a pictorial language made of colour, line, and light. In his geometric compositions, the artist plays with notions of symmetry and off-centring. His paintings thus exude a sense of harmony and movement, captivating the eye and inviting contemplation. Despite his minimalist formal approach, the artist does not seek to erase his gesture, drawing his lines freehand and using traditional painting techniques, such as grinding and mixing his own colours.
This monograph looks back over the last twenty-five years of Paul Pagk’s career, presenting an unprecedented overview of his abstract paintings and drawings to reveal the foundations and particularities of his pictorial explorations. The rigorous presentation of a large number of his works is accompanied by several texts, each shedding a particular light on the artist’s work. These texts offer an in-depth look at Paul Pagk’s approach, the development of his practice over the years, the key elements of his biography and a reading of his work through a philosophical lens.
• First monograph of a major contemporary painter.
• Paul Pagk’s work has been exhibited in several public and private institutions in countries such as France, the United States and South Korea.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, editor and curator. Adrian Daunatt, writer, cultural journalist and curator. Mériam Korichi, doctor of philosophy, playwright, director and author. Raphaël Rubinstein, poet, art critic and curator. Molly Warmock, art critic and art historian specialised in abstract painting.
STANISŁAW FIJAŁKOWSKI
edited by Adam Jas´kiewicz texts by Christina Lodder, Marta Smolin´ska, Post Brothers
A complete monograph devoted to the Polish master of abstract painting, whose compositions play with minimalist forms and colour
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
184 pages
160 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5311-4
£ 42.00, $ 55.00
Stanisław Fijałkowski (1922-2020) boasts a direct connection to the very origins of the European avant-garde – he was an assistant of Władysław Strzemin´ ski, who in turn had studied under Kazimir Malevich.
Throughout six decades Fijałkowski maintained a solely unique idiom of mystical painting, hovering between the abstract and the representational. He was also an accomplished engraver, with prints in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, New York and Tate Britain. The artist had significant international presence in his lifetime – he represented Poland at the São Paulo and Venice biennales, lectured in Belgium and Germany, served as Vice-President of the International Society of Wood Engravers XYLON in Winterthur, Switzerland. This comprehensive monograph is a rare opportunity for the international audience to rediscover an artistic vision of such scope and magnitude.
• Fijałkowski’s works are in Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate Gallery in London, Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna and in major museums in Poland.
• This book is Fijałkowski’s first English-language complete monograph.
Christina Lodder, honorary fellow in History of Art at the University of York and president of the Malevich Society, has published extensively on Russian art of the early twentieth century, contributing to western understanding of the development of Russian modernism. Marta Smolin´ska is a Polish art historian and critic, exhibition curator, university lecturer, full Professor. Post Brothers is a critical enterprise that includes Matthew Post, an enthusiast, educator, and curator often engaged in artist-oriented projects or cultural production.
Size 22.5 × 28.5 cm
(8¾ × 11¼ in.)
214 pages
120 colour illustrations dutchbound
ISBN 978-88-572-5347-3
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
KATYA MUROMTSEVA OVER THE SLOPES OF SPEECH
text by Christianna Bonin
New paintings by Katya Muromtseva: monumental watercolour triptychs that connect to the multifaceted narratives and histories of women immigrants
Katya Muromtseva explores new forms of existence within society’s hierarchical social and cultural systems. Her interest lies at the intersection of scholarly and artistic imagination. She employs social empathy, expressing it through the mediums of painting and sculpture. Encompassing large-scale paintings, videos, and shadow installations, her practice is rooted in historical contradictions. The starting points for most of her works are the interviews she conducts with representatives of various social groups.
Based on the exhibition Over the Slopes of Speech at NIKA Project Space, Dubai (February-May 2024), the catalogue includes works inspired by conversations the artist had with immigrants, both in the USA and the UAE. These profoundly personal stories form the basis for her watercolor compositions, which capture the resilience of these women and delve into themes of home, borders, refugees, and human destinies.
• Katya Muromtseva is known for her socially engaged practice and large-scale paintings, videos, and installations that refer to personal and collective memory.
• Her exhibitions and individual works were covered by ArtForum, The Economist, The New York Times, The World, TokyoArtBeat among others.
Christianna Bonin is an art educator, writer, and curator. Her scholarship focuses on visual art practices from the mid nineteenth century to the present, in particular interactions between Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. She is also a contributing critic at Artforum and a research assistant for the “Post-Soviet Studies” project at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow.
GISELA COLÓN. MATÉRIA PRIMA
edited by Maylin Pérez; essays by Maylin Pérez, Sara Seilert, Joachim Pissarro, Christian Viveros-Fauné, Kristin Korolowicz, with a conversation between Susanna V. Temkin and Gisela Colón; biographical timeline by Lauren DeLand; poem by ClarinhaMar in collaboration with Museu Nacional da República, Brasilia
The monumental Land Art sculptures by Puerto Rican ecofeminist artist
Size 27 × 30 cm
(10½ × 12 in.)
352 pages
240 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5291-9
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
PUBLICATION
June 2025
Gisela Colón is a Puerto Rican-American contemporary artist whose organic, totemic, light-activated sculptures and monumental environmental installations explore human perception challenging viewers to experience transformation in real time and space. Through an artistic process that employs high-tech materials like optical acrylics and carbon fiber, as well as matter harvested from sites of the artist’s own life, Colón is known for pioneering a language of “organic minimalism” that recalls the energy of the earth, ancestral biological memories, and concepts of time, gravity, and universal forces of nature. Colón’s monoliths invoke bullets, projectiles, and missiles, consequently recalling the fraught history of militarized colonialism in the Caribbean generally, and the artist’s complicated personal experiences with gun violence more particularly.
• Colón has exhibited internationally throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America. Standout exhibitions include the Land Art Biennial, Desert X AlUla (Saudi Arabia, 2020), Quantum Shift, Frieze Sculpture (London, 2021) and Forever is Now (Egypt, 2021), presenting a site-specific monument at the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO landmark dating back 4,500 years.
Maylin Pérez is a Cuban-born art historian, critic, and independent curator. Art historian, theoretician and curator, Joachim Pissarro is director of the Hunter College Galleries, Hunter College, City University of New York. Christian Viveros-Fauné is a New York-based writer and curator. Kristin Korolowicz is an independent curator and writer. Susanna V. Temkin is Curator at El Museo del Barrio, New York. Sara Seilert is Director of the Museu Nacional da República, Brasilia. Lauren DeLand is a scholar of modern and contemporary art with two decades experience teaching at colleges and universities.
DAVID HOCKNEY PAPER TRAILS
edited by Shai Baitel
A wide-ranging monograph of over 100 prints by Hockney
David Hockney (b. 1937) is renowned for his distinctive paintings, mostly portraiture and landscape, but also for his approach to works on paper and printmaking, mirroring the vibrancy and diligent indexing seen in his broader body of work. Hockney’s prints often showcase a dynamic interplay of color, form, and perspective, reflecting his keen eye for visual storytelling of intimate elements of his own life.
Throughout his career he has experimented with various printmaking techniques, including etching, lithography, screen printing, and more recently iPads, each method revealing his diligence in manipulating the medium. His visual experiments, always surprising in their outcomes, suggest a rich interior and exterior life, captured in telling bits and fragments, suggesting a montage of quotidian scenes.
Like much of his oeuvre, Hockney’s prints draw from extensive art historical study of the optical devices of Old Master paintings. Recently, his iPad-based art shows an interest in the changing seasons from his own perch in the English countryside, among other vantage points and geographies of interest. Whether depicting landscapes, portraits of friends, or banal scenes, Hockney’s prints exhibit a harmonious blend of traditional craftsmanship and his own distinct playfulness and insight to daily life.
• The works speak to Hockney’s ongoing dedication to capturing and indexing his life and the intimate poetics of the word through intimate portraiture and snapshots from daily life.
Shai Baitel is the Artistic Director of Modern Art Museum (MAM), Shanghai.
ARE WE THE ALIENS_ ARNE QUINZE X SWIZZ BEATZ
texts by Shai Baitel, Arne Quinze & Swizz Beatz, Hervé Mikaeloff, Reiner Opoku, Jochen Leën
Quinze’s large-scale site-specific sculptures on the occasion of the 60th edition of La Biennale di Venezia
In parallel with the theme of the Biennale di Venezia 2024, “Foreigners Everywhere”, Are We The Aliens_ is an invitation to contemplate our humanity and the growing alienation of our habitat, by proposing unconventional perspectives of self-perception, forging new bonds with our external environment.
Are We The Aliens_, is an immersive exhibition where diverse artistic mediums converge, fusing large-scale site-specific sculptures by the Belgian contemporary artist Arne Quinze saturated within an ethereal acoustic environment and soundscapes by the American music producer Swizz Beatz. It also presents for the first time Quinze’s large-scale sculptures in glass and ceramic.
Arne Quinze (b. 1971) is a Belgian artist, painter and sculptor. His work involves everything from small drawings and paintings, medium-sized sculptures to large-scale public installations. Starting his career in the 1980s as a graffiti artist, Quinze explores the intricate relationship of human interaction and urban complexity, in correlation with the delicate harmony inherent in the natural world.
• Are We The Aliens_ is a project in collaboration with globally acclaimed American music producer Swizz Beatz, husband of Alicia Keys.
Swizz Beatz, artist and collector, is considered among the 50 greatest producers of the 21st century. Hervé Mikaeloff, art consultant and independent curator, has been a consultant and curator for the Louis Vuitton Group and Foundation in Paris. Shai Baitel is the artistic director of The Modern Art Museum in Shanghai. Reiner Opoku, art consultant and international art agent. Jochen Leën, Belgian jewellery designer and collector, leads the Granada Research Center.
Size 9½ × 12¼ in.
(24.5 × 31.3 cm)
208 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5257-5
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
LENA HERZOG
by Giuseppe Barbieri and Silvia Burini
The first comprehensive monograph on the work of Lena Herzog, the Russian-born conceptual and multidisciplinary photographer and artist
This first comprehensive monograph on the work of Lena Herzog is an exhaustive review of three decades of activity, described in essays by professors Silvia Burini and Giuseppe Barbieri. Lena Herzog’s undaunted and engaging look spans over boundaries and chasms between different levels of life, time, and memory. Her work investigates the universal mystery of being human, from the Cabinets of Wonder and Curiosities of the 18th and 19th centuries to the hollowed out rock formations atop of tepuis in Amazonia, from the deep rituals of the West to the emptiness of nameless lands in the Far East. The various portfolios, here transversally arranged, provide a fascinating cartography of our time and history. Through innovative experimentation, Lena Herzog fuses Renaissance engraving practices, early techniques of developing and printing photographic images, and cutting edge virtual reality and immersive technologies. In her latest projects, she confronts and denounces the extinction of thousands of languages and foretells the possible and final collapse of the planet. These are images between shadow and light, which, as in Goya, pursue the truth of things, gestures, and faces, and in which we find echoes of her childhood phantoms at the foothills of the Ural Mountains.
• Updated comprehensive monograph devoted to the Russian-born artist multidisciplinary conceptual artist.
Giuseppe Barbieri, author and editor of more than fifty books, is full professor of History of Modern Art at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Silvia Burini teaches History of Russian Art, History of Contemporary Art and Contemporary Art Curatorship at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
REZA ARAMESH ACTION:
BY NUMBER
edited by Serubiri Moses with a Catalogue Raisonné compiled by Bjorn Stern
The work of renowned Iranian-born British artist Reza Aramesh exposes the use of power and brutality in a crucial reckoning with European art history and the human condition
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
256 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5256-8
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
Working across a wide range of materials and processes, in sculpture, photography, sound and performance, Aramesh examines simultaneously the history of Western European art and contemporary commentary on the politics and history of global conflict zones, merging a unique visual language to address the contemporary conditions of violence and its precarious relation to mediation. Aramesh de-contextualises scenes of violence from their origins, exploring the narratives of representation and iconography of the subjected male body in the context of race, class and sexuality in order to create a critical conversation with the Western art history. Reza Aramesh looks at the notion of the historical sublime in art through the filter of contemporary reportage images of violence and horror as portrayed in media and the world of entertainment.
• Aramesh’s work has been exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions worldwide and he has orchestrated a number of performances and exhibitions in such spaces as at Barbican Art Centre,Tate Britain, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Havana and ICA, London.
• The book presents essays by Mitra Abbaspour, Julia Friedman, Geraldine A Johnson, Serubiri Moses, Storm Janse van Rensburg and is accompanied by a Catalogue Raisonné compiled by Bjorn Stern.
Serubiri Moses is an author and curator, adjunct assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Hunter College, New York. Recently he curated the Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2021. Bjorn Stern is an art historian, independent art advisor and artists manager. He is the founder of SternArts Stjarna, a bespoke fine art service based in London.
60.00, $ 75.00
HANS JOSEPHSOHN
edited by Cornelius Tittel
The work of the Swiss artist Hans Josephsohn (1920-2012), one of the great masters of sculpture of the second half of the 20th century
Born in 1920 in Eastern Prussia from Jewish parents, Hans Josephsohn left Germany in 1937 and settled in Florence with the aim of studying art. Forced to leave due to fascist racial laws, he moved to Switzerland, which became his adoptive country. Josephsohn’s oeuvre has been defined as “existential sculpture”: in a time that was strongly characterised by the physical and moral devastation left by World War II, Hans Josephsohn developed a language capable to talk about the fragile relationship of mankind with the surrounding world. He was concerned with representing the human being as a figure in space throughout his life. His sculptures are characterised by an ambivalence of the almost abstract figure whose individuality is secured by its form, material and surface.
• The book is published on the occasion of the biggest Josephsohn exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, curated by the german painter Albert Oehlen. It aims to show why Josephsohn, though being little known during his lifetime, is recognized as “the most important sculptor since Giacometti” (Jackie Wullschlager).
• Designed by the acclaimed art director Mike Meiré, the book includes a foreword by Fabrice Hergott, an introduction by the exhibition curator, the artist Albert Oehlen, essays by Thomas Houseago, Danièle Cohn and a photo essay François Halard.
Cornelius Tittel is editor-in-chief of Blau International, a large-format art magazine whose contributors include the French interiors photographer François Halard, the French fashion stylist Marie Chaix and the German astrologer Alexander von Schlieffen.
GLORY OF THE WORLD COLOR FIELD PAINTING (EARLY 1950S TO 1983)
by Bonnie Clearwater
A New Look at mid-twentieth century Color Field painting
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
168 pages
85 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5221-6
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
This book casts new light on mid-twentieth century Color Field painting from the perspective of the artists’ ambitions for the future of abstract painting. Color Field became a convenient, albeit imperfect term to describe paintings in which vast areas of color appear as the dominant force. Color Field was not an art movement, rather it was a cohort of likeminded artists. While the American Abstract Expressionists cleared a path for this postwar generation to forge ahead with abstract painting, their achievements also challenged artists such as Frank Bowling, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons, Frank Stella and Alma Thomas, to create abstraction anew. Experimenting with non-traditional painting mediums and methods, as well as these artists’ probing of the conventions of painting led to unprecedented works. The book’s title Glory of the World takes its cue from the writings of Frank Stella on the influential artist and teacher Hans Hofmann whose glorious and exalted abstract paintings, produced solely through the straightforward manipulation of pigment, set a high bar for this generation’s aspirations.
• The selection of paintings focuses primarily on the earlier years of Color Field beginning in the 1950s with Frankenthaler’s large stain paintings and ends 1983 when post-modern and imagist painters began to dominate the art scene.
• The book includes reprints of text by Frank Bowling, Clement Greenberg, Alex Greenberger, William Rubin, and Frank Stella.
Bonnie Clearwater is Director and Chief Curator, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Formerly she was curator of The Mark Rothko Foundation, New York, and has organized major exhibitions of Frankenthaler, Lichtenstein, Rothko, and Stella.
Size 9½ × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
296 pages
250 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4149-4
£ 55.00, $ 70.00
The book is also available in a box including the 4 booklets
WORKS ON PAPER (Vol. 1)
LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS (Vol. 2)
BASKETBALL PAINTINGS (Vol. 3)
PHOTOGRAPHY (Vol. 4)
ISBN 978-88-572-4152-4
£ 120.00, $ 150.00
BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS SOLID!
edited by Zoé Whitley
co-published by Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery
A comprehensive
monograph
which traces the
artist’s
evolution for the entirety of his career
From revolutionizing portraiture to redefining the nude, Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017) is rightly known among the foremost American figurative painters of the late 20th century. Yet his six-decade artistic oeuvre encompasses not only large-scale canvases of distinctively dressed (or undressed) individuals, but also includes evocative landscapes, hard-edged geometric abstractions, lush watercolours on paper, and singular photographs informed by his studies with Walker Evans. This definitive volume spans all aspects of the artist’s practice––probing his photographic experimentation as a forbear to contemporary street photography; celebrating his great sensitivity as a colourist whose unique expertise seamlessly combines oil-based and water-based pigments to evoke time and place; highlighting the observational genuineness in his provocative and personal interpretations of women, of unapologetically visible queer identities, and of his own beloved black communities across the African Diaspora.
Socially urgent and aesthetically powerful, Barkley L. Hendricks: solid! is lavishly illustrated by dozens of previously unpublished works and accompanied by original essays by scholars and curators. Like Hendricks himself, this deeply researched catalogue is multifaceted, insightful, and surprising.
• After the four first booklets (Works on Paper; Landscape Paintings; Basketball Paintings; Photography), the complete monograph on the artist.
• Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery have partnered to conceive, develop, and produce this significant project dedicated to the artist.
Zoé Whitley is an American art historian and curator who has been director of Chisenhale Gallery, London since 2020.
MASTERPIECES THE WILLIAM RUBIN COLLECTION
DIALOGUE OF THE TRIBAL AND THE MODERN
by Phyllis Hattis
The book of the Rubin Collection exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso
Size 10 × 11½ in.
(25.5 × 29 cm)
368 pages, 650 colour and b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5145-5
£ 70.00, $ 75.00
This monograph celebrates William Rubin (1927-2006) and his impact on the world of modern art. Renowned as the Director of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art from 1967 to 1988, Rubin is remembered for his unprecedented acquisitions for MoMA’s collection and the ground-breaking exhibitions that showcased them, accompanied by monographs that have become essential readings to art students and historians.
In contrast to previous volumes, this publication focuses on Rubin’s private collection, providing rare introspections on how he lived, what he wrote, and the objects with which he surrounded himself. The 400-page book accompanies a traveling international exhibition of the collection, and is sumptuously illustrated with full-page plates and details. Portrayals of his personal relationships written by artists Frank Stella and Richard Serra, art historians Francis Naumann, Fred Lamp, Bernard de Grunne, and Ulf Küster, writer Adam Gopnik, and fellow collector Ronald Lauder all contribute to our understanding of Rubin’s vision. Phyllis Hattis Rubin, art historian and wife of Rubin, contributes the principal essay: “Living with Bill: an Artful and Art-filled Life.”
• Masterpieces of modern and tribal art from Rubin’s private collection.
• This monograph overlaps with a traveling international exhibition of the collection.
Phyllis Hattis is an art historian, author, and advisor in the Fine Arts.
MARCELLINA OSEGHALE AKPOJOTOR
texts by Marla C. Berns, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Frank Ugiomoh with a conversation between Renée Uba and the artist
The work of the young artist with an international career who employs collaging and traditional painting techniques
Born in 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria, Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor engaged in drawing, design, stencil work, and calligraphy at an early age under her father’s guidance. Later, she pursued formal education in Art and Industrial Design at the Lagos State Polytechnic, further honing her skills and broadening her artistic horizons.
Akpojotor’s art fascinates audiences worldwide through its thought-provoking narratives and unique media, creating an aesthetic that mixes politics and intimacy around culture, identity, and feminism.
Employing a captivating blend of collaging and traditional painting techniques, Akpojotor’s creations are marked by rich textures, layered compositions, and compelling, colourful visual imagery, delving into themes such as femininity, personal and societal identity, and women’s empowerment. She transforms primarily discarded pieces of Ankara fabric, sourced from local fashion houses, into powerful canvases akin to “intriguing tapestries of twitchy and alluring tactile surfaces”, as Professor Frank Ugiomoh writes in his essay.
• Marcellina Akpojotor’s works have been shown in prestigious exhibitions globally.
• The book also includes a conversation between Renée Uba and the artist.
Marla C. Berns is director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA (Los Angeles). Bruce Onobrakpeya is printmaker, painter and sculptor. Frank Ugiomoh is professor at University of Port Harcourt.
MIGUEL CHEVALIER
texts by Laurence Bertrand Dorléac and Jérôme Sans
One of the
pioneers
of
virtual
and
digital art,
on the occasion of his solo show at Grand Palais Immersif in Paris
A tribute to the leading pioneer of digital and virtual art on the occasion of his major exhibition and of the new partnership of Skira and Chargeurs Museum Studio, its motherhouse, with Grand Palais Immersif.
Located at Place de la Bastille in Paris, Grand Palais Immersif is a new subsidiary specialised in the production, operation and distribution of digital exhibitions for audiences in Paris, France and around the world. The digital exhibitions developed by Grand Palais Immersif and its partners aim to provide an artistic experience, and explain a work, artist or movement, by offering a viewpoint and keys to understanding, arousing emotions whilst remaining scientifically based. Born in 1959 in Mexico City, Miguel Chevalier is a French artist and pioneer of digital and virtual art. His work takes a variety of forms: monumental-scale digital installations, 3D printing and laser-cut sculptures, robot drawings and virtual reality models. Using software designed by computer experts, this visionary artist creates generative and interactive installations that invite visitors to explore the space in a sensory way.
• The book is published on the occasion of Chevalier’s solo exhibition at Grand Palais Immersif inParis.
• Chevalier’s virtual worlds have been incorporated into the architecture of prestigious venues, and have been featured in international exhibitions.
Laurence Bertrand Dorléac is art historian, professor of art history. Jérôme Sans is director of contemporary art institutions (Palais de Tokyo, UCCA, LagoAlgo), art critic, and curator.
Size 9½ × 12 in.
(24 × 30 cm)
English and Korean editions
288 pages
250 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-248-3 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-249-0
KOR
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Paris, Grand Palais
Immersif
5 November 2024
6 April 2025
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
224 pages
50 colour illustrations
Dutch binding
ISBN 978-88-572-4785-4
£ 30.00, $ 45.00
KISHIO SUGA. WRITINGS, VOL. II: 1980–1989
edited by Andrew Maerkle, Ashley Rawlings, Sen Uesaki
introductory essay by Sen Uesaki translated with commentary by Andrew Maerkle
The second volume devoted to one of the key figures of his generation in Japan
KISHIO SUGA WRITINGS VOLUME I: 1969–1979 edited by Andrew Maerkle, Ashley Rawlings, Sen Uesaki translation and commentary by Andrew Maerkle
Size 6½ × 9½ in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
224 pages, 10 colour and 60 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4561-4
£ 30.00, $ 45.00
One of the key figures in Japan’s pivotal Mono-ha phenomenon of the late 1960s and early 1970s, artist Kishio Suga has realized a visionary practice of ephemeral, site-specific installations and performative interventions into the everyday environment. Throughout Suga’s career, writing has been an important element in his artistic process, as he uses his texts to interrogate the institution of art and anthropocentric conceptions of the world.
This volume collects Suga’s writings from the period 1980-89, when the Japanese art scene was transformed by a museum-building boom triggered by the country’s rise to unprecedented economic heights. Having challenged conventional definitions of art through his formulations of the “[thing]” and “being left” a decade prior, Suga shifts his focus in the 1980s toward working with the collective logic of the world.
• The groundbreaking translations featured in the volume make the full scope of Suga’s thinking accessible to English readers for the first time; translator Andrew Maerkle contextualizes each text through commentary and notes.
• Included here are the aphoristic fragments that Suga compiled for his retrospective monograph Kishio Suga, 1988–1968, short statements composed for exhibition catalogues, and long-form essays published in art journals and other magazines during the period, many of which appear in English for the first time.
Andrew Maerkle is a writer, editor, and translator based in Tokyo. Ashley Rawlings is a writer specialized in postwar Japanese and Korean art, in particular the Mono-ha and Dansaekhwa movements. Sen Uesaki is an archivist and lecturer at the Keio University Art Center.
THE ART OF KATE MALONE FORCE
OF NATURE
with a text by Dr. James Fox and a conversation by Emma Crichton-Miller with Kate Malone
This highly anticipated monograph of celebrated British artist Kate Malone abounds with beautiful illustrations of her exceptional artworks
ISBN 978-88-572-4875-2 £ 50.00, $ 60.00
Kate Malone’s brilliance stems from her relentless sense of curiosity, unique handling of clay and commitment to an artistic vision honed over a career spanning four decades. This sumptuously illustrated publication demonstrates Malone’s ability to distil the power and energy of Nature, this most captivating source of inspiration.
The book demonstrates how Malone’s pots distil the power and energy of nature. Personal observations and fantastical translations of growth patterns and natural abundance continue to inspire her whilst captivating an ever-increasing audience. It also explores Malone’s dedication to glaze research, illustrating a life’s work in the treatment and development of her signature crystalline glazes. Step into her studio and witness how, with an alchemist’s touch, pure forms in bisquefired clay are transformed with an astonishing array of unique and magnetically coloured glazes.
Critical essays from University of Cambridge-Art Historian and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster Dr. James Fox and freelance journalist, writer and editor, Emma Crichton-Miller explore Malone’s background, inspirations and standing within her artistic field.
• Kate Malone is one of UK’s leading ceramic artists with an illustrious career spanning over 30 years.
Dr. James Fox is an art historian teaching at Cambridge University and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster. Emma Crichton-Miller is a freelance journalist, writer, and editor.
Size 9½ × 11½ in.
(24.5 × 29 cm)
88 pages
52 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5093-9
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Lafayette (LA), Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana
1 February – 26 April 2025
Vero Beach (FL)
Vero Beach Museum of Art October-December 2025
PICASSO AND THE PROGRESSIVE PROOF LINOCUT PRINTS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
by Richard P. Townsend
On the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, a book devoted to the progressive proofs by the leading Spanish master
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), this book explores in depth an aspect of the Spanish master’s late graphic output: the linoleum block or linocut. Published prints and their related proofs drawn from a notable private collection are examined in the context of themes Picasso developed over his entire career.
Starting with the illuminating set of eight progressive proofs made by Picasso and his printer Hidalgo Arnéra for the artist’s first published linocut, the socalled Cranach II (1958), the volume takes on a decade of work in linocut printmaking inspired by the South of France, where the artist had increasingly spent time since the 1940s. Speaking to the artist’s love affair with the region, he begins a series of linocuts depicting the bullfight. Eight proofs for the Pique II (1959) included in the book attest to this. Likewise, a proof for one of the Bacchanal series demonstrates his love of both the Côte d’Azur as well as for Classical Antiquity.
• Relatively little studied, published and exhibited, these prints provide an extraordinary opportunity to better understand the artistic process of Pablo Picasso, one of the world’s greatest artistic geniuses, and to examine one of printmaking’s most fascinating and demanding mediums, the linogravure.
Independent art historian, former museum director and president of Townsend Art Advisory LLC, Richard P. Townsend has guided the acquisition of major works of art for over thirty years. His experience ranges from old master and 19th-century paintings and drawings to modern and contemporary art, architecture and design. He has advised public and private collections around the US.
ATELIER PICASSO
by Giulia Masia
from a book by Luca
Masia;
introduction by Giancarlo
Ascari
A
great painter and his atelier, in which the lives of leading postwar artists intertwine. A remarkable graphic novel devoted to Pablo Picasso
Size 7¾ × 11 in.
(20 × 28 cm)
176 pages
160 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5099-1
£ 22.00, $ 25.000
The graphic novel Atelier Picasso is the true and timeless story of the Spanish artist’s tailor Michele Sapone, whose life was entwined with that of the great master and many other celebrated artists.
Born in Italy in Bellona, near Caserta, Michele had an innate feeling for art. He became a tailor and moved to Turin in the 1930s; after the war, he settled with his family in Nice, France, where he discovered a fascinating world. He enjoyed a fraternal relationship with Picasso, Giacometti and Hartung, trading tailor-made clothes for artworks. As Sapone himself proudly declared: “I never accepted a penny from a painter”.
His daughter Aika inherited her father’s interests and grew up among his artist friends. She and her husband Antonio opened a gallery that was like a second home to the painters and sculptors who were part of the family. The first solo exhibition was devoted to Picasso himself, but he died just before it opened on 8 April 1973.
• A story of the close friendship between the artist and his tailor remains fresh and unexpected, especially if offered in the form of a graphic novel.
• Relatively new in Italy and France; almost totally unknown in other countries.
Giulia Masia is a freelance illustrator. Since completing her studies at IED in Milan, she has worked for several publishing houses and agencies. She was among the 50 award-winning illustrators at the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition. Luca Masia is an advertising creative and author who works in fiction, television, theatre and corporate communication. He has collaborated with the Milan Triennale for over ten years and has written several texts and books.
Size 9½ × 11½ in.
(24.5 × 29 cm)
English and Arabic edition
384 pages
430 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4893-6 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4894-3 AR
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
THE RED SEA MUSEUM
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
The Red Sea Museum catalogue embarks the reader on a cross-cultural journey along the Red Sea, exploring its dazzling beauty and rich diversity through time, stories, and coastline cities
The catalogue is inspired by the unique collection of the Red Sea Museum established by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture in Jeddah, the city that served as the Red Sea’s main port and whose identity was shaped by it. The museum is housed in the iconic Bab Al-Bunt heritage building, which used to be Jeddah’s customs house until the 1950s and has historically symbolized a junction point between dwellers of the Red Sea coast and the world, as Jeddah was a major gateway for pilgrims, merchants, explorers, and global travelers for centuries. Through a rare collection of manuscripts, photographs, maps, and ancient and contemporary artifacts and artworks, the Red Sea Museum and its catalogue recount the stories of the Red Sea and the paths of its dwellers.
The richly illustrated volume echoes the museum’s structure and the exceptional diversity of its collections through four sections: “Living Sea” uncovers the blooming biodiversity of the Red Sea; “Sea of Civilizations” looks at the role played by the Red Sea as a crossroads between East and West connecting various civilizations and geographies through trade, travel, and navigation; “Sea of Faith” allows the readers to travel through time to experience the journeys of the millions of pilgrims who came from all parts of the Islamic world and turned Jeddah into the Gateway to Mecca; “Sea of Inspiration” highlights the vision of modern and contemporary artists and writers on the Red Sea.
• The Red Sea Museum is a cultural and historical window that provides an extraordinary insight into the aesthetic, heritage, and civilizational values of the Red Sea as well as the history of human interactions and cross-cultural encounters that has shaped its identity.
Jeddah, Red Sea Museum from Fall 2025
THE GATE OF GATES
by Moath Alofi and Philippe Cardinal in collaboration with
the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
An enchanting visual journey through one of the most iconic edifices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Bab Al-Bunt heritage building
Size 9½ × 11½ in.
(24.5 × 29 cm)
English and Arabic edition
88 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4890-5 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4891-2 AR
£ 18.00, $ 22.00
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Jeddah, Red Sea Museum from Fall 2025
Curated by writer Philippe Cardinal, Red Sea Museum’s inaugural exhibition The Gate of Gates showcases a unique collection of photographs by renowned Saudi artist Moath Alofi that revives the soul of Bab al-Bunt, in the heart of Jeddah. Located in al-Balad, for decades, Bab al-Bunt represented the main gateway through the Red Sea for millions of Muslim believers from around the world who traveled to Holy Mecca to perform their pilgrimage. Commissioned by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture to photograph Bab al-Bunt prior to its renovation and repurposing as a museum, Moath Alofi not only captures the rich architectural details of the place; he also encapsulates the sense of mystery behind the items he found abandoned in the building, objects of the past that recall another era and stand witness to the vitality of the place for hundreds of years.
The sober yet powerful photographs convey a striking impression of serenity and purity; a serenity that probably evokes the quietude of the millions of pilgrims who landed in Jeddah after a long and perilous journey across the Red Sea, awaiting to reach their final destination in the holy city.
• Through this unique corpus of photographs, Moath Alofi uncovers the genius of the place called Bab Al-Bunt, an architectural and historical jewel in the heart of Arabia.
Moath Alofi is a Saudi Arabian artist, researcher, photographer, and explorer. He is the founder of Almthba, an interdisciplinary studio promoting art and assisting researchers in the region of Medina. Philippe Cardinal is a writer and journalist, and former Cairo correspondent for Libération. Exhibition curator, he is also a researcher in Islamology.
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
English and Arabic edition
5 volumes, 560 pages
60 colour illustrations paperback in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5010-6 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5011-3 AR
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
GENIUS OF A PLACE: AL-BUNT, JEDDAH
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
An exceptional immersive journey across time and space to unravel the soul of this iconic building
Located in Al-Balad, Jeddah’s historic old town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, Bab Al-Bunt is a magnificent heritage building with a unique aesthetic, architectural, cultural, and historical significance. Serving as Jeddah’s customhouse until the 1950s, the building was an indispensable access point for traders whose dreams of opulence drove them to venture into the Red Sea and enter Arabia through Jeddah. But the over 100-year-old building was also a place where Muslim pilgrims from all over the world gathered before heading to Mecca. Bab Al-Bunt today hosts the Red Sea Museum established by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture to celebrate the aesthetic and heritage values of the Red Sea coastal cities.
Genius of a Place: Al-Bunt book series is an invitation to travel across time and space to unravel the soul of this iconic building. At the invitation of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture, five renown photographers and five international writers and poets from Saudi Arabia, the Arab region, and Europe have mobilized their talent to capture the essence and spirit of Al-Bunt. The result is an astonishing collection of rare images accompanied by a compelling narrative, that take the reader on a visual and historic voyage uncovering the “genius of the place” called Al-Bunt.
• Making sense of a “sense of place,” Genius of a Place: Al-Bunt offers a glimpse into an architectural and cultural trove in the heart of Arabia, giving the reader an opportunity to discover its unique charm.
GENIUS OF A PLACE: IRQAH HOSPITAL, RIYADH
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
A tribute and a documentation of Irqah Hospital, a visual and written chronicle of the iconic building’s essence before its transformation
The book tells the story of an abandoned hospital turned into a multidisciplinary art centre. Located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the capital Riyadh, Irqah Hospital is an iconic building with a mysterious character: standing steadfastly with its imposing marble structure, spacious halls and expansive exterior, this distinctive building built in the 1980s was meant to serve as a state-of-the-art hospital. Abandoned ever since its construction, the Saudi Ministry of Culture has repurposed Irqah Hospital into an all-inclusive arts and culture centre: Irqah Creative Arts Lab. Prior to this endeavor, MoC commissioned five artist photographers and five authors to capture the spirit and memory of this iconic building. The result is an astonishing collection of rare images accompanied by a compelling narrative, that take the reader on a visual voyage uncovering the “genius of the place” called Irqah.
• An invitation to embark on an immersive journey across time and space to unravel the spirit of an iconic building, central to Saudi Arabia’s history and cultural heritage.
GENIUS OF A PLACE: ASEER, ABHA
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
The documentation of al-Muftaha Village’s uniqueness, history, characteristic architectural style, environment as well as the stories related to the spirit of the place
The book sheds light on the aesthetic and heritage value of al-Muftaha Village, a cultural edifice located in the province of Aseer. For over thirty years, this heritage village welcomed local and international artists, and evolved into a cultural hub, a platform for creativity and a space for cultural and knowledge exchange. With a view to preserve al-Muftaha Village and its cultural and artistic value, a group of photographers and writers from the Arab region and other parts of the world were commissioned by the Ministry to capture the essence and spirit of the village. As a result, an astounding collection of photographs, accompanied by engaging texts, was produced, offering an enjoyable visual and intellectual journey into understanding the “genius of the place” and the history of al-Muftaha Village.
• An invitation to embark on an immersive journey across time and space to unravel the spirit of an iconic building, central to Saudi Arabia’s history and cultural heritage.
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
English and Arabic edition
3 volumes, 336 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5037-3 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5038-0 AR
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
English and Arabic edition
4 volumes, 448 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5035-9 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5036-6 AR
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
English and Arabic edition
5 volumes, 560 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5033-5 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5034-2 AR
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
GENIUS OF A PLACE: AL SAGGAF PALACE
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
The essence and memory of Al Saggaf Palace
Within the intricate valleys of Mecca, humbly against the mountains, stood Al Saggaf Palace. Initially the main seat of the Sherifs of Mecca, Al Saggaf Palace became the residence of the founding father of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz bin Saud, and successive monarchs, before being finally chosen as the administrative residence of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. In an effort to preserve its unique cultural and historical value, the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia has worked on the restoration and renovation of Al Saggaf Palace. In parallel, MoC commissioned five artist photographers and five authors to capture the spirit and memory of this iconic building. The result is an astonishing collection of rare images accompanied by a compelling narrative, that take the reader on a visual voyage uncovering the “genius of the place” called Al Saggaf Palace.
• An invitation to embark on an immersive journey across time and space to unravel the spirit of an iconic building, central to Saudi Arabia’s history and cultural heritage.
GENIUS OF A PLACE: QASR KHUZAM, JEDDAH
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
An architectural and historical gem in the heart of Arabia
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
English and Arabic edition
5 volumes, 560 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5039-7 E
ISBN 978-88-572-5040-3 AR
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
Located in the southeast of Jeddah, Khuzam Palace is one of the most important royal palaces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: built between 1928 and 1932, the palace was central to the founding of the modern Saudi state. Serving as the main residence of King Abdulaziz bin Saud and his son King Saud, the palace witnessed the rise of the Kingdom’s diplomacy, receiving foreign delegations, kings, heads of state, ministers and ambassadors. Turned into a museum in 1983, this iconic building has gradually been abandoned.
In an effort to preserve its unique cultural and historical value, the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia commissioned five artist photographers and five authors to capture the spirit and memory of this iconic building. The result is an astonishing collection of rare images accompanied by a compelling narrative, that take the reader on a visual voyage uncovering the “genius of the place” called Khuzam Palace.
• An invitation to embark on an immersive journey across time and space to unravel the spirit of an iconic building, central to Saudi Arabia’s history and cultural heritage.
BEIT AL-MANOUFY
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
Beit Al-Manoufy as an example of the role of architecture in preserving a country’s heritage and culture
Located in Al-Balad, Jeddah’s historic downtown recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, the Beit Al-Manoufy guesthouse is an example of the local Hijazi architecture. In order to protect this iconic heritage building while promoting culture and art, the Saudi Ministry of Culture commissioned Saudi and international heritage architects and exhibition designers (Urban Phenomena, Christophe Martin Architects, La Meduse) to transform the abandoned guesthouse into a permanent museum and music center. The building now hosts the Tariq Abdulhakim Center, whose name pays tribute to the preeminent Saudi Arabian musician. The Center includes a museum showcasing a selection of the late artist’s works and personal belongings, and a music archive center preserving written and audio recordings of Saudi and Arab music.
• This book provides an enlightening account of creative means to preserve heritage buildings while endowing them with a new value.
AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE THE ART OF ARC
in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
The work by the young emerging Saudi artist
This interactive book features a unique selection of artworks, essays, and interviews by a remarkable Saudi new media artist, Abdullah Rashed AlSahli, famously known in the virtual space as ARC. Born with a rare neuromuscular disorder called SMA that largely shaped his life and his art practices, Abdullah AlSahli found in digital art a passion and a means to escape his harsh reality. He creates refined, intricate, and calculatingly detailed art pieces that defy physics and are whimsical in nature. Inspired by his own experience, Abdullah AlSahli also founded Art Without Limits (AWL), a studio focusing on empowering artists with disabilities to unlock their full artistic potential. By shedding light on his life, work, and story, ARC’s monograph provides an inspirational insight into the practice, methodologies, and philosophies of a successful and popular artist who has sold more than 333 pieces in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
• First monograph on the artist.
Size 8¼ × 10½ in. (21 × 27 cm)
112 pages
60 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5009-0
£ 48.00, $ 60.00
Size 9¾ × 11½ in. (25 × 29 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Arabic)
160 pages
120 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5012-0
£ 65.00, $ 80.00
Size 20,5 × 28 cm (8 × 11 in.)
168 pages
60 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5309-1
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
GREENHOUSE ART, ECOLOGY AND RESISTANCE
edited by Mónica de Miranda and Sónia Vaz Borges
A reflection on the relationship between nature, ecology and politics in the catalogue of the Portuguese Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
The book interweaves texts from artists, curators, as well as theoreticians concerning themes of ecology, identity, history and diaspora in relation to contemporary artistic practices. Comissioned by DGArtes (General Directorate of the Arts) in Portugal, it reflects on and manifests the vision of Greenhouse, the official Portuguese representation at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Looking at the land as a vector of decolonial thinking and practice, as inspired by the agronomist and leader of the liberation struggle in Guiné-Bissau and Cabo Verde, Amílcar Cabral, the publication brings together historical narratives of liberation. It looks at contemporary decolonial practices, and imaginings of possible futures in the context of the Anthropocene and continued struggles against structural racism and for historical reparations. The texts are interwoven with images from the exhibition that proposes a collective action through the creation of a “Creole garden” inside the exhibition space, which combines sculpture, stage, installation and assembly spaces, to open an area of resistance and freedom for multiple subjectivities. “Creole gardens” blend a wide range of plant species. They are instances of resistance, exercises in freedom.
• A collective reflection on currently relevant themes of ecology, identity, history and diaspora in relation to contemporary artistic practices.
Mónica de Miranda is a Portuguese-Angolan visual artist, researcher, filmmaker, curator and artistic director of Hangar Centre of Artistic Research (Lisbon). Sónia Vaz Borges is a militant interdisciplinary historian and social-political organizer, Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
THE HENRAUX COLLECTION
From Henri Moore to Joan Miró and Giò Pomodoro: the extraordinary modern and contemporary sculptures belonging to the Fondazione Henraux
The Fondazione Henraux collection is dedicated to modern and contemporary art, featuring works by international artists such as Henry Moore, Jean Arp, Isamu Noguchi, Joan Miró, Pablo Serrano, Pietro Cascella and Giò Pomodoro. The original core of works was created in the 1950s and 1960s, when Henraux decided to focus on non-figurative statuary. In that process, it forged a close collaboration with the English sculptor Henry Moore, which gave rise to a highly-respected center for contemporary sculpture. The collection was comprised of a number of large and medium format works some of which were taken over by the Banca Commerciale Italiana, owner of the company. Since 2011, with the establishment of the Foundation, the collection has been enriched by new acquisitions, activities associated with the Premio Henraux, and initiatives to support artists and institutions.
• An opportunity to reflect on the marble sculpture of the great masters of the 20th century.
COLLECTING THE FUTURE. VISIONS OF MODERN ITALIAN ART IN THE WORKS OF THE FONDAZIONE DE FORNARIS
edited
by Francesco Guzzetti, editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
An original insight into Italian art of the 19th and 20th century
The book offers an survey of Italian art of the 19th and 20th century, based on the artworks which became part of the collection of Fondazione Guido e Ettore e Fornaris in Turin over the first forty years of its activity, since 1982. Collecting the Future is divided into thematic chapters which span different epochs, to shed light on how artists addressed and articulated subjects such as the relationship with nature or the idea of monument throughout the generations, ranging from Pellizza da Volpedo to Alberto Burri, from Giorgio Morandi to Pino Pascali.
• Major masterpieces by leading artists of 19th and 20th century divided into five chapters: Matter, Monument, Nature, Perspective, Performance.
Francesco Guzzetti is assistant professor of Modern and contemporary art at the University of Florence. Specialised in Italian art from the post-war years to early 1980s and its relationship with that of the United States, he published several essays and curated exhibition both in Italy and the United States.
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
160 pages
120 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4846-2
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
PUBLICATION
Fall 2025
Size 6½ × 9½ in.
(16.5 × 24 cm)
304 pages
150 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5224-7
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
Size 11½ × 9¾ in. (29 × 25 cm)
ART MUST BE ARTIFICIAL PERSPECTIVES OF AI IN THE VISUAL ARTS
edited
by Jérôme Neutres in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture
The computer as a new medium of expression for the artist
45.00
The book focuses on how the pioneers of yesterday and the emerging figures of today are depicting a meaningful history of the evolution of the homo digitalis. It aims to demonstrate that digital technology is a true medium of art opening infinite visual possibilities, rather than an experimental school or a fad art movement.
Art Must Be Artificial highlights some of the specificities of this new art medium: how it has placed the viewer at the heart of the artistic experience and how it presents the dream of an unlimited artwork, close to an organic creation.
• The book presents the historical and current art practices of leading international and Saudi artists using computer technology, spanning from the 1960s until today.
Jérôme Neutres, leading expert in the field who theorized the concept of “Computing Art” has been Director of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais and President of the Musée du Luxembourg.
ABDELKÉBIR RABI’
edited by Brahim Alaoui, text by Pascale Le Thorel
A complete monograph on a major artist and representative of Moroccan modernity
Size 9½ × 12 in.
(24 × 30 cm)
dual-language
(English-French) 208 pages
150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-247-6
£ 35.00, $ 42.00
Inspired as much by the grandeur of the Middle Atlas mountains as by artists such as Marc Couturier and Antoni Tàpies, Abdelkébir Rabi’s work is a universal, meditative and contemplative quest. It unfolds in an infinite array of blacks of varying degrees of opacity, symbolising the interplay between light and shadow, figuration and abstraction, fullness and emptiness, the seen and the unseen with a touch of colour – yellow, blue or red – added with a perfect balance. Each black line, often executed in a single gesture, contributes to create a pure and profound work, imbued with spirituality. Rabi’ sees art as “a personal matter”, and his solitary approach underlines his dedication to art.
• Abdelkébir Rabi’s creations are exhibited in some of Morocco’s greatest collections and in prestigious venues.
Brahim Alaoui is an art historian and exhibition curator, former director of the museum of the Arab World Institute in Paris. Pascale Le Thorel, author, curator, art critic, is Director of the Beaux-Arts de Paris publishing department.
ANNE IMHOF. SEX
texts by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marcella Beccaria, Hendrik Folkerts, Catherine Wood; photo by Nadine Fraczkowski
A monograph devoted to the artist awarded with the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2017
Anne Imhof (Gießen, Germany, 1978) is one of the most innovative voices of her generation. Her durational performances offer an unprecedented expression of our contemporary world. Articulated into paintings, sculptures, performances, architectural elements, music, and drawings, the art of Imhof manifests the tensions of contemporary experience, in which physicality is increasingly mediated by digital communication. The particular tones of our time, including narcissism, alienation, melancholy, and emotional torment, are essential components of the artist’s universe. Developed according to a precise sequence and through collaborations, Imhof’s actions see numerous performers gather and move, mingling at times with the public according to an imaginary attributable also to musical underground culture.
• A collaboration between Tate Modern, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, this catalogue, designed in close collaboration with the artist, documents and restitutes her artwork.
5-MINUTE BEDTIME STORIES
by Maria Gvardeitseva critical essays by Boris Groys, Dr Bernadette Buckle
Twelve fairytales by Maria Gvardeitseva based on the real stories of her friends
For centuries, the breakup has been the prerogative of men. Today, about half of all marriages in Europe end in divorce and, significantly, 75% of divorce applications are filed by women, who often experience self-blame and stigma. In 5-Minute Bedtime Stories, Maria Gvardeitseva, divorced after 20 years of marriage and four children, takes a pronounced political and feminist approach to the story of her separation. By celebrating the “art of divorce”, she helps women to look at the situation with self-love, rediscover the socio-political aspects of marriage and cope with this life trauma as well as the challenges of patriarchy. She does this in a surprising way – by reference to fairytales.
• The book includes critical essays by prominent authors, archival materials, quotes from socio-philosophical and literary reviews of fairytales, and author’s illustrations.
Maria Gvardeitseva is a multi-disciplinary visual artist based in London. Her work deals with memory and grief sublimation. She was a finalist in the national selection to create the exhibition for the Belarusian Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022.
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
464 pages, 320 colour and b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4754-0
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
Size 6½ × 8½ in.
(16.5 × 22 cm)
180 pages
100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5149-3
£ 38.00, $ 49.95
PUBLICATION
September 2025
FUTURE PRESENT. CONTEMPORARY KOREAN ART
edited by Andy St. Louis; texts by Joowon Park, Hyo Gyoung Jeon
An essential resource for readers seeking to discover the brightest young talents from South Korea’s rich and dynamic art scene
This generously illustrated volume surveys the most talented artists to emerge from South Korea’s burgeoning art scene in the past decade. The 25 artists introduced in this book collectively foreground the facets of contemporary Korean culture that have enabled the country’s cultural exports to resonate so strongly worldwide. Comprising a representative cross-section of artists at the forefront of a generational shift in Korean art, this book brings readers up to speed on one of the most exciting and least understood segments of the art market today.
Encompassing fields of painting, sculpture, installation, video and photography, this book spotlights the diversity of contemporary Korean art practices while offering manifold points of access for readers. Inside, expansive full-color presentations of each artist’s oeuvre are accompanied by concise and approachable texts situating their artworks amid the global contemporary art conversation. Two newly commissioned essays offer deeper analysis of the social and cultural changes experienced by these artists during their formative years.
• Artists include: Hejum Bä, Jungki Beak, Haneyl Choi, Yun Choi, Heemin Chung, Soyoung Chung, Jongwan Jang, Hyunsun Jeon, Sojung Jun, Suki Seokyeong Kang, Ayoung Kim, Dew Kim, Heecheon Kim, Kyoungtae Kim, Seeun Kim, Sylbee Kim, Eunsae Lee, Eunsil Lee, Heejoon Lee, Kang Seung Lee, Woosung Lee, GaHee Park, Gwangsoo Park, Min Jung Song and Hyangro Yoon.
Andy St. Louis is a Seoul-based writer, editor, curator and consultant with more than a decade of experience in the field of contemporary Korean art.
MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ
Fate and Art
edited by Mary Jane Jacob, editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
Size 61⁄2 × 91⁄2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
304 pages, 250 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4395-5
£ 36.00, $ 45.00
SHIVA AHMADI
Michelle Yun and Talinn Grigor
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
128 pages, 80 colour and 400 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3426-7
£ 36.00, $ 45.00
MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ
Writings and Conversations
co-editors M.J. Jacob and Jenny
Dally. Published by Skira with the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation
Size 61 2 × 91⁄2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
320 pages, 50 colour and 10 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4639-0
£ 35.00, $ 48.00
ALCANTARA
The material of art
edited by Luca Masia
Size 81⁄4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
200 pages, 225 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4825-7
£ 42.00, $ 52.00
HALIM AL KARIM
Nadine Déscendre
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French), 200 pages
92 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1071-1
£ 34.00, $ 55.00
SHAKIR HASSAN AL SAID
The One and Art
edited by Brahim Alaoui
Size 91⁄2 × 113 4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
400 pages, 200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-147-9
£ 42.00, $ 55.00
ZAINUL ABEDIN
Great Masters of Bangladesh
edited by Rosa Maria Falvo
texts by Abul Mansur, Nazrul Islam, Rosa Maria Falvo, Abul Hasnat
Size 93 4 × 113⁄4 in. (25 × 30 cm)
336 pages, 315 colour and 14 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1077-3
£ 60.00, $ 95.00
ABBAS AKHAVAN
texts by Francisco-Fernando Granados, Omar Kholeif, Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Marina Roy, Amy Zion
Size 61⁄2 × 91⁄2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
160 pages, 104 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3368-0
£ 36.00, $ 45.00
NASSER ALYOUSIF
texts by Melissa Enders-Bhatia, Dr. Maha Azizeh Sultan
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Arabic), 412 pages
427 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3815-9
£ 50.00, $ 75.00
AYDIN AGHDASHLOO
edited by Marco Meneguzzo and Takin Aghdashloo
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
304 pages, 260 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4888-2
£ 58.00, $ 70.00
DIANA AL-HADID
Phantom Limb
edited by Maya Allison
Size 73 4 × 93 4 in. (20 × 25 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Arabic), 152 pages
29 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3200-3
£ 30.00, $ 45.00
GHADA AMER edited by Susan Thompson
Size 91⁄2 × 113 4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French), 208 pages
150 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-149-3
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
AELITA ANDRE
Prodigy of Colour
Michael Andre,Nikka Kalashnikova edited by Rosa Maria Falvo, and conversation with Aelita Andre foreword by Liudmila Kondratenko and preface by Suy Kang
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
208 pages, 170 colour illustrations hardcover, ISBN 978-88-572-4776-2
£ 35.00, $ 50.00
FRANCESCO ARENA
5,468 days
edited by Vincenzo De Bellis
Size 71 4 × 93⁄4 in. (18.5 × 25 cm)
272 pages, 165 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4106-7
£ 55.00, $ 65.00
GIORGIO
ANDREOTTA CALÒ CITTÀDIMILANO
edited by Roberta Tenconi
Size 61 2 × 9 in. (17 × 22.8 cm)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian), 160 pages
65 colour and 20 b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4225-5
£ 25.00, $ 30.00
DOUG ARGUE
Letters to the Future
edited by Claude Peck, editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
Size 10 × 131⁄4 in. (25.7 × 33.4 cm)
272 pages, 186 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4327-6
£ 55.00, $ 70.00
ART FOR EDUCATION
Contemporary Artists from Pakistan
edited by
Salima Hashmi and Rosa Maria Falvo
Size 6½ × 9½ in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
172 pages, 58 colour and 23 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3945-3
£ 25.00, $ 35.00
ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
scientific committee: Gabriella Belli, Carlo Bertelli, Germano Celant, Ester Coen, Ida Gianelli
editor: Valerio Terraroli
Size 81⁄4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
4 volumes, 1768 pages
1592 colour illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-2224-0
£ 135.00, $ 240.00
LEONOR ANTUNES
The Last Days in Galliate edited by Roberta Tenconi
ART ET LIBERTÉ. Rupture, War and Surrealism in Egypt 1938–1948 edited by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath; text by James Gifford
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
English, German, Spanish and Arabic edition, 224 pages 250 colour illustrations, paperback ISBN 978-2-37074-031-1 E, -048-9 G, -049-6 S, -050-2 AR, £ 28.00
ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THE ARTISTIC CULTURE BETWEEN THE WARS 1920–1945 (VOL. 2)
Size 81 4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
432 pages, 400 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-7624-804-7
£ 34.00, $ 60.00
ARCHAEOLOGY OF METAPHOR
The Art of Gilah Yelin Hirsch edited by Donna Stein
Size 91⁄4 × 101⁄2 in. (23.5 × 27 cm)
184 pages, 120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4852-3
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
ART FACTOR
The Pop Legacy in Post-War Italian Art
Size 81⁄4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
186 pages, 100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4352-8
£ 42.00
ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THE BIRTH OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1946–1968 (VOL. 3)
Size 81⁄4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
448 pages, 343 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-6130-194-8
£ 34.00, $ 60.00
THE ART OF PG THELANDER
Made with No Loss of Time
edited by Necmi Sönmez and Louise Lidströmer
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
264 pages, 300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3784-8
£ 48.00, $ 65.00
AT HOME IN THE WORLD: A MEMOIR
Ibrahim El-Salahi
co-published by Skira and The Africa Institute
Skira / The Africa Institute
Size 61⁄2 × 91 2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
256 pages, 100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4652-9
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
with texts
Size 9 × 111 2 in. (23 × 29.5 cm)
192 pages, 110 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-199-8
£ 33.00, $ 42.00
PABLO ATCHUGARRY
The Life of Matter
edited by Marco Meneguzzo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
328 pages, 215 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4669-7
£ 38.00, $ 50.00
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Myths, Art, Science
edited by Susanne Østby Sæther, Stefanie Hessler, and Knut Ljøgodt
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
160 pages, 140 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5223-0
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
AHMED MORSI
A Dialogic Imagination
edited by Hoor Al Qasimi, and Salah M. Hassan; co-published by Skira, The Africa Institute, and Sharjah Art Foundation
Skira / The Africa Institute
Size 61 2 × 91⁄4 in. (16.5 × 23.5 cm)
336 pages, 172 colour illustrations hardcover, ISBN 978-88-572-4565-2
£ 42.00, $ 59.00
BEYOND THE DOOR OF NO RETURN Confronting Hidden Colonial Histories through Contemporary Art by Selene Wendt; co-published by Skira and The Africa Institute
FARID BELKAHIA and the Casablanca School of Fine Arts, 1962–1974 texts by Fatima-Zahra Lakrissa, M. Gauthier, K. Sefrioui, M. Nissabouri, T. Maraini, Mohammed Chabâa
texts by Reiner Opoku, Luca Marenzi, Magda Dokoupilova
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
256 pages, 283 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3615-5
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
DANHÔO. PAINTINGS
with a foreword by Robert Combas; concept and direction: David Rosenberg; coordination: Tatiana Phuong; production: Evia Production
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
120 pages, 80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4484-6
£ 32.00, $ 40.00
DEMI
texts by Oksana Salamatina and Lynette Bosch editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
208 pages, 175 colour and 3 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3909-5
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
JOANNA DREW and the Art of Exhibitions
Caroline Hancock
Size 61⁄2 × 91⁄2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
224 pages, 80 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3952-1
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
DARK LIGHT
Realism in the Age of Post-Truths
Selections from the Tony and Elham Salamé Collection–Aïshti Foundation
text by Massimiliano Gioni
Size 93 4 × 111⁄4 in. (24.8 × 28.6 cm)
464 pages, 200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4885-1
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
DANIEL DEZEUZE
Drawings texts by Olivier Kaeppelin, Pierre Manuel; co-published with Galerie Daniel Templon
Size 91⁄4 × 113 4 in. (23.5 × 30 cm)
304 pages, 300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-105-9
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
VIRGINIA DWAN and Dwan Gallery edited by Germano Celant
Size 61⁄2 × 91 2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
404 pages, 216 colour and 208 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-2249-3
£ 42.00, $ 55.00
BOB DYLAN Retrospectrum
edited by Shai Baitel
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 28 cm)
256 pages, 150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4902-5
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
CHIARA DYNYS
edited by Giorgio Verzotti
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian), 208 pages
50 colour illustrations hardcover with plexi box
ISBN 978-88-572-4108-1
£ 100.00, $ 125.00
JORGE EIELSON Matter, Sign, Space
edited by Francesca Pola
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian), 96 pages
50 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4075-6
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
THE EMPRESS AND I How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected and Rediscovered Modern Art
Donna Stein
Size 61⁄2 × 91⁄2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
278 pages, 178 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4434-1
£ 38.00, $ 45.00
FRIEDEL DZUBAS
edited by Patricia L Lewy
Size 91⁄2 × 111⁄2 in. (24 × 29 cm)
390 pages, 345 colour and b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3280-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
SLIMEN ELKAMEL
Size 61 2 × 9 in. (17 × 23 cm)
208 pages, 150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-165-3
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
DARREL ELLIS REGENERATION
edited by Antonio Sergio Bessa, Leslie Cozzi. With essays by Makeda Best, Allen Frame, Linda Owen and Scott Homolka, K. Croft
Size 8 3⁄4 × 101 4 in. (22.5 × 26 cm)
192 pages, 164 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4687-1
£ 42.00, $ 52.00
ESCHER
edited by Federico Giudiceandrea, Mark Veldhuysen
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
288 pages, 350 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5143-1
£ 38.00, $ 50.00
JAN FABRE. STIGMATA Actions & Performances 1976-2013
Germano Celant
Size 81 4 × 113⁄4 in. (21 × 29.7 cm)
648 pages, 755 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2124-3
£ 65.00, $ 100.00
FRIEDEL DZUBAS’S LAST JUDGMENT
A Masterpiece of Modernist Abstraction
edited by Patricia L. Lewy
Size 93⁄4 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30 cm)
112 pages, 120 colour and 55 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5005-2
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
DAMIAN ELWES SECRETS OF THE STUDIOS
From Monet to Ai Weiwei text by Sylvie Girardet co-published with the Musée en Herbe
Size 81⁄2 × 91 2 in. (22 × 24.5 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-070-0
£ 12.95
JAN FABRE. TRIBUTE TO HIËRONYMUS BOSCH IN CONGO. TRIBUTE TO BELGIAN CONGO with an introduction by Eckhard Schneider
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
2 volumes, 260 pages
110 colour illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-2300-1
£ 55.00, $ 95.00
A FALCON’S EYE
Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al Thani edited by Hubert Bari and Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya
Size 81⁄2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
English and Arabic edition
216 pages, 212 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4346-7 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4347-4 A
£ 42.00, $ 50.00
FLOWERS in the Louvre
Béatrice Vingtrinier, Michel Lis
Size 71⁄2 × 71⁄2 in. (19 × 19 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-008-3
£ 9.95, $ 19.95
FENDRE L’AIR
Art of Bamboo in Japan texts by Stéphane Martin, Naoko Tomonaga, Masanori Moroyama, Andreas Marks, Shinya Maezaki, Satomi Suzuki, Maiko Takenobu
Size 81⁄4 × 12½ in. (21 × 32 cm)
304 pages, 220 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-106-6
£ 50.00, $ 70.00
FOOD
edited by Adelina von Fürstenberg
Size 73 4 × 91 2 in. (20 × 24 cm)
188 pages, 114 colour and 17 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-2498-5
£ 34.95, $ 55.00
JESSIE HOMER FRENCH
Fish, Fire, and Death with texts by Francesco Bonami, Louise Farr, Jen Sudul Edwards
Size 11 × 13 in. (28 × 33 cm)
128 pages, 95 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5024-3
£ 35.00, $ 40.00
JULIEN FRIEDLER
The Comedy Has Ended edited by Dominique Stella
Size 81⁄2 × 101 4 in. (22 × 26 cm)
tri-language edition (English-French-Italian)
128 pages, 50 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4784-7
£ 25.00
BRENDAN FERNANDES: INACTION
edited by Alhena Katsof
Size 81 2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
160 pages, 100 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5110-3
£ 38.00, $ 50.00
BRENDAN FERNANDES. RE/FORM with texts by Dr. Juliet Bellow, Andrew Campbell, Hendrik Folkerts and Dakin Hart; design by Platform; editorial coordination by Paola Gribaudo
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
152 pages, 100 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4559-1
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
FOOD in the Louvre Yves Pinard, Paul Bocuse
Size 71 2 × 71 2 in. (19 × 19 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-009-0
£ 9.95, $ 19.95
GEORGY FRANGULYAN Off-Modern Clayton Press; contributions by Ruth Addison and Valentin Diaconov
Size 11 × 103⁄4 in. (28 × 27.3 cm)
220 pages, 139 colour and b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4920-9
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
FUTURBALLA
Life Light Speed
edited by Ester Coen
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
232 pages, 216 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3386-4
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
NANCY GENN
Architecture from Within edited by Francesca Valente
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
144 pages, 105 colour and 19 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3785-5
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
GEOMETRY AND ART
in the Modern Middle East edited by Roxane Zand, texts by Roxane Zand and Sussan Babaie
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
168 pages, 72 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4016-9
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
WILLIAM J. GLACKENS AND PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR
Affinities and Distinctions
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; essays by A. Berman, B. Clearwater, M.a Lucy, B. Buhler Lynes
Size 81⁄4 × 11 in. (21 × 28 cm)
144 pages, 101 colour and 148 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3950-7
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
SHEELA GOWDA
Remains
edited by Nuria Enguita, Lucia
Aspesi and Sheela Gowda
Size 81⁄2× 101 2 in. (21.5 × 27 cm)
240 pages, 153 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4164-7
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
STEFAN GIEROWSKI
texts by David Anfam, Michel Gauthier and Stach Szablowski
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
208 pages, 188 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4482-2
£ 32.00, $ 40.00
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
Graphics on the Border between Art and Thought edited by Jean Soldini and Nicoletta Ossanna Cavadini
240 pages, 140 illustrations and 130 vignettes, paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-128-8
£ 29.95, $ 39.95
MAYA RUIZ-PICASSO
Daughter of Pablo edited by Emilia Philippot, Diana Widmaier-Picasso
Size 9 × 12 in. (23 × 30 cm)
288 pages, 400 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-179-0
£ 40.00, $ 54.00
TOMÁS SARACENO Aerocene
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Eva Horn, Timothy Morton and Tim Ingold
Size 73⁄4 × 93⁄4 in. (20 × 25 cm)
108 pages, 90 colour illustrations dutchbinding
ISBN 978-88-572-3473-1
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
SEAN SCULLY. HUMAN
exhibition curated by Javier Molins; texts by Carmelo Grasso, Abate Norberto Villa, Kelly Grovier, Javier Molins
Size 81⁄2 × 101 2 in. (22 × 27 cm)
320 pages, 124 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4123-4
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
KAY SAGE AND YVES TANGUY
Ring of Iron, Ring of Wool edited by Victoria Noel-Johnson and Marzina Marzetti in collaboration with Derek Des Islets, Matthew Foster and Lorenza Possati
Size 9 × 12 in. (23 × 30 cm)
168 pages, 164 colour illustrations hardcover, ISBN 978-88-572-5061-8
£ 45.00, $ 55.00
NEJAT SATI
Color as Psychological Balance edited by Necmi Sönmez
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
104 pages, 80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4592-8
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
SAMARAS
Album 2
edited by Donald Kuspit
Size 133⁄4 × 73 4 in. (35 × 20.5 cm)
2 volumes, 752 pages
720 colour illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-3271-3
£ 210.00, $ 250.00
PAOLO SCHEGGI
The Humanistic Measurement of Space edited by Francesca Pola
Size 91⁄2 × 91 2 in. (24 × 24 cm)
224 pages, 190 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2606-4
£ 39.95, $ 65.00
SEAN SCULLY
Land Sea edited by Danilo Eccher
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
168 pages, 200 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-2758-0
£ 28.00, $ 45.00
THE SEA IS HISTORY edited by Selene Wendt
Size 81⁄2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
120 pages, 44 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4017-6
£ 25.00, $ 35.00
FAISAL SAMRA
Roxana Azimi, Gilles de Bure
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French), 160 pages
187 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1097-1
£ 34.00, $ 55.00
PETER SCHUYFF
Works on paper 1984–2018 edited by Edoardo Bonaspetti text by Richard Hell
Size 81⁄4 × 101 2 in. (21 × 27 cm)
128 pages, 75 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4104-3
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
MASSINISSA SELMANI texts by Kaveh Akbar, Mouna Mekouar, Stéphanie Straine foreword by Catherine David
Selections from the Tony and Elham Salamé Collection Aïshti Foundation introduction by M. Gioni
Size 93⁄4 × 111 4 in. (24.8 × 28.6 cm)
448 pages, 280 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3663-6
£ 55.00, $ 70.00
VAN GOGH. Masterpieces from the Kröller-Müller Museum
edited by Maria Teresa Benedetti and Francesca Villanti
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
208 pages, 142 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4959-9
£ 35.00, $ 40.00
ZURAB TSERETELI
photographs by James Hill; editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
Size 63⁄4 × 9 in. (17 × 23 cm)
96 pages, 65 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4040-4
£ 20.00, $ 25.00
GRAZIA VARISCO
Contemporary Paths 1957–2022
edited by Marco Meneguzzo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 250 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4408-2
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
VEDOVA De America
Germano Celant
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
640 pages, 1200 colour illustrations harcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3358-1
£ 95.00, $ 120.00
EMILIO VEDOVA
Scultore
edited by Germano Celant
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition
(Italian-English), 240 pages
287 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-0696-7
£ 50.00, $ 75.00
HANNAH VILLIGER
Amaze Me
edited by Madeleine Schuppli and Yasmin Afschar
Size 61⁄2 × 91 2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
160 pages, 115 colour illustrations dutch binding
ISBN 978-88-572-4918-6
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
At the Heart of the Carmignac Collection
texts by N. Bourriaud, F. Bousteau, E. Carmignac, C. Carmignac, D. Cronenberg, L. Ferry, C. Millet, A. Jodorowsky, C. Morineau, B. Soyer
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
284 pages, 250 colour illustrations hardcover, ISBN 978-2-37074-041-0
£ 55.00, $ 75.00
RONALD VENTURA
Works 1998–2017 edited by Demetrio Paparoni
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
416 pages, 565 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3286-7
£ 65.00, $ 85.00
VISUAL MUSIC MASTERS
Abstract Explorations: History and Contemporary Research
Adriano Abbado
Size 73 4 × 93⁄4 in. (20 × 25 cm)
224 pages, 120 colour and 38 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2223-3
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
WANG GUANGYI
Obscured Existence edited by Eike Schmidt and Demetrio Paparoni
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
144 pages, 125 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5141-7
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
MORTEN VISKUM
Works 1993–2016
Demetrio Paparoni conversation with Jean Wainwright; text by Tone Lyngstaad Nyaas
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
384 pages, 565 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2866-2
£ 55.00, $ 70.00
WANG GUANGYI
Works and Thoughts 1985−2012
Demetrio Paparoni
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
416 pages, 542 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1567-9
£ 60.00, $ 95.00
VER SACRUM
The Vienna Secession Art Magazine 1898–1903
Valerio Terraroli
Size 11 × 111⁄2 in. (28 × 29 cm)
224 pages, 484 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3876-0
£ 48.00, $ 65.00
WALASSE TING: PARROT JUNGLE edited by Ariella Wolens, introduction by Bonnie Clearwater additional texts by Pierre Alechinsky Xiao (Amanda) Ju, Mia Ting
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
176 pages, 150 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5135-6
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
WANG LUYAN
Visual Thinking and Measured Painting edited by Huang Du; editorial coordination Paola Gribaudo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 193 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1128-2
£ 36.00, $ 60.00
BACKLIST - MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
ROBYN WARD
Walking in the Dark
edited by Shai Baitel
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
112 pages, 75 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5087-8
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
WE DO NOT DREAM ALONE
Asia Society Triennial edited by Boon Hui Tan and Michelle Yun
Size 9 × 111⁄2 in. (23 × 27 cm)
256 pages, 65 colour and 20 b/w illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4383-2
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
XAWERY WOLSKI
texts by Edward Sullivan, Patryk Pawel Tomaszewski, Fernando Vallejo
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
280 pages, 260 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4353-5
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
SU XIAOBAI
edited by Gao Minglu, Benjamin Alexander
Size 11 × 113⁄4 in. (28 × 30 cm)
368 pages, 242 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2684-2
£ 50.00, $ 75.00
WORKING THROUGH THE PAST
Nordic Conceptual Art as a Tool for re-Thinking History
edited by Kjetil Røed
Size 61 2 × 91 2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
168 pages, 100 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3297-3
£ 25.00, $ 30.00
SONG YIGE
Looking Within edited by Rosa Maria Falvo, with a preface by Zeng Fanzhi
text contributions by Heinz Norbert Jocks and Qilan Shen
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
120 pages, 56 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3857-9
£ 32.00, $ 40.00
THILO WESTERMANN Migrations
curated by and in collaboration with the artist
Size 91 2 × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
244 pages, 113 colour and 113 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4800-4
£ 40.00
WRITING BY DRAWING When Language Seeks Its Other
edited by Andrea Bellini and Sarah Lombardi
Size 81 4 × 113⁄4 in. (21 × 30 cm)
288 pages, 200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4350-4
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
YOU, ME AND ART Artists in the 21st Century edited by Marta Gnyp
Size 61⁄2 × 91 2 in. (16.5 × 24 cm)
296 pages, 85 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3832-6
£ 42.00, $ 55.00
A WINDOW ON THE WORLD
From Dürer to Mondrian and Beyond
Marco Franciolli, Giovanni Iovane, Sylvie Wuhrmann
Size 81⁄2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
336 pages, 311 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-1697-3
£ 38.00, $ 60.00
CERITH WYN EVANS “....the Illuminating Gas” edited by Roberta Tenconi and Vicente Todolí
The Golden Age texts by Martin Holman, Klaus Honnef, Paola Valente
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian), 200 pages
145 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4269-9
£ 30.00, $ 40.00
CHEN ZHEN
“Short-circuits” edited by Vicente Todolí
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition
(English-Italian), 192 pages
192 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4441-9
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
WANG ZHIYUAN
Bigger, Better, and Cheaper preface by Judith Neilson texts by Rosa Maria Falvo, Bai Jiafeng, and Menene Gras Balaguer
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 190 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3083-2
£ 32.00, $ 45.00
ELIAS ZAYAT
Cities and Legends edited by Salwa Mikdadi texts by Salwa Mikdadi, Donald Kunze
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
368 pages, 350 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3264-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
MARIO SCHIFANO CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE PICTORIAL WORK
1960-1969
by Monica De Bei Schifano and Marco Meneguzzo
The first volume of the catalogue raisonné dedicated to Mario Schifano’s pictorial work explores the artist’s 1960s-production
Skira / Archivio Mario
Schifano
Size 11 × 11 in.
(28 × 28 cm)
2 tomes, 928 pages
1130 colour and b/w
illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5070-0
£ 290.00, $ 360.00
PUBLICATION
September 2025
NO RIGHTS OF RETURN
The result of an over 14-year research conducted by Archivio Mario Schifano, the catalogue raisonné of the pictorial work of Mario Schifano (1934-1998) is the first and only scientific publication authorized by S.I.A.E. (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) and recognized by the Heirs and the Archive that serves as the general catalogue of the Master’s works. This volume presents the artist’s works from 1960 to 1969 and includes more than 1,600 images and photographs, mostly unpublished, from Mario Schifano’s private archive as well as from all the most authoritative archives related to those years.
Besides being a catalogue raisonné scientifically compiled according to the strictest archival standards, the publication traces not only the artist’s work, but also his life, and the international atmosphere around him in Rome. Studio photographs, images of action and performance, alongside private photos with people he met and frequented during those years – such as the poet Frank O’Hara, Andy Warhol, Rolling Stones, Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, Alberto Moravia, Dacia Maraini, Sandro Penna – contribute to make the excursus through the decade complete, rich and engaging. This is the period when Schifano created the series of so-called Monocromi, Esso and Coca Cola, Paesaggi anemici, Futurismo rivisitato, Vero amore, Tuttestelle, Oasi, Compagni Compagni. In addition, the “narrative” captions in the volume analyse the execution details, the artistic intents, and the stories behind the works and photos.
• The first and only authorized and recognized scientific publication on the artist’s work.
Monica De Bei Schifano, the artist’s wife, is President of Archivio Mario Schifano. Marco Meneguzzo, historian and critic of contemporary art, exhibition curator, is specialized in Italian art from the post-World War II period.
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
768 pages, 200 colour and 2500 b/w illustrations 2 volumes hardcover in slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-4581-2
£ 300.00, $ 370.00
NO RIGHTS OF RETURN
CAROL RAMA CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 1936–2005
edited by by Maria Cristina Mundici with Raffaella Roddolo and Maria Grazia Messina
The first catalogue raisonné of the work of the provocative artist, awarded a Leone d’Oro alla Carriera in 2003
Edited by Maria Cristina Mundici, with Raffaella Roddolo and Maria Grazia Messina, the catalogue raisonné of the works of Carol Rama analyzes fully, for the first time, the artist’s 70-year career, from 1936 to 2005.
A central and unique figure in the context of Italian art history, Carol Rama (Turin, 1918–2015) spanned the 20th century in a quest for experimentalism in both subject-matter and materials. Since the 2000s she began to be appreciated beyond Italy’s borders and her fame grew after 2015 also thanks to important retrospectives in Europe and the United States.
The catalogue would not have been possible without the vital support of the Fondazione Sardi per l’Arte. The first volume is devoted wholly to historical and critical writings by important scholars of the artist (Fabio Belloni, Maria Cristina Mundici, Raffaella Roddolo, Federica Rovati and Elena Volpato), who analyze her production with new ways of seeing. It is completed by a collection of 200 full-page colour images. The second volume consists in a complete set of illustrated technical and historical descriptions of the works, compiled by Raffaella Roddolo, as well as the accompanying reference sections (appendices, biography, exhibitions, bibliography).
• The most comprehensive catalogue of the artist’s work.
Maria Cristina Mundici, art historian, independent curator and author, is Scientific Director of the Archivio Carol Rama. From 1985–92 she was Head Curator at the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. Art historians, Raffaella Roddolo and Maria Grazia Messina are both members of the scientific committee of the Archivio Carol Rama.
LUCIO FONTANA CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF CERAMIC SCULPTURES
edited by Luca Massimo Barbero in collaboration with Silvia Ardemagni and Maria Villa
The first complete catalogue of the ceramic works by the great 20th-century artist
Size 9½ × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
2 volumes
720 pages, 250 colour and 2108 b/w
illustrations
hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-3409-0
£ 250.00, $ 335.00
NO RIGHTS OF RETURN
Finally on the way, the Catalogue Raisonné of Ceramic Sculptures is the most complete and updated publication exploring this fundamental ambit of Lucio Fontana’s research and production. The result of a project shared with Enrico Crispolti, curator of the entire Catalogue Raisonné collection of Fontana’s work, this impressive publication is edited by Luca Massimo Barbero – eminent scholar specializing in Fontana’s oeuvre and curator of the Catalogue Raisonné of Works on Paper – in collaboration with Silvia Ardemagni and Maria Villa.
An essential and updated research tool, the volume is the result of the painstakingly accurate archiving and cataloguing activities carried out by Fondazione Lucio Fontana over more than 50 years, presenting a selection of about 2,000 ceramic works made between 1929-30 and 1966. Organized in chronological and thematic order, within the two formal “hemispheres” explored by Fontana’s extraordinary earthenware production – the Figurative and the Spatial –, works are accompanied by entries offering a precise listing of bibliographical and exhibition references.
• After the Catalogue Raisonné and the Catalogue Raisonné of Works on Paper, the complete catalogue of ceramic sculptures by Lucio Fontana.
Luca Massimo Barbero, curator and art historian, is Director of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini Istituto di Storia dell’Arte and Scientific Advisor for Fondazione Lucio Fontana. He has extensively studied post-war Italian and international art and curated numerous exhibitions and publications for major international museums.
Size 9½ × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
272 pages
567 colour illustrations
hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-4403-7
£ 135.00, $ 179.00
NO RIGHTS OF RETURN
ENRICO CASTELLANI CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. VOLUME III
edited by Lorenzo Wirz Castellani and Federico Sardella with an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist
ENRICO CASTELLANI CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 1955–2005
Archivio Castellani, contributions by B. Corà and M. Meneguzzo
Size 91/2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (E-I)
2 volumes, 656 pages,
178 colour and 1177 b/w illustrations
hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-1168-8
£ 240.00, $ 390.00
The third volume of the artist’s Catalogue Raisonné presents his works on canvas, high reliefs, sculptures from 2006 to 2016, and the catalogued works that were not included in the two previous volumes
Volume III of Enrico Castellani’s Catalogue Raisonné follows the two volumes published in 2012 documenting his production from 1955 to 2005 and completing the cataloguing of the production of the artist, who passed away in 2017. Organized in multiple sections, this volume collects works on canvas, sculptures, high reliefs, and installations registered at the Fondazione Enrico Castellani Archives, and not included in the first two volumes of the Catalogue Raisonné (Skira, 2012). Promoted by Fondazione Enrico Castellani and edited by Lorenzo Wirz Castellani and Federico Sardella with an interview with Enrico Castellani by Hans Ulrich Obrist, this publication, along with the two previous ones, represents the most comprehensive monograph dedicated to the artist’s work and, besides being an essential tool for the identification of his pieces, fully reflects the spirit and the practice of Enrico Castellani, whose final 10 years of work were particularly prolific.
• This third volume completes the cataloguing related to the works of the artist, who died in 2017.
Established in 2013 in compliance with the artist’s testamentary directions, Fondazione Enrico Castellani conducts study, expertise, and research activities to ensure the protection and preservation of Enrico Castellani’s artistic heritage. Chaired by Lorenzo Wirz Castellani and directed by Federico Sardella, the foundation partners with scholars, institutions, and museums in organizing exhibitions in Italy and abroad and in the realization of books about the artist.
ALBERTO ABATE
Works 1960–2011 by Emma Abate, Cesare Biasini Selvaggi
264 pages (I vol), 416 pages (II vol) Chinese Addendum, 690 colour and 260 b/w illustrations, hardcover in a box, ISBN 978-88-572-3239-3
£ 210.00, $ 285.00
MAHMOUD SAÏD
Catalogue raisonné edited by Valérie Didier Hess and Hussam Rashwan
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
2 volumes, 898 pages 1452 colour and b/w illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-2477-0
£ 220.00, $ 285.00
JEWAD SELIM
Catalogue raisonné of Paintings and Sculptures
edited by Nima Sagharchi, Zaineb Jewad Selim
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
376 pages, 250 colour illustrations hardcover with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-5002-1
£ 140.00, $ 175.00
ADRIAN BURNS PAREIDOLIA
edited by Denise Wendel-Poray,
with a text by
Éric Garandeau
The latest works by the renowned Mexican photographer
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
dual-language edition (English-French)
208 pages
120 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-260-5
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
Adrian Burns is a Mexican photographer who trained at the prestigious Putney School and Parsons School of Design, where he studied art history and photography. Trilingual, he is constantly on the move between Mexico, the United States and France.
Adrian Burns’ singular perspective on the world and his in-depth knowledge of the photographic medium have allowed him, after many years of intense activity, to bring together several series of fascinating images marked by an uncommon visual and poetic force. This monograph follows a first publication by Skira in 2021 and presents his latest works, which are the fruit of a reflective and introspective approach. More than simple snapshots of reality, these photographs of natural phenomena – clouds, snow, waves, etc. – are reworked by the artist, who adds geometric shapes using graphite or acrylic varnish. The result leans towards abstraction, delivering visions that are more akin to dreams than reality.
• A photographic project including the artist’s most recent artworks.
• Adrian Burns’ work is exhibited worldwide, notably at the Vermont Museum of Contemporary Art + Design and the Jumex Foundation in Mexico City.
• Burns’ photographs have also made the cover of numerous magazines such as Travel & Leisure, Deep, Elle Mexico, FHM Mexico, Sportswear International and National Geographic.
Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, editor and curator Éric Garandeau, writer, is former president of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image).
by the acclaimed American photographer, pioneer of 1970s fine-art colour photography
The book American Nature is the culmination of a twenty-year odyssey by one of America’s leading photographers. It represents both a political portrait of the nation during this pivotal time and an existential warning about a potentially cataclysmic future. Even though the threat of climate change is very real and it affects us daily, the causes and consequences are often hard to articulate, much less represent.
Mitch Epstein’s monumental achievement in his overarching work of the past two decades has been to communicate the intangible networks of production and power that threaten our environment and to listen to and record the visions of people in protest, as well as the gentle thrum of the enduring forest. American Nature features key selections from his three most recent projects: American Power (2003–09), Property Rights (2017–20), and Old Growth (2020–24). In each of these ambitious, multiyear series, Epstein’s goal was to describe the conflicts between American society and wilderness in the context of global climate change. In addition to these three major photographic projects, there are two new multimedia works: the monumental installation Forest Waves, devoted to the virgin forest of Massachusetts, and Clear Cut, a compilation of still images by early-twentieth-century photographer Darius Kinsey on the deforestation in the American Northwest.
• Epstein’s photographs are in major museum collections all over the world.
Brian Wallis, former Chief curator and director of exhibitions at the International Center of Photography in New York, is executive director of The Center for Photography at Woodstock.
MICHAEL KENNA VENICE. MEMORIES AND TRACES
edited by Sandro Parmiggiani
The
magic of Venice through the stunning images by the great photographer
Size 11 × 12 in.
(28 × 30 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
160 pages
110 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5243-8
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
Discover Venice anew through the lens of Michael Kenna. This stunning book offers an in-depth exploration of the British virtuoso’s black-and-white masterpieces, most of which are reproduced with the same format as the original prints. Kenna’s practice is characterised by long exposure times, which can last up to several hours, thus revealing unseen details within the Venetian landscape. His lens captures a wide array of subjects: mist-shrouded chapels and attics, falling stars above bell towers, palace arches, laundry threads, gondola prows, bridges, garden statues, twisted poles emerging from the black lagoon and reminiscent of ancient figures. Michael Kenna’s photographs skilfully play with light, shadow, and reflection to show the poetic intensity of Venice.
From solo exhibitions in prestigious museums to retrospectives that span continents, this compilation of Venetian imagery adds a new chapter to Kenna’s illustrious career. It stands as a testament to his unparalleled ability to capture the timeless allure of Venice, offering viewers a unique and immersive experience through the lens of an exacting master.
• First compilation of Michael Kenna’s photographs of Venice. Sandro Parmiggiani, art critic and curator, writer for newspapers and magazines (including Il Giornale dell’Arte), is author of essays in volumes and catalogues and curator of catalogues raisonnée of the work of various artists.
80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4760-1
£ 40.00, $ 55.00
VILLA D’ESTE
text by Andrea Bruciati
The magnificent Italian gardens and water features of the famous 16th-century villa in a spectacular photo book
Villa d’Este in Tivoli is the ultimate expression of an antiquarian garden in the Renaissance, the result of the genius of artists and intellectuals who conceived and realised monumental fountains, extraordinary grottoes, nymphaeums, basins, and luxuriant decorations.
The residence of Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, designed by Pirro Ligorio, was built from 1550 onwards on the foundations of an earlier Roman abode. The complex owes its majesty and importance to the presence of the Aniene River, whose flow has allowed human genius to explore the infinite artistic potential of water with marvellous visual and acoustic effects set in a unique context. All these characteristics have made the site of Villa d’Este, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001, the most famous of the “Gardens of Wonders”.
With the text by Andrea Bruciati, this spectacular photo-book presents stuning photographs documenting in detail this unique masterpiece of the Italian Garden as well as the interiors of the Villa, spread over two levels with grand rooms with unique designs, considered one of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance.
• A stunning coffee-table book on an Italian masterpiece, its history and magnificent Italian gardens.
Andrea Bruciati is an art historian and director of Villa d’Este
HIDDEN ITALY UNVEILING ART, NATURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
edited by FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano
The extraordinary Italian heritage of art and nature
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in.
(24 × 28 cm)
392 pages, 300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4260-6
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
The volume is published in a completely revised edition, updated and extended with the inclusion of all new properties, illustrating places and monuments that over the years have become part of the heritage of FAI, the association that takes deals with their conservation and restoration.
This extensive collection of images and critical articles on the various locations and monuments covers the numerous stages of the acquisition of historical mansions, castles, monasteries and citadels with important frescos, art collections and natural reserves in some of the most suggestive corners of the Italian peninsula: from the castles of Avio, Manta and Masino, to the Abbey of San Fruttuoso, from the Bay of Ieranto to the Torba Monastery, from Villa del Balbianello to Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, Villa Necchi Campiglio and Villa Panza in Biumo (with the prestigious collection of contemporary art), from the historic Olivetti Shop in Venice (a Carlo Scarpa’s masterpiece) up to the latest acquisitions such as the millenary Abbey of Santa Maria in Cerrate.
• A stunning photographic book to discovery the hidden treasures of Italy.
• New updated, revised and extended edition
Conceived by Elena Croce, daughter of the great philosopher Benedetto Croce and based on the illustrious model of the British National Trust, the FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano was founded on 28 April 1975 with the specific aim of helping to protect, conserve and make the most of Italy’s artistic and natural heritage.
Size 10½ × 14 in.
(26.75 × 35.5 cm)
344 pages
420 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4768-7 £ 49.00, $ 65.00
NEW YORK 1962–1964
conceived, curated and edited by Germano Celant co-published by the Jewish Museum, New York
The book explores a pivotal moment in art and culture in New York City
The radical changes that occurred in the three years between January 1962 and December 1964 had a profound effect on creative life in New York and around the world, altering not only the fine arts but everything from performance to music to design. Together with these creative innovations, the period from 1962 through 1964 saw a shift in the centre of artistic gravity from Europe to the United States and the rise of a new leadership in the arts, centred on a number of New York-based curators, gallerists, and other impresarios. Inspired by the scale and format of widely read magazines of the time such as Life and Look, this lavishly illustrated oversize paperback traces a detailed itinerary of artists and curators, experimental exhibitions and groundbreaking happenings, as well as historical and political events that transformed society during this explosive moment.
• The volume was conceived by the lead curator of the accompanying exhibition, Germano Celant, Artistic and Scientific Superintendent of the Prada Foundation, Milan. The book features interviews by Celant with Christo and Jim Dine with tributes by Claudia Gould and Michael Rock.
Germano Celant (1940-2020), widely influential Italian art historian, critic, and curator who coined the term Arte Povera, wrote more than one hundred publications, including both books and catalogues and curated hundreds of exhibitions in the most prominent international museums and institutions worldwide.
LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN FASHION ICON
preface by Simon Baker, texts by Laurence Benaïm, Vince Aletti; with an interview with Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn by photographer David Seidner
A compelling insight into the life of one of the most iconic models in the world of 20th-century fashion
Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn (1911-1992) was a dancer, photographer, stylist and sculptor, but above all one of the most emblematic models of the 20th-century fashion world. She worked with the greatest fashion photographers of her time from 1935 to 1955: Richard Avedon, Erwin Blumenfeld, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Fernand Fonssagrives, Toni Frissel, Horst P. Horst, whose favourite model she was, George Hoyningen-Huene, Frances Mclaughlin-Gill, Irving Penn, Georges Platt-Lynes and John Rawlings. She was the first model to feature on the cover of Time magazine in September 1949. Wife of Irving Penn from 1950 until her death in 1992, she was, according to Alexander Liberman, artistic director of Vogue magazine, the subject of his greatest photographs.
The book features around 150 original vintage prints from her personal collection. Some of these images were published in Vogue France, Vogue US or Harper’s Bazaar, and many are previously unpublished, including a large number of photographs of Fernand Fonssagrives, her first husband, and more private portraits taken by Irving Penn.
• An intimate and astonishing collection of mostly unpublished photographs.
• Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, a name inseparable from fashion photography. With her timeless elegance, she is the embodiment and apotheosis of fashion, immortalised between the 1930s and 1950s by the world’s greatest fashion photographers.
Simon Baker is Director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Laurence Benaïm is journalist and writer, fashion specialist. Vince Aletti is curator, writer and art photography critic, notably for The New Yorker
Size 7½ × 9¾ in.
(19 × 25 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French)
208 pages
150 colour and b/w
illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-238-4
£ 34.00, $ 40.00
HERITAGE IN FOCUS
texts by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Susan Meiselas, Kristen Mckibben
“The world is a museum without walls. Let’s protect our shared heritage and tell the story of the essential connection between people and places.”
This book is the result of collaboration between the Magnum photography Foundation and the World Monuments Fund, an NGO dedicated to preserving humanity’s cultural heritage and the world’s outstanding historic sites. It aims to illustrate the complex and reciprocal relationship between humanity, especially local communities, and the monuments and landscapes they shape.
This desire gave rise to the work of the 11 winning photographers of the “Heritage in focus” programme, with its immense diversity: diversity of places, diversity of people, diversity of perspectives. By combining global and local approaches, this project overlaps narratives – those of the monuments that bear witness to history, those of the local communities that are their stewards, and that of the photographer – so that each shot becomes a sedimentation of times and points of view. From traditional Ashanti buildings in Ghana to Sumba in Indonesia, Tiretta Bazaar in India and the Garcia Pastures in the USA, this book takes you on a journey around the world and its places of beauty and history. This series of sites is part of an effort not only to illustrate the diversity of the world’s cultural heritage, but also to warn us of the threats to its environment.
• A collaborative project combining cultural heritage preservation and photographic experimentation.
• The book is the result of collaboration between the Magnum photography Foundation and the World Monuments Fund.
Bénédicte de Montlaur is President and CEO, World Monuments Fund. Susan Meiselas is President, Magnum Foundation. Kristen Mckibben is Executive Director, Magnum Foundation.
AFRICA
Discovering Wildlife Parks edited by Massimo Zanella
Size 113 4 × 133 4 in. (30 × 25 cm)
224 pages, 200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4857-8
£ 42.00, $ 60.00
NOBUYOSHI ARAKI Polarnography
edited by Filippo Maggia
Special edition
100 colour photographs
8.7 × 10.8 cm in a 9 × 11.5 cm
box nestled in a 30 × 38 cm
canvas and acetate container
ISBN 978-88-572-3488-5
£ 75.00, $ 100.00
JACOPO BENASSI. THE BELT
edited by
Antonio Grulli and Maria Luisa Frisa
Skira / Archivio Manteco
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 30 cm)
English edition with Italian texts in appendix , 224 pages
142 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4382-5
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
ELEONORA ABBAGNATO
photographed by Massimo Gatti preface by Giuseppe Tornatore with an interview by Valeria Crippa
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
160 pages, 105 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1787-1
£ 30.00, $ 50.00
RICHARD AVEDON
Relationships
edited by Rebecca A. Senf
Size 91 2 × 121 2 in. (24.5 × 32 cm)
196 pages, 116 colour and b/w illustrations, hardcover
Villeneuve. The Undying Legend photographs by Ercole Colombo texts by Giorgio Terruzzi
Size 113⁄4 × 73 4 in. (30 × 20 cm)
208 pages, 196 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3605-6
£ 40.00, $ 50.00
WRECKS
photographs by Stefano Benazzo edited by Jean Blanchaert
Size 11 × 91⁄2 in. (28 × 24 cm)
144 pages, 110 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3496-0
£ 28.00, $ 35.00
CARTIER ISLAMIC INSPIRATION
AND MODERN DESIGN
edited by Judith Henon-Raynaud and Évelyne Possémé
Jewellery and Islamic art, the interweaving of masterpieces
Size 8½ × 10¾ in.
(21.5 × 27.5 cm)
248 pages
320 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-235-3
£ 38.00, $ 50.00
The book explores the influence of Islamic art on the production of jewellery and precious objects by Cartier, from the early 20th century to the present day. Jewellery and objects from the Cartier collection, masterpieces of Islamic art, drawings, books, photographs and archival documents trace the diversity of sources that inspired the forms and motifs used in Cartier creations. Sometimes easily identifiable, at other times decomposed and recomposed to the point of rendering their source untraceable, motifs and forms from Islamic art and architecture have integrated the stylistic language of designers to the point of constituting part of Cartier’s repertoire to this day, illustrated by contemporary jewellery pieces that complete this journey. The mandorlas, palmettes, fleurons, rinceaux, sequins of Cartier jewellery are inspired in turn by motifs found in book bindings, oriental architecture and antique and contemporary jewellery purchased by Jacques Cartier during his expeditions to India.
A true immersion in Cartier’s creative process, this book documents the renewal of the iconic jewellery house’s forms and manufacturing techniques.
• A survey of the ways Islamic art has inspired Maison Cartier from the early 20th century to today.
Judith Henon-Raynaud is Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Department of Islamic Art at the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Évelyne Possémé is Former Chief Curator of the Ancient and Modern Jewellery Department at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
A selection of the most extraordinary diamonds of Golconda
The first publication to be exclusively dedicated to the diamonds of Golconda, this book presents a captivating, in-depth study combining history, geography, gemology and mythology. The precious stones yielded over the centuries by India’s legendary Golconda mines have fascinated and intrigued the entire world. They are certainly among the most coveted gems by collectors today. This work reviews in detail Golconda’s most famous diamonds, including the Koh-i-Noor, the Hope and the Sancy, exploring the stories and secrets of each. Through meticulous research and exciting stories, Capucine Juncker takes us on a unique and dazzling journey that begins in ancient India, continues to the European courts and ends with a magnificent panorama of contemporary creations.
• Despite the uniqueness of Golconda diamonds, due to their ancient cut, they have never been fully studied. This book fills that editorial gap.
• It also focuses on the region’s most famous gems, those in major public and private collections, as well as on pieces that have disappeared.
Capucine Juncker, lecturer and teacher in jewellery history and gemmology. She contributed to publications for experts and the general public on gemstones, jewellery history and designers.
MURANO GLASS AND THE VENICE BIENNALE 1912–1930
edited by Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego
Murano glass production at the prestigious Venetian event from the 1910s to the 1930s
The presence of Murano glass at the Venice Biennale dates back to the early twentieth century when these precious, fragile artefacts were occasionally exhibited at the event. It was only from the 1910s onwards that glass works were exhibited on a regular basis as objects in their own right, appearing in the rooms of the central pavilion from 1912 to 1930. It was not until 1932 that glass and the decorative arts were given their own dedicated space in the Giardini with the construction of the Venezia pavilion.
This volume examines this significant period which saw Murano glass gradually finding its place at the Venice Biennale, first through the artists choosing to use this material for their works, and later through the glassworks, sometimes drawing upon the creativity of painters and sculptors.
This catalogue, which is the result of extensive bibliographic and documentary research in the Biennale historical archive, as well as in public and private archives, features period photographs, drawings, and documents, many previously unpublished, showcasing the works exhibited in the various Biennales. This glass production is exemplified through a careful selection of over 130 works by artists and glassmakers who played a leading role in a historical moment marking the entry of a so-called minor art into the realm of major arts.
• From the series “Le Stanze del Vetro”, a new must title for glass lovers.
Born into one of the oldest families of Murano glass masters, Marino Barovier is considered one of the greatest connoisseurs of 20th and 21st-century glass. Carla Sonego, an expert on the history of 20th-century Murano glass, collaborates on exhibitions, books and catalogues on the subject.
Size 8¼ × 11½ in.
(21 × 29.5 cm)
304 pages
300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-187-5
£ 45.00, $ 60.00
PUBLICATION Fall 2025
PULLMAN A LIFE IN MOTION
Luxury in innovation
Today the word “pullman” has come to mean “a railroad passenger car with especially comfortable furnishings for day or night travel.” But before the word entered the mainstream, it was a name, that of George Mortimer Pullman (1831–1897), a serial entrepreneur, an extraordinary innovator, and one of the cleverest businessmen of America’s Gilded Age. Pullman gave his name first to a coach, then to a train, and finally to a notion, that of luxury travel.
This book retraces the history of Pullman, from the genius innovation of overnight travel, dining wagons, and sleeper beds to a globally recognized brand synonymous with pioneer engineering, premium mobility, and lavish “hotels on wheels.” Pullman’s history is closely tied with the history of 20th-century United States, yet it extended its influence across the world.
• The history of an iconic brand for traveling in style and comfort.
• Pullman became synonymous with the golden age of US railroad travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• The 19th-century definition of luxury long-distance travel.
DOWNTOWN STYLE LAFFANOUR GALERIE DOWNTOWN PARIS
with an interview between Anne Bony and François Laffanour
Celebrating the opening of the gallery 40 years ago, this book delves into the major design exhibitions organized at Laffanour Galerie Downtown Paris
Size 9½ × 11½ in.
(24 × 29 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French)
256 pages
300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-196-7
£ 37.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION Fall 2025
Having exhibited the most iconic works by famous designers – from Charlotte Perriand, Serge Mouille, Jean Prouvé, Le Corbusier, and Ettore Sottsass to Ron Arad, Isamu Noguchi, and Choï Byung –, Laffanour Galerie Downtown Paris has imposed itself locally and internationally as a major reference in design. Focusing on showing a selection of the best objects and pieces of furniture ever designed, this book also testifies to the high-level quality of the gallery’s curatorial work. With exhibitions recreating entire spaces of living, smart staging allows a wonderful immersive experience through the most refined interiors. As the gallery participates in the most renowned art fairs, pictures of its booths are also displayed in the book.
• A book recounting 40 years of activity of the leading design gallery and gathering works by the most famous and iconic designers.
• Laffanour Galerie Downtown Paris is specialized in the work of 20th-century European and American masters of architecture and design. Since its opening in the early 1980s, the gallery has been organizing thematic and monographic exhibitions on designers such as Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Serge Mouille, Pierre Jeanneret, and Jeanne Royère.
Anne Bony is a French art historian specialized in design. François Laffanour is the founder of Laffanour Gallery Downtown Paris.
edited by Piero Maranghi photographs by Ciro Frank Schiappa
An exhaustive monograph on the eminent architect, emblematic of Milanese, and also Italian, 20th-century architectural and figurative culture
Size 10¼ × 13¼ in. (26 × 34 cm)
dual-language edition (English-Italian)
400 pages
350 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4746-5
£ 80.00, $ 95.00
Celebrated in the 1930s, controversial and forgotten during the postwar period, and finally rediscovered today, Piero Portaluppi was an undisputed protagonist of 20th-century Italian architecture. An eclectic protagonist who steered clear of specific styles and schools, a master of hydroelectric architecture, and a great town planner whose projects changed the face of Milan.
Produced in collaboration with the Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, this new exhaustive monograph comprises a large photo album with new colour images of Portaluppi’s architectural projects and interiors, taken by the well-known photographer Ciro Frank Schiappa; three previously unpublished essays, illustrated with vintage photos by Antonio Paoletti; views and models of Portaluppi’s projects; items documenting his personal interests (cartoons, diagrams, sundials, postcards, newspaper cuttings). The volume also features an interview with Portaluppi’s nephew, architect Piero Castellini, by the famous film director Luca Guadagnino; an unpublished essay by architect Paolo Portoghesi; a biography of Piero Portaluppi by Jacopo Ghilardotti; a list of works and a bibliography compiled by Ferruccio Lupi, conservator at Fondazione Piero Portaluppi.
• This monograph, produced in collaboration with Fondazione Portaluppi, features a new photographic campaign and previously unpublished essays.
Piero Maranghi, great-grandson of Piero Portaluppi, is Director of the Fondazione Portaluppi. Ciro Frank Schiappa (Dublin, 1971) is an Italian photographer. His works have been displayed in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
Size 28 × 24 cm
(11 × 9½ in.)
144 pages
200 colour and b/w illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5241-4
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
PUBLICATION
June 2025
PETER LYNCH. FRAGMENTS AND COHERENCE: ESSAYS AND WORKS OF ARCHITECTURE
edited by Yael Hameiri Sainsaux; foreword by Sergio Martín Blas
Drawing from multiple disciplines, architect Peter Lynch describes a distinct approach to design and composition—what he terms “holding together”
Fragments and Coherence presents writings and works by Peter Lynch, an architect and researcher based in Stockholm. It is both a monograph of original projects and a gentle manifesto on complexity and coherence in architecture. The author draws examples from music, poetry, painting, and landscape architecture to develop his notion of “holding together,” a compositional approach that derives the structure of a work from the character of its heterogeneous parts. Beethoven’s Late Quartets, T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land,” Marcel Duchamp’s assemblage “The Large Glass,” Hadrian’s Villa, the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027, John Hejduk’s “Victims” projects, and Peter Lynch’s own Timescape Garden are some of the examples explored in depth. The book proposes a relationship between this way of making things and philosopher Giorgio Agamben’s notion of singularity. Works made up of disjunct elements, reconciled with each other according to their natures, are often singular: examples of themselves alone, not encompassed by any category or rule.
Former head of the graduate department of architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art and guest professor at Penn State University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Peter Lynch has taught at Harvard, Columbia, Rhode Island School of Design, City College of New York, and Parsons School of Design.
• This collection of projects and critical essays draws on Peter Lynch’s thirty years’ experience in architecture research, teaching, and practice.
Sergio Martín Blas is a PhD architect, professor and researcher at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. Yael Hameiri Sainsaux, architect, educator, and scholar, is the creator and curator of “Conceiving the Plan” exhibition and publication first on view at the Italian Pavilion of the 17th Venice architectural Biennale.
FENIX MUSEUM A MUSEUM AS METAPHOR
texts by Anne Kremers, Ma Yansong, András Szántos, Wim Pijbes
Photographs by Rubén Dario Kleimeer
The major new migration museum opening in Rotterdam in 2025. A building of iconic design by leading architects MAD
Size 24 × 28 cm
(9½ × 11 in.)
240 pages
210 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-5337-4
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
PUBLICATION September 2025
The 16,000 sqm building, dating from 1923, is being transformed in a radical design by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects, the internationally acclaimed Beijing-based architecture practice. Located on the south bank of the River Maas in Rotterdam’s historic port district, FENIX explores the timeless story of human migration in a changing world through a series of encounters with art, architecture, photography and history, setting out to redefine the role of a museum for the next generation. Visitors will immediately see its architectural masterpiece, the Tornado, an organic, dynarnic structure evocative of rising air that climbs from the ground floor and flows up and out of the rooftop onto a platform hovering above the city – an uplifting symbol for the journeys experienced by migrants globally. Inside the building will be a series of vast gallery spaces over two floors. housing the museum’s growing art and historical collection as well as a series of commissions by emerging artists from across the world, telling stones of migration from their perspective.
• The official book of FENIX, a major new museum inspired by stories of global migration. • A museum whose design is in dialogue with the existing building and its surroundings and with a past of stories of migration, memories and uncertainty.
Anne Kremers is the Director of FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam. Ma Yansong, principal architect and founder of MAD Architects, is recognized as an important voice in the new generation of architects. András Szántos advises museums, cultural institutions, and leading brands on cultural strategy. Wim Pijbes is the Director of the Droom en Daad Foundation in Rotterdam.
Size 24 × 30 cm
(9½ × 12 in.)
288 pages
180 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5197-4
£ 60.00, $ 75.00
INSPIRING CITIES
edited by Fulvio Irace
photographs by Gabriele Basilico and Iwan Baan
The evolution of Milan and its transformation over the last fifty years
Through the evolution of Milan over the last fifty years, this fascinating volume reflects on development models for the future. Gabriele Basilico’s extraordinary photographs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s dialogue with a specially commissioned work by the great international photographer Iwan Baan that portrays the city today. This iconographic apparatus enriches the book, offering a powerful and evocative visual perspective of urban transformations. Celebrating 50 years of COIMA (the leading Italian group for the investment, development and management of property assets on behalf of international and Italian institutional investors), Inspiring Cities invites to reflect on the future of our cities.
The book includes 25 interviews with leading international architects, who talk about their projects on Milan, offering profound reflections on the city of the future. These dialogues highlight the challenges and opportunities of urban development, proposing innovative visions for the metropolis of tomorrow.
• Inspiring Cities is not just a visual journey, but an open dialogue about the meaning and fate of modern metropolises.
• Gabriele Basilico and Iwan Baan’s photographs capture the essence of Milan’s transformations, making the book a visual and intellectual testimony to the power of architecture and urbanism.
Fulvio Irace, architect and architecture historian, has been full Professor of History of Architecture and Design at the Milan Polytechnic. He currently teaches History of Design at IULM in Milan. Iwan Baan is a Dutch photographer considered one of the main protagonists of architectural photography.
AEB 1966–2016
Fifty years of architectural design in Qatar
Luca Molinari
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
328 pages, 229 colour and 204 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2880-8
£ 49.95, $ 75.00
RAFIQ AZAM
Architecture for Green Living edited by Rosa Maria Falvo; forward by K. Hill; texts by K. K. Ashraf, P. Goad, R. M. Falvo, and M. Islam
Size 93⁄4 × 113 4 in. (25 × 30 cm)
336 pages, 328 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1780-2
£ 60.00, $ 95.00
CONCEIVING THE PLAN
Nuance and Intimacy in Civic Space
edited by Yael Hameiri Sainsaux
Size 12 × 12 in. (30 × 30 cm)
192 pages, 175 b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4654-3
ARCHITECTURE
Movements and Trends from the 19th Century to the Present
Luca Molinari
Size 61⁄2 × 81 4 in. (17 × 21 cm)
320 pages, 235 colour and 47 b/w illustrations, flexibound
ISBN 978-88-572-0473-4
£ 25.00, $ 38.95
CHINA GOES URBAN
The City to Come edited by Michele Bonino, Francesco Carota, Francesca Governa, Samuele Pellecchia
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
dual-language edition (E-I) with Chinese texts, 256 pages 160 colour illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4487-7
£ 36.00, $ 45.00
CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC SPACE
Un-volumetric Architecture
Aldo Aymonino, Valerio Paolo Mosco
Size 61⁄2 × 81 4 in. (16.5 × 21 cm)
396 pages, 433 colour and 121 b/w illustrations, flexibound
ISBN 978-88-7624-273-1
AN ATLAS OF RECYCLED LANDSCAPES
Michela De Poli, Guido Incerti
Size 61 2 × 81⁄4 in. (16.5 × 21 cm)
240 pages, 200 colour illustrations flexibound
ISBN 978-88-572-1079-7
£ 29.95, $ 45.00
£ 35.00, $ 45.00 BACKLIST - ARCHITECTURE
£ 19.95, $ 34.95
CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER
Architecture for Modern India edited by Ramprasad Akkisetti and Rosa Maria Falvo
Size 93 4 × 11 in. (25 × 28 cm)
384 pages
692 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2687-3
£ 60.00, $ 90.00
FEDERICO DELROSSO ARCHITECTS
Pushing the Boundaries edited by Porzia Bergamasco
Architecture Drawings edited by Luca Molinari introductions by Santiago Calatrava and Massimiliano Fuksas
Size 11 × 11 in. (28 × 28 cm)
216 pages, 120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2543-2
£ 43.00, $ 70.00
SERGEI TCHOBAN
Architecture Drawings edited by Luca Molinari introductions by Santiago Calatrava, Massimiliano Fuksas
Size 11 × 11 in. (28 × 28 cm)
220 pages, 120 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2542-5
£ 43.00, $ 70.00
99 DOMES
Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab Mosque
THE LOUVRE ABU DHABI A WORLD VISION OF ART
edited by Jean-François Charnier
A reflection on art history in its most current and global aspects
Size 9¾ × 12½ in. (25 × 32 cm)
English and Arabic edition
400 pages
300 colour illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-100-4 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-116-5 A
£ 89.00, $ 110.00
BACK IN PRINT
This reference book serves as a manifesto for the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It offers analyses and reflections based on the artworks from the museum collections that are written by world-famous art historians. These essays discuss topics specific to art history, as well as issues of representation, from the Neolithic times until today, across all continents. In other words, this book puts the Louvre Abu Dhabi in its 21st-century framework, while expanding on its role as a universal museum.
LOUVRE ABU DHABI
The Complete Guide direction Jean-François Charnier
Size 61⁄4 × 9 in. (16 × 23 cm)
English and Arabic edition
384 pages, 550 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-072-4 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-073-1 A
£ 28.00, $ 34.95
LOUVRE ABU DHABI
Masterpieces from the Collection direction Jean-François Charnier
Size 81⁄4 × 111⁄2 in. (21 × 29 cm)
English and Arabic edition
128 pages, 150 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-074-8 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-075-5 A
£ 28.00, $ 34.95
LOUVRE ABU DHABI
The Story of Jean Nouvel’s Architectural Project Olivier Boissière
Size 81 4 × 111⁄2 in. (21 × 29 cm)
English and Arabic edition
128 pages, 150 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-081-6 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-082-3 A
£ 28.00, $ 34.95
Size 9¾ × 12 in.
(24.5 × 30 cm)
English and Arabic edition 192 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-200-1 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-231-5 AR
£ 30.00, $ 35.00
ALULA WONDER OF ARABIA
edited by Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani and Laïla Nehmé
A crossroads of civilisations
Located at the crossroads of continents, AlUla has been a fantastic meeting point for civilizations who left behind an abundant heritage. For centuries, its oasis has been a crossing point for caravans on the Incense trade route connected Asia, Africa and Europe, transiting spices, myrrh, cotton, ebony and silk.
The oasis city, once named Dedan, has successively been ruled by Ancient North Arabian Kingdoms, then by the Nabataeans, an ancient civilization of Arabian merchants, founded the ancient city of Hegra – sibling of Petra – whose flagship site Madain Saleh, listed as Unesco world heritage since 2008, houses 138 rocky tombs, sanctuaries, wells, decorated frontages, etc.
Then the Roman Empire annexed the Kingdom and marked AlUla Valley with Greek and Latin influence, before Muhammad’s arrival in 630 A.D. during his campaign against the Byzantine army.
Carrying the memory of their predecessors, in the 13th century Muslims reused the stones of the Dedanite and Lihyanite ruins to build what we call today the Old Town of AlUla. All these civilizations stamped the region with their unique culture, leaving exceptional archaeological sites for posterity.
• Discovery of a spectacular archaeological site, first Saoudi site to join the Unesco in 2008.
Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani Associate Professor of Archaeology at King Saud University, Acting executive director of Collections at Royal Commission for AlUla. Laïla Nehmé, archaeologist and epigraphist, a specialist in Near Eastern archaeology, and a member of the Orient & Méditerranée research team at CNRS. She was the co-curator of AlUla, Wonder of Arabia at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris.
SCRIPTS AND CALLIGRAPHY PATHS TO THE SOUL
edited by the Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia
The book explores the spiritual dimension of calligraphy in the Arab-Muslim civilization through historical, classical, and contemporary artworks
Size 8¾ × 11½ in.
(25 × 29 cm)
English and Arabic edition
272 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4881-3 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4882-0 AR
£ 43.00, $ 50.00
The art of Arabic calligraphy originates in the transcription of the Quranic revelation, an expression of faith in God, as well as the beauty and harmony of Arabic script. Over the course of millennia, it has been enhanced, codified, stylized, and has lent itself to abstraction. In 2022, following an initiative led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with a total of 16 Arabic speaking countries, Arabic calligraphy was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, thus testifying to its immense value for humanity.
Organized by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the second edition of the Scripts and Calligraphy: Paths to the Soul exhibition and catalogue focus on four complementary themes: Light, Letter, Space, and Poetry, all of which shed light on the spirituality that infuses both the reflection and techniques of the calligrapher, and the emotion that Arabic calligraphy arouses in those who read it and contemplate it. The exhibition gracefully interlaces classical and contemporary artworks, thus creating a constant dialogue between past and present. It casts light on Arabic calligraphy as both an ancient craft and a modern art.
The Scripts and Calligraphy: Paths to the Soul catalogue is an invitation to embark on an intimate journey of discovery and reflection on Arabic calligraphy, which represents an inherent part of the culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It constitutes a personal encounter with calligraphy as a sublimation of the cultural treasure that the Arabic alphabet embodies.
The critical role that silk played during the Safavid period
With their sumptuous surfaces, original designs, and technical sophistication, luxury textiles played a critical role in the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of Safavid Iran (1501–1722).
This beautiful book from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, tells the story of silk during the reign of Shah ’Abbas I and how the production of luxury fabrics and floor coverings transformed Iran’s fortunes in the 17th century.
• A selection of extraordinary textiles from the collections of the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) highlighting the importance of silk in the vibrant social, economic, and artistic life of the Safavid empire (1501-1736).
Nicoletta Fazio is Qatar Museums Authority, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, curator. Massumeh Farhad is an Iranian-born American curator, art historian and author. Sumru Belger Krody is senior curator at the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum. Tara Desjardins is curator of South Asia at Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. Tatiana Zhdanova is a textile conservator at Museum of Islamic Art.
AL-FANN. ART FROM THE ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
from The al-Sabah Collection edited by Giovanni Curatola entries by M. Keene and S Kaoukji
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
Arabic edition, 344 pages
510 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3704-6, £ 55.00
AFRICAN ART
Ezio Bassani
Size 81⁄2 × 121⁄4 in. (21 × 31.2 cm)
304 pages, 297 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-0869-5
£ 45.00, $ 70.00
AKBAR
The Great Emperor of India 1542–1605
Gian Carlo Calza
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
288 pages, 208 colour and 148 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1525-9
£ 38.00, $ 60.00
ARMENIA
Imprints of a Civilization Gabriella Uluhogian, Boghos Levon Zekiyan, Vartan Karapetian
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
408 pages, 369 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1244-9
£ 48.00, $ 75.00
THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM KNIGHT
The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection
Bashir Mohamed
Size 93 4 × 113⁄4 in. (25 × 30 cm)
432 pages, 569 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-7624-877-1
£ 55.00, $ 100.00
EGYPT AND THE PHARAOHS edited by Patrizia Piacentini
Size 91⁄2 × 12 in. (24 × 30.5 cm)
2 volumes, 416 pages
370 colour and b/w illustrations paperback with slipcase
ISBN 978-88-572-0834-3
£ 70.00, $ 105.00
CLEOPATRA
y la fascinación de Egipto (Cleopatra and the Fascination of Egypt)
Giovanni Gentile
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
Spanish edition, 320 pages
400 colour illustrations, paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3078-8
€ 28,00
THE FORBIDDEN CITY IN MONACO
Imperial Court Life in China edited by Jean-Paul Desroches texts by Wang Yuegong, Lyiong Liu, Elisseeff Danielle
Size 111⁄4 × 83 4 in. (28.5 × 22.5 cm)
dual-language edition (English-French), 320 pages
300 colour illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-056-4
£ 29.95, $ 40.00
IDOLS
The Power of Images edited by Annie Caubet
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
288 pages, 282 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3885-2
£ 50.00, $ 70.00
DISCOVERING TIBET
The Tucci Expeditions and Tibetan Paintings
Deborah Klimburg-Salter
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
292 pages, 154 colour and 76 b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2251-6
£ 36.00, $ 55.00
GALLOPING THROUGH DYNASTIES by Hou-mei Sung
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
132 pages, 90 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4729-8
£ 35.00, $ 49.95
HERITAGE OF ART DIPLOMACY
Memoirs of an Ambassador edited by Olga Nefedova
Size 91 2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
English and Arabic edition
160 pages, 162 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1841-0 E
ISBN 978-88-572-1843-4 A
£ 55.00
KNOTS. ART & HISTORY
The Berlin Carpet Collection edited by Anna Beselin
Size 81 2 × 113 4 in. (21 × 29.7 cm)
224 pages, 155 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3912-5
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
EGYPT
Millenary Splendour
The Leiden Collection in Bologna
edited by Paola Giovetti and Daniela Picchi
Size 91 2 × 121⁄2 in. (24 × 31.5 cm)
592 pages, 531 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3015-3
£ 55.00, $ 80.00
GUIDE TO HEGRA Archaeology in the Land of the Nabataeans of Arabia by Laïla Nehmé; translated from the French by Helen Knox
Size 61⁄2 × 9 in. (16.5 × 23 cm)
English and Arabic edition
272 pages, 300 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-2-37074-154-7 E
ISBN 978-2-37074-160-8 A
£ 22.00, $ 30.00
THE MAJLIS Cultures in Dialogue texts by Faisal Bin Qassim Bin Faisal Al Thani, Kee Wieringa, Moain Sadeq, Jacob Van Gulik, Hamda Al-Sulaiti, Anna Paolini
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
96 pages, 80 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-102-8
£ 18.95
MUSÉE
DU QUAI BRANLY
The Collection. Art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas edited by Yves Le Fur
Size 91⁄2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
480 pages, 300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-007-6
£ 50.00, $ 95.00
ON THE MOVE
Reframing Nomadic Pastoralism edited by Lila Abu-Lughod
Size 81⁄2 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm)
English and Arabic edition
208 pages, 189 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-4802-8 E
ISBN 978-88-572-4803-5 AR
£ 35.00, $ 45.00
BARTHOLOMÄUS SCHACHMAN (1559–1614)
The Art of Travel edited by Olga Nefedova
Size 11 × 11 in. (28 × 28 cm)
English and Arabic edition
318 pages, 300 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-1464-1 E
ISBN 978-88-572-1465-8 A
£ 60.00, $ 100.00
VISIONS FROM ABROAD
Historical and Contemporary Representations of Arabia
264 pages, 342 colour and b/w illustrations, hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3946-0
£ 60.00, $ 80.00
PERFUMES OF THE ORIENT
edited by Hanna Boghanim and Agnès Carayon
Size 20 × 26 cm (7¾ × 10¼ in.)
Arabic edition
168 pages, 120 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-5279-7
£ 30.00
20 YEARS OF COLLECTION ENRICHMENT
Musée du quai BranlyJacques Chirac
edited by Yves Le Fur and Emmanuel Kasarhérou
Size 91⁄2 × 113 4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
352 pages, 400 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-2-37074-120-2
£ 42.00, $ 55.00
POWER AND PRESTIGE
The Art of Clubs in Oceania edited by Steven Hooper
Size 81⁄4 × 12 in. (21 × 29.5 cm)
320 pages, 308 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4640-6
£ 48.00, $ 66.00
POWER MODE. THE FORCE OF FASHION
by Emma McClendon
The power and role of fashion from the 18th century to the present
The book explores the multiple roles which fashion plays in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging power dynamics within society. Published in tandem with The Museum at FIT exhibition of the same title, Power Mode: The Force of Fashion is divided thematically into five chapters that focus on the impact of military uniforms, suits, status dressing, resistance, and sex on the power of fashion. It takes an object-based approach to investigate how certain garments have come to be culturally associated with power, as well as how their meanings have evolved over time. It also examines how fashion designers have interpreted these stylistic archetypes – both to convey and to subvert power. Texts by exhibition curator Emma McClendon are joined by object-based essays from renowned fashion scholars Valerie Steele, Christopher Breward, Jennifer Craik, and Peter McNeil, as well as Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Robin Givhan. The book also includes an essay by Kimberly M. Jenkins on the intersection of race, fashion, and power. This collection of texts offers readers a variety of perspectives to help form a theoretical framework for considering the power dynamics inherent in fashion objects.
• Founded in 1969 by the Fashion Institute of Technology, The Museum at FIT is a specialized fashion museum famous for its innovative and award-winning exhibitions.
• MFIT is one of the few university museums to receive accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.
Emma McClendon is Associate Curator of Costume at MFIT.
125 Years of Italian Magnificence. Grand Palais
Size 111⁄4 × 111⁄4 in. (28.5 × 28.5 cm)
380 pages, 1000 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-0830-5
£ 60.00, $ 95.00
Fashion. Art & Nature
Hélène Farnault
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
240 pages, 416 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4241-5
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
Size 9½ × 11¾ in. (24 × 30 cm)
128 pages
117 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3987-3
£ 34.00, $ 45.00
Size 91 2 × 113⁄4 in. (24 × 30 cm)
300 pages, 250 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-2482-4
£ 48.00, $ 80.00
THE AMAZING SHOEMAKER
Fairy tales and legends about shoes and shoemakers
edited by Stefania Ricci
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
320 pages, 517 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-1928-8
£ 42.00, $ 50.00
OSCAR CARVALLO
BULGARI
Amanda Triossi
ELECTRIC FASHION photographs by Frederic Aranda texts by Christine Suppes foreword by Ken Downing
EXHIBITIONISM:
50 Years of The Museum at FIT edited by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill
1927 THE RETURN TO ITALY Salvatore Ferragamo and the Twentieth-century Visual Culture edited by Stefania Ricci and Carlo Sisi
Size 91⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm)
512 pages, 574 colour illustrations paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3569-1
£ 50.00, $ 65.00
Size 11 × 11¾ in.
(28 × 30 cm)
184 pages
190 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4554-6
£ 50.00, $ 60.00
CAMPARI AND THE CINEMA
edited by Gianni Canova
The book describes how Campari’s passion for art and its creativity are closely bound up with its need and desire to communicate and innovate. From the outset, the brand’s predilection for the cinema has constituted the engine of its experimental approach, which has seen it come up with ever-changing, unexpected projects. The essays in the book encapsulate Campari’s cinematic experiences from a wide-ranging perspective that pans out to take in the history of film.
• From Fellini to Sorrentino: Campari and the world of Cinema.
Gianni Canova, film critic, television author, art director and writer, is Full Professor of Film History and Filmology and Rector of IULM University in Milan.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK CINEMA ON THE EDGE OF NOTHING
edited by Gianni Canova
Size 8½ × 11 in.
(22 × 28 cm)
152 pages
81 colour and b/w illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4093-0
£ 29.95, $ 40.00
The book is a fascinating journey through the portrait of this famous filmmaker, the master of suspense and thrillers. It explores the psychology of the characters, the most memorable scenes and Alfred Hitchcock’s personality. What emerges is the portrait of an extraordinary filmmaker who was able to tackle gloomy topics and manage our fears without forgetting irony, a fundamental component to his entire existence.
• An analysis in search of the person who was able to create some of the most important iconic moments in film history.
Canova, see above.
MINIMAL FILM VOLUME THE CINEMATIC WORLD. REIMAGINED THROUGH GRAPHIC DESIGN
Matteo Civaschi
Size 9 × 12½ in.
(22.8 × 32.6 cm)
256 pages
200 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-3967-5
£ 24.95, $ 35.00
A book on film narrated through the visual magic of graphic design or a graphic design book told through the evocative magic of cinema. The goal of Minimal Film lies in representing the emotion of cinema through extreme synthesis and simplicity of forms. Shortology is a direct language that can narrate anything through pictograms. This has allowed the author to see cinema from a different perspective, reinterpreting and reviewing it up to isolating its very essence.
• A small “gem” for all film lovers.
Matteo Civaschi, art director and graphic designer, created Shortology, with sixteen books published across the world.
Gianni
ALWAYS MILAN! 1899–2019
edited by Carlo Pellegatti and Umberto Zapelloni
The book traces the history of the leading Italian soccer team AC Milan, from its beginnings to the present. Always Milan!, a team of joys and emotions, victories and triumphs on pitches around the world, a club of players who have brought honour to the shirt, an infinite number of champions who have given us so much entertainment and enjoyment, for that is the story told in these pages that overflow with love for our colours, for the red and black of AC Milan!
Carlo Pellegatti is a sports journalist and commentator. Umberto Zapelloni, sports journalist, has been deputy director of La Gazzetta dello Sport
BARÇA. MÉS QUE UN CLUB 120 YEARS 1899–2019
FC Barcelona is a club like no other. A club with 120 years of history that has become the reference sports center in the world. Barça has some signs of identity that have lasted over time and have become strong through successes and adversities.
Through the book’s pages and images, the reader will delve into the victories obtained by its most emblematic players and coaches, and will discover the evolution and social impact of a club that has managed to transcend the sports field and become a global phenomenon. Endowed with a great visual content and luxuriously produced, the volume portrays in a different and innovative way the complete history of FC Barcelona, from its origins to our days.
INTER 110. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO. 110TH ANNIVERSARY 1928–2018: THE OFFICIAL SOCCER STORY OF INTER’S ELEVEN DECADES
edited by Javier Zanetti and Nicolas Ballario
On March 9 1908 the Internazionale F.C. was born from its archrival: Milan. The colours chosen for its shield were gold, black, and light blue, like the stars and the skies. On the occasion of the team’s 110th anniversary, this publication celebrates its most important moments from the past, as well the key players, trainers, and presidents who have made these first 110 years unforgettable.
Javier Zanetti, an extraordinary champion who played a record number of games for Inter, was its captain from 2001 to 2014. Nicolas Ballario is a journalist and editor of the art section for Rolling Stone. He is also a writer and host for RadioUnoRai.
Size 11¼ × 14¾ in.
(28.5 × 37.3 cm)
400 pages
900 colour illustrations dutch binding
ISBN 978-88-572-4116-6
£ 48.00, $ 60.00
Size 11¼ × 14¾ in.
(28.5 × 37.3 cm)
English, Catalan and Spanish edition, 496 pages
500 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4095-4 E -4096-1 CAT, -4097-8 S
£ 48.00, $ 60.00
Size 11¼ × 14¾ in.
(28.5 × 37.3 cm)
432 pages
705 colour illustrations
paperback
ISBN 978-88-572-3827-2
£ 48.00, $ 65.00
GALLERIE D’ITALIA | SKIRA
Size 7½ × 10¼ in. (19 × 26 cm)
48 pages
48 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4668-0
£ 19.00
ON A MISSIONS IN... ITALY
concept and realization by Martina Fuga in collaboration with Arte, Cultura e Beni Storici of Intesa Sanpaolo texts by Stefano Zuffi, illustrations by Zelda was a writer
Italy and its art explained by a European 18th-century traveller
• For kids from 8 years old.
Did you know that from the 1700s onwards travelling to Italy was an important stage in the cultural and human development of young Europeans? The Italian cities – Rome in particular, but also Venice, Florence, and Sicily – were destinations for all those who wanted to complete their education through direct contact with art and classical culture. This travel was called the Grand Tour and we want to introduce it again to our younger readers through this book with captivating illustrations, interesting activities, and unexpected discoveries.
Stefano Zuffi is an art historian, exhibition curator, and writer. He has curated over a hundred books and several cultural series for the general public, especially focusing on the artists and works of both the Renaissance and the Baroque ages. A feature writer in specialized magazines and a guest on radio shows, he has curated numerous exhibitions of modern and ancient art.
THE
and the Boiling Breath text by Valentina Agnesi illustrations by Zelda was a writer
Size 71⁄2 × 101⁄4 in. (19 × 26 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4572-0
£ 15.00, $ 19.95
ICE THE BEAR and the Burning Land text by Valentina Agnesi illustrations by Zelda was a writer
Size 71 2 × 101⁄4 in. (19 × 26 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4573-7
£ 15.00, $ 19.95
Size 71⁄2 × 101⁄4 in. (19 × 26 cm)
80 pages, 40 colour illustrations hardcover
ISBN 978-88-572-4574-4
£ 15.00, $ 19.95
Gallerie d’Italia | Skira
Size 71 2 × 101⁄4 in. (19 × 26 cm)
48 pages, 20 colour illustrations hardcover with audiobook
ISBN 978-88-572-4436-5
£ 15.00, $ 19.95
ICE
BEAR
ICE THE BEAR and the Evil Sorcerer text by Valentina Agnesi illustrations by Zelda was a writer
ON A MISSION WITH… GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO by Martina Fuga with Arte, Cultura e Beni Storici of Intesa Sanpaolo; texts by Stefano Zuffi illustrations by Zelda was a writer
IN THE HEART OF THE RED SEA
text by Raja Alem; illustrations by Giulia Masia
in collaboration with the Ministry
of Culture, Saudi Arabia
The wonders of the Red Sea in a wonderful children’ s picture book
Size 20 × 24 cm
(7¾ × 9½ in.)
English and Arabic editions
80 pages
40 colour illustrations
codex binding
ISBN 978-88-572-4892-9 E
-5137-0 AR
£ 20.00
A children’s picture book that tells the adventures of Naham in the Red Sea. A child like many others, Naham is nine years old and lives in Jeddah, a city on the coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Together with his fisherman uncle, they spend hours at sea.
While Naham spends most of his time by the Red Sea, he doesn’t know the magic it entails. Until one night, amazed by the magical bioluminescent fish, he falls into the water, gets sucked into the depths, and brought before the Genius Loci who guides him to discover the wonders of the sea.
His adventures include going to school with other fish, cheering at a Marlyn speed race, and even attending a magnificent party!
But more importantly, Naham learns to respect and care for this underwater world so close to us yet still unknown.
• A children’s book to discover the magic underwater world of the Red Sea.
Raja Alem, Saudi journalist, novelist and author of children’s books, is considered one of the most important Arabic-language writers of her generation and was awarded several prizes, including the Arabic Women’s Creative Writing Prize on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of UNESCO in 2005, the Lebanese Literary Club Prize, in Paris in 2008 and the prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2011. Giulia Masia, illustrator, has been nominated for some important illustration awards, such as the Annual Illustratori Italiani, 3x3 Annual (USA) and CQ Journal awards. She was among the 50 award-winning illustrators at the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition. With Skira she published the graphic novel Atelier Picasso.
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