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Nomata Minoru / Continuum

Joseph Constable, Nomura Shino

Cooperation White Cube

limArt Co Ltd, Tokyo 2023, 182 pages, 22,5x28,5cm, ISBN 978-4-991313806

euro 52,00

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Over the past four decades, Minoru Nomata has developed a lexicon of imaginary architectonic and topographical forms to create paintings that transcend specifics of time and place. This book presents a grand overview of his visionary works, which combine the familiar with the mysterious and the heroic with the haunting. It is especially the forms of construction – structural beams, frameworks, tarpaulins, and netting – that are the hallmarks of these fantastical architectures. Notions of the picturesque and sublime combine in Nomata’s later paintings, where the structures seem increasingly fragile, with reduced material volume, greater height, or wrapped in tendril-like scaffolding.

20/02/24

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Puku Suomessa 1750-1900 Costume in Finland 1750-1900

Pirkko Sihvo, Sirkka Kopisto

Editor Kirsti melanko

Museovirasto National Bord of Antiquities, Helsinki 1996, 56 pages, 17x24,5cm, ISBN 9789516160101

euro 45,00

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Steps off the Beaten Path Sentieri smarriti e ritrovati

Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Rome and its Environs

Roma e dintorni nelle fotografie del secondo Ottocento

by W.Bruce Lundberg (Author, Editor), John Pinto (Editor), Vincenzo Carlo (Artist), Domenico Baldassarre Simelli  (Artist)

Charta, Milano, American Cademy in Rome, 2008, 216 pages, 24,13x27,94cm, English/Italian, ISBN 978-8881586677

euro 60,00

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By 1860, photography in Rome was undergoing dramatic change. The level of detail made possible by new glass wet plate and albumen techniques encouraged photographers to take a documentary approach, focusing on architectural fragments, transitional spaces like stairways, even citizens going blurrily about their daily business--in short, on everything but the city's oft-photographed basilicas and ruins. The candid, frequently off-balance images collected in this unique volume, by photographers such as Vincento Carlo, Domenico Baldessare Simelli, Eugène Gustave Chauffourier, A. de Bonis and Edmond Lebel, anticipate both street photography and postmodern photographic abstraction. These photographers have only recently begun to emerge from obscurity and remain poorly documented. Indeed, many of their images have never been exhibited, and in some cases attribution remains conjectural. By bringing a significant body of work together, this collection sheds new light on their individual artistic personalities and illuminates the contributions of the group to the history of photography.

31/01/24

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Liliane Tomasko Beds

Edward Lucie-Smith

Galeria Llucia Homs, Barcelona 2002, 36 pag., Catalan and English

with a postcard signed by the artist

euro 45,00

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rare catalogue enrichi d'une carte postale signée et dédicacée

04/06/24

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Woven Histories

Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Production by Brad Ireland and Christina Wiginton, Editing by Magda Nakassis,

National Gallery of Art, Washington copublished by The University of Chicago Press, 2023, 284 pages, ISBN 978-0-226-82729-2

euro 65,00

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Exhibition dates : Los Angeles County Museum Art 2023, Washington Nat.Gall.Art 2024, Ottawa Nat.Gall.Canada 2024,New York MoMA 2025

Richly illustrated volume exploring the inseparable histories of modernist abstraction and twentieth-century textiles.   Published on the occasion of an exhibition curated by Lynne Cooke, Woven Histories offers a fresh and authoritative look at textiles—particularly weaving—as a major force in the evolution of abstraction. This richly illustrated volume features more than fifty creators whose work crosses divisions and hierarchies formerly segregating the fine arts from the applied arts and handicrafts.   Woven Histories begins in the early twentieth century, rooting the abstract art of Sophie Taeuber-Arp in the applied arts and handicrafts, then features the interdisciplinary practices of Anni Albers, Sonia Delaunay, Liubov Popova, Varvara Stepanova, and others who sought to effect social change through fabrics for furnishings and apparel. Over the century, the intersection of textiles and abstraction engaged artists from Ed Rossbach, Kay Sekimachi, Ruth Asawa, Lenore Tawney, and Sheila Hicks to Rosemarie Trockel, Ellen Lesperance, Jeffrey Gibson, Igshaan Adams, and Liz Collins, whose textile-based works continue to shape this discourse. Including essays by distinguished art historians as well as reflections from contemporary artists, this ambitious project traces the intertwined histories of textiles and abstraction as vehicles through which artists probe urgent issues of our time.

24/12/23

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Les ponts de Paris

Voyage fantastique

Jean Pattou, Michel Cantal-Dupart

Editions Jean Laffitte, Marseille 1991, 110 pages, 50 aquarelles, 37x27,5cm, ISBN 2-86276-214-4

euro 25,00

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Le peintre-architecte Jean Pattou rêve sur le thème des ponts de Paris et traduit ce rêve en vision onirique et urbaniste. Le texte raconte l'histoire de ces ponts dans une perspective littéraire et urbaniste

11/06/24

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Set and costume designs for ballet and theater

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Alexander Schouvaloff, introduction Serge Lifar

General editor Simon De Pury

The Vendome Press, New York 1987, 268 pages, 24,5x30cm, ISBN 0-865-076-4

euro 80,00

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During his lifetime the late Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza acquired a collection of over fifty drawings - largely of set and costume designs - reflecting the theatre of the first half of the twentieth century, and particularly the ballet, during what was surely its most exciting and innovative period. Twenty-two of these drawings are by Leon Bakst, perhaps the most famous of all theatrical designers, whose revolutionary designs for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes played such a major part in the impact that company made during the years 1909-1929.

16/11/24

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Bozzetti di scena e costumi

Alexander Schouvaloff

Introduzione di Serge Lifar

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano 1987, rilegato, 270 pagine, 56 tavole a colori fuori testo, 25x30cm,

euro 45,00

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«Il barone Thyssen-Bornemisza ha raccolto una collezione di disegni - in gran parte bozzetti di scena e costumi - che illustrano il teatro della prima metà del XX secolo e soprattutto il balletto, nel suo periodo più interessante e innovativo. Alexander Schouvaloff ha compilato un poderoso catalogo per la descrizione di queste opere. Nella sua introduzione descrive la particolare natura della bozzettistica teatrale, riassume la situazione del teatro in Europa e in Russia alla fine del XIX secolo per inquadrare i disegni in un più preciso contesto storico ed esamina brevemente la figura di ciascun artista».

In questo catalogo vengono descritte 56 opere, in particolare la bozzettistica teatrale, riassumendo la condizine del teatro in Europa e Russia alla fine del XIX secolo. Nel catalogo vero e proprio vengono esaminati nei dettagli i costumi e i bozzetti per i quali sono stati realizzati.

08/06/24

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Philippe Halsman's Jump Book

Compléments de documents Yvonne Halsman, Postface Owen Edwards

Éditions de La Martinière, Paris 2015, 96 pages, 194 ill, ISBN 989-2-7324-7506-6

euro 50,00

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C’est en photographiant la famille Ford que Philippe Halsman a eu cette idée un peu folle : faire sauter Mme Ford devant l’objectif. Ainsi naît le concept de « jumpology ». Cet album présente des portraits hauts en couleurs (bien qu’en N&B), originaux, dynamiques, drôles et vrais. De Riga en Lettonie à New York, en passant par Paris, Philippe Halsman est devenu le plus grand portraitiste de son époque : Chagall, Le Corbusier, Gide, Malraux et d’autres artistes et intellectuels tombent tous sous la coupe de son appareil. Dès 1940, Halsman fuit l’Occupation et émigre aux États-Unis où il se reforgera une notoriété aux côtés de Picasso, Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Bergman, Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Salvador Dalí ou encore Alfred Hitchcock. La photographie d’Halsman se caractérise par son approche directe et psychologique, ainsi que par une recherche formelle dans le détail, affectionnant les expérimentations techniques et esthétiques. Il réalise 101 couvertures du magazine Life et publie, en 1959, son manifeste de la « jumpology » : Jump Book.

Le quasi 200 fotografie realizzate da Halsman a metà degli anni 50 che ritraggono stelle del cinema, regnanti, politici, attori, artisti e studiosi a mezz’aria sono ormai entrate a far parte nell’immaginario collettivo della cifra stilistica di Halsman. In quel periodo l’artista concludeva le sessioni fotografiche chiedendo ai suoi soggetti di saltare e così iniziò a prendere forma questa straordinaria ed energetica raccolta che tra gli altri annovera Marilyn Monroe, Edward Steichen, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Oppenheimer, John Steinbeck, Weegee, Aldous Huxley, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalì, Brigitte Bardot, Groucho Marx, Richard Nixon e il Duca e la Duchessa di Windsor. "Quando si chiede una persona di saltare", ha scritto Halsman, "la sua attenzione è principalmente rivolta verso l'atto di saltare, e la maschera cade, facendo apparire così la persona reale."

25/10/24

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Bhutan

A Kingdom of the Eastern Himalayas

Guy van Strydonck, Françoise Pommaret- Imaeda, Yoshiro Imaeda

Serindia Publ., London 1984, 175 pages, hardcover, ISBN 0906026 13X

euro 22,00

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The little-known kingdom of Bhutan, around the size of Switzerland, is now one of the last strongholds of Tantric Buddhism in the East. Although isolated for centuries by its geography, bound as it is on the south by dense tropical jungles and to the north by the Himalayas, in the last 15 years with the advent of motor roads and the national will to develop, it has slowly opened its doors to a few privileged vistoirs and tourists. Amongst these, Guy van Strydonck has had the good fortune as royal guest to travel the length and breadth of the kingdom, recording the land and its people. For centuries, monks and refugees from Tibet have settled in Bhutan's hospitable and fertile valleys and ensured close cultural links between the countries. Because of different socio-economic conditions, Bhutan soon developed a highly distinctive culture of its own, and it is the purpose of this book to introduce the reader not only to its magnificent and varied landscapes, but also to the genius of Bhutan's rich traditions of art and architecture. Other chapters in the book focus on monastic and village life, their festivals and dances. A whole chapter is devoted to the hitherto unknown valley of Sakteng in the extreme east, homeland to the yak-herding "brokpas". The book concludes with a portrait of the Bhutanese themselves, a hardy mountain people renowned both for thie irrepresible good humour and for their profound spirit of Buddhist tolerance.

07/06/24

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Alexander McQueen Working Process

Photographs by Nick Waplington

Damiani, Bologna 2013, 304 pagine, 200 ill., 24,8x29,5, ISBN 978-88-6208 295-2

euro 50,00

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Nel 2008 Alexander McQueen incaricò il fotografo Nick Waplington di documentare la sua ultima collezione Autunno 2009 dall’inizio fino all’ingresso in passerella. La collezione da lui denominata The Horn of Plenty [Cornucopia] vede McQueen rivisitare l’archivio costruito in quindici anni di lavoro e riutilizzarlo in una nuova collezione. Si trattava in effetti di una sua personale ricognizione, in cui il set era costituito di specchi rotti e di un mucchio gigantesco di resti degli allestimenti di show precedenti. Secondo i critici questa modalità rifletteva il sentire di McQueen nei confronti del fashion system e del suo modo di obbligare i designer a essere geni creativi, contemporaneamente relegando ogni collezione nel cestino della spazzatura della storia non appena effettuata la vendita. A Waplington fu garantita una facilità di accesso senza precedenti a McQueen e al suo staff, compresa Sarah Burton, attuale direttore creativo del marchio. Ogni fase del processo creativo è documentata, ma la cosa più interessante è che il layout del libro è stato disegnato da McQueen in persona, che si servì di immagini fissate su bacheche. Il libro era pronto per la pubblicazione quando McQueen morì e il libro rimase in sospeso fino a ora. Il libro viene pubblicato esattamente come lo aveva impaginato McQueen, come tributo alla sua personalissima collezione. Nick Waplington è un artista che lavora con la fotografia, la pittura e la scultura. I suoi lavori sono conservati in molte importanti collezioni nel mondo, tra cui al MoMA, a New York, e alla Tate Gallery, a Londra.

25/10/24

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The Design Heritage of Noren

Signs and Symbols in Japan

Tadashi Masuda

Graphic-sha, Tokyo 1988, 198 pages, 23x30,5cm, ISBN 4-7661-04560

euro 80,00

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Noren, traditional Japanese fabric dividers, offer a striking yet often overlooked element of Japanese culture. These are rectangular cloths split down the middle, hanging down from a horizontal rod positioned at the entrance of shops, restaurants, and homes. Serving a practical purpose, noren acts as a curtain to shield interiors from the elements, provide privacy, and denote the business's open or closed status. However, the cultural significance of noren extends beyond these utilitarian functions. Traditionally, noren are adorned with the name, logo, or symbol of the establishment, intricately designed and often hand-dyed. The images or kanji characters used aren't chosen lightly; they embody the spirit of the business or home, giving a glimpse into what lies behind the noren. These textile dividers serve as silent communicators, establishing a non-verbal dialogue with passersby and subtly drawing them into the world behind the curtain.

01/05/24

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Chic Clicks

Exhibition curator Ulrich Lehmann

Hatje Cantz Publ. , Berlin 2002, 150+140 pages, 23,5x30cm, ISBN 3-7757-1135-X

euro 90,00

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Catalogue reads from both directions, with texts in the center of the book, with hundreds of full color photographs by a range of artists including Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Anders Edstrom, Takashi Himma, Richard Prince, Collier Schorr, Cindy Sherman, Larry Sultan, Erwin Wurm, and many others. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held first in Boston from January 23-May 5, 2002, and subsequently at Fotomuseum Winterthur from June 15-August 18, 2002. 

Chic Clicks est la première publication traitant du conflit entre la revendication artistique et la réalité commerciale dans la photographie de mode. 40 photographes de renom présentent des travaux libres et inédits ainsi que des commandes publiées dans des magazines de mode ; cinq essais traitent de la photographie de mode dans sa signification culturelle et sociale.

Chic Clicks présente à la fois des clichés privés et expérimentaux de photographes qui se sont fait un nom avec des photos de mode, et des photos de mode de photographes qui se sont d'abord fait connaître par leur travail artistique et qui, par conséquent, ont reçu des commandes de magazines de mode et d'entreprises.

Les artistes : Fred Aufray, Laetitia Benat, Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm, Koto Bolofo, Mark Borthwick, Jean-François Carly, Alex Cayley, Banu Cennetoglu, Donald Christie, Philippe Cometti, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Corinne Day, Horst Diekgerdes, Anders Edström, Alexei Hay, Takashi Homma, Mikael Jansson, Marcelo Krasilcic, Christophe Kutner, Tom Lingnau et Frank Schumacher, Glen Luchford, Richard Prince, Dmon Prunner, Blaise Reuterswärd, Terry Richardson, Satoshi Saikusa, Jimo Salako, Luis Sanchis, Collier Schorr, Cindy Sherman, David Sims, Antonio Spinoza, Larry Sultan, Iké Udé, Javier Vallhonrat, Jonathan de Villiers, Matthias Vriens, Erwin Wurm

10/06/24

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Montparnasse

Entre Bohème et Années Folles

Olivier Renault

Parigramme, Paris 2018, 126 pages, 20x28cm, ISBN 9782373950618

euro 25,00

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De l'aube du XXe siècle aux années 1930, Montparnasse connaît son âge d'or. D'Europe centrale et de l'Est, d'Italie, d'Espagne, de Scandinavie ou des Etats-Unis... accourent par centaines de jeunes peintres, sculpteurs, écrivains ou photographes, pressés de rallier ce nouveau " centre du monde " où une révolution artistique est en train d'éclore. Eux aussi veulent en être... C'est ainsi que dans la lumière froide des ateliers ou l'ambiance chaleureuse des grands cafés se croisent Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, Kisling, Pascin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cocteau, Desnos, Miller... et tant d'autres. Au moins pour quelques années, Paris est une fête, immortalisée par les objectifs de Man Ray, de Brassaï ou de Kertész. From the dawn of the 20th century to 1930's, Montparnasse enjoyed a Golden Age. Hailing from Central and Eastern Europe, Italy Spain, Scandinavia or the United States... hundreds of painters, sculptors, writers or photographers rushed over, all eager to rally this new "center of the world", where an artistic revolution was in full bloom. They also wanted to be part of it... Thus, in the cold light of their artist studios or enjoying the warm ambiance of large cafés, mingled Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, Kisling, Pascin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cocteau, Desnos, Miller... as well as many others. At least for a few years, Paris is a Moveable Feast, was immortalized by the lenses of Man Ray, Brassaï or Kertész.

07/11/24

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Dance in Close Up

Hans Van Manen seen by Erwin Olaf

Hannibal, Veurne 2022, 120 pages, 32x32cm, Linen hardcover with tip-in, ISBN 9789464366273

euro 65,00

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Exclusive art project by photographer Erwin Olaf and choreographer Hans van Manen offering a unique view on dance and photography

“Ballet inspires me. Human beings have the capacity to express themselves through many art forms, but when it comes to dance – and especially classical modern ballet – I am always amazed by that unbelievably elevated form of expression. It's so precise and so incredibly skilled; I admire that enormously.” ― Photographer and filmmaker Erwin Olaf

“The fact that the photographer is looking through the camera lens means they have a different perspective from looking directly at the figure. That is voyeuristic. The camera can do something that the audience member can't: zooming in for a close-up.” ― Choreographer Hans van Manen

The grand master of Dutch dance, Hans van Manen, celebrates his 90th birthday this year. That has given rise to international celebrations by leading ballet companies with the Hans van Manen festival from 8 to 29 June 2022, the exclusive publication Dance in Close-Up and the exhibition of the same name in Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam from 19 June to 17 July 2022. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Hans van Manen was not only one of the world's leading choreographers, but also an internationally acclaimed photographer. It was during this period that the then very young photographer Erwin Olaf met the famed artist, who immediately took him under his wing and introduced him to the world of the visual arts and studio photography. This book celebrates their 40 years of friendship, with a photo series in which Van Manen directs moments from his choreographic career, recorded with the utmost precision by Erwin Olaf. With text contributions from the authors Nina Siegal and Michael James Gardner.

04/01/24