ARTBOOK | D.A.P.

978-0-615-59689-1
Hbk, 9.25 x 12 in. / 120 pgs / 43 color / 1 b&w.
U.S. $50.00 CDn $50.00
october/photography
Peter Fischli & David Weiss:
800 Views of Airports
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800 Views of Airports documents a lengthy series of work
by peter Fischli (born 1952) and David Weiss (born 1946),
comprising 1,010 photographs to date, all of which appear
here complete for the first time. For this ongoing documentary
project, the artistic duo photograph the airports they
have passed through in their travels around the world over
nearly 25 years, in a quest for exotic banality throughout
different cultures. their images of these nondescript
airports focus on the humdrum aspect of air travel: the fuel
vehicles, the baggage trucks, the daily routines of airport
workers, the long antiseptic corridors and sprawling
tarmacs surrounded by panoramic views of empty vistas.
Whether presenting a Lufthansa airplane sitting idle in a
yellowy light, a Swiss air plane waiting in a neon-haunted
dusk or an air France plane getting its belly filled in the
dead of night, Fischli and Weiss’s images present the
evanescence of any national identity when reduced to a
symbol on a vertical stabilizer. 800 Views of Airports reveal
the non-places encircling our world, and the non-journeys
that have come to define our contemporary life in transit,
while simultaneously offering carefully composed images
that are strangely placid and restful.
978-3-86560-932-8
Hbk, 7.75 x 11 in. / 408 pgs / 800 color.
U.S. $65.00 CDn $65.00
november/photography
Laurie Simmons:
The Love Doll
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edited by Lynne Tillman. Introduction by Jeanne
Greenberg rohatyn. Text by Laurie simmons.
throughout her career, photographer Laurie Simmons
(1949) has staged scenes with dolls, dummies and occasionally
people for her camera. In the fall of 2009, Simmons
opened a new chapter to her work and ordered a customized,
high-end “Love Doll” from Japan. the surrogate sex partner
arrived in a crate, clothed in a transparent slip and accompanied
by a separate box containing an engagement ring and
genitalia. Simmons documented her photographic relationship
with this human scale “girl,” depicting the lifelike, latex
doll in an ongoing series of “actions”—each shown and titled
chronologically from the day Simmons received the doll up
to the present, describing the relationship she developed
with her model. the first days of somewhat formal and shy
poses give way to an ever-increasing familiarity and comfort
level as time passes. a second doll arrived one year later.
this new character, and the interaction between the two,
reveal yet another dynamic in composition, both formal
and psychological. In search of a stage for her Love Doll,
Simmons turned to her own home, transforming it into an
artfully staged, color coordinated, oversized dollhouse. a
tale of disquieting adult fantasy, desire and regret, The Love
Doll accompanies the complete photographic series with
the artist’s diary entries and is printed on a special paper to
evoke the touch of a Love Doll’s skin.
On Kawara: Date Paintings in New
York and 136 Other Cities
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edited by edgar d. Mitchell, Lei Yamabe, Lucas zwirner, Tommy
simoens, Angela Choon.
the Japanese conceptual artist on Kawara (born 1933) has nurtured a
fascination with counting and time for more than 40 years now, most
famously through the ongoing execution of his famous “date paintings”
of the Today series: a daily ritual to conclude only on the day of his death.
the first painting in the series was executed in new York on January 4,
1966; since then, on Kawara has carried out the procedure at regular
intervals in cities throughout the world, painting each day, month and
year in a white sans-serif script against a monochrome background in
the language conventions of the country he is in. When not displayed,
each painting is stored in a box and accompanied by a local newspaper
clipping of the day. Despite numerous solo exhibitions worldwide, Date
Painting(s) in New York and 136 Other Cities is the first retrospective of
the 45 years of on Kawara’s date paintings. Including over 180 date paintings,
the book is divided into two parts: one that covers the complete
series of paintings done in new York, and a second that focuses on the
series of works done in different locales throughout the world. the result
offers a unique insight into the role that place and a life of travel has
played in a body of work that has been defined by time and chronology.
978-94-6130-015-7
Hbk, 9.75 x 11 in. / 288 pgs / 340 color / 10 b&w.
U.S. $60.00 CDn $60.00
august/art/asian art & Culture
exHIBItIon SCHeDULe
Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn museum and Sculpture garden, 03/22/12–05/13/12
Doug Aitken: Song 1
hIrshhorn MuseuM And sCuLPTure GArden
Text by kerry brougher, barney hoskyns, dean kuipers.
In a bold effort to redefine the public exhibition space, the Hirshhorn
museum has commissioned Doug aitken’s most ambitious work to date.
Song 1 is an unprecedented 360-degree moving-image work, requiring 11
high-definition projectors, that seamlessly blends imagery to illuminate
the façade of the museum’s iconic cylindrical building—transforming it
into “liquid architecture”—and create an urban soundscape. the scope
of the artwork is large, yet at its core is a basic concept. Based around a
single song, “I only Have eyes for You,” the piece explores the idea of
pure communication through the perfect pop song. this distinctive book,
designed by the artist and shaped to emulate the form of the Hirshhorn
itself, visually interprets the work and places the work in a broader art
historical and cultural context.
978-0-9789063-2-0
Clth, 13 x 8 in. / 120 pgs / 150 color / 20 b&w.
U.S. $50.00 CDn $50.00
July/art
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