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Video Art
Eija-Liisa Ahtila:
The Annunciation
Marian Ilmestys
CrYsTAL eYe
edited by Ilppo Pohjola. Introduction by eija-Liisa
Ahtila. Text by Mieke bal.
Finnish video artist and photographer eija-Liisa
ahtila (born 1959) tells the stories of ordinary human
beings undergoing what seem to be bouts of insanity
or supernatural occurrence. this volume records her
three-channel installation and film The Annunciation,
reproducing its script and 100 stills from the work.
978-952-5368-18-5
Flexi, 8.5 x 10.75 in. / 200 pgs / 100 color.
U.S. $45.00 CDn $45.00
august/art
Laura Horelli: n.b.k.
Ausstellungen Band 12
wALTher könIG, köLn
edited and with foreword by Marius babias, kathrin
becker, sophie Goltz. Preface by klaus wowereit.
Text by Maeve Connolly, dieter roelstraete.
In her video works, Berlin–based Laura Horelli (born
1976) uses the documentary idiom to explore communication
and miscommunication in the globalized
world, as well as memory and personal history, emphasizing
reality as a subjective and malleable concept.
this comprehensive catalogue documents her
body of work to date.
978-3-86335-113-7
Flexi, 6.25 x 9 in. / 184 pgs / 180 color / 18 b&w.
U.S. $29.95 CDn $29.95 FLat40
august/art
Anna Jermolaewa:
Step Aside
Moderne kunsT nürnberG
Text by Iara boubnova, Christian egger, hedwig
saxenhuber.
exploring issues such as migration, integration and
globalization, anna Jermolewa employs photography
and video work to make a critical study of the balance
of power between the individual and society and the
manipulations of the media and consumer industry.
Step Aside documents her most important works of
the past ten years.
978-3-86984-272-1
pbk, 8.25 x 10.75 in. / 120 pgs / 148 color.
U.S. $55.00 CDn $55.00
august/art
Zbigniew Rybczyński &
Gábor Bódy: State of Images
Media Pioneers
Moderne kunsT nürnberG
edited by siegfried zielinski, Peter weibel. Preface
by klaus staeck. Text by siegfried zielinski, Peter
weibel, Piotr krajewski, zbigniew rybczyński, et al.
this publication introduces two pioneers of new
media: Zbigniew rybczyński, from poland, and gábor
Bódy, from Hungary. rybczyński (born 1949) is a creator
of experimental animations and a multimedia
artist. Bódy (1946–1985) was considered one of the
most important Hungarian filmmakers.
978-3-86984-275-2
pbk, 5.25 x 9.25 in. / 156 pgs / 80 color.
U.S. $40.00 CDn $40.00
august/art
Joana Hadjithomas
& Khalil Joreige
JrP|rInGIer
edited by Clément dirié, Michèle Thériault.
Text by suzanne Cotter, Jean-Michel frodon,
Michèle Thériault.
the Lebanese video artists, documentarians and photographers
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
have been a duo since the 1990s, making works that
address the turbulent history of their homeland. this
monograph surveys the duo’s projects, including their
most recent series of installations and research on the
now defunct Lebanese space exploration program.
978-3-03764-240-5
pbk, 9.25 x 11.25 in. / 160 pgs / 100 color.
U.S. $55.00 CDn $55.00
november/art/middle easern art & Culture
Pilvi Takala
hATJe CAnTz
edited by silke opitz.
pilvi takala (born 1981) deals with the constitutions
and limits of social groups and communities. Her
videos, books and installations are based on interventions
in semi-public spaces and this first monograph
documents most of her work since 2005. the design
of this publication reflects takala’s artistic strategies
and the narrative nature of her work.
978-3-7757-3352-6
pbk, 8.25 x 9.5 in. / 208 pgs. / 292 color.
U.S. $55.00 CDn $55.00
august/art
Douglas Gordon
kerber
edited by susanne Gaensheimer, klaus Görner.
Preface by susanne Gaensheimer. Text by Michael
fried, klaus Görner, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Léith.
Interview by James franco.
Famed for his 24-Hour Psycho, Scottish-born, new
York–based artist Douglas gordon (born 1966) is one
of the most influential video and film artists of his
generation. produced in close collaboration with the
artist, this catalogue looks at his latest works in the
context of his earlier oeuvre.
978-3-86678-628-8
Hbk, 9.75 x 11.5 in. / 234 pgs / 189 color / 30 b&w.
U.S. $65.00 CDn $65.00
august/art
Nina Fischer & Maroan el
Sani: Spelling Dystopia
JrP|rInGIer
edited by nina fischer, Maroan el sani. Text by
Mami kataoka.
this publication documents the making of the film
Spelling Dystopia, which tells the story of the Japanese
island Hashima. a site of rich coal deposits,
Hashima was the center of a bustling mining operation
from the late 1800s until it was completely abandoned
in 1974, and today it is a notorious wasteland.
978-3-03764-275-7
pbk, 8.25 x 11.25 in. / 128 pgs / 91 color / 13 b&w.
U.S. $39.95 CDn $39.95
September/art/asian art & Culture
Previously Announced.
Frances Stark: My Best Thing
wALTher könIG, köLn
edited by Jenifer Papararo, kitty scott. foreword
by nigel Prince, kitty scott. Text by Mark Godfrey.
Afterword by Jenifer Papararo.
this intimate publication focuses on Frances Stark’s
feature-length video “my Best thing,” a digital video
animation that traces the development of two sexual
encounters into conversations about film, literature,
art, collaboration and subjectivity. mark godfrey’s
essay explores the artist’s use of online sex-chat rooms
to generate material for the video.
978-3-86335-142-7
pbk, 4 x 5.75 in. / 88 pgs / 36 color.
U.S. $19.95 CDn $19.95
available/art
Nasan Tur: Breaking Records
Premiere 2
kerber
Preface by ulrike Lorenz. Text by stefanie Müller,
Änne söll.
Breaking Records is an installation by german multimedia
artist nasan tur (born 1974). projections on
multiple screens show the artist repeatedly attempting
and failing to break records for simple activities
such as jumping rope and dribbling a basketball. Documented
here are this installation and other pieces by
tur, whose work plays on our perceptions of everyday
life.
978-3-86678-574-8
Hbk, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 80 pgs / 79 color / 1 b&w.
U.S. $35.00 CDn $35.00
august/art/middle eastern art & Culture
Chantal Akerman:
Too Far, Too Close
LudIon
ArT sPeCIALTY
edited by Anders kreuger. Introduction by dieter
roelstraete. Text by Giuliana bruno, Tim Griffin,
et al. Interview by elisabeth Lebovici.
this retrospective monograph documents the career
of director Chantal akerman (born 1950), who made
her breakthrough in 1975 with Jeanne Dielman, 23
Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a film about the
everyday activities of a housewife. Her work since
then has continued to investigate ideas of biography,
gender, identity and memory.
978-94-6130-044-7
pbk, 8.75 x 10.5 in. / 112 pgs / 55 color / 25 b&w.
U.S. $40.00 CDn $40.00
august/art/Film & video
Daria Martin:
Sensorium Tests
JrP|rInGIer
edited by Anthony spira, Cleo walker. Text by
Melissa Gronlund, daria Martin, Anthony spira.
this monograph revolves around Daria martin’s new
film Sensorium Tests (2011), which uses the recently
diagnosed condition of mirror-touch synesthesia to
explore how sensations are transmitted, shared and
created in film—raising the question, can a spectator
experience a bodily reaction to film? the publication
includes related texts selected by martin, by writers and
thinkers from mary Shelley to maurice merleau-ponty.
978-3-03764-272-6
pbk, 8 x 11 in. / 152 pgs / 78 color / 36 b&w.
U.S. $30.00 CDn $30.00
July/art/Film & video
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