Katherine Small Gallery

Alphabet in Motion

How Letters Get Their Shape

Ever wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual?
Featuring 17 stunning interactive pop-ups, this ABC pop-up book explains—as well as demonstrates—the technologies and philosophies that have shaped letterforms through the ages. Readers will learn about '60s psychedelic type by projecting light through a phototypesetting pop-up; how screen technology shaped letterforms by turning on and off anti-aliasing; or the aesthetics of typographic modularity by reconfiguring the puzzle pieces of Josef Albers' Kombinations-Schrift.
Type history is often technical and always visual. It is therefore challenging to . . . . Hbk, 2 vols, 9.5 x 12 in. / 144 pgs / 280 color / 17 pop-ups.

By Kelli Anderson. Edited by Ben Kiel, Caren Litherland, Michelle Santiago Cortés, Claire Evans, Emily Doucet.

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National Portrait Gallery

Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World

A virtuoso in capturing beauty, glamour and star power, Cecil Beaton was an extraordinary force in the 20th-century British and American creative scenes. Renowned as a photographer, fashion illustrator, costume designer and writer, his impact spans the worlds of fashion, photography and design. From his early snapshots of the Bright Young Things and his breakthrough as Vogue's star photographer at just 24 years old, to his portraits of royals, celebrities and models and culminating in his award-winning turn as a costume designer, Beaton created an oeuvre of glamour, resilience and creativity that continues to captivate audiences today.
Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World, the catalog accompanying the exhibition of the same name at the National Portrait Gallery, London, is the first publication to delve . . . . Hbk, 9.75 x 11.75 in. / 288 pgs / 76 color / 180 b&w.

Edited with text by Robin Muir. Preface by Hamish Bowles.

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Primary Information

Paul Thek and Peter Hujar: Stay away from nothing

This volume shines a spotlight on the deep relationship between Paul Thek (1933–88) and Peter Hujar (1934–87) through the artists' letters and photographs. The book opens with Hujar's early portraits capturing the beginnings of their relationship, including Thek's first letters to Hujar, written while aboard a containership en route to Europe, where the two would eventually meet in Rome. From there, the publication traces their evolution into the icons we know them as today, with the remaining letters tracing Thek's travels and adventures, romantic dalliances, work and financial ups and downs through 1975.
Stay away from nothing reproduces more than 50 letters and postcards, along with drawings and other ephemera; their poetic, quotidian and melancholic tone provide a rare glimpse into Thek . . . . Pbk, 9 x 12 in. / 192 pgs / 9 color / 35 b&w.

Text by Paul Thek. Photographs by Peter Hujar. Afterword by Andrew Durbin.

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Wakefield Press

Little Castles of Bohemia

Prose and Poetry

Though Gérard de Nerval had originally intended it to be a small anthology of his early poetry, his 1853 Little Castles of Bohemia ended up as something more. As could be said of all his last works, the book was an effort at stability: worn out and financially impoverished, Nerval gathered his past writing in an attempt at assembling some sort of posterity. The melancholic, wandering castles presented here are gathered from the range of Nerval's literary life, from his autobiographical reminiscences of the bohemian neighborhood of Le Doyenné to the lyrical "odelettes" that established Nerval as a poet early on, the one-act Corilla and the mystical sonnets of madness that concluded his career. This bilingual volume containing the first full . . . . Pbk, 5.5 x 8 in. / 144 pgs / 10 b&w.

By Gérard de Nerval. Introduction and translation by Napoleon Jeffries. Illustrations by Alfred Prunaire.

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Soul Jazz Books

Freedom, Rhythm & Sound: Chapter Two

Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965–83

Just over 15 years ago, Soul Jazz Records' Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker published Freedom, Rhythm & Sound, showcasing the stunning graphic works of independently published jazz record cover designs of the 1960s and 1970s from radical jazz musicians such as Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and more. These artists reshaped the cultural landscape for African American musicians in the US, transforming the role of jazz musician from nightclub entertainer to artist. The artwork of their often self-produced record cover designs reflected their radical agenda, spiritual awareness and singular search for musical and personal freedoms.
Following the success of the first volume, Freedom, Rhythm and Sound: Chapter Two features hundreds more of these beautiful and rare jazz record cover designs from . . . . Flexi, 11.75 x 11.75 in. / 208 pgs / 500 color.

Edited by Stuart Baker, Gilles Peterson.

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DelMonico Books

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California

Published with Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA).

The first publication dedicated to historical African American quilts in California, Routed West traces the flow and flourishing of quilts in the context of the Second Great Migration from 1940 to 1970. As millions of African Americans sought greater economic opportunities and freedom outside of the American South, hundreds of thousands initially arrived in the Golden State. Many migrants carried quilts as functional objects and physical reminders of the homes they left behind. They also brought their quiltmaking skills, extending the art form’s Southern roots to the western United States in the later part of the 20th century.
Featuring vibrant images of over 100 quilts by nearly 90 individuals—the majority of whom are . . . . Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 272 pgs / 280 color.

Foreword by Julie Rodrigues Widholm. Edited with text by Elaine Y. Yau. Text by Daphne A. Brooks, Bridget R. Cooks, Basil Kincaid, Eli Leon, Adia Millett, Matthew Villar Miranda, Wendy M. Thompson. Conversation with Sharbreon Plummer, Carolyn Mazloomi, A’donna Richardson.

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Damiani

Joshua Charow: Loft Law

The Last of New York City's Original Artist Lofts

Envied by artists and apartment hunters alike for their wide windows and open floor plans, New York City’s lofts were once manufacturing centers in the late 19th and early 20th century. As urban densification pushed industry into the suburbs, these buildings were left empty. Looking for cheap rents and ideal studios, artists struck bargains with landlords to live and work in commercially zoned spaces. By the 1970s, these same artists faced eviction as their landlords embraced the new wealthy clientele that seeped into neighborhoods such as SoHo, Tribeca and the Bowery. Enacted in 1982, Article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law, better known as the Loft Law,” allowed artists to obtain legal occupancy and rent stabilization. After discovering a map of . . . . Hbk, 9.5 x 11.25 in. / 192 pgs / 108 color.

Text by Joshua Charow.

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Light Industry

Temporal Territories: An Anthology on Indigenous Experimental Cinema

Published with COUSIN Collective.

Founded in 2018, COUSIN Collective is dedicated to promoting Indigenous artists working with the moving image. Temporal Territories is the collective’s critical anthology on Indigenous experimental cinema, bringing together new works, reprints of key writings, theoretical interventions, artist portfolios, intergenerational dialogues and manifestos. With topics ranging from science fiction to found-footage filmmaking to the strange case of the DeMille Indians, the volume surveys a varied and vital body of work, and suggests new forms still to come.
As COUSIN writes in their introduction, "We hope this collection can be something like a celebration, a point along your path that fosters conversations and connections. There are no rules to this thing, and you are not alone."
Contributors include: Raven Chacon, Colectivo . . . . Pbk, 4.5 x 6.5 in. / 334 pgs / 6 color / 55 b&w.

Edited by COUSIN Collective.

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Royal Academy of Arts

Kiefer|Van Gogh

Ever since winning a travel grant as a 17-year-old to travel from the Netherlands through Belgium and Paris to Arles in Van Gogh's footsteps, the contemporary master painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer has been inspired by the Dutchman's art. Van Gogh has thus been a profound influence upon the subjects and techniques of Kiefer's monumental paintings and sculptures, which draw on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science. Published to coincide with Kiefer's 80th birthday in 2025, this book celebrates the power and luminous intensity of both artists' work. It is the first volume to consider Van Gogh's lasting influence on Kiefer and features works by both artists, including new, previously unseen pieces by Kiefer.
The German artist Anselm Kiefer (born 1945) works . . . . Hbk, 10.25 x 9 in. / 120 pgs / 100 color.

Text by Anselm Kiefer, Simon Schama, Tamara Klopper.

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Set Margins’ publications

Designerly Ways of Knowing

A Working Inventory of Things a Designer Should Know

In 2018, the architect and activist Michael Sorkin published the now beloved essay-list "Two Hundred and Fifty Things an Architect Should Know." Struck by the compelling form of this text, Danah Abdulla compiled a version for designers—"a list based on a search for knowledge and a designer’s commitment to making the world a better place," as she writes. Abdulla’s list includes the experience of scents; how critical theory does not account for the colonial experience; the dangers of seeking out simplicity; visual pollution; and how certain emblems and symbols make people feel. It is meant to be approached as a series of prompts to consider, discard or spark a conversation.
Danah Abdulla (born 1986) is a Palestinian Canadian designer, educator and researcher. . . . . Pbk, 4.5 x 7 in. / 64 pgs.

By Danah Abdulla.

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Set Margins’ publications

How Many Female Type Designers Do You Know?

I Know Many and Talked to Some!

First published by Onamotapee in 2021, this important book returns to print with a survey of the past and present of women working in typography. The first section is a statistical overview of the field apropos of gender, supplemented with biographies of female type designers that worked in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These women contributed to the industry significantly, but are rarely mentioned in histories of the subject.
The second portion of the volume comprises a series of interviews with 14 women that are either currently working as type designers or are in other ways involved in the field of type design: Gayaneh Bagdasaryan, Veronika Burian, Maria Doreuli, Louise Fili, Martina Flor, Loraine Furter, Jenna Gesse, Golnar Kat Rahmani, Indra . . . . Hbk, 4.5 x 8 in. / 320 pgs / 95 color / 78 b&w.

Edited with text by Yulia Popova. Conversations with Gayaneh Bagdasaryan, Veronika Burian, Maria Doreuli, Louise Fili, Martina Flor, et al.

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Set Margins’ publications

Becoming the Product

The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual

By examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink and the influencer-style approach of internet theorist Joshua Citarella, as well as the practices of Alex Quicho and Sophie Public, Morgane Billuart delves into the diverse strategies internet researchers adopt to share their work and sustain their careers in today's era defined by the attention economy. Charting the rise of subscription-based platforms and the increasing importance of engagement-driven metrics, she uncovers the tension between intellectual critique and the pressures of commodification. Thus Becoming the Product investigates the future of critical internet research and the sustainability of critical thinking in the digital age.
Morgane Billuart (born 1997) is an affiliated researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures and the New Center for . . . . Pbk, 5 x 7.5 in. / 164 pgs.

By Morgane Billuart.

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Inventory Press

Amanda Ross-Ho: Grand Gestures

Published with Vleeshal Center for Contemporary Art.

Building upon her background in prop design, Los Angeles–based artist Amanda Ross-Ho (born 1975) resizes and reinvents everyday objects such as clocks, drying racks and sheet masks, giving them a theatrical twist that uncovers the relationship between art, labor and systems of production.

. . . . Hbk, 7.5 x 9.5 in. / 580 pgs / 450 color.

Edited with interview by Roos Gortzak. Text by Catherine Taft.

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Set Margins’ publications

Conspiratorial Design

Information Design for the Bigger Picture

What if data was not a statement of fact, but an argument, and data visualizations mere representations of these arguments? After all, the goal of information designers is to synthesize a particular vision of the world. Taking this position to its ultimate (il)logical end, author Carlo Bramanti investigates the shady relationship between information design and conspiracy theories. Through esoteric diagrams and flowcharts, Bramanti argues that the conspiratorial haunts design even in its most basic paradigms. With a vital urgency to see and share the bigger picture, Conspiratorial Design probes the discipline’s clandestine facets and investigates how communities try to give meaningful narratives to information to overcome the vertigo of complexity.
Carlo Bramanti is a designer and writer based in the Netherlands. His . . . . Pbk, 4.25 x 7 in. / 144 pgs / 28 b&w.

By Carlo Bramanti. Introduction by Silvio Lorusso.

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Lars Müller Publishers

Planetary Gardener

Life First

This book, edited by French gardener, botanist and writer Gilles Clément (born 1943) and Coloco, a collective of landscape architects, artists, urban planners and botanists, showcases how we can live in harmony with nature and appreciate all its diversity, acting as gardeners and guardians. Adopting the point of view of the "planetary gardener" requires personal sensitivity, scientific rigor and practical experience. Beyond what nature can do for us, let’s ask: What can we do for nature? Let’s widen our focus, but above all, let’s adopt a code of conduct and take immediate action on all fronts. The book features the work of gardeners who work on vast landscapes as well as very small gardens, and who are also involved in movements . . . . Pbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 560 pgs / 450 color / 14 duotone / 31 b&w / 17 tritone.

Edited by Gilles Clément, Nicolas Bonnefant, Miguel Georgieff, Pablo Georgieff.

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