Weekly New Releases

American artist and educator John Ferren’s 1937 “Tempora” is reproduced from Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector—the first book ever dedicated to the pioneering collector and philanthropist’s formative days in London, where she opened her first gallery, the Guggenheim Jeune, in 1938. Published to accompany the traveling exhibition making stops in Venice, London and New York through 2027, this 272-page hardcover is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century avant-garde circles. “Encouraged by her friend, the Irish writer Samuel Beckett, who urged her to champion contemporary art as ‘a living thing,’ Guggenheim deepened her commitment to supporting the avant-garde,” curators Gražina Subelyte and Simon Grant write. “Over the course of eighteen months, from January 1938 through June 1939, Guggenheim Jeune quickly became one of the central places to see the latest developments in art by both local and international artists, many of whom were affiliated with abstraction and Surrealism. This inclination also reflected her early guidance from the French-born artist Marcel Duchamp…” The gallery would close in June of 1939, just three months before London officially entered World War II and Guggenheim would be forced to flee to France, and then back to her native New York.

The Cooper Union presents 'Primers for a Handmade Utopia'

On view Thursday, October 8–Thursday, October 29, 2026, The Cooper Union presents ‘Primers for a Handmade Utopia,’ an exhibition around the Northern California “back-to-the-land” architectural movement explored in ‘Handmade Utopia,’ the new book by author David Jacob Kramer and photographer Michael Schmelling.

ICP presents Susan Meiselas launching 'No Kings: Signs of the Times'

Thursday, October 8, from 6:30–8 PM, ICP presents the launch of 'No Kings: Signs of the Times,' a major new book by photographer Susan Meiselas, with a conversation featuring Meiselas, book designer Yo Cuomo and text contributors Laura Wexler and Eduardo Cadava.

Rizzoli Bookstore presents Ivan McClellan and Maria Soccor in conversation for the launch of 'Eight Seconds: Legacy in Motion'

Monday, October 12, at 6 PM, Rizzoli Bookstore presents a conversation with photographer Ivan McClellan to celebrate his new book, 'Eight Seconds: Legacy in Motion,' a stunning monograph documenting African-American cowboy culture, published by Damiani. He will be in conversation with Maria Soccor, followed by a signing.

The Cooper Union presents the exhibition panel discussion 'Primers for a Handmade Utopia'

Tuesday, October 13, from 6:30–8:30 PM, please join us at The Cooper Union for a panel discussion on the radical architecture of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement. This conversation accompanies the exhibition ‘Primers for a Handmade Utopia,’ on view at The Cooper Union from Thursday, October 8–Thursday, October 29, 2026. Writer David Jacob Kramer and photographer Michael Schmelling, who collaborated on the new book ‘Handmade Utopia: Back-to-the-Land Architecture in Northern California,’ will be in conversation with Cooper Union associate professor Irene Cheng and design critic Alexandra Lange.

McNally Jackson Seaport presents David Jacob Kramer and Michael Schmelling launching 'Handmade Utopia'

Wednesday, October 14, from 7–8 PM, McNally Jackson Seaport presents David Jacob Kramer, author of 'Handmade Utopia: Back-to-the-Land Architecture in Northern California,' in conversation with photographer and collaborator Michael Schmelling, for the NYC book launch.

McNally Jackson Seaport presents Tom Cole and Elliot Tuttle launching 'Chimes'

Thursday, October 22, from 7–8 PM, McNally Jackson Seaport presents Tom Cole, author of new release 'Chimes: A Monologue,' a confessional narrative melding black humor with sincere insight that speaks on class, queerness and addiction. Cole will appear in conversation with filmmaker Elliot Tuttle, followed by a book signing.

Fall book events for Tom Cole's 'Chimes: A Monologue'

In September 2026, The Song Cave released playwright and performer Tom Cole's highly anticipated debut novella, 'Chimes: A Monologue,' a funny, endearing and refreshingly direct "shame-based" confessional that touches on class and queerness, intimacy and addiction. Immediately, reviews in 'PW,' 'LitHub' and 'BOMB' flooded in and a bicoastal book tour was born. Please join the author in New York, Los Angeles and Boston for these celebratory launch events!

Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents the LA launch of 'Inploration: Art Exploring Space to Understand Earth'

Saturday, October 24, from 3–5 PM, Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Lawrence Azerrad and Richelle Ellis, authors of 'Inploration: Art Exploring Space to Understand Earth,' in conversation with artist Lita Albuquerque and moderator Jori Finkel.

“This book is an art object, a state of mind, an experiment, a statement, a question, a challenge, a gift, an enigma, a conundrum, a solution,” Frances Cannon writes in new release Queer Flora, Fauna, and Funga: A Radical Forage Through Art and Writing. “Queer nature is such a tantalizing concept. Bisexual flowers? Polyamorous lichens? Gay animals? Of course! Lesbian seagulls, hermaphrodite snails and sex-changing fish, oh my! It’s natural for humans to be queer, it’s natural for animals to be queer, and when you start looking, you can find queerness in all life forms.” In this highly-anticipated 384-page reader from Valiz, the reader is invited to examine queer science and nature through myriad lenses, including botany, horticulture, ecology, biology, mycology, queer theory, history, experimental writing, art and cultural anthropology. “Many pieces contradict each other, and I think that tension is essential to avoid a dull and tired homogeneity.… This book is a pulsing, symbiotic bog of ideas.” Pictured: Céline Baumann, Trial of Invasives, 2025.

Featured image—of pioneering performance poets Anne Waldman, John Giorno and Allen Ginsberg with writer William Burroughs and artist John Cage, 1976—is a mechanical for one cover of The Dial-A-Poem Poets double LP Totally Corrupt (Giorno Poetry Systems Records; GPS008-009, 1976). It is reproduced from new release John Giorno: The Performative Word, the first monograph dedicated to the influential American figure who also counted art and activism among his passions. A beautifully designed object in and of itself, this monograph is an absolute must for any student of the intersection of art, Buddhism, the absolute right to free expression and the American counterculture. Original photograph is by Les Levine.

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