Gregory R. Miller & Co./Aspen Art Press

Mark Bradford: Merchant Posters

This book gathers for the first time an extensive selection of American artist—or builder and demolisher,” as he describes himself—Mark Bradford's gorgeous, searing and heavily textured merchant posters.” The original printed posters, collected by Bradford from around his Central Los Angeles neighborhood, are brightly colored local advertisements that target the area's vulnerable lower-income residents. For Bradford, they serve as both the formal and conceptual underpinnings of his works on paper, décollages/collages that engage with the pressures of the cityscape. The sheer density of advertising creates a psychic mass, an overlay that can sometimes be very tense or aggressive,” he notes; If there's a 20-foot wall with one advertisement for a movie about war, then you have the repetition of the same . . . . Hbk, 11 x 9 in. / 160 pgs / 100 color.

Text by Malik Gaines, Ernest Hardy, Philippe Vergne, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson.

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JRP|Editions

A Brief History of Curating

By Hans Ulrich Obrist

Part of JRP|Ringer's innovative Documents series, published with Les Presses du Réel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises a unique collection of interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist mapping the development of the curatorial field--from early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs developed in Europe and the U.S. through the inception of Documenta and the various biennales and fairs--with pioneering curators Anne D'Harnoncourt, Werner Hoffman, Jean Leering, Franz Meyer, Seth Siegelaub, Walter Zanini, Johannes Cladders, Lucy Lippard, Walter Hopps, Pontus Hulten and Harald Szeemann. Speaking of Szeemann on the occasion of this legendary curator's death in 2005, critic Aaron Schuster summed up, "the image we have of the curator today: the curator-as-artist, a roaming, . . . . Paperback, 6 x 8 in. / 200 pgs.

Edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist.

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JRP|Editions

Jim Shaw: My Mirage

A bricoleur of uniquely American utopian/dystopian cosmologies, Jim Shaw (born 1952) weds themes from American religious history with motifs from 1960s and 70s counterculture, often coining rubrics--such as his invented religion of O--or series under which to unify these narratives. My Mirage is Shaw's earliest sequence of this kind. Conceived between 1986 and 1991, arranged in chapters and constituted of nearly 170 works--drawn, silk-screened, photographed, sculpted, filmed or painted in a different style--My Mirage recounts the wanderings of Billy, a white, middle-class American sucked into the whirlwind of the 1960s and 70s counterculture. An anxious and withdrawn youth consumed by psychotic hallucinations, Billy joins a psychedelic pagan cult, eventually and inevitably returning to the religion of his youth, reborn” as a . . . . Pbk, 8.25 x 10.25 in. / 240 pgs / 150 color.

Edited by Lionel Bovier, Fabrice Stroun. Text by Fabrice Stroun.

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JRP|Editions

A Brief History of Curating

By Hans Ulrich Obrist

Part of JRP|Ringer's innovative Documents series, published with Les Presses du Réel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises a unique collection of interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist mapping the development of the curatorial field--from early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs developed in Europe and the U.S. through the inception of Documenta and the various biennales and fairs--with pioneering curators Anne D'Harnoncourt, Werner Hoffman, Jean Leering, Franz Meyer, Seth Siegelaub, Walter Zanini, Johannes Cladders, Lucy Lippard, Walter Hopps, Pontus Hulten and Harald Szeemann. Speaking of Szeemann on the occasion of this legendary curator's death in 2005, critic Aaron Schuster summed up, "the image we have of the curator today: the curator-as-artist, a roaming, . . . . Paperback, 6 x 8 in. / 200 pgs.

Edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist.

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Pomona College Museum of Art

It Happened at Pomona

Art at the Edge of Los Angeles 1969-1973

From 1969 to 1973, a series of radical art projects took place at the far eastern edge of Los Angeles County at the Pomona College Museum of Art, in Claremont, California. Here, Hal Glicksman, a pioneering curator in Light and Space art and former assistant to Walter Hopps, and Helene Winer, later the director of Artists Space and founder of Metro Pictures gallery in New York, curated landmark exhibitions by young local artists who bridged the gap between postminimalism and Conceptual art and presaged the development of postminimalism in the late 1970s. Among these artists were Bas Jan Ader, Michael Asher, Mowry Baden, Lewis Baltz, Chris Burden, Judy Chicago, Ger van Elk, Jack Goldstein, Robert Irwin, William Leavitt, John McCracken, Allen . . . . Pbk, 9 x 13 in. / 386 pgs / 120 color / 160 b&w.

Edited by Rebecca G. McGrew, Glenn R. Phillips, Marie Shurkus. Text by Thomas Crow, David Pagel.

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The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Artists Speak: Iconic Quotes on Modern Art

What do artists say? And how do they translate their visions, ideas and intuitions into words? This thoughtfully curated volume assembles a constellation of quotations from some of the world's best-known modern and contemporary artists—including Ruth Asawa, Romare Bearden, Charles and Ray Eames, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Yoko Ono and Vincent van Gogh, among others. Paired with works of art from the Museum of Modern Art's renowned collection, these statements form a rich dialogue between language and image, offering reflections on art, life and more.
Inspired by the popular MoMA Artist Quote Totes and their signature bright color palette, this highly giftable publication is more than just a book of sayings; it offers direct engagement with the artists' philosophies, bringing readers into . . . . Hbk, 6 x 6 in. / 72 pgs / 25 color.

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American Art Catalogues

Francesco Clemente: The Tarots

American Art Catalogues presents a fully illustrated 78-card tarot deck by the Italian and American artist Francesco Clemente (born 1952), accompanied by a guidebook written by the artist. Housed in a bespoke lidded box, the deck brings together Clemente’s distinctive visual language with the symbolic structure of the tarot. Begun in 2008, the watercolor and gouache tarot cards depict family and friends, reflecting relationships central to Clemente’s life and creative world. A New York resident since 1981, the artist draws many of his subjects from the city, including in the 22 Major Arcana cards, transforming the traditional tarot into a personal portrait of his community. Figures portrayed include Salman Rushdie, Fran Lebowitz, Jasper Johns, Philip Glass, Diane von Fürstenberg, Colm Tóibín . . . . Boxed, 3 x 5.5 in. / 164 pgs / 78 color cards and booklet.

Edited by Sharon Delano.

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The Song Cave

Collier Schorr: Writing a Letter

Akerman Ballet, Act 1

For many years, American photographer Collier Schorr (born 1963) has been creating a ballet inspired by Chantal Akerman’s film Je, tu, il, elle. Following the film’s themes of transparency, sexuality, shame and love, Schorr has directed a piece consisting of videotaped dances in which she includes herself as a character alongside her fellow dancers.
At once intimate and risky, questioning aspects of age, gender and racial norms historically underrepresented in ballet, Schorr tells a story about power, desire and compulsion. In Writing a Letter, Akerman Ballet, Act 1, Schorr has pulled a large collection of film stills from the first act of this ballet. Published as a standalone document of one artist vigorously in conversation with another’s work, it is also an . . . . Pbk, 5.5 x 7.5 in. / 240 pgs / 180 b&w.

Introduction by Peggy Phelan.

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Wakefield Press

Scorpions

Yumiko Kurahashi's 1963 novella Scorpions takes the form of a transcript of a one-sided interview with L following the arrest and institutionalization of her twin brother K. The two have played a role in a series of horrifying deaths culminating in the murder of their mother. Through a first-person narrative that varies in tone from scientifically clinical to darkly humorous, mingling together references to the Bible and Greek mythology, odd bits of dialogue and obtuse descriptions, we learn of K and L's shocking crimes as well as the professional and personal entanglement of L and an older man they call the Red Pig, their mother's former lover. Scorpions remains, after more than half a century, a shockingly transgressive text. It bears . . . . Pbk, 4.5 x 7 in. / 72 pgs.

By Yumiko Kurahashi. Introduction and translation by Michael Day.

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Dia Art Foundation

Artists on Agnes Martin

In this seventh publication from Dia's Artists on Artists series, Vija Celmins, Jennie C. Jones, Jutta Koether and Zoe Leonard reveal profound insights about the American abstract painter and sometime filmmaker Agnes Martin (1912–2004). Celmins shares affinities with Martin's focus on the field and the picture plane while admiring the artist's rigor and consistency. Jones explores the impact of solitude and inspiration on Martin's work while also connecting the grid to sonic notation and patterns. Koether deploys a Derridean analysis to highlight and destabilize contradictions within the artist's work, while Leonard finds poetic and personal revelations in Martin's commitment to repetition. All four contributions issue heartfelt invitations to reapproach the artist's work from new angles. Abundantly illustrated with works from Martin's . . . . Pbk, 5.25 x 7 in. / 120 pgs / 105 color.

Edited by Matilde Guidelli-Guidi and Svetlana Kitto with Karen Rasaby. Foreword by Jessica Morgan. Text by Vija Celmins, Jennie C. Jones, Jutta Koether, Zoe Leonard.

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Grand Gallery

Vintage Reggae Poster Scrap

All You Need Is Dub

From early Jamaican sounds to UK developments and contemporary innovations, Vintage Reggae Poster Scrap traces the visual language of reggae and dub and their many subgenres. Featuring hundreds of carefully reproduced images of rare vintage posters, flyers, advertisements and press photographs from the collection of music producer and DJ Yasushi Ide, the book highlights design approaches ranging from raw DIY aesthetics to highly stylized promotional graphics, reflecting the diversity and rebellious energy of the scene. While books focusing on reggae record sleeves are already rare, this poster-centered volume stands apart as a pioneering work, positioning printed ephemera as a vital historical record. This collection of posters is accompanied by a special contribution from Don Letts, DJ and videographer for The Clash, . . . . Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 256 pgs / 215 color.

Edited by Yasushi Ide, Chika Minami. Preface by Don Letts. Afterword by Yasushi Ide.

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FUEL

Propagandopolis

A Century of Propaganda from around the World

Do you know what propaganda looks like? A mural showing Saddam Hussein on horseback. A poster featuring Chinese climbers carrying a bust of Mao to the summit of Mount Everest. A film of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un parading an intercontinental ballistic missile. A Pakistani newspaper advertisement calling for Jehad” [sic]. A soldier firing condoms from his gun in a Ugandan AIDS awareness and prevention campaign. A painting depicting American and Soviet crew members of the 1976 Apollo-Soyuz mission riding horseback across the heavens above earth, their respective flags held aloft.
Juxtaposing a wide range of material originating from conflicting ideologies, Propagadopolis presents a wealth of shocking, unusual and visually arresting images. Spanning an array of regions worldwide (with a particular focus . . . . Hbk, 5 x 8 in. / 208 pgs / 176 color / 21 b&w.

Edited by Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell. Foreword by Robert Peckham. Text by Bradley Davies.

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The Song Cave

My Mother Laughs

First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950–2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman’s often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final film No Home Movie (2015).

With a particular focus on the difficulties Akerman faced in conjunction with the end of her mother’s life, the book combines a matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better convey the totality of her experience. Akerman writes: "With pride because I finally believed in my ability to . . . . Pbk, 5.5 x 7.5 in. / 175 pgs / 22 color / 7 b&w.

By Chantal Akerman. Translated by Corina Copp.

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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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Hatje Cantz

Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects

Following on the widely read volume The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, New York–based author and cultural strategy advisor András Szántó turns his attention to architects. The conclusion of The Future of the Museum was that the conceptual structure of art museums has evolved; it follows that the physical structure of the art museum must also change. Szántó’s conversations with architects survey the thinking in the field, engaging architects who have built some of the world’s most iconic institutions and an emerging global generation that is destined to leave its mark on the museum of the future.
Architects include: Kunlé Adeyemi (NLÉ), David Adjaye (Adjaye Associates), Paula Zasnicoff Cardoso & Carlos Alberto Maciel (Arquitetos Associados), David Chipperfield (David Chipperfield Architects), Minsuk . . . . Pbk, 4.75 x 7.5 in. / 272 pgs / 60 color.

By András Szántó.

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Grand Gallery

Vintage Jazz Poster Scrap

Rather than focusing on record sleeves or album artwork, Vintage Jazz Poster Scrap foregrounds original vintage posters, flyers, booklets and magazines, positioning printed ephemera as a primary medium through which jazz culture was communicated and experienced. Spanning clubs, concerts, festivals and independent promotions, this collection from music producer and DJ Yasushi Ide traces how visual language shaped the public imagination of jazz across decades. Featuring 454 images drawn from the collection of Tokyo-based producer Yasushi Ide, the book reveals the diversity of design approaches—from bold typographic experiments to expressive illustration—reflecting the improvisational spirit and global reach of jazz itself. Conceived as both an art book and a historical archive, this publication will appeal to jazz enthusiasts, designers, collectors and anyone interested . . . . Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 376 pgs / 454 color.

Edited by Yasushi Ide, Chika Minami. Preface by Yasushi Ide. Afterword by Shuya Okino, Takamori Kadoi. Additional contribution by Jeff Mills.

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Grand Gallery

Japanese Music Poster Scrap: Rock

Spanning 415 full-color pages, the book presents 442 rare and iconic posters and flyers collected over the course of two decades by music producer and DJ Yasushi Ide. The collection spans from the emergence of Japanese rock in the 1960s through approximately 1986, when club music began to enter the cultural landscape. Extending beyond rock and punk to include folk, soul and blues, the selection highlights the diversity of both underground and mainstream music scenes in Japan. Each poster captures not only graphic innovation but also the social atmosphere and cultural energy of its time, revealing moments when music, youth culture and visual expression converged. Curated by Ide, who is widely recognized as a leading figure in Japanese street culture, the . . . . Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 415 pgs / 442 color.

Edited by Yasushi Ide, Chika Minami. Preface by Yasushi Ide. Afterword by Jun Takahashi.

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Grand Gallery

Vintage Poster Scrap

Featuring almost 500 rare posters collected over many years by music producer and DJ Yasushi Ide, Vintage Poster Scrap presents an expansive survey of graphic works connected to music, film, social events and popular culture. The images are not presented as pristine catalog reproductions but rather as posters with visible folds, stains and aging and of varying image quality. This approach reflects the book’s concept as a scrapbook-like archive, emphasizing the physical reality and lived history of these materials. Through this editorial choice, the collection conveys how posters existed in real urban environments—handled, pasted, removed and reused—carrying traces of time and use. Curated through Ide’s distinctive perspective as a cultural participant and observer, Vintage Poster Scrap moves beyond nostalgia to reconsider . . . . Pbk, 5.5 x 8.25 in. / 336 pgs / 464 color.

Edited by Yasushi Ide, Chika Minami. Preface by Yasushi Ide. Afterword by Tasuku Watanabe.

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Arquine

CDMX Guide

Seven Paths through Mexico City

This is a complete guidebook through the heart, or many hearts, of Mexico City. Organized by seven routes, each of which is identified by a different color, the book highlights the most culturally relevant spots in the city. All of the routes cross the capital from north to south—taking the Basilica of Guadalupe and the Xochimilco docks as their start and end points—collectively moving through 165 sites that range from major cultural institutions and landmarks to off-the-beaten-path buildings and public spaces. Covering a wide chronological spectrum, from pre-Hispanic sites to 21st-century interventions, the book offers a comprehensive understanding of the city’s urban and architectural evolution. It includes a series of maps to help the reader navigate the city, as well as . . . . Pbk, 4.75 x 8.5 in. / 240 pgs / 235 color.

Text by Andrés Semo García.

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Hatje Cantz

The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues

2020 ushered in a new decade and with it a series of unforeseen events that have reoriented the future. As the coronavirus forced businesses and institutions to close all over the world, museums likewise shuttered. New York–based cultural strategist András Szántó took this abrupt halt of art-world activity as an opportunity to interview 28 of the world’s leading museum directors. Here, each director addresses the potential of art museums as both spaces for change and democracy, and as reflections of larger sociopolitical dilemmas, offering a glimpse into the many possible futures of museums in an accelerated phase of reappraisal and reinvention.

Contributors include: Marion Ackermann (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden), Cecilia Alemani (the High Line, New York), Anton Belov (Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, . . . . Pbk, 4.75 x 7.5 in. / 320 pgs / 30 color.

By András Szántó.

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