Book of the day > Ashley Hicks: Details
Book of the day > Ashley Hicks: Details. Published by IDEA Books @idea.ltd “Hicks' zooms in on the architectural and decorative details of great British and European houses. The results of this historic snoop around are juxtaposed with his own highly creative and idiosyncratic interiors." "Details by Ashley Hicks is a new interiors book that presents an annotated photographic insight into great historic homes and buildings. Much of the photography was taken by Hicks himself, almost half on his phone, capturing fragments of his own work besides historic interiors, with a focus on the key intersection of materials which Hicks sees as ’the most telling moment of design.’ Properties included are Sir John Soane’s Museum, Montacute House in Somerset, Holkham Hall in Norfolk and Hicks' own rooms at Albany, the exclusive residences hidden between Piccadilly and Savile Row. Limited edition of 500 copies.” @ashleyhicks1970
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FANTASY LIFE: BASEBALL AND THE AMERICAN DREAM - SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER TABITHA SOREN
Soren, Tabitha. With a short story by Dave Eggers and contributions by former and current minor league picks including Joe Blanton, Jeremy Brown, Drew Dickinson, Ben Fritz, Mark Kiger, Steve Obenchain, Chris Shank, Brian Stavisky, Nick Swisher, and Mark Teahen. New York: Aperture, Inc., 2017. First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Photography Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
In 2002, Tabitha Soren first began photographing a group of minor league draft picks for the Oakland A’s - young men coming into the major league farm system straight from high school or college. Since then, she has followed the players through their baseball lives, an alternate reality of long bus rides, on-field injuries, friendships and marriages entered and exited, constant motion, and very hard work, often for very little return. Some of the subjects, like Nick Swisher and Joe Blanton, have gone on to become well-known, respected players at the highest level of the game. Some left baseball to pursue other lines of work such as selling insurance, and coal mining. Others have struggled with poverty and even homelessness.
Fifteen years after that first shoot, Fantasy Life portrays a selection of these stories, gathering together a richly textured series of photographs taken on the field and behind the scenes at games, along with commentaries by each of the players and memorabilia from their lives from kindergarten-age baseball cards to x-rays of career injuries. Dave Eggers contributes a five-part short story that compellingly condenses the roller-coaster ride of the minor-league everyman, from youthful pursuit of stardom through the slog of endless hardscrabble games, to that moment of realization that success may not be just around the corner after all. Additionally, a number of the featured players add their own real-life experiences of trying to make it to “The Show.” Together, these elements evoke the enduring spirit of this quintessential American fantasy of making it in the major leagues.
PLEASE NOTE: Ms. Soren will be signing her book at Arcana on Saturday, April 29th. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, May 2nd.
978-1-59711-385-4 Inventory Number: 000TSFL -
dosa | Arcana limited edition utility pouch
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Limited Edition dosa | Arcana foil stamped utility pouch. 5 1/4” x 8 1/4”
Organic cotton with pomegranate dye. Inventory Number: 000SP1617 -
SO-IL: SOLID OBJECTIVES: ORDER, EDGE, AURA - SIGNED BY ARCHITECTS FLORIAN IDENBURG AND JING LIU
Idenburg, Florian , Jing Liu & Ilias Papageorgiou. Lars Müller Publishers, 2017. First Edition. Architectural Monograph. As New.
"Solid Objectives" introduces an attitude towards the design and realization of architecture in a time of increased instability. It is illustrated with rarely seen images and punctuated with essays on the work of the firm SO–IL. Rather than a catalog of works, the book is a visual and textual manifesto towards progressive practice in an interconnected and global environment. As a collection of built and unbuilt projects, texts, processes, and experiments, it embodies an intellectual and artistic attitude that has gained this young office attention. Taking the form of a radical monograph, the book curates the firm’s content based on conceptual themes, allowing the reader to have a generous, multi-dimensional and immersive experience, similar to how one would experience SO–IL’s architecture.
SO–IL is a Brooklyn-based architectural design firm operating internationally in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and the arts. Founded in 2008 by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, SO–IL is currently run in partnership with Ilias Papageorgiou. SO–IL has worked on an array of projects of various scales around the world and has gained international recognition through several awards.
PLEASE NOTE: Books will be signed Sunday, May 21st and shipped starting on Tuesday, May 23rd.
978-303778010 Inventory Number: 000SO-IL -
Salad For President: A Cookbook Inspired By Artists - Signed by Julia Sherman!
Sherman, Julia. Abrams, 2017. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
The creator of the immensely popular Salad for President blog presents a visually rich collection of more than 75 salad recipes, with contributions and interviews by artists/creative professionals like William Wegman, Tauba Auerbach, Laurie Anderson, and Alice Waters.
Julia Sherman loves salad. In the book named after her popular blog, Sherman encourages her readers to consider salad an everyday indulgence that can include cocktails, soups, family style brunch dishes, and dinner-party entrées. Every part of the meal is reimagined with a fresh, vegetable obsessed perspective. This compendium of savory recipes will tempt readers in search of diverse offerings from light to hearty: Collard Chiffonade Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing and Crouton Crumble, Heirloom Tomatoes with Crunchy Polenta Croutons, or Flank Steak and Bean Sprouts with Miso-Kimchi Dressing. On the lighter end there are Grilled Hearts of Palm with Mint and Triple Citrus, Persimmon Caprese, and fresh Blood Marys. The recipes, while not exclusively vegetarian, are vegetable-forward and focused on high-quality seasonal produce. Sherman also includes insider tips on pantry staples and growing your own salad garden of herbs and greens.
Salad—with its infinite possibilities—is a game of endless combinations, not stifling rules. And with that in mind, Salad for President offers a window into how artists approach preparing their favorite dishes. She visits sculptors, painters, photographers, and musicians in their homes and gardens, interviewing and photographing them as they cook. Utterly unique in its look into the worlds of food, art, and everyday practices, Salad for President is at once a practical resource for healthy, satisfying recipes and an inspiring look at creativity.
Books will be signed by Ms. Sherman on Sunday, 6/4 and sent on Tuesday, 6/6.
9781419724114 Inventory Number: 000SFP -
Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse by Susan Brown and Matilda McQuaid
Brown, Susan, and Matilda McQuaid. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, 2016. The textile and fashion industries produce millions of tons of solid waste every year through the many processes used—from yarn production, weaving, knitting, dyeing, and finishing to apparel construction, quality inspection, and unsold goods—generating waste at each step. Typically, this waste is sent to landfills, incinerated, or, at best, recycled into low-quality fibers used for industrial applications. Scraps, published for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s exhibition of the same name, presents three designers’ alternative approaches to the shockingly high human and environmental costs of textile industry waste.
Christina Kim, founder of Los Angeles–based brand dosa; Reiko Sudo, cofounder of Tokyo textile firm NUNO; and Luisa Cevese, founder of Milan-based accessories and home goods company Riedizioni, all share a profound respect for scraps as repositories of raw materials, energy, labor, and creativity. Inspired by the long tradition of using handcraft to give new life to scraps and castoffs, each takes an entirely different approach to contending with textile waste, but all agree that there is much to be gained—aesthetically and financially, as well as environmentally and socially—by making recycling an integral part of their design practice.
The delicate beauty of the fabrics featured here ensures a seductive visual experience, framing the exploration of sustainable design practices: using materials and resources efficiently, providing meaningful labor, sustaining local craft traditions, and exploring new technologies as integral to the recycling process. Each copy of the book is bound in its own unique discarded Indian woodblock-printed textile with foil stamping.
Please note: This will be signed by Ms. Kim at our event on December 16th and shipped on December 19th. 9781942303176 Inventory Number: 000scraps -
RANCHES: HOME ON THE RANGE IN CALIFORNIA - SIGNED!
Appleton, Marc. Photographs by Melba Levick. Rizzoli, 2016.
The romantic and intriguing homes set in the idyllic landscapes of the great California ranches. The lure of the West has been strong in American history, representing the promise of beautiful, wild landscapes, broad vistas, clean air, and bright skies. Set on this magnificent land are the homes and their interiors—from the 150-year-old Rancho Camulos of Ramona fame to Jack London’s Beauty Ranch on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain to the working ranches of today. Ranches: Home on the Range in California presents an expression of a lifestyle steeped in self-sufficiency, love of the land, and unpretentiousness. Arising from the tradition of the Mexican land-grant ranchos and the spread of Spanish Catholic missions, the ranches of California have a long and multifaceted history, which is examined by author Marc Appleton, who himself can attest to the challenges and charms of ranch life. Located in dramatic landscapes of rolling hills, upon the sides of mountains, or in vast plains bordered by snow-capped mountains, the featured homes demonstrate archetypal types—from the Spanish-style hacienda form of historic Rancho Camulos, with its open porch and broad eaves, to the New England clapboard traditional, as seen in Jack London’s Beauty Ranch. At once a tribute to a historic form and a fading way of life, as well as a celebration of renewal, architectural beauty, and the romance of the West, this book offers the reader an immersive experience of living on the land.
PLEASE NOTE: Books will be signed by Marc Appleton and Melba Levick at Arcana on December 18th, and will ship on the 20th.
978-0847848669 Inventory Number: 000RANCHES -
Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community - Signed by Author John Chaich!
Chaich, John and Todd Oldham. Ammo Books, 2017. Hardcover. New.
Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community spotlights an international, intergenerational, intersectional mix of thirty artists who are remixing fiber craft traditions, such as crochet, embroidery, quilting, and sewing, while reconsidering the binaries of art and craft, masculine and feminine, and gay and straight.
Designed by Todd Oldham and edited by John Chaich, this 192-page, hardcover, 8 x 10-inch book features full-color spreads of each artist's work, along with intimate details of selections and artist studios, as well as an introductory essay by Chaich, who curated the exhibition of the same name that inspired this book.
To further examine how queerness informs their work in fiber and textiles, or vice versa, the artists are interviewed by makers and thinkers from the worlds of dance, design, fashion, media, music, museums, scholarship, and more—many members of the LGBTQ community themselves, and otherwise passionate allies.
Smart yet playful, critical yet celebratory, the resulting dialogues are as colorful, challenging, personal, and universal as the works discussed and talents showcased.
Queer Threads is not just an exploration of fiber art and crafts, but also a celebration of the creativity, diversity, and vibrancy of contemporary queer culture.
Books will be signed by Mr. Chaich on Saturday, 6/10 and mailed on 6/13.
9781623261054Join us on 6/10 for a book signing and exhibition with John Chaich as part of the Helms Day of Design! We'll be showing work from the book, drinking a special cocktail from Bar & Garden, and enjoying the ice cream stylings of CoolHaus!
Inventory Number: 000QT -
MIKE SLACK: WALKING IN PLACE 1 - NEW ORLEANS
Slack, Mike. The Ice Plant + Perimeter Editions, 2016.
Walking in Place 1: New Orleans is the first in a series of standalone books by Los Angeles-based photographer Mike Slack, each taking in a different city, town or geographical locale. In this volume, Slack records various points of reference on a five day meander through The Big Easy, creating an inner travelogue both meditative and playful. Driven by an almost unconscious process of seeing, recording and cumulation, his gaze settles on architectural details, local flora, street ephemera, and the curious neighborhood cats that cross his path. Led by his keen eye for street-side formalism, and a canny sensitivity to the poetics of light and tonality — and their unlikely urban iterations and combinations — Slack has crafted another telling contribution to what has emerged as a genuinely unique photographic language. The book itself assumes the form of an elegant, pocket-sized paperback — a non-linear, non-verbal journal for the perpetual wanderer.
Books will be signed by Mr. Slack on November 12th and shipped on November 15th.
9780994388384 Inventory Number: 000MSW1 -
MOSHE BRAKHA: L.A. BABE THE REAL WOMEN OF LOS ANGELES 1975-1988 - PRE-ORDER A SIGNED COPY!
Brakha, Moshe. New York: Universe / Rizzoli Publications International, 2017. First Edition. 4to. Photography Monograph. As New.
Photographer Moshe Brakha’s acidly crisp, otherworldly images evoke a certain stylistic sensibility and a knack for innovative and sensual photography that engages the viewer. L.A. Babe: The Real Women of Los Angeles 1975-1988 collects his most compelling subjects from the late seventies and early eighties - the various women he encountered all over Los Angeles. The book includes vintage portraits of legendary proto-punk band the Runaways, LaToya and Janet Jackson, Patricia Arquette, longtime Los Angeles staple Angelyne, and many, many others. From Beverly Hills High School cheerleaders to brash bartenders and groupies, L.A. Babe captures the essential Los Angeles at its sunniest, coolest, grittiest glam and punk peak.
In a career spanning five decades, Moshe Brakha has created scores of iconic editorial images including work for the legendary Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing and Beyond, and album covers for the likes of Devo, The Ramones, Sparks, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, Pat Benatar, The Weirdos, and Alice Coltrane.
Books will be signed by Mr. Brakha at Arcana on Sunday 4/9 and orders will be shipped beginning Tuesday 4/11.
Inventory Number: 000MBLAW -
GOD SAVE SEX PISTOLS - ULTRA DELUXE EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR JOHAN KUGELBERG
Johan Kugelberg w/ Jon Savage & Glenn Terry. Anthology Editions. New. An enhanced edition of the original Rizzoli publication, God Save Sex Pistols offers an unseen visual history of the incendiary punk band. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the Sex Pistols iconic first record release Anarchy in the UK, Johan Kugelberg, noted writer Jon Savage, and premiere Sex Pistols archivist Glenn Terry draw on an unprecedented wealth of material to produce the most comprehensive visual history of the band ever produced. From McLaren’s handwritten letters to never-before-seen photographs of the band, Jamie Reid’s iconic album artwork, and a range of ephemera from concert tickets to fanzines, this book is a definitive celebration of a group that helped define a movement.
Limited run of 500.
Ultra Deluxe Edition Includes:
- Hardcover book (First Edition)
- Bondage inspired, 5mm “rubber” slipcase designed by Zevs
- Newsprint companion book with rare press clippings
- Screen on the Green heavy cotton print (8.5” x 6”)
- Shatter Logo heavy cotton print embossed and endorsed by Zevs
- God Save the Queen heavy cotton print stamped and endorsed by Jamie Reid
- 4 new silkscreen prints designed by Boo-Hooray (8.5” x 6”)
- Handcrafted clamshell case housing
- Custom stainless steel stand
- Sex Pistols canvas tote bag
About The Editors:
Johan Kugelberg is an editor, curator, and the author of numerous publications, including The Velvet Underground: A New York Art and Punk: An Aesthetic. Jon Savage is the author of England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture. Glenn Terry is the proprietor of Vicious Sloth Collectables in Melbourne, Australia, and considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sex Pistols history.
Books will be signed by Mr. Kugelberg at the Printed Matter Los Angeles Art Book Fair on 2/23 and mailed to buyers on Tuesday, 2/28.
Inventory Number: 000GSSP-UD -
GOD SAVE SEX PISTOLS - DELUXE EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR JOHAN KUGELBERG
Johan Kugelberg with Jon Savage & Glenn Terry. Anthology Editions. New. An enhanced edition of the original Rizzoli publication, God Save Sex Pistols offers an unseen visual history of the incendiary punk band. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the Sex Pistol’s iconic first record release Anarchy in the UK, Johan Kugelberg, noted writer Jon Savage, and premiere Sex Pistols archivist Glenn Terry draw on an unprecedented wealth of material to produce the most comprehensive visual history of the band ever produced. From McLaren’s handwritten letters to never-before-seen photographs of the band, Jamie Reid’s iconic album artwork, and a range of ephemera from concert tickets to fanzines, this book is a definitive celebration of a group that helped define a movement.
Limited run of 2000.
Deluxe Edition Includes:
- Hardcover Book (First Edition)
- Bondage inspired, 5mm “rubber” slipcase designed by Zevs
- Newsprint companion book with rare press clippings
- Screen on the Green silkscreened event poster print
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About The Editors:
Johan Kugelberg is an editor, curator, and the author of numerous publications, including The Velvet Underground: A New York Art and Punk: An Aesthetic. Jon Savage is the author of England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture. Glenn Terry is the proprietor of Vicious Sloth Collectables in Melbourne, Australia, and considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sex Pistols history.
Books will be signed by Mr. Kugelberg at the Printed Matter Los Angeles Art Book Fair on 2/23 and mailed to buyers on Tuesday, 2/28. Inventory Number: 000GSSP-DLX -
GORDON B. KAUFMANN: MASTER ARCHITECTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1920-1940 - SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS
Marc Appleton, Bret Parsons, and Steve Vaught . Los Angeles: Tailwater Press / Angel City Press, 2016. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Architecture Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940 is a new twelve volume series overseen by Marc Appleton, Bret Parsons, and Steve Vaught that showcases the work of the Golden Era’s most important residential architects. Featuring period photographs of the work of legendary names in the region's architecture, these monographs are devoted to the period when oil barons, film industry moguls, bankers, and successful entrepreneurs who were new to Los Angeles sought to hire the most accomplished and talented architects they could find.
In the premiere volume, the authors showcase Gordon B. Kaufmann, whose design for Greystone - the famed Beverly Hills domicile he created for E.L. Doheny Jr. and Lucy Doheny - catapulted him to the top of his field. Combining elements of English Gothic and Jacobean styles, the fifty-five room manor for the son and daughter-in-law of the then-richest man in the United States became the largest private residence in Southern California.
Though Kaufmann’s name and legacy have since dimmed to all but architectural historians and savvy realtors, his stamp is all over Southern California, and Greystone is far from his crowning achievement. GORDON B. KAUFMANN includes a detailed career biography that chronicles numerous residential projects he designed, including homes for legendary Los Angeles families with names like Chandler, Janss, Adamson, Getz, and Hampshur-Jones, to name a few. In addition, Kaufmann designed Hoover Dam, the Los Angeles Times Building, Caltech’s Athenaeum, Santa Anita Park, and other important Southern California landmarks.
The period from 1920 to 1940 was an era of incredible homes that utilized the very best building materials available, prior to their being needed for the nation's World War II effort. Notes co-author Bret Parsons “Artisans were still crafting the best details from those remarkable materials; redwood two-by-fours still measured two-inches by four-inches”. These residences defined Los Angeles as a city whose architectural heritage was in the making. “These were the homes that made architectural history, yet few were properly documented.”
Co-author and renowned architect Marc Appleton of Appleton Partners notes of Kaufmann, “His great homes needed to be memorialized, since one-by-one they are disappearing. The masterpieces of the era must be documented - so that’s the purpose of the series Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940.” The authors’ premiere volume includes numerous of-the-era photographs that document the exteriors and interiors, as well as lists of previous owners (the current owners’ names are withheld for privacy concerns).
Researching Kaufmann’s life, co-author/historian Steve Vaught says he found the details of the architect’s projects fascinating. “His work became so renowned that he was equally sought after for residences and public buildings. He was hailed as a virtuoso of Spanish, Mediterranean, and other romantic revival designs, yet when the mania for such designs subsided, he exhibited the same masterly embrace of modern design.”
Parsons, who is director of the architectural division at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Beverly Hills, notes, “A Kaufmann home in Hancock Park recently sold for more than $15 million, and was only on the market a few days. Buyers have always been willing to pay a premium for the old-world craftsmanship and charm of a Gordon B. Kaufmann design.”
Please Note: Books will be signed by the authors at Arcana on March 11th and posted to buyers beginning Tuesday, March 14th. Inventory Number: 000GBK -
ED PANAR: ANIMALS THAT SAW ME, VOLUME 2 - SIGNED!
Panar, Ed. Essay by Timothy Morton. Los Angeles: The Ice Plant, 2016.
Can non-humans care? Of course they can. Can we?
— Timothy Morton
Animals That Saw Me: Volume Two pairs a new collection of photographs from the observational wanderings of Ed Panar with an original essay on “being seen” by speculative realist philosopher Timothy Morton. Extending the project Panar began in 2011 with Animals That Saw Me: Volume One, this 'sequel' draws from recent work and newly discovered gems from his vast back catalogue to depict a series of brief, shared encounters with various (non-human) species — mammal, reptile, bird, insect — as they seem to behold the (human) photographer. Edited for the viewer’s maximum delight, the pictures embody a whimsical concept with surprisingly complex ramifications under the surface. Why do we distinguish between “us” and “them,” and what exists in the space between these distinctions? What does it mean to make “eye contact” with another species? What does the presence of a camera add to this phenomenon? Channeling the thoughtful humor, wonder and peculiar engagement with the world that made Panar's first volume an instant hit, this volume revisits and digs deeper into the question: “Why do we assume that it’s only us who does the looking?”
Books will be signed by Mr. Panar on November 12th and shipped on November 15th.
9780982365342 Inventory Number: 000EPA2 -
dosa glossary, a-z - SIGNED BY CHRISTINA KIM
dosa. Design by Lorrane Wild and Amy Fortunato, Illustrations by Patricia Curtan. Published by dosa $ 30.00. Folded Newsprint, 108 pages.
A collection of techniques, textiles, people, and organizations involved with dosa, past and present. Information is based on our notes from the field - insights gained working side by side with artisans, knowledge shared with us firsthand, and reference material from books picked up along our travels. Entries include a brief description and geographical origin or region of reference. This glossary is a continual work-in-progress.
10.75" x 15.75" unbound paper
This will be signed by Ms. Kim at our event on December 16th and shipped on December 19th.
978-0-9978446-0-3 Inventory Number: 000dosa -
ARI MARCOPOULOS: ROME - MALIBU -- SIGNED!
Marcopoulos, Ari. Roma Publications, 2016.
Rome - Malibu from Amsterdam's Roma Publications presents photographs taken this year by Ari Marcopoulos in Rome and Malibu, and features a textual contribution by Kara Walker: "Rome. (...) Here, no image or structure is complete without symbolic framing devices, which also require framing devices, and so on. Ad infinitum. Malibu. Rockstars and fallen rocks and the edge, here is where the European conquest of the New World meets its fountain of youth endgame. We have reached the end, and it is vast."
PLEASE NOTE: Books will be signed by Mr. Marcopoulos on November 18th and shipped on November 22nd.
978-9491843785 Inventory Number: 000AMRM -
ARI MARCOPOULOS: NOT YET - SIGNED!
Marcopoulos, Ari, Foreword by Robert Slifkin, Text by Catherine Taft and Neville Wakefield. Rizzoli.
Newly published by Rizzoli, Not Yet is the definitive publication on the work of Ari Marcopoulos. For nearly four decades this renowned photographer whose explicit and startling visual intimacy bridges art and street photography has broken conventions with his candid and raw style. His images documenting subcultures such as skateboarding, snowboarding, and hip-hop; his tendencies to photograph stark landscapes, portraits of artists, and celebrities; and his extremely quiet and intimate pictures of his family and friends have all been hugely influential in helping to establish the visual rawness of youth culture, as well as the ephemeral aesthetic of contemporary photography. Ari Marcopoulos: Not Yet is an unprecedented journey through the artist’s celebrated career including both iconic and never-before-published photographs from the 1980s to now. Each chapter is edited by a different celebrated artist or family member close to Marcopoulos, and it is through these personal reflections on the artist’s work that this monograph takes on a deeper level of intimacy, drawing a more complete portrait of his oeuvre.
PLEASE NOTE: Books will be signed by Mr. Marcopoulos on November 18th and shipped on November 22nd.
978-0847848881 Inventory Number: 000AMNY -
FORET INTERIEURE / INTERIOR FOREST: A PARTICIPATORY ART PROJECT BY ALEXANDRA GRANT - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(GRANT, ALEXANDRA). Grant, Alexandra, Helene Cixous, Robert Nashak, Pilar Tompkins Rivas & Isobel Whitelegg. Santa Monica, CA & Saint-Ouen, FRANCE: 18th Street Arts Center & Mains d'Oeuvres, 2016. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and French. Designed by Jessica Fleischmann. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. "Forêt Intérieure / Interior Forest were a pair of exhibitions that took place at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, CA and Mains d’Œuvres in Saint-Ouen, France in 2013. Structured as a residency and exhibition at each venue, Forêt Intérieure / Interior Forest extended noted Los Angeles-based artist Alexandra Grant’s studio practice into the arena of public engagement. The presentations included public drawing sessions to translate Hélène Cixous' novel “Philippines” into a large-scale work in each gallery via reading groups, artist collaborations, lectures, and performances. The twin exhibitions were curated by Pilar Tompkins Rivas, Isabelle Le Normand, and Ann Stouvenel. This lively catalogue documenting both projects includes essays by Alexandra Grant, Robert Nashak, Pilar Tompkins Rivas, a public conversation with Alexandra Grant and Hélène Cixous, and a letter from Hélène Cixous. A brand new, pristine example of the 2016 first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Alexandra Grant" in black marker on the title page. 978-0-9908119-1-6 Inventory Number: 000AGFI
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ROBERT MOTHERWELL: THE COMPLETE PRINTS 1940-1991 - CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ
(MOTHERWELL, ROBERT). Engberg,. Minneapolis, MN & New York: Walker Art Center & Hudson Hills Press, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/Fine. 432pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and concordance. Published in 2003 by the Walker Art Center in association with the Hudson Hills Press, this is Siri Engberg and Joan Banach's completely revised catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of noted late American Abstract Expressionist artist and scholar Robert Motherwell. Superceding Stephanie Terenzio's earlier works, this massive, lavishly illustrated volume contains five hundred and thirty-six detailed entries for works executed between 1940 and 1990. A most handsome example of this uncommon document. 1-55595-163-5 Inventory Number: 025656
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WALLACE BERMAN: SEMINA - LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF FACSIMILE REPRINTS OF ISSUES 1-9 (COMPLETE) SUPERVISED AND SIGNED BY GEORGE HERMS
(BERMAN, WALLACE) (SEMINA). Berman, Wallace & George Herms. Venice, CA: Love Press (George Herms), 1992. First Edition Thus 1/300. Small 4to. Loose Booklets in a Box. Artists' Books. As New./No Jackets - As Issued.. np, nine individual facsimile reproductions of "Semina" magazine plus a loose colophon laid into a box. Truly a labor of Love, this meticulous facsimile recreation of Wallace Berman's legendary - and legendarily scarce - handmade literary and art anthology from the late '50s through early '60s took four years to bring to fruition. Its stellar list of Beat-inflected contributors include Berman first and foremost, along with John Altoon, Antonin Arthaud, Charles Brittin, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Jean Cocteau, Allen Ginsberg, Marion Grogan, Walter Hopps, Larry Jordan, Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, Stuart Perkoff, John Weiners, and many others. This edition has been painstakingly printed and assembled in the manner of the originals utilizing handset letterpress on scraps of colored paper, photos, pastedowns, etc. The project was edited and overseen by Berman's close friend and fellow assemblage artist George Herms at his Love Press. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1992 extraordinary facsimile reprint authorized by the artist's Estate limited to three hundred copies NUMBERED (109/300) AND SIGNED by George Herms on the colophon, laid into the publisher's printed chipboard box, as issued. Inventory Number: 025655
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MELVIN SOKOLSKY: ARCHIVE - DELUXE SIGNED, SLIPCASED "CARMEN" COLLECTOR'S EDITION WITH A PHOTOGRAPH
(SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Sokolsky, Melvin. Beverly Hills, CA: Leafcar Editions, 2009. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. Stout Folio. Cloth in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 472pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Sara Siri. "Melvin Sokolsky's photographs are deeply imaginative, challenging the aesthetic conventions of the advertising and editorial worlds. Reflecting the artist's fascination with Surrealist art, Sokolsky's photographs play with spacial relationships, scale, proportion, visual rationality, and the laws of physics. Sokolsky defines an aesthetic that continually creates images which transcend the clothes they purport to feature, always provoking, always engaging, always alluring. "Archive" is a massive retrospective monograph of Melvin Sokolsky's photography from the 1960s to the present. This luxurious limited edition features essays and commentary by the noted photographer that accompany hundreds of Sokolsky's iconic fashion images, including work with supermodels Simone D'Aillencourt, Carmen dell'Orefice, and Twiggy among many others". A brand new, pristine example of the 2009 deluxe Collector's Edition limited to fifty copies housed in a black linen clamshell box BOLDLY SIGNED "Melvin Sokolsky" AND NUMBERED (05/50) on the front colophon accompanied by a 15 3/5 x 12 1/4" SIGNED AND NUMBERED archival black and white photographic print of iconic model Carmen Dell'Orofice in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. 0-9822266-2-4 Inventory Number: 025654
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BETTINA RHEIMS: THE BOOK OF OLGA - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(RHEIMS, BETTINA). Rheims, Bettina & Olga Rodionova. Foreword by Catherine Millet. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Cloth in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 154pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Olga Rodionova is a well-known beauty who moves in Moscow's fashion and jet set circles. When her adoring husband - a powerful Russian millionaire - sought to have special portraits made of his wife, he asked none other than Bettina Rheims. Rheims was captivated by Olga's unique aura and felt excited by the challenge of finding aesthetic ways of doing the portraits so that they didn't feel like run of the mill pornography.The first shoot took place in Rheims' country home and Olga's husband was so pleased with the images that he suggested they produce a book with Olga as the star. A second shoot followed, in black and white with a sado-masochistic decor and other men and women playing slightly perverse sex games with Olga. A third, Marie-Antoinette-inspired shoot took place entirely in the studio. Rheims succeeded in finding a variety of ways to depict one subject with a continuous freshness and intrigue; "The Book of Olga" is a compelling depiction of female sexuality, allure, desire, intrigue and fantasy. With over one hundred images and an introduction by French author Catherine Millet, this unique book is both a love song and a bold artistic statement". A brand new, pristine example of the 2008 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (XXXX) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Bettina Rheims" in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-0-760-9 Inventory Number: 025653
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ELLEN VON UNWERTH: THE STORY OF OLGA - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen & Olga Rodionova. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2012. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Boards in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 350pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "After a first foray with Bettina Rheims for Taschen's 2008 limited edition "The Book of Olga", Olga Rodionova now teams up with Ellen von Unwerth for "The Story of Olga" - a photographic narrative tracing the journey of a young widow who after the death of her wealthy, elderly husband, is overtaken by an insatiable lust. She searches for love only to find it in the arms of an unlikely source, far from the riches and extravagance to which she is accustomed. It is Olga's quest that makes this fairy tale highly untraditional: she is a heroine who is not afraid of her lust, and it is her sensuality that leads her to the happy ending she so desires. Set in a glorious chateau, replete with all the trappings of wealth and glamor, this collaboration between Ms. von Unwerth and Ms. Rodionova brings to life the enviable luxury of both fairy tales and modern desire". A brand new, pristine example of the 2012 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand copies luxuriously bound in gilt-stamped red velvet NUMBERED (0436) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ellen Von Unwerth" in black marker across the limitation page in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-3-980-2 Inventory Number: 025652
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ELLEN VON UNWERTH: FRAULEIN - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen. Foreword by Ingrid Sischy. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2009. First Edition 1/1500 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Boards in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 482pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Ellen von Unwerth is one of the world’s most original and successful fashion photographers. With Fräulein, she pays homage to the our era’s sexiest female icons including Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, Britney Spears, Eva Mendes, Lindsay Lohan, Dita von Teese, Adriana Lima, Carla Bruni, Eva Green, Christina Aguilera, Monica Bellucci and dozens more. Switching effortlessly between color and immaculate black and white, von Unwerth‘s photography revels in sexual intrigue, femininity, romance, fetishism, kitsch humor, decadence and sheer joie de vivre. Whether nude or in lingerie and a dazzling smile, her subjects are never objectified. Some flaunt personal fantasies; others are guarded, suggesting that we have stumbled into a secret world. Fashion and fantasy were never so enchantingly combined. These images were shot over the last fifteen years and many are previously unpublished". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2009 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand, five hunded copies NUMBERED (0592) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ellen Von Unwerth" in black marker across the limitation page in the publisher's clamshell box, as issued. 3-8365-1477-X Inventory Number: 025651
