Join Jennifer Bonner (@jbonn90057 ), Director of MALL and THIS X THAT (@thisbythat ) on Thursday, September 6 for the LA book launch of “A Guide to the Dirty South - Atlanta” at Helms Design Center (8745 Washington Blvd). Presented in partnership with @HelmsBakeryDistrict We will be offering the book for sale at the event tomorrow (and in the shop after tomorrow).

“Drawing on the format of the urban guidebook, Jennifer Bonner’s A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta generates a new discourse about the architecture of the American South. By guiding readers on a tour of Atlanta, this project seeks to reclaim a regional identity for cities otherwise deemed to be a "backwoods" by the East and West Coasts. Borrowing from the hip hop industry and recognising the rivalry between the two coasts, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta acknowledges that amidst the NYC-LA rivalry, the South had its own story to tell, and redirects our attention to a ‘third coast’.

 Steeped in geography, historical events, typology, storytelling, and popular culture, the guide takes idiosyncratic trajectories through the city that urge a long overdue reading of Dirty South regionalism through architecture. Part tour guide, part architectural manual, the publication also features oral histories through a set of interviews with prominent architects, theorists, chefs, community leaders, and hip hop artists, from architectural historian Mario Carpo to hip-hop group Goodie Mob.

Authored by Jennifer Bonner, director of architecture studio MALL, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta takes the reader on a tour of “Rap City”, “Pop up Surface Lots”, “Architecture of Quarantine” and a “Geography of Smells”. Wittily designed, and featuring beautiful illustrations throughout, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta is perfect for those new to the architectural delights of Atlanta and long-time fans alike."

Please RSVP to: rsvp@thisxthat.com

Please join us on Sunday, September 9th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm to launch the latest Curatorial Hub exhibition:

MICHAH HAHN + NICOLA VRUWINK

With a wink and a nod to the Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties," artists Michah Hahn and Nicola Vruwink's installation at Arcana will explore hope, desire, longing, and relationships.

Presented with Bettina Hubby's  Curatorial Hub -- an online gallery featuring affordable and diverse work by well-known and emerging artists from Los Angeles and beyond. To complement its cyber-space-seat at curatorialhub.com, a exhibition series has launched at Arcana: Books on the Arts! The third show in the series will feature artists micah Hahn and Nicola Vruwink, with an opening reception on Sunday, September 9th from 4-6pm. 

 
These month long exhibitions at Arcana are cozy 2-person joints, curated in part by Curatorial Hub artists along with founder, Bettina Hubby. This partnership between Arcana and C⚡️H provides a space for artists to showcase their work, while also sparking conversation about the meaning of and the relationship between the physical and virtual worlds and how our lives now occupy both.
 

Please join us this Sunday (8/26), 4:30-6:30, for an intimate poetry reading and signing with Kate Parfet and Autre Magazine! Parfet’s collection of prose follows the sudden death of a lover that illumines for the speaker a new self, one that dares to be visible in the context of loss. The reading will be followed by a short Q&A and accompanied by refreshing libations courtesy of the wonderful Yola Mezcal and Gia Coppola Mood Wine!

This Saturday + Sunday

August 18th + 19th - 1:00 - 7:00 PM

innen Pop Up Shop with FIRST EDITION

at Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City

Saturday Events:

1:00 PM - Zine signings with Jerry Hsu, Cali Thornhill Dewitt, Patrick O'Dell, and Christine Forrer

4:00 - 7:00 PM - Zine signing with Francesca Gabbiani

Music by Secret Circuit

8675 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232    310-458-1499

www,arcanabooks.com   /    www.innenbooks.com

Next weekend (8/18 + 19, 1:00 -7:00 pm each day) Innen Books will be at Arcana!  Innen  (Zürich) is setting up shop at Arcana with a slew of ‘zines, books, “First Edition” shirts, rare / signed / sold-out Innen titles.

Shop Innen and Zug whilst enjoying the melodic tones of @secretcircuit, rubbing elbows with superstar local artists from the Innen roster – signings to be announced – and sipping early evening cold refreshments ... see you then! 

Please join us TOMORROW! Saturday, July 28th, 4:00 - 6:00 for a book signing and conversation with artist SIMONE SHUBUCK

The discussion - about her new book, her project 'Wifey,' and the relationship between art and food - will be moderated by curator Laura Fried and will include Wifey collaborator and James Beard nominated pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz. (And, yes, there will be cake — and Yola Mezcal!)

If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a copy of SIMONE SHUBUCK signed by the artist, please place your order here or call us at 310-458-1499.
 

Shaniqwa Jarvis’ first book Shaniqwa Jarvis presents one hundred and sixty pages of editorial and personal work spanning two decades drawn from the photographer’s archive. This lovely hardbound volume published by Baque Creative features an introduction by photographer Ryan McGinley accompanied by a meticulous selection of pictures from her favorite personal series such as “Bathroom Portraits” - shot in the toilets of bars in the early 2000s - along with editorial work for clients like The Gap, The New York Times, Supreme, Billboard, and Riposte that includes portraits of SZA, Lee Scratch Perry, George Condo, Cardi B, and a few requisite selfies.

Ms. Jarvis’ work is known for blending the aesthetics of modern fashion photography with the sensitive, unfiltered emotion of art portraiture. In some of her best-loved imagery she captures vivid reality across a wide variety of subjects that always appear to be an extension of herself. The images speak to raw, disparate feelings imbued with a deep sparkling optimism. The photos in this collection are an invitation to join Jarvis on a journey to see the world from her vantage point - one that is female, black, tirelessly hardworking, and brimming with raucous, positive vibrations. These are images of celebrities who seem like best friends, vintage shots of downtown New York notables in their heyday, children, loved ones in all colors of the rainbow, and delicate landscapes and travel souvenirs. Here is sorrow and joy commingling in pictures, many of them highly autobiographical, all representing a progressive and optimistic world.

So join us Saturday, June 9th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM to meet Ms. Jarvis and celebrate the arrival of this fabulous new book! If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a copy of Shaniqwa Jarvis signed by the photographer, please place your order here or call us at 310-458-1499.

Click here to read more about Ms. Jarvis in the New York Times.

David P. Earle

Emily Joyce

A PLAIN VIEW is the most recent chapter in Jason Lee's ongoing photographic exploration of rural America that began more than a decade ago with large format Polaroid films on the back roads of California. This lavishly produced lay-flat softbound book is comprised of one hundred and eleven color images made throughout Texas over the course of twenty-five days between January and April of 2017 using expired Kodak 4 x 5 color films and a Graflex Speed Graphic view camera. It is accompanied by a text by Will Gillham, the Head of Publications at The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth. Says the author "Having relocated to Texas from California in 2015, I felt it important to explore my adopted state more extensively than I had in the past as a visiting photographer. A PLAIN VIEW is the result of that exploration".

Please join us Saturday, May 26th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM at Arcana as we host a very special conversation between Jason Lee and Aline Smithson of Lenscratch.com followed by a book signing. If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a copy of A PLAIN VIEW signed by Mr. Lee, please place your order here or call us at 310-458-1499.

Please join us on Saturday, May 19th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the beautiful new Atelier Éditions publication International Signal Code Alphabet by Corita Kent. We will be hosting a discussion and book signing with Dr. Ray Smith, Director of the Corita Art Center, and artist, curator, and Kent scholar, Aaron Rose.

"Radical American artist, educator and once-devout Catholic nun, Sister Mary Corita Kent’s provocative imagery has entranced audiences for over four decades. Originally completed in 1968, Kent’s International Signal Code Alphabet encompasses a series of twenty-six kaleidoscopic serigraphs integrating scripture, typography, image, icon, and the maritime flags of the International Code of Signals. As 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of both the series’ completion, and the centennial of Kent’s birth, this celebratory publication reproduces this engaging body of work for the very first time in a monographic, fine art  format". It features an introduction by Corita Art Center Director, Dr. Ray Smith along with a foreword authored by noted Kent scholar, artist, and curator Aaron Rose.

International Signal Code Alphabet will be available for purchase at the event as well as some special Corita Kent merch straight from the Corita Art Center! If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a copy signed by Dr. Smith and Mr. Rose, please place your order here or call us at 310-458-1499.