Book of the day and book signing/discussion tomorrow 5-7! > Todd Hido: Intimate Distance: Twenty-five Years of Photographs, A Chronological Album.  Published by Aperture. “Intimate Distance is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed American photographer Todd Hido. Though he has published many smaller monographs of individual bodies of work, this gathers his most iconic images for the first time and brings a fresh perspective to his oeuvre with the inclusion of many unpublished photographs.

Well-known for his photographs of landscapes and suburban housing across the United States, and for his use of luminous color, Hido casts a distinctly cinematic eye across all that he photographs, digging deep into his memory and imagination for inspiration. David Campany introduces the work and looks specifically at Hido's cinematic influences and the kind of spectatorship the work demands. The book is organized chronologically, showing how his series overlap in exciting, new ways. Also featured are short interviews with Hido about the making of each of his monographs. From exterior to interior, surface observations to subconscious investigations, landscapes to nudes, this mid-career survey reveals insight into Hido's practice and illustrates how his unique focus has developed and shifted over time.”

See you at Arcana tomorrow, 5-7.

Please note that sales will be limited to one copy per customer at the event. Details at arcanabooks.com 

Pre-order TOTAL CHAOS, signed by author Jeff Gold now!

Book of the day (and book signing at tomorrow! Friday! 6-8!) > Ari Marcopoulos: Not Yet. Published by Rizzoli. “The definitive monograph of Ari Marcopoulos, the renowned photographer whose explicit and startling visual intimacy bridges art and street photography. For nearly four decades, Ari Marcopoulos has broken conventions with his candid and raw style. His photographs 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 photos 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, from skateboarding and snowboarding to rural landscapes and cityscapes. This volume includes both iconic and never-before-published photographs from the 1980s to now. Each chapter is edited by a different celebrated artist or family member—all 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 join us tomorrow at Arcana to celebrate this AND Ari’s new book ROME-MALIBU! @ari_marcopoulos_official

Book of the day > Walking In Place 1: New Orleans by Mike Slack. Published by The Ice Plant and Perimeter Editions. A few signed copies remain from our great event on Saturday night! “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.” @the.ice.plant @mike__slack

Pre-order your signed books here. 

Please join us on Saturday, 12/3 (5-7) for a book signing with Todd Hido for his stunning new Aperture monograph -

Intimate Distance: Twenty-five Years of Photographs, A Chronological Album. Photographs by Todd Hido

Essay by David Campany

Texts by Katya Tylevich
 

If you can't join us on 12/3 - or if you'd like to reserve a signed copy in advance -  you can place an order now for a signed copy now here.

Please note that sales will be limited to one copy per customer at the event.

Details here.

Book of the day > Ed Panar: Animals That Saw Me, Volume Two. Published by The Ice Plant. We still have a few signed copies available from our gangbuster event on Saturday… act now! “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?’” 

Please join us on November 12th (5-7) for a special celebration of The Ice Plant’s 10^th anniversary!

We will have book signings With Ed Panar and Mike Slack.

We will have the famous patented Jacques Marlow Slack Margaritas.

We will have ice!

As a special gift to those who attend, there will be a limited edition booklet celebrating these last 10 years of Ice Plantia!

We will have all in print (and some out-of-print!) Ice plant titles for sale.
We will have our very own Erin Schneider on acordian.

We will see you there!

Pre-order signed copies of ANIMALS THAT SAW ME VOLUME 2 and MIKE SLACK: WALKING IN PLACE 1, NEW ORLEANS now!