Hand selected for your gift giving convenience, the staff gift picks are in.  The completely fabulous Erin (@erinschneiderprojects) is bowled over by her own amazing picks. They are, in no particular order: Dwan Gallery: Los Angeles to New York, 1959-1971, Donald Judd: Collected Writings, Experience: Culture, Cognition, and the Common Sense, Hilma Af Klint: Painting the Unseen, Blueprint for Counter Education, Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers, Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered (3 Volumes), Richard Misrach & Guillermo Galindo: Border Cantos, Maximilian Stejskal: Folklig Idrott, Takahiro Kurashima: Poemotion 1-3. 

Thanks to Kinfolk for including us in their LA City Guide!
 

"Arcana is a haven for bibliophiles and aesthetes alike, stocking a cleverly curated selection of new and out-of-print books on photography, art, fashion, design, food, architecture and cinema.

Arcana: Books on the Arts is one of Los Angeles’ finest art bookstores. Boasting over 100,000 books, the extensive and hyper-specialized collection includes a far-reaching range of items from new, rare and out-of-print books to ephemera.

More closely resembling a gallery than a shop, Arcana occupies a 5,000-square-foot space in Culver City’s historic Helms Bakery building.The books are displayed on immense metal shelves that divide up the open-plan space into cozy rooms. And natural lighting from windows on three sides and polished concrete floors are inviting to browsers and collectors alike.

The shop is renowned for all aspects of specialized bookselling. Frequently hosting events, book signings and panel discussions with featured authors, Arcana excels at  reaching out to its community of loyal customers.

Come to Arcana Sunday, December 18th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the publication of this lovely new contribution to California architectural history with Mr. Appleton and Ms. Levick, and to do some last-minute Holiday gift-shopping! If you are unable to attend and wish to purchase a copy of Ranches: Home on the Range in California signed by both, place your order on our website here, or call us at 310-458-1499. 

 
Friday, December 16th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
and Saturday, December 17th, 11:00 - 7:00
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SIGNING + INSTALLATION + OBJECT SALE

Sunday, December 18th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
MARC APPLETON + MELBA LEVICK:
RANCHES: HOME ON THE RANGE IN CALIFORNIA

Saturday, February 4th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
PORTRAITS AND PAINTINGS:
A NEWSPAPER BY TONY MANZELLA

February 23rd - 26th at the MoCA Geffen Contemporary
THE 2017 PRINTED MATTER LA ART BOOK FAIR

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.