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!

Join us tomorrow, 5-7,  for the Ice Plant's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY!!! We'll have book signings with @edpanar (Animals That Saw Me: Volume Two) and @mike__slack (Walking in Place 1: New Orleans). Ease your post-election headache with a fresh-squeezed margarita courtesy of the elusive Jacques Marlow! Pick up a copy of the new "Special Delivery" publication (free with any Ice Plant book purchase) celebrating these last 10 years of Ice Plantia. And meet various Ice Plant artists including @rjude1, @michael_schmelling, @melissa_catanese, @hubbyco, @sethlower, and @slow_paparazzo. Also: @erinschneiderprojects will be rockin' the accordion, and - if all goes as planned - there will be a mysterious ice sculpture... We'd love to see you!

Book of the day and book launch party tomorrow (Saturday, 5-7! Click here (or scroll down) for the full juicy details!) > Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History by Molly Schiot. 

“Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion.

Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, posting a photo each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX age. These women paved the way for Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and Lindsey Vonn, yet few today know who they are. Slowly but surely, the account gained a following, and the result is Game Changers, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers’ rarely-before-seen photos and stories.

Featuring icons Althea Gibson and Wyomia Tyus, complete unknowns Trudy Beck and Conchita Cintron, policymaker Margaret Dunkle, sportswriter Lisa Olson, and many more, Game Changers gives these “founding mothers” the attention and recognition they deserve, and features critical conversations between past and present gamechangers—including former US Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion—about what it means to be a woman on and off the field. Inspiring, empowering, and unforgettable, Game Changers is the perfect gift for anyone who has a love of the game.”

For tomorrow’s event, thanks are due to @fiveleavesla and @fiveleavesny , @pizzanista , @healthade, and … And thanks to all of the Game Changers who will be here tomorrow, including @pingpongkimi  who will be showing of her pro table tennis moves! #theunsungheroines #gamechangers

Book of the day > minä perhonen textile 1995-2005. Published by Bunka Publishing Bureau. “minä perhonen (which means 'I am a butterfly' in Finnish) is an internationally acclaimed fashion brand led by Akira Minagawa. They produce their original fabrics cooperating with both Japanese and international fabric makers, as well as ardently working on developing new materials or techniques. Their effort has evolved into a series of exceptionally beautiful and elegant textile designs, all of which are reproduced with clear photos in this big volume. All the 250 designs are categorized into Textiles, Stitches, and Prints. This creative sourcebook is indispensable for all textile designers and anyone who loves fashion.” @mina_perhonen

Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines - posting a photograph each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX era. These women paved the way for the likes of Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and Lindsey Vonn, yet few today know who they are. The account gained a devoted following, and the result is Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers’ rarely-before-seen photos and stories.

Featuring icons Althea Gibson and Wyomia Tyus, unknowns Trudy Beck and Conchita Cintron, policymaker Margaret Dunkle, sportswriter Lisa Olson, and many more, Game Changers gives these “founding mothers” the overdue recognition they richly deserve. The book also features critical conversations between past and present game changers such as former US Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion about what it means to be a woman on and off the field. Inspiring, empowering, and unforgettable, Game Changers is perfect for anyone with a love of the game.

Joining Ms. Schiot at Arcana will be several of the athletes featured in the book along with Pro Table Tennis champion Kim Gilbert, who will be bringing a table and demonstrating some tricks of the trade. And, only those buying a book at the event will additionally receive a copy of the rad, limited edition poster of pioneering skateboarder Laura Thornhill seen below!

Special thanks are due to Game Changers' publisher Simon & Schuster, Five Leaves for providing beer and wine,  Heath-Ade for providing sparkling California Kombucha, AND Pizzanista for the "seditiously delicious" pizza pies!

If you unable to attend and wish to purchase a copy of Game Changers signed by author Molly Schiot, place your order here, or call us at 310-458-1499!

Book of the day > My Lagos by Robin Hammond (@hammond_robin ). Published by Editions Bessard (@editionsbessard ). Limited to an edition of 600 copies, Robin Hammond’s series of portraits of Lagosians embrace the diversity of Africa’s most populous city. Each book’s dust jacket is a Nollywood poster bought in Lagos – each has been folded by hand. From the photographer: “Each book is unique in this way, and the reader gets to take home his or her own piece of Lagos. Intimacy and exclusion, love and hate, laughter and insult regularly rub shoulders on Lagos’s streets. It’s a complex place. I was trying to grasp, through my camera, life in this massive metropolitan area of more than 20 million people. Located in West Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, Lagos is as much an experience as a place. The local experience and the foreign experience are certainly not the same. But that difference is not the only meaningful one. The city’s residents experience it differently: the businessman and the fisherman, the prostitute and the entrepreneur, the housewife and the bricklayer. There are more than 20 million Lagosians, and, one could say, just as many Lagoses. It is a fascinating city, but one where life can be hard. One survey placed it as the fourth worst place in the world to call home, and another ranked it as one of the world’s most unequal cities. But many of the people I met also expressed how they saw Lagos as a place where dreams come true, where hard work pays off and where, with a few good connections and smarts, one can rise from the streets and into the mansions of the city’s big men. My new book, published by Editions Bessard, is called ‘My Lagos,’ but only partly because it is my view of the city. It comes mostly from the interviews I conducted with the subjects of my portraits. I asked them to describe what Lagos meant to them, and they would answer, ‘My Lagos is. …’ Their quotations in the book and their portraits connect us, in a small way, to a people most readers will never meet, and through them we experience a piece of a place most will never visit.” 

Our autumn schedule is packed with diverse and exciting events. Details are forthcoming about each - mark your calendards now!

 
Saturday, October 22nd, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
MOLLY SCHIOT: GAME CHANGERS -
THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF SPORTS HISTORY
 
Saturday, November 12th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
THE ICE PLANT: TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
BOOK SIGNINGS WITH ED PANAR: ANIMALS THAT SAW ME VOLUME II +
MIKE SLACK: WALKING IN PLACE 1, NEW ORLEANS
 

Friday, November 18^th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
ARI MARCOPOULOS: NOT YET + ROME / MALIBU

Saturday, November 19th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
JEFF GOLD: TOTAL CHAOS -
THE STORY OF THE STOOGES / AS TOLD BY IGGY POP
 
 Saturday, December 3rd, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
TODD HIDO: INTIMATE DISTANCE

Postponed until 2/2017 December 8th, 9th + 10th
STEIDLFEST 2016 AT ARCANA!!!
 
Friday + Saturday, December 16th + 17^th
dosa GLOSSARY  A-Z: LAUNCH PARTY + OBJECT SALE

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