search results for "most beautiful swiss books"
2020
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Archive Books
This catalogue investigates the genealogy of the relationship between art
and ecology in Europe, introducing a series of pioneering research
conducted on both sides of the Iron Curtain in the 1970s.
2020
English edition
Archive Books
A series of essays and visual contributions critically reflecting on the current structures of knowledge within the art world.
2020
English edition
Archive Books
A multidisciplinary investigation of the interrelations of space
and time, memory, architecture
and urban planning through and beyond Henri Lefebvre's concept of
Rhythmanalysis.
2020
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Globetrotter
Three multidisciplinary essays—from cultural
anthropology to photography
analysis—based on visual archives documenting the visit of writer, painter
and politician Carlo Levi to an Albanian community in Southern Italy (second
volume in the series “Archivi della Basilicata”).
2020
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Kaph Books
First monograph.
2020
bilingual edition (English / Lithuanian)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
Full transcript of Mekas's Lithuania and the Collapse
of the USSR: a five-hour-long film made up of footage from US television newscasts covering the independence of Lithuania and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Archive Books
sold out
Catalogue conceived for the 12th Edition of the Bamako Encounters, the principal event dedicated to contemporary photography and new imagery in Africa.
2020
French edition
Kaph Books
sold out
What is, and what was luxury? This publication celebrates a world history of the lavish and the luxurious, through 350 extraordinary objects—fashion, jewellery, art, furniture, design and more. Discover how different cultures have defined luxury and the impact of such excess on the evolution of society, as a way to undermine or underline the status quo. Consider the the prominent role of women in defining luxury and wih it, the ebb and flow between excess and moderation.
2020
trilingual edition (English / German / Italian)
Humboldt Books - Artist's Travels
sold out
A collection of 360 postcards of cities from all around the world, made
with screenshots from 3D software Apple Maps and Google Earth.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
This catalogue presents the artist's Sail Paintings
series—32 hybrid compositions reminiscent of a boat's sail. This
monumental publication (30 x 40 cm) is designed as a graphic extension to
the project.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Anthology of essays written alongside the exhibitions at the Wattis
Institute between 2014 and 2019. Celebrating the wide range of voices and
forms of curatorial writing, this volume is a unique
contribution to the study of art criticism, curation, and the history of
exhibitions.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
A multidisciplinary anthology—ranging from fiction and photography to
academic essays—inspired by the provocative architectural
theories of Madeline Gins and Arakawa.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
Catalogue of the artist's exhibition in the Portuguese pavilion at
the 58th Venice Biennale: a sculpture project engaging the heritage of
post-war Italy's architecture and Italian vernacular craftsmanship.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Publication documenting the award-winning web series Revisiting
Genesis by Oreet Ashery. This documentary fiction on mourning in
the digital age explores
complex issues such as gender and death, digital reincarnation, and women
artists.
2020
French edition
Hippocampe - Books
Six short stories by Maria Kakogianni, between literary fiction and philosophy.
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
First monographic catalogue dedicated to multimedia artist Thao Nguyen Phan, whose
recent video and visual works explore the agricultural, political, and
social issues in rural Vietnam.
2020
Matière Mémoire
First time release of these live-recordings by Phill Niblock from 2007 and 2019 (organ, played by Hampus Lindwall, and tapes).
2020
Matière Mémoire
sold out
First time release of these live-recordings by Phill Niblock from 2007 and 2019 (organ, played by Hampus Lindwall, and tapes).
2020
AcquAvivA
Frédéric Acquaviva's new record—A QR code record without record limited to 100 copies: a 69 minutes opera for voices (with Joël Hubaut, who also wrote the text, Dorothy Iannone and Loré Lixenberg), dead electronics and video.
2020
French edition (texts in English)
Jannink - Wide Open
In a refreshing and playful way this visual poem investigates freedom and circles around Freud's flight from Vienna to London in 1939.
2020
English ed.
Jannink - Wide Open
In a refreshing and playful way this visual poem investigates freedom and circles around Freud's flight from Vienna to London in 1939.
2020
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Al Dante
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
A story, between myth and reality, of Caravaggio, by parodic artist Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux.
2020
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Al Dante
Al Dante - Poetry & Literature
Limited edition, numbered from 1 to 20, with an original artwork signed by the artist.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
Stemming from the Master Fine Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts,
this publication promotes the art school as a place for pedagogical,
civic and political implications.
2020
German edition
Edition Patrick Frey
This publication brings together a selection of family photos
taken between the 1930s and 1950s by amateur photographer Anne-Marie von
Wolff. A fascinating, powerful work, brought to light by her
great-grandniece, artist Mimi von Moos.
2020
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
sold out
The result of a collective reflection undertaken at the Canadian Center
for Architecture, this publication is the first volume of a
periodical series wishing to explore urgent issues in today's curatorial
practices.
2020
English edition
MER. Books
currently out of stock
Richard Tuttle and color.
2020
Speckled Toshe
The piece "Blue" is based on a writing cycle focusing on the idea of biography, fiction, fulfilled and unfulfilled dreams. Like the piece "L'appétence", which was created in collaboration with a group of ASMR artists, it was developed for an audio installation. Anne Le Troter then transformed it into a version for this record.
2020
bilingual edition (English / French)
Maison ONA
Facsimile scores and documents about the radiophonic work created by Luc Ferrari in 1991.
2020
no text
Maison ONA
A selection of pictures shot in the '70s by Luc and Brunhild Ferrari, organized by thematics, to be kept as a treasure, to display, or to send as postcards.
2020
no text
Maison ONA
A selection of pictures shot in the '70s by Luc and Brunhild Ferrari, organized by thematics, to be kept as a treasure, to display, or to send as postcards.
2020
no text
Maison ONA
A selection of pictures shot in the '70s by Luc and Brunhild Ferrari, organized by thematics, to be kept as a treasure, to display, or to send as postcards.
2020
no text
Maison ONA
A selection of pictures shot in the '70s by Luc and Brunhild Ferrari, organized by thematics, to be kept as a treasure, to display, or to send as postcards.
2020
no text
Maison ONA
A selection of pictures shot in the '70s by Luc and Brunhild Ferrari, organized by thematics, to be kept as a treasure, to display, or to send as postcards.
2020
Italian edition
Kunstverein Publishing Milano
This artist’s book gathers childhood memories, some lived experiences and personal reflections on the family histories and relations, and the ways in which they interweave with geographical locations.
2020
English edition
Kayfa ta
currently out of stock
The research and series of exhibitions that this publication grew out of, is part of an ongoing project exploring the significant work of individuals, collectives and institutions in the field of alternative art and publishing practices, past and present.
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
Kaph Books
First major retrospective monograph dedicated to the Franco-Lebanese sculptor.
2019
English edition
Kaph Books
sold out
What is, and what was luxury? This publication celebrates a world history of the lavish and the luxurious, through 350 extraordinary objects—fashion, jewellery, art, furniture, design and more. Discover how different cultures have defined luxury and the impact of such excess on the evolution of society, as a way to undermine or underline the status quo. Consider the the prominent role of women in defining luxury and wih it, the ebb and flow between excess and moderation.
2019
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
sold out
This catalogue embodies the entire creative career of Marisa
Merz (1926-2019), the only female artist from Arte
Povera. Commissioned texts and selection of her most iconic
works accentuate a recurrent theme in the artist's work: the exploration
of the face and the human figure.
2019
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
sold out
This publication documents a project inspired by Bradbury's Fahrenheit
451, in which performers memorize a book to form a collection of
living books to be read in libraries by visitors. The publication brings
together eighteen text contributions from artists and theoreticians, and a
visual essay.
2019
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
This catalogue stems from an eponymous project on the Israel Museum in
Jerusalem. The artist brought out an impressive photographic recension of
artifacts, revealing the forgotten stories and fascinating polyphony of
the museum's collections.
2019
English edition
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
This monographic volume dedicated to the work of Pedro Barateiro spans a
period that dates back to 2008 and features extensive visual and written
material of key projects presented in solo exhibitions, as well as other
relevant installations, videos and performances.
2019
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
A photographic archive of the transgender community in Bologna in the
1980s. With critical texts by scholars and queer theorists.
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
Shelter Press - Books
The new book from French photographer Estelle Hanania gathers over ten years of collaboration and archives revolving around the artistic universe of Gisèle Vienne.
2019
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
The catalogue of the eponymous exhibition by Laure Prouvost at Pirelli
HangarBicocca: a multimedia project—installations, videos and projections,
sculptures and found objects—revolving around the story of Prouvost's
“grandfather”, a fictional prolific conceptual artist.
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Four essays by philosopher and musicologist Peter Szendy on Anri Sala's
recent practice. Szendy emphasises the key role played by music
and sound in Sala's
sensorial installations.
2019
bilingual edition (English / French)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
currently out of stock
First monograph dedicated to the radical Swedish painter,
draftsman, sculptor, and precursor of sound arts (audio CD included).
2019
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
sold out
A wide-ranging collection of texts on contemporary painting,
by one of its most finest observer today.
2019
French edition
Typologie
Typologie
currently out of stock
The fourth issue of Typologie, a collection of design books about ordinary objects, is dedicated to the wooden crate.
2019
English edition
Typologie
Typologie
sold out
The fourth issue of Typologie, a collection of design books about ordinary objects, is dedicated to the wooden crate.