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The heart of our catalogue... each book presents the photographic work of an artist, whether on a specific project or under the form of a retrospective or compendium.
Monographs There are 1436 books.
Pubisher's presentation: "Le terme de «grand ensemble» renvoie à la fois aux quartiers construits en France entre 1950 et 1970 et au livre lui-même, constitué de cartes postales, d'agrandissements des personnages qui y apparaissent et de photographies d'implosions d'immeubles. En fin d'ouvrage, un montage de courts textes, qui étaient inscrits au dos des...
29,00 €In Stock.Two copies available (see details below). Publisher's presentation: "Sergio Romagnoli was killed in 1994. He was 37 years old. Despite an official investigation at the time and subsequent enquiries by his family, the circumstances surrounding his murder have never been fully explained and remain a mystery to this day. At the time of his murder, Sergio...
55,00 €In StockAn excerpt from William Blake's poem My Spectre around me night and day ends this photobook by Gildas Lepetit-Castel, like an insight in this intimate story of love, of night, possibly of separation or loss... "My spectre around me night and day Like a wild beast guards my way; My Emanation far within Weeps incessantly for my sin."A flash-code...
35,00 €Out of stockSomething Like a Nest (*signé*)
Artist's presentation: "Something like a Nest explores how our idea of the countryside intersects with the stuff of contemporary culture. Creating, I hope, something that pulls with and against the pastoral symbolism we attach to this landscape."With a text by Ben Platts-Mills.108 pages - Hardbound with printed acetate DJ Self-published, 2014 *Signed* New...
48,00 €Out of stockWe are offering here the second edition of this book (2014), the first one being from 2011.Artist presentation: "Ricardo Cases' third photobook deals with an unusual subject: the practice of pigeon racing in the Spanish regions of Valencia and Murcia, a game consisting of releasing one female pigeon and dozens of male pigeons that chase her trying to get...
25,00 €Out of stockAlessia Bernardini's presentation: "Becoming Simone is a story about a man who has been living in a woman's body until the age of 51. The project is an investigation through memories, courage, discomfort, dreams and life expectations."A beautiful project on the quite difficult and moving subject of gender transformation, and imprisonment in an enveloppe...
.Sold out. Publisher's presentation: "En 1914 le magnat industriel Josep Trepat Galceran crée une industrie pour la production de machines agricoles qui deviendra un des moteurs économiques de l’Espagne au cours du XXème siècle. Homme cultivé et attentif aux dynamiques de l’art de son temps, M. Trepat va passer des commandes à quelques uns des grands...
.Sold out.Presentation by the artist Klaus Pichler: "Who hasn't had the desire just to become someone else for a while? Dressing up is a way of creating an alter ego and a second skin which one's behaviour can be adjusted to. Regardless of the motivating factors which cause somebody to acquire a costume, the main principle remains the same: the civilian...
Same Player Shoots Again (*signed*)
Following a workshop on editing and producing a dummy where they met and had a good time together, Jean-Pierre Viguié (in France) worked on a corpus of images by Sean Davey (in Australia) that were made during nights out and in bars... Out of this came Same Player Shoots Again, a funny and a bit inebriated book, where the story of a pinball player mingles...
36,00 €In StockPresentation by Ediciones Anómalas: "The series Le nom qui efface la couleur revolves around what is possible, around the possibility of being one thing or another, of falling or flying, of remaining or vanishing, and in general, around man’s intrinsic freedom, which places him in a world full of options, forcing him to choose between one or another. The...
25,00 €In Stock.ONE SIGNED COPY. Publisher's Presentation : "This is the story of the Robinson family – and the aftermath of losing their 26 year-old daughter to bulimia. Working closely with the family, Laia Abril explores the dilemmas and struggles confronted by many young girls and their families; the problems families face in dealing with both their sense of guilt...
220,00 €Out of stock.Sold out. Publisher's presentation: "Dealing with the grief she suffered following the death of her mother, Where Mimosa Bloom takes the form of an extended farewell letter; with photography skillfully used to present a visual eulogy or panegyric. This grief memoir about the loss of her mother is part meditative photo essay, part family biography and...
.Back in stock. Presentation by Mack: "In a series of black and white images of the German landscape made between 1987 and 1997, Michael Schmidt has forged a new pictorial language to deconstruct the world he observes. Concerned with light and form, Schmidt’s images contain a wealth of silver tones, a spectrum of rich greys which evolve from light to dark...
40,00 €In Stock.Sold out.Publisher's presentation: "This book documents a hitchhike along China’s Cross-Desert Highway, a road built in the mid 1990s to help the extraction of oil. It stretches for more than 500km from north to south across the Taklamakan, one of the world’s most inhospitable deserts. The journey records the road and its people - truck drivers, cotton...
Hidden Islam (*1st ed. signed*)
.Sold out.From the introduction by Martin Parr : "Consider these facts. In Italy the right to worship, without discrimination, is enshrined within the constitution. There are 1.35 million Muslims in Italy and yet, officially, only eight mosques in the whole country.One consequence is that the Muslim population have accumulated a huge number of makeshift...
.Sold out. Publisher's presentation: "Piémanson is an exploration of daily life on the last wild beach in France. The beach’s history began in the 1970s when locals set up camp there with no rights or deeds. Nowadays, thousands of campers from all over Europe get together every summer season, looking for a freedom that they can’t find anywhere else....
How much can you carry ? (*signed*)
.Signed copies. (adapted from) Publisher's presentation: " The series How much can you carry ? was born out of the fascination of Floriane de Lassée for the lines of people carrying loads as large as they were diverse along the African roads. This series gradually extended to four continents, with about ten countries represented today (Rwanda , Ethiopia,...
28,00 €In Stock.Sold out.Publisher's presentation: "Piémanson is an exploration of daily life on the last wild beach in France. The beach’s history began in the 1970s when locals set up camp there with no rights or deeds. Nowadays, thousands of campers from all over Europe get together every summer season, looking for a freedom that they can’t find anywhere else....
Will They Sing... (*signed w/ print*)
.Sold out.After The Fourth Wall, we are offering Max Pinckers's new book Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty in a version that includes a signed & numbered copy and a signed print. NB : All copies available come with the print seen on our picture (white horse in traffic)Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt.Text by Hans Theys, 'Photographs as...
.Sold out.After The Fourth Wall, we are offering signed copies of Max Pinckers's new book Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty.Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt.Text by Hans Theys, 'Photographs as Poems', Montagne de Miel, February 2014.This book was commissioned by "Europalia International Arts Festival" for the Indomania exhibition at Bozar -...
.One copy from a forgotten box!.Publisher's presentation : "These photographs were taken in Shanxi Province in northwest China. They document old customs originating from pagan ritual practices. They are, in effect, a voodoo-esque form of totem worship. A number of these ancient customs still survive and remain some of the most important cultural...
85,00 €Out of stock.LAST SEALED COPY!. Mengxi 2 resonates with the Zine No. 8 My Dreamed Stream published by Editions Bessard as it explores the same personal themes and could be considered as coming from the same body of work. Wei Bi brings back childhood memories in confronting images from the village of Dalian where he lives, and the village of his family, where he grew...
75,00 €In StockB-Sides Box Set - Silver Meadows
.Sold out.Publisher's presentation: "Todd Hido’s B-sides Box Set is a follow-up publication to the artist’s award-winning 2013 monograph, Excerpts from Silver Meadows. Designed to function as a companion book to that title as well as a sovereign object in its own right, B-sides Box Set comprises 50 images printed on loose cards, presented in a 2-piece...
.Sold out.Presentation by Akina: "Below the water’s surface, two bodies, one room: in a sort of Flatland of the mind, transfigured by Daisuke’s vision, bones and skins diminished their weights, hungering for their shapes. Daisuke chases the time, adorns visionary landscapes with dust and erotism, lingers on the steamed glass, still breathing."please note...
We are offering the second edition of this book. The A3 poster is included in each copy.WARNING: Each copy has a small sticker at the bottom of the last page (they are new copies bought back from another bookseller) with the bookstore's name and the original price. 32 pages - Hardcover Libraryman, 2013 (2nd edition) New - Mint condition
45,00 €Out of stockPublisher's presentation: "James Joyce occupies a central role in how Irish identity is constructed both at home and abroad. His novel Ulysses opens in the Forty Foot bathing place near Dublin, the subject of Sea Change. Immersing herself within a dedicated group united by the act of swimming, Redmond uses the camera to document how the everyday cares of...
15,00 €Out of stock.Sold out.Publisher's presentation: "Bible compiles Okabe's recent works including many unpublished photographs taken in Tokyo, Miyagi and India between 2010 and 2013. This will be Okabe's second US monograph published by Session Press following her unique artist book Dildo in 2013.Bible is a testament to the unwavering complexity of Okabe's everyday life...
Land Without Past (*limited edition*)
Publisher's presentation: "Land Without Past is a deeply personal photographic essay on growing up in a small village in the north of Germany and a meditation on the relationship contemporary Germany has with its past. Documenting the quiet, precise way in which people conduct their lives, the obsession with making everything new and the almost fearsome...
150,00 €In StockPublisher's presentation: "Spanning almost three decades, Moonshine is a portrait of the American Appalachian folk, a mythologised region populated by ‘moonshiners’. Van Manen’s images are defined by a fierce intimacy with her subject, as the viewer teeters on the edge of the frame, perpetually trespassing on private moments: rollicking children...
80,00 €In Stock.Last copy!. Presentation by Steidl: "From 1977 to 1985, Goldberg photographed the wealthy and destitute of San Francisco, creating a visual document that has since become a landmark work. Through the combination of text and photographs, Rich and Poor's mass appeal was instantly recognizable. In 1984 the series was exhibited alongside Robert Adams and...
120,00 €Out of stockZine N° 16 - Dead Light (*w/ signed print*)
40 pages - Softcover Editions Bessard, 2014 *w/ Signed Print* New - Mint condition
36,00 €Out of stockSasha est la fille de Claudine Doury, et ce livre est la chronique toute en retenue d'une adolescence apparemment paisible. Toutefois, ces images saisies dans la maison familiale et dans la campagne environnante relatent les doutes et les difficultés de cette période de la vie, dans le regard d'une mère : l'importance de l'image de soi, la relation aux...
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