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Boro, The Art Of Necessity
Isbn 9789198606584
Publisher Art And Theory Publishing
Idea code 21062
€ 38.50
The Japanese term “boro” refers to rags and fabrics used for far longer than their expected lifespan. In order to recycle, transform, and create “new” textiles from old, various techniques are used such as patching and mending, reinforcing with simple stitch-work, or weaving from rags. Boro textiles were created throughout Japan from the 19th century into the 1950s, although the phenomenon can be traced far earlier. Published along with an exhibition in Stockholm, this book surveys the history of boro and examines its changing social, economic, and aesthetic status as a visual and conceptual source of inspiration for textile artists and designers, both in Japan and internationally.
168 p, ills colour, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Rejected - Designs For The European Flag
Isbn 9783948200039
Publisher Wirklichkeit Books
Idea code 20581
€ 17.20
When the Council of Europe in 1955 selected a European flag bearing twelve yellow stars on a blue background, it was also rejecting more than 150 other submitted designs. Ideas came from all over the world and were based on the assumption that European unity was the model for the future; most, however, were drafted by men from West Germany and France. All of the colourful proposals are published here for the first time, with a text by Marie Rotkopf that with biting irony addresses the EU’s neoliberal political cynicism and Germany’s expansion of power over the years. These (un)imaginative flags reflect the zeitgeist at a decisive period in the development of European unity.
180 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, German/English
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Kiki van Eijk - Imaginings
Isbn 9789462086104
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21057
€ 27.20
Over the past twenty-years, the Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk (b. 1978) has created an extensive oeuvre, including carpets, tapestries, lamps, glassware, furniture and sculptural objects. Her playfulness with form, great attention to tactility and skilful craftsmanship has given her a unique voice within Dutch design. Van Eijk's creative process is based on her imagination, which she captures in drawings, sketches, and textile collages.
144 p, ills colour, 17 x 23 cm, pb, English
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Dutch Designers Yearbook Dd '20
Isbn 9789462086258
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21058
€ 29.95
Dutch designers are noted worldwide for their originality and daring innovations, and their work penetrates the capillaries of our society. Design is everywhere and the world seems makeable. This is an image to which the unorthodox methods and creative power of designers contribute. Although the Covid-19 crisis is fundamentally affecting the creative sector, the accompanying major social and economic challenges facing the world also offer many opportunities. How resilient is the design sector and how can it contribute to the necessary transitions? The 'Dutch Designers Yearbook' describes the design year 2020 and looks to the future.
192 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 26 cm, hb, English
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I See That I See What You Don't See
Isbn 9789083015231
Publisher Het Nieuwe Instituut
Idea code 20578
€ 22.50
This “black book” published by Het Nieuwe Instituut presents a layered, non-binary notion of darkness. Navigating through cosmic, automated, and seemingly invisible environments, it delves into what we do not generally get – or choose – to see. Moreover, the book explores the relation between the possibility of seeing and forms of oppression and emancipation. Sharp book design frames contributions by the Academy for Urban Astronauts, Ramon Amaro, Danilo Correale, Jonathan Crary, Aldo van Eyck, Ludo Groen, Bregtje van der Haak, Saidiya Hartman, Marten Kuijpers, Momtaza Mehri, Melvin Moti, Lucy McRae, Johannes Schwartz, Dirk Sijmons, and Leanne Wijnsma.
416 p, ills bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Enya - A Treatise On Unguilty Pleasures
Isbn 9781912722792
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code 20424
€ 13.50
This first book by Grammy-winning Canadian pianist and entertainer Chilly Gonzales examines the woman who is undoubtedly Ireland’s best-selling solo artist: Enya. In his writing, Gonzales (real name: Jason Charles Beck) delves beyond the many hit songs and millions of fans worldwide to excavate his own enthusiasm for Enya’s singular music and the mysterious musician herself. In the process, he uncovers new truths about the nature of music, fame, success, and the artistic endeavour.
76 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 17 cm, pb, English
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Girls Like Us #10 - Future
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Publisher Girls Like Us
Idea code 21041
€ 8.00
‘Girls Like Us’ is an independent magazine that turns the spotlight on an international, expanding community of women from all genders within the arts, culture, and activism. Through personal stories, essays, and visuals the magazine unfolds feminist legacies in arts and writing, mapping collaborative routes towards a non-patriarchy. Heralding a future outside of straight time, its tenth issue offers a vision of unbridled optimism, one where we are not afraid of difference. Featuring contributions by musician Hanne Lippard, art historian Amelia Groom, comedian and writer Casey Jane Ellison, performers Jibz Cameron and Geo Wyeth, drawings by Maren Karlson, and much more.
116 p, ills colour & bw, 28 x 20 cm, pb, English
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Girls Like Us #11 - Economy
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Publisher Girls Like Us
Idea code 21040
€ 8.00
‘Girls Like Us’ turns the spotlight on an international, expanding community of women from all genders within the arts, culture, and activism. While compiling the “Economy” issue, its creators decided to ask questions about their own economic approach as a magazine. As a result, the issue is printed in black and white throughout, with the remainder of the budget distributed between its editors and contributors, who are more likely to be underpaid, under-resourced, and overlooked in their respective fields due to their sexuality, gender expression, ethnicity, class, and/or politics. Featuring a discussion on sex work moderated by Melanie Bonajo, artwork by Elif Erkan, and more.
140 p, ills colur & bw, 28 x 20 cm, pb, English
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Girls Like Us #12 - Biography
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Publisher Girls Like Us
Idea code 21039
€ 10.00
‘Girls Like Us’ turns the spotlight on an international, expanding community of women from all genders within the arts, culture, and activism. For its twelfth issue, “Biography”, the magazine wishes that it could be many trillion pages thick and hold the life stories of all women, trans, and non-binary people living and having lived, ever. Instead, a fraction of those stories are published – lives that are touching, and views on life that are worth sharing. Featuring interviews with rapper Dope Saint Jude, feminist economist Marilyn Waring, and painter Amy Sillman, writings by artists Nadia Hebson and Lili Reynaud-Dewar, graphic design strategies by Rietlanden Women’s Office, and more.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 28 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Life In Kyoto - Arts In Seasonal Delight
Isbn 9784861527944
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 20521
€ 27.65
Besides the four distinct seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the Japanese calendar recognises more nuanced seasonal changes in a subset of 24 periods that reflect the weather or the current state of flora and fauna. Although these slight transitions are quite difficult to perceive in our fast-paced modern lives, we are affected by them nonetheless. Also artworks cannot exist without a relationship to the seasons. This volume introduces works connected to these 24 seasonal periods, with a focus on artists who have deep ties with the city of Kyoto. The seasons are expressed in subtle details, such as the subject of a painting or the design of a kimono or ceramic vessel.
240 p, ills colour, 18 x 24 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Kogei 2020 - The Art Of Crafting Beauty From Nature
Isbn 9784861528101
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 20523
€ 23.00
This exhibition catalogue presents more than 80 works by artists specialising in traditional Japanese handicraft, or ‘kōgei’. Examples range from objects for everyday use to innovative contemporary artworks. Kōgei art is produced by independent studio artists using traditional craft materials and processes, working in close conformity with nature. One of its most fundamental characteristics is “function”, but with the influence of Western aesthetics and art theory during the Meiji period, objects with a practical use came to be seen as merely utility items. In the 20th century, this attitude transformed into a broader appreciation for the artistic value of kōgei in Japanese culture.
160 p, ills colour, 19 x 26 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Kingyo Bishow | Riusuke Fukahori - Goldfish
Isbn 9784861528095
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 20520
€ 23.00
Riusuke Fukahori is known for his prolonged, meditative process of painting exceptionally lifelike goldfish in layers of acrylic resin, which he often situates in wooden boxes or ceramic bowls. This book presents numerous examples of his fascinating art together with a selection of other Japanese artists whose work centres around the theme of the goldfish. From traditional drawings and paintings to expressive abstraction and pop cultural interpretations, the many varieties of this ornamental fish provide a rich source of inspiration for more than fifteen contemporary artists in this eye-popping collection. Published in conjunction with the travelling exhibition ‘Kingyo Bishow 2020’ in Japan.
216 p, ills colour, 15 x 17 cm, pb, Japanese
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Cloud '68 - Paper Voice
Isbn 9783856763916
Publisher gta Verlag
Idea code 21008
€ 36.75
'Cloud ’68 – Paper Voice' pays homage the radical architecture movement in Europe from the 1950s to the 1970s, which initiated numerous new forms of experimental expression. A selection of 177 graphic pieces – lithographs, drawings, original etchings, and ephemera from the personal collection of the Chilean architect Smiljan Radić—reveal the scope of the diverse architectural approaches from those years. Works by Constant, Utopie, Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Haus-Rucker-Co, Archigram, and Superstudio, among others, are displayed in 33 panels that recall Aby Warburg’s ‘Mnemosyne Atlas’. The publication is complemented by interview fragments by the critic and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
120 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 16 cm, pb, English
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Vietnam War 1
Isbn 9784846532307
Publisher World Photo Press
Idea code 20446
€ 25.80
World Photo Press presents its first volume on memorabilia from the Vietnam War. The infamous American military engagement in South-East Asia lasted almost two decades and straddled the turbulent social and cultural upheavals of the 1960s and early ’70s. Supported by numerous archive images and documents from the era, hundreds of photographs of fatigues, jackets, patches, medals, jungle boots, utility items, combat gear, rifles and weapons, personal mementos, and much more fill the pages of this catalogue-style publication. A broad overview for Vietnam War buffs and history of culture and fashion enthusiasts alike.
288 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 26 cm, pb, Japanese
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4 Brown Girls Who Write
Isbn 9781912722747
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code 20423
€ 23.95
Roshni Goyate, Sharan Hunjan, Sheena Patel, and Sunnah Khan are four writers that make up the talented collective '4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE' and bring their radical, polyphonic performance style to bear on a series of individual pamphlets that still resonate with their collaborative force. Each author's discreet publication is a stand-alone work, published as a set of poetry and prose pamphlets, highlighting the daring, brilliant writing that characterises both the group and each individual author.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 21 cm, folder, English
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Arjen Mulder - The World According To Plants
Isbn 9789071346538
Publisher Duizendeneen
Idea code 21034
€ 10.00
Arjen Mulder has published a number of books on the influence of technical media on our experience of the world and how it translates into art, science, technology, and one’s own bodily experience. In ‘The World According to Plants’, he widens this perspective to include the blind spot where plants live. Beyond the closed reality of media, nature simply goes on existing. With a translated version of the first chapter from Mulder’s book ‘Vanuit de plant gezien’ (‘As Seen by the Plant’, 2019), this booklet is written in a consistently vitalist style, yet grounded in scientific facts. Seen through the vitalist lens, you do not become the plant, you experience the world from its point of view.
64 p, no ills, 14 x 19 cm, pb, English
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Draisine
Isbn 9783856169367
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 20533
€ 25.80
The annual rail trolley race in Basel is a cult event that demands both creativity and muscle power from its participants. Winning is not the point. On view is a strangely competitive but mesmerising art performance during which all manner of teams compete on the railroad tracks with self-made vehicles. Even city art museums like Museum Tinguely and Kunstmuseum Basel enter their own teams. Speed is not the only thing that is rewarded – besides the jury and audience prizes, an award is also given for the “best failure”. This book about the competitions of recent years includes a special augmented reality feature that transforms still images into videos on your smartphone.
80 p, ills colour, 27 x 28 cm, hb, German/English
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1920-2020: Cento Anni Di Fila - A Century Of Stories, Colours And Pencils
Isbn 9788875708771
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code
€ 31.60
1920-2020: the Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini was founded in Florence one hundred years ago. 'Cento anni di FILA' retraces this century of history through the pen of Valerio Millefoglie and the pencils of Andrea Antinori, in a story that moves between past, present, and future; between Florence, Milan, and the whole world. The book includes the LAPISCENTO, the centenary graphite pencil made with a PEFC-certified cedar wood waste recovery system: an invitation to leave your own mark.
240 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 23 cm, hb, Italian/English
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Every Day Until Antwerp - A Walking Trip Along The Railway Line
Isbn 9789492852250
Publisher Jap Sam Books
Idea code
€ 15.00
'Every Day until Antwerp' is a literary travel journey about a walking trip from Amsterdam to Antwerp, along the railway line of the old Benelux train that by now has ceased to be. Determined not to go home at the end of a day’s walking but to camp on the land that up till then she had only known as an image seen through the train window, Jacqueline Schoemaker set off, pulling a tent and a sleeping bag in a shopping trolley behind her. She walked in this way from the city where she lives to the city where she grew up.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Chus Martinez - Corona Tales
Isbn 9788894535372
Publisher Lenz
Idea code
€ 16.15
When she started writing the 'Corona Tales', Chus Martínez had been weighing how people and the media were addressing the outbreak of the virus as an unprecedented disaster. One possible contribution, as curator and writer, would be to write a short story a day and post it on an Instagram account that many could access…
204 p, ills bw, 11 x 17 cm, pb, English
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