Search Results: Authors starting with K from artecontemporanea

Denoel, Parigi, 1969. paperback. fine.

"The early years of the 20th-century were a time of trmendous change and growth for Japan, which was reflected in the photography that emerged at the time. By the end of the 19th-century, a new generation of photographers was emerging, many of whom studied in a system that was integrating Western ideas into Japanese culture. As Japan made the transition into an industrialized economy, artists began to establish themselves in the international arena. The pre-war modern photography movement in Japan flourished with a rich exchange of ideas and information as aritsts studied in Europe and international artistic developments were explored through exhibitions and publications in Japan. "Modern Photography in Japan: 1915-1940"will present over 80 images, many of which have never been seen before in the United States, by 35 photographers whose work evolved from a pictorialist tradition to the beginning of a modernist aesthetic. Essay by Ryuichi Kaneko. Foreword by Norihiko Matsumoto.… Read More

Little More, Tokyo, 1997. hardcover. fine.

"The book is composed of five suites: Interlocking Lives; The Bullfighter; Off to Mexico; Father and Son; and Jim as a Young Man. Each suite consists of about 20 pictures and 20 pages of text. Poems and pictures are typically put in a 1 to 1 dialogue (Edges, a collaboration between Robert Creeley and Alex Katz, comes to mind) Interlocking Lives essentially offers five different readings of the same images in different sequences demonstrating how poems and pictures interact and interrupt, as do the 'interlocking lives' of their makers." KS in mimeomimeo.blogspot.com. Text: Koch Kenneth. cm 23,5x23,5; pp. 106; BW ills.; paperback, signed by Kenneth Koch, light scratches on the cover. A wonderful item.

Parkett, Zürich, 1989. paperback. fine.

Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo, 2006. hardcover. fine.

Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1997. hardcover. fine. In 1980, mysterious chalk drawings of simple outline figures began appearing on unused advertising space in New York City subway stations. Combining the appeal of Disney cartoons with the sophisticated "primitivism" of such artists as Jean Dubuffet, these underground artworks were bold, humorous, accessible, subversive -- and unmistakably the work of one man, Keith Haring.<p>Over the next decade, Haring went on to create a body of work that would capture the energy and excitement of New York's brash street culture -- and transmute punk, new wave, hip-hop, graffiti art, and break dancing into an instantly recognizable pop iconography. He frequently bypassed the gallery scene, preferring to address people directly through drawings and paintings in public spaces and with mass-produced items based on his designs. By the time of his death from AIDS at age thirty-one in 1990, he had become New York's most celebrated artist since Andy… Read More

Evergreen, 1998. hardcover with dust jacket. fine.

Ipso Facto Publishers, London, 1999. hardcover. fine.

Episode Publishers, Rotterdam, 2008. paperback. fine. BAGHDAD CALLING is an exceptional photography book. Photojournalist Geert van Kesteren shows how Iraqi refugees are living in Jordan, Syria and Turkey., , Besides these professionally shot images, the book reveals everyday life in the Iraq of 2006 and 2007 through the eyes of Iraqis themselves: a team round Van Kesteren amassed hundreds of photos from the mobile phones and digital cameras of Iraqi citizens that reveal places where journalists dare not tread for reasons of personal safety. These present a sequence of exploding grenades, family parties, ethnic cleansing, dancing in the park, demolished infrastructure, and hope of better times to come., , The combination of professional photos, amateur snapshots and interviews with refugees, giving their first-hand accounts of the horrors that have befallen them, provides a penetrating insight into the situation in which the Iraqi citizens find themselves. Despite some optimistic reports in autumn… Read More

Shueisha, Tokyo, 1971. paperback. fine. Shinoyama's inimitable look at the decadence of Rio at Carnival time. An unsung innovator in color photography, this book pre-dates his three masterpieces in the medium, Hareta Hi (A Fine Day), 1975; The Meaning of the House, 1975 and Paris, 1977.

Camera Mainchi , Tokio, 1970. paperback. fine.

Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, 2011. paperback. fine. Introduces a cutting-edge selection of international zines and examines their role as a catalyst in the evolution of media and graphic design today. The book presents the broad range of existing zines that combine thought-provoking content with compelling design: from project-oriented portfolios and (pseudo) scientific treatises to playrooms where creatives can run riot and publications in which the printing process significantly influences aesthetics. It not only describes the key factors that distinguish various zines, but--through interviews with people involved in their production and distribution--also sheds light on various strategies for this evolving media form.

DuMont-international, Dusseldorf, 1972. paperback. fine.

XII.Bienal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 1973. paperback. fine.

Berggruen & Cie , Paris. paperback. fine.

Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, 2003. paperback. fine.

Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2007. hardcover. fine. Been to enough biennials? Skulptur Projekte Munster only happens every 10 years. This, its fourth iteration (following 1977, 1987 and 1997), invites artists from all over the world--many of whom are returning to the city and the event--to create new site-specific works. Thus Michael Asher brings back his trailer and parks in sites he first sussed out in 1977, continuing to explore the conflicts between rigid form and mobile space, and to document the dramatic transformation of the urban environment over four decades. Guy Ben-Ner equips bicycles with screens and places them around the city; by pedaling, participants control the speed and direction of a film of the artist doing the same. Guillaume Bijl mocks up an archaeological site 25 feet square and 18 feet deep, whose steep walls imitate layers of soil. Visitors climb a grassy hill to peer into the pit from a balustrade; in the pit, a 14-foot, shingle-roofed spire topped by a weathercock… Read More

Gucci Harmony Korine by IDEA. American film director, Harmony Korine, offers his sardonic take on the classic fashion publication with GUCCI. With 370 full colour pages, Korine's mixed media and collage work are vividly printed and protected with a bold slipcover.

Bruce Publishing Company, New York, 1969. paperback. fine.