Correspondences
Heinz Peter Knes
Published by Is-Land, Aubervilliers, 2023, 128 pp. (b/w ill.), 12.5 × 19.5 cm, English
Price: €15

For thirty years, Heinz Peter Knes has developed a large body of work, focusing on photographic-documentary practice that seeks to engage image with society. Reflecting on the multiple “correspondences”, influences and interactions at the heart of his artistic work, we travel with him through the five chapters of this book, crossing paths with Josef Winkler, Hervé Guibert, Pasolini, Moyra Davey, Julie Ault, Jean-Luc Moulène, Danh Vo, Artaud and many others. Creating a new language, a sort of echo, as sensitive experience, which in a way dematerialize our perceptions, but enable “to gather” them.

#2023 #antoninartaud #danhvo #heinzpeterknes #herveguibert #jeanlucmoulene #josefwinkler #julieault #moyradavey #photography #pierpaolopasolini
Transatlantique
Guy de Cointet
Published by ER Publishing, New York / Paris, 2024, 160 pp. 10 × 19 cm, English / French
Price: €20

Rachel Valinsky invites seven artists from both sides of the Atlantic to share their views of Guy de Cointet, with contributions by Davide Balula, Eva Barto, Julie Béna, Jesse Chun, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Gordon Hall, Alan Reid.

Guy de Cointet was fascinated with language, which he explored primarily through performance and drawing. His practice involved collecting random phrases, words, and even single letters from popular culture and literary sources—he often cited Raymond Roussel’s novel Impressions of Africa as influential—and working these elements into non-linear narratives, which were presented as plays to his audience.

#2024 #evabarto #gordonhall #guydecointet
Contemporary Landscape From the Horizon of Postmodern Design
Published by National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 1985, 166 pages (colour & b/w ill.), 20 × 29 cm, Japanese / English
Price: €70

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Contemporary Landscape From the Horizon of Postmodern Design, a survey of postmodern design held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1985.

Featuring the work of Aldo Rossi, Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi, Arata Isozaki, Ettore Sottsass, Frank Gehry, Fumihiko Maki, Mario Botta, Masanori Umeda, Matteo Thun, Michael Graves, Michele De Lucchi, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire, Richard Meier, Robert Venturi, Ron Arad, Daniel Weil, Shiro Kuramata.

*Please note this publication is secondhand and has some traces of previous ownership.

#1985 #aldorossi #alessandromendini #andreabranzi #arataisozaki #danielweil #design #ettoresottsass #frankgehry #fumihikomaki #italiandesign #mariobotta #masanoriumeda #matteothun #michaelgraves #micheledelucchi #nathaliedupasquier #petershire #postmoderndesign #richardmeier #robertventuri #ronarad #shirokuramata
ENCENS NO. 46
FALL/WINTER 2021
Published by Encens, Paris, 2021, unpaginated (colour & b/w ill.), 20.5 × 26.5 cm, English
Price: €24

Published twice a year since 2002, Encens is focused on fashion as artform from the perspective of designers rather than trends. The magazine investigate new forms of dressing from past to present with probing interviews, extensive use of photography and vintage, and dynamic layout. This issue features Hed Mayner, Anne-Marie Beretta, Claudia Skoda, David Bowie, Lutz Huelle, Stephanie Danan, Justin Kern, Dal Chodha, Christopher Andrews and Giorgio Armani

#2021 #encens #fashion #hedmayner
Shit For Brains
Lutz Bacher
Published by Galerie Buchholz, Köln, 2015, 404 pages (b/w ill.), 22.7 × 30.3 cm, English
Price: €55

Lutz Bacher wrote this novel in August 2010 in California. Designed by Lutz Bacher with consulting and production by HIT.

#2015 #galeriebuchholz #hit #lutzbacher
No Dandy, No Fun:
Looking Good as Things Fall Apart
Hans-Christian Dany, Valérie Knoll
Published by Sternberg Press, Berlin, 2023, 232 pages (duotone ill.), 11.5 × 18 cm, English
Price: €18

Published following the eponymous exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern in 2020–2021. A cultural examination of the enigmatically iconic figure of the Dandy, both in history and as a figure for the future.

With Kai Althoff, Lutz Bacher, Kévin Blinderman / Pierre-Alexandre Mateos / Charles Teyssou, Marcel Broodthaers, Ursula Böckler, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Hanne Darboven, Stephan Dillemuth, Victoire Douniama, Lukas Duwenhögger, Cerith Wyn Evans, Sylvie Fleury, Andrea Fraser, Sophie Gogl, Gogo Graham, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, David Hammons, Birgit Jürgenssen, K Foundation, John Kelsey, Michael Krebber, Miriam Laura Leonardi, David Lieske, Mathieu Malouf, Ulrike Ottinger, Mathias Poledna, Raymond Roussel, Heji Shin, Reena Spaulings, Sturtevant, Bernadette Van-Huy, James McNeill Whistler, Virginia Woolf.

Designed by HIT.

#andreafraser #davidhammons #davidlieske #hannedarboven #hanschristiandany #hejishin #hit #josdegruyterandharaldthys #lukasduwenhogger #lutzbacher #marccamillechaimowicz #marcelbroodthaers #mathiaspoledna #michaelkrebber #raymondroussel #reenaspaulings #stephandillemuth #valerieknoll #virginiawoolf