The Spirit of Avant-Garde Photography: Transforming “Nothing Much”
Published by Akaaka, Kyoto, 2024, 240 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 19 × 26 cm, Japanese with some English translations
Price: €25

During the 1930s, a large number of works influenced by surrealism were shown in Japan under the heading “avant-garde photography”. Among these were works by Shuzo Takiguchi (1903–1979), who soon thereafter founded the Avant-Garde Photography Association along with Nobuya Abe (1913–1971). Their theoretical approach to the photographic medium would in turn influence other experimental Japanese artists such as Kiyoji Otsuji (1923–2001) and Shigeo Gocho (1946–1983). Collectively these artists have made an indelible impact on 20th-century photography in Japan, which is the subject of this seminal exhibition catalogue on their work and legacy.

#2024 #abstractphotography #japaneseavantgarde #japanesephotography #kiyojiotsuji #nobuyaabe #shigeogocho #shuzotakiguchi
Purple Journal 11
Published by Purple Books, Paris, 2007, 144 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 19.5 × 24 cm, English
Price: €80

This internationally-oriented journal is organised into sections based on the date and the city from which the contributor submits his or her thoughts, observations, photographs, and/or stories. The result is a collection of news and insights from around the world during a particular period, in this case, January 6 through May 2, 2007.

Contributors include Laetitia Benat, Mark Borthwick, Christophe Brunnquell, Anders Edström, Elein Fleiss, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Nakako Hayashi, Gary Indiana, Jeff Rian, Chikashi Suzuki, Antek Walczak, Cosmic Wonder Light Source, Henry Roy, Tomoo Gokita amongst others.

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

#2007 #andersedstrom #antekwalczak #chikashisuzuki #cosmicwonder #dominiquegonzalezfoerster #eleinfleiss #fashion #garyindiana #henryroy #jeffrian #laetitiabenat #markborthwick #nakakohayashi #purplebooks
Purple Journal 11
Published by Purple Books, Paris, 2007, 144 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 19.5 × 24 cm, English
Price: €80 (Out of stock)

This internationally-oriented journal is organised into sections based on the date and the city from which the contributor submits his or her thoughts, observations, photographs, and/or stories. The result is a collection of news and insights from around the world during a particular period, in this case, January 6 through May 2, 2007.

Contributors include Laetitia Benat, Mark Borthwick, Christophe Brunnquell, Anders Edström, Elein Fleiss, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Nakako Hayashi, Gary Indiana, Jeff Rian, Chikashi Suzuki, Antek Walczak, Cosmic Wonder Light Source, Henry Roy, Tomoo Gokita amongst others.

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

#2007 #andersedstrom #chikashisuzuki #cosmicwonder #dominiquegonzalezfoerster #eleinfleiss #fashion #garyindiana #henryroy #jeffrian #laetitiabenat #markborthwick #nakakohayashi #purplebooks
Exercises in Practical Mischievery #4:
Whatever It Takes (Going Out of One’s Way)
Published by Speculative Press, Amsterdam, 2022, 16 pp. w. insert (b/w ill.), 14.5 × 42 cm, English
Price: €4

Theatre on the streets, public behaviour, being on display, working in the public, pretending, putting on an act, deception, public performing, street acts, standing out, seeking attention, entertainment, dress-up, appearance, disappearance, taking matters into one’s own hands. Observed, imagined and designed by LP.

Series edited by Aubrie Savage. Printed on a risograph at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Bound by Librix Print.

#2022 #exercisesinpracticalmischievery #laurapappa
Exercises in Practical Mischievery #5:
Encyclopedia of Creatures, People, Places, Events, Tools and Publications
Published by Speculative Press, Amsterdam, 2022, 16 pp. w. insert (b/w ill.), 14.5 × 42 cm, English
Price: €4

‘Fictitious entries’ are deliberately incorrect entries in reference works. Also known as Mountweazel, trap street, paper town, phantom settlement and nihilartikel. ‘Ghost words’ generally originate from a typographical or linguistic error. Once authoritatively published, a ghost word occasionally may be copied widely and enter legitimate usage.

Edited and designed by Carlo Canún. Series edited by Aubrie Savage. Printed on risograph at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Bound by Librix Print.

#2022 #exercisesinpracticalmischievery #laurapappa
Travelling
Chantal Akerman
Published by Uitgeverij Lannoo, Tielt, 2024, 208 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 17.4 × 24.3 cm, English
Price: €35

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Chantal Akerman – Travelling held at BOZAR – Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels & Jeu de Paume-Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. The exhibition traced the atypical trajectory of Belgian filmmaker, writer, and artist Chantal Akerman. From the very beginning in Brussels to the Mexican desert, from her very first films to her last installations in 2015. This is the first major exhibition on the Brussels-based artist, featuring unique and never-before-seen images, production, and working documents from her archive. Follow all the stages of her career through the years and places Akerman has traversed and filmed. She went there to work with media as diverse as film, television, text, and installation.

#2024 #chantalakerman #eileenmyles #experimentalfilm #film #wangbing