Joanne Kyger: Descartes & A Reflection on the Sublime
Published by Kazuna Taguchi, Vienna, 2024, 2 books: 40 pp. & 72 pp. (b/w ill.), 14.8 × 186 cm, Japanese/English
Price: €33

2 publications produced on the occasion of the exhibition A Reflection on the Sublime at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 30 March–9 June, 2024, conceived by the artist Kazuna Taguchi and structured by the artist Soshiro Matsubara. Including artists Joanne Kyger, E’wao Kagoshima, Anthony Caro, Ryusei Kishida, Klemet, Kunitaro Suda, Kazuna Taguchi, Atsuko Tanaka, Trisha Donnelly, Seiichi Furuya, Patricia L. Boyd, Tomio Miki, Nancy Lupo, Alan Longino and Emilia Wang.

With texts from Alan Longino, Emilia Wang and Jane Falk. Photography by Kazuna Taguchi.

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The Weight of the Concrete
Ezio Gribaudo
Published by Axis Axis, Turin & Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, 2024, 208 pp. with 48 pp. insert (colour & b/w ill.), 22 × 32 cm, English/Italian
Price: €37

The Weight of the Concrete explores the legacy of the Turinese artist and publisher Ezio Gribaudo (1929–2022), examining his multifaceted oeuvre at the confluence of image and language. This publication, named after I Peso del Concreto (1968)-a seminal work that featured Gribaudo’s early graphic creations alongside an anthology of concrete poetry edited by the poet Adriano Spatola (1941–88) places Gribaudo’s work in conversation with approximately forty artists and poets from different generations, all of whom similarly engage with explorations of text, form, and visual expression. With contributions from Anni Albers, Mirella Bentivoglio, Tomaso Binga, Irma Blank, Al Cartio, Paula Claire, CAConrad, Natalie Czech, Betty Danon, Constance DeJong, Mirtha Dermisache, Johanna Drucker, Bryana Fritz, Ilse Garnier, Liliane Giraudon, Susan Howe, Alison Knowles, Katalin Ladik, Liliane Lin, Hanne Lippard, Sara Magenheimer, Françoise Maircy, Nadia Marcus, Giulia Niccolai, Alice Notley, Ewa Partum, sadé powell, N. H. Pritchard, Cia Rinne, Neide Dias de Sá, Giovanna Sandri, Mary Ellen Solt, Alice Theobald, Colleen Thibaudeau, Patrizia Vicinelli, Pascal Vonlanthen, Hannah Weiner and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt.

Edited by Tom Engels and Lilou Vidal. Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Ezio Gribaudo – The Weight of the Concrete, held at Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, 18 September, 2023–2 February, 2024, and Museion-Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bolzano-Bozen, 23 March–1 September, 2024.

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Lacrimosa
Josef Dabernig
Published by Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, 2024, 64 pp. with 3 cards & folded poster (colour & b/w ill.), 10.5 × 14.9 cm, English
Price: €11

This publication coincides with the exhibition Lacrimosa by Josef Dabernig. It is the ninth in a series of compact volumes featuring visual contributions, correspondence, and conversations that accompany the exhibition program of the Grazer Kunstverein. The publication includes an essay by Krzysztof Kosciuczuk and a visual essay by Dabernig, featuring photographs taken on the film set of Lacrimosa (2024). Edited by Tom Engels. Designed by Julie Peeters.

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Feelings
Cosima von Bonin
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2024, 224 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 22 × 28 cm, German/English
Price: €38

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Cosima von Bonin, feelings at Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, March 21–June 9, 2024.

This publication richly illustrated catalogue juxtaposes recent works never shown in Germany before with familiar pieces. Cosima von Bonin creates transformations of the everyday, drawing on numerous references from pop culture, film, fashion, music and art. In her installations, exhausted soft toys, soft fences, rockets and textile images or cartoon figures like Daffy Duck or Bambi populate the space.

Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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Viktor Jeraj
Published by Viktor Jeraj, Düsseldorf, 2024, 62 pp. (b/w ill.), 20.4 × 25.5 cm, English
Price: €50

Produced on the occasion of Salon Roberta Köln, Sülzburgstraße 124, 27 August, 2024–1 July, 2025.

Designed by Andrea Salerno.

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Simone Fattal
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2024, 48 pp. with folded poster (colour & b/w ill.), 15 × 21 cm, English
Price: €18

Produced on the occasion of Simone Fattal’s exhibition metaphorS, at Secession, Vienna, 21 June–8 September, 2024.

The publication includes a series of collages and drawings by the artist, inspired by Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze. A reproduction of a new collage is inserted into the book.

Designed by Sabo Day.

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