The catalogue of the 15th Baltic Triennial at CAC in Vilnius is conceived as a visual book in two parts: one is dedicated to the Prologue, which took place a year prior to the main exhibition; the other documents the Triennial itself. In addition to contributions by Adrianna Glaviano, the book features two poems by Emerson – a figure who emerges from the archive of Greek photographer and writer George Tourkovasilis, and whose poems served as entry points to both the Prologue and the main exhibition.

Edited by Tom Engels and Maya Tounta and designed by Julie Peeters, the book draws formal inspiration from the publications of James Lee Byars.

The two photographic series featured in the book, Guys and Blue Flowers, explore the idea of seductive, fragile beauty removed and yet built from hard labour and standardised systems or practices (Yates Norton). This exploration intertwines the technological possibilities and errors of photography, the relationship between bodies and matter, the search for beauty and the subsequent frustration, and, ultimately, desire and the logic that quenches it.

Edited by Elena Narbutaitė. Designed by Monika Janulevičiūtė.

Bill is an annual magazine that prioritises visual reading of its photographic stories without the distraction of text. The 192 offset pages are printed in CMYK, silver, and black and white on a dozen different paper stocks, along with some Japanese bound signatures. Contributors to this sixth instalment include conceptual artist Rosemarie Trockel, Croatian artist Hana Miletić, RareBooksParis, architect and designer Thorben Gröbel, Japanese artist Yuji Agematsu, French artist Claude Closky, California-based artist Sam Contis, Dutch photography studio Blommers/Schumm, photographer Michael Schmidt, Swiss artist Beat Streuli, and photographer Adrianna Glaviano.

Body Starting to Change is a conversation on music between two artists. When in 1960s despite the official ban foreign radio stations gained in availability within USSR, the newscasts and political comments broadcasted by them became an important part of alternative education. Musical programmes were of no less or perhaps of even more importance as they exposed the vitality of youth culture (or subculture) behind the Iron Curtain. Deimantas Narkevičius shares his musical experiences with Elena Narbutaitė, starting with this period of ‘catching waves’ and continuing until 1993, when the introduction to the London music scene became the turning-point (sooner or later experienced by many) in the artist’s relationship to the changing urban culture. The publication includes watercolours by Elena Narbutaitė, the reproduction of the cover of Satori, an album by Flower Travellin’ Band, stills from July 20, 2015, the (then) new film by Deimantas Narkevičius, and graphics by Mark Geffriaud.

Published as part of the XII Baltic Triennial. Designed by Julie Peeters.

Memories of the Star (Žvaigždės atsiminimai) is an artist book by Elena Narbutaitė published in two separate Lithuanian and English editions alongside the artist’s solo exhibition Prosperity at the Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 16 June–14 August, 2017.

With texts from Elena Narbutaitė, Candice Lin, Marcel Proust, Bernardo José de Souza, Luca Turin, Raimundas Malašauskas. Designed by Vytautas Volbekas and insert designed by Goda Budvytytė.

Documentation of the exhibition can be seen here.

Edited by Tom Engels, Yana Foqué & Krist Gruijthuijsen, preface by Maxine Kopsa.

SUZON—both a reprint of Raimundas Malašauskas sold-out book Paper Exhibition from 2012 and a new collection of writings by the author that have happened since—offers a window onto Malašauskas’ worldview, based on collective improvisation, congregation and continuous drift. It includes essays, exhibition guides, personal letters, song lyrics, an opening speech and a cocktail recipe offering a glimpse of what perhaps in a few years we will look back upon as L’esprit du temps.