My Dutch design 0809 set
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This 10th anniversary edition is designed by Holland’s most famous designer, now in its eighties and a real icon for young Dutch graphic designers, Dick Bruna. The book contains a cross-section of the current state of design in the Netherlands, in all its diversity - from functional minimalism to experimental indulgence - and covering all disciplines from graphics and(...)
September 2008, Amsterdam
My Dutch design 0809 set
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This 10th anniversary edition is designed by Holland’s most famous designer, now in its eighties and a real icon for young Dutch graphic designers, Dick Bruna. The book contains a cross-section of the current state of design in the Netherlands, in all its diversity - from functional minimalism to experimental indulgence - and covering all disciplines from graphics and product design to interactive media.
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Une rétrospective du travail de l'artiste américaine Kiki Smith qui, à travers des médiums et techniques extrêmement divers, se concentre sur les formes multiples qui relient le vivant et son environnement.// A retrospective of the work of American artist Kiki Smith, who, through an extremely diverse range of media and techniques, focuses on the multiple forms that(...)
Contemporary Art Monographs
June 2026
Kiki Smith : Être ici, maintenant, partout/ Being here, now, everywhere
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Une rétrospective du travail de l'artiste américaine Kiki Smith qui, à travers des médiums et techniques extrêmement divers, se concentre sur les formes multiples qui relient le vivant et son environnement.// A retrospective of the work of American artist Kiki Smith, who, through an extremely diverse range of media and techniques, focuses on the multiple forms that connect living beings to their environment.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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Stephan Oettermann's "The Panorama" is the first major historical study to appear in English of the rich phenomenon of the panorama, one of the most influential forms of visual entertainment in the nineteenth century. The panorama is treated not only as a new kind(...)
The Panorama: History of a Mass Medium
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Stephan Oettermann's "The Panorama" is the first major historical study to appear in English of the rich phenomenon of the panorama, one of the most influential forms of visual entertainment in the nineteenth century. The panorama is treated not only as a new kind of image but also as an architectural and informational component of the new urban spaces and media networks.
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October 1997, New York
Theory of Photography
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Juan José Lahuerta’s Columns of Smoke series offers bold new readings of modernity and its key figures while redefining the connections between architecture, ornamentation, and the portrayal of both in print media. The third volume focuses on the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), whose spectacular fin-de-siècle bohemian modernism stood in revolutionary contrast(...)
Antoni Gaudi: ornament, fire, and ashes
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Juan José Lahuerta’s Columns of Smoke series offers bold new readings of modernity and its key figures while redefining the connections between architecture, ornamentation, and the portrayal of both in print media. The third volume focuses on the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), whose spectacular fin-de-siècle bohemian modernism stood in revolutionary contrast to the leading approaches of the day.
Architectural Theory
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The museum book
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What is a museum? Why would anyone amass shells, words, clocks, teeth, trains, dinosaurs, mummies . . . or two-headed sheep? Find out where the word "museum" comes from and what unusual items some early museums placed on view. Jan Mark’s humorous and conversational insights take readers through museums’ multifaceted history, while Richard Holland’s eye-catching(...)
The museum book
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What is a museum? Why would anyone amass shells, words, clocks, teeth, trains, dinosaurs, mummies . . . or two-headed sheep? Find out where the word "museum" comes from and what unusual items some early museums placed on view. Jan Mark’s humorous and conversational insights take readers through museums’ multifaceted history, while Richard Holland’s eye-catching mixed-media illustrations lend their own quirky flair.
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September 2007
Children's Books
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Cult-ure is the culmination of a decade's research into why and how we communicate. Revealing how ideas are transmitted through words, symbols and gestures, how such ideas gain cultural currency via the theory of the meme, this book provides a provocative exploration into media convergence within our digital age and an insider's guide into the changing nature of(...)
Cult-ure: Ideas can be dangerous
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Cult-ure is the culmination of a decade's research into why and how we communicate. Revealing how ideas are transmitted through words, symbols and gestures, how such ideas gain cultural currency via the theory of the meme, this book provides a provocative exploration into media convergence within our digital age and an insider's guide into the changing nature of communications, perceptions and identities.
Hunch 14: Publicity
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This issue of Hunch explores the act of making architecture public, as architecture and design are playing increasingly large roles in the popular imagination. Subjects include: the relationship between design and political decision-making, the repercussions of public sponsorship for innovative design, the development of marketing strategies in design work and the use and(...)
Hunch 14: Publicity
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This issue of Hunch explores the act of making architecture public, as architecture and design are playing increasingly large roles in the popular imagination. Subjects include: the relationship between design and political decision-making, the repercussions of public sponsorship for innovative design, the development of marketing strategies in design work and the use and proliferation of media exposure by architects.
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Arctic perspective cahier #1
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This multinational collaboration focuses on the cultural and ecological significance of the polar regions, which have recently proved controversial as nations compete for use of the terrain. This volume recruits media artists to propose communications systems and an eco-friendly research station for the Arctic. Scheduled to run over a period of years, it involves(...)
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September 2010
Arctic perspective cahier #1
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This multinational collaboration focuses on the cultural and ecological significance of the polar regions, which have recently proved controversial as nations compete for use of the terrain. This volume recruits media artists to propose communications systems and an eco-friendly research station for the Arctic. Scheduled to run over a period of years, it involves workshops, fieldwork, publications and exhibitions.
Magazines
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The book examines the key factors that distinguish various zines. It introduces projects in which the printing process significantly influences aesthetics or in which limited distribution to a small, clearly defined target audience becomes part of the overall concept. Through interviews with people involved in zine production and distribution, the book sheds light on(...)
Behind the zines: Self-publishing culture
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The book examines the key factors that distinguish various zines. It introduces projects in which the printing process significantly influences aesthetics or in which limited distribution to a small, clearly defined target audience becomes part of the overall concept. Through interviews with people involved in zine production and distribution, the book sheds light on various strategies for this evolving media form.
Book Design
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Dynamically moving through media - from paint to bronze, papiermache to concrete - Belgian artist Valerie Mannaerts playfully arranges sculptural elements to create spatial installations, settings without stages. The first monograph for this artist - who represented Belgium at the 2003 Venice Biennale - covers two solo exhibitions from 2010, Blood Flow (Extra City(...)
Contemporary Art Monographs
May 2011
Valérie Mannaerts: An exhibition another exhibition
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Dynamically moving through media - from paint to bronze, papiermache to concrete - Belgian artist Valerie Mannaerts playfully arranges sculptural elements to create spatial installations, settings without stages. The first monograph for this artist - who represented Belgium at the 2003 Venice Biennale - covers two solo exhibitions from 2010, Blood Flow (Extra City Kunsthal Antwerp) and Diamond Dancer (de Appel Arts Center Amsterdam).
Contemporary Art Monographs