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The bible of indie culture. index A to Z celebrates the uncompromising personalities, humor, and DIY brilliance of the indie generation and captures the spirit of the era with sections like F for Fashion, featuring designers Kate Spade and Marc Jacobs; I for Indie with Harmony Korine and John Waters; and others such as Royalty, Vanished, and X-Rated. Paying homage to Generation X's "It" glossy, this volume is packed with index's most memorable interviews and greatest photographs of the time, including previously unpublished outtakes and party pictures.

Beginning as a low-budget, oversized fanzine in 1996, index magazine quickly became one of the most influential small publications in the United States. With a smart and irreverent voice that epitomized the late '90s indie ethos, the magazine brought together some of the most relevant cultural figures who were at that time young and often unknown, and who have since become cultural icons or celebrities, including Bjork, Scarlett Johansson, Alexander McQueen, and Ryan McGinley, to name just a few. New interviews with founders Peter Halley and Bob Nickas, a reminiscence by Bruce LaBruce, and a historical overview by Wendy Vogel offer further looks behind the scenes.

About the Author:

New York City-based artist Peter Halley published index magazine from 1996 to 2005. Bob Nickas is a critic and curator based in New York. Bruce LaBruce is a Toronto-based filmmaker, writer, director, photographer, and artist. Wendy Vogel is a New York-based writer and curator.

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Пролистать книгу index A to Z: Art, Design, Fashion, Film, and Music in the Indie Era

This definitive book tells the visual history of tile decoration in the Indian subcontinent, through vibrant photography and thorough research.

Historic India, which now encompasses the modern nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is celebrated for the richness of its architectural and decorative arts, but less well-known for glazed tiles. Arthur Millner opens up this hitherto neglected subject with a richly illustrated narrative. Millner traces the craft’s roots in Muslim Persia, Afghanistan and Central Asia, showing how imported glazing techniques combined with an ancient local tradition of clay craftsmanship. He explores the production, designs and influences in Indian tiles from antiquity to the colonial period, tracing the historical evolution through a series of key eras, including the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire in Northern India. Although glazed tiles are generally associated with Islam, they also briefly flourished in both Hindu strongholds, such as Gwalior and Orchha, and in Christian Portuguese-ruled Goa. More than four hundred photographs, many of little-known sites, are drawn from the author’s years of travel as well as from colleagues, the V&A Museum archives and other celebrated institutions. These images capture the architectural context and beauty of the designs, providing a visual compendium of styles and techniques. Taken together they offer a unique chronicle of an environmentally threatened aspect of the region’s cultural, artistic and religious evolution over centuries.

About the Author:

Arthur Millner is a consultant and independent scholar in the field of Indian and Islamic art. He lectures at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, the V&A Museum, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Oriental Rug and Textile Society. He is the author of Damascus Tiles (Prestel, 2015).

This is the first international monograph on the French artist Inès Longevial.

Inès Longevial is a French painter based in Paris. She started drawing and painting at a very young age, first showing her work on Instagram, where she had an immediate success in terms of visibility. Since then her career has been growing fast, thanks to the support of the Parisian gallery Ketabi-Bourdet and to solo shows in Paris and New York.

Her oil paintings and drawings focus on two main themes: femininity and nature. Bodies, faces, and skin are shaped by light and color, and different palettes reflect different emotions—sometimes soft and sensual, sometimes intense, strong, and violent. The artist approaches her memories in color and gives form to candid and absorbed faces that embody the nostalgia of seasons, sunsets, shades of light, and caresses.

Originally from the southwest of France but with family in the Basque Country, she’s been close to Spanish culture; Pedro Almodóvar’s colorful world and Pablo Picasso’s lines rank among her main influences. Through large oil portraits on linen canvas and on paper, the artist follows an intimate injunction: “to make the face speak.” Her face—her faces—have always taken on the appearance of a landscape, sculpted by infinite shades of gleam, carved by valleys, traversed by shadows.

The book presents a significant selection of paintings and drawings, and includes pages of her sketchbook, a kind of intimate diary showing her inspiration and her spontaneous approach to painting. It is the first monographic publication on a promising young talent, with great potential.

About the Author:

Lola Kramer is a curator, writer, and producer based in New York City. She is known for her essays, profiles, and interviews with pioneers of creative disciplines. She is the curator of 7 Gardens, a public art exhibition throughout the community gardens in the Lower East Side. She contributes to international journals including Frieze, Interview, L’Officiel Art, CURA, Kaleidoscope, and Apartamento.
Elise Roche is a French curator and contemporary art consultant. Since 2019, she has been the director of projects at Hervé Mikaeloff Agency where she specializes in projects dedicated to emerging creation. She has participated in the curation of various exhibitions such as "L'écume des songes” for Paris Art Fair; “Miss Dior,” a Dior heritage exhibition; and exhibitions for the Noor Festival in Riyadh. She also writes for magazines and galleries.
Line Papin is a French novelist, born in Vietnam and living in Paris. She published her first novel at the age of 21 and has published two successful novels since then.

Reconstructing an omitted chapter of art history. The Untold History of Immersive Art

At the intersection of art, architecture and design, environments create and transform space into an immersive experience, inviting the audience to engage and interact. So far, art history has been focused on the works of male artists mostly from the US and Europe. Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976 aims to signpost a different narrative by highlighting women’s fundamental contributions to this field. Redefining the canon, the exhibition features 11 pioneering women artists from three generations, spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Judy Chicago, Aleksandra Kasuba, and Lygia Clark. Given the experimental nature of such environments, many of these original works were deconstructed or destroyed. The detailed reconstructions, which are carried out with the help of restorers and based on archival photographs, construction plans, and material lists, are presented here for the first time. Conceived as a reference book for the historiography of environments, the publication comprises a wealth of visual material also on artists not featured in the show, such as Yayoi Kusama and Yoko Ono, providing leading scholars’ essays and extensive bibliographies on environments and individual artists.

Featured Artists: Lygia Clark, Aleksandra Kasuba, Marta Minujín, Maria Nordman, Faith Wilding, Tsuruko Yamazaki

Візуально приголомшлива, інтимна фотоекскурсія просторами Помпеїв, включаючи багато з тих, що ніколи не були бачені публікою

Помпеї, одне з найдивовижніших та найдобре збереженіших місць класичної античності, також є одним з найбільш відвідуваних архітектурних об'єктів світу. Цей розкішний том пропонує читачам екскурсію Помпеями через низку візуально привабливих та оригінальних фотографій італійського художника Луїджі Спіни. Підготовлений у партнерстві з Археологічним парком Помпеїв, читачі професійно проведуть дев'ятьма районами римського міста, включаючи багато прихованих куточків, недоступних для більшості відвідувачів.

Архітектура Помпеїв є центральною особливістю зображень, які були зняті в будь-який час доби, в усі пори року та при природному освітленні. Мереживні перистилі та ряди фрагментів колон поступаються місцем інтимним, атмосферним внутрішнім просторам. Мозаїчні підлоги та красиві, хоч і фрагментарні, настінні розписи відтворені з приголомшливою точністю та чутливістю. Книга також містить есе Габріеля Цухтрігеля, директора археологічного парку Помпеїв, та кілька роздумів про історію, архітектуру та природну красу міста. «Всередині Помпеїв» пропонує чудовий досвід блукання цим визначним місцем, не виходячи з дому.

Про автора:

Луїджі Спіна — італійський фотограф. Він опублікував понад двадцять книг і створив фотокампанії для установ та музеїв по всій Європі.

This fascinating exploration will appeal to anyone interested in art history, fashion and style, textile design and world history

The golden age of European navigation brought a breathtaking variety of textile designs to travel across the globe. These textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of the cultures that produced them with those of their destinations, resulting in objects that are both beautiful and historically intriguing.

While previous studies have focused on this story from the viewpoint of trade, Interwoven Globe is the first book to investigate it as a history of design — and to approach it from a universal perspective. Richly illustrated texts examine the interrelationship of textiles, commerce and taste from the Age of Discovery to the 19th century, providing detailed discussions of more than 120 works.

From India, with its renowned mastery of dyed-and-painted cotton, to the sumptuous silks of Japan and China, Turkey and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Shaped by an emerging worldwide visual culture, the fashion for the ‘exotic’ in textiles, as well as in other goods and art forms, gave rise to what can be called the first global style.

This thrilling book explores the role of cabarets, clubs, and cafés in modern art

These creative spaces were incubators of radical thinking, in which artists could exchange provocative ideas. They were welcoming environments for artists, dancers, designers, writers, and musicians pushing the boundaries of cultural and social norms. Spanning the decades from the 1880s to the 1960s, this unique and multi-faceted illustrated history of alternative artistic spaces covers four continents and includes both famed and little-known sites of the avant-garde. Organized by city, it features painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, film, and archival material emanating from over a dozen cabarets, clubs, and bars that were home to the likes of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Loie Fuller, Josef Hoffmann, Giacomo Balla, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Theo Van Doesburg, Jeanne Mammen, Jacob Lawrence, Ramon Alva de la Canal, and Ibrahim El-Salahi. It includes photographs of the interiors of the Chat Noir in Paris, the Cafe L'Aubette in Strasbourg and the Mbari Club in Nigeria; a cocktail menu from the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna; a 1930s night club map of Harlem; posters and invitations advertising performances at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich and Mexico City's Cafe de Nadie; and countless artworks that emerged from these spaces conveying the energy and excitement of the time. A series of enlightening essays explore how each space fostered and stimulated new forms of artistic expression.

About the Author:

Florence Ostende is Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she was Adjunct Curator at Dallas Contemporary - and taught art theory at the HEAD-University of Art and Design in Geneva, Switzerland. Lotte Johnson is Associate Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she worked at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

An intimate monograph of the professional and personal creations of a midcentury design legend. Irving Harper is the most famous designer you have never heard of.

Working as an associate at the office of George Nelson in the 1950s and ’60s, Harper was responsible for such icons of midcentury design as the Marshmallow sofa, the Ball clock, and numerous Herman Miller textile designs. Harper’s unrecognized contribution to this seminal era of design, and his incredible paper sculptures (made in his spare time to "relieve stress"), are presented for the first time in this book. An essay by design critic Julie Lasky introduces Harper’s commercial design work, recognizable designs from graphics to domestic goods to furniture that are still coveted and appreciated today, designed for the offices of Raymond Loewy, George Nelson, and then his own studio Harper + George. The second part of the book documents Harper’s extensive paper sculptures, which have never been exhibited. More than three hundred works fill Harper’s house and barn in Rye, New York, where this array of fantastical people and animal sculptures was created from modest and inexpensive materials as diverse as spaghetti and toothpicks in addition to paper. Images of Harper’s home, filled with furniture and objects of his own design as well as his paper sculptures, offer a rare glimpse into a Modern design enthusiast’s paradise.

Offering insight into an important era of American design as well as the prolific output of a creative mind, this book promises to be the first to recognize Irving Harper’s contribution to the field and will appeal to fans of Modern design.

About the Authors:

Michael Maharam is the CEO of Maharam, a recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Design Patron, and the author of Maharam Agenda. Julie Lasky is Deputy Editor, Home at the New York Times and was formerly the editor-in-chief of I.D. and Interiors.

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Пролистать книгу Irving Harper: Works in Paper

The untold history of the seminal cultural venue Jabberjaw — the underground star of Los Angeles’s historic indie scene of the 1990s. Billing itself as a "coffeehouse art gallery" when it opened in 1989, Jabberjaw quickly became not only the cornerstone of the Los Angeles post-punk scene but also a hub of the underground music scene nationwide. Bridging the gap between punk and indie, Jabberjaw was a bastion of counterculture that hosted shows for bands from the obscure (Hole, Unsane) to the legendary (Nirvana, Pearl Jam) in an environment that reflected a generation. In collaboration with the owners of the club, and with contributions from many of the musicians and artists who played and spent time there, It All Dies Anyway is a record of the venue’s brief but influential existence. Designed and compiled by Bryan Ray Turcotte, the book is a visual feast, layering flyers and posters onto photographs, handmade record covers, and Polaroids of the gallery to paint an engrossing portrait not only of a venue but also of a forgotten time and place in music history.

About the Author:

Bryan Ray Turcotte is an author, curator, designer, publisher, and musician based in Los Angeles. He is the author of Punk Is Dead: Punk Is Everything and Fucked Up and Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement.

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Пролистать книгу It All Dies Anyway: L.A., Jabberjaw, and the End of an Era

Jack Vettriano's erotic, provocative and emotionally charged paintings have made him one of Britain's most successful contemporary artists.

Collected by celebrities the world over, his exhibitions have regularly sold out and paintings now change hands for millions of pounds. In this beautifully packaged collection, Jack chooses 100 essential canvases that reflect the intensity and passion of his work. An elegant accompanying essay by critic Anthony Quinn recounts Jack's early years and his emergence as a successful artist.

Filled with mysterious men and curvy, seductive yet enigmatic women, Jack's paintings are tales without text, storyboards about love and lust, possession and longing, pursuit and conquest. Understanding perfectly the stylish sexiness and intrigue that occurs when high life and low life collide, Jack also hints at memories of golden times, past and lost.

Jack Vettriano is Scotland's best-known and most successful contemporary artist. This is a perfect Valentine's gift.

Довгоочікувана друга монографія іспанського художника та дизайнера-візіонера.

Ласкаво просимо до прекрасного світу Хайме Айона: таємничі керамічні створіння, вишукано виготовлені предмети та теплі пастельні кольори його середземноморського дому. Ця книга є збіркою відомих робіт Хайме Айона, що досліджують його стосунки з матеріалами, теорію кольору, техніку, натхнення та творчий процес.

Стиль та бачення Хайме асоціюються з найпрестижнішим дизайном інтер'єрів для готелів, ресторанів та галерей. Розмиваючи межі між мистецтвом, декором та дизайном, творіння Айона сповнені грайливості та оптимізму. Хайме Айон є продовженням надзвичайно успішної книги гештальтена «Роботи».

Про автора:

Іспанський художник та дизайнер Хайме Айон заснував Hayon Studio у 2001 році. Він привніс своє унікальне бачення сучасного дизайну до таких робіт, як Swarovski, Fritz Hansen, & Tradition або Baccarat, а також виконав комплексні інтер'єри для провідних закладів гостинності та культури. Проживаючи у Валенсії, Іспанія, він був визнаний одним із найвпливовіших творців останнього десятиліття та «візіонерською» творчою іконою журналом TIME.

Spiritual-Surreal Imagery

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski's vibrant works are bizarre and alluring. In his wild, surreal cosmos of mutant humans, organic forms and circulatory systems, the Polish painter mixes cultural symbols, the decorative and the fantastical. Juxtaposing the spiritual and the microscopic, he creates a universe bristling with detail and a kaleidoscope of references—from Hiernoymos Bosch visions of heaven and hell and James Ensor’s grotesque allegories to Philip Guston.Yet, his paintings show a highly personal world that is populated by a recurring cast of characters. This publication is the first comprehensive overview of his work from 2005 to the present, giving insights into his artistic practice in different media: from painting to sculpture, ceramics as well as drawing. The book includes essays by Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and Cecilia Alemani, curator of the 59. Venice Biennale, an in-depth interview with the artist, as well as texts by philosopher Kajetan Młynarski and psychologist Bartłomiej Dobroczyński.

About the Artist:

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski (*1980, Zamość, Poland) is one of the most eminent Polish contemporary painters. He trained at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he lives and works today. Since 2003, his work has been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including Hauser & Wirth, London (2017), Neues Museum Nürnberg (2017), and the 55. Biennale di Venezia (2013).

An epic coming-to-America success story, this is the autobiography of Pakistani-born American artist Jamali who originated Mystical Expressionism and whose mission is to bring peace to the world through art.

In this heavily illustrated memoir the reader is treated to an epic saga covering seven decades and three continents about an artist's dream for a more peaceful world. The eldest son of a prominent family living in the foothills of the Himalayas, Jamali experienced the horrors of war through the Indian Partition, which led him to pursue a life of peace through art on a prolific scale producing more than 40,000 original works to date. The complex surfaces and mystical imagery found in Jamali's paintings have been compared to the neo-expressionists Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. His gestural techniques link him to Jackson Pollock and the New York School. But the pre-eminent art critic Donald Kuspit observed that Jamali's singular method required its own name -- Mystical Expressionism.

One hundred artworks individually selected by the artist accompany the engaging text in a separate section beautifully printed on a specially coated paper. Inspired by people such as Gandhi who advocated change through non-violent measures, Jamali hopes to change our lives by sharing his story of art and peace. 

About the Author:

Jamali is one of the most successful artists in America and one of the most collected living artists globally. He has galleries in New York, Florida, and Denmark.

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Пролистать книгу Jamali: A Mystical Journey of Hope: The True Story of an American Artist

Джеймс Сеймур (бл. 1700-1752) — один із засновників англійського спортивного мистецтва. Любитель дерну, Сеймур спеціалізувався на зображеннях коней та їхніх вершників, зокрема в Ньюмаркеті між 1722 і 1752 роками. Його чудові картини та малюнки є одними з найважливіших записів, які ми маємо про ранніх видатних людей, таких як Літаючий Чайлдерс, та про те, як організовувалися перегони на цьому ранньому етапі.

Річард Віллс вивчав Сеймура понад десять років, і ця книга є першим в історії вичерпним звітом та каталогом. У книзі включено 130 картин та 430 малюнків, включаючи нові відкриття, з понад 500 ілюстраціями, багато з яких ніколи раніше не відтворювалися. Вступне есе розглядає життя Сеймура, чия відданість дерну дозволила йому отримати неперевершені знання про анатомію та поведінку коней. Значну інформацію про історію перегонів та її збагачення завдяки аналізу картин Сеймура надали Девід Олдрі та Тім Кокс.

Про автора:

Річард Віллс — захисник природи, який разом зі своєю дружиною Неттою займається фермерством у Гемпширі. Він працював на різних посадах в аукціонному домі Christie’s протягом 20 років і був пов’язаний зі світом мистецтва як колекціонер і агент. Він є публікованим карикатуристом і працював у різних благодійних організаціях з охорони природи у Великій Британії.

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Погортати книгу  James Seymour: 1701-1752

Значна монографія американського художника-реаліста, нащадка однієї з найшанованіших мистецьких родин Америки та художника темних і тривожних сюжетів.

У цій книзі простежується постійна лінія інтригуючих, часто бентежних, образів протягом кар'єри відомого художника Джеймі Ваєта (нар. 1946), відомого своїми гіперреалістичними картинами сільськогосподарських тварин та маяків штату Мен. Основна увага в цьому томі зосереджена на моторошній нитці, що проходить через його творчість, актуальній, але не приголомшливій, і постійно розвивається разом з його стилем та сюжетами. Незалежно від того, чи представляє він цікавих персонажів, чи досліджує дивні пейзажі, Ваєт почувається як вдома з тривожними сюжетами та є майстром неспокійного настрою.

Як і його батько, Ендрю Ваєт, та дід Н. К. Ваєт до нього, Джеймі Ваєт розподіляє свій час між долиною річки Брендівайн у Пенсільванії та Делавері та середнім узбережжям штату Мен. У цих двох місцях Вайєт пережив багато «одержимостей», як він називає свої улюблені теми: сільськогосподарські знаряддя, що переповнені потенціалом для насильства, ексцентричні портрети та тривожні дослідження фігур, місця з привидами, а також одержимі рослини та тварини. Окрім основного есе, автори досліджують створення подібних тривожних настроїв у кіно, танці, звуковому мистецтві та класичній музиці.

Про авторів:

Дженніфер Маргарет Баркер — професор музичної теорії/композиції в Університеті Делаверу.

Аманда К. Бердан — старший куратор Музею мистецтв Брендівайну.

Рена Батлер — танцівниця та лауреатка премії Фонду принцеси Грейс за хореографію 2019 року.

Майкл Кілі — звукорежисер, композитор, виконавець та педагог.

Джон Раск — режисер та продюсер кіно та телебачення.

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