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<b>A comprehensive yet accessible survey of Korean photography by two leading curators. Visually bold, it provides access to important thematics, key artistic positions and events in Korean photography's development from 1957 to the present.</b> <br/> <br/> <i>Shine Brightly: Korean Photography Since 1957</i> is the first wide-ranging survey of Korean photography in the English language. Built upon original, on-the-ground research and first-hand interviews, this publication offers a focused yet accessible exploration of the key artists, movements and exhibitions against their political, social and economic backdrops. <br/> <br/> Korean photography, whose practitioners have forged a unique visual language over seven decades, has been a vital part of the rise of South Korea's identity and influence at the heart of contemporary culture. Bold and richly detailed, this survey will engage readers looking to embark on an unprecedented, curated journey through Korea's photographic history.<br/> <br/> Featuring more than 100 photographers and over 450 photographs, this striking publication traces the development of Korean photography from the documentary roots of post-war realism and the avant-garde explorations of the 1970s and 80s to the key themes and artists at work today. Not only do authors Holly Roussell and Sunyoung Kim present important thematic developments, but they also propose new approaches to understanding the role of photography in performance and video art, the evolving aesthetics and symbolism of landscape photography, and the politicization of cityscapes around the turn of the millennium.<br/> <br/> For all who seek an understanding of an increasingly important photographic culture, <i>Shine Brightly</i> will be the definitive publication.

<b>The definitive monograph on pioneering French designer, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.</b><br/> <br/> Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is a fashion designer and visionary artist who rewrote the sector's traditional codes in the 1970s with a focus on accumulation, appropriation and the alternative use of objects. From teddy-bear coats to two-person ponchos and leather modelled after tree bark, he has always explored fashion's playful and experimental possibilities. <br/> <br/> Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Castelbajac originally began working for his mother's clothing company. He was then appointed as the artistic director of major fashion houses - including Max Mara and Courreges - during the 1970s and 1990s. Castelbajac's clothes embody a passion for history, the world of childhood innocence and Pop art, and he pioneered the concept of fashion collaborations, working with artists such as Keith Haring and Cindy Sherman. <br/> <br/> This expansive publication brings together work from across his storied career to explore his multifaceted creative spirit. Featuring some of his most iconic creations alongside his recent work, this book is the ultimate guide to one of fashion's greatest innovators.

<b>The first comprehensive English-language retrospective of one of Japan's greatest living visual artists, Tadanori Yokoo.</b><br/> <br/> Mixing psychedelia, Pop Art, sexual iconography and references to Japanese historical tradition such as ukiyoe prints, Tadanori Yokoo's work has become synonymous with post-war Japan. Coming to prominence in Tokyo during the 1960s, his subversive designs were popular with the city's radical youth groups. Focusing on the full breadth of his work, this expansive book shines a necessary light on Yokoo's paintings, offering fresh insight into the pioneering artist's creative process and practice.<br/> <br/> Positioning Yokoo's work against pivotal social and political events, the book offers both a history of a nation and an artist. It features an essay by Mark Holborn and a translation of the seminal text 'Popcorn Minimalism' by iconoclastic Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Quotes from Yokoo himself appear throughout, providing an intimate appreciation of his creative process. <br/> <br/> Extensively illustrated, this publication will be the ultimate guide for all those interested in Yokoo's work.

The Surrealist Book [Bok / Inbunden]

<b>Joe Bradley's colorful and dynamic paintings invite viewers to consider the interplay between the deliberate and spontaneous, and the abstract and figurative.</b><br/><br/> American artist Joe Bradley is widely recognized for his expansive visual practice that encompasses painting as well as sculpture and drawing. Over the past twenty years, Bradley has continually reinvented his approach to art, creating a distinctive body of work that has ranged from modular, minimalist-style paintings and sculptures to rough-hewn, heavily worked surfaces featuring pictographic and abstract elements, to refined and layered compositions that, as critic Roberta Smith notes, "balance gracefully between representation and abstraction."<br/><br/> <i>Joe Bradley: Vom Abend/Animal Family</i> presents work from two celebrated exhibitions at David Zwirner, in New York and London in 2024 and 2025. Bradley worked on the paintings in these two groups simultaneously, and their mutual influence is perceptible in the presence of shared or repeated colors, forms, and shapes. These paintings suggest a new turn in the artist's practice, as figurative elements emerge as central compositional structures. Accompanying works on paper further illuminate Bradley's multidimensional practice. An essay by art critic Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith situates this series within the artist's larger oeuvre, discussing Bradley's evolution in art-historical and formal terms.

<b>Dedicated to Joan Mitchell's remarkable paintings from 1960 to 1965, this richly produced catalogue illuminates a pivotal chapter in the internationally acclaimed artist's career.</b><br/><br/> After settling permanently in France in 1959, Mitchell spent long stretches living on a sailboat along the Cote d'Azur, absorbing the shifting light, water, and rugged coastlines of the Mediterranean. Back in her Paris studio, these experiences gave rise to canvases that diverged dramatically from her earlier work, replacing structured compositional frameworks with more experimental, atmospheric forms.<br/><br/> Characterized by dense, central currents of deep greens and blues that veil luminous colors beneath, the paintings of this period pulse with turbulence and lyricism. Poet John Ashbery described them as "an unhurried meditation on bits of landscape and air," capturing Mitchell's ability to translate sensation and memory into paint. This catalogue, published on the occasion of the exhibition <i>To define a feeling: Joan Mitchell, 1960-1965</i> at David Zwirner, New York, explores how these works advanced her approach to structure and color while engaging the enduring themes that define her oeuvre.<br/><br/> The volume features an essay by the exhibition curator Sarah Roberts, a text by Saul Nelson on Mitchell's relationship to the critic Clement Greenberg, and reviews from the 1960s by Ashbery and Pierre Schneider, offering rich historical context for this transformative moment in the artist's career.

Bela Silva [Bok / Inbunden]