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Short on time? Here are our Top 5 titles to look out for over the coming months.
With such a big list of great books coming through to us, it’s hard for us to limit ourselves to only 5, so we’d encourage you to have a good browse of our ‘Forthcoming‘ section when you have more time.
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1. The Letters of Rosemary and Bernadette Mayer
1976–1980
This collection of the correspondence between artist Rosemary Mayer and poet Bernadette Mayer occurs between the years of 1976 and 1980, a period of rich creativity in New York’s artistic avant-garde, and one which includes the development of major bodies of work by the two women.
Accompanies the touring exhibition ‘Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching’, 9 Sep 2021 – 9 Jan 2022, Swiss Institute of Contemporary art, New York; 5 March – 22 May 2022, Ludwig Forum Aachen; 11 Jun – 18 Sep 2022, Lenbachhaus, München; and 8 Oct 2022 – 15 Jan 2023, Spike Island, Bristol.
Due August 2022.
2. Alice Rawsthorn
Design as an Attitude: New Edition
Four years after its initial release, Alice Rawsthorn’s bestselling book is republished in an expanded edition, updated in response to recent social, political, and ecological challenges worldwide.
Fully revised by the author, the book is enriched by a new chapter on design’s response to the climate emergency, while also exploring the impact of COVID-19, rising inequality, and new developments in identity politics on design.
Due August 2022
3. Anna Boghiguian
A Short Long History - Sometimes Unexpectedly the Present Meets the Past
The publication offers a complete visual overview of five recent installations by Anna Boghiguian.
The rich visual material is complemented by essays by Quinn Latimer and Sven Lütticken that delve deeper into the literary, historical, and political-economic interests of the artist and explore how she makes them present into her work.
Due August 2022
4. Keith Piper
Jet Black Futures
This publication is the first monograph on Keith Piper since 1997.
Comprising texts by both Piper and Anjalie Dalal-Clayton, it explores Piper’s past and present practice by focusing on two exhibitions; ‘Jet Black Futures’ at The New Art Gallery Walsall (14 January – 24 April 2022) and ‘Body Politics: Works from 1982-2007’ held at Wolverhampton Art Gallery (10 October – 1 December 2019).
Published on occasion of the exhibition ‘Keith Piper: Jet Black Futures’, The New Art Gallery Walsall, 14 January – 24 April 2022.
Due imminently (July 2022)
5. Sandra Danicke
MATERIAL
The art historian and journalist Sandra Danicke asked 22 international artists about their very own materials. How does one come up with it? How does one do it? What’s the point of it all? The answers are surprising, instructive, sometimes touching.
Artists included are: Caroline Achaintre, Karla Black, Michel Blazy, Karsten Bott, Mike Bouchet, Bjorn Braun, Willem de Rooij, Hamish Fulton, Joseph Grigely, Romuald Hazoume, Olaf Holzapfel, Sofia Hulten, Anne Imhof, Sandra Kranich, Jurgen Krause, Henrik Menne, Cornelia Parker, Thomas Rentmeister, Jens Risch, Jan Schmidt, Simon Starling and Daniel Turner.
Due imminently (July 2022)
