& 155 Sixth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10013 www.artbook.com artbook SPRING 2015 NEW BOOKS ON ART & CULTURE distributed art publishers artbook D.A.P. SPRING 2015 CATALOGUE S15_Cover_OUT.indd 1 12/4/14 4:30 PM catlogue editor thomas evans art director Stacy Wakefield image production Kyra Sutton data production alexa Forosty copy Writing Janine deFeo, thomas evans, annabelle maroney, Kyra Sutton printing Sonic media Solutions, inc. Front cover image Florence Henri, portrait composition, cora, 1931. From Florence Henri: Mirror of the Avant-garde, published by aperture. See page 75. bacK cover image niki de Saint phalle, Nana-Ballons. From Niki de Saint Phalle, published by la Fábrica/guggenheim museum bilbao. See page 84. Featured releases 2 Journals 100 spring highlights 104 photography 106 art 126 group exhibitions 148 art history 152 design 158 architecture 162 Writings 168 specialty books 176 art 178 group exhibitions 194 photography 198 previously announced titles from steidl 205 other criteria backlist 206 backlist highlights 209 index 215 erró, Foodscape, 1964. From International Pop, published by the Walker art center. See page 19. artbook.com 3 2 artbook.com steidl facsimile edition Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment ​Text by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Simon, Clément Chéroux. “Within the canon of european photography books it would be difficult to find one more famous, revered and influ- ential as Henri cartier-bresson’s The Decisive Moment,” wrote Jeffrey ladd in Time LightBox, in a feature on Steidl’s new edition of this ultimate photobook classic. originally published in 1952, this collection of cartier-bresson’s best work from his early years was embellished with a collage cover by Henri matisse. the book has since influenced generations of photographers, while its english title defined the notion of the famous peak in which all elements in the photographic frame accumulate to form the perfect image—not the moment of the height of the action, neces- sarily, but the formal, visual peak. this new publication—the first and only reprint since the original 1952 edition—is a meticulous facsimile of the original book that launched the artist to international fame, with an additional booklet on the history of The Decisive Moment by centre pompidou curator clément chéroux. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) was born in chantelou-en-brie, France. He initially studied painting and began photographing in the 1930s. cartier-bresson cofounded magnum in 1947. in the late 1960s he returned to his original passion, drawing. in 2003 cartier-bresson established the Fondation Henri cartier-bresson in paris, one year before his death. steidl 9783869307886 u.s. | cdn $125.00 Slip, Hbk, 11 x 14.75 in. / 160 pgs / illustrated throughout. February/photography “For new generations of photographers and artists who have missed out on experiencing many of the world’s important books first hand, it cannot be stressed enough how important this new edition of The Decisive Moment is for a contemporary audience.” —Jeffrey Ladd, Time LightBox Henri cartier-bresson: the modern century 9780870707780 Hbk, u.S. | cdn $75.00 the museum of modern art, new york AlSo AvAilABle Henri cartier-bresson: the mind’s eye 9780893818753 Hbk, u.S. | cdn $19.95 aperture artbook.com 5 4 artbook.com Wedding spiritual content to geometric form, Agnes Martin is a unique, pivotal figure between Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism Agnes Martin edited by Frances Morris. Text by Frances Morris, Briony Fer, Tiffany Bell, Maria Müller-Sommer, Jacquelyn Baas,​ lena Fritsch, Anna​lovatt, Marion Ackermann, Rachel Barker, Christina Rosenberger, Richard Tobin, Rosemarie Trockel.​ agnes martin was one of the preeminent painters of the twentieth century, whose work has had a significant influence both on artists of her own time and for sub- sequent generations. a contemporary of the abstract expressionists though often identified with minimalism, martin was one of the few women artists who came to prominence in the predominately masculine art world of the late 1950s and 1960s, and she became a particularly important role model for younger women artists. this groundbreaking survey provides an overview of martin’s career, from lesser-known early experimental works through her striped and gridded grey paintings and use of color in various formats, to a group of her final works that reintroduce bold forms. a selection of drawings and watercolors is also included. With essays by leading scholars that give a context for martin’s work—her life, relationship with other artists, the influence of South- asian philosophy—alongside focused shorter pieces on particular paintings, this beautifully designed volume is the definitive publication on her oeuvre. Agnes Martin was born in maklin, Saskatchewan, canada, in 1912, and moved to the uS in 1932, studying at universities in oregon, california, new mexico and new york. She painted still lifes and portraits until the early 1950s, when she developed an abstract biomorphic style influenced by abstract expressionism. Her first one- woman exhibition was held at the betty parsons gallery, new york, in 1958. partly through close friendships with artists such as ellsworth Kelly and ad reinhardt, martin began to experiment with symmetrical compositions of rectangles or circles within a square, then from around 1960–61 to work with grids of delicate horizontal and vertical lines. She left new york in 1967, shortly after the death of reinhardt, and moved to cuba, new mexico, where she lived until her death in 2004. d.a.P./distributed art Publishers, inc. 9781938922763 u.s. | cdn $55.00 Hbk, 8.25 x 10.5 in. / 256 pgs / 160 color. July/art EXHIBITION SCHEDULE london: tate modern, 06/03/15–10/11/15 dusseldorf: Kunstsammlung nrW, 10/15–01/16 los angeles: los angeles county museum of art, 04/24/16–09/11/16 new york: guggenheim museum, 10/07/16–01/0417 artbook.com 7 6 artbook.com Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series edited by​leah Dickerman,​elsa Smithgall. Text by​elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, Nikky Finney, Terrance Hayes, Tyehimba Jess, Yusef Komunyakka, Jodi Roberts, Patricia Spears Jones, Natasha Trethewey,​lyrae​van Clief- Stefanon, Crystal Williams, Kevin Young.​ in 1941, Jacob lawrence, then just 23 years old, completed a series of 60 small tempera paintings with text captions about the great migration, the mass movement of black americans from the rural South to the urban north that began in 1915–16. Within months of its making, the Migration Series was divided between the museum of modern art (even- numbered panels) and the phillips memorial gallery (odd-numbered panels). the work has since become a landmark in the history of af- rican american art, a monument in the collec- tions of both institutions and a crucial example of the way in which history painting was radi- cally reimagined in the modern era. in 2015 and 2016, the panels will be reunited in exhibi- tions at the museum of modern art and at the phillips collection. this catalogue grounds lawrence’s Migration Series in the cultural and political debates that shaped the young artist’s work and highlights its continued resonance for artists and writers today. an essay by leah dickerman situates the series within contem- porary discussions about black history and an artist’s social responsiblities in the late 1930s and early 1940s. elsa Smithgall traces the acquisition and exhibition history of the Migra- tion Series. Short commentaries on each panel explore lawrence’s career and technique, and the social history of the migration. the cata- logue also debuts ten poems commissioned from acclaimed poets that respond to the Mi- gration Series. elizabeth alexander, honored as the poet at president obama’s first inaugura- tion, introduces the section. the museum of modern art, new York 9780870709647 u.s. | cdn $50.00 clth, 9.5 x 12 in. / 192 pgs / 102 color. april/art/african american art & culture EXHIBITION SCHEDULE new york: the museum of modern art, 04/03/15–09/07/15 Washington, dc: the phillips collection, 10/16–01/17 Published on the centennial of the beginning of the Great Migration, this volume presents Lawrence’s landmark painting cycle in its entirety artbook.com 9 8 artbook.com Hokusai ​Text by Sarah​e. Thompson, Joan Wright, Philip Meredith. Katsushika Hokusai remains one of Japan’s most popular and influential artists. this handy volume presents the wide range of Hokusai’s artistic production in terms of one of his most remarkable characteristics: his intel- lectual ingenuity. it explores the question of how the self-styled “man mad about drawing” approached his subjects—how he depicted human bodies in motion, combined figures and landscapes, represented three- dimensional objects on two-dimensional surfaces and when he used the techniques of illusionism or adjusted reality for greater visual or emotional effect. including some 50 stunning and unusual paintings, prints and draw- ings from the peerless Hokusai collection at the museum of Fine arts, boston, this book is a treasure trove that introduces readers to a witty, wide-ranging and inimitably ingenious Hokusai. Known by at least 30 other names during his lifetime, Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was an ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the edo period. in 1800, he published his two classic collections of landscapes, Famous Sights of the Eastern Capital and Eight Views of Edo. His influence extended to his Western contemporaries in nineteenth-century europe, including degas, gauguin, Klimt, Franz marc, august macke, manet and van gogh. mfa Publications, museum of fine arts, boston 9780878468256 u.s. | cdn $29.95 Hbk, 7.5 x 10 in. / 176 pgs / 135 color. april/art EXHIBITION SCHEDULE boston, ma: museum of Fine arts, boston, 04/05/15–08/09/15 Hokusai’s paper lanterns, games and paper toys show him to be an ingenious master of materials artbook.com 11 10 artbook.com Drawing People The Human Figure in Contemporary Art edited with text by Roger Malbert.​ the act of drawing has long been considered the foundation of an artistic education, and the life class essen- tial to the formation of an artist’s style and technique. yet in the contemporary art world drawing is increas- ingly regarded as a medium in its own right, and the figure as a subject for ongoing exploration well beyond the sketchbook. Drawing People is a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated survey of the most compelling and inventive drawings of the human form being produced today by 70 contemporary artists from around the world. an introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collage and illustration, as well as its ability to intimately express thought, personality and emotion. Five chapters—body, Self, personal lives, Social reality and Fictions—include short introduc- tions outlining each theme, followed by generously illustrated profiles on individual artists exploring their style, approach to the medium and the ideas, narratives and inspirations that lie behind their mark-making. a selec- tion of finely reproduced images highlights the latest work by each artist. Drawing People features an interna- tional roster of artists working with pencil, ink, watercolor, charcoal and crayon, including Francis alÿs, louise bourgeois, Francesco clemente, marlene dumas, dr. lakra, paul mccarthy, nalini malani, Wangechi mutu, raymond pettibon, rosemarie trockel, tal r, marcel dzama, barry mcgee, amy Sillman and Kara Walker. together, their drawings and sketches, illustrations and animations bring to life one of the most creatively rich and emotionally powerful forms of art being made today. d.a.P./distributed art Publishers, inc. 9781938922688 u.s. | cdn $45.00 Flexi, 9.5 x 13.5 in. / 256 pgs / 275 color. april/art The essential guide to the latest international developments in drawing and figuration AlSo AvAilABle painting people 9781933045832 pbk, u.S. | cdn $29.95 d.a.p./distributed art publishers artists include ■ Francis alÿs ■ charles avery ■ louise Bourgeois ■ Francesco clemente ■ adam dant ■ marlene dumas ■ marcel dzama ■ william kentridge ■ dr. lakra ■ chad mccail ■ Paul mccarthy ■ Barry mcgee ■ nalini malani ■ wangechi mutu ■ jockum nordström ■ chris oFili ■ raymond PettiBon ■ elizaBeth Peyton ■ tal r ■ amy sillman ■ rosemarie trockel ■ kara walker artbook.com 13 12 artbook.com How Posters Work By Ellen Lupton. edited by Caitlin Condell,​ellen​lupton. Text by Caitlin Condell, ​ Gail Davidson,​ellen​lupton. With its unique focus on visual language, ellen lupton’s How Posters Work is more than another poster book. rather than pro- vide a history of the genre or a compilation of collectibles, the book is organized around active design principles. concepts such as “Simplify,” “Focus the eye,” “exploit the diagonal,” “reverse expectations” and “Say two things at once” are illustrated with a diverse range of posters, from avant-garde classics and rarely seen international works to contemporary pieces by today’s lead- ing graphic designers. illustrated with over 150 works from the collection of cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian design museum, How Posters Work provides a stunning education in seeing and making, demonstrating how some of the world’s most creative designers have mobilized principles of layout, composition, psychology and rhetoric to produce powerful acts of visual communication. ellen​lupton (born 1963) is an acclaimed writer, curator and graphic designer. She is director of the graphic design mFa program at maryland institute college of art (mica) in baltimore, where she also serves as director of the center for design think- ing. as curator of contemporary design at cooper Hewitt, Smith- sonian design museum since 1992, she has produced numerous exhibitions and books, including Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office (1993), Mixing Messages: Graphic Design and Contemporary Culture (1996), Letters from the Avant- Garde (1996), Skin: Surface, Substance + Design (2002) and—most recently—Beautiful Users: Designing for People (2014). lupton is a 2007 recipient of the aiga gold medal, one of the highest honors given to a graphic designer or design educator in the uS. cooPer hewitt, smithsonian design museum 9780910503822 u.s. | cdn $29.95 Hbk, 9.5 x 9 in. / 208 pgs / 300 color. may/design & decorative arts EXHIBITION SCHEDULE new york: cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian design museum, 05/15–11/15 A brilliant guide to the language of poster design from one of America’s most popular design authors and curators chaPters include ■ Focus the eye ■ overwhelm the eye ■ mix media ■ assault the surFace ■ use text as image ■ make noise ■ reverse exPectations ■ say two things at once ■ make eye contact ■ imPly motion and dePth artbook.com 15 Swedish Details ​Foreword by Annika Huett, Ulf Huett Nilsson. Photographs by Ulf Huett Nilsson.​ a home isn’t simply the sum of its rooms and furniture, but also a number of larger or smaller details. to prove this, illustrator annika Huett and pho- tographer ulf Huett nilsson went on a journey from the north to the south of Sweden, peeking into people’s homes. What they found was an inspiring myriad of personal details—from cramped shelves of kitchen cupboards, to toilet-paper holders, plants, outlets and coat hangers. the pair organized their book by rooms—kitchens, bedrooms, children’s rooms, bathrooms and entry- ways—so it’s easy to flip to a section to glean inspiration for one’s own home decoration scheme. With a range of photos, from large landscapes capturing entire rooms, to small close-ups of the little knickknacks one might normally overlook, the volume establishes an aesthetic uniquely Swedish and welcom- ing in its personality and warmth. the details captured are neither new nor expensive, nor are they the fashion-inspired, cutting-edge design that has come to characterize some corners of Scandinavia. instead, they are per- sonal, homey and almost impossible to replicate—and it is these qualities that make this compilation such a quirky delight. in Swedish Details, Huett and Huett nilsson not only shine a light on the smaller things, but also document the details that create the difference between a space and a home. max ström 9789171262394 u.s. | cdn $29.95 Hbk, 8 x 9.5 in. / 192 pgs / 519 color. march/design & decorative arts Delight in the details: a treasure trove of Swedish interiors insPiration for ■ kitchens ■ studies ■ children’s rooms ■ Bathrooms ■ Bedrooms ■ living rooms ■ hallways ■ outdoors artbook.com 17 16 artbook.com “...Björk presents us with a complex mass of dualities and contradictions. What is most impressive about the overall trajectory of her work is that each swerve or seeming detour contributes to a steadily ascending arc.” —Alex Ross Björk ​Text by Klaus Biesenbach, Alex Ross, Nicola Dibben, Timothy Morton, Sjón.​ björk is a contemporary icon whose contributions to music, video, film, fash- ion and art have influenced a generation worldwide. designed by top graphic design agency m/m as a slipcased world of wonders, this publication—which accompanies the museum of modern art’s spring 2015 exhibition on björk—is composed of six parts: four booklets, a paperback and a poster. each booklet contains illustrated texts by, respectively, curator Klaus biesenbach, New Yorker music critic alex ross, british professor of musicology nicola dibben and the phi- losopher timothy morton (in conversation with björk), while the poster features artwork from björk’s albums and singles. the main book focuses on her seven major albums and the personas created for each one. poetic texts by longtime collaborator, icelandic poet Sjón, are accompanied by shots of björk performing live; multiple stills from music videos made by directors including michel gondry, chris cunningham and Spike Jonze; images of björk in breathtaking costumes by designers such as alexander mcQueen and Hussein chalayan; and shots by star photographers such as nan goldin, Juergen teller, Stéphane Sédnaoui, inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin and araki. all combine to form an extraordinary design masterpiece, celebrating the magical world of björk. the museum of modern art, new York 9780870709609 u.s. | cdn $65.00 Slip, pbk, 5 vols, 9.5 x 12 in. / 192 pgs / 224 color. march/music EXHIBITION SCHEDULE new york: the museum of modern art, 03/08/15–06/07/15 artbook.com 19 18 artbook.com artists include ■ evelyne axell ■ Peter Blake ■ raymond colares ■ antônio dias ■ rosalyn drexler ■ erró ■ león Ferrari ■ richard hamilton ■ david hockney ■ jasPer johns ■ tanaami keiichi ■ yves klein ■ jirí kolár ■ yayoi kusama ■ nelson leirner ■ ana maria maiolino ■ antonio manuel ■ marisol ■ marta minujín ■ claes oldenBurg ■ wanda Pimentel ■ michaelangelo Pistoletto ■ sigmar Polke ■ gerhard richter ■ mimmo rotella ■ ed ruscha ■ niki de saint Phalle ■ okamoto shinjiro ■ yokoo tadanori ■ wayne thieBaud ■ jean tinguely ■ shinohara ushio ■ andy warhol International Pop edited by Darsie Alexander, Bartholomew Ryan. Text by Godfre​leung, Darsie Alexander, Maria Jose Herrera, Claudia Calirman,​erica Battle, Dávid Fehér,​luigia​lonardelli, Hiroko​ikegami,​ed Halter, Charlotte Cotton, Martin Harrison, Tomáš Pospiszyl.​ this dynamic new volume is the first major survey to chronicle the emergence and migration of pop art from an international perspective, focusing on the period from the 1950s through the early 1970s. including original texts from a diverse roster of contributors, this catalogue provides important new scholarship on the period, examining production by artists across the globe who were simultaneously confronting radical cultural and political developments that would lay the foundation for the emergence of an art form embracing figuration, media strategies and mechanical processes with a new spirit of urgency and/or exuberance. International Pop amplifies the scope and tenor of what we understand to be “pop,” exposing the tremendous variety and complexity of this pivotal period and subject matter, and revealing how artists alternatively celebrated, can- nibalized, rejected or assimilated some of the presumed qualities of pop advanced in the uS and britain. an- chored by an expansive 48-page visual chronology, the book features in-depth essays by a range of scholars examining developments in britain, Japan, brazil, argentina, italy and Hungary as well as Western europe and the uS. the volume includes some 320 illustrations, including full-color plates of each work in the exhibition, which integrates many classics of pop art with numerous rarely seen works. walker art center 9781935963080 u.s. | cdn $85.00 Hbk, 9 x 11.75 in. / 352 pgs / 230 color / 115 b&w. June/art The global emergence of Pop EXHIBITION SCHEDULE minneapolis, mn: Walker art center, 04/11/15–09/06/15 dallas, tX: dallas museum of art, 10/11/15–01/17/16 philadelphia pa: philadelphia museum of art, 02/18/16–05/15/16 artbook.com 21 20 artbook.com architects include ■ lina Bo Bardi ■ luis Barragán ■ Félix candela ■ lucio costa ■ eladio dieste ■ ricardo legorreta ■ rogelio salmona ■ oscar niemeyer ■ mario Pani ■ carlos raúl villanueva ■ roBerto Burle marx ■ aFFonso eduardo reidy The first comprehensive book on Latin American postwar architecture in 60 years Latin America in Construction Architecture 1955–1980 edited by Barry Bergdoll, Carlos​eduardo Comas, Jorge Francisco​liernur, Patricio del Real.​ in 1955 the museum of modern art staged Latin American Architecture since 1945, a landmark survey of modern architecture in latin america. published in conjunction with a new exhibition that revisits the region on the 60th anniversary of that important show, Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955–1980 offers a complex overview of the positions, debates and architectural creativity from mexico and cuba to the Southern cone between 1955 and the early 1980s. the publication features a wealth of original materials that have never before been brought together to illustrate a period of self-questioning, exploration and complex political shifts that saw the emergence of the notion of latin america as a landscape of development. richly illustrated with architectural drawings, vintage photographs, sketches and newly commissioned photographs, the catalogue presents the work of architects who met the chal- lenges of modernization with innovative formal, urbanistic and programmatic solutions. today, when latin america is again providing exciting and challenging architecture and urban responses, Latin Amer- ica in Construction brings this vital postwar period to light. the museum of modern art, new York 9780870709630 u.s. | cdn $65.00 clth, 9.5 x 12 in. / 320 pgs / 559 color. april/architecture & urban Studies/latin american art & culture EXHIBITION SCHEDULE new york: the museum of modern art, 03/29/15–07/12/15 artbook.com 23 22 artbook.com Both Sides of Sunset Photographing Los Angeles edited by Jane Brown, Marla Hamburg Kennedy. Foreword by​ed Ruscha.​introduction by David​l. Ulin.​ los angeles is a city of dualities—sunshine and noir, coastline beaches and urban grit, natural beauty and suburban sprawl, the obvious and the hidden. Both Sides of Sun- set: Photographing Los Angeles reveals these dualities and more, in images captured by master photographers such as bruce davidson, lee Friedlander, daido moriyama, Julius Shulman and garry Winogrand, as well as many younger artists, among them matthew brandt, Katy grannan, alex israel, lise Sarfati and ed templeton, just to name a few. taken together, these individual views by more than 130 artists form a collective vision of a place where myth and reality are often indistinguishable. Spin- ning off the highly acclaimed Looking at Los Angeles (metropolis books, 2005), Both Sides of Sunset presents an updated and equally unromantic vision of this beloved and scorned metropolis. in the years since the first book was published, the artistic land- scape of los angeles has flourished and evolved. the extraordinary getty museum project Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 focused global attention on the city’s artistic heritage, and this interest has only continued to grow. Both Sides of Sun- set showcases many of the artists featured in the original book—such as lewis baltz, catherine opie, Stephen Shore and James Welling—but also incorporates new images that portray a city that is at once unhinged and driven by irrepressible exuberance. proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit inner-city arts—an oasis of learning, achievement and creativity in the heart of los angeles’ Skid row that brings arts edu- cation to elementary, middle and high school students. The city as muse: Los Angeles in pictures PhotograPhers include ■ iwan Baan ■ lewis Baltz ■ matthew Brandt ■ zoe crosher ■ Bruce davidson ■ john divola ■ mitch ePstein ■ elliott erwitt ■ jim goldBerg ■ katy grannan ■ anthony hernandez ■ todd hido ■ dennis hoPPer ■ alex israel ■ david maisel ■ steve mccurry ■ susan meiselas ■ joel meyerowitz ■ karin aPollonia müller ■ daido moriyama ■ catherine oPie ■ alex Prager ■ ed ruscha ■ lise sarFati ■ denise scott Brown ■ julius shulman ■ dennis stock ■ larry sultan ■ Bruce weBer ■ james welling ■ garry winogrand metroPolis books 9781938922732 u.s. | cdn $75.00 clth, 12.75 x 10.25 in. / 288 pgs / 181 color / 106 b&w. may/photography artbook.com 25 24 artbook.com exPanded aPerture edition Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places The Complete Works Text by Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen.​interview by​ lynne Tillman.​ originally published in 1982, Stephen Shore’s legendary Uncommon Places has influenced more than a generation of photographers. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his large-format color work on the american vernacular landscape inaugurated a vital photo- graphic tradition. Uncommon Places: The Complete Works, published by aperture in 2005, presented a definitive collection of the landmark series, and in the span of a decade has become a contemporary classic. now, for this lushly produced reissue, the artist has added nearly 20 rediscovered images and a statement explaining what it means to ex- pand a classic series. like robert Frank and Walker evans before him, Shore discovered a hitherto unarticulated vision of america via highway and camera. approaching his subjects with cool objec- tivity, Shore retains precise systems of gestures in composition and light through which a hotel bed- room or a building on a side street assumes both an archetypal aura and an ambiguously personal importance. an essay by critic and curator Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen and a conversation with Shore by writer lynne tillman examine his methodology and elucidate his roots in pop and conceptual art. the texts are illustrated with reproductions from Shore’s earlier series American Surfaces and Ama- rillo: Tall in Texas. at age 14 Stephen Shore (born 1947) had his work purchased by edward Steichen for the museum of modern art, new york. at 17 Shore was a regular at andy Warhol’s Factory, produc- ing an important photographic document of the scene, and in 1971 at the age of 23 he became the first living photographer since alfred Stieglitz 40 years earlier to have a one-man show at the met. He has had numerous one-man shows, among others at the museum of modern art, new york; george eastman House, rochester; Hammer museum, los angeles; and the art institute of chicago. Since 1982 he has been director of the photography program at bard college, annandale- on-Hudson, new york. aPerture 9781597113038 u.s. | cdn $65.00 Hbk, 12.75 x 10.25 in. / 208 pgs / 176 color. march/photography Expanded edition of Shore’s influential photobook classic AlSo AvAilABle Stephen Shore: Survey 9781597113090 Hbk, u.S. | cdn $65.00 aperture/Fundación mapfre Publication historY ■ Uncommon Places first published in hardback by aperture in 1982 ■ Uncommon Places: The Complete Works published by aperture in 2005 ■ this expanded 2015 aperture edition includes 20 new plates artbook.com 27 26 artbook.com Joel Meyerowitz: Retrospective edited by Ralph Goertz. Text by Joel Meyerowitz, Jörg Sasse, Ralph Goertz.​ alongside William eggleston, Stephen Shore and garry Winogrand, new york– born and bred Joel meyerowitz is one of the most important representatives of the new color photography movement of the 1960s and 70s. this retrospective traces his entire oeuvre, from his street photog- raphy to his light experimentations made during “the blue hour” in cape cod, and includes famous series such as Cape Light, After September 11: Images from Ground Zero, Legacy: The Preservation of Wilder- ness in New York City Parks, in addition to the artist’s much-loved early work—his first trip to europe in 1967, and his con- current transition from black and white to color—which has been much less widely published. though meyerowitz admired Henri cartier-bresson and robert Frank, and shares their uncanny ability to grasp a human being on the street as both an individual and a representative of a larger social context, his handling of space and composition consciously differs from that of his idols, his framing less synchronized, the moments he captures, interestingly, less perfect. this square hardback volume compiles the artist’s iconic images, and is an essential addition to any photography book collection. Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938) is an award- winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in muse- ums and galleries throughout the world. the new york native began photographing the streets in 1962 and by the mid-60s be- came an early advocate of color photogra- phy who was instrumental in transforming a general resistance to color film into an almost universal acceptance. d.a.P./Verlag der buchhandlung walther könig 9781938922701 u.s. | cdn $59.95 Hbk, 8 x 8 in. / 204 pgs / 180 color. February/photography Richard Misrach: The Mysterious Opacity of Other Beings Since the publication of richard misrach’s bestselling and critically acclaimed publication On the Beach, he has con- tinued to photograph at the same location, building a body of work that has been exhibited as On the Beach 2.0—a reference to the technological and optical developments that have made the intensely detailed, exquisitely rendered de- pictions possible. The Mysterious Opacity of Other Beings focuses less on the abstraction of water, sand and mote-sized figures, instead honing in on the gestures and expressions of bathers adrift in the ocean. misrach has rarely ventured into portraiture; this work is his first to focus exclusively on the human figure. each photograph features one or more individuals crisply rendered from a distance, as they seem to levitate among turquoise waves, isolated from everything save the shifting patterns of the ocean. there is ambiguity and a sense of the uncanny in the figures suspended in the water: are they approaching the shore or moving away from it? each image is presented both as full frame and as a se- ries of enlarged details that enable the viewer to linger on each individual’s surrender of their body to the sea. Richard Misrach (born 1949) is one of the most influential color photographers of his generation. His work is held in the collections of over 50 major institutions, including the museum of modern art, Whitney museum of american art and the metropolitan museum of art in new york, and the national gallery of art, Washington, dc. the exhibit On the Beach traveled to several museums in 2004, including the art institute of chicago; High museum of art, atlanta; and national gallery of art. in 2012 misrach collaborated with aperture to launch a book and exhibition titled Petrochemical America, a series of photographs that explores the health and environmental issues surrounding the mississippi river in- dustrial corridor, otherwise known as “cancer alley.” images from the project are featured in the emmy-nominated title sequence of Hbo’s True Detective. The sequel to Misrach’s hugely popular On the Beach aPerture 9781597113274 u.s. | cdn $80.00 Hbk, 17 x 13 in. / 84 pgs / 82 color. may/photography An essential overview of the great American street photographer