October 2011
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#58 THE WRONG BOX
The Wrong Box is a large book of paintings by Gary Panter. The paintings are reproduced nicely on a thick stock. The design of the book is kept pretty simple, printing the paintings full bleed on the large pages with only minimal information about the book on the first page close to the spine. They are available from Picturebox or right here (if you are in Europe). The book is 32 pages, staple...
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#57 HAUS HELGA
Haus Helga was drawn by Katharina Immekus and released by Lubok. The book contains simple drawings of houses. It is mimeographed (there is a nice effect caused by the thickness of the paper and the printing process—often images on one page bleed through to the next and things overlap in interesting ways), staple bound and produced in an edition of 57.
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#56 TEENAGE KISSERS
Teenage Kissers is a photography book by Ed Templeton. The book has black and white and color photographs (a couple of them have been painted on by the artist). Templeton made Teenage Smokers in 1999 with Alleged (I think there were one or two smaller zine editions that Alleged released before the one produced in the edition of 2,000). This book is produced in an edition of 1,000 and was...
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#55 LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
La Belle Dame Sans Merci is a large scale cloth bound hardcover book by Alec Soth. It was produced in an edition of 500. There are 250 in Italian and 250 in English. The book was published by Punctum Press is 2011. There are a couple available right here (but I think not too many—and for not too long). The book is 52 pages and is 12”x15.25”. I turn the pages slowly and...
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#54 ANIMALS THAT SAW ME
Animals That Saw Me was made in 2011 by Ed Panar. It was produced by The Ice Plant. The idea, design, layout, printing and photographs are simple and beautiful.
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#53 GIVING IN TO LIVE THE EXPERIENCE
Giving in to Live the Experience is a large-scale staple bound book by Paul Wackers. It was released by Seems in 2009 in a limited edition of 500. The book was made to accompany Wackers exhibition at The Luggage Store in San Francisco in the Summer of 2009. The book is printed on a matte paper and includes color paintings and black and white drawings. There is also a two page spread of (I...
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#52 MY PLAY-STATION AT THE SERPENTINE 2005
My Play-Station at the Serpentine 2005 is a perfect bound exhibition book for the artist Tomoko Takahashi. The book contains installation views from the show as stapled in color plates followed by complete inventories for the images from the installation.
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#51 TWO BY TWO
Two By Two: Growth in Arithmetic, Discovery Edition was released in 1957 (this edition from 1962) by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. It is 160 pages of math practice. The book was made by John R. Clark, CHarlotte W. Junge and Caroline Hatton Clark with illustrations by Betty Alden, Ruth Ruhman, Frank Schwarz, Charles Dougherty and other Delos D. Rowe associates. The book is staple bound...
September 2011
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#50 HELLO WORLD
Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio was made by Danny Gregory and Paul Sahre. It is beautiful, well put together, and educational. The book follows the Ham career of Jerry Powell. The readers find out about Powell and his adventures mostly through his collection of QSL cards, which are the calling card of ham operators around the world. The book was released by Princeton Architectural Press in...
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#49 VICTORY OVER DARKNESS
Victory Over Darkness by Peter Sutherland was made to accompany Sutherland’s exhibition at the Half Gallery from September 17 to October 15, 2011. The book is on a thin paper, printed one side, color, and staple bound.
August 2011
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#48 TIME IS RHYTHM
Time is Rhythm is a book of photographs by Ted Pushinsky. It was published by Hamburger Eyes in 2010 in an edition of 100. The black and white photographs were taken during the summer of 1977 on a trip from San Francisco to Northern Europe.
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#47 Untitled (TOM FRIEDMAN)
This book was made to accompany an exhibition of new work by Tom Friedman at the Stephen Friedman Gallery in London. The exhibition took place in early 2002. The design of the book was done by the artist. The book is staple bound and is printed on a heavy glossy stock. It is color throughout.
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#46 UNTITLED (CHRIS JOHANSON & JOHANNA JACKSON)
Untitled book by Chris Johanson and Johanna Jackson. The interior pages are letterpressed and are hand watercolored. Bound in a dark green file folder stamped with the artists’ names. Produced in an editon of 31. The book was printed by Lark Press and released by Publication Studio in Portland, Oregon.
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#45 THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN PEN & INK
The History of Photography in Pen & Ink (abridged study guide) by Charles Woodard was made in 2009 by A-Jump Books (They are also responsible for the design). The book is perfect bound and limited to 500 copies. The cover is printed one color red on a gray stock and the interior is black and white on an off white paper. Drawings are printed on the right and their titles are on the left....
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#44 GALACTIKRAP
Galactikrap 2 By Brian Chippendale. Covers, inside covers, and additional front and back page are all silkscreened. Interiors are black and white photocopy. Book is a comic and is over 70 pages (thick!). Also included is two one page comics by Ben Jones (I think). The book is staple bound. It was made in 2007 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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#43 DYSFUNCTIONAL
Dysfunctional is a book produced to accompany an exhibition of work at the Blue Note Gallery in London. The exhibition took place in 1995. Artists and writers featured in the exhibition (with work in the book) include Ed Templeton, Mark Gonzalez, Barry McGee, Thomas Campbell, Earl Parker, Tobin Yelland, Lizzie Finn, Andy Jenkins, Phil Frost, Ari Marcopoulos, James Jarvis, Mike Mills, and a...
July 2011
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#42 WORK ON PAPER
Work on Paper by Archer Prewitt contains 32 drawings. The work is intense and beautiful. The book was printed in 2009 by Presspop. It was designed by Satoshi Suzuki and includes a text from Jim Harris. The work is reproduced well and the book is a good size.
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#41 FLIP!
FLIP! by Marieke Verbiesen is a book containing two flip book stories (turn it over when you are done with one). It is full color and thick. There is not very much information about the book printed anywhere (the author is stated along with “Stenciled by Knust” on one of the inside front covers) but it looks like they are hopefully available in a few spots. I got mine at a comic...
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#40 DANA SCHUTZ
Dana Schutz book made to accompany her exhibition “Tourette’s Paintings” at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in late summer of 2010. A small, thin and simple clothbound hardcover book. The book includes paintings by Schutz as well as a text she wrote titled, “Stranger Things.” Copies are available in the Dougles Hyde Gallery Bookshop.
May 2011
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#39 DRAWINGS FROM THE FILM BEGINNERS
Drawings from the film Beginners by Mike Mills is a hard bound drawing book that is broken up into three sections: The History of Sadness, Scenes from 1955, and The History of Love. The book includes drawings that Mills made, that were used in his new film Beginners as works that were made by the main character Oliver. The drawings included are personal to Mills, he explains a bit in the...
April 2011
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#38 NEW PLANTS LOS ANGELES
New Plants (Los Angeles) is a book of drawings and paintings by Jonas Wood. There is also an interview with the artist. The book was made to accompany an exhibition of Wood’s work at the Hammer Museum in early 2010. Some of the works are reproduced in black and white, but most are in color. The book is a nice size. It is perfect bound and the design is simple and good. I bought my...
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#37 UNTITLED (UFO)
Untitled (UFO) by Peter Coffin is a perfect bound book with photographs of a UFO that was exhibited in the summer of 2008 in Poland (and then again in Rio De Janiero in 2009). It was a sculptural and performative (and other things) work created by Coffin, and documented in this book by a number of witnesses. There is a brief introduction and then several color photographs. I am confused by...
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#36 Truisms and essays
This is a nice small book from Jenny Holzer. Published Barbara Gladstone Gallery. It starts with a section of white pages with red printing with lists of Holzer’s Truisms, the majority of the book continues with green pages with black printed essays. The book text alternates between English, Spanish, German and French. I like this book because it really explores a single idea and look....
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#35 Art In Transit
This is my favorite Keith Haring book. It really captures the energy of his work. All photos are shots of his pieces in the NY subway including some action shots of Keith himself. The surrounding graffiti and advertisements are interesting as well. Published by Harmony Books, 1984.
March 2011
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#34 SHADES OF BROWN
Shades of Brown is a simple (and thoughtful) book from Mary & Matt.
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#33 TO SEE HERE
To See Here is a book of photographs by Kerim Aytac. It is black and white, staple bound, and limited to 300 copies. It was published by Straight Line Press in 2010.
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#32 REVERSE OSMOSIS
Reverse Osmosis is by Billy Sprague, Matt Leines, and Rich Jacobs. It was made in late 2008 in San Francisco. The book is black and white, staple bound, and hand cut.
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#31 WHILE THE MORTAR DRIES
While the Mortar Dries by Jockum Nordström. This book is small and hardcover and feels good to hold. It has a cloth bind that wraps around the entire back cover. The book includes paintings, collages, and photographs of constructions Nordström made for an exhibition in Dublin at the Douglas Hyde Gallery from November 12, 2010 to January 12, 2011. Copies are available at David Zwirner...
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#30 TEXTS AND SKETCHES FOR RONCHAMP
Texts and Sketches for Ronchamp by Le Corbusier was originally written in 1965. This edition was produced in 1997 with English accompanying the French handwritten text. I am a little confused as to the author—Jean Petit is stated author, but a lot of the text is handwritten by the architect Le Corbusier. I think Petit may have organized the architect’s thoughts and added additional...
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#29 THE WESTEST
the Westest by Geoff McFetridge was made in September 2010 to accompany McFetridge’s exhibition at the Half Gallery. The book is staple bound with color cover and interiors. It was produced in a signed edition of 50.
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#28 CONDUCTORS OF THE MOVING WORLD
Conductors of the Moving World by Brad Zellar was just released by Little Brown Mushroom. It is produced in an edition of 500, but each book in the edition is unique. The book is composed of text by Zellar and 17 C-Print photographs taken by Eizo Ota in November of 1972 during a trip from Kofu, Japan, to America. Ota was on a month long journey, investigating and learning about the traffic...
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#27 ELVIS FOR BEGINNERS
Elvis For Beginners is written by Jill Pearlman and illustrated by Wayne White. I think the cover was designed by Chris Hyde. Published by Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative in association with Unwin Paperbacks in 1986. The book is described as a documentary comic book in the colophon but the format doesn’t really follow any normal narrative rules that most comics do (it just...
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#26 THE MUSHROOM COLLECTION
111-173. The Mushroom Collection, Amsterdam by Jason Fulford. This little book, produced in an edition of 1000, was made to act as an appendix to Fulford’s The Mushroom Collector. Fulford spent about a month in late 2010 in Amsterdam working on and exhibiting projects related to his book The Mushroom Collector. This book was published by The Soon Institute and printed in Scranton,...
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#25 MY FAVORITE SMELL IS CHLORINE
My Favorite Smell Is Chlorine by Paulina Reyes. It was released by Kate Spade a couple of years ago. The book is staple bound and printed in blue with illustrations by Reyes throughout.
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#24 FOR NOW
For Now by William Eggleston is a new book of unseen photos from the photographers four decades of archives. The book is the result of Eggleston giving his trust to film-maker Michael Almereyda to dig through his works and curate a new collection of photographs. Published by Twin Palms Publishers this is do not miss for fans of Eggleston.
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#23 Suede’s Slick Sad Swirled
Suede’s Slick Sad Swirled by Maggie Lee is a mini photo zine by the NY based photographer. Described by the artist… “its a tiny accordion zine that is full color, super psychdelic and like modern art style, k?” Available online at http://supmaggielee.blogspot.com and at Family Book Store in Los Angeles. Check it out!
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#22 THE URETHRA POSTCARD ART OF GILBERT AND GEORGE
The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert and George. I want this book!!! It is enormous and each page contains one postcard collage from the artists. 500+ pages. This book, with an eariler publication, compiles all of this series from the artists. Published through Lenmann Maupin Gallery. Both books available here.
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#21 Berliner Mauer Kunst
Berliner Mauer Kunst published by Elefanten Press. This is a really great book about the art from the Berlin Wall. A small capsule is bound into every cover and contains an actual piece of the wall after it was torn down. Text in German and English.
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#20 ORCAS
Orcas by Lori Damiano. This book contains drawings and photographs and stories by Damiano about a motorbike (and ferry) trip in May of 2005 from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Orcas Island. The interior is black and white photocopy and the cover is hand cut felt.
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#19 THERE IS XEROX ON THE INSIDES OF YOUR EYELIDS
There is Xerox on the Insides of Your Eyelids by Rich Jacobs. This book was made in 2009 to accompany the exhibition The Rite of Passage at Schunck’s Glass Palace in Heerlen, Netherlands, that Jacobs curated. The book contains hundreds of photos of zines. There is an essay by Garry Davis. The cover is color, the interior is black and white and the book is perfect bound. Copies might be...
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#18 INDIA
India by Charlotte Dumas was made in 2008 in an edition of 1000. The photographs are printed on a matte paper stock and are collected with a red sewn bind. The photographs are of a blind tiger in Indiana, named India. The book is available at Printed Matter or directly from the artist.
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#17 I GUESS I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU
I Guess I Shouldn’t Be Telling You by Stefan Marx is a book containing several of Marx’s drawings and paintings. I think some have appeared in photocopied books before (which are sometimes available through Printed Matter), but I have not seen any in this format (hardcover book with glossy pages). It was released in 2010 by Christoph Keller Editions, JRP/Ringier. It can be found...
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#16 REVIENS, SNOOPY
Reviens, Snoopy (Snoopy, Come Home) by Charles M. Schulz. This book was published in 1969 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. I especially liked the simple layout and colors on the cover. The interior reprints 592 individual panels, I think 148 strips. The book is in French.
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#15 The Brighton Bunny Boy
The Brighton Bunny Boy was made by Carmen, Alec, and Gus Soth. It contains a story about, among other things, a little girl becoming friends with a little boy. There are terrific photographs, drawings, and handwriting throughout the full color, staple bound book. It was published in September of 2010 by Little Brown Mushroom.
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#14 Camp Cataract Narcissus Bay The Trout Stream
This book which contains four stories: The Trout Stream by Denton Welch, A Stick of Green Candy by Jane Bowles, Narcissus Bay by Denton Welch, and Camp Cataract by Jane Bowles, contains drawings and paintings by Colter Jacobsen throughout. Jacobsen’s work is really good. The book is the fifth in the Four Corners Familiars series released, and I think still available from Four...
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#13 Colored People
Colored People by Adrien Piper - 8.5”x 11”- Edition of 1000
292 pages of black and white portraits with crayon colors over the faces. I like how the chapters are divided by color. You can buy it from it’s publisher Book Works
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#12 Chers Amis
Cher Amis by Janet Belden Beyda. This is a really weird pre-photoshop book. It consists of manipulated photos of animals with human faces, and humans with animal heads. So strange but pretty great. You can buy it for .94 cents on Amazon
February 2011
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#11 Waterfall Hunters
Waterfall Hunters by Ray Potes. Published in 2010 by Hamburger Eyes. Black and white throughout with full bleed pages.
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#10 Strange Tales #113
Strange Tales #113 A Marvel comic book from October of 1963. I not sure who the cover artist is but the interior “The coming of the Plantman” story is drawn by Dick Ayers. Marvel was trying out new characters right around this time in the early sixties and I like finding interesting characters who didn’t make it through. There are three stories in this issue. I like...
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#9 Cook Book
This Cook Book is made for Jesus by Susan Cianciolo. The book was made in November of 2009. There are a lot of drawings and photographs and recipes. The book is in full color and printed on a paper that feels good. It was published by Tiny Person and is distributed by PressPop.