Insider Tipps

'FOTO.BUCH.KUNST. Umbruch und Neuorientierung in der Buchgestaltung' (Upheaval and Reorientation in Book Design) presents examples of the interaction between books and photography that have since fallen somewhat into oblivion but are well worth looking at

This volume illustrates one hundred years of district history in Harlem with photographic works by Eve ARNOLD, Richard AVEDON, Cornell CAPA, Roy de CARAVA, Henri CARTIER-BRESSON, Bruce DAVIDSON, Leonard FREED, Helen LEVITT, Aaron SISKIND and WEEGEE, a.o.

In 'Photobooks &' researcher Matt Johnston explores trends & practices based on research, interviews & his own experiences. He proposes a critical framework for looking at photo book use and calls for a reorientation to address its communicative potential

'The Chinese Photobook. From the 1900s to the Present' covers titles from China, titles published in Europe about China as well as the propaganda production after the Chinese Revolution and self-published artist volumes from the turn of the millennium.

'The Italian Photobook 1931-1941' by Giorgio Grillo traces the short, intense history of (photo)graphic modernism in Italy - as a medium between autonomous visual research and a 'functional' use in the often overlapping areas of advertising & propaganda.

The peroid 1965-1975 was marked by turbulence & transformation, also in the work of Japanese photograpers like Taiji ARITA, Eikoh HOSOE, Daido MORIYAMA, Masatoshi NAITO, Hajime SAWATARI, Issei SUDA, Yoshihiro TATSUKI, Shuji TERAYAMA and Katsumi WATANABE.

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 13,5 x 19 x 0,5 cm., 32 pp., full paged ills., numbered

Portraits in 'Homeless' by Bryan ADAMS show characters beyond socio-economic circumstances. The portraits can be seen as a continuation of 'Wounded': young British soldiers who have suffered life-changing injuries during the fighting in Iraq & Afghanistan

In the out-of-print book 'Nacktwanderer' by Swiss photographer Roshan ADHIHETTY we look into a world unknown to many. The photos show majestic green landscapes where European men and women hike naked through Germany, Switzerland as well as through Austria

Open bound pb.,