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The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch
The first monographic publication in English on German Expressionist artist and architect Paul Goesch, whose extraordinary architectural fantasies were produced while he was institutionalized for schizophrenia...
Look at the Lights, My Love
A meditation on the big-box superstore, from 2022 Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux For half a century, French writer Annie Ernaux has restlessly explored stories and subjects often considered unworthy of artistic...
Sue Williamson and Lebohang Kganye
Tell Me What You Remember
Two acclaimed South African artists offer a cross-generational dialogue on history, memory, and the power of self-narration Three decades after the dismantling of apartheid began, South Africa’s so-called “born free...
Invisibility
The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen
A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact Is it possible for something or someone to be made invisible? This question, which has intrigued authors of science fiction for over a...
Called to the Camera
Black American Studio Photographers
A timely reconsideration of the history of photography that places Black studio photographers, and their subjects, at the center From photography’s beginnings in the United States, Black studio photographers...
Tudor Children
The first history of childhood in Tudor England What was it like to grow up in England under the Tudors? How were children cared for, what did they play with, and what dangers did they face? In this...
The Normans
Power, Conquest and Culture in 11th Century Europe
A bold new history of the rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty across Europe from Byzantium to England In the eleventh century the climate was improving, population was growing, and people were on the move....
Chryssa & New York
The first major publication in more than thirty years on contemporary artist Chryssa, an innovator of light artChryssa & New York offers a timely reassessment of Greek-born artist Chryssa (Chryssa...
Lauren Halsey
The Roof Garden Commission
Lauren Halsey’s diverse artistic influences, including Afrofuturism, ancient Egyptian iconography, and the architecture and community in her native Los Angeles, feature prominently in her latest site-specific installation...
533 Days
The noted Dutch poet and novelist Cees Nooteboom reflects on the life of the mind through a reexamination of books, music, art, travel, and gardening“Nooteboom’s real subject is the one that’s defined his career...