Exhibition catalog from the first Bay Area Now exhibition in 1997, now a triennial initiative surveying, supporting, and recognizing contemporary artists in the Bay Area while providing a snapshot of the region’s constantly evolving art world and its key influencers. The inaugural exhibition featured 37 artists and centered on themes of street energy, popular culture, mass media, and figurative tradition—elements central to postwar Bay Area artmaking. Artists included Barry McGee, Todd Hido, Margaret Kilgallen, Chris Johanson, Vincent Fecteau, Aziz + Cucher, Chico MacMurtrie, Ruby Neri, and many others. Scarce.....
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A two-part publication issued in a limited edition of 1,000 copies in a slipcase, offering an in-depth survey of the influential design firm Pentagram, spanning 50 years from its founding in 1972 to 2022. Book one, The Directory, examines the group, its achievements, design philosophies, and distinctive business model. It traces broader developments in graphic design, from the handmade aesthetics of the 1970s to the sharp digital visual culture of the 2020s, while honoring the more than 50 past and present partners who have shaped Pentagram’s evolution. The.....
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Published on the occasion of the 2020 exhibition of the same name at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. American photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier documents the closure of the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio where the last Chevrolet Cruze was assembled. Frazier records, examines, and amplifies the voices of displaced workers, unpacking how the shift to overseas production disrupts families, communities, and livelihoods. The publication brings together more than 60 full-color reproductions of prints paired with workers’ written testimonies, essays, and conversations with Frazier and contributors.....
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The illustrated oral history of the first 25 years of Def Jam Recordings. Told through interviews with its founders and the iconic artists it represents, including LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Rihanna, and Kanye West, it traces the rise of one of the last great record labels in a rapidly changing music landscape. Def Jam’s impact on culture extends far beyond its roster, shaping the sound, style, fashion, and visual identity of young America throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Punctuated by behind-the-scenes photographs, album cover art, and.....
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A rare fashion catalogue born from a collaboration between the highly influential experimental UK fashion house Murray and Vern and Michael C. Place of The Designers Republic (tDR). It combines tDR’s avant-garde aesthetic, an influential force in the visual language of late 20th-century dance music, techno, and gaming culture, with striking photographs of models wearing a variety of latex designs, including corsets, neck collars, and more. Murray and Vern are known for their early adoption and use of latex, establishing them as forerunners in bringing fetish aesthetics into the.....
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The revised and expanded catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s sculptural work, featuring more than 740 pieces ranging in scale from miniature to monumental and spanning a wide array of mediums, from metal and paper to found objects. With an introduction by Picasso specialist Werner Spies and informed by conversations with the artist, the collection offers renewed insight into Picasso’s complex and varied sculptural oeuvre, which stands alongside his renowned paintings and drawings in both ambition and innovation. Due to size/weight and additional shipping fee of $4 will be.....
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Rare Nike employee-exclusive promotional design book, never made available for public sale. A stylized lookbook highlighting Nike’s 2013 Fall and Winter designs, featuring detailed specifications for products such as the Nike Tech Fleece and Tech Cape, alongside photoshoots with a wide variety of notable athletes. Black-white-and-red campaign photographs include Serena Williams, Jon Jones, Matt Kemp, and many other notable athletes styled in Nike's new designs. Offers an in-depth snapshot of Nike's design history while illustrating the brand’s unique relationship with athletes. Due to size/weight an additional shipping fee of.....
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An uber-scarce first edition presenting a substantial selection of black-and-white photographs by Italian documentary photographer Letizia Battaglia. Known for using photography as a means of bearing witness and taking action, Battaglia documented postwar Italy and its darkest periods, capturing mafia members, judges, police officers, crime scenes, and intimate glimpses of everyday life. Undertaken at great personal risk, her photographs hold wrongdoers accountable and advocate for social change at a critical turning point is Sicily's history. Drawn from Battaglia’s personal archives, the volume spans years of work, from postwar Italy.....
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Second unabridged edition of the 2008 classic monograph on British fashion photographer Tim Walker’s work and creative process. Accompanying fantastical full-color fashion and portrait photographs from various Vogue campaigns, contact sheets, sketches, and behind-the-scenes images provide insight into Walker’s imaginative approach. Interspersed photocollages further highlight the whimsy and invention that define his photography. Walker’s images are introduced by a foreword from photography historian Robin Muir. Intoduction text in German, French, Italian, Spanish, and English.

Condition: Very Good, with one sheet of signature unattached from bookblock (page 40 and 41).
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An original "photo genetics" artwork on paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make.....
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An original "photo genetics" artwork on paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make.....
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An original "photo genetics" artwork on paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make.....
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The best book out there on artists' ephemera by Todd Alden and the late, great Steven Leiber. Emerging from the 1960s art world, artists’ ephemera developed into its own field as a way to exist outside traditional galleries, with the intention of being inexpensively distributed. Profusely illustrated, this exhibition monograph assembles ephemera works by nearly 200 artists from around the globe and offers a detailed overview that proposes a new way to consider the history of art. A fantastic resource on the subject. Published on the occasion of.....
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