Andreas Gursky Thomas Weski, Don DeLillo Ram Distribution, 2007 A new book from sensational artist Andreas Gursky is always a publishing event. This stunning, large-format exhibition catalog from Gursky's recent solo show in Munich is made up of works mostly created since his Museum of Modern Art show in 2001. Gursky's photos exploit the visual codes of a globalized world. They combine collective memories into rhythmic images that appear familiar and ...             The Death Of God, The (signed edition) Damien Hirst Other Criteria, 2008 Other Criteria presents the book produced for Damien Hirst’s first show in Mexico, ‘The Death of God – Towards a Better Understanding of a Life Without God Aboard the Ship of Fools’. Containing 69 full colour reproductions of all the works in the show, the catalogue also includes an interview with the gallery owner, Hilario Galguera, on the nature of Hirst’s current ...             5x76 reviews Twin Palms Publishers, 2007 Being There + ugly is the new black + An Eggleston By-way + Portraits, etc. + William Eggleston 5x7             A Road Trip Journal Phaidon Press Inc., 2008 Stephen Shore is one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century, best known for his photographs of vernacular America taken in the early 1970s two bodies of work entitled American Surfaces and Uncommon Places . These projects paved the way for future photographers of the 'ordinary' and 'everyday' such as Martin Parr, Thomas Struth, and Nan Goldin. Shore is one of the most ...             Margaret Kilgallen: In the Sweet Bye & Bye1 review California Institute of Arts, 2006 Definitive, wonderful authority on great artist This book is a retrospective on a late artist. From just what you see in this book you get the sense that she should have lived longer and produced more great work. Great essays and lots of examples of her work. Inspirational: shows that with a sharp, analytical eye, one can make so much out of ...             Asakusa Portraits, Hiroh Kikai Hiromichi Hosoma Steidl, 2008 The Asakusa quarter of Tokyo has a shady past--it was the home of some of Japan's most notorious pleasure palaces. Today it embraces this history by remaining a steadfast holdout of independent culture, which encompasses traditional comedy theater and some of the most innovative burlesque in the world. Asakusa has long attracted bohemians who opt out of Japan's contemporary consumer society, yet ...             Todd Hido: House Hunting Nazraeli Press, 2007 New Facsimile Edition of the photographer's breakthrough debut collection. Now considered a contemporary photography classic. Originally published in 2002, "House Hunting" became an instant classic and is now rare. This Reissued Edition faithfully reproduces the original (which could not be improved upon). A brilliant production by Todd Hido and Chris Pichler: Oversize-volume format. Photographs ...             Jules de Balincourt Jules de Balincourt; Bob Nickas Volume Gallery in cooperation with Zach Feuer Gallery, 2005 This book presents a selection of paintings and sculptures by the artist Jules de Balincourt, including pieces from group shows as well as his two New York solo shows, "Land of Many Uses" and "This is Our Town", at Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL). De Balincourt's works span visions of prewar optimism to a darker vision of the United States' divided socioeconomic terrain. Earlier works included in this ...             Chris Burden1 review Fred Hoffman, John Berger, ... Locus + Publishing Ltd., 2005 An Amazing All-Encompasing Book... I actually bought this book for myself, because my dad and brother had both bought it and I couldn't stand not having my own copy to spend loads of time mulling over. This book is a great retrospective book, full of pieces and images of pieces you may not even know, shedding new light on an ...             Philip-Lorca diCorcia: Heads3 reviews Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Luc Sante Steidl, 2001 Large, Gorgeous, Varied Photos of New Yorkers "Frozen" While Walking Down the Street The 10/2005 issue of Photo District News, a magazine for professional photographers, named this one of the "most captivating and influential photography books" from 1999-2004, so I thought I would buy a copy. Published in conjunction with a 2001 PaceWildenstein Chelsea exhibition, the book is ...             Murakami9 reviews Takashi Murakami, Dick Hebdige, ... Rizzoli, 2007 I love it! + Brilliant! Art for the 21st Century + Two Books for the Price of One + Required for any Murakami fan + LIKED IT A LOT             An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar6 reviews Steidl, 2007 fantastic + beautifully presented + great debut It's really amazing all the work and effort that was put into creating these images. I saw her show at The Whitney like the other reviewer, and i really enjoyed her work so i bought the book on amazon (I'm not trying to plug amazon, but it was a lot cheaper here than other places i looked) The ...             Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theatres Hans Belting Walther Konig, 2006 This lavish book is the only complete collection of the renowned Theaters series, in which Hiroshi Sugimoto opens his shutter as a film begins and closes it as it concludes. "Different movies give different brightnesses. If it's an optimistic story, I usually end up with a bright screen; if it's a sad story, it's a dark screen. Occult movie? Very dark."             The Americans26 reviews Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008 The definitive "The Americans" + Black and White and Grey + The open road of Robert Frank + Classic             Tom Friedman Gagosian Gallery, 2008             On the Beach6 reviews Aperture, 2007 RICHARD MISRACH + Out of body experience + Intriguing + L.A.R.G.E. + Very Fine             Alec Soth: Niagara4 reviews Alec Soth, Philip Brookman, ... Steidl, 2006 fall in love with photography all over again + Another great book + better than sleeping on the mississippi Saw the exhibition that accompanied this book . Poignant and funny by turns, it was one of the best recent photography exhibitions i have seen .The inclusion of found love letters and the swans made of towels, stopped the collection from just being a collection of expected shots of odd looking ...             Till Gerhard - Die Guten und die Anderen Till Gerhard Ram Distribution, 2007 We are living in uncanny times, haunted by eerie cinema, literature and art. Uncanny film scenes underlie many of painter Till Gerhard's surreal, romantic paintings, with their unnerving feelings of spiritual isolation, sectarianism and insinuated depravity. Reinventing the genre of sublime landscape as contemporary parable, Till Gerhard's epic scenes of rural community are painted with ...             Beneath The Roses6 reviews Abrams, 2008 Small towns, large fantasies + thought provoking + Truly an amazing book + Some Amazing Exterior Work + DO NOT BUY FINE ART BOOKS FROM AMAZON!!             Tim Hawkinson Steve Erickson, Tim Hawkinson nyehaus/foundation 20 21, 2007 Among other things, Tim Hawkinson's art celebrates the process and materiality of the work itself. This limited edition manual-esque exhibition catalogue, designed by the prominent New York firm, Helicopter, LLC, seeks to reflect that interaction with special features like a tough, transparent plastic jacket that exposes the book's spiral binding, printed plastic section dividers, a pull-out text ...