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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Small quarto, 126pp. About fine in the publisher's printed wraps, which are just a tinge curled. One of an unstated limited number of copies printed. Several major literary figures, including Kingsley Amis, Michael Moorcock, Frederik Pohl, and several others are among the contributors.…

Softcover. Condition: Very good +. First Edition. Folio, 306pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, very good or better, in the publisher's illustrated wraps with French flaps. Some mild wear to the extremities, but a nice example. Text in Italian.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 424 pages. Published in 2015. Philosophical Dictionary on Alain Badiou. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. There is NO American Edition. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "The Badiou Dictionary". A summing-up of the French philosopher's works and thought over the course of several decades. "His philosophical project is a genuine system in the traditional sense. It profoundly shakes up the field of thought as well as offers fresh insights into contemporary events. His concepts have become indispensable tools in a variety of fields, from philosophy to anthropology, and including art, politics, and theatre. Over 90 entries in this Dictionary provide detailed explanations and engagements with his key concepts and some of his major interlocutors. They also reflect the crucial divergences in Badiou scholarship in a productive and enlightening way" (Publisher's blurb). "Its entries provide a series of threads through the work of one of the most important contemporary thinkers, written with clarity and based on vast scholarship. Steve Corcoran gathered a most impressive group of outstanding scholars, each with an independent voice" (Mladen Dolar). An absolute "must-have" title for Alain Badiou collectors. This title is an indispensable reference to Alain Badiou's work. This is one of very few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and despite its imperfection (A publisher's flaw: Slight bump on hard board corner, but it's there) is still in fine condition: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is an Import title. There is NO American Edition. The publisher's original list price is $125. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest philosophers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ALAIN BADIOU TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0748640975. no.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Massive Retrospective Exhibition Monograph. One of the best books on the art and achievement of Kehinde Wiley. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the Reissued Second Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Prestel Verlag: Oversize-volume format. A very tall book. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Texts by various contributors, too many admirer/"appreciators" to name here. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Prestel Verlag in Munich, Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Brooklyn Museum New York in 2015. Presents "Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic". Radically departs from postmodernism and re-imagines, in the most dazzling way, the Camp aesthetic and style, with an overt (yet subtle) political slant and flavor. It's about beauty, about extraordinarily beautiful men (and also, women such as the Cover Girl). It's about his ongoing, grand "conversation" with Western art history, about Kehinde Wiley's special place in it, who rejects being marginalized as a kind of "ghetto" artist/spokesman, mainly for the African-American community. But for an African-American who just happens to be gay, it is necessarily also about agency, power, and empathy, in that order of significance. "Filled with Kehinde Wiley's bold, colorful, and monumental work, this book encompasses the artist's various series of paintings as well as his sculptural work, which boldly explore ideas about race, power, and tradition. Celebrated for his classically styled paintings that depict African-American men in heroic poses, it surveys Wiley's career from 2001 to the present. Includes early portraits of the men Wiley observed on Harlem streets, which laid the foundation for his acclaimed re-workings of Old Master paintings by Titian, Van Dyke, Manet, and others. Also included is a generous selection from Wiley's ongoing World Stage Project; his enormous Down paintings; male busts in bronze; and the artist's 'Stained Glass Windows' Series. Accompanying the art are essays that introduce readers to the arc of Wiley's career, its critical reception, and ongoing evolution" (Publisher's blurb). The breathtaking virtuosity, range, and dynamic development of Kehinde Wiley's work that we see - and overwhelm us - here helps explain why he was chosen, no contest, by President Barack Obama for his Official Presidential Portrait, permanently displayed at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The Obama Portrait, as it is now simply and famously called, is surely the best, the most vivid, and the most alive presidential portrait ever. At the same time, it is a serious pose, which reminds us of Rodin's "The Thinker", as EVERY presidential portrait should be. An absolute "must-have" title for Kehinde Wiley collectors. This copy is magnificently signed in black pen-marker on the half-title page by Kehinde Wiley. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great art book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (Prestel Verlag) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant artists of our time. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 3791354302. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 160 pages. Published in 2018. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of Arthur Elgort's finest achievements. Limited Cardboard Box Edition of 30 numbered and signed copies. Should not be confused with the regular trade edition, which was published simultaneously with it. They have the same ISBN. Published as a hardcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Arthur Elgort, Marianne Houtenbos, and Aoife Wasser: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with gilt titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Arthur Elgort. Foreword by Wynton Marsalis. Original 14 X 11 inch mounted silver-gelatin print of "Wynton Marsalis New York City, 1992". Labelled Cardboard Box. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Italy to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Arthur Elgort's "Jazz". His loving, adoring homage to the great and uniquely American - make that, African-American - art form. Except for the Indian genius-pianist Vijay Iyer (who is brown), every single artist in the collection is black, comprising THE Who's Who of jazz: Wynton Marsalis, James Carter, Roy Haynes, George Benson, Milt Hinton, Walter Blanding, Michael Bowie, David Sanchez, Angelo Debarre, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, James Moody, Jay McShann, Pat McFeeny, Jimmy Scott, Dorothy Donegan, Illinois Jacquet, Ornette Coleman, Don Byron, Aaron Neville, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, John McLaughlin, Jesse Davis, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Christian Mcades, Ron Carter, Wycliff Gordon, Sam Newsome, Roy Haynes, Jon Faddis, Roy Hargrove, Max Roach, Jerome Harris, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Cain, Al Grey, Thelonius Monk Jr. , Benny Carter, Jon Hendricks, Stefan Harris, Jervan Jackson, Kenny Baron, Doc Cheatham, Arnett Cob, Tommy Flanagan, Jason Moran, Luther Lafatti, Bradford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Olu Dara, Jesse Davis, Buddy Tate, Anton Rooney, Flip Phillips, and Sam Rivers. "The dynamic style that made Elgort such a sensation in fashion photography was directly informed by his love for jazz and dance. Explores for the very first time the creative exchange between the photographer and his musical heroes" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Arthur Elgort, Wynton Marsalis, and jazz aficionado/collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Cardboard Box "Collector's Edition", indicated/numbered as such on the print itself. The original 14 X 11 inch mounted silver-gelatin print is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully titled, numbered, and signed in pencil on verso by the photographer: "Wynton Marsalis New York City, 1992 Arthur Elgort 30/30". It is signed directly on the print itself, not on a tipped-in page. As the very last copy, it is also the most desirable and collectible. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition With Print still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Arthur Elgort signed the print, which is what you're really paying for and at an incredibly reasonable price, NOT the book. A rare signed copy thus. 160 plates, 1 original print. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO ARTHUR ELGORT "PERSONAL FASHION PICTURES" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 8862086083. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 215 pages. Published in 1997. Exhibition Monograph, designed as an Artist Book. One of the best books on the multi-faceted art and achievement of Bill Viola. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are several. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. Without DJ, as issued. The First Edition is now scarce. Published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1997, which gave him his very first major show. Presents "Bill Viola". The pioneering AND leading video-cum-installation artist of the 20th century. "His video installations, which are total environments that envelop the viewer in image and sound, are distinguished by their precision and direct simplicity. Since the early 1970's, Viola has used video to explore the phenomenon of sense perception as an avenue towards self-knowledge. Clearly at odds with the cynicism of his age, his works focus on universal human experiences - birth, death, the unfolding of consciousness - and have roots in Eastern and Western art as well as Sufism, Christian mysticism, and Zen Buddhism. Viola's achievement is that of an artist who began in a new field, unbound by tradition and dogma, and who arrived, twenty-five years later, deeply enmeshed in a series of intersecting spiritual traditions, both ancient and contemporary. Features a dynamic and visually rich selection of works from 1972 to 1996" (Publisher's blurb). Bill Viola died, tragically, of Alzheimer's on July 12, 2024 at the age of 73. He is irreplaceable. An absolute "must-have" title for Bill Viola collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, dated, and inscribed in black pen-marker on the title page by the artist: "For B - Have fun in Java, from Bill Viola, 23 June 1999". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is a colleague and friend of the artist, and cannot be named here. Because he himself had spent some time there, Bill Viola also added a lovely sketch of Java Island, including Borobodur Temple, and indicated it as such in black pen-marker. This title is a great art book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, dated, and inscribed copy (with Original Drawing) of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with 272 plates. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 2080136453. Signed by Author.…