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“In the history of modern homosexuality, 1873 was a foundational year. The aestheticist thinker Walter Pater published ‘...
01/07/2026

“In the history of modern homosexuality, 1873 was a foundational year. The aestheticist thinker Walter Pater published ‘Studies in the History of the Renaissance,’ read for its latent sexual program almost as much as for its explicit aesthetic one. Pre-Raphaelite painter Simeon Solomon was arrested on charges of attempted so**my and charged with gross indecency over twenty years before Oscar Wilde would face similar charges. And the multivalently q***r, eighteen-year old French poet Arthur Rimbaud published ‘A Season in Hell,’ in which the speaker declaims in the first poem, “I laid myself down in the mud. I dried myself in the air of crime. I played sly tricks on madness.” So speaks the gleefully damned, the poet who would inspire a series of photographs by gay artist David Wojnarowicz beginning a century later in 1978.…”⁠
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reviews ‘David Wojnarowicz: Arthur Rimbaud in New York’ at the via linkinbio.⁠
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Exhibition catalog, edited by , is out now from ⁠
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01/06/2026

NEW! ‘Cruising Diaries’ by Mexico City-based Argentine director and photographer .dupuy⁠
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Somewhere between photobook, artist’s book and diary, ‘Cruising Diaries’ explores the elusive visual language of cruising—a q***r practice of anonymous sexual desire played out in public spaces, where bodies negotiate consent through gaze, gesture and instinct. Buenos Aires–born photographer and director Franco Dupuy miraculously captures what seems almost impossible to portray: fleeting encounters, unspoken codes and moments that vanish as quickly as they appear. Set in places that shift after dark—parks, train stations, beaches, saunas—the book documents a world that resists the camera, yet insists on being seen. He also presents artifacts from these sites—crumpled napkins, locker room keys, used shampoo packets—as evidence from a crime scene, each preserved in a small baggie and captioned with details about the item. In this way, ‘Cruising Diaries’ becomes both archive and fiction: a love letter to the thrill of the hidden, and the politics of q***r pleasure.⁠
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“Arthur Jafa often describes himself as an undertaker. It’s a fitting epithet for a visual artist and filmmaker who exca...
01/05/2026

“Arthur Jafa often describes himself as an undertaker. It’s a fitting epithet for a visual artist and filmmaker who excavates the dark but necessary truths underpinning our present reality. To experience a work by Jafa is to plunge into the depths of society, to peer into its shadows; in his videos and films, he digs into our psyche, forcing us to confront what we’d prefer to keep buried. Through what he calls ‘affective Proximity’ a term borrowed from fellow artist John Akomfrah – ⁠creates juxtapositions that unsettle and reconfigure our perceptions of reality. We look and are arrested, held in place by violence and grief, rage and terror. Sometimes there is beauty, but it is a beauty that is almost unbearable and always unrelenting. A beauty that takes your breath away and cuts to the heart, one that can only be known through grief.… ⁠
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In September, Jafa published ‘Live Evil,’ a catalogue expanding on his 2022 exhibition of the same name. Featuring a rich collection of images, essays and conversations with artists, writers and theorists including Saidiya Hartman, Peter Saville and Nathaniel Mackey, the book offers invaluable insight into Jafa’s singular practice. It reveals a mind that is at once encyclopaedic and kaleidoscopic, spiraling through the cosmos to traverse both heaven and hell. Here, alongside images from his archive, Jafa discusses his role as an undertaker, why he’s obsessed with “the shadow realm”, and his unrelenting belief in the power of collective consciousness as a form of alchemy that affects change.”⁠
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‘Arthur Jafa: Live Evil’ is published by & ⁠
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Text by Tina M. Campt, Liam Gillick, Ernest Hardy, Saidiya Hartman, R.A. Judy, .mackey Fred Moten, Julian Myers, Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Peter Saville, James A. Snead, Greg Tate, Peter Watts.⁠
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Read ’s review of the book and Jafa’s current show at at via linkinbio.⁠
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Frank Gehry through 5 foundational but lesser-known early projects, designed with scrappy materials for low-cost constru...
01/05/2026

Frank Gehry through 5 foundational but lesser-known early projects, designed with scrappy materials for low-cost construction.⁠
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Gemini G.E.L.⁠
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Benson House⁠
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Norton House⁠
Venice, California⁠
1982–1984⁠
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Five Buildings by Frank Gehry: Photographs by ⁠
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Text by Hilary Sample, ⁠
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‘Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World’ is a Critic’s Pick — Martha Schwendener reviews the exhibition, curated by and ...
01/04/2026

‘Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World’ is a Critic’s Pick — Martha Schwendener reviews the exhibition, curated by and on view at through April 2026. ⁠
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‘Contours of a World’ “continues the important work of showcasing women and other marginalized figures who contributed to European modernism … [and] also includes a generous selection showcasing Münter’s youthful foray into black-and-white photography from the late 1890s and early 1900s, suggesting that she might have carved out a robust career in that medium if she had chosen it over painting and printmaking.”⁠
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More via linkinbio.⁠
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The catalog to ‘Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World’ is edited with text by Megan Fontanella. Foreword by . Text by , Isabelle Jansen, Iris Müller-Westermann, Dorothy Price .⁠
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“Maybe having to write this is a way of exorcism. Once you have the courage of writing down things you know are there… I...
01/04/2026

“Maybe having to write this is a way of exorcism. Once you have the courage of writing down things you know are there… It must have a purifying effect on the spirit…” —Huguette Caland, from new release, ‘Writing in the Work of Huguette Caland,’ edited by Nayla Tamraz with text by Brigitte Caland.⁠
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The daughter of former Lebanese president Bechara El Khoury, Huguette Caland (1931–2019) studied art in Beirut but spent most of her career in Paris and Los Angeles. Working across painting, drawing, sculpture and even clothing design (especially her provocative kaftans), Caland developed a joyful and erotic oeuvre ruled by color, line and the unencumbered female form.
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Including a 28-page insert, this exquisite hardback explores the deeply personal and often enigmatic role within Caland’s artistic universe. ⁠
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Huguette’s daughter thoughtfully navigates the intimate terrains of memory, desire and identity present within her mother’s work, revealing how her handwritten fragments and invented symbols coalesced into a somatic language all her own.

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Foreword by ⁠

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Drawing #886, June 12, 1992
Drawing #887, June 12, 1992. Addressed to Moses, “These 2 drawings remained tucked away in a drawer for nearly 20 years before being rediscovered—a quiet testament to the private nature of her emotional processing.”
Limousin, 1985
Detail from Limousin series, 1985
Autoportrait, 1967
Detail, Homage to P***c Hair, 1992
Lettres à Moustafa, 2000. “Caland’s exploration of collage began with a personal chapter—an epistolary relationship with her lover Moustafa, which lasted nearly 20 years.” In 1991, as the Lebanese Civil War was drawing to a close, a friend delivered a package of letters written by Caland to Moustafa in the 60s and 70s. “In a moment of vulnerability, she transformed these fragments of the past into works of art.”

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It’s time. Details are from ‘Bas Jan Ader: I’m searching …,” the catalog to the 2025 .kunsthalle exhibition celebrating ...
01/02/2026

It’s time. Details are from ‘Bas Jan Ader: I’m searching …,” the catalog to the 2025 .kunsthalle exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mysterious Dutch artist’s disappearance at sea.⁠
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On July 9, 1975, Ader (1942–75) set out from Cape Cod to cross the North Atlantic as part of a three-part conceptual project titled “In Search of the Miraculous.” Though an experienced sailor, he was never seen again. Yet Ader left behind a profound body of work that resonated on both sides of the ocean that claimed his life. Marking 50 years since his disappearance, ‘I’m searching …’ resurrects Ader’s career through seminal pieces such as “Please Don’t Leave Me” (1969) and “I’m too sad to tell you” (1970), which influenced works by other better-known conceptual artists such as William Leavitt and Martha Rosler. Previously unpublished images from his 16mm films, slides, installations and even Ader’s own personal photographs are contextualized both within the world of conceptual art and without, including a eulogy to Bas by his brother, Erik.⁠
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Edited with text by Brigitte Kölle. Text by Erik Ader, Mary Sue Ader Andersen, Paul Andriesse, Peter Bakker, Pedro de Llano Neira, Julia Kersting, Jan Verwoert.⁠
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Copublished by ⁠
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Please don’t leave me, 1969 (Installation View at the studio of the artist in Claremont)⁠
Farewell to faraway friends, 1971⁠
Bas Jan Ader, Amsterdam 1972⁠
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Power up! May your new year be bright and courageous. ⁠⁠Pictured here, Tom Lloyd’s gorgeous light sculpture “Narokan,” 1...
01/01/2026

Power up! May your new year be bright and courageous. ⁠
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Pictured here, Tom Lloyd’s gorgeous light sculpture “Narokan,” 1965, and Lloyd on the opening night of ‘Electronic Refractions II,’ the opening show at in Harlem, 1968. All are from ‘Tom Lloyd,’ co-published with to accompany the landmark 2025 reopening exhibition on view through March 22, 2026, at ⁠
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Artist, activist, and community organizer Tom Lloyd (1929–1996) was an early pioneer of using electric light as an artistic medium. Collaborating with an engineer at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Lloyd developed a highly experimental and technologically advanced art practice in the 1960s that challenged popular understandings of what role the work of Black artists should play. Employing a purposely limited vocabulary of colors, forms, and shapes, Lloyd advocated for a relationship between abstraction and blackness that was greatly debated at the time, and one that continues to animate conversations around artistic practices.⁠
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Foreword by Thelma Golden. Text by Connie H. Choi, Reinhard Bek, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Nikita Gale, Habiba Hopson, Glenn Ligon, Krista Thompson.⁠
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May your new year be filled with luck and prosperity. Recipe here is from ‘If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It’ by legendar...
01/01/2026

May your new year be filled with luck and prosperity. Recipe here is from ‘If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It’ by legendary singer, songwriter and record producer — published by ⁠
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An avid foodie, Swamp Dogg once proclaimed in 1972 that he would write a cookbook so transformative that the legacies of culinary giants such as Julia Child, Betty Crocker and even Colonel Sanders would pale in comparison. Now, more than 50 years later, that work is finally here.⁠
‘If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It’ is a book for those who appreciate recipes seasoned with personality and history, and stories to go with dinner. This is more than a cookbook: it’s a biographical artifact and a journey into the mind of a chef who’ll teach you how to make “Baked Beans Bo Diddley,” “James Brown In Flight Chicken,” “Willie Nelson Potatoes Platter” and our New Year’s Day delight, “St. Louis Blackeye Pea Blues.” It’s also a glimpse into the savory life of a musical genius, richly illustrated with tales and photos of family, food, music and business.⁠
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Can’t do better.⁠
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Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P. — we already feel a new energy here in NYC!⁠⁠“Desert Plant” (1965) is from ‘Ruth As...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P. — we already feel a new energy here in NYC!⁠
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“Desert Plant” (1965) is from ‘Ruth Asawa: The Tamarind Prints,’ published as a gem-like accompaniment to the full career retrospective on view now at . ⁠
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Collecting the entire portfolio of 54 prints made by Asawa during a 1965 residency at the renowned Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, which have never been published before as a complete series, this elegant 64-page hardcover has been produced in celebration of the artist’s 2026 centennial. “Each material has a nature of its own,” Asawa is quoted in the book, “and by combining it and putting it next to another material, you change or give personality to it without destroying either one.… It’s the same thing that you don’t change a person’s personality, but when you combine them with other people, other personalities, they take on another quality.… The intent is not to change them, but to bring out another part of them.”⁠
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Edited by Cara Manes, Dominika Tylcz.⁠
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Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P.! ⁠Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1977. “Studio 54,” by , is from D.A.P. Best o...
12/31/2025

Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P.! ⁠
Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1977. “Studio 54,” by , is from D.A.P. Best of 2025 Staff Pick ‘I Hear Music in the Streets,’ ace photo editor ’s cannot-put-it-down street photography collection, published by . Spanning the highly photogenic years 1969 to 1989, and touching down in every borough of the city, from the Bronx to Staten Island, this is a love letter to NYC subcultures, to music and to that ineffable, decisive moment in all great street photography. Featuring everyone from Andy Warhol to , and , it’s a book for every New Yorker with an eye or an ear for the people. “New York in the 1970s and 1980s, mythology has it, was a crumbling, crime-ridden, garbage-swamped disaster zone, a hellhole where nobody in their right mind would want to live,” essayist writes. “This version of New York history has been repeated so many times it’s become common sense. Yet the photos included in this book depict a city that, far from enduring a catastrophic and humiliating fall, brimmed with humanity, energy, even joy.”⁠
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More about the book via linkinbio.⁠
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Vivien Leigh, Kay Kendall, Sir Noël Coward and Lauren Bacall, from ‘Cocktails at Larry’s,’ a staff pick for holiday dri...
12/30/2025

Vivien Leigh, Kay Kendall, Sir Noël Coward and Lauren Bacall, from ‘Cocktails at Larry’s,’ a staff pick for holiday drink recommendations, published by ⁠
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In this chic 5.75 x 8.25 inch hardcover, readers will experience iconic works from the NPG’s collection alongside cocktails inspired by them in the menu for the gallery’s award-winning underground speakeasy, Larry’s, by the . From the regal gin cocktail “The Cecil Beaton” to the experimental, colorful gin fizz “The Yevonde” and the award-winning “McBean” dirty martini, these fabulous cocktails evoke bygone eras and the creative spirit of London’s West End, which is known for its hub of creativity and pioneering jazz scene. This beautiful hardback publication begins with an introduction to Larry’s Bar and the story of its namesake, the actor Sir Laurence Olivier. It then showcases each of Larry’s bespoke cocktails, telling the stories behind their inspiration, ingredients and design. ⁠
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Photograph by Keystone Press © National Portrait Gallery, London⁠
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