Books

Martin Eder — Parasites

19 November 2018 in Books Comment

Martin Eder — Parasites
Hardback
2018

148pp 315 x 240 mm (13 x 10 inches)
Text by Hugh Allan and Jane Neal
Conversation with Thomas Girst
Published by Other Criteria Books
ISBN 978-1-906967-96-3

Martin Eder’s paintings are dominated by a shifting palette of vivid colour and hyperreal depictions of contrasting textures. His subjects, which range from oversized pets to nude men and women, question received ideas of value, taste, and ‘high’ and ‘low’ art. Published to accompany the largest solo exhibition to date for the German artist, held at Newport Street Gallery, London (September 2018 – January 2019), this hardback presents a selection of Eder’s work from the past fourteen years, with installation shots. Also included is text by Jane Neal and curator Hugh Allan, and a conversation between Eder and author Thomas Girst.

Other Criteria

P Magazine No. 6 — Magic

12 November 2018 in Books Comment

P Nº6
MAGIC — The Sixth Book

An extraordinary power, mysterious and hypnotic, that shifts our perception of what’s real and what’s beyond our understanding.
A supernatural influence which leads us to believe that anything is possible. It means letting go, immersing yourself into the feeling of total freedom, of wonderfulness.

P Magazine

P Nº6 Magic — The Sixth Book

12 November 2018 in Books Comment

P Nº6
MAGIC — The Sixth Book

ON THE COVER, Bambi Northwood Blyth by Jennifer Stenglein

AdeY, Ali Mitton, Ana Montiel, Bastiaan Woudt, Darren Ankenman, Dennis Stenild, Dylan Forsberg, Igor Pavlov, Julien Pounchou, Mariana García, Michael Donovan, Pamela Hanson, Sam Livm, Violeta Hernández, Curated by Monumento.Co

P Magazine

Young Casting Girls by Mark Novak

15 October 2018 in Books Comment

Young Casting Girls
by Mark Novak

Publisher: Goliath
320 pages
380 photographs
Size: 5.5” x 8.5” / 14,5 x 21,5 cm
Hardcover

English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano

In photography, the genres are endless. There is everything from wholesome family portraits to gruesome forensic photography, beautiful landscape to modern fashion or lifestyle photography. Mixed in between, exists the beloved and sometimes controversial genre of nude photography. In nude photography, there are also a magnitude of subgenres such as black and white photography, snapshots and glamour, in addition to the genre featured in this book: Casting Photography.

In order to participate in a nude photography shoot, models are normally selected through a casting process. At the casting, models file in to fill out a questionnaire and sign consent to the release of their images. The questionnaire is not the type of questionnaire one would typically find at other mainstream commercial castings. This one delves a bit more intimate, shall we say. These girls are asked about their favorite sexual position, what acts they have already performed before the camera, what they are willing to do in front of the camera… etc.

To get a more detailed look at what really goes on behind the closed doors of the casting process, we let you peek at a reprint of an original casting form filled out by a model pitching for the job. Then, we journey behind the lens of Mark Novak’s camera as he displays casting photos from 50 different young, fresh, good-looking models. Novak is known for his work with young beauties and his photos captured during these Model Castings reveal a new side to his artistic talent. Sit back, relax and enjoy your backstage pass to this exclusive, intimate viewing.

Goliath Books

When Études Become Form

4 October 2018 in Books Comment

When Études Become Form
Published by Rizzoli

Edited and designed by Études Studio
Published by Rizzoli International Publications, INC.
First edition, October 2018
Printed in Italy
© 2018 – Rizzoli for this edition and Études for the content.

256 pages Full Color Offset
24,1 x 33 cm | 9’5’’ x 13’’
Language: English
Blue cloth hardcover with embossing & stamping
Glossy dust jacket

ISBN: 978-0-8478-6297-9

Études

Karlssonwilker On America

21 September 2018 in Books Comment

Karlssonwilker On America
Authors/designers: Karlssonwilker
Editor: Mark Sinclair

Edition of 1000

New York-based design studio Karlssonwilker take on ‘America’ in the debut issue of ON, Unit’s new print platform where designers examine a single subject.

For ON #1, Karlssonwilker examine their adopted home of America in their own inimitable style. As outsiders who have been working in the US for 18 years, Jan Wilker and Hjalti Karlsson – German and Icelandic, respectively – offer up “a compilation of our thoughts and observations on our surroundings and encounters throughout our years in New York”.

The result is a heady mixture of graphics, illustration and photography; charts, diagrams, (definitely not fake) facts and wry observations, centred around an extensive Q&A between Wilker and Unit’s Adrian Shaughnessy.

From thoughts on “design as entertainment” to discussing the challenges of running a design studio in the city that never sleeps, the interview sees Wilker recount his first, eventful 24-hours in New York City in 1999 and frames the studio’s recent move to Ridgewood, Queens after 16 years in Manhattan.

“Over time, we have been slowly digested, and the edges of our hesitation and European arrogance softened away, to be replaced by something American that we now treat as if it had always been part of us.” Karlssonwilker

The ON series

A new range of Unit titles that gives designers the chance to explore unusual and unexpected subjects. Intended as a lo-fi, carte blanche platform, ON will see a wide range of designers and art directors investigating topics that excite and inspire them.

Specifications

Conceived, written and designed by Karlssonwilker
Size: A4
Pages: 52
Colour: Mono Binding: Staple Bound
ISBN: 978-1-9164573-2-4

Unit Editions