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Who is Amsterdam, really? This 'Subjective Atlas of Amsterdam' presents the Dutch capital as experienced by the residents themselves. Many who call Amsterdam home – especially those most often pushed to the margins – translate their experiences into

Over the course of 202-2021, during the pandemic, Kara Walker has produced series of drawings in the style of a medieval 'Book of Hours'. Enigmatic images appear to traverse a range of time periods, from scenes of biblical and mythological origins, t

Situated in the middle of the river Maas, between the northern and southern parts of Rotterdam, Noordereiland is shaped like a typical riverboat. Bart Lodewijks trekked from its western to its eastern end, making his drawings in chalk on commercial b

Dumas’ first solo show in South Africa after moving to The Netherlands 30 years ago provided occasion for this catalogue. Featured are more than 50 paintings, drawings and prints presented at the exhibition, as well as personal letters, documents and

‘Then, Now, and Then’ consists of 16 films that Marijke van Warmerdam made during her stay in Rome in 2017 and subsequent visits to the city. All the films are loops, and most last no longer than a few minutes. They portray life on the street as the

This cahier is a visual sketchbook for an exhibition by Marlene Dumas at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, in dialogue with the museum's collection. Although the exhibition has been postponed towards 2025, this anticipatory publication already ar

This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their

'The MoMA Plant Collection' displays the tradition of including plant life in the Museum of Modern Art NY. The book presents 340 photographs and drawings that pay tribute to the pairing of plants with art. What can the placement of greenery next to t

Lous Martens has five grandchildren – Jaap, Zeno, Anna, Julian, and Luca – and has begun making an animal scrapbook for each newcomer to the family. Although it is seventeen years since the first, Jaap, was born, none of the five books are finished y

This catalogue for an exhibition of work by Marlene Dumas at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens features over 40 paintings and works on paper. It offers a cross-section of the artist’s challenging representations of the human body. The works were g

‘More’ is a compelling visual archive that brings together over 25 years of collaborative work by Dutch duo Blommers & Schumm. Known for their unique approach to fashion and portrait photography, Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm create meticulously

Dana Lixenberg’s 'De Wallen Amsterdam' is a portrait of Amsterdam’s Red Light District, the historic neighbourhood where she spent her early childhood. Her work on De Wallen, created between 2021 and 2025, does not focus on the excesses in the commun

Boek Karel Martens Unbound, geschreven door Karel Martens, uitgegeven door Idea Books B.V., Beeldende kunst

‘Studio Snapshots’ comprises a series of black-and-white photographs taken in the studio of Dutch artist Mark Manders, where finished and unfinished works reflect various stages of the creative process. Notably, the selection of images gives a sense

Boek Saga, geschreven door Urs Stahel, uitgegeven door Idea Books B.V., Fotoboeken

'Dalí in 400 images' explores the full range of one of the most significant Surrealist painters of the twentieth‐century. The exhaustive selection of works will reveal key masterpieces by perhaps the most famous of the Surrealists, as well as less fa

Hokuei: Master of Osaka Kabuki Prints belicht het leven en het werk van een van de meest intrigerende kunstenaars in de wereld van de acteursprenten: Shunbaisai Hokuei (ca. 1828-36). Hokuei, een raadselachtige figuur uit Osaka, produceerde meer meest

Ray K. Metzker (1931–2014) wordt vandaag de dag erkend als een van de grote meesters van de Amerikaanse fotografie. Opgeleid aan het vooruitstrevende Institute of Design in Chicago – het geesteskind van Bauhaus-pionier László Moholy-Nagy – ontwikkeld

This is a book which uses photography to get a grip on something which is lost. In 2011 Judith's best friend Mieke died; they had shared a friendship and a studio with a garden in Amsterdam Oost. After her death, Judith uses Mieke's analogue Cambo 8

Brothers Samuel and Henk Otte follow in the footsteps of their great-grandfather, Rev. Gerrit Hendrik Kersten, an influential Dutch Protestant minister who travelled to the United States in 1939 to give emigrant members of his church encouragement an

This project by Dutch photographer Mariken Wessels (1963) is a multifaceted artistic translation of her fascination with an anonymous woman who posed for Eadweard Muybridge’s camera in 1885. In the 24-image sequence “Arising from the Ground”, the obe

Published with an exhibition at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, ‘Abrasive Paradise’ features 24 artists who examine the current state of our society. Modernism in the 20th century dreamed of achieving a vision of a makeable society, an

Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) made his breakthrough in 1941 with his iconic series of paintings entitled ‘The Great Migration’. Comprising 60 panels, it tells the story of the mass migration of the Black population from the southern United States to the

This catalogue accompanies Kunsthal KAdE’s first European retrospective of African-American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), one of the most significant painters of the twentieth century. Best known for his landmark 1941 series The Great Migration

The 2023 graduation catalogue documents both BA and MA students and is supplemented with a “Community Glossary” which helps readers to navigate the more than 200 projects. Each graduate was asked to share three words that describe their project, with

Since 1846, the Vlisco company, located in Helmond, has supplied the Western and Central African market with Dutch Wax fabrics. This book is an homage to the fabric's fascinating history - more than a hundred years old, born in Indonesia, designed in

The first in a series by the Sikkens Foundation, this pocket-sized publication of the Mondrian Lecture given by Charles Jencks reprints his talk in full, along with various images. Jencks discusses the possibility that architecture and well-being can

This book offers a glimpse into all the rooms and reception areas in the Modez Hotel of fashion and design in Arnhem. By means of words and pictures it explores the ideas behind the creation of each room as well as the design process and the designin

The growing need for a more sustainable fashion industry, in combination with technological developments in textiles and production, is causing radical alterations in contemporary fashion. Although change is just beginning, traditional processes and

This publication celebrates the 10 th anniversary of the Master of Choreography programme of the ArtEZ School of Dance. It marks this particular moment in time by creating a discursive and dynamic object in which memories of the past and visions of t

Sikkens Foundation Beauty is in the brain of the beholder

Boek Cognitive Behavioral Music Therapy In Forensic Psychiatry - Academia, geschreven door Laurien Hakvoort, uitgegeven door Idea Books B.V., Psychiatrie

Deze publicatie is opgebouwd vanuit het statement 'Beeldende kunst wordt intenser beleefd door intergenerationeel spelen'. Hoe is deze gedachte ontstaan en hoe is ze getest? Waar vindt het idee van deze manier van kunst beleven zijn oorsprong? En waa

Boek Het Huis Van Ik - Artez Academia, geschreven door Jeroen van den Eijnde, uitgegeven door Idea Books B.V., Vormgeving en design

This book is a manual on draping or, as it is known in France, moulage. Draping is a three-dimensional design and production technique that generates a considerable degree of freedom. From time immemorial, draping has been a technique frequently used

'Teaching Objects' is a journey through art and culture. Jeroen Lutters takes us to see a number of artworks that give new insights into the foundations of twenty-first century civilisation and humanity. In this highly personal and passionate account