Sunday Reads
Here’s a seasonal update on what’s new in our library. Check out our latest favourites below or visit the store to browse through our selection.
From the earliest curse dolls a thousand years ago to the hugely popular character figures of today, objects representing human beings have enjoyed a long and varied place in Japanese life. This book features roughly one hundred dolls of all genres, from curse dolls, Doll Festival dolls, and true-to-life dolls to mannequins and works of contemporary art. Insights from experts in a range of fields illuminate the facets and appeal of Japanese human figurines, which over the centuries have effortlessly transcended borders to straddle the realms of not only art but also folk tradition, sculpture, toys, and more. Who wants to play?
This mega-collection of pornographic Italian comics faithfully presents the genre from its sensual, sexual-phobic beginnings (1960-1970) to its porno-violent shift, between the years 1985 and 2000. Voyeuristic and chock-full of thematic variants, from transgenderism and homoeroticism to fairytale, zombie, and cyber porn.
The ‘Pocket Decision Book’ is a tiny but unique tool which aims to make your decision-making process simple yet effective. With just a flip of its pages, you can find answers to your pressing questions by having the options of “YES” or “NO” clearly stated.
New Apartamento Issue! Iconic as per usual! Featuring: Hari Nef, Franz Erhard Walther, Madelon Vriesendorp, Lloyd Kahn, Eric N. Mack, John Wurdeman, Antonia Marsh, Enrique Olvera, Ron Arad, Motoyuki Daifu, Jimmy Wright, Najla El Zein, Hans-Walter Müller, and Rachel Roddy. Plus: The interiors of Pedro E. Guerrero, texts by Yemisi Aribisala, Jenny Wu, David Zilber, Stephen Kearse, Fadi Kattan, Ronan Mckenzie, Sophie Mackintosh, and Amanda Maxwell, as well as ‘Termite Trails’, an essay by Diana McCaulay. Icons, icons, icons for all the interior freaks and inspo-suckers out there.
Communists Anonymous is a document of some imageries of communism and a testament to the current predicament of our political imagination. Edited by writer Ingo Niermann and curator Joshua Simon, this collection of essays and stories—written from the fields of art, literature, law, philosophy, activism, design, and science—proposes resolutions to current social contradictions, covering topics such as bacteria, bliss, immortality, queerness, interculturality, poetry, transportation, childhood and motherhood, and all-encompassing sensual love.
Obsessed with this new Baron Books book. The book is edited from more than 10,300 photographs of original Pre-Spring / Summer 2005 Helmut Lang designs photographed by Joakim Andreasson over the course of three years, between 2015-2017, as well as related documents. It’s a dream for all fashion nerds. Also stay tuned for our new book on make up, coming soon.
The new Nuda title is of course worth a mention! In the Clouds is a pocket-sized book spanning 164 pages with a perforated cover and can be locked with a piercing, to keep outsiders from looking into this NSFW material. The book is a compilation of images from Arvida’s latest project in which she has generated nudes of herself from existing photographs using the AI tool “Undress.app” to digitally remove her clothes.
