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Dogs #3ssvia The Levitators, by Ruth van Beek @ruth_van_beek Published by @rvb_books This new series are a species of animals that originated from images of domestic dogs. Seeing these pets, now bred in all possible shapes and forms, it is hard to believe that they descend from wild animals. In the photos they pose patiently for the camera of their owner, looking their best, tails wagging. To bring the dogs back to life, Ruth van Beek cuts and fold the images. Through this process of animation and fixation many things go awry. In her attempt to make the dogs fly, they gradually loose their original dog-shape, transforming into fluffy objects, unsuccessful animals. #ruthvanbeek #rvbbooks #3ssbookselect #3standardstoppage #3ssstudios (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgyL1il4YP/?utm_medium=tumblr

Recruit, by Tomoko Sawada, published by @rvb_books In this book, Tomoko Sawada continues on the autoportrait at the heart of contemporary Japanese society. This time, she explores the identity photos, which Japanese students take at the end of their studies when they start looking for work. She retains the well-established formal conventions – dress, posture, neutral facial expression – but adds a subtle variation. Starting with a fixed photographic method, which imitates the photobooth with its similar lighting, unchanging framework and pose-taking, she multiplies the images by playing on her hairdo, her makeup and her facial expression. Available online, link in bio #3ssbookselect #tomokosawada #recruit #autoportrait #rvbbooks #3ssstudios #3standardstoppage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiAUS0FmsA/?igshid=chss4uaclxxg

Designed as an artist book by Thomas Mailaender @thomasmailaender ‘The Fun Archaeology’ presents a collection envisioned by this French artist. Over more than a decade he has gathered thousands of original documents, found at flea markets, charity sales, car boot sales, or on websites. It is a wide range of materials, from war letters to pornography, family photo albums to political leaflets, and anonymous work to artists’ proofs. By arranging this body of images in sequence, Mailaender creates a very personal and impressive visual archaeology of the 20th century. More than 100 items were selected for this publication, in which they are all captioned and recontextualised. Published by @rvb_books Available online, link in bio #3ssbookselect #thefunarchaeology #thomasmailaender #rvbbooks #3ssstudios #3standardstoppage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSb9uhlQ5R/?igshid=85vtc2e0fi01

Designed as an artist book by Thomas Mailaender @thomasmailaender The Fun Archaeology presents a collection envisioned by this French artist. Over more than a decade he has gathered thousands of original documents, found at flea markets, charity sales, car boot sales, or on websites. It is a wide range of materials, from war letters to pornography, family photo albums to political leaflets, and anonymous work to artists’ proofs. By arranging this body of images in sequence, Mailaender creates a very personal and impressive visual archaeology of the 20th century. More than 100 items were selected for this publication, in which they are all captioned and recontextualised. Published by @rvb_books Available online, link in bio #3ssbookselect #thefunarchaeology #thomasmailaender #rvbbooks #3ssstudios #3standardstoppage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSaxNxFQkR/?igshid=dxv9ka010jal

Erwin Wurm Photographs, @erwinwurm , published by @rvb_books in 2020 This book could be one of our fav photobooks newly-arrived in store. Erwin Wurm’s photographs wrestle with issues adjacent to those of photography about photography – his interest lies in making sculptures about sculpture, and using photography (and to a lesser extent, video) to both enable that investigation and document his results. Over a career that now stretches back four decades, Wurm has playfully experimented with what sculpture is, what it can (and cannot be), and how it is defined in the first place, using both performance and participation as methods for unraveling its boundaries and limits. The resulting works (and photographs of those works) are evidence of his unpretentiously inventive imagination and his consistent use of conceptually-rigorous improvisation that masquerades as irreverent fun. “Dry” and “dull” are criticisms that aren’t usually leveled at Wurm’s wide ranging output. This thick photobook delivers a comprehensive retrospective survey of Wurm’s work in photography and video, gathering together individual photographs, grids and series, contact sheets, video stills, and other image arrangements into a dense compendium of imagery, all of it interrogating the nature of sculpture. Available online, link in bio #3ssbookselect #erwinwurm #erwinwurmphotographs #rvbbooks #photobook #3ssstudios #3standardstoppage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMNOg8bFi2Y/?igshid=1eu9ank496juv

#3ssbookselect . EQUIVALENCES, DOUGLAS MANDRY @douglasmandry , published by @rvb_books . . Photos #report from the designer of this book @nicolaspolli . . The title of the book pays tribute to Stieglitz's famous "Equivalents" works, which depict vertical fragments of sky and clouds and are widely considered the first abstract photo series. . . Stop by and read #3ssny #3standardstoppage #rvbbooks #equivalences #douglasmandry (at 3Standardstoppage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Xrf2MA1gj/?igshid=1b21evwqzv5sv

Music & book on together Bleu Melody, by Tony Frank, published by @rvb_books Only one at store #3ssny, nfs:). But feel free to stop by and read. . . #3ssbookselect #bleumelody #tonyfrank #rvbbooks #3standardstoppage #melodynelson #melodyblue #sergegainsbourg (at 3Standardstoppage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FQHMhAjNp/?igshid=bsaev5y1tlt9

New Arrival Books: ⚫️⚪️ STATIONS, by NOÉMIE GOUDAL, Published by @rvb_books Available for reading Tomorrow at #3ssny . . Oscillating between fantasy and reality, Noémie Goudal’s images explore both real and fictional geography, creating ephemeral spaces that question the nature of the image and its representational qualities. Her work draws from the complex symbiotic relationship between humans and nature, between the artificial and the organic. . . The series Stations continues to explore these subjects, focusing on human perception of the sky as influenced by projecting representational interpretations. The images blend together her references to mythology, legends, religious symbolism and scientific theory. . . Basing off of the symbolic spherical shape in reference to infinity and perfection, Goudal constructs her installations out of paper, wood and mirrors. Suspended in the sky, shot from high viewpoints or in isolated locations, these objects question our perception of the intangible nature of the infinite sky. . . #stations #NOÉMIEGOUDAL #rvbbooks #3standardstoppage (at 3Standardstoppage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TeG5agH6W/?igshid=1i352f7xf1swm