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Jack Pierson All of a sudden

Powerhouse Publ., New York 1999 Second edition, 192 pages, 189 four-color photographs,paperback, ISBN 9781576870297

euro 60,00

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It is frustrating to have to rely on words to describe this hauntingly beautiful artist’s book, comprising borderless color images set individually, in pairs, or in triptychs across spreads bereft of text. Pierson’s personal perspective flirts with cinematic cliche to create an intensely atmospheric narrative that alternately seduces and repells the viewer. His bittersweet images simultaneously evoke romantic longings for a golden dream and expose the lurid underside of life. From out-of-focus expanses to tightly framed close-ups, from the soft glare of daylight to the lurid tones of night photography, the work’s cool distance belies its immediacy. Moreover, in these impressionistically saturated trademark images, the accumulation of seemingly unremarkable details—lush gardens and swimming pools devoid of people, unnervingly intimate portraits of young men, abandoned repasts-reminds us of the importance of the visual journey. Highly recommended for any collection holding contemporary photography.

The Photography of Kamil Chadirji

Social Life in the Middle East 1920-1940

Rifat Chadirji

LAAM, Surbiton, Surrey England,1991, 83 pages, ISBN 1-8504-3860-9

euro 350,00

A rare and beautiful collection of photographs by the late Kamil Chadirji is here published for the first time. The collection presents a panorama of social life in the Middle East (particularly Iraq) over 20 years. Printed in duotone, the photographs provide a vivid portrait of the many cultures and aspects of social life in the Arab world - from Kurds and Marsh Arabs in Iraq, potters, craftsmen, merchants and peasants at work around Baghdad, to scenes of daily life in Jerusalem, Aleppo, Damascus and Lebanon.

The collection provides an important record which will be welcomed by historians, anthropologists and students of the Middle East, but the superb quality of the photography will also ensure its appeal to art lovers and photographers alike.

Kamil Chadirji (1897-1968) was born to an influential Baghdad family and played a central role in the political life of lraq as founder and President of the National Democratic Party. His position allowed him unique opportunities to take photographs throughout Iraq at a time when the practice was effectively banned. An exhibition of his work was held by the Royal Photographic Society, Bath, in 1990. His son, Rifat Chadirji, a distinguished international architect and writer, has served as editor of this volume and provides a biographical introduction to his father.

The Wool Lab

A guide to the best wool fabrics and yarns in the world

The #02 Issue autumnwinter 2013-14

Rami Riccardo Studio - Archivi Mazzini

Woolmark Company, 2013, 184 pagine, 24,5x34cm

euro 80,00

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The Wool Lab, The Woolmark Company's sourcing platform, is a seasonal curated collection of the best Merino wool fabrics and yarns available on the world.

The Wool Labs Autumn/Winter 2013-14 season includes nine trends: "Dandy" (classic weaves and colours for 100% wool fabrics or blends with other noble fibres ideal for suits), "Brooklyn" (natural tones and colours with highlights of teal and burgundy), "Witness" (merino wool in heavy weights, with dark colour combinations and severe structures), "Black Swan" (100% wool or blends including wool and lightweight fibres such as viscose, silk and cotton in predominantly dark shades including graphic elements and surface elaborations, embossed effects and avant-garde yarns and stitches), "Murano" (100% wool or wool blends with cashmere, camel, mohair and silk in a pastel palette inspired by the colours of the houses in the Venetian lagoon), "Pure" (eco friendly yarns with no artificial dyes and chemical treatments) and "Urban" (divided in three subthemes).

Jack Kerouac L'angelo caduto

Steve Turner

Fazi Editore, Roma 1997, 224 pagine, 19x21,5cm, ISBN 9788881170598

euro 22,00

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Bella biografia (asciutta ma completa) che racconta Kerouac dagli inizi fino alla morte, molto ben scritto e con molte foto, consigliato agli appassionati e anche ai neofiti.

Steve Turner é uno scrittore e giornalista inglese, collabora con "Rolling Stone", "Mojo", "Q" e il "Times". Autore di diverse biografie tra cui "L'angelo caduto: vita di Jack Kerouac" (Fazi, 1997), "Paperback Beatles. Le storie, i personaggi, i segreti dietro tutte le canzoni dei Fab Four" (Olimpia, 2006) e "Johnny Cash. La vita, l'amore e la fede di una leggenda americana" (Feltrinelli, 2013).

Lucy Orta Process of Transformation

Pierre Restany, Mark Sanders

Editions Jean Michel Place, Paris 1999, 162 pages, softcover, 17x24cm, ISBN 9782858934027

euro 30,00

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The staging of a social bond is the common denominator linking Lucy Orta's different works and Process of Transformation examines her interest in operational aesthetics as a form of community empowerment.

Promostyl Hiver 94/95 Winter

Matières, Impressions, Tissages Maille, Fabrics Prints, Patterns, Knits

Promostyl, Paris 1994, 29,29,5 cm

euro 220,00

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Les tendances de la saison Hiver 95/95 sont dans la continuité de l'été : omniprésence des blancs colorés ou plus purs qui se déclinent différemment sur chacun des trois thèmes, en matière, en impressions... Les Simples, les Métisses, les Récupérés

Models

A collection of 132 German police uniforms and how they should be worn

Collected and edited by Erik Kessels

Designed by Jennifer Skupin

A KesselKramer book, Amsterdam February 2005, 145 pages, 15,5x32cm, Printed in an edition of 800 copies, ISBN 90-70478-04-8

euro 180,00

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Models features 132 German uniforms and how they should be worn. During the course of one year in the 1970s, Germany undertook a comprehensive photography project. In order to instruct police officers in every district and region of Germany how to wear their specific police uniforms, proper reference was needed. Models were photographed to show exactly when and how to wear uniforms for different ranks, seasons and occasions. The project is collected in the book entitled, 'Models' and gives a close up look at, for example, how a female police officer should wear her Summer Service Uniform as well as how to wear her raincoat in the case of inclement weather. Models provides the reference for the correct style of outfit. It is a unique reference book pulling together all these designs from different regions for the first time. Models is released in a limited edition of 800.

'All Shock Up' A Flash of the fifties

Joseph Connolly

Cassell & Co, London 2020, 128 pages, 19,5x25,5cm, ISBN 9780304 355969

euro 25,00

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From teddyboys, teeny-boppers, rockers and bobby-soxers to Hollywood stars such as Elvis, Marilyn, James Dean and Buddy Holly, this visual celebration of everyday life and popular culture during the fifties focuses on the British and American youth and entertainment explosion in this defining and in every way revolutionary period.