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Albany Arts Communications is delighted to announce the publication of Shiotani, a 23-year chronicle of life in a remote Japanese village by acclaimed Swedish photographer, Anders Edström. The book, which will be launched in the UK at Claire de Rouen Books on 9 September 2021, documents the life and times of Edström's wife's family and the small village of Shiotani, which is twenty-nine miles away from even the outskirts of Kyoto, Japan's second city. Edström made his first visit there in 1993 and has continued to do so intermittently. Shiotani is comprised of only forty-seven inhabitants and most of the people who live there still farm traditionally, harvesting rice, tea and mushrooms. The first pictures he took there were no more than a record of his trip. It only became an artistic project fifteen years later in the Christmas of 2008 when he made up a photo album for his wife's grandmother. Opening with rural vistas where houses and their inhabitants make only occasional interventions on the landscape, the book goes on to focus on the family's day to day activities. Edström brings the viewer on family trips, recording the train rides, car parks and lunch tables with as much care as he records the mountains and the details of the landscape around them. From late nights drinking to the passing of time and the losses that accompany it the focus of his photography remains on his extended family. Edström and his camera bear witness to the passing of both of his wife's grandparents, and the rituals that accompany death in the rural community. Over the twenty-three years this book covers, Edström notes that, 'There is a sense of change, but of slow change, a pace and energy quite different from my long-time residence in Tokyo. The village has a sense of isolation. When I first visited, my mother-in-law talked about the American soldiers giving them chocolate as they trooped past, but when I arrived, they hadn't seen a Westerner in a long time, and they were all very curious. They were curious, but also very welcoming, quickly becoming used to me and learning not to react to me taking pictures. ' For Edström, 'It's also not about one picture; the sequence of pictures is so important for me, [and deciding] which ones go together. ' In an essay which accompanies the book, writer and musician Jeff Rian described the layout of the photographs as 'story-board like', and indeed the images also inspired another project, The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin), in which his wife's family play themselves in a narrative, near documentary about the life of vegetable farmer Tayoko, and her dying husband. An eight-hour long narrative film created with his long-time collaborator C. W. Winter, who has also contributed an essay to the book, it won a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and will be shown on 12 September 2021 at the ICA London as part of the Open City Documentary Festival. Published by AKPE

Attached is a collection of texts that document a diverse range of artworks made by Jessie Bullivant (AU/FI) over the past decade. By replacing the default photographic documentation with written accounts, the artist raises questions about how immaterial artworks are preserved, accessed and ultimately remembered, allowing space for nuances often lost in photographic documentation. As an incomplete survey of the artist's work, the book blurs the boundaries between art and its documentation, between a conventional monograph and an experimental artist's book. It gives an exciting glimpse into a committed artistic practice tackling a variety of issues from representation, power and access to subtle social interactions. Author: Jessie BullivantDesigner: Tuukka Kaila

Between the finite human life and death, there is a suspended moment in which one passes from one to the other. Those who bear witness to this transition are the caretakers responsible for performing the final treatment. They cleanse the bodies, dress them, comb their hair and arrange them in a peaceful repose for the very last time. The caretakers attend to the deceased almost as if they were living, a testament to a uniquely human trait that has existed throughout time and across all cultures. The performance of these last rituals is a human way to demonstrate the ability to face and address mortality. In her debut book Transi, Margot Jourquin documents this liminal instant between the two realms and the people who prepare the dead for their burial. "I enter with the funeral home employee into a small, sterile room in the basement of a hospital. It's lit by neon lights, the floor is of linoleum. There are metal stretchers, metal fridge doors, metal tools. The zinc coffin lid, screws, a soldering iron. The only thing that warms the atmosphere slightly is the presence of fabrics. White sheets, pillows, decorated blankets. The funeral home employee takes the stretcher out of the fridge and gently lifts the sheet. I observe the scene through the camera viewfinder. I'm hiding, in fact. We're here for Mrs. R, an elderly woman with smooth grey hair. Shortly after I'm left alone with Mrs. R. I begin to really look at her, not focusing on making photos anymore. There are two of us in the room, and yet, I am alone. I can't comprehend that she's dead. I watch for any movement in her hands or in the sheets. By staring so intently, I get the feeling that they are moving. I fear she might open her eyes. I dare not turn my back on her. Confronted with something I can't understand, I'm petrified and frozen still."-Margot Jourquin

Billboards are strategically set up in high traffic areas, designed to catch our attention. They are positioned atop buildings, along highways, and in market squares. Even when devoid of advertisements, they continue to draw one''s gaze. The sculpture-like metal frames and blank canvases remind of things that have come and gone. Even in the absence of advertising content, a billboard remains a medium of communication. But when empty of advertisement, what message does it convey? Janne Riikonen''s book Notes For Our Legacy serves as a statement against the unsustainable culture of consumption and the values typically conveyed on billboards."For as long as I can recall, I''ve been bothered by advertisements-both their appearance and the values they most often promote. I wish I didn''t have to see them. The primary message of advertisements is very clear. Whether it''s a product, a service, an education, or a political agenda; they aim to sell something. Yet beneath this primary message lies a more subtle, subliminal note of inadequacy - You can do, look and behave better.The work is a manifestation agains these messages, both primary and secondary. The values they promote and with whose terms all of this is done. The constant exposure to advertisements has inevitably contributed to people becoming more materialistic and focused on status. I believe that in a society not as saturated with advertisements, we would be more compassionate and considerate towards one another."-Janne Riikonen

During a period of six years Alejandro Morales collected more than 500 photographs depicting bodies published his local newspaper P.M. in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The time of extreme violence made Ciudad Juárez among the most violent cities in the world, marked by the large number of intentional homicides committed in its streets. The limits of what the press could publish were blurred as it was so common to find oneself in the middle of a shootout or come across an abandoned corpse. Morales removed all the corpses that he found in the photographs in the P.M. Newspaper by manually erasing them with a gum eraser. Morales approached the newspaper from its name, understanding it as a "Post Mortem" space. When what was supposed to be in the image no longer appeared, the void that was left opened up a chance to think about what was actually happening. The softness of the eraser, the duration of the erasing process and its ritual connotations confront the immediacy and brutality of these cases. These new images intend to grant an opportunity for mourning, a more dignified form of death.

Choi based in Seoul, Korea. Interested in discovering new urban landscapes using user-accessible map applications and satellite views. The new series Element is used to distinguish smaller-scale image fragments captured with a common framework. In 2022, three years after the publication of Location, a second photo book titled The Elements has been released. This book has discovered and documented unidentified patterns formed by accident as the result of urban development. He identifies grids and patterns amid interwoven urban landscapes. The genuine beauty generated by anonymous engineers and architects are key part of this book. Photographed by Choi YongjoonPlanned and Edited by The PhraseDesigned by Hwang SeongwonText by Park ChanyongPrinted by Munsung PrintingPublished by The Phrase

The book PATRIA is a moving account of the mourning of the father, of the questions of identity that it raises, and more generally of the history of Venezuela and its exiles since 2015, the date of the artist's last trip to his native country. "On June 9, 2020, I received a call. On this side of the Atlantic, it must have been ten o'clock, yes, it must have been ten o'clock. He's dead, she shouted at me. I found him dead. ' On June 9, 2020, artist Oleñka Carrasco learned through a video call that her father had died. The book Patria is the moving story of this mourning, of the identity questions it raises, and more generally of the history of Venezuela and its exiles since 2015, the date of the artist's last trip. in his native country. A human experience par excellence, the confrontation with death is told here through the artistic re-appropriation of family archives; photographs, videos, audios... thousands of documents sent by WhatsApp on which the artist intervenes and creates works in themselves. In addition, Oleñka Carrasco takes shots of her place of life in France, the "loaned house", clichés that she transforms, manipulates, alters by using a typewriter. The typewritten text dialogues with the images and seems, as the story unfolds, to reveal the mystery of these human lives while intensifying it.

Colorful windows, panels and altarpieces create a contemporary sacred space within an art museumInspired by church architecture and decoration, Danish artist Alexander Tovborg (born 1983) transforms the galleries of the Kunsthal Charlottenborg into an immersive, sacred atmosphere of space, shaped according to Tovborg's own interpretation of Christian iconography.

In this revised and redesigned edition of Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, renowned photographer Eve Arnold takes us on a photographic journey of Marilyn Monroe's life.

Written by bestselling fashion writer Terry Newman and luxuriously illustrated, Marilyn Monroe Style celebrates Marilyn's ongoing influence on contemporary fashion by exploring her most dazzling looks.

The Cure "Stills" celebrates the changing faces of one of Britain's leading rock bands, captured through the lens of photographer Paul Cox.

A collection of world-famous and never-before-seen photographs of the iconic actress and singer, Marlene Dietrich by renowned photographers Arnold, O'Neill, Parkinson, Kirkland, Richee and Fried.

Written by Scarlett Conlon and beautifully illustrated, this latest addition to the bestselling celebrity style series celebrates Dua Lipa's biggest fashion hits.

This richly illustrated volume tells the story of the seven regiments of the Household Division, along with the supporting personalities and units of London District. A subject as fascinating as it is multifarious. From the key personalities responsible for the razor-sharp execution of state ceremonial and public duties, to the historical figures who helped establish and shape a military dynasty. Travel through the history of the Household Division from its birth in 1660, with the restoration of Charles II, to its role in establishing Britain's Special Forces. It is a journey of political intrigue, cementing empire, and fighting terrorism. From the founding fathers such as George Monck, who laid the foundations for a professional British Army, to adventurers like David Stirling and Sir Frederick 'Boy' Browning, the history of the Household Division is one of almost continuous action and innovation. Supported by the Honourable Artillery Company and the King's Troop, The Royal Horse Artillery, LondonâEUR(TM)s Ceremonial Regiments put the pomp in circumstance, the distinction in battle, and the sobriety in the sombre notes of _The Last Post._

This publication maps out key moments in the history of environmentalist photography, while also examining contemporary examples of artistic practice.

These collected chapters and interviews explore the current issues and debates about how copyright will or should adapt to meet the practices of 21st century creators and internet users.

For more than three decades Richard Kern has sought to unravel and illuminate the complex and often darker sides of human nature. Kern makes the psychological space between the sitter, photographer and audience his subject. With his dry, matter of fact approach, he underlines the absurdity of truth and objectivity in photography while playing with our reliance upon taxonomies around sexual representation. This publications contains more than 200 polaroids taken during his several projects over the past 35 years. Design and editing: Jurgen Maelfeyt

HARD COVER EDITION.A path to get closer to the essence of photography, guided by the photos and the words of Raimondo Rossi, the Italian photographer praised by many critics, like the journalists of Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Modern Photography. A must-have book for students and professionals, structured through some pictures published on his Vogue page, and here presented in a simple and daily paper, as a tribute to that authentic and early photography, which in modern times is almost forgotten."In addition to the video, there are also photographs in which the look into the camera reaches the highest peaks in terms of emotion, intensity and truth, without the need of filters. We are talking about the shots of Raimondo Rossi, aka Ray Morrison". (Selene Oliva, Camera Look, Vogue Italy)"One of the most original authors in the whole sector. Morrison''s photography is always enriched with a personal and authorial vision, where observation and interpretation of the human side of the fashion world are elements at the centre of his artistic research". (Alessandro Curti, Rolling Stone)

In compiling a catalogue of these exhibitions, Evelyn McMann has produced a comprehensive record of Canadian art during nine decades of tremendous development. Her work refers the reader to biographical information about the majority of the artists, and makes available for the first time information on hundreds of lesser-known artists.

The official art book for the movie Doctor Strange, the 13th title reissue of the 24-book Marvel Studios' The Infinity Saga series published as a resized matching set.

The Beatles In Pictures celebrates the career and legacy of one of history's most iconic groups through 300 archive photographs.

The definitive history of world war two aircraftA visually-stunning and fascinating history of all the key aircraft during the World War 2. Features main British aircraft, plus key German, Russian, Japanese and US. With fascinating insights into technological advances and the role these iconic warplanes played in the theatre of war.