'This Road Leads to Nowhere: Pierre Punk' brings together archives and reflections from a music scene that flourished in small-town South Dakota from the early 90's through 2010. Merging the tradition of DIY punk publications and regional travel guides, the book sings an unsung hymn of American underground culture. This Road Leads to Nowhere includes writings and images from Pierre community members, musicians who traveled through and played in the town, and kindred spirits from similar scene...

Batia Suter’s work intuitively situates found images in new contexts to provoke surprising reactions and significative possibilities. This volume follows on from the first ‘Parallel Encyclopedia’, published in 2007. Underlying themes of Suter’s practice are the “iconification” and “immunogenicity” of old images, and the circumstances by which they become charged with new associative values. “In my work, I collect groups of images based on various themes and characteristics, ...

RAABJERG by Danish artist Rune Peitersen (1971) explores the changing landscape of northern Jutland (DK) from the last Ice Age until today.

During the 16th-19th centuries, climate change and human extraction of natural resources led to violent sand drift, which transformed the once fertile landscape into a barren wasteland. Different governments – from kings to elected parliaments – enacted laws to try to reverse it. After 200 years, they ‘succeeded’ and started reintroducing plants i...

"Stitch Your Brain" is a long-term study into the intelligence of the hand by artist and former medical doctor Monika Auch. The book reflects the results of the empirical study Auch worked on for the past decade about the importance of creating with your hands in our digital age and the effects of slow creation on neuro cognitive learning, health, and well-being.

The detailed images of a collection of 100+ stitched brains created by participants and their personal comments illustrate the infl...

An observatory is a place for the observation of the universe. The artists of Observatorium, however, cast their gaze upon the inhabited world. All over the planet, they have created works of art that are not only to look at, but also to enter, observe and reflect from. Over the past 30 years, Observatorium produced an internationally significant body of work, from the sculpture Zandwacht (Sand Watch) in the Port of Rotterdam to Dwelling in Seclusion, a work of art devoted to solitude in New ...

The Brueghels are the most famous family in the history of Western art. They were innovators and entrepreneurs who were active from around 1550 to 1700. Their roots in Brabant played a major role in their art, which focuses on the people, land, and culture of this region.

For almost two centuries, the Brueghels produced hundreds of paintings, drawings, and prints that captivate and entertain viewers. These works are admired for their witty compositions, universal messages, and exceptional cra...

Imagine only two artists and one patron involved in the world-famous Ghent Altarpiece. Albeit this gives rise to fake information, which induces unacceptable and unreasonable conclusions.

The author proceeds through the WYSIWYG method. This proves efficiently as the way of painting is very accurate, precise, and honest. In the end, the historical checks and balances reveal an acceptable story of a dynamic artists' community.

Er zijn weinig onderwerpen die zoveel vooronderstellingen opleveren als de boerderij. Het reflecteren op beelden van de boerderij ligt op het snijvlak van cultuur, mythe vorming, erfgoed en beeldende kunst. Dit boek vraagt aandacht voor de beeldvorming rondom het boerenland met twintig (beeld)essays van kunsthistorici, cultuurwetenschappers, kunstenaars, landschapsarchitecten en anderen.

De productie en de beeldvorming van zowel kunst als boer worden belicht. De beeldbeschrijvingen zijn vanui...

Dit boek is de eerste monografie van Hedwig Houben. In Grip wordt haar speelse, humoristische, multi-gelaagde werk verkent en besproken. Visueel, rijk geïllustreerd met tekeningen en foto's, documenteert Grip haar performances, videos en sculpturale installaties.

Door verschillende auteurs, maar ook door de kunstenaar zelf, wordt het werk besproken. Grip omvat een beschrijving van haar cast en hoofdpersonen als zowel drie scripts van Houben; een interview van Vanessa Desclaux (associate cura...

Archieven zijn collecties documenten die voor historische en culturele doeleinden, en vanwege hun bewijskracht, bewaard worden. In die hoedanigheid behoren archieven in feite tot het verleden; het zijn plaatsen die sporen bevatten van het collectieve geheugen van een natie, een volk, of een groep mensen. Digitale archieven zijn veranderd van stabiele entiteiten naar flexibele systemen, die soms aangeduid worden met de term 'Living Archives'. Hoe heeft deze verandering onze relatie tot het ver...