Giants, dwarves, living fossils - many animal species living on remote islands have developed extravagant features that would have denied them a chance of survival elsewhere. Text in English and German.

With fifty-three paintings on paper Ed van der Kooy (The Hague, 1956) reflects on the current juncture, at which a volatile pandemic, racial riots and a persistent climate crisis dominate news reports. Sometimes the pictures are dark and intense. Sometimes they just appear to be idyllic, because there is a snake in the grass, disturbing the dream. In a painterly respect, too, nothing seems to be self-evident.

At his request, his daughter Floortje van der Kooy (The Hague, 1993) writes her refl...

This large book features an astonishing selection of Ghanaian hand-painted film posters from the collection of Mandy Elsas, a Dutch merchant dedicated to seeking out and preserving this disappearing facet of Ghana's art historical heritage. With reproductions of almost 200 posters, it also provides an in-depth look at everyday popular culture through short biographies of artists, writings by specialists in the field, and a foreword by Ablade Glover, perhaps today's most preeminent artist. The...

Dit belangwekkende werk verschijnt ter gelegenheid van de tentoonstelling gewijd aan het oeuvre van Nicolas Schöffer in het LaM, Villeneuve d'Ascq. Dit boek, dat tot stand kwam onder de wetenschappelijke leiding van Arnauld Pierre, wil dieper ingaan op de visionaire dimensie van deze Franse kunstenaar van Hongaarse afkomst (1912-1992). Het vertrekt vanuit een reeks beeldhouwwerken, schilderijen, tekeningen en emblematische documenten rond zijn oeuvre, waaronder onuitgegeven stukken die recht...

Following two mid-career retrospectives illustrating the period 2000-2014, De Bruyckere is now showing her most recent work. She focuses on the period from 2014 up to the present. The book includes work that has never be seen before. These monumental works are inspired by the idea of an angel, as portrayed in myths, stories, literature and art history. Conceived in the loneliness and isolation of the corona crisis, the angel guards against a lonely existence and, even more importantly, agains...

Belgian artist Gert Robijns has spent the past decade working on his “Reset” concept, wherein the recreation and revaluation of the landscape are key. In 2010, Robijns made a copy of the small town of Gotem, his birthplace, out of white wood and metal on a scale of 75:100, including the church and rectory. From then on, he became dedicated to following this idea of “Reset” in various projects, among them Reset Charbon, a reflection on Limburg’s mining history, and Reset Mobile, a so...

Toen de Fagradalsfjall-vulkaan in IJsland op 19 maart 2021 uitbarstte, was de Belgische fotograaf en natuurgids Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove ter plaatse met zijn camera. Zijn doel? Het vulkanische spektakel ervaren en vastleggen vanop de eerste rij. Het werd het begin van een unieke fotografische reis, die al zijn verwachtingen overtrof.

In dit boek deelt Jeroen zijn verzameling foto’s van dag één van de uitbarsting tot en met de laatste dag. Daarnaast biedt hij je een uniek inzicht in hoe de f...

Mask your written thoughts and secrets in this deluxe replica of Tom Riddle’s diary as seen in the Harry Potter™ films, complete with an invisible ink pen and basilisk tooth ribbon marker.

Whether you’re writing anagrams of your name or unpacking your emotions, this replica of Tom Riddle’s diary slashed by the tooth of the Basilisk is the perfect outlet for your imagination. This blank notebook is accompanied by an invisible ink pen and magical light so that you can cloak anything you...