L' Amour Fou - Photography and Surrealism by Rosalind E. Krauss; Jane Livingston; Dawn Ades

$55.00 NZD

Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good

Much has been written about Surrealist painting and sculpture, but most of the erotic, disorienting, and exquisite Surrealist photographs of Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, André Breton, Brassaï, Salvador Dalí, André Kertész, and Hans Bellmer have remained all but unknown -- until now. Traditional c riticism has viewed Surrealist photography as a pale imitation of authentic Surrealist work. The assumption has been that photography, a "realistic" medium, is fundamentally incompatible with a cause devoted to the wildly subjective, the world of dreams, and the unconscious. As a consequence, Surrealist photography, a major body of twentieth-century art, has remained largely unexplored. L Amour fou is the first book to study the crucial role photography did in fact play in the Surrealist movement. It shows how photographers enlisted into the service of "subjective" Surrealism their mediums very claim to "objective" reality. Of greatest interest, of course, is the books abundant reproductions of the fantastic and distorted photographic creations that must be acknowledged as an important part of the Surrealist oeuvre. Rosalind Krauss, a professor of art history at Hunter College, CUNY, New York City, is a widely published author of books and articles on art subjects, including Surrealism. Jane Livingston, former associate director and chief curator of The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has written major books and exhibition catalogues on art and photography. Dawn Ades has written several art books, including Abbevilles The 20th-Century Poster. ...Show more

Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death by Corinne May Botz

$35.00 NZD

Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good

"The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death" offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a master criminal investigator. Frances Glessner Lee, a wealthy grandmother, founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936 and was later appointed captain in the New Hampshire police. In th e 1940s and 1950s she built dollhouse crime scenes based on real cases in order to train detectives to assess visual evidence. Still used in forensic training today, the eighteen Nutshell dioramas, on a scale of 1:12, display an astounding level of detail: pencils write, window shades move, whistles blow, and clues to the crimes are revealed to those who study the scenes carefully. Corinne May Botz's lush color photographs lure viewers into every crevice of Frances Lee's models and breathe life into these deadly miniatures, which present the dark side of domestic life, unveiling tales of prostitution, alcoholism, and adultery. The accompanying line drawings, specially prepared for this volume, highlight the noteworthy forensic evidence in each case. Botz's introductory essay, which draws on archival research and interviews with Lee's family and police colleagues, presents a captivating portrait of Lee. ...Show more

Portraits of Poets by Christopher Barker

$30.00 NZD

Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good

Sally Tagg - Sanctuary in Nature by Sally Tagg

$10.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Photographer and artist Sally Tagg is famous for her botanical photography and exquisite mandala artworks. During the Covid-19 lockdown, she compiled this lovely wee limited edition gift book, sanctuary in nature.

Clouds That Look Like Things: From the Cloud Appreciation Society by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

$12.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Clouds in the shape of dolphins, elephants, UFOs, even Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Murray...they're all here in this beautiful and hilarious collection of clouds photographed around the world by members of The Cloud Appreciation Society, selected and wittily captioned by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, winner of the Royal Society Winton Science Writing Prize. Author of the bestselling The Cloudspotter's Guide, A Pig With Six Legs and The Cloud Collector's Handbook, and creator of The Cloud Appreciation Society, Gavin's mission is to fight blue-sky thinking and encourage us to love and understand clouds. His new book is divided by themes such as 'Celestial Celebrities' and 'Airborne Animals', and includes an informative section on what clouds are and how they are formed. The perfect gift book for anyone willing to look skywards and discover the beauty and fascination of clouds. ...Show more

Mana

$60.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand

For the first time, a camera goes deep inside the sacred space of the All Black camp - revealing the highs and the lows, the pain and the passion, the commitment and the courage of New Zealand's iconic sporting team. Best-selling photojournalist Nick Danziger and writer James Kerr have been granted unpr ecedented access to the All Black environment as the team builds towards the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The result is a landmark publishing event that looks at the men of the All Blacks and the land that they come from - focussing on how New Zealand has shaped its national team, and how its national team has helped shaped New Zealand. Intimate, beautiful and revealing, Mana is an historic event in New Zealand publishing and, importantly, a chance for those who love rugby and Aotearoa to give something back: all profits from the Mana Project will go to Kids Can Stand Tall, official charity partner of the All Blacks, to provide school lunches, raincoats and shoes for the most disadvantaged of Kiwi kids - ''ecause no New Zealand child should be left out in the cold'. ...Show more

Tibet by Nomachi Kazuyoshi

$25.00 NZD

Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good

Feasts and Festivals - A celebration of Pacific Island culture in New Zealand by Glenn Jowitt

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

South Pacific traditions are alive in melting pot New Zealand. Beautiful photos.

Fiona Clark - Go Girl by Fiona Clark; Greg Burke; David Lyndon Brown; Blair french

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Go Girl the exhibition is a series of large-scale photographs documenting the emergence of New Zealand's gay, lesbian and transgender scene in early 1970's Auckland. The photographs are being presented for the first time since two images from the series caused an outrage when they toured the country in 1975, before eventually being stolen. The show is the outcome of a 30 year project by Taranaki photographic artist Fiona Clark, and features video interviews with many of the original subjects, giving the show a contemporary update. Go Girl the catalogue features all of the images from this exhibition and many more photographs chronicling the coming out of New Zealand's gay, lesbian and transgender communities. The catalogue features significant new writing on the subject by David Lyndon-Brown and Blair French, and an in-depth interview with the artist by the show's curator Gregory Burke. This is an ambitious catalogue, supporting one of the most acclaimed exhibitions of the year. ...Show more

Shifting Nature - Photographs by Wayne Barrar with and Essay by Geoff Park by Wayne Barrar

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Stunning photos in this unique look at New Zealand.

Post - Photography Post Photography by Susan Fereday and Stuart Koop

$10.00 NZD

Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good

Vacancy by Ron Left; Monique Redmond; Te Tuhi - The Mark (Gallery) Staff (Contribution by)

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good