art, academic and non-fiction books
publishers’ Eastern and Central European representation

Name your list

Log in / Sign in

ta strona jest nieczynna, ale zapraszamy serdecznie na stronę www.obibook.com /// this website is closed but we cordially invite you to visit www.obibook.com

Congo Tales Told by the People of Mbomo. Racontes par les gens de Mbomo
ISBN: PB: 9783791357898, Prestel Publishing, July 2018
176 pp., 32x24 cm, 87 colour illus.
Launching a new education and conservation project that connects people from different cultures, this dazzling series by renowned photographer Pieter Henket gives ancient folklore a modern-day spin. The Congo Basin in Central Africa harbors approxim...
PB:
£39,99
QTY:
Viviane Sassen Hot Mirror
ISBN: HB: 9783791384764, Prestel Publishing, June 2018
160 pp., 33x24 cm, 95 colour illus., 9 black&white illus.
Viviane Sassen is one of today's most innovative photographers and this stunning book looks back at a decade of her work, including new collages and previously unpublished photographs. This mid-career retrospective volume focuses on Viviane Sassen's...
HB:
£39,99
QTY:
Keith Sonnier Until Today
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791357324, Prestel Publishing, June 2018
160 pp., 30.5x25.5 cm, 33 colour illus.
A monograph on Keith Sonnier, the revolutionary pioneer of the Process Art movement, this book documents five decades of the artist's prolific and ever-evolving exploration of three-dimensional art. One of the first artists to use light, specificall...
FLEXI:
£29,99
QTY:
ABC Mini Edition
ISBN: HB: 9785912083341, Prestel Publishing, Arca, June 2018
64 pp., 20.8x20.8 cm, illustrations throughout
Miniature souvenir version of the large-format ABC book. Enlarged details of paintings, sculpture, jewellery, netsuke, Scythian gold-all these masterpieces of world culture created by human hands across many centuries can be found here.
HB:
£4,99
QTY:
Ambitious Alignments New Histories in Southeast Asian Art, 1945-1990
ISBN: PB: 9780909952921, Prestel Publishing, National Gallery Singapore, June 2018
400 pp., 24.4x17.3 cm, illustrations throughout
Ten essays by emerging scholars draw upon unexplored archives and works of art, bearing witness to rich local histories and uncovering complex artistic exchanges across Southeast Asia and beyond. This volume sheds new light on the significance of arc...
PB:
£26,00
QTY:
Made in L.A. 2018
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791357416, Prestel Publishing, June 2018
208 pp., 24x14.5 cm, 200 colour illus.
This book presents work featured in the 2018 edition of Made in L.A., the Hammer Museum's biennial exhibition. Since its inception in 2012, Made in L.A. has been bringing together regional artists from every discipline and has been curated by some o...
FLEXI:
£22,50
QTY:
Electra 2 Stupidity
ISBN: PB: 9789728909611, Prestel Publishing, Monade, June 2018
181 pp., 27x20 cm, illus.
"There is stupidity in every era, but each era has its own kind of stupidity" – Flaubert. This subject is approached in this edition by Yves Michaud, Philosophy professor and art critic, with an essay about the impact of mass and surplus of informati...
PB:
£14,00
QTY:
In the Fields of Empty Days The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art
ISBN: HB: 9783791357386, Prestel Publishing, May 2018
208 pp., 30x22 cm, 180 colour illus.
Filled with vibrant examples of painting, photography, sculpture, video, and other media, this book reveals how Iran's leading artists weave the country's past into the fabric of its contemporary art. The past is a continuous and inescapable part of...
HB:
£45,00
QTY:
Jeffrey Gibson Like a Hammer
ISBN: HB: 9783791357331, Prestel Publishing, May 2018
144 pp., 28x23 cm, 85 colour illus.
Featuring work from the past decade by Jeffrey Gibson, one of America's most prominent contemporary artists, this monograph shows how he blends American Indian and Western cultural influences and explores issues of identity, alternative sub-cultures,...
HB:
£29,99
QTY:
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia A Traveler's Guide Throught History, Ruins and Landscapes
ISBN: PB: 9786167339917, Prestel Publishing, River Books, May 2018
312 pp., 23.3x17.3 cm, illustrations throughout
Designed to assist the adventurous visitor to the region, the book is also an armchair traveler's introduction to many of the most historic and visually engaging monuments across seven nations: Indonesia,Vietnam, Cambodia,Thailand, Laos, Myanmar (Bur...
PB:
£20,00
QTY: