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A sculptural constellation of commoditiesShelves, balloons, candy, photographs, currency, children's toys, IKEA furniture, LED lights: in this volume, German artist Benedikte Bjerre (born 1987) presents sculptural arrangements of these and other commodities, excavating their history.

On a film cycle's unlikely inspirations from post-truth storytelling, found CGI films and Peter ZumthorThis book revolves around Italian artists Elisa Caldana and Diego Tonus's Topography of Terror--inspired by found CGI films from the making of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor's unrealized building Topographie des Terrors and research on effects of violent imagery in terrorism spreading through news and social media.

"As much a portrait of the transformed artist as it is a collective rendering of those who call the border home." -Brooklyn RailFor eight weeks, Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong (born 1962) embedded himself within Mexico-US border communities such as Ciudad Juárez, El Paso, Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, to capture the lives and trials of the people living there. A leading figure of Chinese Neo-Realism, Liu, in loose brushstrokes, paints everything from border agents on both sides carrying out their duties to Mexican families barbecuing on the banks of the Rio Grande. Also included in this clothbound volume are Liu's reference photographs of these border communities; studies based on those photographs showing how he builds his compositions; and pages of his notes taken throughout his lengthy journey. Peter Doroshenko, director of the Dallas Contemporary, writes in an essay for the book: "every painting captures a decisive moment, locking individual narratives down forever, reflecting numerous cultural references that echo throughout his practice."

Art institutions around the world discuss their mission and strugglesIn Bande à part, nine recently formed independent art institutions discuss the missions, means and layout of their respective spaces, which often operate on a small budget while making considerable impact in their respective cities. The book shows how small to mid-scale institutional models depart from the traditional format of the white cube. Each of the institutions offers a statement of purpose for its space and answers a questionnaire about topics such as its imagined audience, the type of art it aims to exhibit, digital presence and other resources. As the founders and supporters of these spaces from around the globe discuss the specific challenges they face, it becomes clear that such institutions can be uniquely responsive to the interests of their communities. Spaces discussed include the Artist's Institute in New York; Lulu in Mexico City; the New Theater in Berlin; P! in New York; and others.

A sound artist's tale of a failed flirtationIn this artist's book, German sound artist Armin Lorenz Gerold tells the story, in text and photographs, of an unnamed protagonist visiting the Olympic swimming pool in West Berlin during the summer of 2020, and a young man who catches his attention.