* American artist Chris Johanson has built a loyal following with his vibrant and sometimes hilarious take on the universe and our place in it. This monograph offers a panoramic view of Johanson's practice from his roots as a street artist in San Francisco to his celebrated exhibitions.

Chris Johanson (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series)

Arts & Photography

Bob Nickas

Corrina Peipon

Julie Deamer

History & Criticism

Phaidon Press

The bible of indie culture. index A to Z celebrates the uncompromising personalities, humor, and DIY brilliance of the indie generation and captures the spirit of the era with sections like F for Fashion, featuring designers Kate Spade and Marc Jacobs; I for Indie with Harmony Korine and John Waters; and others such as Royalty, Vanished, and X-Rated. Paying homage to Generation X's "It" glossy, this volume is packed with index's most memorable interviews and greatest photographs of the time, including previously unpublished outtakes and party pictures. Beginning as a low-budget, oversized fanzine in 1996, index magazine quickly became one of the most influential small publications in the United States. With a smart and irreverent voice that epitomized the late '90s indie ethos, the magazine brought together some of the most relevant cultural figures who were at that time young and often unknown, and who have since become cultural icons or celebrities, including Bjork, Scarlett Johansson, Alexander McQueen, and Ryan McGinley, to name just a few. New interviews with founders Peter Halley and Bob Nickas, a reminiscence by Bruce LaBruce, and a historical overview by Wendy Vogel offer further looks behind the scenes.

index A to Z: Art, Design, Fashion, Film, and Music in the Indie Era

PETER HALLEY

Bruce LaBruce

Reference

Rizzoli

Published on the occasion of the exhibition: James Castle BOOKS, December 2, 2010-January 28, 2011 at Lawrence Markey, San Antonio, Texas, 96 pp.,essay by Bob Nickas entitled James Castle: Book With the Sound of Its Own Meaning, softbound, Lawrence Markey Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 2010.

James Castle BOOKS

Lawrence Markey, Inc.

Robert Grosvenor's photography presents itself as a manifest extension of his sculptural work. The 32 images in this book reveal an artist interested in the space between objects, as much as the objects themselves, and how form and texture can be combined in the natural world. "At times, no intervention is necessary for a deadpan humor to effortlessly assert itself, as when Grosvenor takes a picture of concrete steps which have been painted a light sky blue. But they have only been painted on the top, suggesting a carpet that has melted over the steps, a sense of slow motion in neat parallel to a pair of blue garden hoses that might as well be lines traced by the water flowing through them. We can't help but wonder if the world, more often than not, arranges itself to be seen."

Robert Grosvenor: 32 Pictures

Robert Grosvenor

Karma

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