Culture

A compact edition of the best-selling Basquiat monograph. Pristine reproductions of Basquiat’s seminal paintings, drawings, and notebook sketches, as well as texts by editor Hans Werner Holzwarth and curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne, bring us up close and personal to a legendary artist synonymous with 1980s New York.

The powerful collaborations between Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaïa. The photographer and the couturier were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Accompanying the exhibition Azzedine Alaïa, Peter Lindbergh at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris, this book celebrates their artistic partnership.

From the 9th of April to 22nd of May 2021, 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery Milan (via San Vittore 13) will present, in collaboration with the Museum of Cultures in Lugano (MUSEC), the exhibition “Blooming Japan”, curated by Moira Luraschi. The exhibition brings together a refined selection of thirty works of Japanese hand-tinted albumen prints and collotypes leading right up to the period between the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.

Hedi Slimane's personal exhibition "Sun of Sound", on view from March 19 until April 30 in Shanghai, China. This new presentation at Almine Rech Gallery (the fifth in his career, but a premiere in China), showcases his work as a photographer and marks his return to solo exhibitions since SONIC, shown in Paris in 2014.

Dreamwheeling: Ultimate Collector Cars - TASCHEN. The stories behind 100 of the world’s most coveted automobiles. For the seasoned car collector or the awestruck newcomer, this cased double-volume book is the unrivalled ultimate collector car anthology.

David Drebin presents 50 icons from his portfolio in an XXL edition limited and numbered to 500 copies–epic, dramatic, a cinematographic masterpiece.

Berlin Photo Week makes its big comeback this summer – kicking off its third edition on 26 August 2021. The central location will be Arena Berlin, located directly on the Spree River. This versatile venue has long been a beloved location for art fairs, concerts, summer festivals, and more.

Bright colors, bold prints, and joie-de-vivre flair abound in this must-have tribute to Pucci, the fashion house like no other. Packed full of archival photography, sketches, designs, and evocative ephemera, this updated XL edition captures the breathtaking elegance, drama, and innovation of a unique brand. Each book is uniquely bound with one of a selection of original print fabrics from Emilio Pucci’s collection.

Bringing together all the greats — from Air Jordan 1 to Air Presto — Nike and Virgil Abloh reinvent sneaker culture with the collaborative project The Ten and redesign 10 sneaker icons. Experience engineering ingenuity and Abloh’s investigative design process: each shoe is a piece of industrial design, a readymade sculpture, and a wearable all at once.

Published to mark TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, this special edition is an unprecedented year by year journey through the life and work of David Hockney. From the London of the Swinging Sixties, via Californian swimming pools, to the expansive landscapes of his native Yorkshire, the book’s juxtaposition of artworks and biographical text makes us discover how Hockney undertakes his artistic research and where he finds inspiration for his multifaceted work.