Pacita Abad by Pacita Abad

Staff Pick

Since leaving the Philippines due to fear of political persecution, Abad has produced work notable for its innovation and activism. This long overdue monograph features high quality photos of Abad's influential art--including her breakthrough trapunto quilt paintings--along with essays and oral histories by scholars and by people who knew her. 


 

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By Pacita Abad (Artist), Victoria Sung (Editor), Pio Abad (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
$65.00
ISBN: 9781935963264
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Published: Walker Art Center - June 27th, 2023

Pedro Almodóvar: Installation/Instalación by Pedro Almodóvar

Staff Pick

A companion volume to an exhibit the Spanish auteur oversaw for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. this survey covers 22 groundbreaking films, charting the psychological and visual complexity that has marked Almodóvar's work throughout his career. In what is easily the most comprehensive volume on his oeuvre to date, you can find here not only an exploration of the depth and breadth of the filmmaker's thematic obsessions, but glimpses of his cinematic muses and inspirations along with some of his most iconic scenes--all with a lush accompaniment of images and illustrations. 
 

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By Pedro Almodóvar (Artist), Jenny He (Editor), J. Guzmán (Editor)
$75.00
ISBN: 9781636810195
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Published: Delmonico Books - June 20th, 2023

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro

Staff Pick

 

Piñeiro's most recent work available in English gives us the story of Mary Lohan in the form of a logbook. Lohan was originally María Elena, and she left Argentina--and her husband, in something of a mad scramble--to assume her second identity two decades before, in the wake of an accident. It's not giving anything away to say that her homecoming unearths long-buried memories and grudges as this complex figure is once again forced to reckon with the accident that led to her flight.  A Little Luck, as is true of all Piñeiro's work, is a sharp exploration of Argentinian society. written with style and vitality,

 


 


 

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By Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781913867553
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Published: Charco Press - July 11th, 2023

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