NEW NOW AVAILABLE ALEXANDRA EXTER PAINTS Publication date: 1st December 2011 Price: £45 / 55€ / $55 ISBN: 978-0-946311-20-0 Published by: Artists • Bookworks, East Sussex, England   To Order: alexander@networkbooks.biz With Caroline Wallis, Geometrician A collection of 16 essays on the artist's painting and works for the theate between 1910 and 1924. The essays explore the colour theories that gave rise to her abstract painting and the basic laws of structure that gave order to her Cubist, Simultaneist, Non-Objective painting and her stage and costume design. Contemporary accounts of her three plays, Famira Kifared, Salome, and Romeo and Juliet are included together with extracts from Alexander Tairov's, Notes of a Director (1921). The book closes with a detailed and illustrated Chronology of Exter's exhibitions and paintings. 288 pages. Over 400 colour illustrations. BOOKS IN PRINT
Victory Over the Sun Artists Bookworks, England 2009 Distributed by NetworkBooks £30 / $40 www.networkbooks.eu Covers: Anna Garvey Volume 1 A. Kruchenykh, libretto, V. Khlebnikov, Prologue Music: M. Matiushin Sets & Costumes: K. Malevich Essay: E. Steiner Texts: M. Matiushin, B. Livshits, A. Kruchenykh Translated from the Russian by Evgeny Steiner Volume 2 Patricia Railing, Editor Anthony Parton, “Killing the Moonlight & Conquering the Sun” Nina Gourianova, “Aleksei Kruchenykh’s Theatre of Alogism” Aleksei Kruchenykh, “New Ways of the Word” (1913) Christopher Dempsey, “On Zaum and its Use in Victory Over the Sun” Caroline Wallis & P. Railing, “Journey in Space-Time in the Vehicle of Destiny” John Milner, “Malevich’s Victory Over the Sun” Christopher Dempsey, “A Musical Assessment of Victory Over the Sun” John Milner, “The After-Life of Victory Over the Sun”
GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE,  THE CUBIST PAINTERS AESTHETIC MEDITATIONS 1913 46 original mono illus: 304pp Peter Read, trans and APOLLINAIRE & CUBISM 154 pp With a grant from The Elephant Trust ISBN 0 946311 12 9    £20 / $33 In the USA: University of California Press as of Autumn 2004
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cowling in Modern Language Review April 2004: 'Apollinaire's only book on art, Méditations esthétiques, is a title that captures well its intuitive and prophetic tone.... Peter Read's is a sensitive and readable translation in which the recurrence of words and metaphors signifying creativity (light and fire, in particular) is pointedly reproduced. In his commentary Read discusses Apollinaire's main ideas and sources lucidly and succinctly, drawing special attention to his deification of the 'pure' creative artist who has abandoned the age-old goal of naturalism.... The nice sense of Apollinaire's book as an object in its own right extends to the design and layout of the text, which imitate that of the first edition. In this thoughtful, and loving, version, the rediscovery of The Cubist Painters is a pleasure.' Other reviews in Que Vlo-Ve? Avril-Mai 2003 (Williard Bohn), Times Literary Supplement May 2 2003 (Robert Short), The Art Book June 2003 (Simon Dell), et.al.
GABO ON GABO Martin Hammer, Christina Lodder, editors 48 Texts & Interviews. 295 pp, 25 mono illus. Grant from The Henry Moore Foundation ISBN 0 946311 11 0   £25.00 / $40.00
Reviewed by Anthony Parton in The Art Book (Blackwells and the Art Historians Association of Great Britain), Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2002: ‘This book, like Gabo’s sculptures themselves, is a beautiful object.... As the publisher makes clear, the layout and design of the book are based upon the typographical principles that Gabo himself employed in the design of the Constructivist magazine Circle, of which he was co-editor in the 1930s. If the form of the book is top quality then so too is its content. As the title indicates, Gabo on Gabo is an anthology... which directly address[es] the development of his art and his aesthetic ideology. The texts... have been carefully selected by the editors to reflect and clarify the key aspects of Gabo’s thought and practice during the various phases of his career in Europe, Britain and America. An ‘introduction’ provides a succinct overview of Gabo’s career and this sets the writings in their context.’
5 x 5 = 25 Facsimile of the exhibition catalogue, Moscow 1921 Statements by Varst, Vesnin, Popova, Rodchenko, Exter with 1 colour illus each of the 5 works exhibited Translation of the Russian texts on transparent overlays by Christiana Bryan. 2 little volumes in a paper case John Milner, ON THE EXHIBITION 5 x 5 = 25 Its Background and Significance. 47 pp, 38 mono illus ISBN 0 946311 06 4   £15.50 / $20.00
Reviewed by Peter Stupples in New Zealand Slavonic Journal, October 1993: ‘This is a valuable production for the historian of modern Russian art: a facsimile production of the anti-catalogue for the exhibition 5 x 5 = 25 held in Moscow in 1921.... Milner’s essay goes over the familiar ground... but in doing so emphasised very nicely the outlines of the theoretical position of the groups.... Milner’s essay and this facsimile catalogue are very valuable additions to our growing knowledge of a period of debate about art and of original art practice which still astonishes by its audacity.’ Also reviewed in Umbrella, (San Francisco), Oct 1992.
EL LISSITZKY, ABOUT 2 Squares (1922) Facsimile with translation on transparent overleaf by Christiana Bryan. 2 volumes in a slip case Patricia Railing, MORE ABOUT 2 Squares 52 pp; many mono illus. ISBN 0 946311 02 1   £22.00 / $40.00 In the USA: The MIT Press (out of print and may be ordered from Artists . Bookworks)
Reviewed by Daniel H. Hodge (University of Kentucky) in Art Documentation, Summer 1992: ‘Lissitzky’s work in About 2 Squares reveals groundbreaking graphic design that became widely influential in European art publications of the 1920s and 1930s. The impact of Lissitzky’s work can be seen in much of the graphic design of the period and in many artists’ books of today. Railing’s essay, contained in the accompanying volume, provides a thorough account of the underpinnings of Lissitzky’s vision.... Careful to include in her discussion the vital aspect of word sounds to the full intent of Lissitzky’s About 2 Squares, Railing disseminates the paintings with convincing parallels between the contents of the pages and suprematist texts.... Through the success of her discussion, Railing honors Lissitzky’s intentions for bringing his work to life in the first place: “...it is not enough to stare at it with one’s own eyes; one’s whole head must be turned in a different direction.”’ Other reviews: Margaret B. Betz (Ohio State University), Slavic and East European Journal, No. 2, 1993; David Geary, The Structurist (University of Saskatchewan), No. 31/32, 1991/92; Peter Stupples, New Zealand Slavonic Journal, Oct 1992; Slavonic and East European Review (University of London), Oct 1991; et. al.
KAZIMIR MALEVICH, SUPREMATISM . 34 Drawings (1920) Facsimile, with translation by Alexander Lieven 2 volumes in a slip case Patricia Railing, ON SUPREMATISM . 34 Drawings 80 pp; many mono illus. ISBN 0 946311 94 7   £22.00 / $35.00
Reviewed by John G. Hatch (University of Western Ontario) in Languages of design, 1995: ‘Railing’s handbook [accompanying the beautiful reprint of Malevich’s Suprematism . 34 Drawings] is one of the better short monographs on Suprematism.... One of the particular strengths of this book is its examination of the paintings in the context of the theoretical writings.’ Other reviews: Peter Stupples, New Zealand Slavonic Journal, 1991, David Geary, The Structurist, University of Saskatchewan, No. 31/32, 1991/92, et.al.
TITLE OF RELATED INTEREST
MALEVICH ON SUPREMATISM 6 Essays 1915-1926 Patricia Railing, editor 115 pp; mono illus. Museum of Art, University of Iowa 150 Riverside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1789 ISBN 0-87414-119-2   $15.00 / £12.00 Reviewed by Anthony Parton in The Art Book, Vol. 7 Issue 4 Sept 2000: 'a small and mangeable book of six of the most important texts that Malevich wrote on the theory and practice of Suprematism.' PATRICIA RAILING, FROM SCIENCE TO SYSTEMS IN ART On Russian Abstract Art and Language 1910/1920 154 pp; many mono illus. ISBN 0 946311 05 6   £ 12.00 / $15.00
Reviewed by Christina Lodder (University of St Andrews), The Slavic and East European Review, Vol. 69, No. 1, Jan 1991: ‘This is a bold book, which takes a stimulating overview of the interrelationships of art history, artistic theory, literary theory, art, and poetry. It also adds an important new dimension to our understanding of cultural developments and those subtle interactions between Russia and the West which provide so much of the fascination of the 1910s.... This small book is eminently worth reading.’ Other reviews: John Milner, Times Literary Supplement, 31 Aug - 6 Sept 1990, Helen James, British Journal of Aesthetics 31-1 Jan 1991, Peter Stupples, New Zealand Slavonic Journal 1991, David Geary, The Structurist, University of Saskatchewan, No 31/32, 1991/92, Ray Lauzzana, Languages of design, Vol 1, No 3, Aug 1993.
FORTHCOMING TITLES
In the series: INTERNATIONAL CUBISM: ALBERT GLEIZES & JEAN METZINGER ON 'CUBISM' 1912  and its history (writings 1910-1953) Peter Brooke, trans. Peter Brooke, CUBISM IN CONTEXT KAZIMIR MALEVICH, WRITINGS ON CUBISM Patricia Railing, ed. ANNOUNCING A NEW SERIES : CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SPEAK ERNEST EDMONDS on his art
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TRISTAN TZARA and HANS ARP CINEMA CALENDRIER DU COEUR ABSTRAIT . MAISONS Translated by Mary Ann Caws The University of Iowa Dada Archive & Research Center ISBN 0 911487 00X   £40 / $65.00        in collaboration with BRITISH LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY and EL LISSITZKY, FOR THE VOICE 1923 3 volumes in a slip case Facsimile Russian edition, English translation by Peter France Visual translation of Lissitzky’s original layout by Martha Scotford Patricia Railing, editor, VOICES OF REVOLUTION, Cover by Fré Ilgen ISBN 0 7123 46694 4   £35 In the USA: The MIT Press (out of print) in collaboration with LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS FRANK KUPKA IN WHITE & BLACK ABSTRACTIONS (1932/1942) and FOUR STORIES OF WHITE & BLACK (1923) Facsimiles Arnauld Pierre, OF WHITE & BLACK Includes 16 letters by Kupka and F. Delmarle, ‘Consacré à l’art pur’, Vouloir, June 1925 62 pp; many mono illus. ISBN 0 85323 782 4   £22.00 Reviews: Unknown Distributors: Marston Book Services PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN UK FRANK KUPKA, CREATION IN THE PLASTIC ARTS (1923) Translated by Edmund Jephcott In the original layout of the Czech edition ISBN 0 85323 782 4   Pending
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