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Photobook spread. The left image is of a woman with drool coming out of her mouth and the right image is a man with his eyes closed with plants near his head.

Cremaster 5

Matthew Barney, 1997.
 
The Cremaster series has featured Barney as a satyr, a magician, a ram, Harry Houdini, and even famous murderer Gary Gilmore. This book is one of the five companion volumes published to coincide with the release of each of the Cremaster films.                                                                                  

A teal-colored risograph printed photograph of a messy desk with an opened drawer filled with spools of thread. The single photo is printed across both pages.

Tafseel

Ebti, 2024.
 
Ebti's Tafseel is a dedication and documentation of her Uncles' family tailoring shop in Cairo. The photographs were taken on the occasion of her uncle's death, when returning home for the funeral, she attempted to capture the studio as it was, and would not be for long.

A photobook spread. The left photo is of a utility pole in front of a dark blue night sky. The second image is of a blue sea with birds flying above.

CYK

Can Yasar Köklü, 2024.
 
In his first publication CYK, Köklü explores his experiences growing up, the traditions that inform his art, and his feelings in three different cultures: Germany; Turkey; Los Angeles and now in New York.                                                                                                                                

A pink, spiral-bound photobook with four photographs per page. Most of the photos are of women, but one is of a sign from a protest and one of an empty office.

The Last Safe Abortion

Carmen Winant, 2024.
 
Focusing on the near-fifty-year period in which abortion was legal in the United States (1973-2022), The Last Safe Abortion recognizes the care, advocacy, and community-building of abortion workers. Artist Carmen Winant draws from over a dozen personal, organizational, and institutional archives from across the country, but mainly the Midwest.

A photobook spread featuring two reprinted pages from one of Woodman's other photo books. The reprinted pages are slightly yellowed and include an image with text written across the entire page.

Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books

Francesca Woodman, 2023.
 
Woodman made her first mature photographs at the age of thirteen and went on to create a body of work that has been critically acclaimed. This book collects every page of all eight of Woodman's unique artist's books in one volume.                                                                                                                                


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