Giants, dwarves, living fossils - many animal species living on remote islands have developed extravagant features that would have denied them a chance of survival elsewhere. Text in English and German.

Douala, het economisch en cultureel centrum van Kameroen, is een van de belangrijkste steden van Centraal-Afrika. Het stedelijk karakter van Douala wordt gekenmerkt door nederzettingen, particuliere handelsnetwerken en spontaan gebruik van de publieke ruimte. Deze snel groeiende stad is de omgeving waarin doual'art - een onderzoekcentrum voor stedelijke ontwikkeling - sinds ruim zestien jaar actief is.Medeoprichters Marilyn Douala Bell en Didier Schaub zetten vaak kunst en cultuur in bij publ...

With fifty-three paintings on paper Ed van der Kooy (The Hague, 1956) reflects on the current juncture, at which a volatile pandemic, racial riots and a persistent climate crisis dominate news reports. Sometimes the pictures are dark and intense. Sometimes they just appear to be idyllic, because there is a snake in the grass, disturbing the dream. In a painterly respect, too, nothing seems to be self-evident.

At his request, his daughter Floortje van der Kooy (The Hague, 1993) writes her refl...

This large book features an astonishing selection of Ghanaian hand-painted film posters from the collection of Mandy Elsas, a Dutch merchant dedicated to seeking out and preserving this disappearing facet of Ghana's art historical heritage. With reproductions of almost 200 posters, it also provides an in-depth look at everyday popular culture through short biographies of artists, writings by specialists in the field, and a foreword by Ablade Glover, perhaps today's most preeminent artist. The...

The Court for International Climate Crisis (CICC) is a more-than-human tribunal founded by writer, academic, lawyer, and activist Radha D'Souza and artist and propaganda researcher Jonas Staal in 2021. The aim of the CICC is to prosecute climate crimes committed by states and corporations, not only in the past and present, but also in the future. Central to this book is the first iteration of the project, commissioned and staged by Framer Framed in Amsterdam, during which public hearings were...

Beeldend kunstenaar Pii Daenen produceert al ruim 50 jaar sculpturen, installaties, video’s, foto’s, prints, artefacten, multiples, interieur- en meubelstukken. Hij haalt zijn inspiratie vooral uit de elementaire menselijke behoeftes en technologische ontwikkelingen en geeft met zijn kunst met humor commentaar op hoe wij hier als mens mee omgaan.

In 2012 begon Pii zijn werk te archiveren in FileMaker Pro. Zijn totale oeuvre is hierdoor een visuele encyclopedie geworden; een kunstwerk an s...

Following two mid-career retrospectives illustrating the period 2000-2014, De Bruyckere is now showing her most recent work. She focuses on the period from 2014 up to the present. The book includes work that has never be seen before. These monumental works are inspired by the idea of an angel, as portrayed in myths, stories, literature and art history. Conceived in the loneliness and isolation of the corona crisis, the angel guards against a lonely existence and, even more importantly, agains...

Accountable Temporary Expedients is a practice that challenges the ability of dancers to attend to multiple stimuli at once and instigate situations which embrace confusion, doubt and uncertainty. This work stands in response to the notion that dance urges to emancipate. Baldini’s current critique sees dance as being "stuck, gooey, a victim of its own habit and, so in love with itself, it does not recognise its limitations. It is self-seduced, self-sufficient, and self-indulgent. Dance is n...

Explore the rich cultural tapestry and breathtaking landscapes of Myanmar with the "Myanmar - Grayscale Coloring Book." This captivating collection offers 48 single-sided grayscale illustrations, each one showcasing the unique beauty and diversity of Myanmar's people and scenery.

Each page is a window into the daily life and stunning environments of this Southeast Asian gem, featuring detailed portraits of local people, their traditional attire, and the picturesque landscapes that define Myan...