'This Road Leads to Nowhere: Pierre Punk' brings together archives and reflections from a music scene that flourished in small-town South Dakota from the early 90's through 2010. Merging the tradition of DIY punk publications and regional travel guides, the book sings an unsung hymn of American underground culture. This Road Leads to Nowhere includes writings and images from Pierre community members, musicians who traveled through and played in the town, and kindred spirits from similar scene...

RAABJERG by Danish artist Rune Peitersen (1971) explores the changing landscape of northern Jutland (DK) from the last Ice Age until today.

During the 16th-19th centuries, climate change and human extraction of natural resources led to violent sand drift, which transformed the once fertile landscape into a barren wasteland. Different governments – from kings to elected parliaments – enacted laws to try to reverse it. After 200 years, they ‘succeeded’ and started reintroducing plants i...

"Stitch Your Brain" is a long-term study into the intelligence of the hand by artist and former medical doctor Monika Auch. The book reflects the results of the empirical study Auch worked on for the past decade about the importance of creating with your hands in our digital age and the effects of slow creation on neuro cognitive learning, health, and well-being.

The detailed images of a collection of 100+ stitched brains created by participants and their personal comments illustrate the infl...

Visual artist Diana Scherer is one of the pioneers in biotech art. At the core of her botanical installations and textiles lies a great curiosity about what neurobiologists call ‘the brain of plants’. Scherer studies plants and root systems and applies the intelligence of plants in her work. She employs a unique technique with which, using natural growth processes, she creates mesmerising and seemingly fragile tissues of plant roots with various structures. Scherer’s work is thought-pro...

Er zijn weinig onderwerpen die zoveel vooronderstellingen opleveren als de boerderij. Het reflecteren op beelden van de boerderij ligt op het snijvlak van cultuur, mythe vorming, erfgoed en beeldende kunst. Dit boek vraagt aandacht voor de beeldvorming rondom het boerenland met twintig (beeld)essays van kunsthistorici, cultuurwetenschappers, kunstenaars, landschapsarchitecten en anderen.

De productie en de beeldvorming van zowel kunst als boer worden belicht. De beeldbeschrijvingen zijn vanui...

Prix de Rome 2021. Beeldende Kunst / Visual Arts verschijnt bij de gelijknamige tentoonstelling in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam met nieuw werk van de kunstenaars die zijn geselecteerd voor de shortlist van de Prix de Rome 2021. Centraal staat het werk van Mercedes Azpilicueta, Alexis Blake, Silvia Martes en Coralie Vogelaar. Volgens de internationale jury reflecteren de vier finalisten op actuele thema’s, bieden kritische herinterpretaties van historische gebeurtenissen, verbinden onderbelich...