What scares a nation - gunmen who hold children ransom or infamous terrorists? Useful Photography 011 rifles through the history of human targets culled from US shooting ranges. In this age of high impact gun crime, are the participants seeking protection or accelerating the violence?

With elementary materials – wood, paper, clay, tape, paint – artist Fleur van Dodewaard creates ephemeral compositions that play with the possibilities of photography, sculpture, and painting. Situated at the intersection of these disciplines, her work uses photography to achieve the final result. ‘The Fold’ presents ten years of practice, reshaped according to the principles of book production methods such as folding, cutting, and binding. Operating like a “making-of” documentary...

For 'Real Dreams’ Beijing based photographer Ruben Lundgren immersed himself in the Chinese news cycle for six years. The photobook starts with a century old quote in which writer J.R. Chitty explains that China, within the Western mind, is choked with the most ‘ludicrous incongruities’ that need to be assimilated before one can come close to understanding the country. The photographs provide an exceptional wide-range of visual incongruities taken all over the most populous and fastest ...

Belgian artist Gert Robijns has spent the past decade working on his “Reset” concept, wherein the recreation and revaluation of the landscape are key. In 2010, Robijns made a copy of the small town of Gotem, his birthplace, out of white wood and metal on a scale of 75:100, including the church and rectory. From then on, he became dedicated to following this idea of “Reset” in various projects, among them Reset Charbon, a reflection on Limburg’s mining history, and Reset Mobile, a so...

For this compact book, Gijsbert Hanekroot made a selection of photographs he has taken of Mick Jagger over the course of eight years. The Belgian photographer began shooting pictures of the Rolling Stones during the final concert of their European tour in 1970. It marked the first time he would photograph the band’s frontman during concerts and at press conferences in several cities, including Amsterdam, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, and London. Hanekroot would also shoot portraits ...

Co-edited by MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs and MVRDV partner Jan Knikker, this book presents twenty-five recently completed projects in Europe, North America, and Asia. Among them are several that show the potentials of reuse and transformation, such as 'High Profile', a lamp made from leftover metal profiles, or 'Seoullo 7017', the transformation of an elevated highway in Seoul into an urban park. Many of the projects also have a distinct public dimension, welcoming people in, around...

Classical ballet is no longer the sole stimulus for today's audiences, as a fluid fusion of everything from ballet to Bollywood and from breakdancing to Latin represents how dance is consumed today. With the emergence of modern choreographers and new teaching styles, debate on the benefits of classical ballet training for non-classical dancers continues, even raising questions as to its relevance. The increasing academic interest in examining ballet's role is the focus of this book, published...

'Teaching Objects' is a journey through art and culture. Jeroen Lutters takes us to see a number of artworks that give new insights into the foundations of twenty-first century civilisation and humanity. In this highly personal ans passionate account, he discusses his individual choice of great works – works that not only reflect the history of Western culture, but also continue to be a source of inspiration and meaning.

De Vlaamse meesters. Van Eyck tot Bruegel overspant bijna anderhalve eeuw schilderkunst, van omstreeks 1430 tot het overlijden van Pieter Bruegel de Oude in 1569. In die tijdspanne kwam de schilderkunst in de Nederlanden tot een ongekende bloei. Dit rijkelijk geïllustreerde boek biedt een representatief overzicht van de belangrijkste en invloedrijkste schilders uit die periode en van alle schildergenres die in deze regio tot ontwikkeling kwamen of vernieuwing doormaakten. De auteur gaat op ...