An account of her experiences in the wake of having authored a bestseller (The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas), a funny and engaging meditation on the meaning of success and identity in America.
Hannah Höch (1889-1972) was a central figure in the Berlin Dada circle, friend to Kurt Schwitters and Piet Mondrian. Important female artist from the German modernist period, known for her pioneering works of photomontage, which briskly juxtapose…
In German. Biographic introduction to one of the most imporant representatives of classical avantgarde cinema. This book includes essays about Richter's work and life, as well as beautiful photographs of his work.
From a late 18th century talking machine to the Fairlight CMI from 1979; sound machines, created mostly by physics & technicians to just generate sound, but hardly ever used by composers and musicians, pass the revue in this book, lavishly…
Biography charting Sun Ra’s career, showing how he defied critics’ periodization schemes, pioneering free jazz and electronic music in the 1940s and reviving big bands in the 1970s.
Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount (1914–1993), has been…
Overview of the work of the experimental filmmaker Ken jacobs, i.e. film and video works, shadow plays, sound pieces, installations, magic lantern and film performances.
Catalogue from exhibition about one of the central figures of the avant‐garde film movement. He represents a radical, and contentious, artistic approach.
German language edition. Wit, wordplay and ridicule employed in the service of a serious enterprise. Lighthearted compilation of the typographically challenging musings of Merzpräsident Kurt Schwitters.