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A Musical Phantasmagoria (Print run 60) enriched with four ISBN 978-88-572-4020-6 William Kentridge, Alban numbered and signed (Print run 30) ISBN 978-88-572-4019-0 prints by William William Kentridge, Lulu Kentridge, Ilya (Print run 30) ISBN 978-88-572-4046-6 and Emilia Kabakov £ 4.000.00, $ 5.000.00 and Jan Fabre NO RIGHT OF RETURN Publication March 2020 enise Wendel-Poray takes us into uncharted territory. Painting the Stage Dexamines over 200 years of opera stage design, unravelling this rich his- torical tale through more than 300 illustrations, interviews and accurate recon- structions. The most complete resource book yet on the subject, it will be of great interest to those in the fields of art as well as opera. The exquisite wooden sculpture created and signed by archistar Mario Botta acts like a proscenium theatre framing each one of the numbered prints created exclusively for this publication by artists William Kentridge, the Kabakovs, and Jan Fabre. There are four distinct versions of this limited edition, with special wood for each: an ash wood sculpture for the two William Kentridge sugar lift aquatints, walnut for the print by the Kabakovs, and durmast for that of Jan Fabre. Mario Botta designed the box exclusively for the project, and Riva1920 made them. All the prints have been numbered and signed by the artists. • Limited edition with exclusive wooden box designed by Mario Botta. • All the prints have been numbered and signed by the artists. Painting the Stage Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian writer, journalist and curator. She is the Artists as Stage Designers author of books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre Denise Wendel-Poray 1 and music. She has been guest curator Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum in Duis- size 7 ⁄2 × 10 in. (18.5 × 25 cm) 400 pages, 250 colour burg Germany (2010-2012); at the Rupertinum Museum in Salzburg (William and 100 b/w illustrations Kentridge Works for Theatre 2017); Sammlung Friedrichshof Zurndorf, Aus- hardcover tria (Wahlverwandtschaften 2018); RX Galerie Marais Paris (Hermann Nitsch ISBN 978-88-572-3006-1 £ 55.00, $ 70.00 Paintings Only 2018); Galerie Éric Dupont Paris (Howard Hodgkin 2015, Sandro Kopp Take Time 2016, Otto Muehl 2018). 8 Lanterna Magica Limited Edition Guido Crepax Limited Editions Limited Specifications 1 size 14 × 18 ⁄2 in. (35.4 × 47 cm) 216 pages, 97 b/w illustrations hardcover in canvas and applied plate, hot printing Three large-format 3 different silkscreens, Highlights versions, with three numbered and authenticated 100 copies for silkscreen, numbered silkscreens numbered and signed by Lorenzo Mattotti authenticated by the Dolls ISBN 978-88-572-3869-2 Archivio Guido Crepax Imitations and an artistic plate ISBN 978-88-572-3974-3 Reflection designed by ISBN 978-88-572-3975-0 £ 700.00, $ 850.00 Lorenzo Mattotti NO RIGHT OF RETURN Publication April 2020 ublished as a tribute to the first edition of the graphic novel dated 1978, Pthe Limited Edition of Lanterna Magica is a large-format book with three numbered silkscreens authenticated by the Archivio Guido Crepax and an artistic plate signed by Lorenzo Mattotti. The story, entirely created by Crepax, is an example of very modern graphic design and settings and contexts that are “outside historical dimensions”. The first edition was introduced by a text by Gillo Dorfles which is here pub- lished in its entirety and repositions the value of the plates of Valentina not only within the creative perspective of Guido Crepax but, above all, within the artistic context of the European scene. • The 216 pages in this book are printed on precious ivory paper and enriched by a tribute signed by Lorenzo Mattotti made specifically for this publication. • The Lanterna Magica project, Skira Limited Edition, has a print run of 300 copies and is divided into three versions, each characterised by a silkscreen authenticated by the Archivio Crepax: Imitations, Reflection and Dolls. • 100 copies for silkscreen, numbered and signed by Lorenzo Mattotti. • The volume is contained in a box, entirely covered in canvas, with applied plate and hot printed title; each silkscreen is contained in a folder, also covered in canvas, placed on top of the volume. • The box is wrapped in protective cardboard. 10 The Araki Effect edited by Filippo Maggia Photography Specifications 1 size 9 ⁄2 × 11 in. (24 × 28 cm) 200 pages 320 colour illustrations Highlights Highlights hardcover ISBN 978-88-572-4195-1 Over 50 years in the career £ 38.00, $ 50.00 of the most famous Publication March 2020 contemporary Japanese photographer, from the 1960s to today Exhibition Schedule obuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is known the world over for his controver- Siena, Santa Maria della Scala sial erotic portraits of Japanese women, often bound using the kinbaku 21 June – 30 September 2019 N (Japanese bondage) technique. A unique figure in contemporary photography, he has always found creative inspiration in daily existence, without making any distinction between his personal life and public and professional practice. The Araki Effect offers a broad overview of his career: from the first series from 1963–1965, Satchin and His Brother Mabo, to Subway of Love, a large collec- tion of images taken in the Tokyo subway between 1963 and 1972, the year he also made Autumn in Tokyo, which recounts the autumn he spent wandering through the city in the twilight hours. These are followed by Sentimental Night in Kyoto, less well-known than the famous Sentimental Journey, both tributes to his wife, Yoko; Balcony of Love, Death Reality, Tokyo Diary from 2017, and one of his latest collections, Araki’s Paradise from 2019. The power of Araki’s images lies precisely in the force they emanate • A celebration of the great Japanese photographer with a selection of pictures spanning a career of more than 50 years. • Araki is one of today’s leading international contemporary photographers. Filippo Maggia since 1998 has been Curator of Photography at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. In 2019, he became Project Manager of the Archivio Basilico. He is on the Scientific Committee of the Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea in Milan. 12 Cold Instinct photographs by Matthijs Kuijpers Photography Specifications 1 size 12 × 9 ⁄2 in. (30 × 24 cm) 168 pages 72 colour illustrations Highlights Highlights A photographic album embossed hardcover ISBN 978-88-572-4259-0 of herpetofauna to £ 40.00, $ 50.00 discover the astonishing Publication world of reptiles and April 2020 amphibians his is the first book released by the world renowned amphibian and rep- Ttile photographer, Matthijs Kuijpers. This publication is a photographic album of unparalleled quality featuring a vast range of cold-blooded species from the depths of the world’s most intrepid jungles to the driest of deserts. Some of the species featured are exceedingly rare or have not yet been discov- ered and catalogued. Through Matthijs’ enigmatic photographs, readers will witness the savage and breathtaking beauty of these creatures. • An incredible photographic album of the most bizarre reptiles and amphib- ians on the planet. • First book with stunning pictures by the world-renowned photographer. • 72 beautiful images of rare and endangered species. • 8 colorful index pages of the species with all classifications. • 2 gatefold spreads with 4 snake and 4 lizard portraits. • Animal print embossed hardcover. Matthijs Kuijpers is a Dutch photographer and passionate about animals; he has traveled the world across ice capped mountains and arid deserts to cap- ture the rarest and most endangered reptiles and amphibians, from the rain forests of Cameroon to the Dragon Island of Komodo. He is an award-winning photographer who has been featured on National Geographic, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Netflix, The Guardian, Time Magazine and Discovery Channel, among others.