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The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

70 Years of Sun Records

Peter Guralnick & Colin Escott 9781681888965 Weldon Owen | November 8, 2022 $60.00 | $80.00 CAN HC 9 1⁄2 x 12, 256 pages

A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n’ Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings.

Vinyl

The Art of Making Records

Mike Evans 9781645178163 Thunder Bay Press | September 6, 2022 $27.99 | $36.99 CAN HC 12 x 12, 256 pages

This book examines the origins of the vinyl format and its evolution throughout the 20th century, and also provides an in-depth look at how vinyl LPs are manufactured and packaged—often with striking artwork that makes them beloved by music enthusiasts today.

Diane Arbus: Documents

Diane Arbus; Max Rosenberg; Lucas Zwirner 9781644230657 David Zwirner Books | September 27, 2022 $99.99 | $134.99 CAN HC 8 1⁄2 x 11, 375 pages

Through an assemblage of articles, criticism, and essays, Diane Arbus: Documents charts the reception of the photographer’s work and offers comprehensive insight into the critical conversations, as well as misconceptions, around this highly influential artist.

Divine Names

The 99 Healing Names of the One Love

Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi; Majed Seif; Monique Arav 9781623718138 Interlink Books | October 4, 2022 $32.95 | NCR HC 8 x 8, 288 pages

A beautiful book that makes a thoughtful, meaningful gift for many occasions, regardless of a person’s religious beliefs, including graduations, birthdays, and other important life milestones. A high-end edition with foil cover treatment and breathtaking calligraphy throughout.

Ruth Asawa: All Is Possible

Ruth Asawa; Makeda Best; Taylor Davis; Ruth Erickson; Briony Fer; Helen Molesworth; Jennifer L. Roberts; John Yau 9781644230787 David Zwirner Books | November 15, 2022 $75.00 | $95.00 CAN HC 8 1⁄4 x 10 3⁄4, 192 pages

Revealing rarely seen work alongside her iconic looped-wire sculptures, this catalogue celebrates Ruth Asawa’s unique vision and intimate subject matter.

The Five Lives of Hilma af Klint

Philipp Deines; Hilma af Klint; Julia Voss 9781644230695 David Zwirner Books | July 22, 2022 $35.00 | $47.00 CAN HC 8 1⁄4 x 11 3⁄4, 120 pages

A moving biography, told in vivid illustrations, this graphic novel features key moments in the life of Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract painting Hilma af Klint (1862-1944). Long underrecognized, af Klint has been amid a sensational rediscovery that continues to take art audiences by storm.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kandis Williams

Kandis Wiliams; Ebony L. Haynes; Hannah Black; Okwui Okpokwasili 9781644230688 David Zwirner Books | September 27, 2022 $40.00 | $55.00 CAN HC 6 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄4, 96 pages

The inaugural volume in a new series of books, Kandis Williams documents the Los Angeles-based artist’s exhibition A Line. Interrogating issues of race, nationalism, authority, and eroticism, her topical work is made across collage, sculpture, and video.

Mental Floss: The Curious Movie Buff

A Miscellany of Fantastic Films from the Past 50 Years (Movie Trivia, Film Trivia, Film History)

Jennifer M. Wood 9781681888842 Weldon Owen | October 11, 2022 $29.95 | $36.95 CAN HC 7 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2, 304 pages

Movie lovers rejoice! Learn amazing facts and behind-the-scenes stories about the making of some of the best-loved films of the past 50 years.

Bridget Riley: Past into Present

Bridget Riley; Eric de Chassey 9781644230664 David Zwirner Books | June 28, 2022 $55.00 | $75.00 CAN HC 9 1⁄2 x 12, 80 pages

Renowned British artist Bridget Riley’s paintings have provoked powerful sensations through their formally taut, abstract compositions over the course of her more than six-decade career. In this new body of work, Riley returns to earlier ideas and takes them into further and surprising directions.

Point Break: Raymond Pettibon, Surfers and Waves

Raymond Pettibon; Jamie Brisick; Brian Lukacher; Emily Erickson; Stephanie Gilmore 9781644230350 David Zwirner Books | June 21, 2022 $60.00 | $80.00 CAN HC 9 x 12, 192 pages

Pettibon is known for his characteristically enigmatic aesthetic and sharply satirical critiques of American culture. Though drenched in cynicism, his work empathizes with the dizzying madness of our own humanity as it engages both socalled high and low culture.

Portia Zvavahera

Portia Zvavahera 9781644230718 David Zwirner Books | December 6, 2022 $65.00 | $85.00 CAN HC 9 1⁄2 x 11, 112 pages

Expressive and rich paintings by the Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavaheramade during a time of intense solitude and collective struggle across the globe.

Rose Wylie: Which One

Rose Wylie; Barry Schwabsky; Judith Bernstein; Hans Ulrich Obrist 9781644230756 David Zwirner Books | November 1, 2022 $75.00 | $95.00 CAN HC 9 3⁄4 x 13, 196 pages

A comprehensive look at the work of Rose Wylie over the last five years, this catalogue highlights Wylie’s expansive oeuvre of painting and drawing.

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