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PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKSHOP
A thematic selection of artists’ books curated by guest curators: Jérôme Prochiantz, Martin Parr, Erik Kessels, Christine Barthe, Clément Chéroux, Aline Pujo, Jonas Cuénin, Valérie Belin, and Patrick Remy.
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“PIERRE DOUCE” by Alain Bujak, an authentic and sensitive photographic portrait, captured in the intimate setting of the Idem studio in Montparnasse, Paris. vit.
Sogno Studio, 2026
56 pages
27×33 cm
ISBN : 9791098049118
For a long time, the photography book remained in the shadow of photography itself, relegated to a purely documentary and illustrative role. But thanks to recent work by historians such as Gerry Badger, Horacio Fernandez, and Hans-Michael Koetzle, by specialized booksellers like Denis Ozanne and Harper Levine, and with the support of major collectors such as Manfred Heiting, Martin Parr, and Alain Sinibaldi, exhibitions and bibliographies have emerged to disseminate the history of this medium and educate the public on the subject. A market has emerged, price ranges have been established, and today, the photography book has gained its independence and become an essential component of photography under the now well-established Anglo-Saxon term “PHOTOBOOK.”
After sparking unprecedented enthusiasm some twenty years ago, the market has now stabilized, but there are still many publishing houses—including a multitude of small independent publishers—and publications remain plentiful. Following the development of this market and the growing interest from the public, collectors, and institutions, the need for compilation became apparent, leading to comprehensive collections such as those by Parr & Badger, or collections dedicated to specific fields: geographic regions (Latin America, Japan, the Netherlands...), photographers (Nobuyoshi Araki, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Richard Prince), and themes (Nude, Business, Photojournalism).
Published to coincide with the “Books on Photobooks” selection at the L'INAPERCU photography bookstore, this volume—which lists 87 titles—is a compilation of books about photography books published around the world. For each title, it provides a cover image, a double-page spread, and a bibliographic note. More than just a reference work, this book is a tribute to the phenomenon that photography books have become and a recognition of the important role played by the printed image—the book that one opens and leafs through—in the digital age.
Published by L’INAPERÇU, Les Yeux Ouverts, Innocences, 2025
19 × 15 cm
“DOLCI” by Francesco Balzano, an artistic, poetic, and silent journey through the heart of the plaster cast collection at the Palace of Versailles.
Sogno Studio, 2026
96 pages
27×33 cm
ISBN : 9791098049101
For nearly 40 years, Catherine Opie has been documenting the cultural and geographic identity of contemporary America with psychological insight. This unique artist monograph presents a compelling visual narrative of the American photographer’s work since the early 1980s, combining images with texts to form a comprehensive picture of her artistic vision. With more than 300 beautiful illustrations produced in close collaboration with Opie, the book marks a turning point in the discourse on this artist’s work to date.
Published by Phaidon
32.3 cm × 27.5 cm, 338 pages, in good condition
ISBN 9781838662189
Thomas Sauvin’s *Until Death Do Us Part* explores the surprising role that cigarettes play in Chinese weddings. As a token of appreciation, it is customary for the bride to light a cigarette for each male guest. The bride and groom are then invited to participate in cigarette-smoking games of unprecedented ingenuity. This publication pays homage to a tradition where love and death go hand in hand. These photos come from the Beijing Silvermine (北京银矿) project, an archive of half a million negatives recovered over the years from a recycling plant on the outskirts of Beijing.
5.30 x 8.30 x 2.10 cm / 108 pages
Published by Beijing Silvermine
7th edition, April 2025
The “17 18 19” series is based on a bag of film negatives recovered from a recycling plant on the outskirts of Beijing in 2010. The bag contained an archive of more than 15,000 scratched black-and-white negatives, taken at one of the city’s detention centers between 1991 and 1993. A true investigative journey into the police’s use of these photographers and their aesthetic, the book thus examines their practice and their understanding of photography, composition, and artistic direction. Who are these people? What are the stories behind each image? Why 17 18 19? These are the questions the reader must answer. It is as if the book were evidence in and of itself, placing the reader in the role of the investigator.
During the artist’s stay at Convento Residency (Portugal)—in September 2019—the book was edited, designed, and prepared for printing. This was done in early October 2019 at the MAS in Istanbul. It is printed with silver metallic ink on black paper. And this was not a random aesthetic decision. The black pages allow the photographs to be printed in negative form. And the silver metallic ink links “17 18 19” to its origins: the Silvermine project. Silver and negatives, once discarded in China, are now recycled in the form of a book.
Published by Void Editions, 2019
Numbered (34/50) and signed cardboard box containing 3 prints and a unique original 35 mm negative from the Silvermine collection in Beijing (series 17/18/19).
15.5 cm x 20.5 cm, in good condition
ISBN 9786188434141
"Spirituality is often foreign to our daily lives—almost an attitude that is alien to us, both in our way of life and in our relationships with others."
At a certain time of year, however, spirituality manifests itself clearly and reveals itself to us through small signs—sometimes with a rather crude, even kitschy, theatricality, but often rich in meaning.
This portrayal is moving because of its apparent simplicity and the direct, explicit way in which it tells us that we belong to a tradition that is not fleeting—one that can be profound and reflect an inner need to express ourselves.
Sometimes the signs are hidden; we must discover them, seek them out, and watch them emerge where we least expect them. They appear in a landscape that is familiar to us, like a foreign element whose presence is legitimate only for a brief moment—just long enough for it to become part of our lives.
It's... of course... the Christmas season.
- Rigamonti
Limited edition of 250 copies
, featuring a C-size print measuring 21.2 × 15.6 cm , signed by the author
Bessard Publishing, 2018
30 pages
19 × 27 cm
ISBN: 97910914673
The Book of 101 Books is published by Andrew Roth and features over 500 color plates accompanied by essays by eight renowned authors: Vince Aletti, Richard Benson, May Castleberry, Jeffrey Fraenkel, Daid Moriyama, Shelley Rice, David Levi Strauss, and Neville Wakefield.
In her insightful 15,000-word essay titled “When Objects Dream,” art historian Shelley Rice traces the history of 20th-century photography through the book. Richard Benson, dean of the School of the Arts at Yale University and an internationally renowned expert on photographic printing, traces the evolution of the art of printing from photogravure to new digital technologies in his 5,000-word essay titled “Photography in Print.” May Castleberry, an independent curator and editor for the Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, describes the production process behind the reprint of Steichen’s classic children’s book, *The First Picture Book*, and discusses the challenge of presenting photography books within a museum exhibition in her essay “The Presence of The Past.” Jeffrey Fraenkel, art dealer and book publisher, offers a personal account of the many pitfalls of book publishing in his essay “A Choice of Titles.” Contemporary Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama recounts in his essay “Reflections” the creation of his avant-garde publication Bye, Bye Photography, Dear (1972). Neville Wakefield, art critic, theorist, and curator of contemporary art, analyzes Richard Prince’s radical picture book *Adult Comedy Action Drama* (1995) in “Stand Up Comedy and the Horizontal Sublime.” Vince Aletti, arts editor at the Village Voice, and David Levi Strauss, art critic and professor, each write an insightful essay of 300 to 500 words to accompany the 101 books.
Slight creases on the upper edges of the dust jacket.
Published by PPP Editions, 2001
308 pages
25 x 30.5 cm
ISBN: 978-0967077444