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Look at K (Book)
The anti-fascist alliterative text, precursor to Oulipo, by Olavi Laiho, written in 1944 in Oulu prison just before his execution for high treason.
Finland and Socialism (Book)
Translated into English for the first time, Alexandra Kollontai's gripping account of the early years of the socialist movement in Finland, originally published in 1906 and banned the following year with an arrest warrant issued for Kollontai: a first-hand report and political analysis of the organisation of workers against tsarist autocracy and capitalist oppression.
Kollontaï's writings give an overview of the early years of socialist history in Finland, in which she played an active role, and…
A Shot in the Factory (Book)
This book explores the theme of workers' struggles at the heart of Finnish director Erkko Kivikoski's 1973 film, drawing on a seminal report by writer Marja-Leena Mikkola on female industrial workers and placing both works in the broader context of the history of the Finnish labour movement.
A Shot in the Factory: Workers into the Frame is based on the 1973 Finnish film directed by Erkko Kivikoski. Set at the dawn of the neoliberal era, the film A Shot in the Factory [Laukaus Tehtaalla] tells th…
Optically Suspicious (Book)
Edited, designed, and printed by Matrijaršija, this riso-printed book, which inaugurates the Tehnika series, is based on research conducted on the left-wing union of typographers and printers active in Yugoslavia in the 1920s and 1930s.
Optically Suspicious is a publication by Matrijaršija on the life, work, and cultural and artistic activities of the Union of Graphic and Typographic Workers of Yugoslavia. The book is the result of research in the Union's archives in the Printed Material Collect…
Dramatic Depiction of the German Peasants' War of 1525 (Book)
First English edition of the visionary play by German playwright and communist activist Berta Lask (1878–1967).
Elles sont de sortie #99 – Dead Dogs Vaginas (Book)
Luxurious reproduction of a sketchbook by Bruno Richard dating from 1987. This enormous ESDS opus includes numerous drawings in a raw, dirty and neo-primitive style. A type of drawing by Bruno Richard that would later be featured in the anthology Nègres Vulves Noires Bites. Preface by Gary Panter. Bruno Richard (born in 1956 in Curepipe, Mauritius) is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Co-founder with Pascal Doury of the magazine Elles sont de sortie in 1977, one of the first French gr…
Iannis Xenakis: Sonic Odysseys (Book)
The definitive publication accompanying the most comprehensive exhibition ever dedicated to one of the most visionary composers and polymaths of the 20th century
Ingram Marshall: A Personal and Musical Appreciation (Book)
Other Minds is pleased to inaugurate Other Minds Books with Peter Garland’s work of memoir and criticism, Ingram Marshall: A Personal and Musical Appreciation. The composer Peter Garland met the composer Ingram Marshall in 1970; both were students during the early, golden years of The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) learning electronic music and composition from Morton Subotnick, James Tenney, and Harold Budd, as well as Javanese gamelan from Robert Brown. Out of this Marshall was abl…
Identity Pitches (Book)
In Identity Pitches, artists Stine Janvin and Cory Arcangel have composed conceptual music scores based on the knitting patterns for traditional Norwegian sweaters known as Lusekofte. Utilizing three of the most popular designs (Setesdal, Fana, and the eight-petal rose of Selbu) of this ubiquitous garment, Janvin creates scores for both solo and ensemble performers by mapping the knitting patterns onto the harmonic and subharmonic series and integrating the tuning principles of traditional Norwe…
Live Audio Essays (Book)
Live Audio Essays presents transcripts from performances and films by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, an artist known for his political and cultural reflections on sound and listening. Abu Hamdan’s intricately crafted and heavily researched monologues are at times intimate, humorous, and entertaining, yet politically disquieting in their revelations. Using personal narratives, anecdotes, popular media, and transcripts rooted in historical and contemporary moments, the artist leads the reader through his in…
Assembling a Black Counter Culture (Book)
DeForrest Brown, Jr.’s Assembling a Black Counter Culture presents a comprehensive account of techno with a focus on the history of Black experiences in industrialized labor systems—repositioning the genre as a unique form of Black musical and cultural production.
Brown traces the genealogy and current developments in techno, locating its origins in the 1980s in the historically emblematic city of Detroit and the broader landscape of Black musical forms. Reaching back from the transatlantic slav…
Thing (Book)
Started in 1989 by designer and writer Robert Ford, THING magazine was the voice of the Queer Black music and art scene in the early 1990s. Ford and his editors were part of the burgeoning House music scene, which originated in Chicago’s Queer underground, and some of the top DJs and musicians from that time were featured in the magazine, including Frankie Knuckles, Gemini, Larry Heard, Rupaul, and Deee-Lite. THING published ten issues from 1989-1993, before it was cut short by Ford’s death from…
Elles sont de sortie n° 86 ? 87 - Vaginatlas der ungerichtlichen Medizin
Rare 2009 publication. Edition of 170 copies. A 15x21cm booklet with 32 pages of color drawings on anatomy book pages.
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A beautiful smartphone-size book of often surreal finger drawings made on an outdate smartphone.
Art by Telephone* (book)
Fully illustrated booklet in the very obscure "Elica privata" series.
La scuola della leucemia (book)
Fully illustrated booklet in the very obscure "Elica privata" series.
Le 'N' ragazze più belle del Monumentale di Milano (book)
Fully illustrated booklet in the very obscure "Elica privata" series.
Musique improvisée et questions politiques (Book)
*OBS! book is in French language* Shortly after being introduced to improvised music, Frantz Loriot became interested in its discourse and its political dimension. Influenced by anarchist, anti-capitalist and postcolonial thinkers, he gradually developed his own approach to the practice of musical improvisation. His reflections led him to question the musician Bertrand Denzler. During this interview, the latter discusses various aspects of this practice, including the relationship between sounds…
Gianni Sassi Fuorigabbia - Pubblicità, Grafica, Editoria, Musica, Ecc.
Italian Language Edition Pubblicitario, art director, editore, discografico, promotore di eventi: Gianni Sassi è stato tutte queste cose insieme, e anche molto altro. Dalla Cramps ad “Alfabeta”, da Pollution a MilanoPoesia, passando per riviste d’arte sui generis, concerti memorabili e campagne pubblicitarie spregiudicate, Sassi ha attraversato trent’anni di cultura italiana. Lo ha fatto collaborando con artisti e intellettuali fra i più importanti del secondo Novecento, reinventandosi sempre e …
A Tender Exile
"A Tender Exile" is the result of a deeply personal journey—one shaped by displacement, nostalgia, and the search for belonging. Inspired by "How To Live Together", a book compiling Roland Barthes’ notes for his lecture of the same name, Federico Gargaglione explores four key concepts: Akedia, Xeniteia, Anachoresis, and Thlipsis. These ideas became a framework for understanding his own experiences, ultimately shaping the foundation of this book.
As part of this journey, he traveled to Mount Etna…