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Art Sleeves is a time capsule of visual art and music culture as shown through the most important record covers designed by visual artists and graphic designers in the past forty years. This tightly curated collection of covers includes works with significant cultural impact as well as collaborations that themselves created cultural fascination. The eclectic roster of visual artist-musician collaborations presented spans art and musical genres as well as generations, including Ryan McGinley for Sigur Ros, Kara Walker for Arto Lindsay, Peter Saville for Joy Division, Barbara Kruger for Growing Up Skipper, Jeff Koons for Lady Gaga, Tauba Auerbach for Glasser, and Stanley Donwood for Radiohead, to name a few. From postmodernist paintings and minimalism to collage and photography, as well as New Wave, emo, pop, and punk, the albums chosen present a bright and rich visual and cultural history. This inspiring volume celebrates this long creative tradition of visual artist-musician collaborations and, just like a perfect album, it will be treasured by art, music, and record lovers alike.

Celebrate the smiley face's 60 year impact on art, music, pop and counter culture with The Sm;)e Book. In the history of graphic design, there is no other symbol that has ever held such a duality-used simultaneously as both a positive mainstream driver and a counterculture subverter of that very mainstream. The Sm;)e Book showcases an unprecedented collection of some the world's most potent visual communicators. With introductions from authors db Burkeman and Rich Browd, the book includes work from some of the most important visual communicators of our time such as:Alex Da CorteAlfie SteinerAlicia McCarthyAurel SchmidtBANKSYChapman BrothersCody HudsonCurtis KuligDestroy All MonstersEric ElmsErik FossGreg BoginINVADERJames JoyceJeremy DellerKATSUMark FloodMisaki KawaiNorman CookPaul Insect + BÄSTRichard PrinceRob PruittRon EnglishSadie BenningSayre GomezSKULLPHONETyrrell WinstonWolfgang TillmansYung Jake1UP Crew

Due to the success of The Sm;)e Book and demand for more, authors db Burkeman and Rich Browd invite you tocelebrate the smiley face’s 60 year impact on art, music, pop and counter culture with the second book in the series, Sm;)eagain... In the history of graphic design, there is no other symbol that has ever held such a duality—used simultaneouslyas both a positive mainstream driver and a counterculture subverter of that very mainstream. Sm;)e again... showcases aneven more impressive collection of the world’s most potent visual communicators! Introduction from the legendary NormanCook, aka Fatboy Slim Artists featured: Arno Beck, Aurel Schmidt, B. Thom Stevenson, BANKSY, Barry McGee, BráulioAmado, Chapman Brothers, Chris Johanson, Dan David, Dan McCarthy, David Shrigley, Destroy All Monsters, Ellen Jong,Elliott Routledge, Erik Foss, Fred Tomaselli, Gerhard Richter, Hunter Potter, James Joyce, Javier Jaen, Jim Jarmusch,John Rogers, Josh Reames, Justin Metz, Kellesimone Waits, Kenny Scharf, Lisa De Boeck & Marilene Coolens, LucasPrice, Luigi Brusciano, Marilyn Minter, Maurizio Cattelan/Pierpaolo Ferrari, Michael Clark, Misaki Kawai, Nate Lowman,Richard Phillips, Velvet Underground, Rob Pruitt, Scout Zabinski, Stephen Powers, Stuart Semple, Talking Heads, TomFriedman, Wendy White, Ugo Rondinone, UFO907

ILLEGAL: Rave Flyers of the 90s is a 500-page, encyclopedic collection of rave & party promotional flyers from the birth of EDM in America.DB Burkeman, formerly known as DJ DB, went back to the rave promoters from his 90s gigs to collect material for this book. Showcasing flyers, drawings, & other ephemera alongside firsthand accounts, ILLEGAL documents the evolution of graphic design during the rise of home computers and charts the development of cutting-edge styles, many of which are still in use today.For the book, DB conducted Q&As with seminal DJs & promoters such as Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin, DJ Icey, Frankie Bones, & more to unpack the thrills & challenges of throwing events in the pre-internet age.A must for anyone interested in graphic design, counterculture, or both!

“The sticker may be the most efficient art medium ever invented.” - Jeffrey DeitchThe name says it all! Considered the authority on the history and culture of adhesive art (known as stickers) DB Burkeman wanted to offer people whatthey really want, which is amazing stickers themselves. There has never been anything like this peel-out sticker book with the list that includes someof the most iconic names in contemporary art.Includes stickers from Allan McCollum, Andy Warhol, Ann Craven, Anthony Coleman, Baraulio Amado, Chapman Brothers, Daniel Johnston, David Jien,DAZE, Devin Troy Strother, Donald Sultan, Elmgreen & Dragset, Erik Foss, Fred Tomaselli, Hank Willis Thomas, Jackson Pollock and many more.

Cheap, democratic, easy to tag, and not always fast to fade, the sticker has been an ever-present medium from the New York and London underground punk scenes to skate culture and political expression. Featuring more than 3,000 images of stickers from the global world of street expression where DIY culture meets music, graffiti, design, and branding Stickers 2 is a comprehensive record of an art form whose appeal lies in the juxtaposition of transience and significance. STICKERS 2 illustrates the timeline of this pastime, from counterculture to politics, it s 2019 chapters include - Music: Punk Rock to Electronic music, Skateboarding, Streetwear, Graffiti, Fine Art, Political Activism, however Volume 2 goes even further than its predecessor, with chapters on the origins of Surf culture and the BMX bike world. STICKERS 2 : extravagantly illustrated with more than 3,000 images of sticker graphics, organized by categories and themes, the book includes works by such diverse artists as Tom Sachs, Jenny Holzer, BANKSY, Neckface, Marilyn Minter, ESPO and Barry McGee; to amateurs who tag the streets anonymously. With texts from writers from many celebrated walks of life including Jeffery Deitch, INVADER, C.R.Stecyk, Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Gorman and Stikman, among many others Stickers 2 reveals not only the cutting edge of sticker art but also the personal relationships that fine artists, street artists and pedestrians alike share with the medium. The is volume boasts an unparalleled collection of 125 removable stickers bound into its back pages. These sheets are by group of artists that is truly extraordinary. The list includes -Jenny Holzer, Barry McGee, INVADER, Marylin Minter, Erik Parker, SWOON, FUTURA, Robert Lazzarini, Kenzo Minami, Kostas Seremetis, Kristen Liu-Wong, Anthony Lister, Ron English, Ryan McGuinnes, BAST, D*Face, Shepard Fairey, FAILE, Skullphone, Tara McPherson, Peter Schuyff, Swoon, & James Hyde + more. Essential cultural history - Jeffrey Deitch A must-have for the discriminating sticker collector - Ed Templeton Every sticker is a memory for someone! - Maya Hayuk