Compendium of two essays: "Venus in Furs," by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, along with appendices, and "Coldness and Cruelty," by Gilles Deleuze, an essay on the work of Sacher-Masoch and the relationship between Sadism and Masochism. ... [details]
Compendium of essays originally presented as part of a conference "The Invention of Pornography," held at the University of Pennsylvania in October 1991. Edited and with an introduction by Lynn Hunt. Essays by Paula Findlen, Joan DeJean, Rachel Weil, Margaret C. ... [details]
Critical theory / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, May 22 - August 26, 1996. Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published in France as 'L'Informe: mode d'emploi' by Editions du Centre Pompidou, 1996. ... [details]
Monograph of Robert Lyon's black-and-white photographic works dealing with those people affected by the Rwandan genocide. Texts by Scott Straus. Includes photographer's notes, a map and glossary. [details]
Seminal critical theory text by Guy Debord. Translated from the french by Donald Nicholson-Smith. Originally published in France as "La Société du spectacle" in 1967 by Parisian publisher Buchet-Chastel. [details]
English translation of the historical analysis by Pierre Francastel. Foreword by Yve-Alain Bois. Translated from the French by Randall Cherry. "As art history itself is being reconfigured amid the technological culture of the twenty-first century, his nuanced meditations from the 1950s on the inricate intersection of technology and art gain heightened value. ... [details]
An artist's book consisting of film stills from Chris Marker's "La Jetée." Design by Bruce Mau. Texts in English and French. "Although Chris Marker's legendary film is no more than 29 minutes long and contains but a single moving image, perhaps no other film has matched its combination of devastating emotional power, formal brilliance and philosophical complexity. ... [details]
Critical theory by Gilles Deleuze. Translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Barbara Habberjam. Includes notes and index. Printed in black-and-white. [details]