Agonistic Assemblies: On the Spatial Politics of Horizontality
Markus Miessen (de.)
This anthology presents work on cultures of assembly. It stresses the relevance of small-scale and decentralized spatial formats of local knowledge production to community building and embedded political decision-making in the context of the socio-ecological transition. It reinforces the role of both individual and collective action while proposing distributed assembly and proximity as core attributes in the production of the contemporary and future city. It calls for a revised form of spatial politics.
ISBN: 978-1-915609-14-4-
Publisher: Sternberg Press
Price: 25.00 €
Slow Reader: A Source for Design Thinking and Practice
Ana Paula Pais, Carolyn F. Strauss (eds.)
Slow Reader consists of a collection of theoretical reflections and practical perspectives that offer a holistic vision of human activity in enduring, dynamic interaction with other living systems. Positioned as a ‘resource for design thinking and practice’, this book challenges the paths through which contemporary design practitioners operate, offering alternative perspectives and an expanded palette of tools for addressing the complex web of interdependencies. The book is intended to inspire well beyond design fields, serving as a vehicle for reflection (re-)imagination and further investigation of ‘Slower’ approaches of living, individually and collectively, now and into the future.
ISBN: 978-94-92095-01-5
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 27.00 €
The Encyclopedia of Fictional Artists and The Addition
Koen Brams & Krist Gruijthuijsen (eds.)
The book entitled Encyclopedia of Fictional Artists is a project by Koen Brams, who together with co-editors, initiated a compilation of biographies of fictional artists as presented in world literature. Although published and distributed in a different context (literature), this compilation provokes the perception of the art context as a descriptive narrative and is therefore to be seen as a conceptual framework for potential artistic additions.
The Addition is Krist Gruijthuijsen's editorial answer to the Encyclopedia, inviting more than 20 artists to reflect upon the problematics of fiction, history, and encyclopedic knowledge.
ISBN: 978-3-03764-123-1
Publisher: JRP|Editions
Price: 42.00 €
