The Floating World
John Warwicker
A Tomato Project

$40

Inspired by ancient Japanese ukiyo-e artists and a polymath's myriad references, John Warwicker has for over 10 years been one of the most original thinkers in the design and creative industries. A founding member of Tomato, the innovative London design collective, he established an international reputation in the 1990s and has been formative in shaping popular media.

The Floating World: Ukiyo-e is the first monograph on Warwicker's work. Rather than simply collect old work from commercial commissions and personal projects, Warwicker has written and designed an extensive, original book which only occasionally references prior work. He sets out to document his experiences in an authentic voice, mining the themes, ideas, histories, and memories which have informed and influenced him over the past 10 years. The result is a sophisticated and yet elegiac book constructed from his critical writings, photographs, drawings, films, prints, typography, poetry, and prose. Every text page is an original artwork, delicately constructed in layers of typography, and the interwoven illustrations confirm Warwicker as an innovative visual artist. Edited by Michael Mack. Clothbound, 9.25 x 7.75 in. / 444 pgs / 120 color.

Immune
Floria Sigismondi

$40

Floria Sigismondi is a multi-disciplinary artist whose photography, videos, films and sculptures have had a major impact on contemporary visual culture. Six years after we released her first book Redemption, we are publishing Chaos, a second collection of Sigismondi's groundbreaking images that reflect the evolution and diversity of her recent work.

Chaos features a remarkable blend of new photos including previously unreleased footage from the prize-winning video clips she has created for music acts including Christina Aguilera, the Cure, Incubus, Björk, Leonard Cohen and the Living Things. These are complimented by more personal artistic images and self-portraits.

The bizarre, otherworldly look that Sigismondi has become famous for is still clearly recognizable, but Chaos also highlights the range of her creative vision. In addition to presenting classic images, the book shows work that is subtler and at times irreverently critical of current politics.

On This Earth, A Shadow Falls (Big Life Editions, 2010)
Nick Brandt

$120

Nick Brandt's own Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls (Big Life Editions, 2010). This edition combines the best photos from both trade books, On This Earth (Chronicle, 2005) and A Shadow Falls (Abrams, 2009).

Beautifully printed in 15.5" L x 13.3" H format, 90 plates total. All copies will be signed.The front cover is linen with tipped-on image.

Kassim The Dream DVD
Kief Davidson

$20

This is the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim "The Dream" Ouma - born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the government, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discovered the army's boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freedom. After 12 years of warfare, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked, he quickly rose through the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World.

Kassim, now age 27, seems to have obtained the American Dream with his jovial nature, fame and hip hop lifestyle. As Kassim trains for his next world title fight against Jermain Taylor in Little Rock Arkansas, keeping his demons out of the ring becomes increasingly difficult. His desires to reunite with family in Uganda intensify when Kassim's only hope for a safe return is a military pardon from the president and government responsible for his abduction.

From the director of The Devil's Miner, Kief Davidson received unprecedented access to Kassim Ouma during a pivotal time in the boxer's career. Filmed in cinema verite, current events are skillfully woven in with brutal revelations of a stolen childhood. The parallels reveal a complex and haunted fighter surviving against incredible odds.

Director's Series DVD (and booklet)
Stephane Sednaoui

$24

Stéphane Sednaoui is, despite his discretion, one of the most prominent artists of his generation. After launching his career with William Klein, he started early on to develop his own intimate graphic language, investigating different photographic territories as his mentor's. His work ranges from creating a staggered tone in fashion, to vivid and outstanding photo reporting such as his series from the rubble of the World Trade Center, as well as photographic essays that stretch over several years.

Meanwhile, Stephane also 'immersed' himself in pop culture where his own emotional and visual research lead him to direct videos for some of the most demanding musicians of our time, from Björk to Madonna, Mirwais or Lou Reed. His work explores the opposed sense of order and chaos through his underlying introspective experimentations and his exploration of the human through the embodiment of desire, pain and distress.

This DVD also contains a 52 page booklet containing a diary of photos, storyboards, sketches and comments.

MUSIC VIDEOS
Mirwais - I Can't Wait
Tricky - For Real
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
Mirwais - Disco Science
R.E.M. - Lotus
Björk - Possibly Maybe
Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Tricky - Pumpkin
Garbage - Queer
Tricky - Hell is Around the Corner
Massive Attack - Sly
Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - Seven Seconds
Björk - Big Time Sensuality
Björk - Big Time Sensuality (new night version)
Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
NTM - Le Monde De Demain
U2 - Discotheque (new director's cut)

EXTRAS
Walk On The Wild Side - Short film inspired by Lou Reed's song
Army of Me - Animation inspired by Björk's song
Acqua Natasa - Short film featuring Natasa Vojnovic
Reve Reche - Stéphane's first short film attempt

INTERVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES
34 minutes and 29 seconds of interviews including Björk, Bono, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Michael Stipe, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shirley Manson, Tricky and more.
Stéphane's presentation at New York University Film School