Zone of the Marvelous by Martin Edmond
‘He’s constantly demonstrating that the natural world is as splendiferous as any fable.’ – Jim Shepard, New York Times. The antipodes existed in the imagination of Europe far before it ever became…
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Building Stories by Chris Ware
Chris Ware’s Building Stories is truly commanding. It has exceeded all expectations of not only his own work (which is itself an incredible achievement) but also the entire graphic novel…
We Will Work With You: Wellington Media Collective 1978-1998 by Mark Derby, Jenny Rouse, and Ian Wedde
We Will Work With You: Wellington Media Collective 1978-1998 Mark Derby, Jenny Rouse & Ian Wedde, Victoria University Press ($60) This beautiful book is an important record of New Zealand’s…
Art & Queer Culture by Catherine Lord & Richard Meyers
Art & Queer Culture Catherine Lord & Richard Meyers, PHAIDON ($95) Art & Queer Culture is a fantastic new publication from Phaidon, and I am truly pleased that it exists….
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
Are You My Mother? Alison Bechdel, Jonathan Cape ($40) I reviewed this book at the Rainbow Wellington Book Review evening late last year, and since then I have spoken with…
Washday at the Pa by Ans Westra & Mark Amery
Washday at the Pa Ans Westra & Mark Amery, Suite Publishing ($25) Washday at the Pa is a central text of New Zealand photographic history and one whose reputation has…
‘On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer’ by Michael Parekowhai
To say that Michael Parekowhai’s artwork explores what it means to be a New Zealander is an exercise in reductionism. His touch – playful, deep, curious and personal – reveals a…
Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky
Atlas of Remote Islands Judith Schalansky, Penguin Judith Schalansky was born in East Germany before the wall came down and fell in love with the idea of travel but,…
Zone of the Marvelous by Martin Edmond
‘He’s constantly demonstrating that the natural world is as splendiferous as any fable.’ – Jim Shepard, New York Times ‘From Plato’s Atlantis to Dante’s Mount Purgatory, Sinbad the Sailor to Abel…
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris by Leanne Shapton
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris Leanne Shapton, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux ($35) Here’s the Bfm review by Kiran Dass. Enjoy! Lenore…
