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Europe’s Exoticized East by Dr. Patrick Shaw Cable Description: 10 ¼ x 11 ¼ inches 68 pages in length, softcover, 37 colour illustrations Price: $30.00	Europe’s Exoticized East presents a diverse array of lush visions created by 19th-century Orientalists—European artists specializing in Near Eastern and North African subjects. The scholarly publication documents works from the AGH collection by artists such as Jean-Léon Gérôme, Charles Bargue, and Antoine-Louis Barye, and an equal number of significant loans from eight American and Canadian institutions. Examples include Delacroix’s watercolours from his 1832 trip to Morocco, and Cordier’s magnificent sculpture Negro of the Sudan, composed of silvered bronze and Algerian onyx-marble. Vividly beautiful, brilliantly coloured, and illustrating varying degrees of fantastic, realist, and naturalist treatments, these works convey European artists’ enthusiastic embrace of new subjects from the Near East, and also provide us with meaningful insight into 19th-century Western attitudes toward the region.
Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present by Deborah Willis Description: Hardcover Price: $62.50	The first photographic history of black beauty. It tells a story overlooked by most of America, and promises to transform the way we think about the history of African American visual culture. Deborah Willis, whose much-celebrated Reflections in Black provided the first definitive history of black photographers, has now collected over two hundred photographs in duotone and full color that provide a lasting statement on beauty in the African American community. From posed studio portraits to dandies on parade to elegant debutantes, Willis has constructed a bold narrative of the ever-changing idea of beauty, both female and male, and shows how history books, newspapers, and mainstream magazines deliberately excluded black models until the late 1960s and early 1970s. Deborah Willis.
Modernist Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada Description: 200 pages in length Price: $49.00	This original publication, which focuses on the early decades of the twentieth century, is the first in a new series devoted to the study of photographic masterpieces from the National Gallery of Canada's international collection. Examining the expansive, innovative and often contradictory modernist ethos that shaped the creation and use of photographic art from 1900 to 1940, this generously illustrated publication highlights dozens of works from Germany, England, Czech Republic, United States, France, Russia, Hungary, Japan and Canada. An introductory essay describes the development of photography artistically, technically and socially. Following the essay, 79 individual works are presented within the context of their times. Each is illustrated with a full-page duo tone plate. Among the artists are some of the world's greatest photographic innovators, notably Eugène Atget, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Lisette Model, Alexander Rodchenko and Edward Weston. Ann Thomas.
PAST CATALOGUES
TURN ON: Contemporary Italian Art Description: 9 x 8 inches 44 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $25.00	Publication showcasing the work of three of Italy's most dynamic contemporary artists: Massimo Grimaldi, Patrick and Adrian Paci Tuttofuoco. With suggestive language, electric currents and vivid colour, they harness the power of their subjects as a way of turning on their viewers. With evocative language, electric currents and vivid color, they harness the power of their subjects as a way of turning on their viewers. Sara Knelman, Art Gallery of Hamilton (August 2009).
Pascal Grandmaison: Double Take Description: 10.5 x 7 inches 164 pages in length, hardcover, colour images Price: $40.00	Known for his coolly distanced photographic portraits, Grandmaison’s new work explores the connections between the economy of the image – its materials and formal and technical conventions – and the social and economic structures that govern our everyday environment. This abundantly illustrated monograph follows the artist’s interrogation of the mechanics of film and photography, as well as the tensions between the realism of the images and the abstract codes underlying their representation. In English and French. Previously announced. Now available in an expanded hardcover edition. Carleton University Art Gallery / Art Gallery of Hamilton (March 2009). Diana Nemiroff and Sara Knelman.
Inspirational: The Collection of H.S. Southam Description: 10 x 9 inches 60 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $28.00	Newspaper publisher Harry Stevenson Southam (1875-1954) was one of Canada’s foremost collectors of art in the 1930s and 1940s. As Chairman of the National Gallery of Canada Board of Trustees, he helped shape the national collection and foster an appreciation of new Canadian art. This publication documents Southam’s extensive collection with works by, notably, members of the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, Prudence Heward and Anne Savage. Alicia Boutilier is one of the country’s leading scholars on mid-twentieth century Canadian art. Written by Alicia Boutilier (Curator, Canadian Historical Art, Agnes Etherington Art Centre).
Jean-Pierre Gauthier Description: 26 x 23 cm 126 pages in length, softcover, 50 colour images Price: $29.95	Jean-Pierre Gauthier creates sound environments using ordinary objects, modulated sounds and physical interaction. His art is divided between "systemic and mechanical-hygienic installations" and sound installations. The analog animation movements of his kinetic creations lend his installations a faintly antiquated character despite their obvious technological ingenuity. This publication is the first monograph dedicated to his work. Gauthier was the 2004 winner of the Sobey Art Award, Canada's pre-eminent prize for young Canadian artists. In English and French. Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (01/2007). Pierre Landry, Michel F. Côté & Ray Cronin.
Light, Colour, and Grace: The Romeo Paintings Collection Description: 9 x 11 inches 64 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $25.00	Continuing the Gallery’s commitment to share with its audiences significant private collections in the surrounding area, Light, Colour, and Grace features thirty-one European paintings from the local collection of Dr. Michael Romeo and his wife, Mary Romeo. Focusing primarily on European art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the exhibition includes the work of diverse painters of French, British, German, Dutch, Italian, and other nationalities, ranging from landscapes, townscapes, and seascapes to rural and urban genre scenes. Written by Dr. Patrick Shaw Cable, AGH Acting Chief Curator / Curator of European Art.
The Kimono of the Geisha-Diva Ichimaru Description: 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches 80 pages, smyth-sewn casebound book (with jacket), 20 full-color photographs of kimono, 12 photographs of Ichimaru, and 7 color woodblock prints and paintings Price: $29.00	The magnificent kimonos that once belonged to the Geisha/Diva Ichimaru of the early to late 20th century are the subject of this illustrated publication. The richness of the costumes is a stunning experience. The authors weave a compelling story of not only the nuances of the age old geisha tradition, but how a young country woman rose from a background of poverty to become one of her country's national treasures. Published with The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; written by Barry Till, Michiko Warkentyne, and Judith Patt.
Great New Wave: Contemporary Art from Japan Description: 9 x 11 inches 77 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $25.00	After its economic collapse in the 1990s, Japan’s Superflat movement, epitomized by the work of Takashi Murikami and Yoshimoto Nara, catapulted these and like-minded artists onto the contemporary art world stage. Today, an exciting new wave of work follows in their wake, defined by a new generation of Japanese artists. Their diverse works reflect an acute consciousness of cultural tradition, while simultaneously proposing visions of a globalized future. Among the artists featured are Manabu Ikeda, Yoshiaki Kaihatsu and Sayaka Akiyama. They work in a wide range of medium: drawing, installation, photography, sculpture, textiles, video and site-specific projects. Co-presented by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Curated by Sara Knelman and Lisa Baldissera.
Kent Monkman: The Triumph of Mischief Description: 11 x 9 inches 200 pages in length, hardcover, colour images Price: $49.95	Cree artist Kent Monkman sweeps through art history, creating a disrupted narrative that entangles historical and contemporary relationships between Europeans and First Nations. This first ever monograph offers a wide-ranging look at an exceptional artistic practice, with particular emphasis on Monkman’s history paintings and performances. Abundantly illustrated and containing five original essays, this elegant publication accompanied a national tour and is produced in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. David Liss, Shirley Madill, Catherine Mattes, David McIntosh & Gerald R. McMaster.
Sublime Embrace: Experiencing Consciousness in Contemporary Art Description: 10 x 10 inches 80 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $35.00	Sublime Embrace was the OAAG 2006 Exhibition of the Year Award winner. This international, multi-disciplinary exhibition brought together artists who have assimilated strategies of sensation into their work - reminders of feeling, seeing, perceiving and knowing. Recognized for its "creative and innovative orchestration of art works, generating new experiential contexts." Artists in the exhibition included Miroslaw Balka, Tania Bruguera, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, James Casebere, David Hoffos, Anish Kapoor, Mark Karasick, Annika Larsson, Robert Longo, Katarina Matiasek, Ernesto Neto, Tony Oursler, David Rokeby, Barbara Steinman, and Bill Viola.
Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works from the Art Gallery of Hamilton (bilingual) Description: 9.5 x 12 inches 300 pages in length, illustrated with 100 colour images Hardcover Price: $100.00 Softcover Price: $69.00	A collector's item for Canadian art enthusiasts! This spectacular catalogue features works from the Gallery’s stunning permanent collection as featured in the AGH’s re-opening exhibition, Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works from the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Catalogue features essays from over 30 specialists.
Heaven Earth Unveiled: European Treasures from the Tanenbaum Collection (bilingual) Description: 9.5 x 12 inches 300 pages in length, illustrated with 100 colour images Hardcover Price: $100.00 Softcover Price: $69.00	This magnificant catalogue with rare images captured in print is written by Louise d'Argencourt, Guest Curator and prominent scholar in the field of nineteenth-century French art. Essays by Alison McQueen (Associate Professor of Art History at McMaster University) and Patrick Shaw Cable (Curator of European Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton) are also included.
The Manchu Era (1644-1912), Arts of China's Last Imperial Dynasty Description: 9 x 6 inches 144 pages in length, illustrated, softcover Price: $17.00	This unique catalogue, provided by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, highlights the ceramics of the period; as well as elaborate costumes, painting and calligraphy scrolls, and intricately carved jade, ivory, amber, and bamboo.
In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun: Inuit and Sámi Art 2000-2005 Description: 9 x 10 inches 64 pages in length, softcover, colour images Price: $40.00	Selection of works by Canadian Inuit artists and Sámi artists from Norway, Sweden and Finland made between 2000 and 2005. Although there is no evidence that the Sámi and Inuit are in any way related, they are both indigenous cultures who originally inhabited the lands now incorporated into the confines of contemporary nations. Their circumstances in the years since contact have many similarities as far as the affects on religion, language, lifestyle, learning and politics, with the exception that Sámi European contact was earlier and more intense.
Ferdinando Bilanzola (1956 - 2001) Description: 8 x 8 inches 12 pages in length, illustrated with colour images, softcover Price: $10.00	From the exhibition Ferdinando Bilanzola: Visual Sensations (AGH - October 19, 2006 to January 28, 2007) as part of the collaborative retrospective exhibition on the life’s work of Hamilton artist Ferdinando Bilanzola (1957-2001). More familiarly known as Fred, Bilanzola’s artistic career spanned well over 30 years. His influence as artist, teacher and friend contributed broadly to the growing local artist community, and will not soon be forgotten.
Sara Angelucci: Somewhere in Between Description: 6 x 6 inches 14 pages in length, illustrated with colour images, softcover Price: $5.00	From the exhibition Sara Angelucci: Everything in My Father’s Wallet/Everything in My Wallet (AGH - September 30 to December 31, 2006). Sara Angelucci's photographs and videos explore the reaches of memory using both archival and new images. Drawing on her family history, her work explores shifting identities and a suspended state between an immigrant past and a complex current history.
David Rokeby Description: 8.5 x 6.5 inches 55 pages in length, illustrated with colour images, softcover Price: $15.00	Publication accompanying Rokeby's new media presentation at the 26th Sao Paulo Bienal in the Fall of 2004. Entitled Gathering, his new media installation uses cameras, computers and projectors to capture, transfigure and transmit images of human activity in the Sao Paulo Bienal building itself. Rokeby's project was selected to represent Canada at the prestigious international event. Co-published with Presentation House Gallery.
WHITE ROMA / WHITE PELEE C. Wells Description: 9 x 6.5 inches 21 pages in length, illustrated with colour images, softcover Price: $12.00	Through the exclusive use of line marker paint, the industrial medium used to define the boundaries of our highways, Canadian artist C. Wells has developed a painting practice akin in spirit to that of a topographer. With WHITE ROMA/WHITE PELEE, C. Wells adds to his ongoing project that combines performance and painting, bringing a unique perspective and meaning to “all roads lead to Rome”.

ARCHIVED CATALOGUES FOR SALE

1998
Leonard Hutchinson | Essay by: Grace Inglis | 37 pages, colour | Price: $80.00 (+ GST)

1994
John Massey contemporary Canadian, photo based and installations | Texts: Peggy Gale and Ihor Holubizky (AGH Curator) | 80 pages, 130 b&w photos | Price: $10.00 (+ GST)

1993
The Art of Playing | Intro: Wendy Woon (Head, Dept. of Education, AGH) | 16 pages, 10 colour plates | (Limited Edition of 175 copies) Price: $10.00 (+ GST)

1990
Derek Besant: De Composition contemporary Canadian, drawings and installations | Text: Leslie Dawn | 52 pages, 6 colour, 22 b&w photos | Price: $8.00 (+ GST)

David Craven: The E.L. Stringer Collection contemporary Canadian, painting (AGH Permanent Collection) | Text: Saul Ostrow | 40 pages, 10 colour, 13 b&w photos | Price: $8.00 (+ GST)

1989
Andrew Dutkewych contemporary Canadian, sculpture | Text: Trevor Gould | 32 pages, 7 colour, 12 b&w photos | Price: $6.00 (+ GST)

The Art Gallery of Hamilton: Seventy Five Years (1914 1989) Anniversary Publication; 75 works by 75 artists selected from the permanent collection | Texts: Ross Fox (AGH Curator) and Grace Inglis | 122 pages, 77 colour, 35 b&w photos | Hardcover Price: $40.00 (+ GST) (softcover not available)

Living Impressions: Contemporary Canadian graphics from the Permanent Collection; 75 works by 75 artists | Introduction: Glen E. Cumming (AGH Director) | 92 pages, 13 colour, 14 b&w photos | Price: $10.00 (+ GST)

1987
Industrial Images Canadian, 20th century | Text: Rosemary Donegan (bilingual) | 143 pages, 149 b&w photos | Price: $15.00 (+ GST)

1982
20th Century Bookbinding | Texts: John Holmes and David B. Kotin | 40 pages, 17 colour, 35 b&w photos | Price: $5.00 (+ GST)

El Dorado: Gold From Ancient Columbia | Introduction: Glen E. Cumming (AGH Director); Text: Luis Duque Gomez | 40 pages, 6 colour, 42 b&w photos | Price: $8.00 (+ GST)