Actes Sud

Adel Abdessemed (born 1971) has been a major figure in contemporary art since he entered the international creative world in the early 2000s. In 2012, after recent exhibitions in Nagoya, Venice,...

PascALEjandro is the first monograph devoted to the work of the eponymous artist's collective composed of the director, poet, writer, comic-book writer and playwright Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929)...

This set of four slipcased monographs documents the production of works by four young artists over the course of their Herm?s Foundation residences in 2015. The artists are Gael Charbau (born 1976),...

Follwing her 2012 book Failles Ordinaires, French photographer Geraldine Lay (born 1972) turns her keen eye to the urban centers of Great Britain, drawing out both individual and collective...

In his photographs, HSBC Prize for Photography winner Guillaume Martial (born 1985)--formerly a high-level sportsman--contorts his body into letter shapes, in order to create his own personal...

Full of sumptuous color photographs, this fascinating volume takes a broad overview of islands as geological and cultural entities, approaching them from every angle: as isolate ecologies, as...

In a similar fashion to his Herm?s project, renowned fashion photographer Koto Bolofo (born 1959) moved in backstage at the Versailles Equestrian Academy where the legendary horse trainer, film...

This volume collects the sensitive, affectionate pictures French photographer M?lanie Wenger (born 1987) has taken since 2014 of an elderly Breton woman living in isolation among a strange collection...

Published on the occasion of a new installation on the French Riviera by renowned German land artist Nils-Udo (born 1937), this volume offers an overview of the artist's 40-year career. His Riviera...

Chronopo?tique is the first retrospective on French multimedia artist Olivier Leroi (born 1962). Retracing his 30-year career, the volume includes his drawings, cut-outs, sculptures and large-scale...

From Brassa? to William Klein: a luxurious homage to the world's most iconic subwayAt over 300 pages and with around 250 images, this delightful volume looks at the close relationship between...

This is the first retrospective on French-born, New York-based artist Prune Nourry (born 1985), who uses sculpture, installation, performance and video, while also collaborating with researchers and...

In 2007, the architect and scholar Jana Revedin created the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in collaboration with Cit? de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, to recognize architects leading...

The surging brushstrokes and vibrant colors of Vincent van Gogh's Provence periodAlthough Vincent van Gogh is now considered one of the most original artists of his time, his art was deeply rooted in...