Some of the Best Books of 2008
January 19th, 2009
This past week has brought us much good news here at Radius Books. Not only were we in full effect at photo LA, with our books at D.A.P.’s fantastic booth, but ClampArt Gallery was showing Michael Lundgren’s work and photo-eye Gallery had a strong showing of Julie Blackmon’s photographs.
The main news, however, was the announcement of photo-eye’s Best Books of 2008. Every year photo-eye announces their staff favorites of the year just ending. That list is right here. But this year they went one step further and invited 17 other “photo-world luminaries” to contribute their own lists. Radius Books’ own Darius Himes was one of those contributors. (Click this link to get to the main interactive page where you can see each list and browse the titles.) Several Radius Books titles ended up on various lists.
photo-eye named Domestic Vacations by Julie Blackmon as one of the Best Books of the 2008. And Chris Pichler of Nazraeli Press named Domestic Vacations and Lee Friedlander: New Mexico as two of his favorite books of the year.
Lee Friedlander: New Mexico reviewed…
December 23rd, 2008
Photobook blogger (and now publisher) Jeffrey Ladd has just posted a thoughtful review of our Lee Friedlander: New Mexico title. Read that here. Radius Books co-founder Darius Himes has just posted a response and discussion of the circumstances surrounding the creation of the book on his blog, here.
One Year Anniversary Party Invitation
November 11th, 2008
RADIUS BOOKS throws its ONE YEAR anniversary party!
Friday, November 21, 6 to 8 pm
The 8 books from 2008
Please join us to celebrate. Six of our published artists will be on hand to sign books.
Food, drinks, signed copies, groovy new book bags & special discounts
(all in time for the holidays!)
Location: The Union Protectiva Hall
345 Camino del Monte Sol (just off Canyon Road at Acequia Madre)
Lee Friedlander in New Mexico
November 11th, 2008
On October 31st, Radius Books and Andrew Smith Gallery launched Lee Friedlander: New Mexico as both an exhibition and a book. Mr. Friedlander was in town for the event, both signing books at the event, which took place on Halloween, and making new images during the day.
Lee Friedlander: New Mexico features work made exclusively in New Mexico over the last 12 years. Nearly all of the work is previously unpublished, apart from a select few that were included in Sticks & Stones or his massive retrospective at MoMA in 2005.
This was Friedlander’s 33rd book (!!!) and while we couldn’t pin him down as to which was his favorite—”They’re like children. How do you choose a favorite?”—he did let us know that he was very pleased with it.
Maria, Lee, Claire, and Andy Smith
It was Halloween night, after all...
Radius Books at D.A.P. Booth at BookExpo America, 2008
June 3rd, 2008
BookExpo America is North America’s largest industry trade fair for books and publishing, drawing huge crowds and authors, publishers and booksellers from around the world. This year it was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. D.A.P., the distributor for Radius Books to the trade, always has a fantastic booth and an even more fantastic staff. Occurring in the late Spring, BEA is the place where forthcoming Fall titles are announced and previews of the Fall list of books are available. Below are some photographs from the event, which took place the weekend of May 29-June 1.
The D.A.P. booth and the wall of new titles.
Julie Blackmon’s new book, Domestic Vacations, on display.
Looking from the D.A.P. booth out into the fair.
D.A.P. rep Jane Brown talking with Arcana bookstore owner Lee Kaplan.
Preparing the book mock-ups in Santa Fe for BEA.
The four finished book mock-ups at the fair. (Left to right) Michael Lundgren Transfigurations, Lee Friedlander: New Mexico, John McCracken: Sketchbook and Brian Rutenberg
