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Film & The Performing Arts Bookshelf

From the early experimental films of Luis Buñuel to Tim Burton's latest blockbuster; from George Balanchine's classic dances to Michael Clark's radical subversion of the same; and from Robert Wilson's seminal discipline-crossing theater works to contemporary underground performances created for the Performa biennial, we are pleased to offer an ever-expanding list of essential books on today's most influential figures in the Performing Arts as well as classics such as Amos Vogel's Film as a Subversive Art.

TITLE ALPHABETICAL INDEX

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Skira

ISBN: 9788857240930
USD $40.00 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 8/20/2019
Active | Out of stock

AMERICA: FILMS FROM ELSEWHERE

The Shoestring Publisher

ISBN: 9788190472081
USD $35.00 | CAD $49.95 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 8/20/2019
Active | In stock

AN AUTEURIST HISTORY OF FILM

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870709777
USD $35.00 | CAD $47.5

Pub Date: 5/24/2016
Active | In stock

ANDREY TARKOVSKY: LIFE AND WORK

Schirmer/Mosel

ISBN: 9783829608114
USD $45.00 | CAD $62

Pub Date: 2/19/2019
Active | In stock

ATOM EGOYAN

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782906571341
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 2/2/1994
Active | In stock

BAUHAUS JOURNAL 1926–1931

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037785881
USD $90.00 | CAD $135

Pub Date: 3/19/2019
Active | In stock

BEAT TAKESHI VS. TAKESHI KITANO

Kaya Press

ISBN: 9781885030405
USD $22.50 | CAD $31 UK £ 20

Pub Date: 11/2/2004
Active | In stock

BEN PATTERSON: IN THE STATE OF FLUXUS

Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

ISBN: 9781933619293
USD $34.95 | CAD $45.95 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 7/31/2012
Active | In stock

CAMERA OBTRUSA: THE ACTION DOCUMENTARIES OF HARA KAZUO

Kaya Press

ISBN: 9781885030443
USD $22.95 | CAD $32 UK £ 20.99

Pub Date: 8/31/2009
Active | In stock

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE KEYSTONE ALBUM

Editions Xavier Barral

ISBN: 9782365110679
USD $180.00 | CAD $245

Pub Date: 3/24/2015
Active | In stock

COLOR MANIA

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037786079
USD $35.00 | CAD $52.5

Pub Date: 12/10/2019
Active | Out of stock

DANCE DANCE FILM ESSAYS

Dancing Foxes Press/Galerie Buchholz

ISBN: 9781733688949
USD $34.95 | CAD $48.95 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 6/24/2025
Forthcoming

FREDERICK WISEMAN

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870707919
USD $39.95 | CAD $53.95

Pub Date: 12/15/2010
Active | In stock

FRENCH NEW WAVE

Reel Art Press

ISBN: 9780957261044
USD $59.95 | CAD $85

Pub Date: 12/3/2019
Active | In stock

GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE: SACRED INTENT

Trapart Books

ISBN: 9789198451269
USD $30.00 | CAD $42 UK £ 27

Pub Date: 5/12/2020
Active | Out of stock

GET OUT

Inventory Press

ISBN: 9781941753286
USD $19.95 | CAD $29.95 UK £ 17.5

Pub Date: 11/26/2019
Active | In stock

GREY GARDENS

Free News Projects

ISBN: 9780977652365
USD $24.95 | CAD $33.95 UK £ 22

Pub Date: 6/30/2009
Active | Out of stock

H.R. GIGER: ALIEN TAGEBUECHER / DIARIES

Edition Patrick Frey

ISBN: 9783905929454
USD $115.00 | CAD $170

Pub Date: 6/18/2013
Active | In stock

HIDDEN ALLIANCES

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775746649
USD $45.00 | CAD $63

Pub Date: 3/3/2020
Active | In stock

HITO STEYERL: THE CITY OF BROKEN WINDOWS

Skira

ISBN: 9788857240299
USD $50.00 | CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 10/8/2019
Active | In stock

I SEEM TO LIVE: THE NEW YORK DIARIES, 1950–1969

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959052887
USD $45.00 | CAD $62

Pub Date: 2/11/2020
Active | In stock

JONAS MEKAS: SCRAPBOOK OF THE SIXTIES

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959050333
USD $35.00 | CAD $49.95

Pub Date: 2/1/2015
Active | In stock

JONAS MEKAS: TO PETRARCA

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782914563444
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 6/30/2009
Active | Out of stock

KEY ZEST

Nieves

ISBN: 9783907179086
USD $24.00 | CAD $31

Pub Date: 8/20/2019
Active | Out of stock

LEE CHANG-DONG

DIS VOIR

ISBN: 9782914563925
USD $39.95 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 10/8/2019
Active | In stock

LINCOLN KIRSTEIN'S MODERN

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633450820
USD $55.00 | CAD $75

Pub Date: 4/23/2019
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LINCOLN KIRSTEIN: PROGRAM NOTES

Eakins Press Foundation

ISBN: 9780871300669
USD $35.00 | CAD $45 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 3/1/2009
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LáSZLó MOHOLY-NAGY: PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037785874
USD $50.00 | CAD $75

Pub Date: 3/19/2019
Active | In stock

MERCE CUNNINGHAM: CHANGES

The Song Cave/Merce Cunningham Trust

ISBN: 9780998829074
USD $25.00 | CAD $34.95 UK £ 22

Pub Date: 6/18/2019
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MERCE CUNNINGHAM: COMMON TIME

Walker Art Center

ISBN: 9781935963141
USD $49.95 | CAD $69.95 UK £ 40

Pub Date: 4/25/2017
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MICHAEL CLARK

Violette Editions

ISBN: 9781900828338
USD $49.95 | CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 8/31/2011
Active | In stock

MINIMAL FILM

Skira

ISBN: 9788857239675
USD $35.00 | CAD $49.95

Pub Date: 2/19/2019
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MINOR CINEMA: EXPERIMENTAL FILM IN SWITZERLAND

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783037645505
USD $29.95 | CAD $45 UK £ 16

Pub Date: 10/27/2020
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MY MOTHER LAUGHS

The Song Cave

ISBN: 9780998829081
USD $20.00 | CAD $29.95

Pub Date: 6/18/2019
Active | Out of stock

PAUL KLEE: PEDAGOGICAL SKETCHBOOK

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037785850
USD $40.00 | CAD $60

Pub Date: 3/19/2019
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PERFORMA 15

Gregory R. Miller & Co.

ISBN: 9781941366196
USD $29.95 | CAD $45 UK £ 27

Pub Date: 5/5/2020
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POETICS OF CINEMA

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782906571389
USD $25.50 | CAD $35

Pub Date: 3/2/1995
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REZA ABDOH

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775745529
USD $54.60 | CAD $76.9

Pub Date: 6/22/2021
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ROBERT FRANK: FILM WORKS

Steidl

ISBN: 9783958290365
USD $175.00 | CAD $235

Pub Date: 10/25/2016
Active | In stock

SKULLFUCK

Kaya Press

ISBN: 9781885030603
USD $29.95 | CAD $34.95 UK £ 27

Pub Date: 6/30/2026
Forthcoming

STILL MOVING

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870703263
USD $65.00 | CAD $75

Pub Date: 10/15/2006
Active | Out of stock

STOCKHAUSEN SERVES IMPERIALISM AND OTHER ARTICLES

Primary Information

ISBN: 9781732098695
USD $20.00 | CAD $28

Pub Date: 3/24/2020
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THE ART OF FILM PROJECTION: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

George Eastman Museum

ISBN: 9780935398311
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95 UK £ 27

Pub Date: 10/22/2019
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THE BERLIN SCHOOL: FILMS FROM THE BERLINER SCHULE

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870708749
USD $24.95 | CAD $33.95

Pub Date: 11/30/2013
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THE WORLD'S WORST

Soberscove Press

ISBN: 9781940190235
USD $28.00 | CAD $39 UK £ 25

Pub Date: 5/26/2020
Active | In stock

TIM BURTON

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870707605
USD $24.95 | CAD $35.95

Pub Date: 11/12/2009
Active | Out of stock

WALTER GROPIUS: INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037785843
USD $50.00 | CAD $75

Pub Date: 3/19/2019
Active | In stock

WEIMAR CINEMA 1919-1933

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870707612
USD $39.95 | CAD $53.95

Pub Date: 12/31/2010
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WONG KAR WAI

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782906571679
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 7/2/1997
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YVONNE RAINER: WORK 1961–73

Primary Information

ISBN: 9781732098633
USD $40.00 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 4/14/2020
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Recommended Reading: A Book List on Film & Performing Arts

Best-selling Titles from Film & The Performing Arts Bookshelf

Jonas Mekas: Scrapbook of the Sixties SPECTOR BOOKS ISBN  9783959050333 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 450 pgs / 88 color / 130 bw. | 2/1/2015 | In stock  |   US $35.00

Andrey Tarkovsky: Life and Work SCHIRMER/MOSEL ISBN  9783829608114 Hbk, 7.5 x 9.5 in. / 288 pgs / 350 color. | 2/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $45.00

Performa 15 GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN  9781941366196 Pbk, 7 x 9 in. / 256 pgs / 160 color. | 5/5/2020 | In stock  |   US $29.95

Film & The Performing Arts Bookshelf Active Backlist Titles

America: Films from Elsewhere THE SHOESTRING PUBLISHER ISBN  9788190472081 Pbk, 5.75 x 9.25 in. / 616 pgs / 300 color / 100 bw. | 8/20/2019 | In stock  |   US $35.00	An Auteurist History of Film THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870709777 Pbk, 8 x 10 in. / 256 pgs / 50 bw. | 5/24/2016 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Andrey Tarkovsky: Life and Work SCHIRMER/MOSEL ISBN  9783829608114 Hbk, 7.5 x 9.5 in. / 288 pgs / 350 color. | 2/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $45.00
Atom Egoyan DIS VOIR ISBN  9782906571341 Paperback, 8.75 x 10.75 in. / 128 pgs / 14 color / 56 bw. | 2/2/1994 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Bauhaus Journal 1926–1931 LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037785881 Slip, pbk, 15 vols, 8.25 x 11.75 in. / 412 pgs / 702 bw. | 3/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $90.00	Beat Takeshi vs. Takeshi Kitano KAYA PRESS ISBN  9781885030405 Paperback, 6 x 7.5 in. / 304 pgs / 41 bw. | 11/2/2004 | In stock  |   US $22.50
Ben Patterson: In the State of Fluxus CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM, HOUSTON ISBN  9781933619293 Flexi, 8.5 x 8.5 in. / 260 pgs / 150 color / Audio CD. | 7/31/2012 | In stock  |   US $34.95	Camera Obtrusa: The Action Documentaries of Hara Kazuo KAYA PRESS ISBN  9781885030443 Pbk, 6 x 7.5 in. / 400 pgs / 67 bw. | 8/31/2009 | In stock  |   US $22.95	Charlie Chaplin: The Keystone Album EDITIONS XAVIER BARRAL ISBN  9782365110679 Slip, Hbk, 15.25 x 11.75 in. / 112 pgs / 794 bw. | 3/24/2015 | In stock  |   US $180.00
Frederick Wiseman THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870707919 Pbk, 9 x 8.25 in. / 160 pgs / 65 duotone. | 12/15/2010 | In stock  |   US $39.95	French New Wave REEL ART PRESS ISBN  9780957261044 Hbk, 10 x 11.5 in. / 288 pgs / 250 color / 50 bw. | 12/3/2019 | In stock  |   US $59.95	Get Out INVENTORY PRESS ISBN  9781941753286 Pbk, 4.25 x 7 in. / 224 pgs / 150 bw. | 11/26/2019 | In stock  |   US $19.95
H.R. Giger: Alien Tagebuecher / Diaries EDITION PATRICK FREY ISBN  9783905929454 Hbk, 5.25 x 9.25 in. / 660 pgs / 59 color / 48 bw. | 6/18/2013 | In stock  |   US $115.00	Hidden Alliances HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775746649 Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 198 pgs / 109 color. | 3/3/2020 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Hito Steyerl: The City of Broken Windows SKIRA ISBN  9788857240299 Hbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 212 pgs / 272 color. | 10/8/2019 | In stock  |   US $50.00
I Seem to Live: The New York Diaries, 1950–1969 SPECTOR BOOKS ISBN  9783959052887 Hbk, 6.25 x 8.25 in. / 824 pgs / 350 bw. | 2/11/2020 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Jonas Mekas: Scrapbook of the Sixties SPECTOR BOOKS ISBN  9783959050333 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 450 pgs / 88 color / 130 bw. | 2/1/2015 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Lee Chang-dong DIS VOIR ISBN  9782914563925 Pbk, 8.75 x 11 in. / 128 pgs / 50 color / 37 bw. | 10/8/2019 | In stock  |   US $39.95
Lincoln Kirstein's Modern THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9781633450820 Hbk, 9 x 10.5 in. / 200 pgs / 205 color. | 4/23/2019 | In stock  |   US $55.00	Lincoln Kirstein: Program Notes EAKINS PRESS FOUNDATION ISBN  9780871300669 Hbk, 6.5 x 9.75 in. / 304 pgs. | 3/1/2009 | In stock  |   US $35.00	László Moholy-Nagy: Painting, Photography, Film LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037785874 Hbk, 7 x 9 in. / 134 pgs / 100 bw. | 3/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $50.00
Merce Cunningham: Changes THE SONG CAVE/MERCE CUNNINGHAM TRUST ISBN  9780998829074 Pbk, 6 x 9.25 in. / 188 pgs / 16 color / 160 bw. | 6/18/2019 | In stock  |   US $25.00	Merce Cunningham: Common Time WALKER ART CENTER ISBN  9781935963141 Hbk, 9 x 11.75 in. / 456 pgs / 250 color / 150 bw. | 4/25/2017 | In stock  |   US $49.95	Michael Clark VIOLETTE EDITIONS ISBN  9781900828338 Clth, 9 x 12 in. / 348 pgs / 580 illustrations. | 8/31/2011 | In stock  |   US $49.95
Minimal Film SKIRA ISBN  9788857239675 Hbk, 9 x 12.5 in. / 256 pgs / 200 color. | 2/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Minor Cinema: Experimental Film in Switzerland JRP|RINGIER ISBN  9783037645505 Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 384 pgs / 25 bw. | 10/27/2020 | In stock  |   US $29.95	Paul Klee: Pedagogical Sketchbook LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037785850 Hbk, 7 x 9 in. / 56 pgs / 87 bw. | 3/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $40.00
Performa 15 GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN  9781941366196 Pbk, 7 x 9 in. / 256 pgs / 160 color. | 5/5/2020 | In stock  |   US $29.95	Poetics Of Cinema DIS VOIR ISBN  9782906571389 Paperback, 6 x 8.25 in. / 128 pgs. | 3/2/1995 | In stock  |   US $25.50	Reza Abdoh HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775745529 Pbk, 9 x 12 in. / 544 pgs / 341 color. | 6/22/2021 | In stock  |   US $54.60
Robert Frank: Film Works STEIDL ISBN  9783958290365 Boxed, Pbk, 4 vols, 8.25 x 11.75 in. / 400 pgs / 4 DVDS (PAL & NTSC). | 10/25/2016 | In stock  |   US $175.00	Stockhausen Serves Imperialism and Other Articles PRIMARY INFORMATION ISBN  9781732098695 Pbk, 5.5 x 8.75 in. / 126 pgs. | 3/24/2020 | In stock  |   US $20.00	The Berlin School: Films from the Berliner Schule THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870708749 Hbk, 9 x 10.5 in. / 112 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 11/30/2013 | In stock  |   US $24.95
The World's Worst SOBERSCOVE PRESS ISBN  9781940190235 Pbk, 6.75 x 9 in. / 232 pgs / 30 color / 80 bw. | 5/26/2020 | In stock  |   US $28.00	Walter Gropius: International Architecture LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037785843 Hbk, 7 x 9 in. / 108 pgs / 100 bw. | 3/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $50.00	Weimar Cinema 1919-1933 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870707612 Pbk, 8 x 10 in. / 216 pgs / 150 duotone. | 12/31/2010 | In stock  |   US $39.95
Yvonne Rainer: Work 1961–73 PRIMARY INFORMATION ISBN  9781732098633 Pbk, 7.75 x 10.5 in. / 344 pgs / 225 bw. | 4/14/2020 | In stock  |   US $40.00