{"title":"Special Editions Available","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"el-libro-supremo-de-la-suerte-special-edition","title":"El Libro Supremo de la Suerte - Special Edition \/ Rose Marie Cromwell","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePress\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bookforum.com\/inprint\/024_05\/19154\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookforum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pdnonline.com\/features\/photo-books\/notable-photo-books-of-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePDN - Notable Photo Books of 2018\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/hafny.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/humble-booklist-32-photobooks-that-dropped-our-jaws-in-2018\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHumble Arts Foundation Booklist: 32 Photobooks That Dropped Our Jaws in 2018\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/unveild.co.uk\/photobook-award-2018\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnveil'd Photobook Award 2018\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/phmuseum.com\/news\/the-best-photobooks-of-2018\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhotographic Museum of Humanity: The Best Photobooks of 2018\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her debut monograph, Cromwell expresses a deep and complex view of Havana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Libro Supremo de la Suerte \u003c\/em\u003egathers photographs from Cromwell’s largest body of work to date, made in Havana over a span of seven years. The title translates as “The Supreme Book of Luck” and refers to photocopied booklets used to navigate the covert lottery in Havana. Cubans refer to these booklets, or charadas, to match everyday objects and experiences to numbers; these meanings are by turns straightforward (85 is “clock”), mystical (60 refers to “dark sun”), and idiosyncratic (98 is “old prostitute”). Cromwell found parallels between this intentional look at everyday things and the way she makes pictures. “A turtle on the sidewalk, a can of red paint — these were simple moments that by the act of photographing were made more meaningful and monumental. It was a similar gesture to what people did when they picked lottery numbers,” she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot unlike the way a lottery system attempts to harness the fickle concept of luck, this book organizes Cromwell’s richly colored and affective images through a design that conveys the chaotic, multisensorial, and disorienting character of Havana. Developed in collaboration with designer Ben Salesse, El Libro Supremo de la Suerte reflects the nonlinear narrative of Cromwell’s experience and suggests the randomness inherent not only to the lottery but also to life in this Caribbean city. “I came of age in Havana, not only as a person, but also an artist. This work is an homage to my experience of a specific geography. I am honoring the symbols and occurrences that have shaped my understanding of a place and time. I documented my relentless search for intimacy and spirituality, while navigating the politics of my presence in Cuba, as photographer and ultimately an outsider.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis debut publication conveys the photographer’s distinctive practice of describing a place by enmeshing herself in its culture. Cromwell disavows any sense of objectivity, guided by a lucid understanding that the photographer is as much part of what she depicts as the elements or people in front of the lens. As Paula Kupfer writes: “In exploring the visual connections between numbers — exact and absolute units of measurements — and the mystical, wayward ways of luck, as embodied by friends and family performing for her camera, Cromwell offers a lyric homage to Cuba, the place that’s shaped her practice and that, moreover, continues defying expectations and interpretations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Libro Supremo de la Suerte\u003c\/em\u003e is co-published by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lightwork.org\" title=\"Light Work\"\u003eLight Work\u003c\/a\u003e, which bestowed the book with the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lightwork.org\/news\/announcing-the-light-work-photobook-award-2018\/\" title=\"Light Work Photobook Award 2018 - Rose Marie Cromwell\"\u003eLight Work Photobook Award 2018\u003c\/a\u003e. The Award is given each year to an artistic project that deserves international attention. As with all of Light Work’s programs, in selecting the artists to receive this recognition an emphasis is made to highlight emerging and underrepresented artists of diverse backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIS books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129708581029,"sku":"SUERTE-SPECIAL","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9983\/files\/TISbooks_Rose-Marie-Cromwell_El-Libro-Supremo-de-la-Suerte_13.jpg?v=1702071995"},{"product_id":"entrance-to-our-valley-special-edition","title":"Entrance to Our Valley - Special Edition \/ Jenia Fridlyand","description":"\u003cp class=\"variant-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2021\/05\/jenia-fridlyand-on-domestic-life\/\"\u003eLenscratch: Jenia Fridlyand: On Domestic Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theonlinephotographer.typepad.com\/the_online_photographer\/2020\/03\/a-visit-to-jenias-farm-one-thing-leads-to-another.html\"\u003eThe Online Photographer: A Visit to Jenia's Farm (One Thing Leads to Another)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bjp-online.com\/2020\/01\/best-of-2019-michael-mack\/\"\u003eBritish Journal of Photography - Best of 2019 - Michael Mack\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.photobookstore.co.uk\/blog\/photobooks-of-2019\/photobooks-of-2019-john-gossage\/\"\u003ePhotobooks of 2019: John Gossage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fotoroom.co\/entrance-to-our-valley-jenia-fridlyand\/\"\u003eFotoRoom - Jenia Fridlyand Shares Poetic Photos of Family Life on Her Farm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collectordaily.com\/jenia-fridlyand-entrance-to-our-valley\/\"\u003eCollector Daily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"variant-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJenia Fridlyand uses a 4x5 view camera with flexibility and subtlety, rendering not only considered landscapes, but also domestic scenes of surprise and spontaneity. 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I didn’t really have any hopes or dreams then. I just wanted to live long enough to get married and have sex before God called us Home. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch is the backdrop for Steven B. Smith’s new monograph, \u003cem\u003eWaiting out the Latter Days\u003c\/em\u003e, in which time does seem suspended. Where everyone is in a perpetual state of waiting. Whether the next thing will be better or worse . . . well, it’s hard to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut until then, we can take solace in Smith’s unvarnished assessment of his past and present, rendered in photographs that are simultaneously as precise and as enigmatic as the light in Utah. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIS books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135607181477,"sku":"WOTLD-SPECIAL","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9983\/files\/20230123_193657_2a635dc8-6672-4c40-a98b-c8973e2fd40d.jpg?v=1702064181"},{"product_id":"theatrum-equorum-special-edition","title":"Theatrum Equorum - Special Edition \/ Andrea Modica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/the-ten-best-photography-books-of-2022-180981157\/\"\u003eSmithsonian Magazine - The Ten Best Photography Books of 2022\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/magazine.photographmag.com\/andrea-modicas-poignant-portraits-from-an-italian-horse-hospital\/?fbclid=PAAaZry634GYrThsNkPTnDhlw9ZwuhV03TX-U03NXSKjj6MLzBAGU212TMaFk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhotograph Mag\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2022\/09\/theatrum-equorum-andrea-modica-tis-books\/\"\u003eLenscratch Interview with Andrea Modica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ursinus.edu\/live\/news\/6757-renowned-photographers-theatrum-equorum-opens-june\"\u003eBerman Museum opening\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nowherediary.substack.com\/p\/books-a-guide-to-the-photo-books\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/nowherediary.substack.com\/p\/books-a-guide-to-the-photo-books\"\u003eNowhere Diary - Photo books you should add to your collection — fall 2022\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museemagazine.com\/culture\/2022\/10\/12\/exhibition-review-andrea-modica-theatrum-equorum\"\u003eMuseé Magazine - Exhibition Review: Andrea Modica: Theatrum Equorum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe result of more than eight years of intense work in Italy and elsewhere, \u003ci\u003eTheatrum Equorum\u003c\/i\u003e is acclaimed photographer Andrea Modica’s latest monograph with TIS books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the title indicates, Modica’s interest lies in the drama of the horse – but her approach is one that completely upends expectations for such an exploration. 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In my photographs the horses are in an anesthetic sleep,” the artist notes. “There’s something sacred about the animals and the process of being able to go through this with them—a state of extreme vulnerability for an animal of that power.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat followed was an obsessive visual study of the surgical tools, both before and after procedures, as well as a photographic examination of phantoms: curious “false” mares used for reproductive purposes. This part of the project took Modica to facilities in Italy as well as the United States, including visits to clinics in Maryland, Kentucky, and Florida. As such, \u003ci\u003eTheatrum Equorum\u003c\/i\u003e connects her previous work in Italy (published in such books as \u003ci\u003el’Amici del Cuore \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReveal\u003c\/i\u003e) with her American works \u003ci\u003eJanuary 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs We Wait\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuman Being\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreadwell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMinor League\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAndrea Modica is a professor at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts \u0026amp; Design and is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar, and the recipient of a Knight Award. 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