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| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Paul Chan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York |
| Distribution | Distributed Art Publishers, |
| Publication types | Books, Ebooks |
| Official website | www |
Badlands Unlimited is a New York-based independent publisher founded by the artist Paul Chan (artist) in 2010, and consists of artists Ian Cheng, Micaela Durand, and Matthew So. The press publishes texts by and with other artists in the form of paperbacks, ebooks, digital group exhibitions, a stone book, and other various media. The press also does consulting on projects related to digital publishing for art institutions.
History
editThe catalog of Badlands' publications consists of early, titles primarily focused on Chan's past work and activities as an artist. Since 2011, Badlands has primarily focused on modern and contemporary figures in the art world. The press participated in Printed Matter, Inc's 2012 NY Art Book Fair as the event's first primarily digital publisher.[1]
Projects
editHoliday, a book written by Paul Chan, was published on a stone slab and as an e-book in 2012.
Badlands curated a small installation, "Think Like Clouds," at the 2013 NY Art Book Fair. The exhibition showcases the drawings, diagrams, and notes of curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, on the occasion of the publication of the book with the same name, Think Like Clouds.[2]
How to download a boyfriend, a 2012 curated group show in the form of a downloadable e-book, was the first art exhibition for the ipad. [3]
Selected Books and Publications
edit- 2014. The Best Most Useless Dress. Claudia La Rocco.
- 2014. Think Like Clouds. Hans Ulrich Obrist.
- 2014. Paul Chan: Selected Writings 2000–2014. Chan, Paul, George Baker, Eric Banks, Isabel Friedli, and Martina Venanzoni. OCLC 867604442
- 2013. HELL_TREE Petra Cortright. e-book.[4]
- 2013. AD BOOK. BFFA3AE. January, e-book with animated content.
- 2013. Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews Calvin Tomkins. OCLC 822894777[5]
- 2013. Fires of Siberia. Trey Sager.[6][7]
- 2012. On Democracy'.' Hussein, Saddam, Paul Chan, Jeff Severns Guntzel, Negar Azimi, and Nickolas Calabrese. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Badlands Unlimited. OCLC 794365121
- 2012. How to Download a Boyfriend. Group show, e-book.[8][9][10][11]
- 2012. Wht is a Book?, a series of zines printed on previously published hardcover books.
- 2011. Mans in the Mirrors (in 3D). Badlands Unlimited. Digital, 3-D e-book.
- 2011. Poems. poems by Yvonne Rainer. Print, e-book.[12]
Notable Authors
edit- Paul Chan (artist)
- Petra Cortright
- Yvonne Rainer
- Trey Sager
- Calvin Tomkins interviews Marcel Duchamp
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Claudia La Rocco
- Saddam Hussein
Controversy
editBadlands and publisher Paul Chan have been accused of weakening the market of analog printed art books with his direction of a primarily e-book-foucsed small press.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Cheng, Susan (18 September 2013). "10 Booths to Visit at the New York Art Book Fair". Complex Magazine. Complex Magazine.
- ^ "10 Booths to Visit at the NY Art Book Fair." Susan Cheng. Complex. September 18, 2013.
- ^ "How to download a boyfriend the art world's first group show for the ipad." Fast Company Design. 2012.
- ^ "Books in an Expanded Field: The Story of Badlands Unlimited." Matthew Erickson. LA Review of Books. Badlands Unlimited. February 8th, 2013.
- ^ Jedrzejczak, Antonina (1 March 2013). "Need It Now: Calvin Tomkins's Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews". Vogue. Vogue Magazine.
- ^ [Moschovakis, Anna (24 July 2013). "Artists in Conversation, Trey Sager on Fires of Siberia". Bombsite. Bomb Magazine.
- ^ [Petri, Alexandra (24 May 2013). "The Michele Bachmann Bodice-ripper". Washington Post. Washington Post.
- ^ "How to Download a Boyfriend." The New Yorker.
- ^ [Holmes, Kevin (26 June 2012). "How to Download a Boyfriend Is A Group Art Exhibition In The Form Of An E-book". The Creators Project. Vice Magazine.
- ^ [Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (6 July 2012). ""How to Download a Boyfriend": The Art World's First Group Show for the iPad". Fast Company Design. Fast Company.
- ^ ["How to Download a Boyfriend ebook". Dis Magazine. Dis Magazine. 17 July 2012.
- ^ Copp, Corina (Fall 2011). "Artists in Conversation, Yvonne Rainer on Poems". Bombsite. Bomb Magazine.
- ^ "New American Paintings"., Profile of Badlands Unlimited
- ^ Miller, James (24 March 2024). "Art Books' Future Now: Art & Photography Books 2013" (PDF). Badlands Unlimited. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
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- "STUFF: Paul Chan and Badlands Unlimited". Art F City. Art F City. 18 March 2013.
- Schwartz, Madeleine (November/December 2012). "Paul Chan, Artist". Believer Magazine. Believer Magazine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Gilbert, Alan (12 November 2012). "On Democracy, by Saddam Hussein, edited by Paul Chan". Bookforum. Bookforum.
- Dolding, Sian (September 2013). "The Humble Doodle". Dazed Digital. Dazed and Confused Magazine.
- Hromack, Sarah (May 2011). "Off the Page". Frieze Magazine. Frieze Magazine.
- Erickson, Matthew (8 February 2013). "Books in an Expanded Field: The Story of Badlands Unlimited". LA Review of Books. LA Review of Books.
- Jovanovic, Rozalia (11 November 2010). "Break All Your E-Books: Boundaries Blur and the NY Art Book Fair". Observer Magazine. Observer Magazine.
- Hromack, Sarah (25 August 2011). "A Thing Remade: A Conversation with Paul Chan". Rhizome. Rhizome.
- "Expanding the Book: An Interview with Badlands Unlimited". Walker Art. Walker Art Center. 18 December 2012.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - "Books in an Expanded Field: The Story of Badlands Unlimited." Matthew Erickson. LA Review of Books. Badlands Unlimited. February 8th, 2013.
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