Kim Gordon Knihy

Kim Gordon se proslavila jako zpěvačka a basistka rockové skupiny Sonic Youth, která patřila k nejvlivnějším kapelám nezávislé americké scény. Jejich vliv byl zásadní pro vznik dalších ikonických kapel, jako je Nirvana, a pro hnutí Riot Grrls. K Sonic Youth patřilo nejen hudební umění, ale i manželství Kim a kytaristy Thurstona Moorea. Když v roce 2011 oznámili rozchod po sedmadvaceti letech, fanoušci to vnímali jako těžkou ránu, neboť jejich vztah byl jednou z mála jistot v popkulturním světě. Rozchod kapelu nakonec zničil. V této knize Kim, známá svou uzavřenou povahou, odhaluje, jak se kapela formovala a zanikla, a co se dělo před a po jejím vzniku. Píše o svém dětství v Kalifornii, o dospívání s duševně postiženým bratrem a o newyorské umělecké scéně osmdesátých a devadesátých let. Kniha není jen portrétem basistky, ale i sugestivním vylíčením životního příběhu alternativní umělkyně. Čtenáři se dozví o inspiracích, které Kim ovlivnily, a o jejím vztahu s kolegou muzikantem, který měl na její život největší dopad. Také se zamýšlí nad tím, jaké to je být „holkou v kapele“ v převážně mužském prostředí. Z jednotlivých epizod se skládá hluboce osobní portrét ženy, která se paradoxně stala jednou z největších kulturních ikon své generace.

A limited-edition artist’s book by one of the most respected indie-underground cultural icons of our time.An artist’s book by visual artist and legendary indie rocker Kim Gordon, this volume is an intoxicating look into Gordon’s dreamy visual world. Watercolors, paintings, photographs, and written word combine to create a portrait of an artist’s work inspired by popular culture. The first 3,000 copies include a beautifully printed, limited-edition signed print by Gordon. This luxurious yet affordable package combines layers of media to create an extension of the artist’s portfolio, with written contributions by artist Jutta Koether and writer Hilton Als. Kim Performing/Guzzling is the first in a series of books by Rizzoli and Nieves that consists of beautifully designed books by artists, photographers, and designers who have substantially contributed to the texture of artistic culture. Each project will be an extension of the artist’s portfolio.

Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s, Kim Gordon—widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth—produced a series of writings on art and music. Ranging from neo-Conceptual artworks to broader forms of cultural criticism, these rare texts are brought together in this volume for the first time, placing Gordon’s writing within the context of the artist-critics of her generation, including Mike Kelley, John Miller, and Dan Graham. In addressing key stakes within contemporary art, architecture, music, and the performance of male and female gender roles, Gordon provides a prescient analysis of such figures as Kelley, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Tony Oursler, and Raymond Pettibon, in addition to reflecting on her own position as a woman on stage. The result—Is It My Body?—is a collection that feels as timely now as when it was written. This volume additionally features a conversation between Gordon and Jutta Koether, in which they discuss their collaborations in art, music, and performance.

Tomanova's first book Young American (2019), featuring a foreword by acclaimed photographer Ryan McGinley, sold out shortly after its publication. Art and fashion magazines overflowed with enthusiasm. Tomanova now presents, with art historian Thomas Beachdel, her second volume on youth in New York City with a foreword by the iconic Kim Gordon. Deftly entwining portraiture and landscape, the photographer expands and recontextualizes the significance and meaning of each. Tomanova shows us a powerful and vital panorama of identities of people and place, and a compelling future free of binary gender models and outmoded definitions of beauty. MARIE TOMANOVA grew up in Mikulov, Czech Republic. After studying painting, she moved to New York and turned to photography. Her work explores themes of identity, gender, immigration, and memory.