Extreme Beauty
12 Contemporary Korean Artists
In Extreme Beauty, leading curators and critics explore the complex creative practices of some of the most exciting artists active in Korea and internationally. From the ultra‑minimal to the hyper‑conceptual, each of these twelve Korean artists and groups is highly original. Readers will get an inside look at the complex processes behind these artworks through this generously illustrated volume.
Paper $56.00
12 Contemporary Korean Artists
In Extreme Beauty, leading curators and critics explore the complex creative practices of some of the most exciting artists active in Korea and internationally. From the ultra‑minimal to the hyper‑conceptual, each of these twelve Korean artists and groups is highly original. Readers will get an inside look at the complex processes behind these artworks through this generously illustrated volume.
Paper $56.00
A New World in the Making
Life and Architecture in Tropical Asia
According to architect Tay Kheng Soon, the time has come to change and build a new world. This feeling has impelled him to write this book, bringing together memoir and writings on identity, landscape and belonging, and on architecture and urbanism. This is a must‑read reflection on tropical Asia, on architecture and urbanism, and on looking ahead to the always urgent task of building a new world.
Paper $36.00
Life and Architecture in Tropical Asia
According to architect Tay Kheng Soon, the time has come to change and build a new world. This feeling has impelled him to write this book, bringing together memoir and writings on identity, landscape and belonging, and on architecture and urbanism. This is a must‑read reflection on tropical Asia, on architecture and urbanism, and on looking ahead to the always urgent task of building a new world.
Paper $36.00
Everyday Modernism
Architecture and Society in Singapore
"Everyday Modernism is the first comprehensive documentation of Singapore’s modern built environment. Through a lens of social and architectural histories, the book uncovers the many untold stories of the Southeast Asian city‑state’s modernization, from the rise of heroic skyscrapers to the spread of utilitarian typologies like the multi‑story car park. It investigates how modernism, through both form and function, radically transformed Singapore and made its inhabitants into modern citizens."—Asian Review of Books
Paper $52.00
Architecture and Society in Singapore
"Everyday Modernism is the first comprehensive documentation of Singapore’s modern built environment. Through a lens of social and architectural histories, the book uncovers the many untold stories of the Southeast Asian city‑state’s modernization, from the rise of heroic skyscrapers to the spread of utilitarian typologies like the multi‑story car park. It investigates how modernism, through both form and function, radically transformed Singapore and made its inhabitants into modern citizens."—Asian Review of Books
Paper $52.00
The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory
“[This book] explores the history of comfort women in Singapore and how it has differed from that of South Korea, the subject of not a few novels and memoirs. . . . Now with Blackburn’s book, the Singapore comfort women can be remembered even more in a way that does not shame them but rather holds their memories close.”—Asian Review of Books
Paper $36.00
“[This book] explores the history of comfort women in Singapore and how it has differed from that of South Korea, the subject of not a few novels and memoirs. . . . Now with Blackburn’s book, the Singapore comfort women can be remembered even more in a way that does not shame them but rather holds their memories close.”—Asian Review of Books
Paper $36.00
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