“Art has poisoned our life”, proclaimed Dutch artist and De Stijl co-founder Theo van Doesburg. Reacting to the tumultuous crises of the twentieth century, especially the horrors of the First World War, avant-garde artists and writers sought to destroy art by transforming it into the substance of everyday life. Following the evolution of these revolutionary groups, How to Be Avant-Garde charts its pioneers and radical ideas.

From Paris to New York, from Zurich to Moscow and Berlin, avant-gardists challenged the confines of the definition of art along with the confines of the canvas itself. Art historian Morgan Falconer starts with the dynamic Futurist founder Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, whose manifesto extolling speed, destruction and modernity seeded avant-gardes across Europe. In turn, Dadaists Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings sought to replace art with political cabaret and the Surrealists tried to exchange it for tools to plumb the unconscious.

He guides us through the Russian Constructivists with their adventures in advertising and utopianism and then De Stijl with the geometric abstractions of Piet Mondrian. The Bauhaus broke more boundaries, transmuting art into architecture and design. Finally, the Situationists swapped art for politics, with many of their ideas inspiring the 1968 Paris student protests.

How to Be Avant-Garde is a journey through the interlocking networks of these richly creative lives with their visions of a better world, their sometimes sympathetic but often strange and turbulent conversations and their objects and writings that defied categorisation.

Journey through the iconic stadiums where football history was – and continues to be – made.

From the world’s oldest football stadium to the newest megastructures, Iconic Football Grounds reveals the stories behind these places, combining rare archival photographs, interviews and unforgettable stories.

Spanning iconic cathedrals of the game, as well as lesser-known treasures, this truly global collection captures the distinct character and history of each venue, including:

• Wembley Stadium, England: the spiritual home of English football and stage for myriad national moments.
• Maracanã, Brazil: a symbol of Brazilian football culture and the setting for some of the sport’s most dramatic matches.
• San Siro, Italy: a towering shared home to rivals AC Milan and Inter, renowned for its atmosphere and history.
• Camp Nou, Spain: FC Barcelona’s iconic stadium.
• Celtic Park, Scotland: famous for its intense atmosphere and deep connection between club and community.
• Azadi Stadium, Iran: a vast arena that has played a key role in wider social movements.
• Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, North Korea: the world’s largest stadium by capacity, shrouded in mystery.
• Hackney Marshes, England: the home of grassroots football, where hundreds of pitches and generations of players reflect the game’s role in local identity.

Exploring each stadium’s significance, this fully illustrated book is a look into football’s greatest stages and the memories made within them.

Perfect for all football fans, travellers and lovers of sporting history, Iconic Football Grounds celebrates the places that define the beautiful game.

In IKONEN presenteert topfotograaf en regisseur/filmmaker Anton Corbijn bijzonder beeldmateriaal over iconen en hoe die worden herdacht. De monografie bevat onder andere Corbijns serie Cemeteries, een intrigerende reeks foto's van grafstenen, en a.somebody, een verzameling zelfportretten naar overleden grootheden uit de muziekwereld gefotografeerd in Corbijns geboortedorp Strijen. Daarnaast toont IKONEN een nog niet eerder gepubli­ceerde serie over Lenins visuele aanwezigheid in in de USSR.