Pace Publishing For over six decades, Pace Gallery has been publishing books in collaboration with and in support of its artists, establishing Pace Publishing as one of the longest standing gallery imprints and a pioneer in art bookmaking. (opens in a new window) Explore Our Books (opens in a new window) Browse Our Shop Recent Books Picasso14 SketchbooksPublished in collaboration with the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, Madrid (FABA), this collection of Picasso’s sketchbooks offers a unique and intimate view of the ways in which the artist lived and worked. (opens in a new window) Learn More & Shop Torkwase DysonA Liquid BelongingComposed of one bound paper book and an array of unbound materials—including acetate and accordion-folded paper—all contained in a box-slipcase, Torkwase Dyson’s first publication is as much an art object as it is an addendum to her recent exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York.Learn More & Shop Sam GilliamThe Last Five YearsText by Lowery Stokes SimsSam Gilliam: The Last Five Years presents a suite of works created by the late artist in the final years of his life, exhibited by Pace Gallery in New York and David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles.Learn More & Shop William MonkThe FerrymanText by Mark Beasley, Suzanne Hudson, John YauPublished on the occasion of William Monk’s three-venue exhibition in New York, The Ferryman guides the reader through each installation to mirror the artist’s exploration of the journey from this life into the next.Learn More & Shop Calder/TuttleTentativeText by Alexander S. C. Rower, Richard TuttleCo-published with David Kordansky Gallery, Calder/Tuttle:Tentative unites the distinct artistic vocabularies of Richard Tuttle and Alexander Calder in a singular volume, offering a fresh perspective on the legacy of modernist abstraction.Learn More & Shop Richard Pousette-Dart1950s Spirit and SubstanceText by Richard Pousette-Dart. Conversation with Joanna Pousette-Dart and Lowery Stokes Sims.Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition curated by Joanna Pousette-Dart, Richard Pousette-Dart: 1950s Spirit and Substance examines the many through-lines than run through the artist’s multivalent output.Learn More & Shop Beatriz MilhazesMistura SagradaText by Mark Godfrey. Conversation with Beatriz Milhazes and Polly Apfelbaum.Spotlighting the immersive mobile sculpture and ten large-scale paintings in Mistura Sagrada—Beatriz Milhazes’s first solo exhibition with Pace, presented in New York in 2022—this book sheds light on the artist’s highly generative practice.Learn More & Shop Kohei NawaAetherTexts by Brett Litman, Kohei NawaKohei Nawa: Aether presents a survey of the multimedia artist’s new and recent works spanning sculpture, painting, and installation. Co-published by Sandwich and Pace Publishing on the occasion of Nawa’s first exhibition with Pace in New York, this book provides a close look at key works in the multimedia artist’s oeuvre from the past fifteen years.Learn More & Shop Living With GhostsA ReaderTexts by Achille Mbembe, Jacques Derrida, C.L.R. James, Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, KJ Abudu, Emmanuel Iduma, Walter D. Mignolo, Avery F. Gordon, Adjoa Armah, Joshua Segun-Lean. Conversation with Bouchra Khalili and KJ AbuduFeaturing republished texts by seminal theorists of the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as newly commissioned essays by some of today’s leading artists and writers, Living With Ghosts: A Reader is an important, thought-provoking work published to coincide with the exhibition guest curated by KJ Abudu at Pace in London.Learn More & Shop Yoshitomo NaraPinacotecaText by Simon Reynolds, Stephanie RosenthalWith extensive photography and special foldouts, this book recreates the experience of Yoshitomo Nara’s Pinacoteca 2021, a multi-room installation exhibited at Pace in London.Learn More & Shop Adrian GhenieThe HooligansTexts by Masha Tupitsyn, Apsara DiQuinzioPublished on the occasion of the artist's first solo show in Asia, this special edition of Adrian Ghenie: The Hooligans is Pace Publishing’s first Korean language title.Learn More Robert NavaText by Jason Rosenfeld, foreword by Mark Beasley, conversation with Huma BhabhaFocusing on his exhibition at Pace in London, Thunderbolt Disco, Robert Nava’s first monograph captures his colorful, energetic works with bold typography and vivid reproductions.Learn More & Shop Mika TajimaTexts by Mika Yoshitake, T’ai Smith, edited by Eugenia BellCo-published by Inventory Press and Kayne Griffin, this book takes a deep dive into Mika Tajima’s sculptures, paintings, videos, and new media installations from 2003–2021.Learn More & Shop Elmgreen & DragsetThe Nervous SystemEssay by Martin Herbert, Interview by Richard ShiffTo mark the duo Elmgreen & Dragset’s first major exhibition with Pace in New York, The Nervous System, Pace Publishing produced a catalogue featuring an essay by writer Martin Herbert and an interview with the artists conducted by art historian Richard Shiff.Learn More & Shop Wifredo LamThe Imagination at WorkTexts by Alexander Alberro, Kaira M. Cabañas, Samantha A. Noël, Alexandra ChangProduced on the occasion of Pace’s New York survey Wifredo Lam: The Imagination at Work, this book examines the formal and thematic complexities of Wifredo Lam’s paintings and sculptures.Learn More & Shop Prabhavathi MeppayilIntroduction by Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Texts by Rosalind Krauss, Wells Fray-Smith, Mami Kataoka; Design by A Practice for Everyday LifeAccompanying Prabhavathi Meppayil’s 2022 solo exhibition with Pace in New York, this book reflects the gestural subtleties of the artist’s abstract paintings, sculptures, and installations in its typography and design.Learn More & Shop Qiu XiaofeiDivinationTexts by Qiu Xiaofei, Travis Jeppesen, Yan ChiProduced on the occasion of Qiu Xiaofei’s 2021 solo exhibition Divination with Pace in New York, this publication focuses on the rich historical, political, cultural, and spiritual allusions in the artist’s paintings.Learn More & Shop Mark Rothko1968: Clearing AwayTexts by Christopher Rothko, Eleanor NairneDesigned by graphic design studio Kellenberger–White, this book was published in concert with an exhibition of Mark Rothko’s rarely seen, intimately-sized paintings and works on paper at Pace’s new gallery in London’s Hanover Square.Learn More & Shop Torkwase DysonLiquid A PlaceLimited-edition DubplateTo mark Torkwase Dyson’s collaborative Pace Live performances and multimedia installation Liquid A Place, which were presented at the gallery’s new London space this fall, Pace Publishing produced a limited-edition double A-side dubplate.Learn More & Shop Agnes MartinThe Distillation of Color, 2021Texts by Durga Chew-Bose, Bruce Hainley, Olivia LaingProduced in conjunction with the exhibition Agnes Martin: The Distillation of Color, this book brings new voices to the scholarship around Martin’s work.Learn More & Shop Thomas NozkowskiThe Last PaintingsComplementing Pace’s exhibition Thomas Nozkowski: The Last Paintings, this book includes an essay by art historian Marc Mayer and moving remembrances of the artist by Jennifer Gross, Joseph Masheck, Catherine Murphy, Martin Puryear, Peter Schjeldahl, Robert Storr, and Karen Wilkin, all of whom were part of his circle.Learn More & Shop Adrian GhenieThe HooligansTexts by Apsara DiQuinzio, Masha TupitsynThis publication marks Adrian Ghenie’s fourth solo exhibition with Pace. It focuses on the artist’s explorations of the notion of “hooliganism” in his recent paintings and drawings, which were informed by the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Romantic movements.Learn More & Shop Rare & Vintage BooksOver 500 titles have been created under Pace Publishing, with an enduring focus on original scholarship and innovative design, underpinned by a rigorous and creative approach. GridsFormat and Image in 20th Century ArtMade to accompany a 1979 group exhibition on view at Pace in New York and The Akron Art Institute, Ohio, this catalogue brings together historic works by Josef Albers, Carl Andre, Robert Irwin, Lee Krasner, Ellsworth Kelly, Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, Ad Reinhardt, Louise Nevelson, and Frank Stella, among others. The book includes a text by Rosalind Krauss, while its design alludes to theme of the exhibition—the grid as a pictorial device and thematic element—through the overlay plastic grid cover. Learn More Jean DubuffetRecent Paintings: Paysage Castillians Sites Tricolores, 1975Text by Jean DubuffetThis eight-panel accordion-fold book was produced on the occasion of a 1975 solo exhibition of paintings by Jean Dubuffet, which opened at Centre Pompidou in Paris before traveling to Galerie Beyeler in Basel and Pace in New York. The spiral-bound volume contains color and black-and-white reproductions as well as a sleeve with six 35mm color slides of vinyl-on-canvas pieces by the artist. A text by Dubuffet, written in French, is also included.Learn More Yto BarradaTree Identification for Beginners, 2017Texts by Mounira Bouzid, Adrienne EdwardsYto Barrada’s Tree Identification for Beginners collects imagery and documentation relating to her mother’s first visit to the US in 1966 as part of the Operation Crossroads Africa program. Archival materials, reproduced on newsprint, present a complex history and challenge accepted narratives through myth, autobiography, and structures of learning. Included are a voiceover script of Barrada’s mother recounting her experience—part of the performance and film of the same name—and an interview with the artist by curator Adrienne Edwards. In 2018, the publication won a Most Beautiful Swiss Books award from the Swiss Office of Culture.Learn More Louise Nevelson1964Made to accompany a solo exhibition of work by Louise Nevelson at Pace in 1964, this book features photographs of sculptures and wall works from that year—some reproduced on transparent or metallic paper. A reprinted text by art historian William C. Seitz is paired with a chronology of the artist’s career. Nestled inside an envelope, the book’s textured cover is made of black velvet with a cut-out, formally echoing Nevelson’s sculptures.Learn More (opens in a new window) Explore Our Books (opens in a new window) Browse Our Shop Read More