New from Yale University Press, Dubuffet as Architect finds author Daniel Abadie exploring an under studied aspect of artist Jean Dubuffet’s oeuvre – his Mur Blu of 1967.

The large size and relief surface of his 1967 Mur Bleu (Blue Wall) catapulted his painting into the third dimension in a big way. Many commissions followed, and today Dubuffet’s massive architectural forms grace several cities across the globe. The artist did not intend for these structures to be mere supports for his paintings; he meant for them to give his work architectural space. His efforts in this area earned him the medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1982. These stunningly inventive and playful works stand as a testament to Dubuffet’s desire to expand his practice through new materials and techniques—and even into new dimensions.

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In November, powerHouse will release Age of Silver: Encounters with Great Photographers.

Age of Silver is iconic American photographer John Loengard’s ode to the art form to which he dedicated his life. Loengard, a longtime staff photographer and editor for LIFE magazine and other publications, spent years documenting modern life for the benefit of the American public. Over the years he trained his camera on dignitaries, artists, athletes, intellectuals, blue and whitecollar workers, urban and natural landscapes, man-made objects, and people of all types engaged in the act of living. In Age of Silver, Loengard has focused on of some of the most important photographers of the last half-century, including Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Sebastião Salgado, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harry Benson, and many, many others. Loengard caught them at home and in the studio; posed portraits and candid shots of the artists at work and at rest.

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A beautifully filmed look at Architect for Art, the first book dedicated to the work of Max Gordon.

Noted back in January, the prolific Blu has chronicled all his animations, drawings on paper and time-lapse murals in one single disk! The DVD, BLU:Sketch Note-Book, is now available from colette. The film is in English, and the DVD is formatted for all regions.

Forthcoming from Gestalten, Arabesque 2 explores the latest graphic design trends coming from the Middle East. With a young generation of designers engaged in promoting a new identity for the region, the moment for inventive manipulation of local visual convention and the international style is now. Edited by Ben Wittner and Sascha Thoma, the book features graphic design, logos, editorial design, and illustration by young designers and activists from Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates.

The preface is written by John Martin, co-founder of Art Dubai.

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In the final of a series of art books, AnOther retraces the most ambitious art projects commissioned for the magazine. There’s work by Jake & Dinos Chapman, Yayoi Kusama, Hans Peter Feldmann, Yoshitomo Nara, Ernesto Caivano, Keith Tyson, Urs Fischer and Damien Hirst (above). There’s also images of George Condo and graphic design by John Baldessari. The included work covers the last decade, and also provides a snap shot of contemporary art who’s who in the 21st-century.

Dazed Digital shared images from the final book in the collection. Favorites from there are shown after the jump.

With text by Joie Watson and photographs from Penny Taylor, Dream Houses brings the historic Florida city of Naples to life. Beach homes in the area are not only internationally famous, but housed internationally famous inhabitants. Watson and Taylor offer unprecedented access to these stories, one part architectural tome and one part social history spanning almost 60 years.

The book is available through University of Florida Press.

Taschen has published a new book collecting some of famed photographer Helmut Newton’s test shots. Produced on Polaroid film, these have both a tremendous air of composition and sense of immediacy. It’s all rather magical.

Select images from Helmut Newton, Polaroids after the leap.

MADE FOR SKATE, a comprehensive bible of design for skate shoe fanatics, has taken the leap to iPad format. The new edition allows for more shoes and more super advertisements… and as such, even more sporting design history. There is also a visual history of past MADE FOR SKATE exhibitions.

For a full preview head here.

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