A LOOK BACK IN BOOKS

We look back on an eventful year filled with impressive exhibitions, wonderful encounters, and beautiful books that will resonate with us for a long time to come.

It all began with an outstanding exhibition on Caspar David Friedrich at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, closely followed by a large-scale show on Jeff Wall at the Fondation Beyeler. We were also able to accompany exhibitions on Käthe Kollwitz in Frankfurt and Yoko Ono – first in London, then in Düsseldorf – with our catalogs.

In spring, the second volume of Robert Longo's charcoal drawings was published, accompanied by a limited edition. A true highlight that we were allowed to present at Art Basel | Basel. At the fair, we had the great pleasure of engaging in conversations with numerous artists, collectors, and art lovers, gaining new insights, and even conceiving some new book projects with them.

The summer brought not only bright sunny days but many new illustrated books that landed on our desks and in the hands of numerous book lovers: Gerhard Richter's hidden treasures, which will be accessible to a wide public at the Kunstpalast until February 2025, as well as the catalogs of Eva Beresin and Alfred Kubin at the Albertina, Frans Hals at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Thomas Schütte's magnificent retrospective at MoMA New York, Lars Eidinger in Düsseldorf, and Henri Matisse in Basel – the list could go on and on.

Our pet project, the children's book, was also not to be missed: Things That Pass by Beatrice Alemagna and Are We There Yet? by Sven Völker, with delightful illustrations, show our children the magic of a new beginning and help them cope with change. October then saw the release of a graphic novel-style biography by Sophie Artz, offering a deeper insight into the life of the fascinating artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian. An absolute favorite book!

In autumn, the botanists and garden enthusiasts among us got their money's worth: Hans von Trotha, historian and expert on 18th-century landscape gardens, tells the story of European garden art in 333 images in The Garden. A volume that is as entertaining as it is informative. In Herbaria, we delve into the world of plant depictions from art, illustration, and design and discover a broad collection of images that delights art, botany, design, and fashion enthusiasts alike.

The year offered many more favorite books that we unfortunately have to leave unmentioned here. And before we embark on what is sure to be an eventful and varied 2025, we would like to pause, thank you for accompanying us through the year, and wish you with all our hearts:

Happy holidays and a healthy and peaceful New Year!