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László Moholy-Nagy | Light Space Modulator
As a painter and photographer Moholy-Nagy worked predominantly with light. He experimented with photograms, images composed by placing objects directly on light-sensitive paper, and he constructed “light-space modulators,” oil paintings on transparent or polished surfaces that included mobile light effects. He became one of the most famous artists associated with the Bauhaus. However, he was never much liked by his colleagues at the... -
Noémie Goudal | Portfolio
The artistic practice of Noémie Goudal involves the construction of ambitious staged, illusionistic installations within the landscape, documented using film and photography. Her interventions are under pinned by rigorous research examining the intersection of ecology and anthropology. -
6 Book Temples Around the World
Travelling and visiting unique bookshops is something that we all like doing. You never know what gem you can find in a hidden book venue somewhere in Paris or on a sunny holiday in Greece. It could be your favourite signed photobook or a rare art catalogue. 1605 Publishers have prepared a list of 6 sui generis book temples around... -
Richard Serra | Portfolio
Interdisciplinary artist who currently lives and works in New York. He has produced large-scale, site-specific sculptures for architectural, urban, and landscape settings and radicalised and extended the definition of sculpture with his early experiments with rubber, neon which resulted in his large-scale steel works. -
Which niche of photography is right for you?
With this article, we would like to guide you through different photographic styles and help you to find the one that speaks directly to you. We've made a selection of our favourite photographers from classic to contemporary to show what is possible to do in the niches from street photography to family portraits. Among the highlighted photographers are Todd Hido,... -
5 Black Artist You Should Know
It is impossible to put in one post all the brilliant and inspiring Black artists from the fields of photography, art, design, cinema and architecture, however, 1605 Publishers prepared the list of 5 Black artist that we honour and admire: Zanele Muholi, Gordon Parks, Steve McQueen, Amy Sherald and Tyler Mitchell. -
After Beauty | Interview with Maura Sullivan
Interview with Maura Sullivan about her new book published by 1605 Publishers, "After Beauty". Maura has graduated from Syracuse University and studied at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her main inspiration, when it comes to art creation, is poetry and silent meditative walks around her hometown, New York. Sullivan loves discovering hidden places of the metropolis where... -
Saar De Permentier: interview
Gallery FIFTY ONE in Antwerp, Belgium, specialises on fine art photography and drawings on paper. It represents Katrien De Blauwer, Masao Yamamoto, Harry Gruyaert, Eric Manigaud to name just a few. Read the interview with the gallery assistant director Saar De Permentier and discover more about gallery's work. -
Street Photographers from New York
In this post, 1605 Publishers has assembled 5 classic street photographers from New York that worked in the period between 1940s and 1980s. Among them Helen Levitt, Saul Leiter, William Klein, Janet Delaney and Robert Frank. Each with unique style and approach to art they contributed to the world of photography. -
Best Winter Films
Here at 1605 Publishers, we have prepared a special kind of selection for you. Our list consists of 7 most inspiring films from horror, drama and meditative experience to a love story from different corner of the world. They all are slightly on the darker side, with vivid dramatic imagery and breathtaking soundtracks. -
Winter palette
1605 Publishers has prepared for you an inspiring winter palette of 5 of our favourite artists whose work deeply touches us, warms our creative minds and directs us towards the light during these long dark winter days. Enjoy the work by Masao Yamamoto, Pentti Sammallahti, Tacita Dean, Saul Leiter and Cy Twombly. -
Paul Cupido: interview
In his exclusive interview for 1605 Publishers, Dutch photographer Paul Cupido reveals how to grasp the right mood that puts you on a creative path without surrounding yourself with cluttered inspiration. He talks about his 2 recently published books "Mukayu" and "4 a.m." and his workflow during the global pandemic. -
Gerhard Richter: an art journey
Gerhard Richter is an artist famous for his photorealistic paintings. He is one of the most important contemporary artists and several of his works have set record prices at auctions. Throughout his career, Richter has been working across two mediums: photography and painting. In his eyes, they completed each other. -
The Charcoal Reality: Robert Longo
Robert Longo (b. 1953, United States) is an artist from Long Island, New York. He is famous for his hyperreal charcoal drawings focused on political topics, reason, intuition, fantasy, and power. He graduated high school in 1970, the same year as the Kent State University Massacre in Ohio, which started as a student protest against the United States invasion of Cambodia and led... -
Best art book stores around the world
Check the world's coolest book stores. 1605 Publishers team have assembled 7 beautifully designed book shops in Brussels, Paris, London, New York, Amsterdam, Antwerp or Marseille that are regular shops, but also art platforms, publishing houses and exhibition spaces. -
The world's first bookstand
The world's first bookstand was created already in 1881 by the American inventor La Verne Noyes. One of his breakthrough inventions was a book holder designed to support large books such as dictionaries or thick religious books, open or closed. -
Paris Photo 2021 Highlights
This year's long-awaited 24th Paris Photo edition that took place on the 11th through 14th November was situated in a different place from the usual Grand Palais exhibition hall. This time, the event happened on the Champ-de-Mars with the view of the Eiffel Tower. 1605 Publishers team was there to document the event.
