Interview: Joseph Ari Aloi aka JK5: The artist reveals his secret for creating a great tattoo, his new book and more

Interview: Joseph Ari Aloi aka JK5


by Hugh Hart Joseph Ari Aloi graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1994 armed with dozens of sketchbooks, self-described ADD, a set of tattoo implements and a headful of eye-popping mythologies inspired variously by Star…

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A Record of Time: A Journal of Wanderlust: Designer and artist Sean Woolsey captures a sense of wonder and adventure in nature

A Record of Time: A Journal of Wanderlust


by Kohl Crecelius It wasn’t long after SoCal-based artist, designer, and craftsman Sean Woolsey (already a CH favorite) came across a quote by American author John Green, that…

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Fideli Sundqvist: I Love Paper: The Swedish artist’s book teaches the tricks of her very crafty trade

Fideli Sundqvist: I Love Paper


In the summer of 2011, Fideli Sundqvist presented her graduation project at Stockholm’s Konstfack University. In the midst of the overblown gaudy work from the art departments, the conceptual…

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Illustration Next: A snapshot of contemporary illustrators at their finest alongside exclusive thematic work

Illustration Next


Though the internet has had a major impact on pop art—and art in general—a resurgence in illustration has been building over the past few years. For her new book called “Illustration Next,” veteran illustrator Ana Benaroya…

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“Ten Years of Monster Children”: The quarterly that blends art, culture and lifestyle sports celebrates a decade with a collectable hardcover




Getting to 10 years in the print game is no small feat these days. With the internet taking over the bulk of our content consumption, there’s something to be said for those still taking it to the printers. Founded in Sydney, Australia, the…

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New York Art Book Fair 2013: From books just containing commas to sublime photography, our publication picks from the recent event

New York Art Book Fair 2013


This year the New York Art Book Fair sprawled into the courtyard and filled the three floors of MOMA’s PS1 building in Long Island City. The fair, which is one of the largest book fairs in the world, welcomes a wide array of…

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Adam Silverman Ceramics: The LA-based potter’s new book explores the tactile world of his creations

Adam Silverman Ceramics


Adam Silverman’s affinity for texture translates to his self-titled book about ceramic art. It’s a book that achieves its goal of being an object rather than a merely a catalogue of work. Many of the glossy…

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Open Book: Christian Patterson + Paul Schiek: The pair talks about publishing and why print isn’t dead, ahead of the New York Art Book Fair

Open Book: Christian Patterson + Paul Schiek


In our third and final installment of interviews surrounding art book publishing, which leads into the New York Art Book Fair this weekend, we talked to Christian Patterson—the artist…

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Open Book: John Jenkins of DECODE: The second installment in our series of interviews with small publishers delves into the changing landscape of print media

Open Book: John Jenkins of DECODE


In the second installment of our series of interviews with small art book publishers leading up to the New York Art Book Fair running from 20-22 September, CH chatted with John Jenkins of Seattle-based Continue Reading…

Open Book: Taj Forer of Daylight Books: We interview the co-founder and editor for the first of our three-part series on small publishers ahead of the NY Art Book Fair

Open Book: Taj Forer of Daylight Books


Like so many businesses today, the publishing industry is facing new challenges due to rapidly changing technologies. With the New York Art Book Fair taking place on 20-22 September, we chatted with three art book publishers…

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