TransGlobe Publishing is a London-based publisher that specialises in art and lifestyle photobooks. It was founded in 2003 by Director Hossein Amirsadeghi, who acts as publisher and author.
Publications TransGlobe's publications fall into three main categories, the majority of which are co-published with Thames & Hudson:
Lifestyle publications which include original photography and interviews on a variety of characters that embody a particular city or genre. Contemporary art publications which include overviews of specific regions or countries in the art world. Artist studio publications which include original photography and interviews with foremost artists.
The photobooks focussed on artist's studio are particularly noteworthy due to the inclusion of rare interviews conducted with artists and art world personalities, such as Frank Auerbach, Maggi Hambling, Gavin Turk and Gustav Metzger (see: Sanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios (2012)), and Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, and Shirin Neshat (see: Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist’s Spaces (2013)).Sanctuary ArtDaily Retrieved on 21 June 2016Waters, Florence Sanctuary: Britain’s Artists and their Studios: review The Telegraph Retrieved on 21 June 2016
TransGlobe's recent hardback, Voices: East London (2017), features a mix of portraits and interviews with East London creatives, such as actor Jonny Woo and gallerists Maureen Paley and Victoria Miro, profiled by artist Maryam Eisler.
These volumes include essays written by many notable art critics and historians, including Iwona Blazwick, Director of Whitechapel Gallery, former Turner Prize judge Richard Cork, and journalist Tom Morton.
Arts & Patronage Summit In 2012 TransGlobe Publishing hosted the first Art & Patronage Summit, which began as an event focused on the visual arts and creativity in the greater Middle East, including North Africa, Iran, and Turkey.
The Summit consisted of panel discussions held at the British Museum and the Royal College of Art, a screening of Pia Getty's film 'Axis of Light' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and a charity auction held at Sotheby's. Notable speakers included Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern, and Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Notable publications Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Contemporary Art Colombia (2017). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Eisler, Maryam. Voices: East London (2017). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Amirsadeghi, Hossein and Eisler, Maryam. London Burning: Portraits from a Creative City (2015). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Caspari, Maya Institute of Contemporary Arts, Retrieved on 21 June 2016Poole, Robert London’s Most Creative Examined and Captured in New Book Art + Auction Retrieved on 21 June 2016 Amirsadeghi, Hossein and Petitgas, Catherine. Contemporary Art Mexico (2014). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Amirsadeghi, Hossein and Eisler, Maryam. Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist’s Spaces (2013). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Caraher, Meredith Art+Auction Retrieved 21 June 2016Laurence, Rebecca American Artists in their Studios BBC Retrieved on 21 June 2016 Amirsadeghi, Hossein and Eisler, Maryam. Sanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios (2012). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Sanctuary ArtDaily Retrieved on 21 June 2016Waters, Florence Sanctuary: Britain’s Artists and their Studios: review The Telegraph Retrieved on 21 June 2016 Amirsadeghi, Hossein et al. New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century (2011). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Art & Patronage: The Middle East (2010). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Sutherland, Julia Art and Patronage Financial Times Retrieved on 21 June 2016 Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Unleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey (2010). London: Thames & Hudson; TransGlobe Publishing. Shahmanesh Banks, Nargess "Book: Unleashed: Contemporary Art From Turkey", Wallpaper. Retrieved 15 June 2016
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