Published Books — Estonian Academy of Arts

Published Books

The Estonian Academy of Arts Press is a subdivision of the Estonian Academy of Arts, which publishes both translated as well as original texts about art history and culture, design, architecture and fine arts.

The publications of the Estonian Academy of Arts are listed below in order of publication, i.e. the list starts with the most recently published book. See the books on sale HERE. Books are on sale in the EKA library Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 11-15.

All questions regarding retail and wholesale can be addressed to the EKA publisher.

Neeme Lopp
neeme.lopp@artun.ee

Erki Kasemets “Väljaspool tavalist. Pidu, prügi ja polügoonteater. Brikolaaž kui loome- ja uurimisviis” (Dissertationes 23)

Erki Kasemets's artistic research attempts to perceive and describe the cohesive horizon of the author's self-perception as the widest background system. The three different art projects realized for this purpose: the performance "PMV", the ...

16 December 2017

“Signals from the Periphery: Alternative Practices of Graphic Designers” (edited by Elisabeth Klement and Laura Pappa

“Signals from the Periphery” brings together urgent developments in graphic design with a focus on works that surpass traditional forms and media of graphic design. All contributions in the book are authored by graphic designers or people ...

3 November 2017

Pier Vittorio Aureli “Vähem on piisav. Arhitektuurist ja askeesist” (Library of Ehituskunst #1)

Pier Vittorio Aureli's book “Less Is Enough: Architecture and Asceticism” describes how the idea of minimalist design and architecture has been alienated today in the service of aesthetic elegance and a cynical economic model. Instead of ...

15 October 2017

Jacques Rancière “Esteetika kui poliitika. Valik esseid”

"Esteetika kui poliitika" consists of selected essays by the French philosopher Jacques Rancière, translated into Estonian, that reinterpret aesthetics as a mode of thinking about art and discuss its political contribution. Rancière tries to ...

26 September 2017

“Järelevastamine. Kaur Alttoale” (edited by Anneli Randla)

The collection of articles compiled by Anneli Randla is dedicated to the 70th birthday of Kaur Alttoa, a luminary of medieval architecture, restoration expert and heritage conservationist. All authors have been directly or indirectly students of ...

21 September 2017

Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla “Re-purposing Space. The Role and Potential of Spatial Intervention” (Dissertationes 22)

The practice-based research deals with the re-purposing of historical buildings to find modes and models for expanding the concept of professional spatial intervention. The ...

7 June 2017

Gilda Williams “Kuidas kirjutada kaasaegsest kunstist”

Gilda Williams' "How to Write About Contemporary Art" is the best handbook to teach you how to write engagingly about the art of our time. Indispensable for students, art professionals, and others interested in writing, this book first provides ...

22 May 2017

“Eesti kunsti ajalugu 3: 1770–1840” (edited by Juhan Maiste)

In Estonian art history, the period 1770–1840 represents a time of great changes. Having healed from the wounds of the Northern War, the Baltic Sea province, which had been away from the crossroads of culture for a decade, found a new beginning ...

5 April 2017

“EKA Nahakunst 100”

This book has been published for the 100th anniversary of the Leather Art Department of EKA and consists of three parts. The first part - "The History Book" gives an overview of the progress of the department through the reminiscences of the ...

8 March 2017

“Artists’ Spaces” (edited by Merilin Talumaa and Annika Toots)

“Artists’ Spaces”, edited by Merilin Talumaa and Annika Toots, consists of visits to the working environments of 16 young Estonian artists and exposes through interviews and photographic material the conditions that shape and influence their ...

11 January 2017