Whale and Star

Whale & Star Press is a publishing imprint based in Culver City, CA. It conceptualizes, designs, and publishes books on art, poetry, artistic practice, and critical theory, with a particular concern to affirm the potential of art to address the most basic concerns and experiences of life. The publishing program involves collaboration and creative partnerships with scholars, writers, musicians, and artists, as well as publishers, museums, and other arts organizations. It publishes through five series: Artists & Writers, Working Book, Monographs, Whale, and Editions. The titles are promoted and distributed internationally through the University of Nebraska Press.[1]

History

Founded by artist Enrique Martínez Celaya in 1998, Whale & Star Press reflects the influence that literature has exerted on his work. "Reading is a primary source for my work," Martínez Celaya said in a recent interview, "I read philosophy and literature and that is the universe I see my work in, even though I'm a visual artist."[2] Regarding its influence on his studio practice, in an interview with Saul Ostrow he observes, "The work always begins with writing."[3] The imprint's distinctive symbol, a shield depicting a whale following a shining star, reveals the influence of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick as well as the artist's belief that art and literature can offer direction. “The tendency of the homeless is to wander," Martínez Celaya said in a 2001 lecture at the Orange County Museum of Art, "and in this wandering art can be a guide, a beacon.”[4]

Series

The publishing vision of Whale & Star Press is expressed through five series: Artists & Writers, Working Book, Monographs, Whale, and Editions.[5]

Artists & Writers

From Charles Baudelaire to Joy Goswami, the Artists & Writers series is devoted to offering readers the best of world literature, art, and poetry in affordable editions.

Working Book

Working Book series includes concise and accessible books in a wide range of subjects related to the ideas and practical concerns relevant to artists, writers, and scholars.

Monographs

Monographs carefully examines artists and their processes through selected illustrations and original texts by significant contemporary writers and art historians.

Whale

Whale series consists of special publishing projects and collaborative efforts with other institutions, such as the Miami Art Museum.

Editions

In addition to the above series, Whale & Star Press occasionally works to publish books in very limited editions that include original artworks and/or writings.

External links

Official Whale & Star Press
University of Nebraska Press Distributor
Enrique Martínez Celaya on Facebook

References

  1. http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/pages/books_distribution.aspx
  2. "Enrique Martinez Celaya’s ‘Notes From the Anderson Ranch’ | AspenTimes.com". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. Ostrow, Saul (April 22, 2014). "Enrique Martínez Celaya". BOMB magazine.
  4. Martínez Celaya, Enrique (2010). Collected Writings & Interviews. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press. p. 63.
  5. http://whaleandstarpress.com/about/


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