BMC Books

11/18/2022

Handcrafted in Marshall, NC by ceramic artist Emily VanderMey (), these wheel-thrown mugs feature Josef Albers's design for the Black Mountain College seal and *roomily* hold 16 ounces of your favorite beverage. As pictured, each mug has a unique dimension and design.

The Fall 2022 limited run is available in three colors with the Albers seal: chartreuse, orange, and sky blue.

Did we mention every mug is unique?

Visit us in downtown Asheville or online at bmcbooks.com to purchase.

10/12/2022

08/31/2022

American Bauhaus By Erik Schmitt, now available at BMC Books!

American Bauhaus creates a space for the history of Black Mountain College, which provided a new creative home for many World War II refugees in Europe from 1933 to 1957 and allowed the Bauhaus to live on in the United States. A unique place of freedom and creativity that became home to some of the most important artists of the 20th century.

Paperback, 112 pages, 17.78 x 25.4 cm
Published by Slanted Publishers (May 2022)
ISBN 9783948440381

Images courtesy of Slanted Publishers.

08/13/2022

“You have to have confidence amounting to arrogance, because particularly at the beginning, you’re making something that nobody has asked you to make” — Elaine de Kooning (Ninth Street Women, p. 167)

Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art, by Mary Gabriel

The rich, revealing, and thrilling story of five women whose lives and painting propelled a revolution in modern art, from the National Book Award finalist. Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting—not as muses but as artists.

Paperback, 944 pages.
Published by Back Bay Books (2019).
ISBN / EAN: 9780316226172 / 0316226173

08/10/2022

Back in stock: Black Mountain College logo t-shirts, sizes XS-XXL!

Visit www.bmcbooks.com to order or purchase in person at .

07/01/2022

Announcing: Faith in Arts, Volumes 3 and 4!⁠
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Volume 3 - M. C. Richards: Pots, Poems & Pedagogy⁠
Poet, painter, teacher, and philosopher, M.C. Richards’ life was a creative act, full of wisdom and wonder. Introduced by her longtime friendJulia Connor, this collection brings together a glimpse of the freewheeling artist’s far-reaching practice, from pottery and painting to poetry, pedagogy, and spiritualism. With excerpts from Richards’ writing, an array of her artworks and hand-written ephemera, plus contributions from choreographer Merce Cunningham, writer Sally Chakwin, and artists Grace Villamil, and Jennie Jieun Lee. ⁠
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PUBLISHED BY Atelier Editions & Black Mountain College Museum+ Arts Center ⁠
EDITED BY Hannah Lack ⁠
FEATURING M. C. Richards alongside, Sally Chakwin, Merce Cunningham, JennieJieun Lee and Grace Villami⁠
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Volume 4 - The Quiet House: Stillness in Lake Eden ⁠
On a peaceful grove in Lake Eden, North Carolina, artist Alex Reed singlehandedly constructed a small stone house as a sanctuary for reflection, frequented by a number of Black Mountain College artists and poets. This collection chronicles the building’s unique history, with photographs by Robert Rauschenberg and Hazel Larsen Archer, works on paper by Ruth Asawa, text from writers Michael Beggs, John Colman Wood, and Ellen Mara De Wachter, and a meditative exercise from Yael Greenberg.⁠
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PUBLISHED BY Atelier Editions & Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center⁠
EDITED BY Hannah Lack⁠
FEATURING Chloe Aridjis, James Elkins, Caspar David Friedrich, Tobi Kahn, Ellsworth Kelly, Henri Matisse, Mark Rothko, Stendhal, and Stefan Strumbel⁠
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Paperbacks, 4.125 x 6.125 inches⁠
64 pages, including foldout and special insert cards⁠
Printed sustainably by Conveyor Studio, USA⁠
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Available in the bookstore and online, link in bio!

01/23/2021

Welcome to BMC Books, the official store of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center with a curated selection of books and merchandise on and by BMC's acclaimed artists, writers, and thinkers. Home of the Jargon Society Press.

Arts advocate Mary Holden founded BMCM+AC in 1993 to celebrate the history of Black Mountain College as a forerunner in progressive interdisciplinary education and to explore its extraordinary impact on modern and contemporary art, dance, theater, music, and performance.

Today, the museum remains committed to educating the public about BMC’s history and raising awareness of its extensive legacy. Our goal is to provide a gathering point for people from a variety of backgrounds to interact through art, ideas, and discourse.