Baxter Finley

"TOOLS" 2nd. edition. HUZINE / HUGE. "Baxter X Saturdays Beach Soap"

TooLs 2nd. edition will be released mid-March. The small book covers 365 items. The first edition was classic, and we made it into the 2nd. !!

INVENTORY MAGAZINE: volume 01, number 01

Inventory (previously know as HYR Collective) is launching there inaugural print issue. The team at Inventory is known for curating great men's apparel and products and brand spotlights. The magazine will doubt be more of the same and we are very excited to get our first copy. Available now in 2 covers at  the Inventory Stockroom. The book will also be available soon at select boutique locations. Congrats to Ryan and the rest of the Inventory team.

Phone sex by phillip toledano

It's no secret that we are fans of Mr. Toledano, as you can see here, here, and here. We love that his work is odd and at times strange, but always beautifully done. Toledano now has a book titled "phonesex", and naturally it comes in a hard cover.

From the press release for Phonesex:

Twin Palms is pleased to offer Phillip Toledano's second book, Phonesex. Toledano has photographed nearly thirty phonesex operators in the intimate setting of their own homes, offering a seldom-seen glimpse into the reality of what otherwise is the fantasy created by the operator's voice, and caller's imagination. Accompanying every portrait is a text written by each subject touching on some aspect of his or her experience as an operator. Whether touching, humorous, or disturbing, every operator's point of view is compelling. "There is a contract that exists between phonesex operators and the people who call. It is a contract of self-delusion. The caller agrees to pretend that he (or she) is calling a young, beautiful girl, and the phonesex operator willingly plays the part. Phonesex reveals the truth. It pulls back the veil to reveal the expected, and the unexpected, all at once." Phillip Toledano

Here are a couple images from the book:

I got into phone sex because i thought: "Why not get pais for taking dirty, instead of doing it for free", It brings up my self-esteem so much, knowing guys are looking at my pics wanting to talk to me.Wanting me to take them to a whole other place, filling their fantasies... painting that picture in their mind for them.

I’m 60 years old, have a ba in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University,and married for 25 years. I have a son in his last years of college who lives at home. He’s a 4.0 with a double major in English Literature and Religion. Men call me for an infinity of reasons. Of course, they call to masturbate. I call it “Executive Stress Relief.” It’s not sex; it’s a cocktail of testosterone, fueled by addiction to pornography,loneliness, and the need to hear a woman’s voice. I make twice the money I made in the corporate world. I work from home, the money transfers into my bank account daily.I’m Scheherezade: If I don’t tell stories that fascinate the Pasha,he will kill me in the morning.

Book is $31.50 Amazon

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION: THE IMPOSSIBLE COLLECTION

Talk about the ultimate coffee table / resource book. Assouline is offering this great book ($500.00) of "The 100 Most Coveted Artworks of the Modern Era" by Philippe Ségalot and Franck Giraud.

THE IMPOSSIBLE COLLECTION - in the series of THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
Assembled using the traditional anglaise technique and color-tipped by hand on art-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. The Assouline Ultimate Collection heralds a return to luxury, care, and mystique of a fine, hand-bound book.

A valuable work of art is today's new intellectual currency. Contemporary art draws attention from a new jet set—from media moguls to hedge fund managers to Hollywood darlings. Collecting is the entrée into an exclusive global community.

Building a dream collection takes years of dedicated research, a trusted gut instinct, and a good deal of luck at auctions and galleries. Internationally vaunted art dealers Philippe Ségalot and Franck Giraud build and break collections every day for high-profile art collectors. Their unparalleled knowledge of what makes art—and what makes art truly exceptional—helps to define the industry today.

In The Impossible Collection Ségalot and Giraud curate the ideal contemporary collection—a collection in which money is no object and anything is possible. Whether "impossible" to obtain, or available at the tip of a paddle, these works are remarkable on their own but as a collection form a unique perspective on contemporary art as a whole.

Drawing upon their years of experience and passion for collecting, Assouline presents The Impossible Collection in a format truly suited to its subject. Printed on art-quality paper, each page assembled and tipped by hand, this volume captures the essence of today's art world that is at once rarefied, deified, and revolutionary.

The Impossible Collection:

1. Picasso, Pablo Yo Picasso 1901 Private Collection.
2. Claude Monet, Le parlement, reflets sur la Tamise, 1905. Musée Marmottan, Paris.
3. Derain, André, Charing Cross Bridge, 1906, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
4. Picasso, Pablo Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907 MoMA, NY.
5. Klimt, Gustav The Kiss 1906-07 The Belvedere Museum, Vienna.
6. Matisse, Henri Back/Dos I 1913-30. Pompidou, Paris.
7. Braque, Georges Le Pont De La Roche-Guyon 1909. Private Collection.
8. Matisse, Henri Dance 1909-1910. The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
9. Delaunay, Robert, Disque, 1912-13. Private Collection.
10. Kandinsky, Wassily Komposition VI 1913 The Hermitage, Leningrad.
11. Leger, Fernand Contraste de Formes 1913. Private Collection.
12. Matisse, Back/Dos II. 1913. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
13. Picasso, Pablo Guitar 1914. MoMA, NY.
14. De Chirico, Giorgio Mystery and Melancholy of a Street 1914.
15. Malevich, Kasimir Black Cross 1915. Pompidou, Paris.
16. Chagall, Marc Birthday 1915. MoMA, NY.
17. Matisse, Back/Dos III. 1916-1917. Centre Georges Pompidou.
18. Schiele, Egon Self-portrait with Checkered Shirt 1912. Private Collection.
19. Duchamp, Marcel Fountain 1917. Tate, London.
20. Picabia, Francis Parade Amoureuse 1917. Private Collection.
21. Ernst, Max Paysage en Ferraille 1921. Private Collection*
22. Mondrian, Piet Tableau II 1921. Private Collection*
23. Soutine, Chaim Side of Beef and Calf’s Head 1923. Orangerie Museum.
24. Miro, Joan Carnival of Harlequin 1924-25. Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo NY.
25. Brancusi, Constantin Bird in Space 1925. National Gallery, Washington D.C.
26. Giacometti, Alberto Spoon Woman 1926. MoMA, NY.
27. Magritte, Rene The Treachery of Images 1929. LACMA, Los Angeles.
28. Matisse, Back/Dos IV, 1930. Centre Georges Pompidou.
29. Dali, Salvador The Persistence of Memory 1931. MoMA, NY.
30. Klee, Paul Ad Parnassum 1932. Kunstmuseum, Switzerland, Bern.
31. Gonzalez, Julio Petite Danseuse I 1934-35. Pompidou, Paris.
32. Calder, Alexander Standing Mobile 1935. Private Collection*
33. Picasso, Pablo Weeping Woman 1937. Tate, London.
34. Bonnard, Pierre NU 1932. Private Collection.
35. Kahlo, Frida The Two Fridas 1939. Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City.
36. Leger, Fernand La Belle Equipe 1944-45. Private Collection*
37. Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier Araignée Au Front 1947. Private Collection*
38. Pollock, Jackson One: Number 31, 1950 1950. MoMA, NY.
39. De Kooning, Willem Woman, I 1950-52. MoMA, NY.
40. Rothko, Mark No 2, 1951. Private Collection*
41. Matisse, Henri Memory of Oceania 1952-53. MoMA, NY.
42. Bacon, Francis Pope Innocent X 1953. Des Moines Art Center.
43. Burri, Alberto Sacco 1953. Private Collection*.
44. Johns, Jasper Target with Plaster Casts 1955. Private Collection.
45. Kline, Franz Monitor 1956. MOCA, Los Angeles.
46. Twombly, Cy The Blue Room 1957. Private Collection*.
47. Manzoni, Piero Achrome 1958-59. Private Collection*
48. Rauschenberg, Robert Canyon 1959. Sonnabend collection*.
49. Stella, Frank The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II, MOMA, NY. 1959.
50. Newman, Barnett White Fire II 1960. Kunstmuseum, Switzerland, Basel.
51. Giacometti, Alberto Walking Man, 1960. Beyeler Foundation, Switzerland.
52. Klein, Yves Anthropologie (ANT 78) 1960. Private Collection*
53. Martin, Agnes The Dark River 1961. Private Collection*
54. Oldenburg, Claes Pastry Case, I 1961-62. MoMA, NY.
55. Warhol, Andy, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962. MOMA, NY.
56. Lichtenstein, Roy Eddie Diptych 1962. Private Collection*
57. Raysse, Martial Seventeen (titre journalistique) 1962. Private collection*.
58. Flavin, Dan 25th (to Constantin Bracusi) 1963. Dia Art Foundation, NY
59. Warhol, Andy Eight Elvis 1963. Private Collection*
60. Fontana, Lucio Concetto Spaziale La Fine di Dio 1963. Private Collection*.
61. Smith, David Cubi VII 1963. The Art Institute of Chicago.
62. Andy Warhol, Red Explosion (Atomic Bomb), 1963
63. Rauschenberg, Robert Retroactive I 1964. Wadsworth Atheneum.
64. Kawara, On Title, 1965
65. Ryman, Robert Windsor 6 1965. Private Collection*
66. Ruscha, Ed Los Angeles County Museum on Fire, 1965-68. Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
67. Richter, Gerhard Woman Descending Staircase 1965. The Art Institute of Chicago.
68. Joseph Beuys, Infiltration homogen für Konzertflügel (Homogeneous Infiltration for Piano), 1966, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
69. Polke, Sigmar Bunnies 1966. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
70. Judd, Donald Untitled 1966, Private collection*
71. Hesse, Eva Untitled or Not Yet (nine nets) 1966. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
72. Nauman, Bruce My Name As Though it Were Written On the Surface of the Moon 1960. Private Collection*
73. Baldessari, John What is Painting? 1966-68. MoMA, NY.
74. Nauman, Bruce Henry Moore Bound to Fail 1967-70. Private Collection*
75. Mario Merz “Objet cache toi”, 1968. Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Dr Broeker).
76. Serra, Richard Prop 1968. Whitney Museum, NY.
77. Andre, Carl 37th Piece of Work 1969-81. Private Collection*
78. Richter, Gerhard 1024 Farben 1973. Private Collection*.
79. Gilbert and George Dusty Corners No.13 1975. Private Collection*
80. Sherman, Cindy Untitled Film Still #7 1978. Editioned work*
81. Basquiat, Jean-Michel Notary 1983. Private Collection*
82. Koons, Jeff Rabbit 1986. Editioned work*
83. Kelley, Mike More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid and the Wages of Sin 1987. The Whitney Museum, NY.
84. Kippenberger, Martin Self-Portrait 1988. Saatchi Collection
85. Wool, Christopher Apocalypse Now (p.50) 1988. Private Collection*
86. Noland, Cady Oozewald 1989. Private Collection*
87. Prince, Richard Untitled (Cowboy) 1989. Metropolitan Museum, NY.
88. Gonzalez-Torres, Felix Untitled (USA Today) 1990. MoMA, NY.
89. Gober, Robert Untitled 1991. Private Collection*
90. Hirst, Damien The Physical Impossibility of Death In the Mind of Someone Living 1991. Private collection*
91. Tuymans, Luc Der Diagnostische Blick IV 1992. Private Collection*
92. Koons, Jeff Puppy 1992. Germany.
93. Ray, Charles Family Romance, 1993. MoMA, NY.
94. Gursky, Andreas Paris Montparnasse 1993.
95. Cattelan, Maurizio Bidibidobidiboo 1996. Private Collection*
96. Viola, Bill The Crossing (still from video projection) 1996. Editioned work.
97. Murakami, Takashi My Lonesome Cowboy 1998/ Hiropon 1997. Editioned works*
98. Hammons, David Untitled 2000. Private Collection*
99.Fischer, Urs Jet-set Lady 2000. Private Collection*
100. Stingel, Rudolph Untitled 2000. Private Collection*

Esquire The Handbook of Style: A Man's Guide to Looking Good

Style books, and proper "etiquette" rules seem to be the theme in men's wear and men's media recently. We are certainly not complaining here ... we welcome the movement and encourage guys to have more pride and a traditional sense of style. Who better to school us than Esquire!  Esquire Handbook $10

Amazon Product Description

Each year, the editors of Esquire produce a special issue of the magazine devoted to men’s style called The Big Black Book, which has been wildly successful. Using the same pragmatic, highly illustrated approach, and laced with Esquire’s trademark humor, Esquire The Handbook of Style brings readers vital information on every aspect of a man’s wardrobe, from suits and shirts, to shoes and neckties, to watches and other accessories. The style-minded reader will find useful advice on suit fabrics and cuts, the right kind of trousers for his build, the essential outerwear to own, how to dress properly for an occasion, how to tie a tie, how to pack for a trip, grooming strategies, and much, much more. A compact and sophisticated accessory in its own right, Esquire The Handbook of Style will be the style bible for the well-dressed man for years to come.

Black book 2009 guides

The 2009 editions of the BlackBook Guides are now on sale. Choose from New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and the Jet Set Guide (New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and London).

A great gift at $10.00

fine books from penguin: a soon to be lost art?

A series of beautifully bound hardback books designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith

The hardback classics are exclusively available at Waterstone's and through the Waterstone's website. Here's the full list, with a link to an image of each book:

Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë
Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen
Cranford – Elizabeth Gaskell
Tess of the d'Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë
The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde

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Evil thoughts by David Shrigley

The poetic genius of David Shrigley:

Evil Thoughts: 22 Postcards (Naughty, Naughty) (Cards)

What a man should know

It's Max Blagg telling us men what we should know -- very much in line with the style conscience life your's truly promotes. Offered up by J.Crew for $20 - this illustrated guide book promises to take your cocktail conversations to a whole new level.

Unforgettable Steve McQueen

The mecca of cool: Steve McQueen:
It's been a quarter of century since the cool-icon of the 60's and 70's has left us. The newly released book is loaded with photographs by Sid Avery, William Claxton, Raymond Depardon, Larry Kastendiek, and others, as well as vintage selections from various archives - as a bonus, the forward is written by Mr. new school cool, Brad Pitt.

Hard cover at Amazon: $37.80