BOOKS

View from the Precipice, a retrospective monograph spanning Maisel's entire career, begins with a comprehensive index of his projects from 1983 to 2026 that includes both extensive information about each body of work and insights into their development in the artist's own words. Artwork by David Maisel. Texts by David Maisel, Geoff Manaugh, and Alexander Nemerov Conversation with Samantha Harvey; 280pp.; Hardcover with poster jacket; 9 × 12 inches

Photographs and essay by David Maisel. Essays by William L. Fox, Tyler Green, Geoff Manaugh, Katie Lee-Koven. Book design by David Chickey and Montana Currie. Edited by Alan Rapp. 250 pp.; 145 images; 11.5" x 11.5” hardcover. Co-published by Radius Books and Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Publication date: January 2020.

In the most recent publication in the LiberArs series, Mount St. Helens: Afterlife, David Maisel invites us to explore the ruins that remain after an act of savage and inescapable destruction: the eruption of a volcano. The book is a reflection on nature’s capacity for regeneration through violence and destruction. As Marcia Bjornerund says in the essay that accompanies Maisel’s photographs, ‘Its story is no longer merely about death and devastation but also, paradoxically, survival and resilience’.

Photographs and essay by David Maisel. Introduction by Julian Cox. Essays by Natasha Egan, Geoff Manaugh, Alan Rapp, Kirsten Rian, Joseph Thompson, and Kazys Varnelis. Poem by Mark Strand. Book design by Bob Aufuldish, Aufuldish & Warinner. Edited by Alan Rapp. 240 pp.; 11.5" x 11.5" hardcover with dustjacket. Published by Steidl. Publication date: Spring 2013.

Photographs by David Maisel. Texts by Jonathan Lethem and David Maisel. 72 pp, 43 color reproductions, 16" × 12", casebound. Published by Nazraeli Press. Publication Date: Fall 2011.

Photographs by David Maisel. Essays by David Maisel, Geoff Manaugh, Michael Roth, Terry Toedtemeier. 108 pp, 71 color reproductions, 17"×14", casebound. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Publication Date: October 2008.

Photographs and text by David Maisel. Essay by William L. Fox. 48 pp., 12”x12”, casebound. Published by Nazraeli Press, 2006.

Photographs and text by David Maisel. Introductory essay by Robert Sobieszek. 56 pp., 14"x14" casebound. Published by Nazraeli Press, 2004.