Publisher: House of Inspiration, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art and Zhejiang Photography Press

Publication Date: 2021

Binding: Hardcover, 200+ pages

Language: Chinese and English

ISBN: 9787551435482, 9787551435550, 9787551437288, 9787551437028, 9787551437035

From October 1, 2022 to January 29, 2023, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Somewhere Downtown,” a group exhibition evoking and celebrating the uninhibited creativity of Downtown New York City in the 1980s. Accompanying the exhibition, UCCA has published bilingual editions of several books from the celebrated “ISMs” series in collaboration with House of Inspiration and Zhejiang Photographic Press.

Edited by Larry Warsh, the books introduce some of the most innovative creative minds of our time—in their own words. In Basquiat-isms, Haring-isms, and Futura-isms, quotes from Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Futura bring readers back to Downtown New York in 1980s. Arsham-isms offers fresh perspective on Daniel Arsham’s 2021 UCCA Dune exhibition “Sands of Time,” and Abloh-isms shares the creative philosophy of multi-hyphenate fashion designer Virgil Abloh.