Artist writings
Includes diaries, memoirs, and critical or philosophical essays. These types of texts ground readers and potential collectors in the oeuvres of artists who have not benefited from the commercialized publishing industry. The Press provides artists with opportunities to promote their work, thereby making it more compelling to audiences. Through these publications dealers, collectors, and auctioneers gain information they need to make key investment decisions.

Artist writings in progress
Two books of artists’ texts are planned that can be realized in under two years:
Sofia Dymshits-Tolstaya (edited by Lucy Kostelanetz and Jane A. Sharp) - see also keybios.

Gia Edzgveradze (edited by the artist). Both of these projects are launched, the first includes autobiographical material including the artist’s unpublished memoirs and reproductions of works both identified as existing and lost. This book will be a major contribution to the history of modernist art in Russia and the West. It will be edited in New York, but produced in Amsterdam.
Books by Gia Edzgveradze, a major artist working in Germany whose critical and philosophical writings are in much demand in Europe. He has published individual texts in various catalogues, but the book proposed by the 41°artpress would focus on his performance texts, and include a cd of his performances. In these two cases, the Press acts as a collecting point for the material and will provide the needed editorial support for the books by hiring the services of other editors (style and copy-editing), designers, and organize the books’ assembly and production through printing.

The catalogue raisonné
This has always been a critical tool in the evaluation, both scholarly and commercial, of artists oeuvres. But they are very difficult to produce, requiring years of scholarship, investment and institutional support. 41 Degrees Art Press seeks to finance and act as a managing entity for foundations or individuals who wish to financially support large multi-year, multi-volume catalogues.

Catalogue raisonné in progress
Two catalogue raisonné projects are currently under planned by the publisher:
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova and Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov (edited by Jane A. Sharp). The goal of these publications is to constitute for scholars and the art market a definitive body of works for both artists. The history and marketing of Russian avant-garde art has been beset by numerous fakes and misattributions. Because this is now a multi-million dollar enterprise, catalogue raisonnés in this field have become critical to maintaining its stability and predictability. 41 Degrees Art Press proposes to fill this lacuna in the field of publishing, and serve the needs of this market niche. Further catalogue raisonné projects developed by other editors will be solicited in the next two years.

These are multi-year projects requiring some fundraising (initiated by the publisher) and editorial support. The editor has already compiled much information for the publication, and has enlisted the expertise of several other scholars who will contribute material to the volumes and serve as an advisory committee for the attribution of works to these 2 artists: in St. Petersburg, Dr. Elena Basner; in Moscow, Drs. Gleb Pospelov, Natalia Avtonomova, Alla Lukanova, and Evgeniia Iliukhina. The catalogues will be compiled, edited and designed in Amsterdam.

Artists monographs
These books will be devoted to individual artist’s works, either specific projects such as Gia Edzgveradze’s “Bride” performances and installations, or larger studies of an artist’s entire oeuvre.