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DCV – Dr. Cantz’sche Verlagsgesellschaft

Dr. Cantz'sche Verlagsgesellschaft (DCV) is an international art book publisher based in Berlin. Since 2018, we have been publishing monographs and catalogues on contemporary art. One focus of our programme is the female contribution to contemporary art: many young artists such as Katharina Arndt, Jenny Brosinski and Sonja Yakovleva have had their monographic debut with DCV. With a small, dedicated team and an international network of book designers, editors, translators and printers, we strive to make each of our books a bibliophile work of art. Our DCV Contemporary paperback series features essays and prose by artists and art and literary critics. We also publish special books on topics that are important to us, such as Philip Loersch's audiobook 'Renteninformation 2022', which satirises the precarious income situation of cultural workers, or the non-fiction book 'Signed' by the young art critic Larissa Kikol, which delves into the world of graffiti art.
Facts and Tales – Truth be Told
Ilit Azoulay, Facts and Tales – Truth be Told, Valerie Groth, 2024 © Ilit Azoulay

The latest catalogue of Ilit Azoulay, designed as a box replete with texts and images, aiming to dismantle established narratives and open up diverse perspectives.

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Yellow Pages. Installations and their individual components
Verena Issel, Yellow Pages. Installations and their individual components, 2024 © Verena Issel

Verena Issel's first monograph presents a survey of her diverse and sprawling oeuvre in the form of a phonebook.

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Movers / Beweger
Simone Demandt, Movers / Beweger, 2024 © Simone Demandt

"Movers" is a peek into the lives and cabins of truck drivers through Simone Demandt's unbiased lens.

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POW - PORTRAITIST OF WRITING
Philip Loersch, POW - PORTRAITIST OF WRITING, 2024 © Philip Loersch

Philip Loerschs works reveal the fragility of truth and authenticity while commenting with subversive irony on the postmodern disintegration of the idea of originality.

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The Unsettled Soul
Chiharu Shiota, The Unsettled Soul, 2025 © Chiharu Shiota

Widely acclaimed for her distinctive visual language, which combines drawing, performance, sculpture, and installation art, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972 in Osaka, lives and works in Berlin) addresses fundamental human concerns.

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