publications

publications

Little Beasts:
Art, Wonder, and the Natural World

2025

A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance Europe

Little Beasts explores how artists such as Joris Hoefnagel and Jan van Kessel helped deepen and spread knowledge of these creatures with highly detailed and playful works that inspired generations of printmakers, painters, decorative artists, and naturalists.

Edited By Alexandra Libby, Brooks Rich, and Stacey Sell

Published by Princeton University Press

Hardcover

224 pages

ISBN:978-0691271309

Ballroom Marfa:
The First Twenty Years

2024

Since its founding in the storied but remote West Texas town of Marfa, Ballroom Marfa has [punched above its weight] been an outsized advocate for visionary artistic expression. Ballroom’s impact has reverberated far beyond the desert.

By Virginia Liebermann and Fairfax Dorn

Published by The Monacelli Press

Hardcover

324 pages

ISBN:978-1580936262

The Heart’s Knowledge:
Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto

2023

Structured around three themes that run through Robleto’s art―heartbeats, wavelengths and horizons―this book traces his intertwined fascinations with the human heart and the cosmic boundaries of perception. Through contributions across the disciplines of musicology, anthropology, cardiology, engineering, history of science and art history, The Heart’s Knowledge offers an engaging companion to Robleto’s wide-ranging work.

By Michael Metzger, Dario Robleto, et al.

Published by Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

Hardcover

159 pages

ISBN:978-1646570317

The Sorcerer’s Burden:
Contemporary Art & the Anthropological Turn

2019

The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art & the Anthropological Turn explores the complicated relationship between art and anthropology as it has been probed in the work of contemporary artists. Focusing on artists who appropriate, manipulate and transform elements found in anthropological methodologies and practices to create contemporary works that are alternately subversive, humorous, satirical, dark, playful and enchanting.

By Heather Pesanti, Julia Handrickson, et al.

Published by Radius Books

Hardcover

172 pages

ISBN:978-1942185604

Dario Robleto:
Unknown and Solitary Seas: Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century

2019

Mobile Brain–Body Imaging and the Neuroscience of Art, Innovation and Creativity is a trans-disciplinary, collective, multimedia collaboration that critically uncovers the challenges and opportunities for transformational and innovative research and performance at the nexus of art, science and engineering.

Co-edited and Authored by Dario Robleto

Published by Spring, Cham

(Springer Series on Bio- and Neurosystems)

Hardcover

221 pages

ISBN:978-3030243258

Dario Robleto:
Unknown and Solitary Seas: Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century

2019

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Unknown and Solitary Seas: Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century

Essay by Jennifer Roberts

Published by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

34 pages

Softcover

Future Shock

2017

Published in conjunction with the group exhibition Future Shock

Irene Hoffman: Chief Curator, Brandee Coaba: Assistant Curator

Published by Distributed Art Publishers

Hardcover

141 pages

Explode Every Day:
An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder

2016

Published in conjunction with the group exhibition Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder

Curated by Denise Markonish

Published by Prestel

Hardcover

256 pages

ISBN:978-3791355658

Southern Accent
Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art

2016

Published in conjunction with the group exhibition Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art

Curated by Miranda Lash and Trevor Schoonmaker

With essays by Carter Foster, Kara Walker and Ari Marcopoulus, Dario Robleto, Mel Chin and others

Published by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

Softcover

276 pages

ISBN:978-0-938989-38-7

The Art of Found Objects:
Interviews with Texas Artists

2016

Written by Robert Craig Bunch

Published by Texas A&M University Press

Hardcover

214 pages

ISBN:978-1623496043

Dirge: Reflections On [Life And] Death

2014

Published in conjunction with group exhibition Dirge: Reflections On [Life And] Death

Curated by Megan Lykins Reich

Published by Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Softcover

69 pages

The Sun Placed In The Abyss

2016

Published in conjunction with the group

exhibition The Sun Placed In The Abyss

Curated by Drew Sawyer

Published by the Columbus Museum of Art

Hardcover

100 pages

Art and Alchemy
The Mystery of Transformation

2014

Published in conjunction with group exhibition Art and Alchemy The Mystery of Transformation

Curated by Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk and Beat Wismer with Anita Hachman

Published by Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast

Hardcover in German and English

279 pages

The Prelives of the Blues

2012

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Dario Robleto: The Prelives of the Blues

With essays by Miranda Lash and Alex Rawls

Published by New Orleans Museum of Art

Paperback

20 pages



More Love:
ART, POLITICS, and SHARING since the 1990s

2013

Published in conjunction with group exhibition More Love: ART, POLITICS, and SHARING since the 1990’s

Curated by Claire Schneider

With essays by Claire Schneider, Lynn McCabe and Dario Robleto

Published by Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Hardcover

240 pages

ISBN:978-0988741607

Disembodied Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives

2013

Published in conjunction with group exhibition Disembodied Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives

Curated by Cory Korkow

With essays by Cory Korkow and Dario Robleto

Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art

Softcover

87 pages

ISBN:9781935294207

Survival Does Not Lie In The Heavens

2011

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Survival Does Not Lie In The Heavens

With essays by Gilbert Vicario, Michelle White and Naomi Oreskes

Published by Des Moines Art Center

Hardcover

120 pages

MO/RE/ RE/AL?
Art in the Age of Truthiness

2012

Published in conjunction with group exhibition More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness

Curated by Elizabeth Armstrong

With essays by D. Graham Burnett, Tom Gunning, Norman M. Klein, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Mark Levy, Glenn D. Lowry

Published by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and DelMonico Books, an imprint of Prestel

Hardcover

303 pages

An Instinct Toward Life

2011

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Dario Robleto: An Instinct Toward Life

With essays by Nora Burnett Abrams and Nathan E. Matlock

Published by Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Hardcover

87 Pages

ISBN: 978-1931867009

Popular Songs

2009

Artwork for Yo la Tengo’s 12th studio album Popular Songs

CD/2XLP/Digital album

Heavy-duty double gatefold sleeve, two HQ-180 gram LP’s

Cover: At War With the Entropy of Nature / Ghosts Don’t Always Want To Come Back 

Interior: A Dark Day For The Dinosaurs

Back: Sometimes Billie Is All That Holds Me Together

The Record
Contemporary ART and VINYL

2010

Published in conjunction with group exhibition The Record Contemporary Art and Vinyl

Curated by Trevor Schoonmaker

With essays by Trevor Schoonmaker, Piotr Orlov, Mark Katz, Charles McGovern, Mark Anthony Neal, Josh Kun, Vivien Goldman, Jeff Chang, Barbara London, Jennifer Kabat, Mac McCaughan, Dave Tompkins, Luc Sante, Dario Robleto

Published by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

Softcover

216 pages

Alloy of Love

2008

Published in conjunction with 10-year survey exhibition Alloy of Love

With essays by Elizabeth Dunbar, Michael Duncan, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Robin Held

Dialogue with Dario Robleto by Ian Berry

Edited by Ian Berry

Published by The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York and the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

Distributed by University of Washington Press

Hardcover with pullout poster

Book 9 1/2″ x 7″ x 1″; 

poster 18″ x 17 1/2″

288 pages

ISBN: 9780976572367

The Gospel of Lead

2006

Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Gospel of Lead: Dario Robleto and Jeremy Blake

With essays by Regine Basha and Michael Duncan

Published by Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Tx

Paperback

47 Pages

Art and Alchemy
The Mystery of Transformation

2008

Published in conjunction with group exhibition The Old Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art

With essays by Toby Kamps, Michael Duncan and Colleen Sheehy

Published by the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX

Hardcover

160 pages

ISBN:978-1933619125

Chrysanthemum Anthems

2006

Published in conjunction with exhibition Chrysanthemum Anthems

With essay by Xandra Eden

Published by Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Paperback

64 pages

Speaker Hole / Factory Girl / Polar Soul

2001

Published in conjunction with 3-part exhibition Speaker Hole; Factory Girl; The Polar Soul

With essays by Franklin Sirmans, Glenn Ligon, Bernard Brunon and Roberto Bedoya

Published by Inman Gallery, Houston, Tx

Paperback

Say Goodbye To Substance

2003

Published in conjunction with exhibition Dario Robleto: Say Goodbye To Substance

With intro and interview with artist by Shamim Momin

Published by Whitney Museum of American Art

Softcover booklet

15 pages

Altoids Tin Canvas

1999

Altoids Limited Edition “Tin Canvas”

Cover design by Dario Robleto with artist statement inside

72 peppermint Altoids