Xerophile has been one of our most well received books and we're thrilled that our interest in insane shapes and near-death experiences in the desert doesn't leave us on some lonely cultural island. Moreover it's exciting to see pieces like this one in CURBED, in which Patrick Sisson investigates some of the reasons the cactus...
Twelve books in roughly two years, bi-coastal exhibitions, international press, three out of print titles, and somehow we're still publishing. It may never really be "right" to brag per-say, but that's further than a lot of folks get and we're happy to be here. The story so far in twelve 480x480 size jpegs looks good. Can't wait to add more.
What is Hat and Beard?Hat and Beard is the name of our publishing house.The name Hat and Beard comes from a track on Eric Dolphy's seminal 1964 record Out to Lunch!Out to Lunch! is widely considered one of the greatest avant garde jazz albums ever. Whether we will become one of the greatest avant garde publishing houses ever remains to be...