The book is called “56 Broken Kindle Screens” and is the brainchild of digitial artist Sebastian Schmieg in collaboration with Silvio Lorusso. It is a compilation of found images depicting broken Kindle screens.“56 Broken Kindle Screens” "takes as its starting point the peculiar aesthetic of broken E Ink displays and serves as an examination into the reading device's materiality. As the screens break, they become collages composed of different pages, cover illustrations and interface elements."Of course, the book is available as a print on demand title only and is selling for under $5.Video of how the book appears on the Kindle: 56 Broken Kindle...
Book Gris: Cubism, Juan Gris and the Book
The Book Juan Gris (1887-1927) was one of the most famous Cubist painters. His Portrait of Picasso, painted in 1912, is considered one of the important early Cubist paintings that was not painted by Picasso. When he died at the age of 40 he left behind over 200 works, at least a dozen of which feature book imagery.Here is part one: Book, Pipe and Glasses Bowl, Book and SpoonCompotier, Carafe and Open Book Fruit and Book Fruit Bowl, Book and Newspaper
In the Stacks: National Library of Ireland
[paperback bargains] Dublin, 1969.Next stop for In the Stacks is the National Library of Ireland. Located in Dublin, Ireland's national library is home to the most comprehensive collection of Irish documentary material on the planet. Here is a little book-themed grouping from their Flickr offering. The Reading Room of Miss Sandes Soldiers Home in the Curragh Camp. Elise Sandes (1851-1934) from Tralee, Co Kerry founded this movement near army camps in Ireland, England and India. She was an evangelical missionary and her aim was to provide wholesome recreation for young soldiers to keep them away from pubs. Eason & Son Ltd.,...
aMAZEme: The Ultimate Book Labyrinth
The Craigslist ad by the Brazilian artists' Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo asked for volunteers to help build a maze of books for the London 2012 Festival, a 'Cultural Olympiad' being held during the Olympic games.The parameters were simple enough: "walls of up to 3 meters high will be built from 250,000 books to create a maze of more than 300 meters in length!"But mind you this not an ordinary book assemblage but "an art project that unites literature, performance, installation, image and cinema." whose conceptual design is attributed to Jorge Luis Borge's fingerprint! By participating in the installation, the audience...
Book Chickens
Savage Chickens is a cartoon series by Doug Savage drawn entirely on sticky notes. Here are a couple of book-themed gems: A compilation of Savage Chickens cartoons was published last year. Trailer for the book: