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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Dorothea Lange in her Bay Area home studio, 1964. Photo: ©1964, 2014 Rondal Partridge Archives The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera – Dorothea Lange Next up for the groundbreaking PBS series American Masters is a profile of photographer Dorothea Lange. Titled Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning the documentary "explores the life, passions and uncompromising vision of the influential photographer," whose "enduring images document five turbulent decades of American history, including the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and World War II Japanese American internment camps." Her iconic photo "Migrant Mother" is one of...
The World’s Most Expensive New Book Hits the Shelves
When I first saw the press release I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st. It begins "Doctor Book Publishing, an imprint of Deep Think Media, today unveiled the world's most expensive new hardback book entitled Cosmetic Surgeon Marketing Motto: The Secret Recipe To Grow Referrals." Then came the tagline: "Ten Thousand Dollar New Title on Plastic Surgery Does Not Include Breast Implants." The book includes a $10,000 Consultation Certificate which entitles each buyer of the book to eight (8) one hour one-on-one consultation telephone calls with the authors. Then came utter disbelief. Then I heard that Joan Rivers,...
A Five Book Birthday Salute to Man Ray
Self Portrait by May Ray Atlantic Little Brown, 1963. Buy: First Edition | Penguin Classic "To create is divine, to reproduce is human" - Man Ray Today is the birthday of the seminal photographer / artist Emmanuel Radnitszky who we all know and love as Man Ray. Though born in Philadelphia Man Ray spent most of his career in Paris. He was an integral part of both the Surrealist and DADA movements. In 1999, ARTnews magazine named Ray one of the 25 most influential artists of the 20th century. Here is our 5 book book birthday salute to Man Ray. Alphabet for Adults. Copley Galleries. Beverely Hills, 1948. One of...
Reading Room for One
For the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale artist Marta Wengorovius teamed with architect Francisco Aires Mateus to produce this little slice of paradise; a reading cabin for one. The simple wood structure is fit for one person, holds one bookshelf and has a raised seating area and that's it. It is light by a skylight. The artist populated the bookshelf by asking 20 guests to choose three books each for the library. "Sharing this itinerant project creates a community between people who read the books, the guests who chose the books and the people who will read the books wherever the cabin shall...