Mary Illustrator Fernando Vincente is back with a new series of author portraits. You might remember Vincente from a previous project featured on Book Patrol; his striking illustrations for a new edition of the Communist Manifesto.OscarEdgarEmilyCharles BaudelaireArthur RimbaudThanks for all the help in placing the last image - and for correcting me for misidentifying Baudelaire. He was originally called Ralph (Emerson).
Ban Guns Not Books
Hard to beat, let alone explain to our kids, this incredibly powerful image.Moms Demand Action was founded in response to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Their mission is to demand action NOW to:1) Ban assault weapons and ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.2) Require background checks for all gun and ammunition purchases. 3) Report the sale of large quantities of ammunition to the ATF, and ban online sales of ammunition.4) Make gun trafficking a federal crime with serious criminal penalties.5) Counter gun industry lobbyists’ efforts to weaken gun laws at the state level.End of story.
Violence begets Violence: Arthistory by Matej Kosir
In his series Arthistory Matej Kosir tackles the prevalence of violence in society.History often shows us "that the winner of the violent conflict always has justified reasons to be violent, because he uses his dominance to (re)write the history" says Kosir.Kosir aims to show "our contradictory relationship to the violence, namely the use of violence in order to control it (either to stop it or to prevent its reappearing)."By taking noted paintings by artists like Delacroix, Goya and Manet and exerting his "dominance," in this case book burning, Kosir adds his violent act to the never-ending mix.Eugène Delacroix: Liberty leading the People, c-print,...
Kyle Kirkpatrick’s Carved Topography
Kyle Kirkpatrick's book sculpture creates a topography that makes me wish I was small enough to visit. He builds a miniature universe within a book.He transforms the violence and destruction of the carving act into a landscape that is both delicate and inviting.Enjoy!photos viah/t Colossal and My Modern Met,
A Library Without Fiction: The Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy
Imagine a library without fiction. One where everything in it really happened.Introducing The WIKILEAKS Public Library of US Diplomacy (PlusD).Providing users with the world's largest "searchable collection of United States confidential, or formerly confidential, diplomatic communications...The collection covers US involvements in, and diplomatic or intelligence reporting on, every country on earth. It is the single most significant body of geopolitical material ever published."For its grand opening its racks are filled with 1,707,500 diplomatic documents from 1973 to 1976 ( The Kissinger Cables) and 251,287 diplomatic cables, mostly from 2003 to 2010 (Cablegate)."The PlusD collection, built and curated by WikiLeaks, is updated...