It is never a minor event when the COO of a company departs so no matter how Abe tries to minimize the transition this is a significant event
Beauty and the Bookmark
book·mark - a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.The Centre for Fine Press Research in the UK at University of the West of England is doing some great Book Art related stuff.One of their projects, which began in 2004, is Bookmarks: Infiltrating the Library System, an annual celebration of the bookmark which has featured the work of almost 200 book artists since its beginnings with each producing an edition of 100 bookmarks for free distribution. Their goal is to encourage people to "appreciate artwork in the format of 'bookmarks' and to...
From the Depths of the Library It Came!
This poster won the 2006 Margo (Maroon and Gold) Award from the University of Minnesota's Communicators Forum.Christopher James was the project lead/copywriter and Mark Fox was the graphic designer.Happy Halloween!
The City of Dreaming Books
Walter Moers. The City of Dreaming Books. Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 2007. First American Edition. 456 pp. Maroon spine over yellow boards. Illustrated throughout by the author.Walter a biblio-fantasy of the highest order.
Anselm Kiefer Moves into the Louvre
It is the first time in over 50 years that the Louvre has allowed a living artist to mess with the interior.In 1953 George Braque painted a ceiling of Henri II’s former antechamber and now Anselm Kiefer will have a permanent installation in a stairwell the links the Egyptian and Mesopotamian antiquities.Kiefer's installation consists of the his large painting Athanor and two sculptures Danae and Hortus Conclusus.The Danae piece consists of a large depetaled sunflower emerging from a pile of Kiefer's signature lead books.Who is Danae? In greek mythology she is the daughter of the King of Argos. She was...