Tag: Books and Art

The Argentine Book Tank: Bookmobile for the 21st Century?

Meet my new hero.Raul Lemesoff, an Argentine art-car artist, has taken a 1979 Ford Falcon that used to belong to the Argentine armed forces and turned into a 'Weapon of Mass Instruction.'Armed with 900 or so books Lemesoff travels the streets of Buenos Aires and beyond offering free books to all.He sees his 'Weapon of Mass Instruction' as a "contribution to peace through literature."Lemesoff has traveled throughout Argentina including remote parts where "literature cannot be found"His goal is to build new 'Weapons of Mass Instruction' all around the world.Just think of all those tanks he could transform if the world...

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Inside Donald Judd’s Library

The Main Library at Donald Judd's La Mansana de Chinati residence in Marfa, Texas. It has been sixteen years since the passing of Donald Judd. Though known as one of the foremost minimalist painters of the 20th century Judd was also a serious bibliophile. He claimed to have read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica as child which, given his minimalist leanings, is quite a feat. And wherever in the world his art took him he bought books and had them sent back to Marfa.Library Details:13,004 books in the library on 576 shelves.40 languages represented. 2286 duplicates - for Judd was fond...

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Books in the Street: ‘literature versus traffic’

all images © gustavo sanabria"We want literature to seize the streets and become the conqueror of public spaces, freely offering to those who walk by a space free of traffic which for a few hours of the night will succumb to the modest power of the written word." is how the Spanish design group luzinteruptus frames their latest installation.luzinteruptus, known for their illuminated installations in public places, placed 800 lighted books on Water Street, under the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City.The installation, 'literature versus traffic', takes an "urban space conventionally reserved for speed, pollution and noise" and transforms it...

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A "Great Wave" Hits Montreal Archives

400 Books Combine to Form The Great Wave Or Saltwater Memories. (Mixed Media Installation By Marc Lincourt, 2008. All Photos by Barbara Laborde.)400 names, 400 journeys, 400 stories, 400 books: all are connected to form the foundation of a great city. That is the theme of The Great Wave or Saltwater Memories, a monumental art piece created from 400 hardcover volumes to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city of Quebec. Conceived and constructed by artist Marc Lincourt, the piece has been washing ashore throughout Canada since 2008 and is on display at the Centre d'archives de Montréal from February...

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Reading Down Under: marie claire launches literacy campaign

Maeve Dermody and Wuthering Heights by Emily BronteFour out of five indigenous children in the remote areas of Australia are illiterate. To help break this horrific reality marie claire magazine has enlisted some of Australia's leading stars.marie claire asks some of the country' leading entertainers "to evoke the spirit of books that mean a lot to them." The project is called The Wonder of Words.Vanessa Amorosi and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe campaign lasts through the month of February and benefits the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (which also benefited from Ikea's recent construction of the world's largest outdoor...

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