Truman Capote ice skating at Rockefeller Center in New York City - 1959. Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt.The second installment in Book Patrol's new series Life of Google, featuring images from the vast archives of Life magazine that now appear on Google.
Rock Dreams : Guy Peelaert 1934-2008
"Rock will always represent the extravagant, the flash, the fantasy. That's what it's all about. These pictures are a memento to that dream." Guy Peellaert in an interview in Penthouse Magazine April 1974Belgian artist and illustrator Guy Peellaert died last week. His seminal 1973 book Rock Dreams provided us a visual feast of rock and roll's biggest stars.David Hepworth remembers Peellaert in his piece, Guy Peellaert the man who invented rock and roll, at Word Magazine.Peellaert illustrated a few album covers as well including David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs which reached number 1 on the UK charts. This cover...
The Book Looking Good in the Art World
Juan Gris. "Livre, pipe et verres" (Book, Pipe and Glasses). Oil on canvas, 1915.Carol Vogel covers the art world for the New York Times. A quick glance at the headlines of her stories from the past week remind us that the upper reaches of the art world are not immune to the economic meltdown that is upon us.November 2 - Tapped Out? : With the market easing, the big auction houses brace for the fall sales.Nov. 4 - Auction Season Opens With Little Enthusiasm : During an auction at Sotheby’s, the results were spotty, a relief to those who thought...
The Tower of David Covered in Books
click to enlargeIt's billed as "The Night Spectacular." Using the Tower of David as a backdrop "The story of Jerusalem unfolds in a blaze of images, characters and sound as giant breathtaking images and lights are projected onto the walls, archeological ruins, bridges, water cisterns and the hidden pathways of the citadel."click to enlargeThe installation is the work of Skertzo, the French duo of Hélène Richard and Jean-Michel Quesne.Interview with Skertzo at e-light magazine.via Lisa Chellman
Anselm Kiefer wins the 2008 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Buch mit Flügeln (Book with Wings), 1992-94Lead, steel, and tinCollection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Endowment Fund. © Anselm KieferEvery year since 1950 the German Book Trade Peace Prize is awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair.The €25,000 award is given by the the German book publishers' and book-sellers' association, The Boersenverein.The award this year goes to Anselm Kiefer and it is the first time an artist has won.Those familiar with Kiefer's work know that the book plays an important role in his work. The jury acknowledged this relationship when giving Kiefer...