Note: The image that originally appeared in this post has been removed at the request of Mission Media, the public relations firm for Burj Dubai. Apparently it was leaked and "not approved" by the powers that be.*****************************When the Burj Dubai opens early next year it will it be the world's tallest building.In the lobby will be a copy of what has to be the world's tallest book.The 'Burj Dubai Opus' stands 15 feet tall.Emaar Properties, the developers of the Burj Dubai, have hired luxury publisher Kraken Opus to produce the book. The book will contain plans of the design and...
Tim Burton Enters Wonderland
José de Creeft's sculpture of Alice and friends in Central Park. Commissioned by the publisher George Delacorte as a tribute to his late wife Margarita, and as a gift to the children of New York City. Unveiled in 1959.Shooting has begun for Tim Burton's next film, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times blog Hero Complex caught up with Burton on the set to discuss "Alice" and more."It appears his mission is to reclaim a children's classic, resharpen its edges and remind everyone that sapping the weirdness out of a...
Cindy Sherman’s Librarian
Cindy Sherman, "Untitled Film Still #13"Gelatin silver print. 20" x 16"1978The image is part of Sherman's seminal "Film Still" series. The series consists of 69 images featuring the photographer in a variety of "womanly" roles.Last month at Christie's this image of Sherman playing librarian fetched $905,000, three times the pre-sale estimate.For a little perspective - in 1995, the Museum of Modern Art acquired a complete set of the "Film Stills" for $1 million.Granted this particular print is unique in that it was the only one of the series produced in this size, making it very desirable to the collector, but...
A Visual Review of Philip Roth’s Latest Novel, Indignation
Ward Sutton, author of the must read political cartoon series Sutton Impact, reviews Philip Roth's latest novel, Indignation, at the Village Voice. The review consists of a 9 image slideshow in cartoon format.What a fantastic concept and one that begs to be developed. This format presents a tremendous opportunity to engage the younger generation, the ones most at risk of living a book less life, in the biblio-universe.Thanks to Scott Esposito at Conversational Reading for the lead.
The Ukulele Books of Peter and Donna Thomas
Ukulele Series Book #2: The Ukulele Accordion. 1996 Text is Little Grass Shack, handwritten and illustrated ukulele shaped paper cut in paper doll style. Leather bound cover with leather onlay picture in sound hole."I love to make books and I love to play the ukulele. Can I put these two loves together? Can I make a book out of a uke?" After Donna and I made the first one, I thought, "How many more can we make? Each one will have to represent a different book structure, format or concept and each will still have to play...." Well, to date...