The little libraries of Marc Giai-Miniet January 22, 2013 – Posted in: Content

Elevator 109 x 56 x 14 cm., 2012 Whether he chooses the dollhouse or the diorama for his container French artist Marc Giai-Miniet clearly shows a big love for books in small spaces. Three machines that want to know, 60 x 45 x 13 cm, 2012 Elevators, machines, technology, decay. It’s all there in incredible detail and precision . Crime scene; Box 88 x 92 x 10 and 4 drawings 38 x 30.5 (Loustal), 2012 The suitcase 37 x 50…

Thinking with Hiroko Kono January 14, 2013

Thinking-the book in dream, 2006. terra cotta, plaster. 165×70×60cm. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Close your eyes, hold on tight and away we go. Check out the “Thinking” set of sculptures from Japanese artist Hiroko Kono. Each ceramic goddess, with their eyes closed, exudes a dreamy confidence. detail Thinking-to the memory- 2006 terra cotta37x39x32cm /SOFINA Kao Corporation Clearly the book is the impetus for reflection and there are points where her hands disappear into the books. The book has become…

The Free Book Incident: Nothing to Buy, Nothing to Return January 2, 2013 – Posted in: Content

Photo courtesy of Chris Burnside The Free Book Incident (FBI), a month-long experiment & celebration of books & community. Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers and Olson Kundig Architects have partnered to create a unique environment to celebrate the power of books and investigate what can happen when they are available for free. FBI is inspired in part by The Book Thing of Baltimore, an ongoing free book exchange whose “mission is to put unwanted books…

Engaged. The Women of Catherine Chauloux December 28, 2012

In search of lost words. Oil on canvas, 40×40 cm Welcome to the world of French artist Catherine Chauloux (1957- ) where women are routinely engulfed in reading, writing and books. They are all actively engaged and completely absorbed in the act, each exuding two of the finer fruits of reading – confidence and independence. Enjoy. Words. Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 cm Erasures. Oil on canvas, 60×60 cm Medievalists. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100…

Portraits of Modern American Poets October 15, 2012

Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss, circa 1925. Pastel on illustration board. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery. You know if the National Portrait Gallery is going to hold an exhibit featuring the portraits of poets it’s going to be a good one. “Poetic License: Modern American Poets ” pays homage to over 50 poets and includes over 75 works. Walt Whitman. G. Frank E. Pearsall, 1872. Albumen silver print. Courtesy the National Portrait Gallery The…

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