a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
lina kim and michael wesely went through the 10,000 images documenting the construction of brasilia, this weird architectural project that came out of nowhere in only a 4 years time. from an era that hold dreamers and believers to us, everything is compiled in a book, 1,400 photos, step by step. some kind of must have here. by pp.
books
Artist Rashid rana : aluminum books
books by rahsid rana. 2007, UV inkjet on aluminum, edition 1/5, this was exhibited at the art dubai week for $35,000, i loved it, and i so wanted it , and i was quite tempetd but i was about 34k short… by dd
hermes – koto bolofo
ok, i’m really into seeing what’s in the back of brands, studios or people’s place. a voyeur bad habits that i share with a lot of people around considering the success of the selby or all the campaign that used him lately. so this is where the issue is, i’m growing very tired of
seeing brands jumping at every trends. it’s been two or three years that the selby guy is used over and over again in every possible way… come on guys! anyway hermes is doing what they done for many more years than the others and in a far subtler and classier way. it’s shot by koto bolofo and it’s published by steidl… can’t go wrong. more. by pp.
fireworks studies – pierre le hors
had a glimp of this work some weeks ago and it’s really staying in my mind, maybe it will be the same with you. by pp.
takahashi homma – nursery photographs
beautiful shots from takahashi homma’s book nursery. published by nieves, on occasion of the nieves exhibition at no.12 gallery and utrecht in tokyo, april 2010. by pp.
de vera – anita calero
anita calero’s still life photographies illustrate two books for the exquisite two-level cabinet of curiosities on Crosby Street “de vera objects” and “de vera jewelry”. nice! great article here by pp
Halston SS2011 and don quixote
how did i get from the halston fashion show to don quixote… allow me to explain. i arrived at the halston show at the barbara gladstone gallery promptly at 7:30 as noted on my calendar, only to realize that the show was at 6:30 to 7:30 and not at 7:30. oh well, it wasn’t the first time… and besides, i don’t generally frequent the same locations as the horse lady… i’m sure i’ll see the lovely hard work tomorrow.
given i didn’t have tickets to marc, i headed to the chelsea hotel bar next door, the don quixote… while we hung out there for a few glasses of wine and appetizers, i found myself lost in the many irritable versions of don quixote statuettes that lined the walls and every available surface. from porcelain figurines to marble busts, this restaurant bar must have been frozen in time since the 70’s.
once home, i had to buy the book and re-read the masterpiece that both wells and terry gilliam failed to tackle. in my search, i came across these bits and pieces… they don’t come close to my admiration for a single white, scrawny, stick figure statue of a man i saw at the door tonight, but perhaps they’ll do the trick for you… happy reading. by uh
the birds of yucatan
my little birds are lucky to fetch $6. by uh
the most expensive book: John James Audubon’s Birds of America
having just spent days painting birds in mexico i found this book rather curious and desirable. if only i had 9 million dollars to spare, that is. a rare copy of john james audubon’s “birds of america” is heading to the auction block and is expected to fetch between $6.2 and $9.2 million. billed as the world’s most expensive book, it is one of only 119 copies in existence. the 2-by-3-foot tome consists of 435 hand-colored prints of Audubon’s famous illustrations. it comes, of course, from the collection of a british baron who died in 1955. sotheby’s, which will hold the auction in december 2010, has 8.8 million reasons to believe the audubon book will fetch a fortune. that’s how many dollars a copy sold for at a christies’s auction in just 10 years ago! wow! by uh
PERMANENT FOOD – STILL AROUND
dd, permanent food is still around, you can get it at opening ceremony, i’m sure you know where it is. see prev post by pp
self publish, be happy
self publish, be happy is an organization founded by one of the loveliest people i know, bruno ceschel (previously at colors magazine), in 2010 in celebration of self-published photobooks. they promote the freedom of creativity in self-publishing and do what they can to spur on more uninhibited bookmaking. with technology and access to so much through the internet there really isn’t anything holding you back, so what are you waiting for? we know you have a beautiful piece of brilliance waiting to be bound. for inspirations check here for events near you. by kl
what ever happened to permanent food magazine?
want some?
talking about books and magazines…. anyone remember this magazine/publication? this was by far one of my favorites. haven’t seen any lately and wonder if its still around? by dd
