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| Books | Rumble Strip, by Woodrow Pheonix | November 21 |
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A graphic novel like no other, looking at the road safety we sacrifice in the name of convenience | Contemporary |
"If you want to get away with murder..." asks Woodrow Phoenix's new book, "Buy a car". It may sound a little over the top, but once you finish reading his 180-page graphic novel, you'll probably agree. Entitled Rumble Strip, the book tries to pull the wool back off our eyes when looking at life on the streets... Helpful Links: Rumble Strip |
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| Books | Lost Boys, by James Miller. |
August 29 |
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Little, Brown's new debut author delves into dark territory. | London Informer |
"Eighteen years to drink, 17 years to drive, 16 years to have sex – but what about a revolution?
Helpful Links: James Miller, Meet The Author , Waterstones |
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| Books | The Theatre of the Face, Portrait Photography since 1900, by Max Kozloff. |
Issue 95, |
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Phaidon's latest photography book, dedicate to it and you won't be disappointed. | Contemporary |
"What do you see in a face? Is it a sneer of condescension? Is it your own inadequacies projected? Is it the ravaging concequences of AIDS? Such glimpses are the fragments with which Kozloff's creates... Helpful Links: Phaidon , www.contemporary-magazine.com , Dictionary Of Art Historians |
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| Books | The Art of Collecting Photography, by Laura Noble. |
September, |
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Do you 'Always consider your collection from the perspective of a viewing audience'? | Contemporary |
"'A SUCCESSFUL collection represents an extension of our own identity'. Arguably a flawed concept from the outset... Helpful Links: www.schaden.com/book/NobLaueThe04419.html |
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| Books | 124 Minutes, by John Wood and Paul Harrison |
September, |
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Compendium of essays on Bouncy British video artists. | Contemporary |
"Chairs fly, balls bounce and concepts abound in this dazzlingly illustrated publication. Tricky as it can be to convey video art via static images... Helpful Links: www.faprojects.com, www.chisenhale.org.uk, www.cornerhouse.org |
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| Books | Roman Signer | September, |
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Phaidon's Contemporary Artists series strides on with a superb study of the Swiss pyromaniac. | Contemporary |
"An unusual material request for a public art exhibition looks something like this: 30 kg gunpowder, 7m fuse, 4 instant explosive charges, 1 explosive capsule wit 1 m fuse; unless, of course, your name is Roman Signer... Helpful Links: www.phaidon.com |
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