Tag Archives: Book Reviews
Exhilarated Despair: Phaidon Focus on Francis Bacon
Who is Francis Bacon? A new book from Phaidon aims to answer the entirety of that question in a chatty 120+ page book. Part of a new series, Phaidon Focus, each book revolves around the life of a “renowned modern master” (other titles cover Louise Bourgeois, Donald Judd, Henry Matisse, Cy Twombly and more). It […]
Yesterday’s Sun by Uri Gershuni from Sternthal Books
The haunting photographs in Uri Gershuni’s latest book Yesterday’s Sun pit contemporaneity against nostalgia in creating a series of images that not only capture lost moments in time, but also give the same urgency to the present day. Gershuni follows in the footsteps of William Henry Fox Talbot, one of photography’s pioneers, recapturing his estate […]
Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Film Book
Austrian graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister’s pitch book for The Happy Film fits in my palm—it is short and sweet, bright and charmingly … delightful. The book works to communicates Sagmeister’s desire to answer and visualize the following questions through film, “Is it possible to train your mind in the same way you train your body?” and, “Can […]
