Unpacking my library artists and their books

Pdf artists and their books books and their artists. Download pdf unpacking my library artists and their books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Unpacking my library series meet your next favorite book. Seeing what titles and authors influenced the artists allows the reader insight. Unpacking hints at the personalities and polemics of top architects, and it infers that all architects should keep their minds nimble by readingnot just by flipping through picture books, but by consuming criticism, history, and even literature. Stunning photographs provide full views of the libraries and closeups of individual volumes. Behind every artist is a rich collection, a library, compiled of works by other creators.

Artists and their books by steffens, jo edt neumann, matthias edt proust, marcel con explores the home libraries and bookshelves of 10 contemporary artists, including mark dion, janet cardiff and billy childish, through photographs and interviews that highlight the role of literature in an artist. The following is excerpted from unpacking my library. Writers and their books spotlights the personal libraries of thirteen favorite novelists who share their collections with readers. Artists and their books artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity taking its inspiration from walter benjamins seminal 1931 essay, the unpacking my library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of todays leading thinkers. Janet cardiff, george bures miller, billy childish, mark dion, tracey emin, theaster gates, wangechi. A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity taking its inspiration from walter benjamins seminal 1931 essay, the unpacking my library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of todays leading thinkers. Writers and their books features the personal libraries of alison bechdel, stephen carter, junot diaz, rebecca goldstein and steven pinker, lev grossman and sophie gee, jonathan lethem, claire messud and james wood, philip pullman, gary shteyngart, and edmund white.

Oct 19, 2017 the following is excerpted from unpacking my library. Artists and their books by steffens, jo, neumann, matthias, proust, marcel isbn. Unpacking my library by jo steffens yale university press. In 1931, walter benjamin wrote a brief essay entitled unpacking my library. Writers and their books a vicarious journey into the personal libraries of thirteen favorite authors, who share their collections of childhood favorites, dusty textbooks, prized first editions, and beloved. In his essay unpacking my library he takes a serious if not humorous look at the act of collecting and the relationship between the collector and his or her possessions. Artists and their books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the united states mark dion. This book shows us another side to the artists in a lovely way. Feb 01, 2018 sometime in 1931, walter benjamin wrote a short and now famous essay about readers relationship to their books. Top 10 best marcel proust books marcel proust written works. Dec 16, 2017 jo steffens and matthias neumann, eds. In it, he narrates the experience of pulling the many volumes of his personal library out of the crates in which they had been inaccessibly stored for the previous two years.

As ive been a fan of cutdown trees all my life unpacking my library would seem the ideal addition to add to my shelves in the book jacket and design section. Artists and their books, jo steffens and matthias neumann eds, yale university press, 2017. The readers are taken into the world of the artists and shown their book shelves. Search for unpacking the collection books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Claire messud, author of the emperors childreni loved the indepth interviews with this diverse group. Artists and their books, a collection of interviews with contemporary artists about their personal libraries, to be published by yale university press in november. The unpacking my library project, in which the favourite books of the. Architects are the obvious choice as the books subject, by their nature they are tidy folk and the professional and personal titles they own are sure to be in a photogenic format. Photographs of bookshelves displaying wellloved and rare volumes, eclectic organizational schemes, and the individual touches that make a. Artists and their books the photoswide shots and shelfiesoffer a peek into the libraries of ten contemporary artists and are accompanied by engaging interviews. Unpacking my library artists their books by steffens, jo. If you have feedback on how youd like these to be visually displayed for easy online browsing, please let me know.

Unpacking my library provides an intimate look at the personal libraries oftwelve of the worlds leading architects, alongside how do books map the intellectual interests, curiosities, tastes, and. Writers and their books spotlights the personal libraries of thirteen favourite novelists who share their collections with readers. He is a true collector, more specifically a book collector. This is the third in a series following on from architects and their books 2009 and writers and their books 2011 but i havent seen either of those books. A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity taking its inspiration from walter benjamins seminal 1931 essay, the unpacking my library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of todays leading. Artists and their books, edited by jo steffens and matthias neumann. A shelf full of books about books the washington post. Walter benjamin belongs to a group of people who he feels is becoming extinct.

Artists and their books is exactly what you would think it is. Artists and their books yale university press, new haven. A speech on collecting, and he used the occasion of pulling his almost two thousand books out of their. Unpacking my library by jo steffens, matthias neumann, marcel.

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