The Absolute at Large
Three covers by Josef Čapek from the Japanese book Čapek’s Bookshelf, which collects 120 of his covers:
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Voyage Fantastique – An Illustrated Guide to the Body and Mind
All images from Le Livre de Sante by Joseph Handler (Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1967):
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 4/12-4/18
This week: The Monthly Rumpus rocks the Makeout Room yet again, The Believer presents You’re a Horrible Person, but I Like You, San Francisco’s Cinematheque society has a neat film…
Riot in Coloring Book no.9
Heinz Kiessling’s illustrations for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949):
Notable New York, This Week 4/12 – 4/18
This week in New York The Future of Criticism with Lorin Stein and Maud Newton, John D’Agata and Thalia Field discuss the lyric essay, Alice Walker on activism, Salman Rushdie…
Memories of Ice and Fire
Aydin Aghdashloo is an Iranian painter, author, art critic, art historian, and graphic designer. You can read more about him and view many more paintings at his website. Also see…
Google Books Hits Another Roadblock
“On Wednesday, the American Society of Media Photographers and other groups representing visual artists plan to file a class-action lawsuit against Google, asserting that the company’s efforts to digitize millions…
The Devil Hath Met with His Match
Alexandra Grinevsky’s illustrations for Machiavelli’s L’Archidiable Belphegor.
Persian Handstands
These paintings come mostly from two books: Qajar Paintings (1972) and Qajar Portraits (1999) (the latter going for an obscene $500 on Amazon at the moment):
Notable New York, This Week 4/5 – 4/11
This week in New York The Rumpus throws an A Night Together with Sam Lipsyte, Michael Showalter, Lorelei Lee, Jeff Lewis, Jump-Off winners and more, Jamaica Kincaid and Rick Moody…