Category Archives: Art

Here Comes the big Frieze

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The Frieze Art Fair is the London artworld’s largest, annual contemporary art event. This year the 8th edition of the Regent’s Park show includes 173 galleries from 29 countries, along with an enormous sculpture park, films, music, workshops, talks and special … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism | Tagged | Leave a comment

Map Works

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to reader Jeff Hill for this post. New York City born, Dallas-based artist Matthew Cusick creates these ethereal images using maps, atlas pages, books, acrylics, coffee, wood and aluminum.

Posted in Art, Maps | Leave a comment

Is This How We Really See The World ?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The daring, imaginative Bulgarian artist/graphic designer/illustrator Yanko Tsvetkov has created a terrific website to showcase his hilarious, but biting, Mapping Stereotypes.

Posted in Art, Europe, Maps, USA | 2 Comments

Why Not Moby-Dick ?

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Inspired by Zak Smith’s Gravity’s Rainbow project and the Blood Meridian project, artist/illustrator/librarian Matt Kish has created the Every Page of Moby-Dick blog, where he posts one drawing per day illustrating each of the 540 pages of the Signet Classic … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, History, USA, Writing | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Blood Meridian at 25

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

This week, Random House is commemorating the 25th anniversary of Cormac McCarthy’s blood-soaked, horror-story of a Western, Blood Meridian, by releasing a special hardcover Modern Library edition of the novel. McCarthy fans will also want to check-out an amazing ongoing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing | Leave a comment

From Here to There

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The Hand Drawn Map Association is an ongoing website project to archive user submitted hand-drawn maps and other interesting diagrams. The association was created by Philadelphia based artist Kris Harzinski who has collected his favorite maps from the collection to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Maps, USA, Writing | Tagged | Leave a comment

Does the Pope Need a Library Card ?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The magnificent Vatican Apostolic Library is set to reopen next Monday following a three-year $11.5 million renovation, with 21st century technology added to safeguard priceless incunabula, manuscripts and books dating back as far as the 1st century. Each one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Ah Pook is Here

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Fantagraphics Books has announced the acquisition of the only graphic novel written by— and possibly the last unseen work of his to be published — the innovative Beat writer and Naked Lunch author, William S Burroughs. This lost masterpiece, Ah Pook Is Here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books | Leave a comment

America by Car (in B & W)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

 The new “Lee Friedlander: America by Car” exhibition opened last week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC with 192 arresting photos. Friedlander creates indelible portraits of everyday Americana, shooting  deceptively casual-looking scenarios in black and white. Driving across most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Museums, Photography | Tagged | Leave a comment

It’s…European Heritage Days

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

European Heritage Days is a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission.The 49 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention participate in the European Heritage Days in September each year. This joint action of the Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Tourism | Leave a comment