Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to visit each of the 17 wonderful bookstores in this charming short video from Abebooks. The little tour manages to cover antiquarian, secondhand, and indie community bookshops in every corner of London. Enjoy.
Büchermeile Düsseldorf is a mile-long book market of stalls along the banks of the river Rhine in Düsseldorf Altestadt. It happens on three weekends in the summer, the last one of this year will be September 22-23 (weather permitting of course).The event features booths by more than sixty antiquarians and secondhand booksellers. There even a few private collectors selling their personal treasures. Best of all, it’s possible to get free appraisals from expert bibliophiles. When you’re exhausted from browsing, the city offers some of Germany’s finest local brews.
The slippery street artist(s) known as Banksy recently dropped a new work in the old English seaside town of Clevedon. As an “old” person I resent the implication, but it does make a point.
An anonymous street artist who goes by the moniker mpeachhim has been installing tiles around Philadelphia that are clever and to the point. If you’re in the city, they can be found at 10th & South St., Lombard & Broad, and Modine & Market. You can also follow the project on Instagram here.
Italian illustrator and author Emilliano Ponzi has released a marvelous book in collaboration with the MoMA in New York City introducing young readers to the work of iconic graphic designer Massimo Vignelli. Using illustrations of trains, subway stations, advertisements and the NYC skyline, Emiliano’s book tells the story of how Vignelli created an “easy-to-navigate subway map in 1972”. The Great New York Subway Map aims to show how graphic design can be used for “problem-solving” and turning “chaos to order”.
I am happy to announce that the winner of the collectible travel book giveaway is Johanna B. from the UK. She has fittingly chosen The Romance of London 1911 by Gordon Home, which was published by Adam and Charles Black, London with 12 full-page color illustrations.
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DIG collective, A Hole in The Alps
About this time each August, I become nostalgic for the Swiss Alps. I was fortunate to have spent most of the month one year camping and hiking around Switzerland. And one of my favorite areas was the less touristed valleys and villages of the Graubünden. So, I was particularly excited to hear about this very cool biennial art event in the region.
Lita Albuquerque, Transparent Earth
Spread across the stunning Safiental Valley in the Swiss Canton Graubünden, Art Safiental is the second annual edition of an ambitious public outdoor exhibition. Exploring the theme “horizontal-vertical” this year, the show’s artworks aim to reconceptualize the Land Art of the 20th century.
Analia Saban, Circuit Board For Rock Art
Bob Gramsma, Egschi Shell
Art Safiental links the widely spread pieces through hiking trails and public transportation. Running through October of this year, the specific settings for the installations can be located on a free map.
Bildstein/Glatz , Himmel III
Paul Barsch, Sanitary Ceramics
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