On June 13th, 2011, ‘THE CONSCIENCE OF THE EYE’…
…is the obliquely titled and themed 1990 book by Richard Sennett that I just finished reading which is about the divides between inner experiences and outer lives in…
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On May 30th, 2011, ‘URBAN UTOPIAS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY’…
…is the illuminating well-written 1977 book of this well-trodden utopian territory by Robert Fishman – which gives a super great overview of the political and philosophical underpinnings of…
On May 16th, 2011, READING ‘LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: HOW TO LIVE SANELY AND SIMPLY IN A TROUBLED WORLD’…
…from cover to cover on the nine hour plane ride from Portland back to Europe is blowing my mind because it seems so fresh, like it could have…
On April 27th, 2011, ‘MAKING IT: RADICAL HOME EC FOR A POST-CONSUMER WORLD’…
…is the smartly-titled latest book by urban homesteaders Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen (previously mentioned here) – and designed by graphic designer friend Roman Jaster – which I…
On April 12th, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #9…
…was conducted this morning with Livia and Franco – who met when they were 14 and have been married for 53 years – in their cozy long-time quarters…
On March 21st, 2011, ‘HOW TO IMAGINE: A NARRATIVE ON ART, AGRICULTURE AND CREATIVITY’…
…is the 1984 book of musings (as recounted to and translated by Henry Martin) by Italian artist Gianfranco Baruchello (b. 1924) who in 1973 decamped to a modest…
On February 24th, 2011, MUSICAGE…
…the 1996 book by Joan Retallack (subtitled ‘Cage Muses on Words * Art * Music‘) features fantastic reflections on, interviews with, and poetry by this humane, earthy, soulful,…
On February 18th, 2011, THE FOOD OF ROME AND LAZIO…
…the 1994 book by Oretta Zanini de Vita full of fascinating accounts of Roman’s relationships to food through time featuring folklore and recipes (with chapters including Mills on…
On December 26th, THE SUNDOWN SALON UNFOLDING ARCHIVE…
…the limited edition 150 foot long accordion book (with hand silk-screened covers by participating artists) documenting in words and photos the five years of events at my LA…
On December 6th, 2010, THE BISCOTTI BOOK…
…featuring recipes from the kitchen of The American Academy in Rome by Mona Talbott and Mirella Misenti just had a very civilized Academy event and tea reception to…
On November 17th, 2010, BRACKET ISSUE #1 ‘ON FARMING’…
…is the premiere issue of the journal published by the Barcelona based architecture imprint Actar which has its release today at the University of Toronto, where I visited…
On November 16th, 2010, ‘A LANDSCAPE MANIFESTO’ BY DIANA BALMORI…
…is the smart & beautiful new book that I am seeing all over Europe by the innovative and influential New York-based Argentinian – by way of Spain and…
On November 2nd, 2010, ‘EDIBLE LANDSCAPING’ BY ROSALIND CREASY…
…which first came out in 1982, and was pretty much the only published resource out there on the topic when I first started the Edible Estates project in…
On September 15th, 2010, THE LIBRARY AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME…
…is one of the great treasures of the facilities here, and I finally got my official tour by the librarian today – having missed it this weekend –…
On August 13th, 2010, THE RSVP CYCLES: CREATIVE PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT…
…from 1970 by Lawrence Halprin – is a book that I’ve had kicking around for a while – but after reading the Anna Halprin biography, I was inspired…
On August 10th, 2010, “ANNA HALPRIN: EXPERIENCE AS DANCE”…
…the recent biography by Janice Ross – which I just finished today – of the dancer/choreographer (easy & narrow labels that are too small for her) who I…
On August 6th, 2010, “BLACK MOUNTAIN AN EXPLORATION IN COMMUNITY”…
….is the engaging 1972 book by Martin Duberman which I just finished this afternoon – about the short-lived (1933-56) rural North Carolina experimental school that has fascinated me…
On June 20th, 2010, THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – THE BEHAVIORAL GUIDE FOR A LUXURIOUS HOME…
…published by Printed Matter will be available next week at their NYC store, and at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT as a companion to the…
On June 3rd, 2010, “ABOVE THE PAVEMENT—THE FARM! : ARCHITECTURE & AGRICULTURE AT PF1″…
…is the book just out from Princeton Architectural Press (for which I contributed the forward “Above the People: The Meadow, the Vegetable Garden, the Apple Tree, and the…
On May 24, 2010, THE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS…
…the L.A.-based artist-run program founded by Piero Golia and Eric Wesley, has just released a book (in softcover & hardcover) published with Lulu on the occasion of their…