Art books - coffee table thread
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Art books - coffee table thread
I was given two books aboot Banksy recently, full of pics of his work. They're good fun.
Anyone else have arty books they keep on their coffee table in a slightly pretentious fashion? I feel the need to get a chez lounge and lie on it looking androgynous and wearing velvet now.
Anyone else have arty books they keep on their coffee table in a slightly pretentious fashion? I feel the need to get a chez lounge and lie on it looking androgynous and wearing velvet now.
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pics or gtfo.I feel the need to get a chez lounge and lie on it looking androgynous and wearing velvet now.
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i recently got my girl this one:
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I want that Ryden book!!
I have several Taschen coffee table books:
This is the most recent I bought. Lots of great LA photos. Havent gotten through the book yet, though. Ive talked to the people at Taschen, and they told me that a similar New York book is one its way
Everyone should own this one:
Nothing special about this one. Got it cheap.
One of my favs:
Been a fan of Tom of Finland for ages. I Almost died when I found this fucking expensive, but awesome book. I had to have it. This one, along with Terryworld, is the greatest conversation starter ever! You should check it out, Mr J.
This is the biggest book I own. Its a rerelease of the famous Sumo, by Helmut Newton. It costs a fortune, but comes with a nice (and useful) bookholder.
Thats all my Taschens I think.
I also have:
Shepard Fairey's "Supply and Demand". A must have if youre into street art.
"Banksy". Probably the same as Mr John mentioned above:
"Street Art of Noway. Very similar to the Banksy book. Basically just stencils, wich is a bit unfair to the title of the book. It contains alot of DOLK pictures. I wish DOLK got his own book. He is almost better than Banksy IMO
"Street Art of San Francisco". Unlike the "Norway" book, this contains a great vareity of street art
And of course I got the Seinfeld coffee table book (which in fact doesnt transform into a coffee table )
The book I want the most right now, is "The Circus" from Taschen. It contains LOTS of freaks!!!
$300 is slighly above my budget at the moment, though. That said, Ive seen Taschen books costing more than $20 000
I have several Taschen coffee table books:
This is the most recent I bought. Lots of great LA photos. Havent gotten through the book yet, though. Ive talked to the people at Taschen, and they told me that a similar New York book is one its way
Everyone should own this one:
Nothing special about this one. Got it cheap.
One of my favs:
Been a fan of Tom of Finland for ages. I Almost died when I found this fucking expensive, but awesome book. I had to have it. This one, along with Terryworld, is the greatest conversation starter ever! You should check it out, Mr J.
This is the biggest book I own. Its a rerelease of the famous Sumo, by Helmut Newton. It costs a fortune, but comes with a nice (and useful) bookholder.
Thats all my Taschens I think.
I also have:
Shepard Fairey's "Supply and Demand". A must have if youre into street art.
"Banksy". Probably the same as Mr John mentioned above:
"Street Art of Noway. Very similar to the Banksy book. Basically just stencils, wich is a bit unfair to the title of the book. It contains alot of DOLK pictures. I wish DOLK got his own book. He is almost better than Banksy IMO
"Street Art of San Francisco". Unlike the "Norway" book, this contains a great vareity of street art
And of course I got the Seinfeld coffee table book (which in fact doesnt transform into a coffee table )
The book I want the most right now, is "The Circus" from Taschen. It contains LOTS of freaks!!!
$300 is slighly above my budget at the moment, though. That said, Ive seen Taschen books costing more than $20 000
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How's that latest Lachapelle? I've been wanted to check it out
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Its trashy, pretty, ugly and glamorous, all at the same time. As expected.
I really love his photos. I mean, what is there not to love? White trash prostitutes and celebs in wicked colorful sets = Awesome!
It also contains the "drunk americans" series (you know, the one with Rick Cave), which is worth the money on its own.
I forgot to mention these two books, yesterday:
Gonzo. Bunch of pictures taken by the good doctor himself:
"Andy Warhold Giant size", a huge collection of Wathol art:
I really love his photos. I mean, what is there not to love? White trash prostitutes and celebs in wicked colorful sets = Awesome!
It also contains the "drunk americans" series (you know, the one with Rick Cave), which is worth the money on its own.
I forgot to mention these two books, yesterday:
Gonzo. Bunch of pictures taken by the good doctor himself:
"Andy Warhold Giant size", a huge collection of Wathol art:
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awesome, i had no ideaThunder Bear wrote:Its trashy, pretty, ugly and glamorous, all at the same time. As expected.
I really love his photos. I mean, what is there not to love? White trash prostitutes and celebs in wicked colorful sets = Awesome!
It also contains the "drunk americans" series (you know, the one with Rick Cave), which is worth the money on its own.
i am tearing that page out and framing it on my wall
with a gold nameplate on the bottom that says 'rick cave'
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Got my wife this book. Hilarious.
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That one is a favorite Roark
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I had no idea the amazing treasures you would all share with me!
These are all !
These are all !
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I love Mark Ryden but this is not a good book, and I can't quite put my finger on why: maybe because when I bought it I felt like I'd seen all of it before many times. I feel a bit cheated by the extent to which he recycles the same pictures, but I will try to get his new one, where he actually seems to be trying on some new ideas:puppy wrote:
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Bought that Ryden book above, yesterday.
Slightly disappointing. It doesnt contain that many pictures, and several of them are posted twice.
Slightly disappointing. It doesnt contain that many pictures, and several of them are posted twice.
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