{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-world-in-dingbats-drawings-words-hardcover","title":"A History of the World (in Dingbats): Drawings \u0026 Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Kalman\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflections on shared human experiences - a book for our time from a highly influential artist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough striking and humorous figurative drawings, the iconic artist and musician David Byrne depicts daily life in intriguing ways. His illustrations, created while under quarantine, expand on the dingbat, a typographic ornament used to illuminate or break up blocks of text, to explore the nuances of life under lockdown and evoke the complex, global systems the pandemic cast in bright light. Edited and designed by Alex Kalman in close collaboration with Byrne, this unique book reflects on shared experiences and presents history as a story that is continually undergoing revision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e David Byrne's\u003c\/b\u003e practice spans photography, performance, drawing, illustration, video, design, and publishing. In 1975 he cofounded the seminal group Talking Heads. Byrne's exuberant and radical creativity has challenged classifications of art for decades. His \u003ci\u003eBicycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and his \u003ci\u003eHow Music Works\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller as well as an Amazon Editors' pick and a Best Book of the Month. His hit Tony Award-winning theatrical concert \u003ci\u003eAmerican Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted by Spike Lee into a concert film that premiered on HBO and received multiple Emmys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Alex Kalman\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator, designer, editor, journalist, and filmmaker. He is the owner of What Studio? and director of Mmuseumm. His exhibitions have been shown at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. He is a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 6.31 x 8.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766581985568,"sku":"9781838665111","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/778b776f48bd57d6629651b8f6141177.webp?v=1780295070","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-world-in-dingbats-drawings-words-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}