Publish Date |
December 05, 2023 |
Category |
Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation Art / Individual Artists / Monographs |
Price |
$163.00 |
ISBN: 9780500023181
Format: Hardback
Pages: 858
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: December 05, 2023
"Es is like superstring theory, at least eleven dimensions.""Es knows how to bend the mind around corners of our experience.""Es takes our inchoate aspirations and sculpts them into a stage.""Es is a turning point for anyone she interacts with.""Es creates moments in which we suddenly become aware of life and existing, and time.""I wish we’d had Es as a psychologist on some of our projects.""Es’s mind is both forensic and associative. She is able to x-ray a play and then she starts to dream.""With Es, there’s no 'No.' She creates a whole universe.""Category-defying... An exquisitely produced and immersive artwork in itself, containing photographs, texts, foldouts, pullouts, translucent overlays and cutout pages that reflect the intricacy and imaginative extent of Devlin’s processes, from concept to final iteration.""Vibrant photographs of Devlin's stage and arena structures contrast with the simplest of doodles, and everything in between. There are booklets within booklets; there are holes to look through and ideas to imagine… 858 pages altogether, in which the entire expanse of Devlin’s world is mapped out (hence the title) in vivid color and sumptuous design... One of our most brilliant and creative modern artists comes to scintillating life before you.""From the cardboard sculptures and paintings that developed into stage sets for the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony and the 2022 Super Bowl, to her activism, theater, poetry and more, this 900-page monograph traces...Es Devlin's three-decade-long career across disciplines.""Despite its heft, the book's complex form...feels intimate and inviting... A surprising variety of translucent and mirrored papers, page sizes, die cuts, and other unexpected moments invite readers to pause and appreciate the object they hold in their hands. The ideas startle, provoke, and reward. Devlin searches for ways to provide dopamine hits. As with her designs for the stage, she invites readers to become part of a temporary society traveling through a rich, creative landscape of observing and feeling... An Atlas of Es Devlin is an immersive, joyful reading experience, an encyclopedia of creativity, and a tribute to the sculptural possibilities of the printed book. It gives form and substance to the artist’s philosophy of why she creates.""At around 900 pages, there's a lot to see, from school-age drawings and glances of [Es Devlin’s] studio to maquettes of theatrical set designs and photographs of concerts by the likes of Adele and U2. Thankfully, with its mix of paper sizes and types, and the insertion of small gatefolds that further explain her design process, the book's format makes a voyage through it anything but boring; there are surprises at every turn of the page."