Cover Version was the Specific Object 2004 Publication of the Year.
No kidding. You ask how can a business, Specific Object, that has been in operation for only a few months have such an award? Well as an independently owned operation I guess I can do whatever I wish, and if giving out an award is something I want to do - then damm, that's just what I'm going to do! End of story.
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Boxed edition of transcriptions of a lecture / interview conducted by Joseph Beuys and Michael Ende. Edition includes one clothbound, hardcover and one softcover version of the book, as well as an audio cassette recording. ... [details]
Cover Version is the Specific Object 2004 Publication of the Year.
No kidding. You ask how can a business, Specific Object, that has been in operation for only a few months have such an award? Well as an independently owned operation I guess I can do whatever I wish, and if giving out an award is something I want to do - then damm, that's just what I'm going to do! End of story.
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Cover Version is the Specific Object 2004 Publication of the Year.
No kidding. You ask how can a business, Specific Object, that has been in operation for only a few months have such an award? Well as an independently owned operation I guess I can do whatever I wish, and if giving out an award is something I want to do - then damm, that's just what I'm going to do! End of story.
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Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Uses and Abuses," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Liza Béar and Hans Haacke on Willoughby Sharp," by Liza Béar and Hans Haacke; "Books: Liz Kotz on Primary Information," by Liz Kotz; "Film: Amy Taubin on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Tokyo Sonata,'" by Amy Taubin; "On Site: Catherine Wood on Jeff Koons and Tino Sehgal," by Catherine Wood; "Slant: Helen Molesworth on Catherine Opie and 'theanyspacewhatever,'" by Helen Molesworth; "Slant: Ina Blom on 'Whatever Happened to Sex in Scandinavia?" by Ina Blom; "Top Ten," by Stefan Tcherepnin; "In Conversation: Dara Birnbaum and Cory Arcangel"; "Cover Versions: The Reinvention of Music Video," by Michel Gondry, Barbara London, Rodney Graham, Michael Bell-Smith, Steina, Cao Fei, E*Rock; "Cut and Paste: The Collage Impulse Today," by Charlie White; "Authorial Intervention: The Art of Jacques Villeglé," by Tom McDonough; "1000 Words: Trevor Paglen," by Tom Vanderbilt; "Openings: Chu Yun," by Philip Tinari. ... [details]
"In "Whole Lotta Love" Myfanwy MacLeod takes on one of the most iconic songs by one of the most prolific bands in classic rock history to present the reader with an x-rated illustrated songbook. By fixing the song within the codex and picturing the lyrics via simple line drawings and bubble lettering, MacLeod privileges the visual over the sonic, offering another type of cover version. ... [details]