Uncategorized Comic book battles don’t always take place within the pages of your favorite comic or graphic novel. Sometimes the people behind comics books — the writers, artists, and editors — become part of a tale more interesting that the one…
Uncategorized To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Opening Ceremony is publishing a special book with Rizzoli – who in our humble opinion, make some of the nicest books out there – due for release on September 4th, 2012. This tome will include…
Uncategorized “Surfers’ Blood” by award winning surf photographer Patrick Trefz features photos from his travels around the world, taking photos of hardcore surfers along with beautiful imagery of the locales and the rolling waves that profuse this addictive sport. Published by…
Uncategorized For the Sneakerheads or fans of graphic design comes Art & Sole from InnerCity Design. Focusing on contemporary sneaker wear, this book has a slew of photos of creatively designed sneakers with insight from the graphic artists who created them,…
Uncategorized You may or may not not be familiar with Jack O’Neill. But you’re definitely familiar with one of his ingenious inventions: the wetsuit. His original prototype was made from a bathing suit that O’Neill stuffed with foam sheets. Sounds pretty…
Uncategorized Ai Weiwei has sure been on one hell of a roller coaster ride over the past year. In short, the artist was unlawfully arrested in mid-2011 and held for over two months without any official charges being filed. His book…
Uncategorized New African Fashion by Helen Jennings gives the reader a compelling, comprehensive look at African designers and models who have helped define what it means to represent their African culture and heritage in their professional careers. Amidst the 200-something page…
Uncategorized Who isn’t excited for R. Kelly’s soon-to-be-released autobiography cleverly titled Soula Coaster: The Diary of Me ? I mean, this is the legend who famously brought us this and infamously this. Then he disappeared for a while and came back…
Uncategorized Born in poverty in Alabama, Artist Thornton Dial has lived his entire life in the American South. His art is informed by decades of struggle as a black working-class man and reveals a unique perspective on America’s deepest and most…
Uncategorized From authors Roger Gaston and Caleb Neelon comes the monumental volume The History of American Graffiti. The book traces the history of one of America’s most influential art forms from its early freight train days, to its explosion in cities…
