In The Company of Five
I have come to be of great acquaintance with quiet solace and books whilst keeping to safe measures and compliance during the work from the home season. With the re-introduction of five visitors to our humble abodes. Of late many architects and great minds have graced my life’s journey and amidst the slow down, I do regard these encounters as absolutely divine. Here are five art books that remind me of these face to face encounters.
— Shauna Goh
Lynn Goldsmith. Patti Smith. Before Easter After. Art Edition No. 101-200 'NYC, 1976'
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An intimate visual survey of the unparalleled Patti Smith by Lynn Goldsmith, whose lens has immortalized a golden era of rock 'n' roll history. With hundreds of unseen photographs, exclusive texts by Smith, and a signed print by Goldsmith, this Art Edition documents a transformative moment in the artist's career and celebrates two greats whose creative partnership continues to this day. Art Edition (No. 101-200), each numbered and signed by Patti Smith and Lynn Goldsmith, with the print NYC, 1976, signed by Goldsmith.
2. Contemporary Japanese Architecture
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Since Osaka World Expo '70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future-building greener and smarter than ever before.
3. Sebastião Salgado. GENESIS, Art Edition No. 101-200 'North of the Ob River, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia'
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Sebastião Salgado's spectacular SUMO-sized, leather-bound Genesis is conceived as a monumental "love letter to the planet", celebrating the Earth in its most pristine and precious state. In characteristic monochrome, Salgado captures sublime scenes of nature, animals, and indigenous peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of the modern world. Art Edition (No. 101-200), with a Tadao Ando bookstand and the print North of the Ob River, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia (2011), signed by Sebastião Salgado.
4. Ando. Complete Works 1975-Today. 40th Ed.
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Discover the master of Modernist simplicity, Tadao Ando. Bringing our XXL-sized tribute to a smaller, more convenient format, this collection spans the architect's entire career-including new projects like the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater and the Roberto Garza Sada Center in Monterrey, Mexico-and profiles each structure through photographs and architectural drawings.
5. Stanley Kubrick Photographs. Through a Different Lens
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In 1945, at just 17 years old, Stanley Kubrick became a staff photographer for Look magazine. His humanist slice-of-life features celebrate his native New York City and already reveal a burgeoning creative genius. With around 300 images, many previously unseen, as well as rare Look magazine tear sheets, this release coincides with a major show at the Museum of the City of New York and includes an introduction by noted photography critic Luc Sante.
We hope you enjoy your company with these 5 books and pals!
“My idea of good company...is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.'
'You are mistaken,' said he gently, 'that is not good company, that is the best.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion