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Bookshelf Psychoanalysis

Friday, March 12, 2010

(From "The Subconscious Shelf" blog, Chris Cook, Chandler, Arizona)

Ever wonder what your collection of books may say about you? The Book Bench, The New Yorker's books department, is flexing their Freudian muscles by psychoanalyzing photos of bookshelves submitted by readers on "The Subconscious Shelf" blog. Now what would they say about our bookshelf at Golden Age?

Submit your bookshelf here: bookbench@gmail.com


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Dye-ing to See Nick Relph @ Gavin Brown's Enterprise

Thursday, March 11, 2010


One of our faves, Nick Relph has his first solo show up at Gavin Brown's Enterprise.  The press release (available here) is an essay written by Relph that gives a compelling overview of the history of fabric dyeing and it's relation to color, film, luxury goods and real estate development.  

The collages look great, check the show out in New York and online.

Also of note, we have just one copy left of this similarly rad monograph from Oliver Payne and Nick Relph's exhibition at the Serpentine gallery available here:




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Books in the Age of the iPad

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Craig Mod thinks about the future of books

Even though I read countless "pages" on my computer and phone, I've been hesitant to embrace the Kindle and iPad. As a book nerd, it's hard for me to imagine not having stacks of books on my desk, next to my bed, on the floor, and any other place where books can be stacked. In his essay, Mod suggests that those stacks won't leave, if anything he thinks they'll get better.

Of the books we do print — the books we make — they need rigor. They need to be books where the object is embraced as a canvas by designer, publisher and writer. This is the only way these books as physical objects will carry any meaning moving forward.

From one print lover to another, I urge you to read this essay. Books in the Age of the iPad, Craig Mod, March 2010

(Thanks to Rob Giampietro for the tip.)



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San Francisco: I Got 5 On it

Thursday, March 04, 2010


If you happen to be in San Francisco this Saturday, be sure to check out the opening of "I Got 5 On It" at 31 Rausch St. Gallery. The show features the responses of twenty talented photographers who were prompted with five subjects - a chair, a flower, a window, a tree and a road -  to convey through photos.

The exhibition is curated by SF based photographers Amanda Boe, Chris Koperski and Adam Weir. The event runs from 6-10 PM and looks promising!





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Malevich's Ducati and Pollock's Tank

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

What would it look like if a few famous modern artists painted their Luxury Automobiles and exotic pets?  Thanks to artist Jon Rafman we can see the results in all their high-res, 3d rendered glory. I'll take one ride in Rudolph Stingel's Esclade Limo, please. 

More images at Brandnewpaintjob.com

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