[Thames & Hudson Ltd]
Kategoria: Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna
A 528-page monograph - conceived as a reschuffled alphabetical
dictionary that starts with the letter 'M' on page 311 -
that presents for the first time twenty years of works by
M/M...
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A 528-page monograph - conceived as a reschuffled alphabetical
dictionary that starts with the letter 'M' on page 311 - that
presents for the first time twenty years of works by M/M (Paris),
one of the most emblematic and influential design practices and art
partnerships of the twenty-first century. Michael Amzalag and
Mathias Augustyniak originally established M/M (Paris) as a graphic
design studio in 1992. Their close associations with the music,
fashion and art worldshave led to their becoming one of the most
distinctive and acclaimed creative voices of their generation,
within graphic design and beyond. Published to mark their twentieth
anniversary, this is the definitive monograph. It records hundreds
of their mind-blowing projects, each represented in illustrations
and photographs and arranged alphabetically from 'M' to 'M'. While
print, drawing, photography and an unconventional approach to
typography lie at the heart of M/M's work, they have also produced
films, objects or interiors. 'Our work is about expressing the idea
of a dialogue. We transfer elements from fashion to music to art
and back again, and keep using different mediums,' they
explain.Each work they produce is unique, but certain elements
recur and reverberate - leitmotifs that drawtheir output, despite
its range, into a unified whole. The monograph features
collaborations with the finest from a spectrum of creative worlds,
including fashion works with the likes of Balenciaga, Calvin Klein,
Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Yohji Yamamoto; music works with
Benjamin Biolay, Bjork, Kanye West and Madonna; magazines such as
Vogue Paris, Arena Homme+ or Interview; art projects and
exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern and Guggenheim
Museum. Interviews with some of their closest collaborators -- such
as Bjork, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Pierre Huyghe, Inez van Lamsweerde
& Vinoodh Matadin, Sarah Morris or Glenn O'Brien, as well as
Amzalag and Augustyniak themselves, tell M/M's story. These texts
reveal their areas of interest, define their position both within
graphic design and beyond and shed new light on the duo's creative
process. Internationally renowned art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist
contributes a preface, while contemporary artist Philippe Parreno
offers an essay about their joint projects.These multiple
conversations and recollections of shared experiences paint an
overview of the evolution of the creative world since the early
90s. This ambitious monograph is a rare document and unparalleled
insight into the work and minds of Europe's most thoughtful and
influential image-makers.