BENAH BOOK CLUB | GESTALTEN

Welcome to Benah Bookclub. Where we explore books we love, own or admire and celebrate independent and interesting publishers, books stores and sites. Owning beautiful books is one of the great joys in life. 
Print is not dead, just more luxurious!

Publisher/Copyright : GESTALTEN

Speciality: Design, Lifestyle, illustration, architecture, Fashion, Photography, travel, art, & children's

Founded: Berlin 1995

Sold internationally

Today we spot light one of our favourite publishers, Gestalten. 

Best known for some of the most beautiful visual books on the market, they have really made a name for themselves with their travel, lifestyle & children's books. This is the go to place for the perfect adventure publication for the men in your life.

They also keep extremely good company by producing all the Monocle Travel and lifestyle Guide Series in both book and video form. We all know that Berlin is a hub for creativity so its extremely rare to visit the site without adding at least 10 books to our wish list. 

Buy Gestalten Books Locally HERE

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BENAH BOOK CLUB | THE AGE OF COLLAGE

Welcome to Benah Bookclub. Where we explore books we love, own or admire and celebrate independent and interesting publishers, books stores and sites. Owning beautiful books is one of the great joys in life. Print is not dead, just more luxurious!

THE AGE OF COLLAGE - Contemporary Collage in Modern Art

Publisher: Gestalten / Berlin

Pages: 288

Cover: Hard

Publication Date: August 2013

Language: English

Whats not to love about collage? It is a juxtapose of images that forces the viewer to rethink the ideas first associated with each visual. Seemingly innocent images are layered and paired with others that often stretch their meanings into unfamiliar territory.

Collages are part of our daily lives. We are flooded by images every day. Some touch us only briefly; others are burned into our memory' - Silk Krohn

The Age of Collage is a striking documentation of today's continued appetite for destructive construction. Showcasing outstanding current artwork and artists, the book also takes insightful behind-the scenes look at those working with this interdisciplinary and cross-media approach. The collages featured in this book are influenced by illustrations, painting, and photography and play with elements of abstraction, constructivism, surrealism and dada. Referencing scientific images, pop culture, and erotica, they reflect humanity's collective vital memory and context. Through confident cuts, brushstrokes, mouse clicks, or pasting, the work in The Age of Collage gives the impossible a tangible form. It expands the possibilities of the genre while turning our worldview on its head along the way. - SuperSalon

Purchase The Age of Collage from one of our all time favourite book stores SuperSalon based in Warsaw, Poland. This store and site is a gem and covers all your well known publishers such as Gestalten, Taschen, Rizzoli and Steidl plus many you never knew existed.

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