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Speck

by Peter Buchanan-Smith
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Exploring the profound in the minuscule.

"Speck" offers a treasure trove for the curious mind—above average for those who find delight in the small wonders that stitch the fabric of daily life. Its pages turn the mundane into the extraordinary through a series of peculiar and engaging narratives. From a high school yearbook to manhole covers, the objects and stories within will reshape your perception of the ordinary, inviting a deeper appreciation for the details often overlooked.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Speck

by Peter Buchanan-Smith
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ISBN: 9781568982977
Authors: Peter Buchanan-Smith
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Date of Publication: 2001-11-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Art
Related Topics: Design
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 42 readers)

Description

In Speck, Peter Buchanan-Smith, Art Director of the New York Times Op-Ed page, asks artists, designers, lawyers, writers, collectors, and photographers to explore our obsessions with the small objects that loom large in our everyday lives.To Maira Kalman empties people's pocketbooks; Nicholas Blechman and Jesse Gordon trace the history of the oldest piece of dust; David Horrowitz catalogs manhole covers; and Peter Buchanan-Smith unearths a 1966 high school yearbook and transcribes the inscriptions ("To a real sweet and cute guy with a great personality. Remember English III").Speck also shows how "ordinary" people can fascinate as much as "ordinary" an interview with shoe shiner Harry Kitt, Manhattan's last practitioner of the dry-shine, photographs taken by a blind man on a sight-seeing tour, and a barber's extensive collection of earth, water, and air from around the world ask us to re-think our assumptions about the commonplace.
 

Exploring the profound in the minuscule.

"Speck" offers a treasure trove for the curious mind—above average for those who find delight in the small wonders that stitch the fabric of daily life. Its pages turn the mundane into the extraordinary through a series of peculiar and engaging narratives. From a high school yearbook to manhole covers, the objects and stories within will reshape your perception of the ordinary, inviting a deeper appreciation for the details often overlooked.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.