Another great book from Louisiana Museum DK - Arab Contemporary
Superb book and exhibition covering contemporary Arab art, architecture and culture at Louisiana Museum, Denmark. The exhibition was truly inspiring with some amazing and very diverse pieces (more here: http://en.louisiana.dk/exhibition/arab-contemporary ).
As always the graphic design around the exhibition was excellent and the accompanying book is beautiful. The book has some great touches like the die cut cover and section divides, giving you a glimpse of what's there.
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