Exercices de Style by Raymond Queneau. This has to be one of my most treasured books. What makes this so special is again collaboration. This time between the author (Raymond Queneau), the designer (Robert Massin) and the illustrator (Jacques Carelman). This edition published by Gallimard…
Here's another 'flip it round to read the other half' style book. This one is the brilliant I Seem to be a Verb by the legendary R. Buckminster Fuller. One of those magical social/utopianist paper backs from the end of the '60s. It's designed by Quentin…
Here's Issue 11, which I think was the last issue. I'd love some of the earlier issues, but they are pretty rare and are little out of my price range by the looks of things - http://brickbatbooks.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-arrivals-source-music-of-avant.html . For more on the magazine see wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source:_Music_of_the_Avant_Garde There's…
I first saw a copy of Source when I was a student. I instantly feel in love with it - a real treasure trove from the past, full of weird ideas and interesting people. The blend of art, performance and music (very challenging music to me…