Dieter Roth

Image: Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing Book Cover, ©MoMA. 

An interesting new book titled Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing by Sarah Suzuki comes out this month from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

As I was preoccupied with everything around WWI in my art studies, I never heard of Dieter Roth before.  I love his Literature Sausage (Literaturwurst) made of ground-up books, and prints made with organic materials instead of inks are pretty smart too.

A nice, 16-page sample PDF preview is also included in MoMA's description.

New Titles from Thames & Hudson

Yesterday, I received the new catalog for Thames & Hudson.  Two titles caught my eye.

Image: Bookshelf by Alex Johnson courtesy of Thames & Hudson

In Bookshelf, Alex Johnson explores creative structures to house book collections.  With 300+ color illustrations, there are plethora of examples.

Image: Mathematics, A Beautiful Elsewhere by Michael Casse & Jean-Pierre Bourguignon courtesy of Thames & Hudson

I'm always drawn to the intersection of art + science, so Mathematics, A Beautiful Elsewhere is right up my alley.  In the book by Michael Casse & Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, the authors explore the pairing of 6 scientists with 4 contemporary artists.  The artist/scientist collaboration produced "specially and aesthetically designed ways to exhibit mathematics," unveiling "the beauty and visionary insights of this discipline."  Reads like delicious infographics to me.