Spectacle

Rockwell, David, and Mau, Bruce

ISBN 10: 0714845744 / ISBN 13: 9780714845746

Published by Phaidon Press, London and New York, 2006

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Cloth, 255 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (some colour); 26 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the authors David Rockwell and Bruce Mau, with a personalized inscription. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** CONTENTS: Spectacle: Big: Kumbh Mela: the new human scale; Olympic opening ceremonies: global stage; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: storybook skies; Bold: Las Vegas: viva!; World's fairs: pavilions of progress; Circus: beneath the big top; Brussels Flower Carpet: Belgium's color field; Brief: Fireworks: ephemeral etchings; Harbin ice and snow festival: melting in Manchuria; Flash mobs: much ado about nothing; Connect: Burning man: brief Bohemia; Calcio Storico: a Renaissance rumble; NASCAR infield: racing's revved-up reunions; Transform: Carnival: masquerade, metamorphosis; Ticker-tape parades: New York's vertical party; Day of the Dead: greeting the spirits; Marches on Washington: speech as spectacle; Immerse: Tomatina Festival: uncanned combat; Holi Festival: vivid vernal equinox; Running of the bulls: Pamplona's adrenaline rush; Getting there: Calendar of 100 spectacles; 40 spectacles to visit. Asides: Introduction, by David Rockwell; Living in the moment, by David Rockwell interviewed by Chee Pearlman; Big: The fragility of crowds: the Nika Riot; Excavating the Olympics: Pierre Fre dy, Baron de Coubertin; The society of the spectacle: Guy Debord; Bold: America at leisure: Coney Island; Boomtown: atomic tourism in Las Vegas; Freakish fascinations: the Feejee Mermaid; Brief: Momentos: souvenirs of spectacles; Spells of Saint Vitus: dance manias of the middle ages; The public theater: Bernini's urban spectacles; Connect: The importance of play: the Fun Palace of Cedric Price; The abuse of spectacle: Mussolini's civic revivals; The allure of disaster: the Roman games; Transform: Breaking convention: the Feast of Fools; Protest as spectacle: the Seattle Riots; Afterword: Here is the church, by Herbert Muschamp. Interviews: Big: Nick Day: rivers of prayer; David Zolkwer: Olympian effects; Muhammad Ali: Olympic fighter; Jean McFaddin: thinking big; Bold: Steve Wynn: reinventing Las Vegas; Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown: constructing decoration; Dave Hickey: real fakery; Simon Doonan: Window reflections; Brief: Julie Taymor: living theater; Bill Wasik: the crowd artist; Kurt Andersen: on the record; Connect: Larry Harvey, circles in the sand; Kevin Kelly, art as play; Jeff MacGregor: gas, grills, and girls; Transform: Peter Minshall, the streets of carnival; John Waters: on hating spectacle; Quincy Jones: high notes; Don Mischer: striking a chord; Immerse: Guy Laliberte : from street to cirque; Craig Hummer: survival of the fittest. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spectacle
• Publisher: Phaidon Press, London and New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714845744
• ISBN 13: 9780714845746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: SIGNED
• Book Type: Collectible
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography::Collections, Catalogues, Exhibitions
  • Movements::Performance Art
  • XXXL: Jumbo
  • Design::Fashion & Costume
  • XXX::COLLECTIBLES

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Synopsis

Spectacle is a dynamic visual essay that celebrates the phenomenon and history of public performance worldwide -- from the theater to the streets, from religious festivals to political marches, and from permanent spectacles like the city of Las Vegas to ephemeral fireworks displays. Stunning color and archival photographs document 19 events, among them the Olympic Games, Carnival, the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, and the Burning Man festival in the desert of Nevada. The book includes descriptive essays, interviews with noted cultural figures, an essay by critic Herbert Muschamp, and a listing of 40 spectacles around the globe.

About the Author

Bruce Mau is the Chairman and Creative Directer of Bruce Mau Design, which has gained international recognition for innovative multidisciplinary work. He is the author of Life Style and Massive Change, both published by Phaidon, and designed and conceived the award-winning book S, M, L, XL with Rem Koolhaas.

David Rockwell is the founder and CEO of Rockwell Group in New York, an internationally acclaimed architecture, planning, and design firm specializing in restaurant, cultural, educational, theatre and film design.