Before leaving Los Angeles, I went to one of my favorite used bookstores on Sunset Blvd called Aldine Books. They have a few carts outside that have books and magazines marked down to $1 that I usually peruse before entering the actual store. That day, I stumbled upon this issue of Tulane Drama Review (Volume 10, Number 2 Winter, 1965). I was immediately drawn to the cover which features a photo by…

I was first seduced by the cover, then the images. “During these last days of the administration, what is the point of protest, satire or any other sort of rabble-rousing? In assembling this collection of pictures I’ve made over the last eight years, I’m not really trying to accomplish much at all. But as President Bush once said, ‘One of the great things about books is, sometimes there are some…

Local architects CITYDESKSTUDIO placed an interesting ad up on Craigslist yesterday: they’re selling a (used) 1978 skyway. (Wait hold up…has anyone tried to sell a bridge on Craigslist yet?). The skyway, which used to connect the JC Penny’s with the Power department stores over S. 5th street, was retired to make way for Minneapolis’ light rail project. Through the years millions of people have passed…

We’re going to be posting selections from the Walker design archives in the coming months, starting here with one of my favorites: the exhibition catalogue for Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962–1972. This book is from way back in 2001 and was designed by Linda Byrne. Below is a description of the project, followed by images of the book and related marketing materials. This catalogue documents an…