Added on 02/19/08
In Spectacle, the architect David Rockwell, in collaborationwith designer Bruce Mau, explores the allure of larger-than-life eventsthat take place around the globe. From the running of the bulls in Pamplonato the Holi Festival in India to deafening -...
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In Spectacle, the architect David Rockwell, in collaborationwith designer Bruce Mau, explores the allure of larger-than-life eventsthat take place around the globe. From the running of the bulls in Pamplonato the Holi Festival in India to deafening - and dangerous - NASCAR races,Spectacle considers what it is about these "shared, live experiences" thattransforms not only the way we see the world, but also how we connect witheach other.Illustrated with over 200 color photographs, the dynamic visual essayhighlights the power of real-time, real-space events in today's highlymediated world. The book features a collection of photographs andinterviews with award-winning authors, producers, directors, andperformers. These contributors have documented, participated in, orproduced large events and bring a fascinating behind-the-scenes and infront-of-the footlights perspective on "spectacles" today. Interviewsinclude: Muhammad Ali, champion boxer; Kurt Anderson, novelist andessayist; Simon... See less