American utopia

R$ 198,90

Sinopse

From former Talking Heads frontman and multimedia visionary David Byrne and revered bestselling author, illustrator, and artist Maira Kalman--an inspiring celebration in words and art of the connections between us all.Don't miss the Spike Lee film of the Broadway hit American Utopia--on HBO.A Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel of Fall 2020A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings.The text is drawn from David Byrne's American Utopia, which has become a hit Broadway show and is now a film from Spike Lee on HBO. The four-color artwork, by Maira Kalman, which she created for the Broadway show's curtain, is composed of small moments, expressions, gestures, and interactions that together offer a portrait of daily life and coexistence.With their creative talents combined, American Utopia is a salvo for kindness and a call for jubilation, a reminder to sing, dance, and waste not a moment. Beautifully designed and edited by Alex Kalman, American Utopia is a balm for the soul from two of the world's most extraordinary artists.

Participantes

Autor: David Byrne | Maira Kalman

Autor

DAVID BYRNE

David Byrne nasceu em Dumbarton, Escócia, em 1952. É músico, compositor e produtor musical. Ficou famoso por ter fundado a banda Talking Heads, em 1974. O músico também compôs a trilha sonora do filme O Último Imperador (1987), de Bernardo Bertolucci, pelo qual ganhou um Oscar e um Golden Globe de melhor trilha sonora. Produziu diversos álbuns de música caribenha e brasileira (incluindo o trabalho com Tom Zé e Margareth Menezes) e um vídeo documentário sobre o candomblé chamado The House of Life (1989). David Byrne também é escritor - seu último livro publicado no Brasil foi Diários de Bicicleta (2009).