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New York artist Vija Celmins has made many images of the night skypaintings, drawings and prints of gorgeous richness. In The Stars, she and her collaborator, the essayist and translator Eliot Weinberger, devote an artist's book to the theme. Celmins created three celestial prints for the project, which she also designed. One print, inspired by the worn binding of an early twentiethcentury Japanese book, becomes the volume's mottled deepblue cover; the second and third prints are images of the night sky, one of them negativedark stars on a pale ground. For the text, Weinberger assembled a catalogue of descriptions of the stars drawn from around the world, and from an array of historical, literary and anthropological sources. This mythopoetic charting of the night sky evokes the vastness of the human imagination's response to a space itself vast and unknowable. Appearing in English and also in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Maori, the text supplements Celmins's images visually as well as verbally. The Stars was originally a limitededition livre d'artiste published this year by the Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Vija Celmins & Eliot Weinberger: The Stars'? A: The main theme of 'The Stars' revolves around the night sky, explored through Vija Celmins' celestial prints and Eliot Weinberger's curated descriptions of stars from various historical and cultural perspectives.
- Q: What type of book is 'The Stars'? A: 'The Stars' is an artist's book, specifically a limited-edition livre d'artiste, which combines visual art with literary elements to explore the theme of the night sky.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Stars' have? A: 'The Stars' contains 56 pages, providing a rich combination of imagery and text.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is bound in paperback, making it lightweight and portable.
- Q: Who are the contributors to 'The Stars'? A: The book features contributions from New York artist Vija Celmins, who created the prints, and essayist Eliot Weinberger, who compiled the text.
- Q: What languages is 'The Stars' available in? A: 'The Stars' is published in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Maori.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: 'The Stars' is described as a used book in good condition, indicating it has been pre-owned but remains in satisfactory shape for reading and display.
- Q: What inspired the cover design of 'The Stars'? A: The cover design of 'The Stars' is inspired by the worn binding of an early twentieth-century Japanese book, featuring a mottled deep-blue print.
- Q: What type of illustrations does Vija Celmins provide in this book? A: Vija Celmins contributes three celestial prints to the book, including one negative image of dark stars on a pale ground.
- Q: When was 'The Stars' published? A: 'The Stars' was published on October 15, 2005.