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A photo of a secret CIA prison. A map designed to help visitors reach Malibu’s notoriously inaccessible public beaches. Guidebooks to factori... read full description

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Jan 07, 2010
David added it
This is a primarily artistic, pretty loose, and fascinating approach to geography. Most of the work in the book (presented like an exhibition catalog to a gallery show) is conceptual and quite intellectual revolving around humanity's relationship to space and how we are defined and how we actively can redefine our habitats.

The book was full of inspiring concepts of how to reconfigure our perceptions of locations. One group presented makes awesome diagrams of the production of an iP More...
Mar 09, 2009
Mathew rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Incoherent and wildly disparate collection filled with vague descriptions/depictions of "space" and "place-ness" and the pseudo importance thereof. Yearning to gaze at something but can't find your navel? This book should help.
Dec 03, 2011
Monster rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Apparently too art-po-mo for my blood. I found the book flashy and lacking in substance; I don't want to insinuate that the artists/authors are not critical, thinking people, but I was repeatedly distracted by this over-indulgent presentation that seems to portend unselfconscious privilege.
Aug 05, 2010
Owen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 24, 2009
Joe rated it: 4 of 5 stars
informative, recommended overview of artists interacting with geography.
Jul 19, 2009
stephen added it
very interesting and purty too.
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