Weekly Book Special: Manhattan Within, Sketches of the New York Skyline from Central Park by Matteo Pericoli
September 7, 2010 at 5:00 am Steve Leave a comment
Weekly Book Special: September 7th-September 13th
Last Friday, September 3rd, marked Skyscraper Day — a celebration of the world’s tallest buildings. To commemorate, this week’s book special focuses on New York’s world-famous skyline:
Manhattan Within
Written and Illustrated by Matteo Pericoli
Slipcase in original shrinkwrap, 72 pages, 2003, ISBN: 0375508686
List Price: $30.00, OUR PRICE: $9.95
This set by Matteo Pericoli, the best-selling artist-architect of “Manhattan Unfurled” (Our Price: $30.00) includes: A full-color 22-foot-long drawing, in an accordion fold-out format, which provides an amazing 360-degree view of the Manhattan skyline as seen from within Central Park.
Includes a separate, enlightening personal journal about the method, philosophy, and evolution of the work — an unprecedented, dramatic re-envisioning of the relationship between the city and its geographical center and escape. A visual legend and diagram identifies the city’s landmarks and streets.
Watch the CBS Sunday Morning clip on Pericoli’s artistic process (click to watch):
“[Pericoli’s] prose, as it turns out, is as evocative as his art,” writes Booklist in a review.
Pericoli writes: “When I was working on the skyline along the edge of the island, [the buildings] were giving their backs to me as if they didn’t care. From the park all the buildings seem to look at me. I think this is the real skyline of Manhattan.”
This book is discounted only through September 13th. Purchase it for $9.95 (list price $30.00):
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