Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
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150<br />
2 ND EDITION NOW AVAILABLE<br />
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves<br />
Ode to Happiness<br />
This is the eagerly awaited second edition of Ode to Happiness, a grown-up’s picture book and a charming reminder<br />
not to take oneself too seriously. With drawings by painter Alexandra Grant, text by actor Keanu Reeves, and in<br />
collaboration with mutual friend Janey Bergam, this facsimile artists’ book is about making the best of a bad situation.<br />
In the tradition of a classic “hurtin’ song”, Reeves’ text externalizes a melancholy internal monologue and subtly pokes<br />
fun at it. Grant’s images, delicately realised in sombre inky washes, reflect the dark and light, the pathos and humour<br />
of the text. Neither entirely earnest nor wholly ironic, Ode to Happiness is both a meditation and a gentle tease about<br />
how we cope with life’s sorrows.<br />
Los Angeles based artist Alexandra Grant uses language and words as the basis for her paintings, drawings and<br />
sculptures. Grant has exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the California<br />
Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art, and the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. She has collaborated with artists<br />
and writers including Michael Joyce and Hélène Cixous, and is a founding member of the Watts House Project in Los<br />
Angeles.<br />
Keanu Reeves, born in 1964 in Beirut, is a celebrated actor and writer. Reeves’ films include Point Break (1991), Speed<br />
(1994), The Matrix (1999) and the upcoming Jekyll. His theatrical roles include an acclaimed portrayal of Shakespeare’s<br />
Hamlet.<br />
Singer stitched brochure Slipcase<br />
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves<br />
Ode to Happiness<br />
Book design by Alexandra Grant,<br />
Keanu Reeves and Gerhard <strong>Steidl</strong><br />
36 pages<br />
7.9 x 12.8 in. / 20 cm x 32.5 cm<br />
15 drawings<br />
Quadrotone<br />
Singer-sewn brochure in a<br />
clothbound slipcase<br />
€ 38.00 / £ 32.00 / US$ 55.00<br />
ISBN 978-3-86930-209-6<br />
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