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http://www.haystack-mtn.org/events/summer-evening-program-series/
Warren Lehrer
A Life in Books a multi media performance/reading
opening act with Judith Sloan
A LIFE IN BOOKS: The Rise and Fall of Bleu Mobley is an illuminated novel that contains 101 books within it, all written by Lehrer's protagonistBleu Mobleya controversial author who finds himself in prison looking back on his life and career. Mobley's autobiography/apologia is paired with a review of all 101 of his books, each represented by its first-edition cover design and catalog copy, and more than a third of his books are excerpted. The resulting retrospective contrasts the published writings (which read like short stories) with the confessional memoir, forming a most unusual portrait of a well-intentioned, obsessively inventive (if ethically challenged) visionary. A LIFE IN BOOKS explores the creative process of a writer/artist, as it reflects upon a half century of American/global events, and grapples with the future of the book as a medium, and the lines that separate and blur truth, myth, and fiction.
In his funny, thought provoking performance/readings, Warren Lehrer presents an overview of Bleu Mobley's life in books via many of Mobley's book cover designs, book-like objects, and other biographical materials including animations and video performances of Mobley book excerpts by actress/poet La Bruja.
PRAISE for A LIFE IN BOOKS
"An ingenious, one-of-a-kind novel." Kurt Andersen, STUDIO 360
"A profound commentary A Life In Books is brilliant, beautiful, delicious for eyes and mind." Andrei Codrescu, public radio commentator
"A vivid kaleidoscopic odyssey that frames one man's life through not one, but one hundred different booksand book jackets." Jessica Helfand, founding editor DESIGN OBSERVER
"A meticulously illustrated chronicle Pitch perfect." Steven Heller, THE ATLANTIC
"A book-lover's fictional treat of books that never were. A Life In Books is ultimately about survival, and transforming the sadness of life into art. As Whitman said, 'I contain multitudes,' and Bleu Mobley contains 101 books and a belief in the bounty of life. Wonderful!"
Michael Silverblatt, BOOKWORM, KCRW
"A tour de force of graphic design, illustration and writing. Guaranteed to bring a smile."
Ken Carbone THE HUFFINGTON POST
"In the era of cookie-cutter books and rubber-stamped stories, Warren Lehrer's A Life in Books is fresh, original, idiosyncratic, beautiful, and important."
Rabih Alameddine, author of Koolaids, Hakawati, and I, the Divine
"A Life in Books: The Rise and Fall of Bleu Mobley is a typographical and design tour de force." Ellen Shapiro, PRINT MAGAZINE
"A genre-defying night that fuses art and literature, prose and design into a multi-media presentation unlike any other." Skylight Books
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| Friday Jul 03, 2015 7:30 PM - Friday Jul 03, 2015 9:00 PM | Free - $10.00 |
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LocationHaystack Mountain School of Crafts (View)
PO Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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