Allen, Roberta; The Daughter (1992) ICI Shelf: Fiction First Line: “A group of girls and boys play by the pool; their cries and shouts and laughter echo under the high glass dome.” Last Line: “But she is still giddy, dancing, gliding over the muddy terrain … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: The Daughter
Wright, Stephen; Towards a Lexicon of Usership (2013) ICI Shelf: Language First Line: “Art and art related practices that are oriented towards usership rather than spectatorship are characterised more than anything else by their scale of operations: they operate on the 1:1 scale.” Last Line: … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Towards a Lexicon of Usership
Ades, Dawn; Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980 (1989) ICI Shelf: Americas First Line: “The exhibition that this book accompanies was conceived with the aim of presenting to a European audience the relatively unknown art of Latin America of the modern era — … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Art in Latin America
White, Nancy & Este, John; Style in Motion: Munkacsi Photographs of the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s (1979) ICI Shelf: Photography First Line: “In the 1930’s, working under Carmel Snow, the gifted editor of Harper’s Bazaar, a Hungarian émigré by the name of Martin Munkacsi dazzled the … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Style in Motion
Elkins, James, Ed; Artists with PhDs: On the new Doctoral Degree in Studio Art (2009) ICI Shelf: Visuality First Line: “If you’re a young artist, and you are wondering about how to land a secure teaching job, there is an interesting– I should really say frightening– … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Artists with PhDs
Marafioti, P. Mario; Caruso’s Method of Voice Production: The Scientific Culture of the Voice (1981) ICI Shelf: Artist Handbooks First Line: “Caruso’s method of singing was not an individual secret which he alone possessed, or which with him ceased to be; it was the most glorious … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Caruso’s Method of Voice Production
Rushdie, Salman; The Satanic Verses: a novel (1997) ICI Shelf: Fiction First Line: “’To be born again,’ sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, ‘first you have to die.’” Last Line: “’I’m coming,’ he answered her, and turned away from the view.” ICI HISTORY: First Line: Today … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: The Satanic Verses
Sebald, W.G.; Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems 1964-2001 (2013) ICI Shelf: Sebald First Line: “For how hard it is” Last Line: “on a bed of ice.” ICI HISTORY: First Line: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (12-07-17) Accession #: ICI-02856
Strong, Anna Louise; Peoples of the USSR (1944) ICI Shelf: Faraday First Line: “The Second World War made everyone ask it.” Last Line: “The people of all sixteen Soviet Republics prepared to appoint their ambassadors and to share in rebuilding the world.” ICI HISTORY: First … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Peoples of the USSR
Lippard, Lucy R.; From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women’s Art (1976) ICI Shelf: Women First Line: “In print, Lucy LIppard seems enthusiastic and committed to the art she deals with.” Last Line: “The little people form a chain and move their lives across the … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: From the Center