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Weather, Weather is a vivid artistic collaboration that explores the essence of varied climates through photography and creative prose. This third volume by Maira Kalman and Daniel Handler, in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art, New York, captures scenes from rainy Paris streets to snowy Japanese fields. Kalman's lively paintings and Handler's poetic words deepen our perception of these moments, evoking the sensations, memories, and fleeting nature of weather and seasons.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in arts and culture, lovers of photography, admirers of poetic storytelling, and those who appreciate reflective explorations of environment and memory.

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Can a photograph capture the sensation of a warm spring breeze or the smell of freshly fallen snow? From the rainy streets of Paris to a sun-dappled pool in Beverly Hills, from steamy summer sidewalks in Brooklyn to snow-covered fields in Japan, tis book features photographs that depict much more than what first meets the eye.

This third volume in the children's series showcases famous photographs from around the world in a tender reflection on weather, seasons, perspective and memory.

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Can a photograph capture the sensation of a warm spring breeze or the smell of freshly fallen snow? Weather, Weather, the third volume in a series of creative collaborations between renowned artist and bestselling author Maira Kalman, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is an evocative exploration of the physical environments captured in photographs from around the world.

From the rainy streets of Paris to a sun-dappled pool in Beverly Hills, from steamy summer sidewalks in Brooklyn to snow-covered fields in Japan, the photographs depict much more than what first meets the eye.

Featuring vibrant new paintings by Kalman inspired by these photographs and poetic prose by Handler that bring the images to life, Weather, Weather is a tender reflection on the passing of seasons, perspective and memory.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633450141

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 December 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Museum of Modern Art

Illustration: Illustrations in colour and duotone; 41 Halftones, duotone; 18 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Edited by Sarah Hermanson Meister

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Maira Kalman is a bestselling and award-winning artist, illustrator, and writer whose books include 13 Words (with Daniel Handler), And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Elements of Style. Her artwork has been the subject of 14 solo exhibitions and has also been featured in group exhibitions in major museums. Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, is the internationally renowned author of the A Series of Unfortunate Events series, whose books have sold over 60 million copies in 44 languages.

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