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April 13, 2012
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unconsumption: Artists transform vandalized library books into art In 2001, librarians and staff at the San Francisco Public Library started finding damaged books, mainly related to gay, lesbian, and HIV/AIDS issues, shoved under shelves. The vandal was caught and ultimately charged with a hate crime. “Rather than discard the damaged books, the Library distributed them to interested community members in the hope of creating art.” The artistic responses comprise “Reversing Vandalism,” an exhibition of more than 200 works of art.  Images, via Reversing Vandalism: Online Gallery :: San Francisco Public Library: Altered book pieces by Mary Bennett (top) and Gretchen Schermerhorn and Eric Bu. In case you missed them: Unconsumption’s collection of library-related posts can be found here; books here.

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Artists transform vandalized library books into art

In 2001, librarians and staff at the San Francisco Public Library started finding damaged books, mainly related to gay, lesbian, and HIV/AIDS issues, shoved under shelves. The vandal was caught and ultimately charged with a hate crime.

“Rather than discard the damaged books, the Library distributed them to interested community members in the hope of creating art.” The artistic responses comprise “Reversing Vandalism,” an exhibition of more than 200 works of art. 

Images, via Reversing Vandalism: Online Gallery :: San Francisco Public Library: Altered book pieces by Mary Bennett (top) and Gretchen Schermerhorn and Eric Bu.

In case you missed them: Unconsumption’s collection of library-related posts can be found here; books here.

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March 27, 2012
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"I’m deeply aware of the misfit between my profession and the current moment. There is an enormous amount of technology that undermines the legitimacy of building or physical space, and so I’m deeply aware of the vulnerability of architecture as a plausible activity or discipline. And for that reason what I think architecture can still do, or ought to focus on, is to represent moments where collectivity is an attractive experience rather than an imposition. For me libraries have that incredible quality. Each of us can be motivated by our own motivations, but nevertheless sit together in a room like that, that is an exceptional experience of sharing even though you are completely alone. That is for me what the most interesting part of architecture can be."

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Rem Koolhaas speaking at the New York Public Library  


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June 04, 2011
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Libraries are the new X. Wendy MacNaughton did an illustrated ode to the people of the SF Main Branch. The New York City Public Library did a one-night scavenger hunt/lock-in* and in case you needed more proof— even superheroes know you need a library card. *Confession #36: being locked in a library all night has been a longstanding fantasy, ever since childhood favorite The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler got muddled up with teenage stories of classmates who snuck into the school library for all night debauchery. I don’t recall if the plot of Party Girl featured any late night library shenanigans but I bet it was responsible for the spike in sexy librarian fetishes.

Libraries are the new X. Wendy MacNaughton did an illustrated ode to the people of the SF Main Branch. The New York City Public Library did a one-night scavenger hunt/lock-in* and in case you needed more proof— even superheroes know you need a library card.

*Confession #36: being locked in a library all night has been a longstanding fantasy, ever since childhood favorite The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler got muddled up with teenage stories of classmates who snuck into the school library for all night debauchery. I don’t recall if the plot of Party Girl featured any late night library shenanigans but I bet it was responsible for the spike in sexy librarian fetishes.

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