Book Recommendation #12
The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy
Author: Amy Whitaker & Nora Burnett Abrams
Call No.: N8600 W45 2023
There is a dearth of helpful information that isn't overly reductive since the NFT (Non-Fungible Token) movement took over the art world. People are still attempting to comprehend NFTs, how to interact with or use them, and what they will signify going forward for the creative industry. The author introduces the basic concepts of NFTs and the block chain’s underlying technology, as well as their connections to the history of art collecting and creation, as well as how they might completely alter the art industry. The several intertwined stories of NFTs in this book—knowledge tales, artist stories, and democracy stories—focus on how we establish fair and cooperative systems for the future, as well as how we determine what is true in the era of digital records.
Regarding Ingres: Fourteen Short Stories
Author: Mathis Clument, Najee Fareed, and so on
Call No.: PS648.S5 R44 2023
This is a collection of stories centered around one of the most famous portraits in New York’s Frick Collection. In this book, fourteen fictional stories are inspired by one of Ingres’s most captivating portrait paintings. Every story begins with details from the piece of art—the fine silk dress, a crimson ribbon, a shawl thrown carelessly over the arm of a chair, the contents of a tabletop, and the contemplative stance. The work spans a variety of genres, including gothic stories that take place in the mid-1800s, stories that use the countess as a major character, ghost stories, and creative sagas that transport the countess to exotic locations like Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, India and so on. Not only will this book give readers a deeper understanding of this piece of art, but it will also provide them with a fresh perspective on the appreciated artwork.
The Fourth Pig
Author: Naomi Mitchison
Call No.: PR6025 .I86 M58 2014
The Fourth Pig, originally published in 1936, is a wide-ranging and fascinating collection of fairy tales, poems, and ballads. The author's style is diverse and frequently evocative. The Little Mermaiden has a unique outsider PoV. In Mairi Maclean and the Fairy Man, the author picks up the tune of a ballad with admiring fidelity to the form. And several of the tales involve experimental twists of her own. Mitchison's diversity of themes and styles are effectively cumulative and distinctly her own. The Fourth Pig reflects the hopes and forebodings of its era but also resonates with those of today.
Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
Call No.: PS1916 H43 2019
A collection of twenty-eight imaginative and strange stories inspired by Japanese folklore authored by Hearn. Hearn's tales span a variety of genres. Numerous are fantastical stories, such as The Corpse-Rider. Also, there are some non-typical love stories in which the beloved is not what she appears to be. The stories in this book not only provide insights into the country's artistic and cultural heritage. but also provides a unique window into one writer's multicultural literary journey. The book is chronologically structured, intelligently edited, and paced in a way that is navigable to a seasoned scholar or a curious pleasure reader.
All of the 4 books mentioned above have been shelved in the Atrium on the third floor of the SLAC. Patrons are welcome to borrow.
Content | YE Chaoyu
Layout | HU Linxiao
Review | GU Mengmeng & REN Yuanyuan
