reading notes

by Lawrence Weschler
ISBN: 0679764895
The odd, the unbelievable, the made-up, the verifiable: all make multiple appearances in this slim volume. Weschler becomes fascinated by the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, along with its creator David Wilson, and he takes the reader along for a ride through wonder.
Not toasted mice, but mice on toast; human [...]

James Elkin
ISBN: 0415966817
I picked up this book because I’ve been interested in questions about the visual: What makes an image compelling? How do people understand manufactured images? What makes an image art? What makes an image important?
Elkins doesn’t provide answers to these questions (they aren’t among the aims of his book) but he is [...]