Town of Mirrors The Reassembled Imagery of Robert Pollard - Brand New Book

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Synopsis 
A collection of art & lyrics from the legendary Guided By Voices singer/songwriter. Robert Pollard is the Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who was the leader and creative force behind the legendary indie rock group Guided by Voices, one of the most influential bands of its generation (SPINmagazine recently named Pollard one of "The Top 50 Rock & Roll Front Men of All-Time"). After the dissolution of Guided by Voices in 2004, Robert Pollard launched his official solo career with the release ofFrom a Compound Eyein 2006. In addition to being a prolific songwriter/recording artist, Pollard is a gifted and prolific visual artist, working mostly in the medium of collage (not surprising, given his interest in sound collage as a recording artist). His work has been exhibited at Michael Imperioli's Studio Dante in New York and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. He has created the covers to almost every Guided By Voices record and countless other Pollard-related releases.Town of Mirrorscollects the very best of Pollard's visual art and lyrics/poetry. Featuring over 175 of Pollard's favorite collages, hand-picked by the artist, as well as over a dozen new collages produced exclusively for this collection,Town of Mirrorsis the first comprehensive collection of Pollard's visual art ever released. Pollard's collages are the visual equivalent of his poetic and imagistic lyrics, surreal and reminiscent of the collages of artists ranging from Jack Kirby to Winston Smith.
Robert Pollard is the Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who was the leader and creative force behind the legendary indie rock group Guided by Voices, one of the most influential bands of its generation (SPIN magazine recently named Pollard one of "The Top 50 Rock & Roll Front Men of All-Time"). After the dissolution of Guided by Voices in 2004, Robert Pollard launched his official solo career with the release of From a Compound Eye in 2006. In addition to being a prolific songwriter/recording artist, Pollard is a gifted and prolific visual artist, working mostly in the medium of collage (not surprising, given his interest in sound collage as a recording artist). His work has been exhibited at Michael Imperioli's Studio Dante in New York and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. He has created the covers to almost every Guided By Voices record and countless other Pollard-related releases. Town of Mirrors collects the very best of Pollard's visual art and lyrics/poetry. Featuring over 175 of Pollard's favorite collages, hand-picked by the artist, as well as over a dozen new collages produced exclusively for this collection, Town of Mirrors is the first comprehensive collection of Pollard's visual art ever released. Pollard's collages are the visual equivalent of his poetic and imagistic lyrics, surreal and reminiscent of the collages of artists ranging from Jack Kirby to Winston Smith.
Robert Pollard is the singer-songwriter who was the leader and creative force behind the legendary indie rock group Guided by Voices. Pollard is a gifted visual artist working mostly with collage. He has created almost all the covers of the Guided by Voices records and other countless Pollard-related releases. Town of Mirrors collects the very best of Pollard visual art and lyrics/poetry.

Product Identifiers 
ISBN-10
1560979240
ISBN-13
9781560979241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63850082

Key Details 
Author
Robert Pollard
Number Of Pages
136 pages
Format
Hardcover
Publication Date
2008-09-17
Language
English
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2008

Additional Details 
Copyright Date
2008
Illustrated
Yes

Dimensions 
Weight
36.1 Oz
Height
0.6 In.
Width
10 In.
Length
10 In.

Target Audience 
Group
Trade

Classification Method 
LCCN
2012-289704
LC Classification Number
N6537
Dewey Decimal
709.2
Dewey Edition
23

Reviews 
"A hefty, eye-popping tome."
"Pop art collage, ruminations dark, satirical and humorous, fans of the musician and art students alike will enjoy this volume."
A?hefty, eye-popping tome.