maximum maxim

"In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Now books are written by the public and read by nobody." –Oscar Wilde

 

The popularity of the aphorism, a short, memorable, often pithy statement, goes hand in hand with the invention of printing. Throughout the 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th centuries, aphorisms and maxims were published globally in thick, bound collections. Although print remains precarious in a digital age, the aphoristic statement lives on.

For last night's Book Launch Cabaret at Storefront for Art and Architecture to celebrate Studio-X's newest release, The Studio-X NY Guide to Liberating New Forms of Conversation (GSAPP Books, 2010), edited by Gavin Browning, I presented Maximum Maxim MMX a zine, in slideshow form, maximized with maxims germane to architecture and publishing.

Here's a slideshow.

I hadn't intended on selling copies, but there was such an interest, that I've decided to run an edition.

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Comments

[Alex Gore]

Wow you have nothing to say... I wonder why architects credibility is going down, especially when presented with such bold proof of idle chat.