Synopses & Reviews
From Matteo Pericoli, the celebrated author of
Manhattan Unfurled, comes a unique collection of illustrated cityscapes. In these intimate drawings of window views, Pericoli captures the essence of the city by showing us what New Yorkers see when they look out their windows.
The City Out My Window shows us a series of private New Yorks, as seen by Tom Wolfe, Tony Kushner, Nora Ephron, Stephen Colbert, Richard Meier, Oliver Sacks, Mario Batali, David Byrne, and other artists, writers, and thinkers who help make the city what it is. The book includes their comments on what they see out their window and is introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger.
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andlt;divandgt;"Delightful paean...elegant." -- New York Times
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"[An] amazing book." -- andlt;iandgt;The New York Daily Newsandlt;/iandgt;
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"New Yorkers will never look out their windows the same way again." -- andlt;iandgt;Women's Wear Daily andlt;/iandgt;
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"There is a lot of beauty -- and more than a little wisdom -- in andlt;iandgt;The City Out My Window.andlt;/iandgt;" -- andlt;iandgt;Connecticut Post andlt;/iandgt;
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"Pericoli reveals not just the landscape of the city, but the landscape of the city's greatest minds. Art is the bones of New York City and in the blood of its inhabitants. Pericoli creates a tapestry out of the inevitable and elegant interplay of people and place." -- Popmatters.com
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"andlt;iandgt;The City Out My Windowandlt;/iandgt; offers an intimate sense of the quiet these residents, artists, writers, and composers enjoy and their constant connection with their city through their view. Reading this book, you gain a new sense of what people seek when they find their ideal home, even in crowded New York City...The variety among the 63 charming drawings shows Pericoli's ability to capture the spirit of the city with simple lines." -- Blogcritics.org
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"Delightful paean...elegant." -- andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
Pericoli gathers this unique collection of illustrations of city-scapes as seen through the windows of both prominent and lesser-known New Yorkers.
Synopsis
From Matteo Pericoli, the celebrated author of
Manhattan Unfurled, comes a unique collection of illustrated cityscapes. In these intimate drawings of window views, Pericoli captures the essence of the city by showing us what New Yorkers see when they look out their windows.
The City Out My Window shows us a series of private New Yorks, as seen by Tom Wolfe, Tony Kushner, Nora Ephron, Stephen Colbert, Richard Meier, Oliver Sacks, Mario Batali, David Byrne, and other artists, writers, and thinkers who help make the city what it is. The book includes their comments on what they see out their window and is introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger.
About the Author
Matteo Pericoli, a graduate ofandnbsp;the Polytechnic School of Architecture, moved to andlt;st1:stateandgt;andlt;st1:placeandgt;New Yorkandlt;/st1:placeandgt;andlt;/st1:stateandgt;andnbsp;in 1995, where he has worked as an architect, illustrator, author, journalist, and teacher.andnbsp;His drawingsandnbsp; have been published inandnbsp;various newspapers and magazines, in the andlt;ST1:COUNTRY-REGIONandgt;U.S.andlt;/ST1:COUNTRY-REGIONandgt;, in andlt;ST1:COUNTRY-REGIONandgt;andlt;st1:placeandgt;Italyandlt;/st1:placeandgt;andlt;/ST1:COUNTRY-REGIONandgt;, and elsewhereand#8212;including andlt;iandgt;The Newandnbsp;andlt;/iandgt;andlt;iandgt;York Timesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Conde' Nast Travelerandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;st1:cityandgt;andlt;st1:placeandgt;andlt;iandgt;Travelandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/st1:placeandgt;andlt;iandgt; andlt;st1:stateandgt;andamp;andlt;/st1:stateandgt; andlt;st1:stateandgt;Leisureandlt;/st1:stateandgt;andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;st1:stateandgt;andlt;iandgt;Ilandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/st1:stateandgt;andlt;/st1:cityandgt;andlt;iandgt; Corriere dellaandnbsp;andlt;/iandgt;andlt;iandgt;Seraandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;La Stampaandlt;/iandgt;, among others. In 2007 he completed andlt;iandgt;Skyline of the Worldandlt;/iandgt;, aandnbsp;397-foot-long panoramic mural for American Airlines' new International Terminal at John F.andnbsp;andlt;st1:placenameandgt;Kennedyandlt;/st1:placenameandgt; andlt;st1:placetypeandgt;Airportandlt;/st1:placetypeandgt; in andlt;st1:stateandgt;andlt;st1:placeandgt;New York Cityandlt;/st1:placeandgt;andlt;/st1:stateandgt;.