The Smiley is now so ubiquitous that it is hard to imagine anyone being its creator, but as Norman Cook recounts in his intro to this, the second book in the sm;)e series, that honour falls to commercial artist Harvey Ross Ball. Since its inception, the Smiley has been adopted and used simultaneously as both a positive mainstream driver and a counterculture subverter of that very mainstream.
Sm;)e Again... showcases an even more impressive collection of the world’s most potent visual communicators who have all used the Smiley in their work.
Featured artists incude:
Arno Beck, Aurel Schmidt, B. Thom Stevenson, BANKSY, Barry McGee, Bráulio Amado, Chapman Brothers, Chris Johanson, Dan David, Dan McCarthy, David Shrigley, Destroy All Monsters, Ellen Jong, Elliott Routledge, Erik Foss, Fred Tomaselli, Gerhard Richter, Hunter Potter, James Joyce, Javier Jaen, Jim Jarmusch, John Rogers, Josh Reames, Justin Metz, Kellesimone Waits, Kenny Scharf, Lisa De Boeck & Marilene Coolens, Lucas Price, Luigi Brusciano, Marilyn Minter, Maurizio Cattelan/Pierpaolo Ferrari, Michael Clark, Misaki Kawai, Nate Lowman, Richard Phillips, Velvet Underground, Rob Pruitt, Scout Zabinski, Stephen Powers, Stuart Semple, Talking Heads, Tom Friedman, Wendy White, Ugo Rondinone, UFO907.
Size: 208 x 146mm (hardcover)
Pages: 64
Publisher: Blurring Books
