TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rockwell,David
AU  - Mau,Bruce
TI  - Spectacle
SN  - 0714845744
AV  - GT3405 .R63 2006
U1  - 306.48 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Phaidon
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Special events
N1  - Includes index; Spectacles Are Big --; Kumbh Mela Festival --; The Olympic Opening Ceremonies --; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade --; Spectacles Are Bold --; Las Vegas --; World Fairs --; The Circus --; Brussels Flower Carpet --; Spectacles Are Brief --; Fireworks --; The Harbin Ice Festival --; Flash Mobs --; Spectacles Connect --; Burning Man --; Calcio Storico --; Nascar --; Spectacles Transform --; Carnival --; Marches on Washington --; Tickertape Parades --; Day of the Dead --; Spectacles Immerse --; Tomatina --; Holi Festival --; Running of the Bulls
N2  - "This volume takes the reader on a visual tour of far-flung and fleeting, beautiful and bizarre manmade events, revealing that contemporary life is increasingly influenced by the idea of spectacle. Features here are a wide range of international spectacles, from the Olympic Games to the Running of the Bulls in Spain, the Holi Festival in India, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Also included are twenty interviews with influential cultural figures such as art critic Dave Hickey, film director John Waters, prizefighter Muhammad Ali, theater director Julie Taymor, Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn, architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, and an essay by New York Times critic Herbert Muschamp. A tribute to the art of celebration, Spectacle documents those public performances and happenings that galvanize crowds of people and, if only for a brief moment, forge a bond among strangers."--BOOK JACKET
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